UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND LEGAL STUDIES

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Academic Year – 2020/2021

1.0 Instructor & Course Information

Name of Lecturer Dr. Kassimu Issau

Course Code/ Title BUS:405- Project Management
Pre-requisite None
Group Bcom (HRM & PCM)
Class Schedule
Department/Office Marketing and Supply Chain Management

2.0 Course Description:

This course seeks to introduce student to the basic issues in project management. It is a basic course
that seek to help students appreciate the role of projects in organisational growth and development. It
aims at introducing students to the planning, organizing and managing of resources to bring
about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. It focuses on
developing a project plan, which includes defining and confirming the project goals and
objectives, identifying tasks and how goals will be achieved, quantifying the resources
needed, and determining budgets and timelines for completion.

3.0 Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
 discuss project management
 relate project management to an organization’s overall strategy
 analyze the role of leadership in project success
 discuss the relevant issues in project scope management
 demonstrate the ability to apply theory, tools and techniques in the effective use of
organisational resources.
 evaluate project control methods
 explain project termination

4.0 Key Areas to be Covered

 Introduction to Project Management
 Project Management and Organizational Strategy
 Project Selection in Portfolio Management
 Leadership and Project Management
 Scope Management
 Project Team Building Conflict and Negotiation
 Project Risk Management
 Cost Estimation and Budgeting
  Project Scheduling: Network Duration Estimation and Critical Path Analysis
 Resource Management
 Project Evaluation and Control
 Project Close Out and Termination
5.0 Lecture Schedule:
Period Topic
1 Introduction to Project
Management
2 Project Management
and Organizational
Strategy
3 Project Selection in
Portfolio Management
4 Leadership and Project
Management
5 Scope Management
6 Project Team Building
Conflict and
Negotiation
7 Project Risk
Management
8 Cost Estimation and
Budgeting
9 Project Scheduling:
Network Duration
Estimation and Critical
Path Analysis
1 Resource Management
Content
 The meaning of Project Management
 characteristics of Project Management
 Importance of Project Management
 Project Management Life Cycle
 Quadruple Constraints of Project Success
 Project Manager’s Responsibility
 Stakeholder Management
 Organisational Structures in Project Management
 Project Management Office
 Organisational Culture
 Project Screening and Selection
 Approaches to Project Screening
 Project Portfolio Management
 Leadership
 Communication
 Effective Project Manager
 Project Champions
 Professionalism in Managing Projects
 Importance of Scope Management
 Relevance of Conceptual Development and Scope
Management
 Steps in Developing Scope Management
 Elements in Work Authorisation
 Control Systems in Scope Development
 Sustainability
 Group and Team Building
 Building High Performing Team
 Virtual Teams
 Conflict Management
 Explain Project Risk
 Stages in Project Risk Management
 Project Risk Analysis Management Process
 Types of Project Cost
 Estimating Project Costs
 Appropriateness of Applying Contingency Funds for Cost
Estimation
 Relevance of Project Schedule
 Terminologies in Scheduling
 Estimation Activity and Critical Path
 Recognising Constraints that Affect Projects
  Resource Loading Techniques
 Smoothing Resource Requirements across the Project Life
Cycle
 Resource Management within a Multi-project Environment
1 Project Evaluation and  Nature of Project Control
Control  Strengths and Weaknesses of Project Control Methods
 Use and Application of Earned Value Analysis
 Human Issues in Evaluation and Control
1 Project Close Out and  Forms of Close Out
Termination  Key Steps in Formal Close Out
 Reasons for Early Termination
 Challenges and Components of Final Project Report
1 Revision
1 End-of-Semester Examinations

6.0 Instructional Approach:

a. Short lectures: The lecturers provide information and explain concepts
where necessary only briefly.
b. Student responsibility for learning. Students are expected to be responsible
for their own learning as much as possible. They are expected to read the
relevant chapters and supplementary materials for the scheduled classes.
They should listen more and participate in class discussions than rely on
note-taking and memorization of facts.
c. Handouts. Where necessary, the lecturers will provide a handout to
students to make photocopies themselves.
d. Guest Speakers. As much as possible, guest speakers will be invited to share
their experiences with the class. Students are encouraged to assist with
identification of suitable guest speakers and in making the necessary
logistical arrangements.
e. Group work/Team Learning. Team work is emphasized. Very early in the
course, students are expected to form teams. All assignments will be done in
teams and learning to work in teams or groups is part of the learning
outcomes of the course.
f. Video

7.0 Assessment

Assignment Type Deadline Mode of Submission Points

S/N

1. Quiz Individual work End of Week 5 20

2. Developing Marketing Group Work End of Week 9 Power Point 20
Plan/Presentation of Presentation and
assigned Topics Report

Sub-Total 40

3. End of Semester Individual TBA 60

Total 100
8.0 Reading Materials:
Gido, J., Clements, J., & Clements, J. (2014). Successful project management. Ontario:
Nelson Education.
Kerzner, H. R. (2013). Project management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling,
and controlling. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Leach, L. P. (2014). Critical chain project management. London: Artech House.
Schmidt, T. (2009). Strategic project management made simple: Practical tools for leaders
and teams. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Snyder, C. S. (2014). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. PMBOK (®)
Guide. Project Management Institute.
Turner, R. (2016). Gower handbook of project management. London: Routledge.
Pinto, J. K. (2019). Project management: Achieving competitive advantage. Pearson
Education, Inc.
Walker, A. (2015). Project management in construction. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

9.0 Course Policies:

Attendance Attendance at lectures directly affect your grade. You should therefore be
punctual for lectures. Attendance is required for presentations.
Class participation Class participation is a major part of the performance indicators. Points will be
awarded to students who evidence quality participation. Consequently, students
are expected to come to lectures having thoroughly read the recommended text
and solve the assigned questions.
Assignments All assignments must be handed in at the stated time and in the stated form or
they will automatically receive a grade of zero. Late assignments are not
acceptable. It is your responsibility to retain a copy of all assignments should any
questions arise later concerning that assignment.
Late submission of Late assignments will not be tolerated. If a student has any genuine problem,
assignments he/she must contact the lecturer before the deadline for the submission of the
assignment. There are no guarantees for extension of time; each case will be
treated on its own merit.
Academic dishonesty Cheating and plagiarism will be severely penalized. Plagiarism involves copying
someone’s work and presenting it as if they were your original work. Students
are advised to learn from each other but not to copy colleague’s assignments and
present them.