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BMGT4054S

Academic Year 2021/2022

Project Management (BMGT4054S)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Orna O'Brien
Trimester:
Autumn and Summer (separate)
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Among the topics covered in this module are: Introduction & the Project Framework; Key Roles, Responsibilities & Project Leadership; Project Control & Communications, Conflict & Complexity; Proposal, Investigation & Feasibility Framework; Project Planning & Cost Estimation; Scheduling & Network Diagrams; Design, Development, Testing, Rapid Development, Operations Trial & Roll-Out; Risk Management; New Product Development; Portfolio Management; Closing a Project; Why Projects Fail.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module you will:Understand the key steps to ensure that a project is initiated, planned, managed and implemented successfully.Be able to identify the challenges and difficulties that arise in project management and be able to identify appropriate strategies to overcome these challenges.Be familiar with trends and developments in project management.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

84
Total

188

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will attend classes for this module and have the opportunity to engage in active learning during these sessions. There will be in-class discussion and group work to analyse module concepts. Where appropriate, the module will incorporate case based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Project Management (SG) (BMGT4018S)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment: Main Assignment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
40
 No
Examination: Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No
60
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Dr Paul Humphreys Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Christina Burke Tutor
Ms Michele Connolly Doran Tutor
Mrs Edna Eugenia Da Silva Tutor
Dipan Mehta Tutor
Charles Ong Tutor
Rachel Sim Tutor
Chee Shong Tan Tutor
Charlene Tan Puay Koon Tutor
Siti Zarifah Tutor
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