NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
(MSM)
SY257/MG178: PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
SPRING 2004, TERM II (March
8 - April 24)
Phone: 408-765-7992,
Email: Ghassan Y
Yacoub (gyacoub@ndnu.edu)
OFFICE HOURS: One-half hour before and after classroom
sessions and by appointment.
2. LOCATION:
Main Campus - Belmont / Carroll Apartments / B.
CLASS DATES AND TIMES: Mondays 5:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
from March 08 through April 19. Any exceptions to this schedule will be noted on
the calendar or in case of an emergency students will be notified by telephone
or email. Activity using asynchronous discussion environments is also part
of the course meeting.
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3. RESOURCE MATERIALS:
REQUIRED TEXT: Harold
Kerzner (2003 - 8th Edition). Project Management:
A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling,
(ISBN: 0-471-22577-0).
HANDOUTS - Provided in class.
OTHER - See Supplementary Material at
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4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Plan, organize and
implement complex projects. Project initiation, planning, organizing, staffing,
scheduling, monitoring and control, conflict management, cost effectiveness,
quality, software tools for project management, team processes and leadership
styles. Students implement a team project.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to
provide the student knowledge and some practical experience in planning,
organizing, and managing projects in ways that stimulate human creativity and
productivity. The student will learn that projects are the vehicles to introduce
change into complex organizational systems and that managing that process
requires business, technical and people skills. This course is designed to
provide insights into each of those domains. Upon completion of this course the
student will be able to:
1. Discuss the system principles and
philosophy which guide project management theory and practice
2.
Describe the logical sequence of stages in the life of a project according to
the
PMBOK® Guide
3.
Describe the methods, procedures, and systems for defining, planning,
scheduling, controlling, and organizing project activities
4. Describe
the organizational, managerial, and human behavioral issues relevant to project
management
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5. COURSE PROCESS: The course
includes lectures, in-class and online discussions, textbook, library and
Internet readings. Students study a variety of assigned readings in
addition to the text book material and will be asked to evaluate the
applicability of selected concepts to actual practice. Students are expected
to have read all the assigned readings before each class. Since systems
thinking derives much of its applicability from interdisciplinary thought, the
final class project will incorporate the use of teams and a percentage of every
individual's grade will be based on team participation.
Material will be discussed in the classroom that
is not covered in the readings. Participation is integral to successful mastery
of the material. Therefore, regular attendance is extremely important. For an
unavoidable absence a student should discuss the situation with the instructor
and inquire regarding how to complete make-up work.
INVITED
LECTURER: We are fortunate that Mr. Ramanjit S
Rajpal has accepted to be our guest lecturer on Monday April 5th (directions on
WebCT). Drawing from his extensive experience,
Raman will speak on the relative importance of the qualitative aspects of
Project Management. Raman is currently the software enabling project manager at Intel
responsible for mobility enabling on the next-generation platform. He has
20+ years in the Computer industry of which over 15 years in management.
Extensive experience in Engineering, Marketing, Project Management and Strategic
Planning with a track record of effective cross-site development experience
worldwide. Raman has his MBA and BSEE from the IIT.
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6. ASSIGNMENTS & QUIZZES: To post your
introduction as a new "thread": 4.
EMAIL: Confirm that you have used the WebCT Mail interface by sending the
instructor an email message through this system.
Weekly
assignments/WebCT discussions: There are weekly assignments for
everyone which you will present/discuss using the online WebCT course
environment. During the class meetings on Mondays, those problems will be
reviewed but your online contributions are very important. All weekly assignments to
be turned in at the beginning of the class. The project case study
assignments are team efforts and the chapter exercises
are individual efforts. Homework is due on the first class meeting as
outlined in the table below. Each case study and each homework not to exceed 1-2
pages in length. Late assignments require previous arrangements with the
instructor.
Take-home midterm - The midterm will consist of a
combination of definitions, multiple choice, and True/False questions.
