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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BMG 66.4 | Title:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
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| Full Title:
Project Management |
| Last Reviewed:2/13/2023 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 2 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 1.00 | | Contact Total | 17.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
BMG 78.128
Catalog Description:
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An introduction to project management and the tools a project manager needs to be effective. Topics include initiating, planning, scheduling, implementing, controlling, evaluating, and managing a project team.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An introduction to project management and the tools a project manager needs to be effective. Topics include initiating, planning, scheduling, implementing, controlling, evaluating, and managing a project team.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2001 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Apply basic project management steps to the initiation of new projects
2. Evaluate and analyze project elements and schedule data tracking
3. Use project management tools to create and communicate project elements to project
stakeholders
4. Manage the project team by applying leadership principles
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Read, analyze, and evaluate the components of a successful project plan
2. Design and develop tools to successfully manage projects
3. Organize project data inputs and write plans using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
method
4. Create and compare different project scheduling techniques such as Gantt charts and critical
path mapping
5. Summarize methods to manage the project team
Topics and Scope
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I. Overview following the Methodology of the Project Management Institute
II. Project initiation via stakeholder dialogue
A. Scope of work
B. Project deliverables
C. Project resources
III. Project Planning
A. Gathering project information
B. Organizing information and process into a Work Breakdown Structure
C. Identify critical path tasks
IV. Project Execution
A. Scheduling tasks and milestones
1. Gantt charts
2. Critical path mapping
B. Tracking tasks and project milestones
V. Apply Leadership Principles to Managing the Project Team
Assignments:
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1. Individual written exercises: problem statement, identification of stakeholders, project options
2. Evaluate a case study of a project proposal
3. Project cost analysis
4. Project schedule: Execution plan
5. Graphing: Gantt chart to measure project performance
6. Exams (1 - 2)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
45 - 55% |
| Case study analysis | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 30% |
| Project planning and execution, evaluate Gantt Chart | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
15 - 25% |
| Gantt chart creation | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 20% |
| Exams (multiple choice, true/false, completion) | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Fundamentals of Project Management. 5th ed. Heagney, Joseph. AMACOM. 2016
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