Course Outline & Course Evaluation Form

Session: 2014 -16

Term: V
Course Name: ----PROJECT MANAGEMENT------------------Name of Course Coordinator/Instructor(s): Prof. RAJIV MISRA--------------------------

Course Objectives:
a) Understand the basics of Project Management
b) Understanding the interaction of Project Management with other disciplines.
c)

Familiarity with the tools and techniques of Project Management (Project Management software)

Learning Outcomes:
a) The student should be able to manage a project on his own

Pedagogy:

Prescribed Text:
1.

Lectures

2.

Cases

3.

Software

Additional References if any:

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Evaluation Method:
(* Kindly see the instructions as mentioned below)

Sr. No.
a)

Component

Weightage (%)

Duration Of
Exam

Open Book /Closed

Mid Term Examination

(not more than 40% of the total
weightage)

b)

End Term Examination

30% 2 hrs

Open

30%

Group Project

(not less than 30 % & more

than 40 percent of the total
weightage)

c)

Quiz (announced or
unannounced)
(not more than 40% of the total
weightage)

d)

Project Assignments
(not more than 40% of the total
weightage)

e)

Class Participation

5%

(not more than 20% of the total

weightage)

f)

Oral Examination
(not more than 20% of the total
weightage)

g)

Take home
Assignments/Tutorials

35%

(not more than 40% of the total

weightage)

Instructions for choosing Evaluation Methods for course:

Take Home

For 3 credit
Evaluation
Criterion for
various
credits

minimum 4 components of
evaluations comprising of mid-term
exam, end-term exam, 4 quizzes and
one of the either components CP,
Assignment, Project, Case, etc.

For 1.5 credit

minimum 3 components of evaluations
comprising of end-term exam, 2
quizzes and one of the either
components CP, Assignment, Project,
Case, etc.

The instructor shall necessarily use written examination(s) for evaluating students in the compulsory
and elective courses.
The weightage for the end term examination should not be less than 30 per cent.
No evaluation component should have a weightage in excess of 40% in the final evaluation. The
maximum weightage for class participation or oral examination should not be more than 20%.

Sessions Wise Plan

(*Please give the full session plan)
Total Sessions

Topic(s) to be covered

Reference, if any

Session-1

Introduction to Project Management

Exercise

Session-2

The Tools and Techniques

Session-3

Network Methods

Session-4

Computer Aided Project

Management

Case

Session-5

Hands on PJM software

MS Project

Session-6

Hands on PJM software

Session-7

Hands on PJM software

Session-8

Hands on PJM software

Session-9

Resources and Resource leveling

Session-10

Resources and Resource leveling

Session-11

Group Project

Session-12

Cost Monitoring in Project

Session-13

Cost Crashing in Projects

Session-14

Exercises on Cost Crashing

Session-15

Earned Value Management

Session-16

Earned Value Management

Session-17

Stake Holder Management/ Risk

Management

Session-18

Project Procurement and Negotiation

Session-19

A Capstone Exercise

Session-20

Wrap up and Summarization

Exercises and Cases

Case

Case

Case