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Module Manager
ACADEMIC YEAR 2012_13
Module Detail
Title Project Management
(maximum 50 characters)
Description
This module aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of project
management principles and allow students develop specific project management
skills and competencies through practical application.
(brief description of the content of the module between 75 – 150 words)
*Note Field to indicate taught through Irish/English/Erasmus
Module version number and date approved
xx/xx/2012
*
Course Instances (s)
1XX1
xx/xx/2012
xx/xx/2012
Date Retired
Module Owner / Lecturer
Module Administrator Details
Mr. John Murphy
Ms. Mary Joyce
Please specify main contact person(s) for exam related queries and contact number /email
Module Code
Module Type
Core= Student must take the module
Optional = Choice for Student
(Office use only)
Course Requirement
Optional for
Core for
ECTS
Multiple of 5 ects
5 ects
1XX1
- Pass at 40%
(i.e. where a module has to be passed at 40%)
Semester Taught
Semester Examined
Semester 1
Requisite(s)
Semester 1
Co-Req.
Modules 
MS10X
If they take module X they must
take module Y
Pre-Req
Modules 
The student must have taken and
passed a module in previous year
Excl.Req.
Modules 
If they take module X they
CANNOT take module Y
Module Assessment
st
1 Sitting
2nd Sitting
Assessment Type
Exam Session
Duration
Written Paper
Semester 1
2 Hours
Written Paper
Autumn
2 Hours
Bonded Modules
Common Bond
(modules which are to be
examined at the same date and
time)
Shared Bond
MS19X
Combined Bond
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PART B
Workload:
ECTS credits represent the student workload for the programme of study, i.e. the total time
the student spends engaged in learning activities. This includes formal teaching, homework,
self-directed study and assessment.
Modules are assigned credits that are whole number multiples of 5.
One credit is equivalent to 20-25 hours of work. An undergraduate year’s work of 60 credits is
equivalent to 1200 to 1500 hours or 40 to 50 hours of work per week for two 15 week
semesters (12 weeks of teaching, 3 weeks study and formal examinations).
Module Schedule
No. of Lectures Hours 48
No. of Tutorials Hours 12
No. of Labs Hours
25
Recommended No. of self study
hours 140
Other educational activities(Describe)
and hours allocated
Lecture Duration
Tutorial Duration
Lab Duration
Placement(s) hours
1
1
2
*Total range of hours to be automatically totalled (min amount to be hit)
Module Learning Outcomes
(CAN BE EXPANDED)
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Demonstrate knowledge of the role project management plays in delivering on social and organisational
benefits.
Display a clear understanding of the framework by which organisations can improve on project delivery.
Prioritise and select projects for implementation from a limited number of project proposals using various
techniques
Apply planning tools and techniques with an understanding of knowledge areas associated with the
planning process.
Demonstrate detailed understanding of project execution and control.
Identify and evaluate project risk and develop a management strategy for control of such.
Module Learning, Coursework and Assessment
Learning Outcomes at module level should be capable of being assessed. Please indicate assessment methods and the outcomes they will assess
Outcomes
assessed
Assessment type, eg. End of year exam, group project
Written Examination
Continuous Assessment
% weighting
2,3,4,5,6
80%
1
20%
Indicative Content (Module Content)
Please provide a heading, a description and a percentage of each module content.
Heading
Description
Percentage
Project
Management
components
Organisations, Plans, Controls, Defining stages, Management of risk,
Quality in a Project Environment, Alignment of projects with Organisation
Strategy, Project Management functions, and Project management skills.
10%
Project
management
Processes
Project start-up, Project Initiation, Directing a project, Controlling Stages,
Managing Product Delivery, Managing stage boundaries, Closing a project,
Planning Co-ordination.
5%
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Project
Management
Techniques
Time Management, Activity Definition, Methods of Activity Sequencing,
Methods of Duration estimation, Inputs to and Methods of Schedule
Development, Cost Management, Quality management concepts in a
project management context
Human
Resource
Management
Managing project teams, Project organisational planning,
Resource/Capacity planning, Staff acquisition
30%
5%
Project
Leadership and
Communication
Information requirement of various participants/stakeholders, Choice of
Communications technologies, Elements of communications management
plan, Project Performance report, Understanding and managing team
dynamics, Leading teams involving subcontractors, Conflict management
approaches, Creative problem solving.
Risk
Management
Overview of Risk Management, Risk Perception, Characteristics, Role of
Project Management in Managing risks, Types of risks, Risks in the Project
Lifecycle, Risk Identification tools.
20%
Project
Management
Software
Using project management software to record work/project breakdown
structures, monitor and record project progress, prepare critical path
analysis and track a project.
20%
Module Resources
Suggested Reading Lists 
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10%
Schwalbe, K 2006, Introduction to Project Management, Thomson Course
Technology
Bentley, C 2002, Prince 2: A Practical Handbook, 2nd ed Ed., Computer
Weekly Professional Computer Weekly Professional
Richardson, G and Butler, C 2006, Readings in Information Technology
Project Management, Thomson Course Technology
Project Management Institute 2004, A Guide to the Project Management
Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 3rd ed Ed., Project Management
Institute,
Barrett, S. D., 2006, Evaluating Transport 21 - Some Economic Aspects,
ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary
Conptroller and Auditor General 2004, Special Report 6: Primary Routes
Improvement Programme
Library
Journal
Physical (e.g. AV’s)
IT (e.g. software + version)
Admin
FOR COLLEGE USE ONLY
Student Quota
Quota
(where applicable only)
(identify number per module where applicable only)
Module:
Number:
Discipline involved in Teaching
Share of FTE (% out of 1)
Management
Information Technology
Management
Information Technology
.5%
.5%
RGAM
Clinical Medicine
Lab
Field Work
Non Lab
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