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Title Project Management (MOS)
Code KMGT658
Coordinator Dr M Tickle
Operations and Supply Chain Management
M.Tickle@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           50

100

 150
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 0
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 1 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    35       
Assessment 2 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    25       
Assessment 3 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    30       
Assessment 4 Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. Assessment Schedule (When) :Whole Session  Weekly    10       

Aims

To identify the main phases in a project's life cycle and the role/requirements of project management and the project manager in those phases;

To introduce current and recent research in the field of project management;

To introduce the process of risk management in a project context.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Critically evaluate approaches for planning, scheduling and controlling projects;

(LO2) Apply tools and techniques for identifying suitable technologies to meet stakeholder requirements;

(LO3) Evaluate procedures for managing interfaces with legacy systems, vendors and end users;

(LO4) Analyse approaches for managing virtual teams and distributed environments;

(LO5) Apply tools and techniques for defining and managing total cost of ownership for IS/IT solutions.

(S1) Communication Skills: Students will have opportunities to develop written communication skills through group discussions and assignments;

(S2) Problem Solving and Decision Making: Students will be challenged to think critically about organisational issues and dilemmas. They will do this by gathering and synthesising information, analysing alternative perspectives and options and presenting a considered opinion or programme of action in their course assessment;

(S3) Numeracy Skills: Students will learn quantitative techniques. Students will have the opportunity to analyse and use financial and statistical data to support business decisions;

(S4) Information and Communication Technology Skills: Students will have opportunities to improve their ICT skills. Students will demonstrate skills in the use of software applications including word processing, visual presentations, data bases, spreadsheets and using the internet for information searches in the course;

(S5) Time management. This involves planning scheduled work and meeting assessment deadlines. This will be evident in the students’ independent management of their assignments and coursework and by meeting coursework deadlines.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Virtual classroom hours (for online modules)
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected in the virtual classroom in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7

Teaching Method 2 - Non-classroom hours (for online modules)
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Number of hours per week, per student expected for reading, research and other individual work to support engagement in the classroom is 13

Syllabus
 

Principles of project management:-

The project landscape;

Complexity and uncertainty;

Evaluate alternative strategies in order to meet stakeholder requirements.

Project selection and feasibility:-

Work breakdown structure;

Project Feasibility.

Project Initiation:-

Project goals, performance requirements and product or service deliverables;

Selection of appropriate project management practices and tools.

Project planning:-

Risk management and codes of practice.

Managing risk and monitoring progress:-

Closing out the project - including key elements involved in terminating projects and conducting post-project appraisals.

The roles project manager and the project team.

The adaptive project framework.

Introduction into Project portfolio management:-

Project life cycle.

Recommended Texts
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