This seminar course provides an understanding of approaches to project management in the field of Information Technology. Using contemporary project management software and theory, students will learn how to manage an IT project through work on a simulated case study. The course addresses various key stages of project management, including a proposal, schedule, budget, status reports, and a closing report.
Credits: 1
Hours: 15 (Seminar Hours: 1)
Total Weeks: 15
Prerequisites:
MGMT450 Project Management
Non-Course Prerequisites:
None
Co-requisites:
None
Detailed Course Content, Topics and Sequence Covered:
- Project proposal description
- Stakeholder register
- Project charter
- Work breakdown structure
- Project Schedule
- Project budget
- Risk factor register
- Project status reports
- Project closing Report
- Project summary presentation
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a practical working knowledge of how to manage a small IT project
- Create a small project charter and identify steps necessary to initiate a project
- Identify and project stakeholders and the steps necessary to engage project stakeholders
- Define project objectives and project scope
- Create a project schedule and budget
- Identify project risks
- Prepare a project status report that reflects simulated conditions
- Prepare a project-closing report that reflects simulated conditions
- Identify lessons learned from the project phases in order to apply such lessons to future big projects
Grading System: Letters
Passing Grade: D (50%)
Percentage of Individual Work: 50
Percentage of Group Work: 50
Textbooks:
Textbooks are subject to change. Please contact the bookstore at your local campus for current book lists.