Postgraduate Course: Project Management (EMBA) (CMSE11262)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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 management, and project control. The course will examine the context of these themes through the development of a project execution plan based on a real project. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- To develop an understanding of the context of projects and the management methods necessary for the successful delivery of these projects.
- To understand the roles of a variety of parties within a project.
- To provide students with a model of a project?s life cycle.
- To increase knowledge and understanding in a range of topics that are important to managing strategic projects successfully.
- To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the integrative nature of project management |
Assessment Information
60% exam
40% group assignment |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Malcolm Kirkup
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: Malcolm.Kirkup@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Kate.Ainsworth@ed.ac.uk |
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