11/21/2024 6:29:50 AM	BMG 66.4 Course Outline as of Fall 2023	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BMG 66.4	Title:  PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Full Title:  Project Management
Last Reviewed:2/13/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.50	Lecture Scheduled	1.50		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	26.25
Minimum	1.50	Lab Scheduled	0		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.50			Contact Total	26.25
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  52.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75

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:

In this course, students will receive 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:

In this course, students will receive 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

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2001	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

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:

1. Apply basic project management steps to the initiation of new projects.

2. Use project management tools to create and communicate project elements to project stakeholders.

 

Objectives:

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

I. Overview following the Methodology of the Project Management Institute

II. Project Initiation via Stakeholder Dialogue

    A. Statement of Work (SOW)

    B. Project deliverables

    C. Project resources

III. Project Planning

    A. Gathering project information

    B. Organizing information and process into a WBS

    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:

1. Individual written exercises: Needs Assessment, Problem Statement, Project Objectives, Project Options

2. Evaluate a case study of a Statement of Work (SOW)

3. Project cost analysis - Spreadsheet

4. Project Mapping/Planning - Graphic representation

5. Graphing: Gantt chart to measure project performance

6. Project planning and execution

7. Exams

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%
Individual writing exercises; case study of SOW
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Project mapping/planning, graphing. project planning and execution.
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 15 - 25%
Project cost analysis
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
Exams
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:

Fundamentals of Project Management. 6th ed. Heagney, Joseph. American Management Association. 2022.

Instructor prepared materials

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