Project Management (HUM-x32)

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Course Meeting Times:
Lectures: 1 sessions/week, 1.5 hours/session
Sections: 1 session / week, 1.5 hours/session


Goals
After this course you will be able to:

• Identify the key decisions in project management.
• Apply the basics of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Apply the basics of Gantt chart.
• Apply the Critical Path Method (CPM).
• Identify the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT).
• Identify the project cost management techniques.

Related Courses
Related courses include:
Management and Marketing (HUM-x21)
Project (MDP-499)


Examinations:
The final exam is 2 hours long.

Sections:
The purpose of the recitations is to give students experience in the subject by working out examples and expanding on the material presented in the lectures. Attendance and participation in the recitations is obligatory.

Homework:
Homework problems will typically be assigned every Section and will be due as specified in the assignments section. The problem sets will be provided in the assignments section. Late homework will be accepted but with maximum of half the grade given.
You may discuss the problems with others in class, but you must (a) write up your eventual solution independently, and (b) list the names of students with whom you discussed the problem set.

List of Topics:

• Introduction
• Project organization
• Work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Critical path method (CPM).
• Project evaluation and review technique (PERT).
• Activity Node
• Resource allocation
• Estimating activity time.