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Title | Contemporary Project Management | ||
Code | MGTK760 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr F Misopoulos Operations and Supply Chain Management F.Misopoulos@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2021-22 | 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 |
10 8 |
18 | |||||
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Private Study | 132 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Notes |
Discussion Board Contribution Reassessment Opportunity: 500-word response on a similar topic Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: No | 0 | 10 | ||||
Discussion Board Contribution Reassessment Opportunity: 500-word response on a similar topic Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: No | 0 | 10 | ||||
Practical assessment Reassessment Opportunity: new assignment with the same brief. Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: Yes | 0 | 10 | ||||
Individual report Reassessment Opportunity: new assignment with the same brief. Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: Yes | 0 | 70 |
Aims |
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The module aims to: Provide students with an understanding of project management and its principles in a contemporary project environment; Develop students’ ability to critically evaluate theoretical and practical perspectives to project management; Introduce students to a professional working vocabulary, including the terminology recognised by the Association for Project Management (APM) and the Project Management Institute (PMI). |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LE1) Commercially aware. |
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(LE2) Internationally aware. |
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(LO1) Students will be able to understand the importance of project management and its relationship to other management disciplines. |
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(LO2) Students will be able to learn from and use current and recent research in the field while relating theoretical and practical perspectives to project management including sustainability concerns. |
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(LO3) Students will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the components and processes in the project management discipline as well as the interactions between these elements. |
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(LO4) Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of major project management methodologies as proposed by the largest PM Professional bodies PMI and APM, and how these can be applied to ensure the delivery of projects of any scale. |
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(LO5) Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the role and responsibilities of the principle project participants/stakeholders with a focus on the role of the project manager in the life of a project. |
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(LRE1) A problem solver. |
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(LRE2) IT literate. |
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(LRE3) An excellent verbal and written communicator. |
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(LRE4) Numerate. |
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(LRE5) Organised and able to work under pressure. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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The module will be delivered over an 8-week period, primarily through a series of weekly e-lectures, covering key concepts, theories and case examples. These will be supported by individual online tasks, case studies, blogs, collaborative tasks and discussion boards, which will be used to develop and apply learning. These activities will be moderated by the module instructor. Students will also be directed to key academic and practitioner readings to further develop their learning. Unscheduled Directed Student Hours: 10 hours Description: The e-lectures will equate to 1.25 hours/week over 8 weeks undertaken asynchronously. Students will also participate in eight weekly e-seminars where they will engage in peer discussion of key concepts and application to their own work contexts. Seminars will be conducted via a discussion board with input from the module instructor. Unscheduled student
hours: 8 hours Self-directed learning hours: 132 hours |
Syllabus |
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Introduction to Project Management - key concepts of project management, the strategic importance of projects to an organisation, key terminology of the discipline. The role of a project manager - roles and responsibilities – demands and skills of successful project managers. Project Life Cycle and Project Management Methodologies - adaptive vs predictive planning - principles of agile project management and comparison with Waterfall and hybrid approaches. Organisational structures and project selection - the structure of project management, project teams, project selection techniques. Project Budgeting - top down vs. bottom up budgeting, work element costing, category budgeting vs. project budgeting. Project stakeholders – identification and management. Change Management – implementing change management, overcoming resistance to change. Sustainability in project management – the triple bottom line. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |