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EG5077: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (D/L) (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The course provides an introduction to project management and is aimed at students who expect to be working in a project related environment or are considering a potential move into project management.

The course covers a number of key aspects of project management from the project managers perspective and so whilst it does cover areas such as planning and estimating it is NOT intended to prepare students for such roles.

Students are expected to apply their learning by completing a piece of group project work.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr John Cavanagh

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of M Sc in Oil and Gas Engineering (Studied) or MSc Subsea Engineering (Studied) or MSc Subsea Engineering (Distance Learning) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course provides an introduction to project management and is aimed at students who expect to be working in a project related environment or are considering a potential move into project management.

The course covers a number of key aspects of project management from the project managers perspective and so whilst it does cover areas such as planning and estimating it is NOT intended to prepare students for such roles.

Students are expected to demonstrate an ability to apply their learning by completing a piece of group project work culminating in the production of a detailed project proposal suitable for approval of funding.

SYLLABUS

  • Projects within an overall Business context
  • The Project Process
  • Framing a project
  • Options generation and selection
  • Project appraisal
  • Planning
  • Costing
  • Risk management
  • Business Case/Project Execution plan
  • Project Monitoring and Control
  • Leadership, Motivation and Team Dynamics.

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Report: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 5
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Learning Outcomes
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Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
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Individual feedback available on request.

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Report: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 10
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Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes
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Report: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

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