Course Outline BUSN3600 Winter 2020 Wednesday PDF

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DOUGLAS COLLEGE COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSE INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE _____________________________________________________________________________

BUSN 3600 – Project Management WEDNESDAY Instructor:

Adrienne Watt

Course location: Sec 002 New West N5109Course time: Wednesday 12:30am – 15:20 Office location:

8th floor Anvil

E-mail: [email protected] Office hours: after class (15:20-15:50) Semester: Winter 2020 or by appointment Date: Jan 6, 2020 – Apr 9, 2020 _____________________________________________________________________________ COURSE MATERIALS Text Book Required: Project Management https://opentextbc.ca/projectmanagement/ Reference: (optional) PMBOK – A Guide to the Project Management Book of Knowledge, latest edition. Communication: ALL e-mails to Instructor must have ‘Student Name, Bus 3600-Sec you are in’ in the email header

CALENDAR COURSE DESCRIPTION This course emphasizes tools, techniques and social components of project management. It applies the widelyaccepted PMBOK set of standards (Project Management Body of Knowledge) to the analysis and study of project management. The course uses a chronological approach to project management and explains initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing projects. Using group discussions, case studies, and exercise simulations, students will learn how to apply tools and techniques of project management to navigate a project to a successful outcome. COURSE OBJECTIVES Learning Outcomes 1. Identify and assess what constitutes a project 2. Describe the role of the project manager 3. Describe project management and discuss key elements of the project management framework, 4. including project stakeholders, the project management knowledge areas, common tools and techniques, project life cycle and project success s 5. Analyze the relationship between project and portfolio management and the contribution they make to enterprise success 6. Assess and apply the five project management process groups to a project 7. Describe the typical level of activity for each process group, and the interactions among them 8. Demonstrate an understanding of the project management process groups and their relationship to the BUSN 3600 Course Syllabus 1

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project management knowledge areas 9. Evaluate and assess various measures of determining project success 10. Plan and manage a small in-class project

‘Course Content 1. Understanding the process of Project Management 2. Selecting and working on projects, understanding organizations and stakeholders 3. The Project Management Process Groups 4. Integration Management 5. Scope Management 6. Time Management 7. Cost Management 8. Quality Management 9. Human Resource Management 10. Communication Management 11. Risk Management 12. Procurement Management 13. Project Closing EVALUATION A final course grade will be determined based on the following instruments and their corresponding weighted percentages: Assignment(s) 10% Midterm 30% Term Project 20% Participation/Attendance 10% (this includes class exercise grp presentation) Final Examination 30% 100% Methods Of Instruction Lectures, case studies, exercises and group discussions will be used. Group work: A large component of this course is based on group work. It is the responsibility of the group to let me know if someone is not 'pulling their weight' well in advance of due date. Class Cancellation Policy In the event that a class is cancelled due to instructor illness, weather, or other unforeseen circumstance, a notification will be made through Blackboard. It is the responsibility of students to be proactive and to check their announcements and/or email before coming to class. Every effort will be made to ensure that the notification is made as soon as possible. Please ensure that all email sent through Blackboard is directed to your personal email. NOTE: A student MUST complete at least 71% of all the evaluations for this course in BUSN 3600 Course Syllabus 2

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order to obtain credit; otherwise, he/she will be assigned an UN as the final grade. REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS Attendance and Participation: Students are expected to prepare for, attend and actively participate in all class sessions, and online exercises, to sit the required tests and final examination, and to submit assignments as and when required. Students are responsible for ALL materials. This also applies to any announcements made in class. If you cannot attend a class, ask other students if any announcements were made in the missed class. Students are also responsible to check Blackboard e-mail and the course website for messages and updates.

Late assignments/projects/quizzes: Late work will be given a ZERO MARK with the exception of extraordinary circumstances or prior arrangements with the instructor. Turnitin.com: Douglas College subscribes to Turnitin.com, which is an internet-based service that is used to review written work for textual similarity with other written works. Works that are submitted to turnitin.com are included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database, in order that the submitted works can be reviewed for textual similarity with other written works submitted to Turnitin.com. Douglas College views Turnitin.com as very important in upholding academic integrity, which is a paramount concern for the College. As a condition for completing this course, students agree to allow their written works to be submitted to the Turnitin.com website (or any similar website or other service chosen by Douglas College or the Instructor, and to the retention of their works by Turnitin.com (or any similar service provider), for review of textual similarity with other works. If a student does not agree to submit his/her term paper into the turnitin.com database then he/she must consult with the Instructor no later than the end of the second week of classes to make alternate arrangements to verify the authenticity of their work. See Academic Integrity document: https://www.douglascollege.ca/~/media/27C599ABC76048A0A713648565906273.ashx Plagiarism and Cheating: Douglas College in common with other educational institutions, condemns cheating or attempted cheating within its community. Reprimands and appeals will be exercised according to official college policy. Regarding the details of the policy on Academic Dishonesty, visit the web page http://library.douglascollege.ca/guides/cite-sources/plagiarism. Missed tests or final examination: Tests and final examination will be offered only during the scheduled date and time of sitting. Exceptions may be considered in cases of extraordinary circumstances. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the College and the instructor at the earliest reasonable opportunity. Otherwise, the student will receive a ZERO mark for any missed test(s) and will receive a UN as the final course grade for missing the final examination. BUSN 3600 Course Syllabus 3

