Overview:
- Credits:
- 7.5
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Summer
- Subject:
- Business Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Mr Shane Cormican
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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of key characteristics of projects as well as knowledge areas and concepts that are relevant for management of projects over their lifecycle
2. Be able to apply variety of project management tools, practices, and frameworks to solve complex practical management challenges encountered in the project context
3. Analyse, compare, and contrast alternative courses of action in management of projects and project-based organizations
4. Appreciate the myriad skills required of an effective Project Manager
5. Demonstrate skills of critical thinking as well as high level of oral and written communications skills and team work skills
Assessment is through an individual report and in-class participation.
PLAGIARISM : There is a zero tolerance approach to plagiarism in this module. Should a student or group attempt to pass off work they did not originate as their own without appropriate citation, they will be liable to either marks deducted or being awarded a fail grade for the submission.
This module introduces students from any discipline to the project management lifecycle. By the end of this module you will understand and be able to execute the key steps to ensure that a project is initiated, planned, managed and implemented successfully. You will be introduced to various Project Management tools and techniques in the context of commercial projects, to show how they are used in business settings, then classroom workshops and discussions will reinforce the learnings which will include the following:
1. What is Project Management
2. Project Teams and Leadership
3. Project Ethics
4. Project Feasibility & Stakeholder Management
5. Risk Management & Testing
6. Closing Projects and why they might fail
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 62 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 64 |
Total | 150 |
None
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Written individual assignment to support the Website assignment | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Project: Development of Personal branded Website for target stakeholders | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
---|---|
Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Not yet recorded.