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MBA - General Management

Project Management

Programme Objectives

The programme has the following aims:

  • To enable the advanced study of organisations, their management and the changing external context in which they operate
  • Equip individuals for and/or development of a career in business and management by developing skills at a professional or equivalent level to assume senior managerial and leadership positions in business
  • Development of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management leadership and practice.
  • Enhancement of lifelong learning and personal development so as to be able to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to business and society at large.

Benefits

At the end of the programme the successful student will have the ability to:

  • Demonstrate critical understanding of management theories, current issues of management, the development of conceptual frameworks to guide their application within organisations.
  • Acquire a strong foundation in key functional areas of business management to enable them to succeed as effective managers/leaders in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment.
  • Acquire and use a range of concepts, tools and techniques for problem solving and decision-making for analyzing complex and inter-related business scenarios.
  • Demonstrate and apply independent research and critical skills enabling the investigation and evaluation of valid and relevant management issues and practices.
  • Demonstrate initiative, insight, attitudes of responsibility and ethical leadership in the development of the strategic management agenda in the organization the participant works in or expected to work in the future.

Programme Content

Overview

No. of Credits:7.5
Credit Level:Master Mandatory
Pre-requisite:None
Co-requisite:None
Module DescriptionThis module introduce students to the concepts and skills of project management with the following aims:
  • To examine critically the selective application of project management specific knowledge and other knowledge to the planning and execution of projects.
  • To develop additional skills in the application of project management theory and techniques.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

  • Develop and define project scope.
  • Apply project management knowledge in a practical setting.
  • Use project planning and management techniques.

Indicative Content / Areas of Study

  1. The nature of projects
    • Need For Defining The Project
    • The Product Breakdown Structure( PBS)
    • The Work Breakdown Structure ( WBS)
    • The Organisational Breakdown Structure ( OBS)
    • The Cost Breakdown Structure ( CBS)
    • The Responsibility Assignment Matrix ( RAM)

  2. Scoping and initiation
    • Project Scope and Specifications
    • Product Scope and Specification
    • Defining the Project Management Life Cycle
    • Establishing Completion Date
    • Establishing Project Charter

  3. Risk Management
    • Risk Culture and 6 Stages of Risk Management
    • Stage 1: Risk Identification
    • Stage 2: Risk Impact Analysis
    • Stage 3: Probability Analysis
    • Stage 4: Risk Exposure
    • Stage 5: Risk Mitigation
    • Stage 6: Risk Monitoring and Review

  4. Time and activity planning
    • Scope Management
    • Critical Path Analysis
    • Scheduling and Resource Planning

  5. Links to motivation, team management and other theories
    • Leading A Project
    • Team Development, Management and Motivation
    • Conflict Management

  6. Managing the project lifecycle
    • Project Initiation Phase
    • Project Planning Phase
    • Project Execution Phase
    • Project Closure Phase

  7. Project documentation
    • Project Initiation Phase Documentation
    • Project Planning Phase Documentation
    • Project Execution Phase Documentation
    • Project Closure Phase Documentation

Teaching and Learning Strategy

Student centered learning will be strongly encouraged and developed. Cooperative Learning and Problem-Based Learning will be infused into the teaching-learning-assessment strategies. Group discussion, case analysis and self directed learning resources will be available to support the delivery and the appropriate assessment tools / tasks will be used to assess the intended learning outcomes.

Mode A: Fully taught

36 hours4 hours120 hours160 hours
Lectures – Tutorials:
Online interaction:
Directed Independent Learning:
Total:

Mode B: Blended

18 hours18 hours124 hours160 hours
Lectures –Tutorials:
Online Learning:
Directed Independent Learning:
Total:

Mode C: Fully Online

Recorded Video Lectures:18 Hours Online Learning:18 hours Directed Independent Learning:124 hours Total:160 hours

Assessment:

Assessment Weighting: 100%CW
Individual student will identify a real company and negotiate to undertake a project management assignment and submit a 4500-5000 words project management report.

Resources

Course Materials provided by IPE - PARIS

  • Harvey Maylor, Project Management, 4th Edition, 2010, Pearson Education
  • Tony Mark, 20:20 Project Management, 2012. Kogan Page
  • Online resources on Online Learning Portal
  • Online data bases from IPE - PARIS E Library

Regulations: Conforms to the relevant PG regulatory framework at IPE - PARIS.