Course Number: IAT 210
Course Title: Project Management
Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 0-3-1
Course Description
Project Management processes and methods are introduced and applied to a technology based project. Traditional concepts of project cycles are compared with newer multidisciplinary techniques. Topics include effective team formation, responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP), planning, implementation, and project completion. Issues involved in scheduling, estimates, resourcing, procurement, budgeting, and corrective actions are explored and applied. The course culminates with control issues and a post-mortem.
Prerequisite:
TECH 101, IAT 101, CMPT 120, CMPT 125.
Recommended: None.
Corequisite: None.
Special Instructions: Students with credit for INTD 210, 211 and 212 may not take this course for further credit.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved:
INTD 210-1 Visualizing Project Management
INTD 211-1 Planning and Directing Projects
INTD 212-1 Managing and Implementing Projects
This course consolidates three 1-credit module-based (5 week) courses into a single 3-credit semester-based course. It is a required course in the Arts and Design Technology stream.
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum; probable enrolment when offered?
Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.
2004-3 and annually thereafter.
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited term faculty?
Faculty.
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?
No.
Is this course considered a `duplicate' of any current or prior course under the University's duplicate course policy? Specify, as appropriate.
This course duplicates INTD 210-1, INTD 211-1, INTD 212-1.
Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each new course proposal must be accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.
Provide details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will the frequency of offering of other courses be reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering.
This course will use the resources already in place for the three 1-credit modules it replaces.
Does the course require specialized space or equipment not readily available in the department or university, and if so, how will these resources be provided?
No.
Does this course require computing resources (e.g. hardware, software, network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe how they will be provided.
No new resources are required by virtue of this course consolidation. The project management software required, MS Project, is already available in the campus labs, and the laptops used in the class sessions are already available through ACS.
In this course students will learn to:
Understand project management processes and project cycles
Complete the planning and preliminary design stages for a technology-based project.
Create an effective team, based on project requirements
Assess and apply project control methods
Acquire experience writing effective project documentation
Develop the ability to critically review the project management process
This course introduces the fundamentals of the project management process and offers students the chance to move through the steps involved in the conception, planning, implementation, control, and completion of technology based projects.
The focus of the course is to provide multiple perspectives of project cycles and project management techniques. Students apply their knowledge in the creation of project plan that includes the activities, tasks, dependencies, resources, milestones, and deliverables. Emphasis is placed on the importance of clear communication and common project terminology. Project requirements are used to establish an effective, multidisciplinary project team and define appropriate team roles and organizational structures. We investigate control issues including maintaining project visibility, mitigating risks, statusing and reviews. Techniques for implementing corrective actions, meeting milestones and successful project completion are reviewed and applied. Analytical skills are developed by conducting a postmortem of the project management process.
Several learning methodologies including in-class discussions, asynchronous conferencing, experiential activities, role-playing, and team work are used to develop practical skills.
Assignments provide students with the opportunity to apply their learning to a technical project and produce documentation such as a project proposal, status report and a postmortem. Students will complete one individual essay and one team-based case study report.
Delivery Method: Mixed Collaborative (MC)
Web Presentations -1 hour
Offline Reading - 1.5 hours
Classroom sessions - 1.5 hours
Online conferencing - 1 hour
Assignments - 2.5 hours
Total Hours - 7.5 hours
Project Proposal 20%
Conference 20%
Status Report 20%
Project postmortem 40%
Text: Schwalbe, Kathy, 2003. Information Technology Project Management, 3rd ed. Thomson Learning. ISBN 0619159847 . (Approx. $85).