COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ETE 3025 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET ÇAKMAKÇI

Offered to

Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

The course deals with project portfolio together management, planning, project controlling like claim management, project risk management, project quality management, team management, documentation, organisational learning, communication management and presentation techniques. To learn basic introduction to the philosophy and methodology of project organisation and management in the production of the manufacturing and service sector.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Apply the theoretical and practical aspects of project management to formulate strategies enabling organizations to achieve strategic goals through projects.
2   Evaluate management by projects as an emerging business model in the context of managing complexity, managing change, and optimizing business performance in a dynamic environment.
3   Employ critical-thinking and analytical skills to investigate complex business problems to propose project-based solutions that are derived from project management theory and practice.
4   Articulate the value of project risk management in the broader context of enterprise risk management considering both threats and opportunities posed by environmental factors.
5   Exhibit the ability to make reasoned, ethical decisions that are based on professional standards for ethical conduct in project management as well as in the best interest of the project, the organization, the environment, and society as a whole.
6   Assess leadership styles from the perspectives of the role of the leader and leadership effectiveness in organizations that are managed by function, by matrix, and by projects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Project Management
2 Project Feasibility Process
3 Project Feasibility Process
4 Project Feasibility Process
5 Project Planning
6 Project Planning - Project Time Management / Scheduling
7 Project Planning - Project Time Management / Scheduling
8 Project Risk Management
9 Project Risk Management
10 Mid-term exam
11 Project Controlling - Project Budgeting
12 Project presentation
13 Project presentation
14 Project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

SHTUB A., BARD J.F., GLOBERSON S., Project Management, Pearson
Prentice Hall, New Jersey 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.35+ASG *0.15+FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.35+ASG *0.15+RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

There will be minimum 2 projects, averaged out grades for which will be 15 % of the overall success of the students. mid-term examinations will be averaged and affect the grade by 35 %. Final exam will be 50 % of the resulting grade.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.cakmakci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 1 14 14
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 7 7
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 13 13
Preparing Group Assignments 1 13 13
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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