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This course will cover the main issues in project management: scope, quality, risk, time and cost. You will learn about project management methodologies and how to use standard project management techniques such as PERT/CPM and Gantt charts. You will learn how to schedule, manage and allocate resources and activities with the help of project-management software. You will also learn how to manage risk, how to recover from project failure and how to manage time, quality and cost and appreciate the tradeoffs among them.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will cover the main issues in project management: scope, quality, risk, time and cost. You will learn about project management methodologies and how to use standard project management techniques such as PERT/CPM and Gantt charts. You will learn how to schedule, manage and allocate resources and activities with the help of project-management software. You will also learn how to manage risk, how to recover from project failure and how to manage time, quality and cost and appreciate the tradeoffs among them.
This course is taught in a block in the summer period and is assessed though three pieces of coursework: a group project, an individual contribution to the group project and an individual reflective assignment.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Alternative Assessment
Timed MCQ Test (40%)
2000-word Critical Analysis Essay (60%)
Alternative Resit Assessment
Resit failed element.
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically appraise key leadership and management skills in the management of projects and teams through the through the project lifecycle |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse one or more detailed elements (usually scope, quality, risk, time or cost) |
| Factual | Evaluate | Understand the context of projects, project management methodologies and the concepts of scope, quality, risk, time and cost in project management. |
| Procedural | Apply | Be able to apply project management techniques to construct project plans and Gantt charts |
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