Project

Management
Dr. Riaz Ahmed
PhD (Malaysia), PMP (USA)

September 09, 2016

Outline for Presentation

Course Instructor
Self-Introduction by Course Participants
Rules for the Course Participants: The
Dos and The Donts
Course Outline
Course Text Books
Assessment of Course Participants
Introduction to Course

Self-Introduction by the Course Participants

All Course Participants are requested to introduce
themselves, individually and briefly, stating their:
Full Name
Higher Education Background
Designation and Name of Employing Organization (if

applicable)
Project Management Courses /Trainings Previously Attended
Experience with Managing or Working on Projects
Reasons for Interest in the degree Program
Expectations from the this degree Program

Rules for the Course

Participants

Rules for the Course Participants: The DOs

Do listen to lectures very attentively and
carefully. Listening is the basis for comprehension
which is the prerequisite for performing well in this
course.
Do ask questions or bring up relevant points for
discussion in the classroom.
Be inquisitive, analytical, critical and creative
in your approach to learning project management!
Do visit me at my office during office hours,
individually or as a group, if you have a course-related
problem or problems and seek counseling. You can
also contact me through email at
riaz.ahmed@bui.edu.pk

Rules for the Course Participants: The DOs

Do read the prescribed course literature. It is the basic
requirement for comprehending project management and
for you to perform well in this demanding course!
Please note that using only my PowerPoint slides for
your exam preparation are NOT sufficient! YOU MAY
FAIL IF YOU DO SO! The questions in your midterm and
final examinations may relate to material contained in
the recommended course text books and handouts which may not have been discussed in detail,
or at all, in class!
Some good advice for you: Read from the beginning
of the course and NOT towards the end! You wont
regret it.

Rules for the Course Participants: The DONTs

Dont be late to class. 5:30 PM means 5:30PM sharp and
not a second later! The roll calls will be taken during the
first 10 minutes of the class as per Universitys policy.
Course participants who are late will be marked absent!
Dont ask me to mark you present if you are going to
be absent in that class. I dont care what events in your
personal or professional lives prevent you from coming to
my class. If you are absent in my class, youll simply be
marked absent. Period!
Dont come to class just to get marked present and then
wander of to the canteen for gossip, meals or
refreshments, or leave the campus, outside the 15-minute
customary pause. Anyone doing this will have their
attendance revoked.

Rules for the Course Participants: The DONTs

Dont use cell phones in the class. They must be put
on silent or may switched OFF prior to entering the
classroom and no SMS messages may be sent while the
class is in progress! Do not run in and out for making or
answering calls. Such behaviour distracts the class and
disrupts the presentation/discussion.

Dont chit-chat among yourselves, distract the

attention of other participants or behave immaturely
in the class. You are only hurting yourself and your
colleagues, not me. As educated adults, I expect you all
without exception to behave as such from the minute you
enter my class to the minute you leave it!

Rules for the Course Participants: The DONTs

Dont dely your weekly class assignments. Start work

immediately after receiving your topics. Many students do
nothing until the last day before the submission deadline and
then run at the eleventh hour complaining about the problems
in getting the required information.

Dont pester me for more marks. I evaluate my students

objectively and actually devote considerable time to read line
by line through each examination paper and class assignment.
From nothing comes nothing if your work is crap, be
prepared to get a crappy evaluation from me! And dont whine
about it.

Rules for the Course Participants: The DONTs

Dont miss out on your weekly assignments and
examinations. Setting repeat examinations is a big
nuisance for me and some marks are normally deducted
as a disincentive for being absent! In the event that MBA
participants have missed out on their examinations due
to compelling circumstances, I will schedule a single
repeat examination, but NO second or third repeats. If
the student also misses the repeat examination, he or
she will be considered as having scored zero marks
which will be final.

It is the responsibility of the MBA participants concerned to immediately contact

me if they have missed out on a weekly assignment or examina-tion! Do so as
soon as possible.

Rules for the Course Participants: The DONTs

Dont cheat in the sessional, midterm
or final examinations. If caught, you
may have your paper cancelled by the
department or, at the very least, you may
lose a percentage of your marks.

NO CHEATING & PLAGIARISM!

If I find that your class assignments have,

in full or in part, been plagiarized or copypasted from the World Wide Web without
referencing, I will give you zero marks
and reassign you another topic.
I routinely check to ensure that written
material submitted to me for evaluation is
not plagiarized. We at Bahria University
have the technical means for ensuring
this and we dont hesitate to use it.

ZERO TOLERANCE!

Rules for the Course Participants: The DONTs

Dont follow the rote (Learning by
Memorization) approach which you
may have grown accustomed to since
your schooldays. It is the WORST thing
you can do in my class apart from
outright misbehaviour and cheating /
plagiarism.
PowerPoint slides are meant to serve as
a subject guideline only and are NOT
meant to be memorized. DO NOT
reproduce the contents of the slides
in any of your weekly assignments or
in any examination.
In case of reproduction, marks will be heavily deducted and your
precious GPA will drop like a stone from the sky.

Objectives of the Course

To acquaint the course participants

comprehensively and at considerable depth

with project management activities by using
up-to-date literature and research on this
highly interesting, challenging, and
increasingly important field of project
management.

To motivate the participants to apply their

acquired knowledge to projects which they

will be directly or indirectly involved in
professionally and to help them undertake
their projects systematically and more

Objectives of the Course

To show that project management has, over the

last few decades, evolved into a very substantive

body of knowledge and that a good understanding
of the subject is crucial for managing a modern
organization sucessfully.
To stimulate interest among the participants in

project management as a full-time career option

after graduation.
To promote networking between the participants

and to encourage them to share in and outside

class their personal experiences working on
projects.
To set a benchmark in project management

Objectives of the Course Module

To provide the course participants with the

basic knowledge they would require for

successfully qualifying certification
examinations in project management being
offered by the PMI and other professional
associations.
Students should please note, however, that
this course in project management is NOT
intended to be a substitute for these
certification examinations but merely as an
aid which can help them acquire foundation
knowledge which is required for attempting
these certification examinations subsequently.

The
Essence of
Knowledge
Is Having
It To Apply
It
(Chinese Philiosopher Confucious)
551 B.C 479 B.C

Recommended Course Books

Project Management: A Managerial Approach
7th Edition, 2011
Jack R Meredith & Samuel J. Mantel, Jr

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK)

5th Edition, 2013
Project Management Institute, USA

Assessment of the Course

Participants

Assessment of the Course Participants

(The A-Student)

The A-Student demonstrates a very high level of

motivation to learn project management. Punctual and
attentive, bright, ambitious and hardworking, he or
she is an avid reader and grasps the subject matter
easily. The A-Student is also inquisitive and often
likes to discuss in detail issues raised by the teacher
who finds it a pleasure and an inspiration to work with
such students.
The A-Students confidently acquire a holistic
perspective and in-depth knowledge of project
management concepts, display excellent analytical
and critical thinking skills, are creative, and have the
ability to easily apply the theoretical knowledge they
acquired from their teacher to real-life case situations
which are presented to them in class or which they
encounter at their workplaces.

Assessment of the Course Participants

(The Average Student)
The averagestudent is generally a
good student whose work , though, does
exhibit some noticeable qualitative
deficiencies.
Shortcomings may arise in different
ways. For example, average students
may understand the underlying concepts
of project management and they may
have familiarized themselves with most
or all important aspects of the subject,
but they encounter difficulty in applying
their knowledge to real-life situations.
They may also not properly comprehend
the holistic perspective of project
management .

Assessment of the Course Participants

(The Horror Student)
These students are a BIG PAIN !
Typical qualities of a horror student are, among
other irritants, disinterest in attending class and
listening to the lectures, constant fidgeting,
chatting and eagerness to run outside the lecture
hall, unwillingness to read the recommended course
literature and do his or her assignments, and a
tendency to rote learn. Not surprisingly, these
students have great difficulty grasping the subject
course material or may have understood virtually
nothing of it at all by the end of semester. They
usually find it highly challenging to apply the
concepts and material they were exposed to in this
course, both in class examinations and at their
workplaces.

Assessment of the Course Participants

(Distribution of Course Marks)
Weekly Assignments /Quizes/Projects/Presentation(30
Marks)
MBA participants are expected to show that they can convincingly
relate concepts discussed in class with their project-related
professional work. Assgnments can be written in typed form or
By hand and must be submitted in the next class. There is no
limit on the length of pages to be submitted. Teamwork is strongly
encouraged.
Midterm Examination (30Marks)
MBA participants are expected to demonstrate a basic understanding of project management and all subject material covered in
class until the time of the examination, which is of 2 hours
duration. Three questions will be asked, all of which are mandatory
and carry equal marks.

Assessment of the Course Participants

(Distribution of Course Marks)
Final Examination (40 Marks)
MBA participants will be required to creatively apply their project
management knowledge to a real or fictitious case situation.
MBA participants who demonstrate excellent command over all
subject areas of project management and who can present
innovative ideas and approaches to problem situations can expect
to perform very well in this examination which, given its weightage,
will primarily determine the MBA participants overall GPA. Do not
underestimate the difficulty level of this examination!

20 - 25 PAGES MAXIMUM
(excluding Annex and Bibliography)

The Project Report

Title
TitlePage
Page

A good project report must be based on a sound concept and

well researched material using the best possible available pool of
primary and/or secondary data and information

The introduction should be brief (max. 3 pages). The research

objective(s), hypotheses and methodology must be clear,
concise, relevant and logical (max. 4 pages)

The analysis qualitative and/or quantitative must constitute

the bulk of the research report and relate directly to the theory
of project management. Footnotes can be included. A critical and
holistic perspective is essential when undertaking the analysis,
which must not be a mere reproduction of descriptive details!
Such details may be included if they are relevant as a basis of
reference for the analysis

The conclusions and recommendations (max. 3 pages) should

sum up the reports essential findings and give recommendations
for correcting major practical shortcomings which may have been
identified and examined in the course of the study

The appendix contains any important support documents not

included in the main text body; the bibliography section must
include all documented reference sources (source title, author,
date and place of publication, publisher and page number) along
with relevant details relating to interviews held etc.

Table
Tableof
ofContents
Contents
List
Listof
ofTables,
Tables,Graphs,
Graphs,
Charts
and
Charts and
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Introduction
Introduction
Research
ResearchObjectives,
Objectives,
Hypotheses
Hypothesesand
and
Methodology
Methodology
Analysis
Analysis
Conclusion
Conclusionand
and
Recommendations
Recommendations
Appendix
Appendix
Bibliography
Bibliography

ASSIGNMENT #01

(Due in next class)

(for student at Sr# 1-21)

Explore

literature

about

projects

and

identify what types of Top Management

Support

during

initiation,

planning,

execution, monitoring & control, and close

out (project termination) phases is required
to project managers and team members for
successful completion of project.
Note: Length: 2-3 pages, 12 font, single line, Heading, subheading, references, summary table, etc.

ASSIGNMENT #01

(Due in next class)

(for student at Sr# 1-21)

Phases/Support

Resources

Authority

Power

Communication
Structural planning

Initiation

Planning

Execution

Monitoring &
control

Close out /
termination

ASSIGNMENT #01

(Due in next class)

(for student at Sr# 22-42)

Explore
identify

about

innovative

methods

and

projects

and

practices

for

management of innovation projects in an

effective and efficient manner which leads
to successful completion of project.
Note: Length: 2-3 pages, 12 font, single line, Heading, subheading, references, etc.

ASSIGNMENT #01

(Due in next class)

(for student at Sr# 22-42)

Innovation project
What is innovation, innovative project, types of innovation
project

Practices
Explain

best

project

management

practices

used

ininnovative projects

Methods
Explain best project management methods,
techniques innovative projects
etc, etc, etc, etc

tools and

Thank You!