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BUSI45Y15: Project Management (MSc)

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Type Open
Level 4
Credits 15
Availability Available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Management and Marketing

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • To establish the fundamental principles and techniques of project management. The module deals with the complexities of managing projects in the widest contexts of a business activity with specific limited objectives and timescale, and encompasses both product development and change projects. It provides a critical examination of the issues and current techniques for successful project planning and control, including the selection and motivation of project teams.

Content

  • Projects and organisational strategy.
  • Organisational structure.
  • Project definition.
  • Project planning techniques.
  • Risk management.
  • Time compression.
  • Project Teams.
  • Project review and performance.
  • International projects.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • By the end of the module students should have:
  • a critical appreciation of the requirements for managing and contributing to projects effectively within the business environment;
  • an advanced understanding of the scope and application of appropriate specialised techniques.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • By the end of the module students should:
  • be able to contribute, at a specialist level, to the formulation and management of project teams from start to finish.

Key Skills:

  • Written communication;
  • planning, organising and time management;
  • problem solving and analysis;
  • using initiative;
  • computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Learning outcomes will be met through workshop-based delivery, providing a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading. The written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned by requiring them to conduct an in-depth analysis based on a case study.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Workshops (a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion)24Yes
Preparation & Reading126 
Total150 

Summative Assessment

Component: Written AssignmentComponent Weighting: 100%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Written Assignment based on a case study2500 words (maximum)100same

Formative Assessment

Case study project with presentation. Students work on a case study in small groups and then present their results.

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