Instructor: Saleh Al Othman e-mail: s.alothman@k-tech.edu.

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Course Title: BSM 223 Project Management Section: 1

Live session on Microsoft teams: Pre-Requisites: none

Every weekday (Sunday through Thursday) from 11:00
a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Co-Requisites: none

Online office hours (Microsoft teams): Sunday, Tuesday

& Thursday from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Summer course: 2020/2021

Course Description:

This course introduces the importance of Project management in today’s world. Managing
projects are not just for project Managers or engineers but for accountants, lawyers, public
health officials, scientists, teachers and advocates whose success depends upon being able
to lead and manage project work. Students will be exposed to the universal project
management fundamentals which can be applied to develop new products as well as create
new services.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

This course contributes to the program by helping students achieve the following learning
outcomes:
1. Explain the importance of Modern project management.
2. Understand the impact of the organization structures and culture in organizing
projects.
3. Understand the different stages of how a project plan is developed.
4. Understand the challenges inherent in managing risk, scheduling resources and costs
and reducing project duration by monitoring and controlling the progress of the
project.
5. Appreciate the importance of leadership to be an effective project manager.

LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Textbook(s): Project Management: The Managerial Process, 7th edition, Mc Graw
Hill ISBN 9781259253874.
Academic Rules and Regulations:
In addition to the online learning rules and regulation of the summer semester 2020-2021,
all ktech’s policies and procedures as mentioned in the By-laws are applicable during the
online learning semesters.
 Students must attend all their live lectures on time, and in full or else they will be
marked absent. Students who miss the live lecture, may review the recorded
lecture on Streams. However, attending of the live lecture is very important.
 Students who attend, but do not respond to their instructor, or refuse to turn on
their camera when called upon will be marked as absent.
 Student who leaves the online session without the instructor’s approval/knowledge
or a valid reason before the class is scheduled to end will be marked absent.
 Students must be in a suitable learning environment, listen attentively and remain
engaged during the online learning sessions.
 Students are expected to have their cameras turned on throughout the duration of
class and exams and the student’s face should clearly show. Students are also
required to mute their microphones when joining the session and can only unmute
when called upon by the course instructor.
 Students understand that it is their responsibility to follow up on their course
activities, stay up-to-date on upcoming deadlines and submissions, and to regularly
check their e-mails, course syllabus, LMS Moodle and Teams for information from
their instructors.
 All assignments/quizzes must be submitted on time. It will be at the discretion of
the instructor to allow the student to repeat assignment/quiz.
 It is the student’s responsibility to speak to their instructors about their
performance, for assistance or clarifications through virtual office hours.
 Students must uphold positive and respectful behavior during the online live course,
and on all the platforms used during the online learning semester.
 Students are expected to follow ktech’s Dress Code by dressing appropriately making
sure not be in revealing clothes, lying down in bed, smoking, or wearing sunglasses
during their class time or exam. The instructor may remove students who are not
dressed appropriately from the session.
 Student’s main point of communication with their instructors is by their ktech email.
Technology Rules and Regulations:

 Students must have their own personal computer, with working microphones,
camera, speakers, and working internet connection.
 Students must download all the platforms used by ktech for the online learning
semester:
- Microsoft Teams will be the main platform used for instructor-based, live
courses. Students must make sure to follow their registered schedule and that
their schedule on Teams matches their schedule on SIS). Student’s must notify
Office of Student Advising if any of their registered courses are missing.
- Teaching materials, supporting documents and any other course-related
materials will be uploaded and shared with students through LMS Moodle
(MyLMS) and/or any other required mode that is specified by the course
instructor.
 Students who face any issue accessing Microsoft Teams, LMS Moodle, Respondus
Monitor, Lockdown Browser/Lockdown Monitor and/or any other
platform/software used during class must inform their instructor and contact IT
Helpdesk by email (helpdesk@k-tech.edu.kw) for immediate assistance 8:00 AM to
4PM on any business day.

Attendance Policy:
Student’s attendance will be calculated according to the course credits and contact hours as
shown in the table below:
  An automated email will be sent to students about their attendance warnings.
 Students who have a valid reason for missing class must submit their supporting
documents to Office of Student Advising (studentadvising@k-tech.edu.kw) within (5)
business days from the first day of absence. No late submissions will be accepted.
 Midterm and Final Exams will only be excused when the student provides supporting
documents for:
- Hospital Admittance
- Death of a first-degree family member
 Students who have missed 2 consecutive weeks of classes from the day of their
registration, will be considered as “No Show” student’s and will receive an “FA”
grade for the course.
 Part-time/working students must notify Office of Student Advising during the first
week of class.
 Details regarding the Final Exams will be shared with students before the end of the
summer course, however, students may be asked to take their Final Exam on-
campus.

