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MGT 410-Project Management Course Outlines

This 3-credit course on project management is part of the BSc Computer Science program. Over 15 weeks, students will learn fundamental project management concepts including project selection, work breakdown structures, scheduling techniques like Gantt charts and critical path method, budgeting, risk management, and software project management. Student assessment includes a midterm, final exam, class participation, presentations, case studies, and a project. The course aims to provide analytical skills for successful project implementation in various contexts.

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MGT 410-Project Management Course Outlines

This 3-credit course on project management is part of the BSc Computer Science program. Over 15 weeks, students will learn fundamental project management concepts including project selection, work breakdown structures, scheduling techniques like Gantt charts and critical path method, budgeting, risk management, and software project management. Student assessment includes a midterm, final exam, class participation, presentations, case studies, and a project. The course aims to provide analytical skills for successful project implementation in various contexts.

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Project Management

Course Planning & Syllabus Design

Program BSc Computer Science-Semester I

Course Title Project Management

Course Code MGT-410

Credit Hours 3
Duration per Session 75 mins
Resource Person Iqra Abdullah

Course Overview:

This course is designed to provide the students with an understanding of project management
and its application in real life projects. It presents several project management concepts and
techniques necessary for successful implementation of projects.

 Describe project management and its importance in various projects.


 Develop necessary analytical skills to successfully select, design, implement, control,
and terminate projects of varying complexities
 Handle variety of projects and ensure its successful implementation.

Prerequisites:

 Average to excellent reading skill


 Average to excellent writing skill
 Average to excellent listener
 Average to excellent speaker

Target Learners:

 Visual/Auditory Learner
 Print Learners
 Interactive Learners
 Haptic/ Kinesthetic Learners

Teaching Strategies:

 Lectures
 Case study discussions
 Documentaries/Movies
 Reading Assignments

Student-Instructor Interaction:

Instructor can be approached in office during official hours or can be contacted on official
email id/call/whatsapp.

Grade Evaluation Criteria:


Following is the criteria for the distribution of marks to evaluate final grade in a semester.

Marks Evaluation Weightage


Mid Term Examination 30%
Final Term Examination 40%
Class Participation 10%
Presentation & Project 10%
Case Studies 10%
Total 100%

Books:
 Project management: the managerial process by gray and Larson
 Project management body of knowledge “PMBOK”
 Jack R. Meredith & Samuel J. Mantel, Jr.: Project Management – A Managerial
Approach, Aug 2011

Week wise distribution of topics to be covered

Week Topics to be covered in the course Instructor

1  Introduction to Project Management (PM) Dr. Iqra

2  Project Screening and Selection Dr. Iqra


 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Organization
3 Dr. Iqra
Breakdown Structure (OBS)

 Time Estimation of Activities, Precedence Mr. Amjad


4
Relationships

 Gantt Chart , Network Models (AON, AOA) Mr. Amjad


5

 Critical Path Method (CPM), Resource management Dr. Umar


6

 Budgeting Cost-Time Trade offs Dr. Umar


7

 Project Crashing, Linear Programming models for Mr. Amjad


8
Optimizing Project Crashing Plans

 Risk Management Dr. Iqra


9

 Managing Changes in Project Scope Dr. Iqra


10

 Configuration Management Mr. Amjad


11

 Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) Mr. Amjad


12

 Project Control Dr. Iqra


13

 Earned Value Approach, Revised Budget Projections Dr. Umar


14

 Software Project Management CS Department


15

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