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Project Management
Course Syllabus
MAN3403
3 SKS

Luluk Lusiantoro
Agastya
Department of Management
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Email: luluk.lusiantoro@ugm.ac.id
Availability: by appointment

Email: agastya@ugm.ac.id
Availability: by appointment

Course description
Project management is essential for any types of organisations. It deals with how to
effectively and efficiently manage a series of activities to ensure that they are on time,
on specification, and on budget. This course is designed to help students understand the
project management process and tools. It covers topics related to planning, scheduling,
organising, and controlling projects.

This course adopts learning-focussed teaching, meaning that students’ learning process
is paramount and developed through open discussion and critical thinking rather than
one-way lecture. Students are expected to prepare themselves prior to the class
discussion. Whilst selected topics and readings are offered to trigger the class
discussions, students are welcome to bring and discuss their own materials beyond what
has been suggested in this syllabus. This way, students are responsible for their own
learning. They are the centre of knowledge that is (re)constructed together with the
lecturer acting as a pure facilitator.

Global learning goals (GLGs)

In this course, students are expected to meet the following general learning goals:
1. Students demonstrate the ability to communicate in an effective, persuasive, and
professional manner.
2. Students demonstrate the ability to translate business knowledge into action.
3. Students demonstrate the ability to make ethical and responsible decisions.
4. Students demonstrate the ability to solve practical business problem with creative
ideas.
5. Students demonstrate the ability to be a strategic business leader.
6. Students demonstrate the ability to work in team.

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Specific learning goals (SLGs)

Upon the completion of this course, students are expected to:
1. Understand basic concepts, techniques, and decision tools used to manage
projects.
2. Understand basic concepts of work breakdown structures, project activities
network, as well as planning, scheduling, and controlling project activities.
3. Be aware of potential problems and conflicts in managing projects.
4. Understand the role and appropriate behaviour of a project manager.

Learning objectives (LOs)

To achieve the respective SLGs, students are expected to be:
1. Able to discuss and provide examples of project management concepts,
techniques, and decision tools.
2. Able to discuss and provide examples of work breakdown structures, project
activities network, as well as planning, scheduling, and controlling project
activities.
3. Able to discuss and provide examples of potential problems and conflicts in
managing projects.
4. Able to discuss and provide examples of the role and appropriate behaviour of a
project manager.

Main textbooks
This course uses the following textbooks as the main references. However, students are
encouraged to explore any valid and credible references beyond the suggested ones:

1. Pino, J.K. (2020). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage.

Global Edition. Harlow: Pearson. [PJK]
2. Gray, C.F., and Larson, E.W. (2012). Project Management: The Managerial
Process. 6th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. [GL]
3. Meredith, J.R., and Mantel, S.J., Jr. (2013). Project Management: A Managerial
Approach. 8th Edition. Danvers, MA: John Wiley & Sons.

Course schedule
Session Topic Readings
1 Introduction – What is Project? PJK-1; GL-1
2 Business Strategy and Project Definition PJK-2, 3, 5; GL-2; GL-4
3 Project Management Organisation PJK-2; GL-3
4 Estimating a Project PJK-8; GL-5
5 Project Activities Network PJK-9; GL-6
6 Resource and Cost Scheduling PJK-12; GL-8
7 Reducing Project Time PJK-10; GL-9
Team-based mid-term exam

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Session Topic Readings

8 Project Risk Management PJK-7; GL-7
9 Project Leadership PJK-4; GL-10
10 Project Team Building PJK-6; GL-11
11 Project Outsourcing GL-12
12 Project Monitoring PJK-13,14; GL-13
13 Project Closure PJK-14; GL-14
14 International Projects GL-15
Individual final assignment

Team formation
Teams will be formed during the first session. Students are expected to remain in their
team throughout the course.

Team-based mid-term exam

The mid-term exam will be conducted in team. Students are expected to study in team
in preparation of the exam. It will be open-book and open-computer, but no internet
access is allowed. Assessment criteria:
1. Clear and appropriate answers to the exam questions
2. Peer review

Individual final assignment

A case study will be provided to be analysed. Assessment criteria:
1. Clarity of the problem identification/statement
2. The fit of the analysis and proposed solution to the problem
3. Practicality of the proposed solution
4. Creativity of the proposed solution
5. Reflections on the course materials

The assignment document must not exceed 2000 words excluding appendices and list
of references.

Individual contribution to class discussion

Students are expected to be actively involved in the class discussion by asking questions
or giving comments. This will maintain the class dynamic.

In-class research and presentation

Students will be involved in in-class research and presentations. They should prepare
themselves to do a short research with their team members about any issues addressed
during the class discussion. The results of the in-class research will be presented and
discussed within the class. Assessment criteria:
1. Clear answer(s) to the research question(s)
2. Findings elaboration
3. Teamwork

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Assessment percentage
1. Team-based mid-term exam : 30%
2. Individual final assignment : 30%
3. Individual contribution to class discussion : 20%
4. In class research and presentation : 20%

Attendance and attitude

1. Please be in time as failure to do so without acceptable reasons will lead to failure
in your attendance.
2. Please also show respect to others during the class sessions.
3. Any forms of plagiarism is intolerable and will result in straight failure in this class.
4. Any submitted documents must be proofread and similarity-checked using
Turnitin (no more than 10% similarity is allowed).