COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UKY 8052 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Quality Management Non-thesis (Distance Learning)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLÜZAR KURT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Quality Management Non-thesis (Distance Learning)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give the essential tools to manage projects. The course is meant to complement related courses in the Master of Quality Management program. It focuses on the critical theoretical and practical issues in project management. In this course, students are expected to get a clear understanding of project management and to be able to use the necessary tools to manage projects successfully.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to describe the project management processes
2   to be able to understand project valuation methods
3   to be able to analyse feasibility studies
4   to be able to use a software program of project management
5   to be able to explain the role of time, cost, quality, risk and humans in projects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Project Management
2 Project Management Process
3 Project Time Management
4 Project Quality Management
5 Project Cost Management
6 Project Risk Management
7 Project Human Resource Management
8 Project Valuation
9 Feasibility Studies
10 Project Integration Management
11 MS Project
12 Case Studies
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Project Management Institute, 2000, ISBN:1-880410-23-0

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is given in lectures, class discussions and class presentations. Students are required to read the assigned articles and texts and get prepared for class participation before each session. Moreover, cases and assignments are employed to enhance the understanding of course topics.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

guluzar.kurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1333
LO.23
LO.3333
LO.433
LO.53333

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