Program of Study Degree (BSc.

)
Course Code MISY 3041
Course Title Software Project Management
Degree Program Management Information Systems
Module Name Information Systems Management
Module Number 03
Course Chair
Instructor/Tutor All MIS Department Instructors
ECTS credit (CP) 5
Course Hours per Week Lectures Tutorials & Seminars Laboratory & Home Study Total
Workshop
3 - - 2 5
Lecture Days, Hours, &
Room
Tutorial/Lab Days & Hour
Target Group All MIS Students
Year/Semester 3rd Year, 1st Semester
Pre-requisites None
Status of the course -

Course Description:

Thiscourse is to assist you in understanding and using software project management concepts. It will pique your
curiosity about some of the project management topics and processes and provide you with some tips on communicating
software project information to team members, executives, clients, and other important stakeholders.

Course Objectives:
Up on completion of this course, students should be able to:
 Develop high-performing project teams who complete projects on time and under budget.
 Develop ways to produce high quality software product
 Cultivate high-performing teams who are willing for them work overtime.

Chapters and Topics

Part I: Starting Your Software Project
 Chapter 1: Examining the Big Picture of Project Management
 Chapter 2: Initiating a Software Project
 Chapter 3: Creating the Software Scope
Part II: Planning Your Software Project
 Chapter 4: Planning for Communications
 Chapter 5: Planning for Software Project Risks
 Chapter 6: Planning for Software Quality
 Chapter 7: Building the Project Team
 Chapter 8: Creating Project Time Estimates
 Chapter 9: Building Your Project Budget
Part III: Executing Your Software Project Plan
 Chapter 10: Working the Project Plan
 Chapter 11: Working with Project People
 Chapter 12: Procuring Goods and Services
Part IV: Controlling Your Software Project
 Chapter 13: Managing Changes to the Software Project
 Chapter 14: Using Earned Value Management in Software Projects
 Chapter 15: Tracking Project Performance
Part V: Closing Your Software Project
 Chapter 16: Finalizing the Project Management Processes
 Chapter 17: Documenting Your Software Project
 Teaching Methodology Lectures, group discussion, presentation and Laboratory
Resources Materials: References, White board, Markers/Dasters, Course outline, Handouts
Evaluation Method Project and presentation, Quiz, Mid Exam, Final Exam
References:
1. Jalote, P.Software project management in practice
2. Teresa Luckey&Joseph Phillips, Software Project Management For Dummies

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1. Course information

Introduction to Emerging Technologies

Course title: Introduction to emerging technologies Course Code: EmTe1012

Credit hours: 3 hrs Contact hrs.: 5 hrs (3hr lecture + 2hr tutorial)
Prerequisite(s): None Prior knowledge:
Academic Year: Semester: II Year: I
College/Faculty/Institute: Department:
Program: Undergraduate Enrollment: Regular
Course Status: Common
Instructor(s):
1) Instructor(s): Address: Block No. Room No.
2) Tutor: Address: Block No. Room No.
Others (if any):

Course Description

This course will enable students to explore current breakthrough technologies in the areas of Artificial
Intelligence, Internet of Things and Augmented Reality that have emerged over the past few years.
Besides helping learners become literate in emerging technologies, the course will prepare them to use
technology in their respective professional preparations.

Objective of the course

Up on the completion of this course students will be able to:

 Identify different emerging technologies
 Differentiate different emerging technologies
 Select appropriate technology and tools for a given task
 Identify necessary inputs for application of emerging technologies
 Syllabus Components

Course Contents, Methods & strategies, and learning outcomes

Time Content & sub-contents Methods & Students Task Learning Outcomes:
Strategies
At the end of this
chapter students will
be able to
Chapter 1: Introduction to Emerging  Listening  Attend the  Develop knowledge
Technologies  Note-taking lesson of IR
1.1 Evolution of Technologies  Brainstorming  Listen and take  Identifies
1.1.1 Introduction to Industrial  Reading notes programmable
revolution (IR)  Individual work  Answer device
1.1.2 Historical Background (IR 1.0, IR  Group questions  Develop the
2.0, IR 3.0) discussion  Read knowledge how
1.1.3 Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR  Doing class computer interact
 Reflections
4.0) works and with machine
 Gapped Lecture
1.2 Role of Data for Emerging home works,  Develop general
Technologies knowledge about
1.3 Enabling devices and network  Reflects
emerging
(Programmable devices) technologies
1.4 Human to Machine Interaction
Week 1-2

