Course Overview Principles of Project Management

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1 Course Overview Principles of Project Management 1. Catalog Description: In today s cost-competitive and often complex work environment, engineers are very likely to be called upon to manage projects (or tasks) that implement their stakeholders, or company s products, services, or developments in an optimized, efficient manner. The Project Manager (PM) serves as an assimilator or integrator of the components of the project utilizing an in-depth and thorough understanding of leadership and management principles that embrace both knowledge and experience in building the structure, processes, components, and linkages within the team for successful project delivery. 2. Credit Hours: 2 3. Pre-requisite: None 4. Course Objectives: To prepare engineering students to plan, develop, lead, manage, and successfully implement and deliver projects within their chosen practice area. This involves an in-depth study of the various components, phases, and attributes of a project. Coupled with the theory of project management, students will practice and gain hands-on experience with the implementation and use of each key component in a team setting, using the flipped classroom practice of implementing sections on theory through team-based exercises that analyze real-life cases and include role-playing for demonstration purposes. Students will learn how to link their knowledge and skills together to form the basis of a successful project. 5. Contribution of course to meeting the professional component: This course is not specific to a major. However, the course meets the required level of contact hours of formal project management education for the Project Management Institute s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). Meeting this requirement enables the student to undertake the certification examination for this level (along with the student s degree certification). 6. Relationship of course to program outcomes: Provides students with skills and experience in organizing multi-disciplinary teams to achieve successful project outcomes; enables students to understand the key components of a successful project and to embed the necessary processes, components, and attributes into execution of their projects; allows practice of communication skills to organize project teams; and allows students to develop project trouble-shooting capabilities through careful analysis and root cause determinations. 7. Instructor: John W. Caldwell, PhD. CH2M HILL, Vice-President a. Office location: On-campus (NEB) during course days; off-campus other days b. address: johnwcaldwell@ufl.edu c. Web site: UF course Sakai web site d. Office hours: Flexible

2 8. Teaching Assistant: None 9. Meeting Times: TBD 10. Class schedule: The course will be delivered in twice weekly 1-hour segments. The first session will address the key components for each project phase, including supporting theories and background information. Guest lecturers may support the basic theoretical discussion of each project phase. The second section will involve the flipped classroom session for application and demonstration of the section theory. 11. Meeting Location: TBD 12. Material and Supply Fees: N/A 13. Textbooks and Software Required: a. Title: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) b. Author: Project Management Institute, Inc. c. Publication date and edition: 2013, Fifth Edition d. ISBN number: a. Title: HBR s Guide to Project Management b. Author: Harvard Business Review Press c. Publication date and edition: 2012 d. ISBN number: Students should expect to have additional reading assignments that will be posted in the course schedule. 14. Recommended Reading: assigned in class as applicable 15. Course Outline: Principles of Project Management is designed to introduce engineering graduate students to the concepts, theories and applications of project management in multiple professional settings. Students will obtain a strong teambased and individual, hands-on, learning experience through a course curriculum consisting of supporting lectures on the various theories of project management and the application of these theories through team-based learning activities and assignments utilizing case studies and role-playing. Class sessions will consist of a 1-hour lecture/discussion session, followed by a supplemental 1-hour flipped classroom segment that will involve team-based learning activities. The course will generally be delivered according to the following schedule (subject to revision by the instructor):

3 Spring 2015 Semester Discussion Topics Flipped Classroom activities Week Dates 1 Jan 5 Course Overview, Basic Concepts Key concepts, definitions, 2 Jan 12 Self-Awareness Situational leadership skill development 3 Jan 19 Safety Behavior Based Safety Considerations 4 Jan 26 Client/customer service management Establishing relationships; building trust 5 Feb 2 Contracts and agreements Terms and conditions definitions/components 6 Feb 9 Risk Management Risk identification, quantification, mitigation 7 Feb 16 Quality Control/Assurance Definitions and basic concepts 8 Feb 23 PM as a Leader and Manager PM leadership and management concepts 9 Mar 9 Project anatomy and life cycle; common financial metrics Key project components and phasing; metrics analysis 10 Mar 16 Chartering The process to gain team endorsement 11 Mar 23 Scope Development, Work Planning, and Scheduling 12 Mar 30 Scope Development, Work Planning, and Scheduling Work breakdown structures, process and project layout cont'd 13 Apr 6 Progress assessment Monitoring/trouble-shooting techniques 15 Apr 13 Progress assessment cont'd 16 Apr 20 Closeout/lessons learned Closeout techniques and learning path forward 16 Apr 27 Finals 16. Attendance and Expectations: For on-campus students, attendance is mandatory at all sessions, and more than one absence can result in a loss of a letter grade per each absence over one at the discretion of the instructor, subject to the UF attendance policies. All assigned readings are mandatory and are to be completed before the corresponding class session. Each reading has been specifically chosen to provide a certain insight or skill. Unless stated otherwise, assignments are to be submitted via Sakai by the stated deadline. Late submissions are not accepted, subject to the policies of the undergraduate ( or graduate ( catalogues, as appropriate. 17. Grading: Grades will be assigned as follows: Assignments: 15%; Quizzes: 60%; Team Participation: 10%; Final Team Project Management Plan: 15% The final class grade will be based on the average grade for the assignments according to the grade scale for the class:

4 A = 90 or above C = A- = C- = B+ = D+ = B = D = B- = D- = C+ = E = 56 or below Unexcused absences will result in a score of 0 for that week s session and will lower the student s grade. In order to graduate, graduate students must have an overall GPA and an upperdivision GPA of 3.0 or better (B or better). Note: a B- average is equivalent to a GPA of 2.67, and therefore, it does not satisfy this graduation requirement. For more information on grades and grading policies, please visit: Make-up Exam Policy: Makeup exams will only be allowed under rare circumstances at the discretion of the instructor, subject to the policies of the undergraduate ( or graduate ( catalogues, as appropriate. 19. Honesty Policy: All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement of academic honesty committing themselves to be honest in all academic work and understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result in disciplinary action. This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a UF student and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this course and all others. 20. Accommodation for Students with Disabilities: Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. That office will provide the student with documentation that he/she must provide to the course instructor when requesting accommodation. UF Counseling Services: Resources are available on-campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals. The resources include: UF Counseling & Wellness Center, 3190 Radio Rd, , psychological and psychiatric services Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, , career and job search services. 21. Software Use: All faculty, staff and student of the University are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Because such violations are also against University policies and rules,

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