Module: Project Management

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Project Management
Module Code	MT5803 (ITS) / MNA1121 (Banner)
Faculty	DCU Business School	School	DCU Business School
Module Co-ordinator	James Byrne
Module Teachers	Colum Foley
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

Project management skills are needed and used regularly in every workplace. With companies becoming more projectized, there is a huge increase in projects being commissioned – companies have to adapt much more quickly, and projects are being used to support and drive digital transformation efforts. Projects at both a small and large scale require strong planning to ensure that they are completed within budget, on time and at a sufficient level of quality. Organisations have moved increasingly towards agile approaches, and hybrid approaches crossing both traditional and agile are gaining in popularity. This module covers both conventional and agile approaches to project management to give an understanding of techniques and methods to manage projects of any type, throughout their lifecycle. Skills gained are sociotechnical include planning, managing, problem solving, analytics, team building, risk analysis and communication skills.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the characteristics of a project (scope, time, cost, quality and risk) and the project management lifecycle
2. Evaluate and describe the technical and sociocultural aspects of managing projects
3. Comprehend conventional, agile and hybrid approaches to project management
4. Understand how to plan, estimate and analyse project times, costs and risks
5. Explain and identify critical path and total slack, resource levelling and resource limited scheduling
6. Discuss the nature of project leadership, the identification and management of stakeholders, and the importance of managing change

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Group work	25	No Description
Assignment Completion	30	No Description
Independent Study	46	No Description
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

Introduction to contemporary project management

Conventional, agile and hybrid approaches to project management

Organisational strategy, structure and culture relating to project management

Project scope

Defining projects and estimating project times and costs

Developing a project plan

Risk management, scheduling resources and costs

Managing project teams

Agile approaches and behaviours

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Group assignment	Group assignment analysing an existing project	30%	n/a
Assignment	Individual assignment based on case study analysis	70%	n/a

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

Robert K. Wysocki: 2019, Effective Project Management, 8th, John Wiley & Sons, 1119562805
Clifford F. Gray, Erik W. Larson: 2020, Project Management: The Managerial Process, 8th, McGraw-Hill Education, 1260238865

Other Resources

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