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Academic Information
Module Code

EG-M85

Academic year

15/16

Full Title

Strategic Project Planning

College

Engineering

Level

Department

Engineering

External Credit Level

FHEQ 7 / HESA 6

Module Type

Composite

Credits

10

ECTS Credits

Formal Contact Hours

20

Placement Hours

Notional Hours

100

Contact Hours Description

Lectures and case studies 12 hoursProject Monitoring 8 hours (project briefing, project
update and presentations)Private Study 80 hours (completion of project work, exam
preparation)

Module synopsis to be printed in the catalogue

At the end of this course students will be able to recognise and define the key characteristics and components of a
project, understand the advantages/disadvantages associated with the management of both small and large
projects, and have an appreciation of the strategic tools and techniques available to enable "Effective Project
Management" leading to high performance team. These skills will be reinforced by the completion of a group project
to produce an initial feasibility report (e.g. project plan document) for a major new project.
Notes to be printed in Catalogue
Penalty for late submission of work: ZERO TOLERANCE.
Available to visiting and exchange students wishing to enhance project management skills.
Office hours, lecture notes and other teaching materials will be posted on Blackboard.
Delivery Method
Series of lectures and combination of case study, project briefing/update and group work sessions.
50% Exam, 50% Continuous Assessment (CA)
(CA is comprised of a group project and group presentation)
Is this module placement
based?
Module to be delivered in
collaboration with another
organisation?
Percentage taught in
Welsh

0%

Module Aims
This module aims to provide opportunity for students to learn the essence of a project management (i.e. achieving
optimum balance among the Scope (quality), Cost (budget) and Time (schedule)). At the end of this course students
will be able to critically evaluate the balance and apply strategy to manage a project by going through rigorous
stages of Plan-Do-Check-Act cycles, and at the same time, to take on leadership roles to tackle the foreseen
challenges of forming high performance team in the diversified, dynamic and globalised multicultural environment.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this module students should be able to:
1. Recognise and define a project.
2. Figure out an optimum balance among the three-fold spectrum of Scope (quality), Cost (budget) and Time
(schedule). This is a fundamental of project management.
3. Comprehensively understand the nature of both small and large projects, the issues related to both scales and
the tools available to manage the project. Critically evaluate and apply the tools effectively in projects.
4. Plan a project by understanding the key work elements required and assembling them in to a project road map.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of a project manager: i) understand the team members' characteristic
and their needs; ii) delegate project activities and find a way to build high performance team; and iii) understand and
evaluate business, customer and user needs.
6. Produce a comprehensive project plan containing the project aims, expected timelines, estimated costs, key risks
to success.
Transferable Skills
Project management, time management, responsibility management, leadership, delegation, organisation of
activities, decision making, project plan writing, budget analysis and risk analysis are all essential for the students'
future career in engineering.
Syllabus
1) Lectures: series of lectures will be conducted to cover fundamentals of strategy and project management.
Various tools and techniques used by project managers at large in the industry will be demonstrated with
figures/diagrams/tables and further elaborated through relevant examples.
[Lecture 1] An introduction to Strategic Project Planning. Why do we need Project Management?
[Lecture 2] The Project Manager, Team and Organisation
[Lecture 3] Planning the Project
[Lecture 4] Budgeting & Risk Management
[Lecture 5] Planning, Monitoring & Control
[Lecture 6] Project Evaluation & Termination
[Lecture 7] Time management & Jung's Theory
[Lecture 8] Revision
2) Case study: internal/external guest speaker(s) will be invited to give talks on some of the topics on project
management, an hour session each.
3) Project briefing and update: information on CA (including but not limited to project titles, group allocation, project
manager/assistant manager nominations, marking scheme, report format, and presentation arrangement) will be
announced during these sessions. Frequently asked questions (FAQs) will be answered in the meantime.
4) Group work and Presentation: dedicated hours will be provided for the group work (i.e. dealing with CA task). No
lectures during these sessions. With regard to CA, dedicated time slots will be arranged for final presentation.
Are there any challenges which might affect a disabled student being able to satisfactorily undertake the teaching
and learning methods of this module?
Where a need has been identified at recruitment, or at any later stage, an assessment will be made in conjunction
with the student and the Disability Office. The College will make reasonable adjustments and/or develop alternative
arrangements in conjunction with the student
Support material for this course will be available on the University intranet. Students will be allowed to record
lectures for personal use. If necessary student note takers and support workers can attend classes. If access to
particular lecture rooms is restrictive then the University will alter the venue for the course to allow full access.

Reading List : Essential reading (2)

Project management in practice / Jack R. Meredith [and three others]. (Fifth edition.)
Meredith, Jack R.,
Wiley, [2014]

Project management in practice / Samuel J. Mantel... [et al.].

Wiley, 2001.

Reading List : Recommended reading (2)

Managing smaller projects : a practical guide / Mike Watson. (2nd edition)
Watson, Mike.
Multi-Media Publications, 2006.

The essentials of project management / Dennis Lock. (3rd edition)

Lock, Dennis.
Gower, 2007.

Assessment Information
Method of moderation to use for the predominant assessment method

Universal second marking

as check or audit

Module components
Assessment Type

Mark Scheme

Assessment Month

Weighting

Examination 1

Assessment level marking - PGTM

January

50

Coursework 1

Assessment level marking - PGTM

Examination (Resit
instrument)

Assessment level marking - PGTM

50
August (resit)

100

Component descriptions
Coursework 1 is a group project allocated during the lecture series. Examination 1 is a standard College of
Engineering examination.
In what ways will students receive feedback on assessed work, including formal examinations
Informal feedback is given during lectures, examples classes, group presentations, and at group work meetings.
Formal feedback is given via standard College of Engineering feedback protocols.

Assessment provision for students with disabilities

Where a need has been identified at recruitment, or at any later stage, an assessment will be made in conjunction
with the student and the Disability Office. The College will make reasonable adjustments and/or develop alternative
arrangements for assessment in conjunction with the student. For students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
a database system will communicate the disability requirements of students to appropriate lecturers and an
automatic and discreet system will alert lecturers that SpLD marking guidelines need to be applied. For course
accreditation purposes some competency standards are set by external professional institutions and these will still
need to be demonstrated. However, alternatives will need to be considered by the student and the department if
these cannot be demonstrated through the usual assessment method.
Provide details of how students would redeem failure in the module
Examination retake [100%] in the August supplementary period.

Module Rules
Semester

TB1

Coordinator

Dr K Wada

Module Lecturers
Lecturer Name
Dr K Wada

Percent Taught
100

Module delivered by non

university employee?

No

Module Teaching and Academic Subject Area

JACS Code
H100
N213

JACS Name
General Engineering
Project Management

Department
EGSC
SOMB

Teaching Load %
50
50

Requisite modules
Co-requisite

Pre-requisite

Non-requisite

Administrative Information
New Blackboard site
required?

No

Taught with another

module that uses the same
Blackboard site?

No

If Yes, please enter the

module code(s)
What activities do you intend to use e-learning for?
Delivery of lecture materials and course notes. Delivery of assignment materials and communication throughout
assignment period. Online after action review following completion of assignment using the WebPA software.
What assessment activities do you intend to you use e-learning for?
Group assignment and after action review.
Student capacity

100

How often will the module

run during the session?

If more than once, when?

Location

Bay Campus

Other location

Does the module encroach

on other subject areas?
Does the module replace
an existing module?
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