2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC2250 Project Management

20 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: David Gilding
Email: d.gilding@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Jan to 31 May View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

The aim of the module is to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental principles of project management and some of the tools and techniques used to plan, control and deliver a successful project

Learning outcomes
Knowledge of:
-Establishing the aims and objectives of a project
-Project planning and design.
-Analytical tools used in project planning and implementation
-Potential risks and constraints, and contingencies to deal with them.
-Defining the success criteria for a specific project.

Skills outcomes
Ability to :
1.To identify and plan a project using a project management planning approach
2. To use basic project management tools and techniques to: develop, schedule, plan resources, and manage a project

Syllabus

Consideration of theory and practice in relation to:
- Definition - what makes up a project
- Project appraisal - is it valid in terms of payback and risk.
- Stakeholder analysis.
- Project lifecycle from conception to post-project evaluation and review.
- Project planning - Work Breakdown Structure, activity charts, Gantt charts, Critical path analysis.
- Risk analysis.
- Project teams - Leadership in project management.
- Organisational structures for projects.
- The importance of clearly defined objectives - The use of the business case.
- Project closure and review.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	13	1.50	19.50
Private study hours			180.50
Total Contact hours			19.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Reading 81.5 hours
Critical reflection on practice 39 hours
Marketing report preparation 20 hours
Assignment Writing 20 hours
Examination preparation 20 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through regular workshops, monitoring of student contributions, formative feedback and the staged submission of coursework

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	2 hour in-course exam	40.00
Written Work	3,000 word Project Plan	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 18/07/2017

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