Class Participation - Your active participation is a
valuable addition to the class. Additional class interactions will occur online
using the WebCT environment for this course.
Final Presentation -
The final presentation is a group project that will be assigned during the first
class meeting. A hard copy of the presentation Foils (plus 6 page
narrative) to be submitted to the instructor by Class 7 on
4/19/04.
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7.
GRADING:
Weekly assignments
25 points
Take home midterm
25 points
Class participation
25 points
Final project presentation
25 points
Total
100 points
8. BEFORE First
Class:
1. MS Project SOFTWARE: Install the Text CD software on your
computer. Contact Dr. Yacoub in advance of class if you have
difficulties. Please, make sure you have done this before the start of
the first class. It is vital that you have the software running from
the beginning.
2. READINGS: Read the assigned pages for Class 1
(refer to SCHEDULE Table below).
3. WebCT INTRODUCTION: During the week of March 1
through March 7, introduce yourself in the class WebCT environment before the
first class meeting. Read your fellow-students introductions before the
first class meeting.
GETTING STARTED on WebCT
For this initial assignment, read the
guidelines from the following links on that page: "NDNU WebCT Username and
Password and Logging-in to your NDNU WebCT Course", "Student Discussion
Directions", "Student WebCT Mail Directions "
Note:
Problems with getting to your "myWebCT" page? contact : Merle Mason
(mmason@ndnu.edu) the IT expert for WebCT on campus.
To use the WebCT class
site:
1. Go to http://online.ndnu.edu,
select <Logon>, enter your ID and password, and arrive at your "myWebCT
page".
2. Select from the left column the
course: SY257_BA257 Project
Management.
3. Select the "Discussion" icon on the
home page; select the "Student Introductions" topic from Ghassan Yacoub.
Close (cancel) my
message.
Select the <Compose Message> button in the middle of the
window.
Type in your "Subject" , and your (brief, 50-100 word) "Message"
and select <POST>
**** Give the system time to update the
screen.
To view your posting select <Update Listing>
near middle of the window.
Your posting should be listed along with
others.
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9. SCHEDULE
The schedule shows chapters
to read BEFORE each class is held. Content assigned will be covered
during the class meeting, but your effort to read and apply the material before
class meetings will greatly improve your ability to learn the material.
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10 SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIAL:
1. Clifford F Gray and Eric W Larson (2nd
ed, 2003). Project Management: The Managerial
Process. New York, NY; Irwin/McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ISBN
0-07-249392-5. This book includes bundled MS Projects software on a CD.
2. The PMBOK® Guide - 2000
Edition. Published in mid-December 2000 and approved as an American National
Standard (ANS) (ANSI/PMI 99-001-2000) on 27 March 2001.
3. Earl Hall, Juliane Johnson (2003
edition). Integrated Project Management. New Jersey,
NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN: 0-13-067449-4. This book
includes bundled software on a CD.
4.
Stephen R Covey (1989). The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People:
Restoring the Character Ethic. Simon and Shuster.
1. INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHICAL
SUMMARY: Dr. Yacoub has been with
Intel since 1997. He has over 20 years of extensive experience working for large
and small companies. Ghassan has published over 20 journal and conference papers, given numerous
presentations, and participated on panel discussions. Prior to Intel, he spent
12 years at the Hughes Electronics Corporation where he was Manager of the VLSI
Signal Processing Design organization before leaving in 1993 to co-found dQdt
which was acquired by Mentor Graphics Corporation in 1996. Subsequently, he
co-founded ASAP Solutions, Inc., an Internet company, whose Indian operation was
acquired by Satyam Infoway in 1999. Ghassan's interdisciplinary interests
include international business management, business processes, strategic
planning, and management information systems. He is a Howard Hughes
Doctoral Fellow and member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Silicon
Valley Chapter. Ghassan received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering
(Applied Physics) from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) where he
served as a visiting scholar
in 1997. He received his MSEE from UC Irvine and BSEE (Electronics Option)
from UC San Diego.
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