Please note the following course outline

For Midterm Exam:

OBJECTIVE

MODULE
PACK

TOPIC TITLE

RELEVANT
LECTURE

READING
MATERIAL

To understand
the concept of
project
management,
its terminology
and
organizational
structure

Module 1

Major theme:

1,2,3, 4, 5, 6,
7

Project
Management
by Larson &
Gray

Introduction to Project
Management
Minor themes:

Chapter 1, 3

Fundamental Concepts
of Project Management
Project
management
by Meredith &
Mantel

Organizational
Structures for Project
Management
Project Lifecycle

Chapter 1,
3, 5

The Project Manager

To understand
how to
conceive a
project, its
initial working
and how to
prepare
project plan

Module 2

Major theme:
Project Initiation & Planning
Minor themes:
Project Conception

Project
Management
by Larson &
Gray
Chapter 2, 4

Project Feasibility
Project Selection
Project Proposal
Project Planning
Statement of Work

For Final Exam:

8, 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20, 21

Project
management
by Meredith &
Mantel
Chapter 2, 6

OBJECTIVE

MODU
LE
PACK

TOPIC TITLE

RELEVA
NT
LECTU
RE

READING MATERIAL

To learn how to
prepare WBS

Module
3

Major theme:

21, 22,
23, 25,
26, 27

Project Management by
Larson & Gray

To understand
project scope &
total project
planning

Work Break Down

Structure (WBS)

Chapter 4

Minor themes:
Development of
WBS

Project management
by Meredith & Mantel

WBS Tree Diagram

Chapter 4, 6

Total Project
Planning
Project Scope
Management
To understand the
fundamentals of
project scheduling
& how to prepare
schedules & charts

Module
4

Major theme:
Scheduling

23, 24,
28, 29,
30, 31

Minor themes:
Detailed
Schedules & Charts

Project Management by
Larson & Gray
Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8

Project management
by Meredith & Mantel

Preparation of
Schedule

Chapter 8, 9

Master Production
Scheduling (MPS)
PERT/ CPM
Networking Replanning
Estimating Activit
y Time
To understand the
cost & quality
issues in projects

Module
5

Major theme:
Pricing & Quality
Management
Minor themes:

31,
33,
35,
37,

32,
34,
36,
38

Project Management by
Larson & Gray
Chapter 5

 Cost Estimation

Project management
by Meredith & Mantel

Pricing Process

Chapter 7

Quality in Project
Management
Principles of Total
Quality
Customer Focused
Project Management
Quality
Improvement Tools
To understand how
to lead, complete
and close the
project effectively

Module
6

Major theme:
Project Effectiveness,
Leadership, Risk
Management &
Closure
Minor themes:
Project
Effectiveness
Through Enhanced
Productivity
Budgets, Cost
Management and
Control in Projects
Leadership &
Communication in
Projects
Project Risk
Management
Project
Procurement,
Contract
Management, and
Ethics
Project Closure

39, 40,
41, 42,
43, 44,
45

Project Management by
Larson & Gray
Chapter 10, 11, 12, 13,
14

Project management
by Meredith & Mantel
Chapter 7, 10, 11, 12,
13