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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
IBS 4012	PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

Offered By

International Business and Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR CANAN MADRAN

Offered to

International Business and Trade

Course Objective

This course will focus on defining, planning and managing international business project. This project is an excellent opportunity to analyze an international business or management issue in depth as an independent research project. Students, working in teams, will prepare a project. Within this project real companies and situations will be selected and students will suggest policies to solve problems or take advantage of promising opportunities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Students will be able to understand the main topics regarding project management such as planning, team building, budgeting, scheduling, controling to design an effective project
2	Students will be able to apply theory to the relevant projects and conduct a research to generate solutions to practical international business problems
3	Students will be able to acquire more indepth knowledge and will have an opportunity to combine all previous knowledge gathered from previous courses to be ready for real life situations
4	Students will be able to demonstrate written and oral communication skills through project and group discussions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

IBS 3003 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Project Managament Fundamentals, Project Selection Methods
3	Scope Managament: Work Breakdown Structure, Project Team Building
4	Case study and Software Applications	Ms-Project
5	Resource allocation, Cost estimation, Budgeting
6	Managing Risk
7	Case Study and Software Applications	Ms-Project
8	Gantt charts, CPM, PERT
9	Project Performance Measurement and Control; Project Close-out
10	Case Study and Software Applications	Ms-Project
11	Group Project Presentations
12	Group Project Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Jeffrey K. Pinto (2010).Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Pearson Education, 2nd Edition.

Other reference book: Jack R. Meredith & Samuel J. Mantel (2006). Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 6th Edition.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
Lectures will cover theoretical basis of project management and class discussions will be carried out over the case studies. Cases will be handled within class activities, but, a report will be prepared for each case as a home activity.

2. Groupwork
According to the number of students, small groups are constructed, and each group will manage a project to solve a real business problem or situation of a company.

3. Presentations
Students will apply preseantation techniques into the project presentation using their effective oral communication skills.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MT	Midterm
2	TP	TermProject
3	PRS	Presentation
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MT * 0.40 + TP * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Case Assignments
There will be few particular cases, and these cases will be analyzed in each phase of project management.
2. Group Project
There will be just one term project that is handled in a group. The group project will be evaluated through context, detail level, report context and format, and presentation
effort.

Assessment Criteria

The learner will actively participate to project preparation period by contributing in/out-class discussions, having responsibility to prepare specific parts of the project
The learner present the project in written format based on project guideline which will be given by instructor.
The learner will apply presentation techniques into project presentation using their effective oral communication skills.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Aysun KAPUCUGIL IKIZ
aysun.kapucugil@deu.edu.tr
room #: 130

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)