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IB382-15 Project Management

Department
Warwick Business School
Level
Undergraduate Level 3
Module leader
Vikki Abusidualghoul
Credit value
15
Module duration
10 weeks
Assessment
Multiple
Study location
University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

Introductory description

N/A.

Module web page

Module aims

Students to be able to participate in and/or lead project teams and use a variety of project management tools and frameworks to analyse business problems.

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:

  • Identify and classify project stakeholders and define strategies for interacting with them.
  • Critically appraise the various project management techniques and principles.
  • Define the aims and objectives of a project and how they will be evaluated.
  • Review the people issues of a project in a structured way, identify and characterise uncertainties and define strategies for managing them.
  • Demonstrate implementation of a project in an organisation.
  • Explain how to plan resources in the execution of a project.
  • Explain how to prepare a project budget.

Indicative reading list

Atkinson, R. (1999) ‘Project Management: Cost, time and quality, two best guesses and a phenomenon, its time to accept other success criteria’ IJoPM,17(6):337-342.
Lilley, S., G. Lightfoot & P. Amaral M. N. (2004) Representing Organization: Knowledge, Management, and the Information Age. Oxford: OUP.
Palmer, C. G. S. (1996) ‘Risk Perception: An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Worldview and the Risk Construct’ Risk Analysis,16(5):717-723.
Rees-Caldwell, K. & A. H. Pinnington (2013) ‘National culture differences in project management: Comparing British and Arab project managers' perceptions of different planning areas’ IJoPM, 31(2):212-227.
Slack, N., A. Brandon-Jones & R. Johnston (2013) Operations Management (7th edn.) Harlow: Pearson.
Slack, N,. A. Brandon-Jones, R. Johnston & A. Betts (2015) Operations and Process Management (4th edn.) Harlow: Pearson.
Wadell, D. & A. S. Sohal (1998) ‘Resistance: a constructive tool for change management’ Management Decision, 36(8):543-548.
Zwikael, O. & M. Ahn (2011) ‘The Effectiveness of Risk Management: An Analysis of Project Risk Planning Across Industries and Countries’ Risk Analysis, 31(1):25-37.

Subject specific skills

Use a system for planning and control of project progress. And justify their choices.
Carry out a network analysis.

Transferable skills

Demonstrate oral communication skills developed through case study discussion.
Demonstrate problem solving skills developed through analysing business problems.
Demonstrate group working skills through in class case study analysis.

Study time

Type Required
Lectures 10 sessions of 1 hour (7%)
Seminars 9 sessions of 1 hour (6%)
Other activity 10 hours (7%)
Private study 47 hours (31%)
Assessment 74 hours (49%)
Total 150 hours

Private study description

Private Study.

Other activity description

Case related online tasks.

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment group D9
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
Participation 10% 9 hours No

Participation in activities on a weekly basis via my.wbs

Online Examination 90% 65 hours No

Exam

~Platforms - AEP


  • Students may use a calculator
Assessment group R
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
Online Examination - Resit 100% No

Exam


  • Online examination: No Answerbook required
Feedback on assessment

Feedback via My.WBS.

Past exam papers for IB382

Courses

This module is Optional for:

  • Year 1 of UIOA-EEU Undergraduate EU Exchange
  • UIOA-ESO Undergraduate European Exchange
    • Year 1 of UESO Undergraduate European Exchange
    • Year 1 of UESO Undergraduate European Exchange
  • Year 4 of UGEA-RN21 Undergraduate German and Business Studies
  • UIOA-EOS Undergraduate Overseas Exchange
    • Year 1 of UEOS Undergraduate Overseas Exchange
    • Year 1 of UEOS Undergraduate Overseas Exchange
  • Year 1 of UIOA-EUS Undergraduate USA Exchange