This is a three-credit graduate course.  The course is an elective in the online Master of Professional Studies degree with a field of study in Homeland Security Leadership.  Other MPS students may take the course as an elective with consent; please contact Donna.Campbell@uconn.edu .

The developer of this course is Michael Ensby.

Course Title:	Special Topics: Project Management
Credits:	3
Instructor:	Michael Ensby E-mail: mensby@clarkson.edu Tel: (315) 244-0464

This course covers the role of the professional project manager (PM) from initiation through implementation to termination. The focus is on developing both the technical and leadership skills that PMs need to effectively operate in a project environment. Topics covered include: requirements definition, project selection, resource planning, scheduling, budgeting, information flow, project control, and termination procedures. A primary focus is sharing real-world project management experiences with your peers.

By the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Define actionable project specifications for a cross-functional team, including customers, managers, and technical experts.
2. Apply Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) tasks to an activity network diagram to include time and financial resource allocations, ultimately creating a resource-laden schedule (RLS).
3. Use oral, written, and computer information system-based media to effectively communicate project status information to all levels of an organization.
4. Articulate why traditional consulting-based organizations must have competent project managers.
5. Make sound and ethical decisions while managing project-based efforts.

The course is broken down into the following graded course components:

Graded Course Components	Weight
Assignments (7 @ 5 points each)	35
Discussions (8 @ 5 points each)	40
Quizzes (3 @ 5 points each)	15
Final Exam	10
Total	100

Final letter grades for this course will be determined based on the following scale:

Grade	Letter Grade	GPA
97-100	A+	4.3
93-96	A	4.0
90-92	A-	3.7
87-89	B+	3.3
83-86	B	3.0
80-82	B-	2.7
77-79	C+	2.3
73-76	C	2.0
70-72	C-	1.7
67-69	D+	1.3
63-66	D	1.0
60-62	D-	0.7
<60	F	0.0

 

You are responsible for acting in accordance with the Student Code, available at http://www.dosa.uconn.edu/student_code.cfm?from=im&fn=Judicial%20Affairs.

This text may be purchased locally or through an online bookstore or directly from the Project Management Institute. Please visit our page on buying textbooks for more information.

Required Text:

Project Management Institute. (2004). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (3rd ed.). Project Management Institute.  ISBN-13: 978-1930699458

Required Software:

Free 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft Office Project 2003
[Note: In preparation for the course, read the software's system requirements to ensure your computer will be able to run it. However, do NOT download the software until instructed in the course, as you are only allowed 60 days of free access.]

• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet software, such as Excel
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• QuickTime
• Free 60-Day Trial Version of Microsoft Office Project 2003
  [Note: In preparation for the course, read the software's system requirements to ensure your computer will be able to run it. However, do NOT download the software until instructed in the course, as you are only allowed 60 days of free access.]

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Module 1 - Operational Definitions and Project Process Management Systems

Module 2 - Project Monitor and Control

Module 3 - Project Scope Management

Module 4 - Project Planning

Module 5 - Project Implementation

Module 6 - Project Termination

Students will be provided an opportunity to evaluate instruction in this course using the University's standard procedures, which are administered by the Office of Institutional Research.