Project Management

Description

The aim of the module is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of professional project management as well as the development of key skills and capabilities in the application of key concepts, frameworks and techniques to projects.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the role of the project manager and examine the key causative factors/reasons for project success/failure.

  2. Develop professional project management competencies in selection, initiation, scoping, scheduling, resourcing, costing, report writing and auditing of projects.

  3. Structure and manage projects through respective project life cycle phases - in particular utilising of the [PMBOK®] project management framework.

  4. Develop individual, team, people and problem-solving competencies by being an active member of a project management team.

  5. Explain and apply key project management concepts, standards, analytical methods and key software tools.

Credits
05
% Coursework 100%