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MN20275: Project management

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 30%, EX 70%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 30% - Qualifying Mark: 35)
  • Examination (EX 70% - Qualifying Mark: 35)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take MN20017 OR take MN10572 . In exceptional circumstances where students have relevant industrial experience, this requirement may be waived.
Description: Aims:
1. To recognise the economic importance of project management and the extensive scope of the subject area;
2. To create an understanding of the concepts employed in project management at strategic, systems and operational levels;
3. To aid in the development of a contingency model of project management by students;
4. To gain an appreciation of the knowledge and skills required for successful project management in organisations.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this unit, the student should be able to:
* Demonstrate the economic importance of project management and the extensive scope of the subject area;
* Evaluate the execution of a project by reference to established bodies of knowledge and best practice;
* Critically reflect on the established bodies of knowledge and best practice;
* Recognise the knowledge and skills required for successful project management in organisations.

Skills:
Intellectual Skills
* the facility to apply subject-specific knowledge into a range of complex situations, taking into account the overall implications for the other areas of the business (T,F,A);
* a critical awareness of current issues and frameworks in Project Management (T,A); the ability to acquire and analyse data, information and situations; to evaluate relevance and validity, and to synthesise it in the context of case studies of business projects (F,A);an understanding of appropriate research and methodological techniques that allow detailed investigation into case studies (T).
Professional Practical Skills
* evaluate the current practices of an organisation in managing projects and programmes (T);
* recognise deficiencies in strategies, systems, behaviours and skills (T,F,A);
* develop improved strategies, systems, behaviours and skills (T,F,A).
Transferable/Key Skills
* ability to conduct in-depth research into management and business issues (T,F,A).
* ability to critically reflect on personal performance and impact on projects (F)
Personal/Interpersonal
* the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas; preparation and production of effective investigations during class workshops (F).

Content:
The context of project management, its structures (focusing on 4D & 7S models of the subject) and evolution are introduced. Key topics then include project life cycles, and alternatives; project planning and control techniques, including CPM and PERT; learning and innovation in projects; resource planning; team management and motivation; contracts and incentives; evaluation and returns; stakeholder management. The learning objectives are addressed through lectures and discussion of case material. 		Before taking this unit you must take MN20017. In exceptional circumstances where students have relevant industrial experience, this requirement may be waived.
Programme availability:

MN20275 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKB38 : BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 3)
  • UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
School of Management
  • UMMN-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with Year long work placement (Year 2)

MN20275 is Optional on the following programmes:

School of Management
  • UMMN-ANB01 : BSc(Hons) Business Administration with Thin sandwich placement(s) (Year 3)
  • UMMN-AYB06 : BSc(Hons) International Management with Year Abroad (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Management with Year long work placement (Year 2)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Undergraduates: .
  • Postgraduates: .