BUSI50915: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (ONLINE)

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• To enable students to appreciate the issues and methodologies involved in managing major projects, by drawing on a wide range of practical experience in project management.

• Introduction to Project Management
• Strategy, Selection and Standard Methodologies
• Finance and Cost
• Project Organisation and Quality Management
• Communication
• Project Design and Project Planning
• Resourcing and Procurement
• Risk and Issue Management

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• By the end of the module, students will:
• be able to define project management and to describe the major tasks, duties and responsibilities of a project manager;
• be able to describe the major tools and techniques of project management and to identify their various strengths and weaknesses;
• develop an appreciation of the commercial, contractual and legal issues involved;
• study a number of projects of different types and to understand the reasons for their successes and failures;
• gain an insight into the strategic importance of projects and the need for top management to be deeply involved and supportive of major projects.

Subject-specific Skills:

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• be able to contribute, at a specialist level, to the formulation and management of project teams from start to finish.

Key Skills:

• Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

• The module is delivered via online learning, divided up into study weeks with specially produced resources within each week. Resources vary according to the learning outcomes but normally include: video content, directed reading, reflection through activities, opportunities for self-assessment and peer-to-peer learning within a tutor-facilitated discussion board. Tutors provide feedback on formative work and facilitate discussion board communication as well as being available for individual consultation as necessary (usually by email and Skype).
• The summative assessment of the module is designed to test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding, and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.

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