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Project Management

Module description

Managing projects is an everyday part of working and academic life. Learning the basic skills of how to organise your time, resources and effort (if you are running your own project) and those of a team,  is essential for your future career. 

Module aims - intentions of the module

This module will equip learners with the skills and knowledge required to run successful projects in both academic and employment contexts. This will be achieved by exploring the  importance of management processes and systems in ensuring projects are delivered effectively and successfully. Learners will also engage in practical, employability-orientated skill sessions focused on: planning, resource allocation, budgetary profiling, risk management and management& control procedures.  Stakeholder management will also be included.To prepare the learners to modern approaches in project management particular focus will be given to sustainability, responsibility and soft skills. Knowledge will be communicated by a mixture of theory and case studies of real-world scenarios. Once completed, learners will be able to recognise their own skills and the roles they can perform in bringing a project successfully to fruition. 

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 1. appropriately appraise or design a brief for a project;
• 2. develop a project initiation plan (PID);
• 3. execute a set of project management tools such as work breakdown planning, Gannt Charts, Time Planning, Critical Path Analysis, Resource Allocation and Risk Assessments;
• 4. Understand the concepts of Triple Bottom Line, standards in sustainable project management, trends in team building and project leadership.

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 5. adopt a project management informed approach to managing a programme of related activities;
• 6. 6. critique different project management methodologies such as PRiNCE2, LEAN, ISO9000, Green Project Management (GPM) ISO14000 and ISO14001 and ascertain which methodology best suits what types of project or part of a project;
• 7. analyse a project and its potential constraints in relation to available resources;
• 8. develop and understanding of the need to embed a critical approach to project management;
• 9. conduct an impact assessment of a project for the purposes of managing change.

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 10. ascertain the best fit between your own skills set and the needs of the project team, enabling you to maximise your impact for the benefit of the project and you;
• 11. embed sustainable principles into your project management skills portfolio;
• 12. demonstrate professional understanding and skills in the context of project management, by being conversant with project management terms, systems and documentation

Syllabus plan

• Introduction to Project Management – structures and frameworks   

• Establishing a Team 

• Defining the Concept– objectives and business case            

• Scope and Work Breakdown 

• Time Planning using Pert & Gantt Charts 

• Sustainability within Project 

• Cost and Quality Control Plans 

• Analysis and Risk Management 

• Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) standards                        

• Delivering the Project 

• Closing the Project – Review and hand-over                   

• How to design a project plan 

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Formative assessment

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Details of summative assessment

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Re-assessment notes

A student if deferred in a single component will be reassessed in that component only.

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

Maylor, H. (2010) Project Management Harlow, Essex, Pearson Educations Ltd

Burke, R. and Barron, S. (2014) Project Management Leadership: Building Creative Teams , J Wiley and Sons

Newton, R. (2006) Project Management Step by Step, How to Plan and Manage a Highly Successful Project, Pearson Education Ltd

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

Indicative learning resources - Other resources

Directed reading, tutorial questions and further practice questions or as recommended during classes.