Module: Project Management

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Project Management
Module Code	MT314 (ITS) / MNA1096 (Banner)
Faculty	DCU Business School	School	DCU Business School
Module Co-ordinator	Colum Foley
Module Teachers	James Byrne, Marty Reilly, Paul Davis, Priya Ambilkar, Terry O'Brien
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This is a foundation module in Project Management for undergraduate students.

Learning Outcomes

1. discuss project characteristics (scope, time, cost, and quality) and the project management lifecycle
2. produce a work breakdown structure and project schedule (using eg. Gannt Chart, activity network (node and arrow), Critical path)
3. monitor and control a project
4. discuss the nature of project leadership, the identifying and managing of stakeholders, and the importance of managing change
5. use a software pacakage to assist in project management

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	formal classroom-based delivery of conceptual material
Assignment Completion	24	carrying out of project assignment
Independent Study	36	preparation for lectures and post-lecture study of lecture materials
Directed learning	24	preparation for examination
Independent Study	17	assignment research/ concept research
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

1. Introduction to projects and project management
Characteristics of a project: Scope/ Time/ Cost/ Quality; Projects and programmes; Management by projects; Requirements/ needs identification; RFPs, Proposals, evaluation, contracts.

2. The project lifecycle
Project planning; Project execution and control; Project termination.

3. Detailed planning
Deliverables and milestones; Work breakdown structure and activities/ tasks; Resource pool and assigning responsibility; Scheduling: Gannt charts and activity networks; Risk, float and the critical path; Resource levelling; Project costs.

4. People
Project manager, project team; Motivation and communication.

5. Changes, issues, risk and uncertainty

6. Project management software support

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	project management assignment	40%

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Hodgson, D and Cicmil, S.: 2007, Making projects critical, Palgrave Macmillan,
Clements, J. and J. Gido: 2006, Effective project management, Thomson.,
Gray, C. and Larsen, W.: 2006, Project management: the managerial process, McGraw-Hill,

Other Resources

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