CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
SYLLABUS
2022-23 Spring Semester
2008-2009 Spring Semester
Weekly Course
Course Code Course Name Course Type Hours Credits ECTS
T A L

ENGI401 Project Management Required 3 0 0 3

Prerequisite Student should be graduating in the following semester Prerequisite to ENGI402

Language of English
Instruction

Course Lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Elif Binboğa YEL Office Hours
Schedule
E-mail [email protected]
Office / Room
Phone Ext: 2430 No
Teaching E-mail
Assistant(s)

At the end of the course the following outcomes should be achieved:

Students will be abe to 1.
define and document project deliverables; 2. develop and demonstrate the knowledge required for successful for project
Course evaluation and selection, initiation and planning, project execution, monitoring and controlling and project closeout; 3.
Objectives develop a project plan, schedule, budget, and assess project risks; 4. evaluate project performance using earned value
management techniques; 5. understand the basics of project management including the importance and interrelationship
of all the components; 6. evaluate the feasibility of projects; 7. assess and document project risks; 8. identify and
document realistic constraints of a project (to adhere ethical, environmental, legal constraints)
1 Stackpole, C. S. (2013). A User's Manual to the PMBOK Guide. John Wiley & Sons.
2
Kerzner, H. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley &
Textbooks Sons.
and/or
References 3 Joseph, H. (2016). Fundamentals of Project Management, Fifth Edition. Amacom.
4 Lewis, V. (1995). Fundamentals of project management: A worksmart guide. Amacom, New York.

WEEK TOPICS COURSE OUTCOMES SOLO

Week 1 Introduction - Terminology, Project Life-Cycle

Week 2 Project Life Cycle

Overview of Project Management & Role of PPM in Strategy Execution /////
Week 3
Lifelong Learning (discussion)

Week 4 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Defining the Project, Identifying Assumptions,
Dependencies, Constraints

Week 5 Supportive tools - project scheduling ///// Assignment to a group projects DUE

Feasibility And Technical Analysis, Market and Demand Analysis, Economic and
Week 6 Financial Analysis (realistic constrants considered) / Risk Management: Risk
Assessment, Risk Planning
Week 7 Project Charter ///// Assignment of Module 1 details with a template (to be
submitted to supervisors)
Week 8 MIDTERMS
Week 9 MIDTERMS// Assignment of Module 2 (to be submitted to supervisors)

Week 10 Developing Project Networks: From Work Package to Network, Use of slack,
Lags
Week 11 Project Schedule and Resourcing using Microsoft Project: Estimating Project
Time and Cost
Week 12 Communications and Scope Management
Ethical Engineering (Concerns of Conflıct of Interest, Risk and Disaster
Week 13 Management, Environmental Conciousness, OHS, Legal aspects – Realistic
Constraints)
Ethical Engineering (Concerns of Conflıct of Interest, Risk and Disaster
Week 14 Management, Environmental Conciousness, OHS, Legal aspects – Realistic
Constraints)
Week 15 Project Implementation Overview and Project Completion
Solo Taxonomy Average

Evaluation Tool Weight inTotal (%)

Evaluation Midterm 25
Tools Final 45
Jury’s grade (reports and 30
presentation)
 Course Overview, Basic Concepts Key concepts, definitions, perspectives on key
historical PM developments and projects
2 Self-Awareness, PM as a Leader and
Manager
Self-assessment to develop situational
leadership awareness and connections to PM
leadership and management concepts
3 Contracts and agreements Terms and conditions definitions/components
4 Risk Management Developing a risk management plan
5 Quality Control/Assurance Understanding basic concepts
6 Safety/Customer Service Key components and concepts
7 Chartering and Endorsement Concepts Practicing the process to get your team on the
‘same sheet of music’ and gain support from
everyone involved
8 Work Breakdown Structures Understanding and brainstorming a simple
project layout
9 Costing and pricing a project Estimating both the cost and price for a project
and maximizing the difference (margin
enhancement)
10 Project Execution Plans Bringing your planning altogether into one
useful document
11 Cost and Schedule controls Techniques to manage the costs and schedule of
your project
12 The Hoover Dam construction or onsite
campus project site visit
Case study of an early complex project/ongoing
campus construction project
13 Earned Value Management Project monitoring/trouble-shooting techniques
including a team project
14 Earned Value Management cont'd
15 Closeout/lessons learned Closeout techniques and learning path forward
16 Finals
1. Project Management: Past and Present
2. Project Management Overview
3. The Project Life Cycle (Phases)
4. Framework for Project Management
5. Stakeholder Management
6. Culture and Project Management
7. Project Initiation
8. Overview of Project Planning
9. Scope Planning
10. Project Schedule Planning
11. Resource Planning
12. Budget Planning
13. Procurement Management
14. Quality Planning
15. Communication Planning
16. Risk Management Planning
17. Project Implementation Overview
18. Project Completion