Proctored Exams Rules:

 All midterm and final exams will be conducted through an exam proctoring software
such as Respondus Monitor and Lockdown Browser, live proctoring or through any
other software required by your course instructor.
 Students must conduct mock exams/quizzes before the actual exam day to
familiarize themselves with the different platforms/software used.
 Proctoring videos not displaying the student clearly, or the environment will be
reported to Office of Student Advising for review, and recommendation.
 Any incident of cheating or suspected cheating on the midterm and final exam will
be reported to Office of Student Advising for review and recommendation.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

 Cheating: The term ‘cheating’ includes but is not limited to: copying homework
assignments from another person; working with another individual on an online test
or assignments when specifically prohibited from doing so by the instructor. If the
student does so, the instructor will give the student zero
 Any form of cheating will not be tolerated and will result in failing the
test/quiz/project
 An attempt of an individual to claim the work of another as the product of his or her
own thoughts, regardless of whether that work has been published.
 Quoting improperly or paraphrasing text or other written materials without proper
citation on exams, assignments, homework, or other written material submitted to
an instructor as one’s own work.
 Handing in a paper to an instructor that was purchased from a term paper service or
downloaded from the Internet and presenting another person’s academic work as
one’s own.

Academic Integrity:
Real learning and teaching can only occur in an environment of integrity and
responsibility. The academic community requires ethical behaviour from all of its
participants. For writers, this means that the work we claim as ours must be ours.
However, we are not always expected to come up with new ideas; we often build our
thinking on the ideas of others. Therefore, must credit others when we use their work,
and we must clearly indicate the boundaries of our own thinking. Failure to do this will
result in serious consequences for the offender, including reprimands such as lowered
grades (or zero), failure, or dismissal from the course or college.

Health, Safety, and Code of Conduct at K-TECH

 Every member of the K-TECH community is responsible for following all health,
safety, and Code of Conduct practices outlined in your Student Bylaws, the
College Bulletin, and elsewhere throughout the web site and on campus.
E Learning assessment & evaluation: 100%
Type of assessment Percentage allocated
Mid-term exams (two exams 15 points each) 30
Assignments (three assignments 5 points each) 15
Final Project 15
Attendance & participation through live session 10
Final exam 30
Bonus for College Student activities engagements. +5

K-TECH Grading System:

Grade Scale Quality points per credit
A 95-100 4.0
A- 90-94 3.67
B+ 86-89 3.33
B 83-85 3.0
B- 80-82 2.67
C+ 75-79 2.33
C 70-74 2.0
C- 66-69 1.67
D+ 63-65 1.33
D 60-62 1.0
F Below 60 0
FA ----- 0
Tentative eLearning Course Schedule:
Week

Date Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

27 June - 1st
1 Course Introduction and syllabus Chapter 1 Chapter 1
July

Chapter 4
Assignment 1
2 4th - 8th July Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 4
on chapter 1
Due

11th – 15th 1st Midterm Exam

3 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter: 1, 3, and 4 Chapter 6 Chapter 6
July
During class time
Assignment 2
on chapter 6
18th - 22th Due
4 HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY HOLIDAY
July Final Project handout
Distributed and
discussed

25th -29th 2nd Midterm Exam

5 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Chapter 10&11 Chapter 10&11
July Chapter: 5, 6, and 7
During class time
 Assignment 3
st th
1 -5 on chapter 10 FINAL PROJECT
6 Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Course Review
August Due DUE

Final project
8th - 12th
7 HOLIDAY discussion and FINAL EXAM WEEK
August
feedback

Chapter 1: Modern Project Management

Chapter 3: Organization: Structure and Culture
Chapter 4: Defining the Project
Chapter 5: Estimating Project Times and Costs
Chapter 6: Developing a Project Plan
Chapter 7: Managing Risk
Chapter 10: Being an Effective Project Manager
Chapter 11: Managing Project Teams
Chapter 13: Performance Measurement and Evaluation
Note: Changes to this plan are possible. Your instructor always will communicate any changes to you.

Student Declaration: I have read, been given the opportunity to ask about, and understood the entire course Information as well as the
college rules and regulations.

Student Signature: Saad Z M AL-Saeed

Date: ______________________08-08-2021___________________________________________

Signing this paper is obligatory

Saad Z M AL-Saeed

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