1.5 Future Trends in Emerging

Technologies
 Chapter 2: Introduction to Data Science  Listening  Attend the  Develop the
2.1. Overview for Data Science  Note-taking lesson Knowledge of data
2.1.1. Definition of data and  Brainstorming  Listen and take science
information  Gapped Lecture short notes,  Identify the
2.1.2. Data types and  Group  Asking and various data value
representation discussion answering chain
2.2. Data Value Chain  Class work questions,  Know how about
2.2.1. Data Acquisition  Tutorials  Doing class Big data
2.2.2. Data Analysis works and
2.2.3. Data Curating home works,
2.2.4. Data Storage  Participating
2.2.5. Data Usage in group
Week 3 - 4

2.3. Basic concepts of Big data discussions.

 Reflects
Chapter 3: Artificial Intelligence (AI)  Listening  Attend the  Develop the
3.1. Introduction to AI  Note-taking lesson knowledge of AI
3.1.1. What is AI  Brainstorming  Listen and take  Know how where
 Gapped Lecture short notes, to use AI
3.1.2. History of AI
 Group  Asking and
3.1.3. Levels of AI answering
discussion
3.1.4. Types of AI  Class work questions,

 Tutorials  Doing class

3.2. Applications of AI
 Reflections works and
3.2.1. Agriculture home works,
 Participating
3.2.2. Health
in group
3.2.3. Business (Emerging market) discussions.

3.2.4. Education  Reflects

3.3. AI tools and platforms

(e.g.: scratch/object tracking)

Week 5 – 7

3.4. Sample application with hands on

activity (simulation based)

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 Chapter 4: Internet of Things (IoT)  Listening  Attend the  Develop the
4.1. Overview of IoT  Note-taking lesson general knowledge
4.1.1. What is IoT?  Brainstorming  Listen and take of IOT.

4.1.2. History of IoT  Reading short notes,  know how IoT

 Individual work  Asking and works and where
4.1.3. Advantage of IoT
 Group answering to Put on
4.2. How IoT Works
discussion questions,
4.2.1. Architecture of IoT
 Reflections  Doing class
4.2.2. Device and Network
 Gapped Lecture works and
.3. IOT tools and platforms (e.g.: KAA IoT
home works,
/Device Hive/Zetta/Things Board…)
 Participating
4.4. Sample application with hands on in group
activity (e.g. IOT based smart farming) discussions.
 Reflects
Week 8 – 10

Chapter 5: Augmented Reality(AR)  Listening  Attend the  Develop the

5.1. Introduction to AR  Note-taking lesson knowledge of AR

5.2. Virtual reality (VR), Augmented  Brainstorming  Listen and take  Identify and
Reality (AR) vs mixed reality (MR)  Reading short notes, differentiate about
 Individual work  Asking and VR, AR and MR
5.3. Architecture of AR systems.
answering  Develop the
5.4. Application of AR systems (education,  Group
discussion questions, knowledge of AR
medical, assistance, entertainment)
 Reflections  Doing class architecture and its
workshop-oriented hands demo
 Gapped Lecture works and Application area.
home works,
 Participating
in group
Week 11-12

discussions.
 Reflects

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 Chapter 6: Ethics and professionalism of  Listening  Attend the  Develop general
emerging technologies  Note-taking lesson knowledge on
6.1. Technology and ethics  Brainstorming  Listen and take ethics and

6.2. Digital privacy  Reading short notes, professionalism of

 Individual work  Asking and emerging

6.3. Accountability and trust
 Group answering technologies
6.4. Treats and challenges
discussion questions,

 Reflections  Doing class

 Gapped Lecture works and

home works,
 Participating
in group
Week 13

discussions.
 Reflects
Chapter 7: Other Emerging Technologies  Listening  Attend the  Know how about
7.1. Nanotechnology  Note-taking lesson currently available

7.2. Biotechnology  Brainstorming  Listen and take emerging

 Reading short notes, technologies
7.3. Blockchain technology
 Individual work  Asking and
7.4. Cloud and quantum computing
 Group answering
7.5. Autonomic computing
discussion questions,
7.6. Computer vision  Doing class
 Reflections
7.7. Embed systems  Gapped Lecture works and
7.8. Cyber security home works,

7.9. Additive manufacturing (3D Printing)  Participating

Week 14 – 15

in group
Etc. …
discussions.
 Reflects