BMGT3008D Project Management

Academic Year 2023/2024

In recent years there has been a rapid growth in the use of project management methods and tools as a means by which organisations achieve their objectives. Projects drive business activities in a wide variety of sectors, from private sector manufacturing and service companies, to government and public sector organisations and not for profit charities and humanitarian groups. Irrespective of the product or service sector, good project management techniques will provide a result that is delivered on time and within budget. In this regard, the module will cover topics such as planning, scheduling, budgeting, quality, leadership and risk management which are some of the key issues that need to be understood and practiced by managers to realise successful project delivery.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module you should be able to:
• Explain the importance of project management planning and execution
• Describe the drivers of project performance
• Apply structured methods and tools in project planning, delivery and execution
• Evaluate a project plan or a completed project using the lifecycle approach
• Develop communication and teamwork skills

Indicative Module Content:

Project management is an integrative module where you bring many disciplines together with the objective of “creating a unique product, service or result”. In other words Project Management is all about “getting things done”.

The module will draw on your previous modules in the BBS. You will be reacquainted with People Management and Accounting from Year 1. Your project should not be illegal so Year 2’s Law of Business will help you too. Most projects involve people so Managing Change from Year 3 will also feature. All projects require status reports so Accounting Information for Managers from Year 3 will also be important.

In the way that you cannot learn how to ride a bicycle from a book – so it is with project management. As well as studying, there is learning by doing. You will experience the frustrations of project management (by working on a project) and the thrill of success at the end.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12

Specified Learning Activities

70

Autonomous Student Learning

150

Total

232

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
There are three “block” release lectures. These lectures will be somewhat interactive.

You will be working on in class activities with some of your fellow students. This will demonstrate the challenges (and joys) of working in a project team. As Bertolt Brecht says “even emperors can’t do it all by themselves”.

The idea is that you move through the three levels of competency:
• I know
• I can do
• I can adapt to new situations

The time scale is short to assimilate and apply the material but there is no exam in this module. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Part 1b: Five blog comments Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

5

Assignment: Part 4: Team Presentations Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10

Assignment: Part 3: Individual Report Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10

Assignment: 24h open-book assignment at the end of the trimester Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

60

Continuous Assessment: Part 1a: Blog post Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10

Assignment: Part 2: Exercises Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

5


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Access for Project Management: the Managerial Process, McGraw-Hill US Higher Ed ISE, 2020. (Available online - ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/UCD/detail.action?docID=6148222)

Additional readings will be shared in session as needed
Name Role
Mr Gerard Dooley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Kostas Stouras Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Orna O'Brien Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
     
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 19, 25, 31 Sat 09:00 - 12:50