COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 3514 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

School of Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA ÜNÜVAR

Offered to

Tourism Management
International Trade
Gastronomy And Culinary Arts
Tourism and Hotel Management

Course Objective

The aim of the course is conceptualizing fundamental principles of project management and studying the applications of computer aided design of project management methodology using MS Project software in production, finance and marketing fields of businesses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to define the fundamental principles of project management.
2   Students will be able to explain the techniques, methods, models and approaches related to project concept.
3   Students will be able to identify the tasks and resources of projects.
4   Students will be able to determine the project management requirements for system design and improvements.
5   Students will be able to assign tasks and resources in the context of project management.
6   Students will be able to use MS Project software to some extent.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Project, project management and development
2 Project organization and project planning
3 Task and resource concepts in project management
4 Information requirements and reporting in project management
5 Project budgeting and cost forecasting
6 Poject management tools
7 Midterm exam
8 Midterm exam
9 CPM and PERT: importance, concepts and preparing project network diagram
10 Project planning and management using MS Project software
11 Defining tasks and resources in project management and attributes
12 Defining task relationships in project management and attributes
13 Scheduling mechanisms and constraints in project management
14 Reporting, system analysis, project designs in project management, applying information systems in the context of system analysis
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Adım Adım MS Project 2003
Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 2000, J.R. Meredith, J. Samuel, Jr. Mantel, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons. Inc
Project Management in Pratice, 2005, J. Samuel, J.R. Meredith, S.M: Scott, M.S. Margaret, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons. Inc
Proje Yönetimi: Araştırma ve Geliştirme Projelerinin Başarısına Etki Eden Kritik Faktörler, 2006, Ö.I. Doğan, M.E. Güler, Barış Yayınları, Fakülteler Kitapevi
Proje Yönetimi ve Proje Danışmanlığı, 2001, Burhan Albayrak, Beta Basımevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
The Codes of Practice of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail adress of the lecturer

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12:30-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.555
LO.655