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101-0515-AAL 2 Credits MSC D-BAUG
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Project Management

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Bryan T. Adey
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:15:11

Abstract

General introduction to the development, the life cycle and the characteristics of projects. Introduction to, and experience with, the methods and tools to help with the preparation, evaluation, organisation, planning, controlling and completion of projects.

Objective

To introduce the methods and tools of project management. To impart knowledge in the areas of project organisation and structure, project planning, resource management, project controlling and on team leadership and team work.

Content

- From strategic planning to implementation (Project phases, goals, constraints, and feasibility) - Project leadership (Leadership, Teams) - Project organization (Structure) - Project planning (Schedule, cost and resource planning) - Project controlling - Risk and Quality Management - Project completion

Resources

Lecture Notes

This is a self-study course, there are no lectures or help sessions. A Moodle page with the relevant literature, study materials, and course information is provided. For questions regarding course content or administration, students may approach the lecturers/teaching assistants.

Literature

Material that can be used for the self-study course is: 2 Books: • Shtub, Bard and Globerson, 2nd ed. Chapters 1, 6-11 (provided as PDFs) • Nicholas and Steyn, 4th ed., Chapters 1, 5-15 (Available online) 2 exams from previous semesters (2012 fall and spring) for practice, with solutions provided.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
One written exam, 120 minutes in length.Allowable aids: non-programmable calculator without text storage, and dictionary (non-electronic).

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Project Management
Self-study course. No presence required.
No time listed 60 h semesterly

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