CH958-10 Project Management
Introductory description
Within your research career, you are likely to have to organise, analyse and present an enormous amount of information. You will also have to manage your time, set goals and review progress and probably encourage others to do the same. This set of skills is often placed under the heading of "Project Management" and is highly sought after by employers.
Module aims
Students will be able to participate in and/or lead projects and project teams, and use a variety of project management tools and frameworks to meet the challenges that arise. The module contributes to students’ development of the STFC’s Research Skills Requirements C, D, E and F (2 and 3).
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Introduction to project management
Project definition
Project organization
Stakeholder management
Time planning
Financial planning and control
Risk management
Project completion and review
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Critically appraise various project management principles.
- Define aims and objectives of a project and how they will be evaluated.
- Follow project progress through a system for planning and control.
- Identify and classify project stakeholders.
- Review the people issues of a project in a structured way.
- Understand how to prepare a project budget and manage a project financially.
- Identify and characterise risks and design strategies for managing them.
Indicative reading list
Reading lists can be found in Talis
Subject specific skills
N/A
Transferable skills
N/A
Teaching split
| Provider | Weighting |
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| Warwick Business School | 85% |
| Chemistry | 15% |
Study time
| Type | Required |
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| Lectures | 6 sessions of 1 hour (6%) |
| Seminars | 6 sessions of 1 hour (6%) |
| Practical classes | 6 sessions of 1 hour (6%) |
| Other activity | 82 hours (82%) |
| Total | 100 hours |
Private study description
No private study requirements defined for this module.
Other activity description
12 hours working on independent teamwork task.
70 hours working on the portfolio of follow up tasks
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A2
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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Assessment component |
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| Assessed Coursework | 100% | No | |
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3000 word individual assignment consisting of justified research plan including Gantt chart, work breakdown structure, activity-on-node diagram, risk analysis, stakeholder management plan and reflections on teamwork task which involved engagement with project management software. |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Feedback on assessment
Individual feedback will be provided for each student. The feedback will be broken down to demonstrate the student’s achievement for each section of the assignment.
Follow-up tutorials will be available for all students who request it, and will be offered specifically to any students who do not pass.
Courses
This module is Optional for:
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PC Postgraduate Certificate in Transferable Skills in Science
This module is Option list A for:
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PD The Warwick Postgraduate Award in Transferable Skills in Science
This module is Option list B for:
- Year 1 of TCHA-F1PD The Warwick Postgraduate Award in Transferable Skills in Science