BMGT43880 Project Mgt Tools & Techniques

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module aims to provide and enable students to practice additional skills and techniques to complement the knowledge of basic project management, which they have acquired in earlier modules of the program. The module covers a broad range of knowledge areas in both contemporary research and managerial practice and is heavily geared towards student discussion and learning by doing. Formal lectures will only comprise a relatively small part of this module – the rest will involve students discussing ideas presented, working on exercises and presenting to the class. The aim is to hone broad scope of essential project management skills that students can use in the workplace.

Active attendance and participation during classes is expected.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module the student should be able to: 1) Demonstrate detailed understanding of knowledge areas and concepts that are relevant for managing projects and project-based organizations 2) Analyze, compare, and contrast alternative courses of action in the management of projects and project-based organizations 3) Apply variety of project management tools, practices, frameworks to solve complex practical challenges encountered in the project context 4) Demonstrate skills of critical thinking and reflective practice as well as high level of oral and written communications skills and team work skills 5) Complete a charity fundraising project utilizing all the skills, tools and techniques from the MSc program

NOTE : Depending on input and contribution, varying marks may be assigned for individual contributions to group submissions.


PLAGIARISM: No form of plagiarism will be tolerated and grade penalties outlined in the UCD Plagiarism Policy will be applied (may result in Failed mark). Plagiarism includes inclusion of other person’s ideas or works, such as unacknowledged use of any form of published/unpublished source (including books, articles, presentations, videos or other broadcasted material, Internet, another student’s work). Presentation of work, which contains ideas or work of others without appropriate attribution and citation is an act of plagiarism. Please pay attention to scientific policies of ensuring appropriate citations to any readings and use of other material. All work submitted by you or your group must be your own original work, not submitted elsewhere. Any material taken indirectly or directly from other sources is required to be properly referenced. Plagiarism will be heavily penalized. For further details, please see UCD policy for plagiarism: http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/docs/plagiarism_po.pdf.

Indicative Module Content:

This is the planned sequence for the module, although it is subject to change should circumstances dictate:

Intro to module
Your Major Report - an introduction
Theory of Constraints
AGILE
Recognising problem projects
Assessing problem projects
Project tools presentations
Diagnosing problem projects
Continuous Improvement
Stakeholder tools & Project Finance 1
Rescuing or killing problem projects
Capturing learning from problem projects
Project Finance 2
Charity presentations

Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36

Specified Learning Activities

140

Autonomous Student Learning

50

Total

226

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
Essay: Problem Projects individual report Unspecified n/a Graded Yes

30

Group Project: PM resources - group in-class presentation Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

5

Assignment: Theory of Constraints individual report Unspecified n/a Graded No

15

Group Project: Charity project report Week 12 n/a Graded Yes

45

Group Project: Charity project scoping document Week 3 n/a Graded No

5


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

2 in-semester reviews of assessed group work Opportunity to submit an individual report in week 7 and get written individual feedback in week 8 End of semester submissions assessed by Grade with feedback given on request

There is no specific textbook for this module, but the following may be useful additional reading:

Project Recovery: Case Studies and Techniques for Overcoming Project Failure – Harold Kerzner, 2014
Amazon.co.uk link https://amzn.to/2K2Q07g

Rescue the Problem Project: A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure – Todd C. Williams PMP, 2011.
Amazon.co.uk link https://amzn.to/2SVpY8X

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them: Practical Advice for Handling Real-World Project Challenges – Tom
Kendrick PMP, 2010
Amazon.co.uk link https://amzn.to/32YYofD
Name Role
Mr Joe Houghton Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Robert Manning Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Maxim Miterev Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

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