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Student Conduct: Any student who displays disruptive or dangerous behaviour will be asked to leave the classroom/lab by the instructor. Such behaviour will be classified as misconduct. Reprimands and appeals will be exercised according to official college policy. To obtain a copy of the policy on Standards of Conduct, contact the Registrar’s Office. Late Policy: The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration has passed a policy regarding students who go to their classes late. The policy is as follows: “Learners are expected to be on time for class. Arriving on time is a matter of respect for the instructor and fellow students. Late entry disrupts the learning environment. After due warning, students who are repeatedly late for class can be prohibited from entering the classroom until there is a natural break in that day’s class.”

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BUSN 3600 COURSE INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE *All assignments need to be individually completed. Week Topics Activities Introduction to Course Term Project discussion 1 Use of Blackboard and mail forwarding *Ass 1 - Submit individual project proposals Jan 8 Chapter 1 – PM Past and Present, Careers Due week 2 Chapter 2 – Project Management Overview Chapter 3 – Project Life Cycle (Process In class: Discuss and choose project with group. Largest 2 Groups) project you’ve worked on Jan 15 Chapter 4 – Framework for Project Term Project Phase 1 Due Week 5 Management 3 Chapter 5 – Project Stakeholders In class: Stakeholder exercise. Jan 22 Chapter 6 - Culture and PM Work on group project Chapter 7 – Project Initiation, Financial *Ass 2 – Weighted decision matrix Due: Week 5 4 Considerations, NVP, ROI, Project Charter Jan 29 In Class: NVP class exercise 5 Chapter 8 – Project Planning In-class Exercise –WBS (grp presents) Feb 5 Chapter 9 – Project Scope Planning, WBS Term project Phase 1 due beginning of class Chapter 10 – Project Schedule Planning, *Ass 3 - Network diagram Due: Week 8 6 Gantt chart, network diagram Feb 12 Midterm test – covers Ch 1 to Ch 9 Feb 19 Study Break 8 Chapter 11 – Resource Planning, In-class Exercise - Network diagram (grp presents) Feb 26 network diagram cont’d Show instructor your projects during class 9 Chapter 12 – Cost (Budget) Planning In-class exercise – EVM (grp presents) Mar 4 Chapter 13 – Procurement Management 10 Chapter 14 – Quality Planning In-class exercise – Fishbone diagram (grp presents) Mar 11 Chapter 15 – Communication Planning Video: TedTalk - Headlee 11 *Ass 4 – Risk Management Due: Week 12 Chapter 16 – Project Risk Planning Work on group project Mar 18 12 Presentation lecture Work on group project Mar 25 Chapter 17 – Project Execution Show instructor your projects during class Term Project Ph 2 printed report due beginning of class Project Presentations Printed term project report due beginning of class (ALL students must be present) 13 MUST submit report to TURNITIN.COM (one When submitting to Turnitin, name your report by Apr 1 person per group) CLASSID: 23038329 entering ‘Wednesday-GROUP# Phase 2’ Check with instructor for password # represents your group number 14 Project Presentations continue Apr 8 (ALL students must be present in class) Final Exam (April 14-22) - covers all Date to be determined chapters

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Final Exam Rules No entry into the exam room if you are more than 30 minutes late. No extra time will be allowed in case of late arrival. No leaving in the first half hour of exam. No cell phones during exam – if you are seen with one in your hand, you will get an automatic 0 on the final exam. TURN OFF cell phones. Place your ID on the desk so that instructor can verify your identity. NO BATHROOM BREAKS. Once you leave the exam room, you MUST hand in your exam. Nothing on desk except pencil and eraser. No talking during exam. Write clearly; if I can’t read what you wrote, the answer will be marked as incorrect. NO CHEATING – keep your eyes on your paper only. If I see anyone looking at someone else’s paper, both students will get 0 on the paper. Sign out when you leave. After leaving the room, observe silence in the corridor area. Other people are writing exams.

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Douglas College Credit Grading Policy Grade A+

Numerical value 4.33

A AB+ B BC+ C CP

4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 1.00

F

0.00

FD

0.00

UN

0.00

Achievement Level 95% and above 90% - 94% 85% - 89% 80% - 84% 75% - 79% 70% - 74% 65% - 69% 60% - 64% 55% - 59% 50% - 54%

49% and below

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Outstanding achievement

Good achievement

Satisfactory achievement Marginal Achievement. This grade does not permit students to pursue another course for which this graded course was a prerequisite. Unsatisfactory Achievement Failure due to academic dishonesty. This notation will remain on the student’s transcript for two years following the student’s graduation or last semester attended, at which time the student will become eligible to apply to have the grade converted to an “F” (fail). Student completed less than 70% of the total evaluation of the course, or missed more than 30% of the classes where the instructor’s Course Outline specifies that attendance is a course requirement.

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BUSN 3600 Course Syllabus 7

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