Project Management (P00007)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-P00007

Project Management is the application of management principles to deliver a project in accordance with predetermined objectives for time, cost & quality. This course will consider these principles in the management of all types project with particular emphasis on engineering projects, with respect to the project's life-cycle, the parties involved, planning, estimating, risk management, contract contract management, and project control. The course will examine the context of these themes through the development of a project exceution plan based on a real project.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 9 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the stages of a project and the principal players within and without a project;
- Appreciate the nature of engineering projects;
- Understand the nature and purpose of a Project Execution Plan;
- Analyse a project, develop a breakdown of activities (work breakdown structure) and produce a plan and a schedule of resources requirements;
- Undertake network analyses using the Critical Path Method;
- Appreciate the role of the estimator in project development and management; appreciate the various data that is needed in producing cost estimates; and understand the various estimating methods that can be used in a project and the stages at which they are used;
- Understand the importance of financial resources on an engineering project and demonstrate appreciation of the differences between income, profit, surplus, liability & earning;
- Appreciate the law of contract as applied to project contracts and understand the key aspects of contract strategy and contract management;
- Work within a group/team environment to develop a project execution plan;
- Understand the principles of team leadership, team development and team roles within projects;
- Understand the application of risk management to projects;
- Understand and implement project and budgetary control methods.