Overview:
- Credits:
- 10.0
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Spring
- Subject:
- Business Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Mr Joe Houghton
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Curricular information is subject to change
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
· Deliver lasting organisational benefits using best practice project management processes
. Communicate effectively in both written and oral modes
· Establish an effective project plan including elements such as a charter, stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, work breakdown structure & project timeline
· Develop and maintain appropriate project culture and build project teams
· Critically analyse the nature of project leadership and the importance of managing change
The general structure of sessions planned for this module includes the following, but these may be subject to change:
Introduction & the Project Framework
Teams & Leadership
Project Ethics
Project Planning
Project Feasibility & Stakeholders
Testing
Risk Management
Virtual Teams
Portfolio Management
Closing a Project
Why Projects Fail
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Lectures | 16 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 160 |
Total | 176 |
None
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assignment: Individual assignment - option of a personal brand website or a project analysis | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | Yes | 40 |
Group Project: Group project - creating a business learning module | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | Yes | 50 |
Assignment: Individual Learning Reflection | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
---|---|
In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
Feedback on the group & individual assignment is via grade and if requested, individual/group written feedback post-results.
Name | Role |
---|---|
Ms Annmarie Connolly | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr Robert Manning | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |