ADMN 230 Project Management

School of Business

ADMN 230 Project Management is designed as a first course in project management. Building foundation skills in project management is of value to anyone who is currently facing project planning and management challenges at work or to students in Business Administration Professional Management or technology programs. ADMN 230 Project Management gives you the foundation, experience, techniques and tools to: - Learn the 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas - plan a project effectively and successfully - manage each stage of the project life cycle successfully - work with organizational constraints - set goals and objectives tied directly to stakeholder needs - get the most from your project management team - utilize state-of-the-art project management tools to get the work done on time, within scope and on budget.

Prerequisites: ADMN 170 or equivalent with a minimum of 60%

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Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – YesBlock Transfer – Yesbctransferguide.ca
Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours45
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Know and understand the ten Knowledge Areas of Project Management
  2. Determine if an assignment is or should be a project and, if so, how to develop a project
  3. Describe in depth, understand and utilize the processes in the project management lifecycle
  4. Describe relationships between organizational behaviour and successful project management
  5. Be able to create a project plan using appropriate software tools, such as Microsoft Project 2010, and utilize the tools to effectively plan, track and assign resources
  6. Understand the role of assumptions and constraints in project management and planning
  7. Discuss the importance of and utilize the Work Breakdown Structure
  8. Learn the methods of assigning the right resource(s)
  9. Learn how to identify and assess project risks
  10. Describe and utilize techniques to avoid scope creep and understand the risks arising from scope creep
  11. Describe and recognize the stages of team development
  12. Establish procedures for change management control
  13. Determine if and when a project is successful

Teaching and Learning Approach

A combination of textbook readings, video lessons, and virtual class exercises will develop each student’s ability to initiate, plan, execute, and close any project. The textbook is a mandatory and essential resource for this course. Practical, hands-on project management tools, methods, and best practices will be learned and applied in this course.

Projects cannot be completed without the synergy and effort of teams. Learners will be forming project teams to complete in-class and course assignments. Team members will be required to contribute, collaborate, and work effectively and will be evaluated based on team effort and contribution.

Learning Resources

Required:

http://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/8678fbae-6724-454c-a796-3c6667d826be/1/Project-Management- 1375466259.pdf

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. 1. Chapter 1- Project Management Concepts

2. 2. Week 2- PM Environment and Stakeholders

3. 3. Week 3 - Project Initiation and Charter

4. 4. Week 4 - Scope Management

5. 5. Week 5 - Schedule Management

6. 6. Week 6 - Cost Management

7. 7. Reading Week

8. 8. Midterm Week

9. 9. Week 9 Quality Management

10. 10. Week 10 - Resource Management

11. 11. Week 11 - Risk Management

12. 12. Week 12 - Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

13. 13. Week 13 - Monitoring and Controlling Projects

14. 14. Week 14 - Project Closure and Wrap Up

15. 15. Final Exam Week

Assessment

Title Learning Outcomes Value
Quizzes 1-13 20%
Weekly Case Study 1-13 40%
Case Study Presentations 1-13 40%
Total 100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.

Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.