PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MT505

Course Code: MT505
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Tusan Derya

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain an ability to define the most widely studied network flow problems such as shortest path, minimum spanning tree
Gain an ability to create mathematical models of network flow problems
Gain an ability to learn the stages and execution of of project planning
Gain an ability to analyse the process of Project management by using time-cost and resource balancing techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Project Management Concepts
2^nd Week	System and Capacity Management
3^rd Week	Risk Management and Software Systems Management
4^th Week	Project Planning, Programming and Budgeting
5^th Week	Project Cycle Management
6^th Week	Strategic Planning in Project Management
7^th Week	Project Planning
8^th Week	MIDTERM EXAM
9^th Week	Project Programming
10^th Week	Building the Project Programme, Resource and Cost Programming
11^th Week	Technical, Social, Commercial and Economical Analysis of a Project
12^th Week	Technical, Social, Commercial and Economical Analysis of a Project
13^th Week	Cost and Effectiveness Analysis of a Project
14^th Week	Project Selection Criteria
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge-4th Edition (Newton Square, PA: PMI Inc.)
2. The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, 3rd Edition, by Eric Verzuh (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2008).
3. Burhan Albayrak, Project Management and Analysis, Nobel Press and Distribution, 2009.
4. Jeffrey K. Pinto, Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Pearson Education Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall, 2010
5. Prof.Dr.Çetin ELMAS, Ayşegül ELMAS, Project Management According to International Standards, Berikan Bookstore Press, 2013.
6. Power Point Representations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Practice
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	35
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	10
Project	1	10
Attendance	1	5
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	14	14
Individual or group work	14	12	168
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	14	28
Total Work Load			306
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.2
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X
K2	X	X		X
K3	X	X
K4			X
K5				X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11