Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / BUS430 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: BUS430 Course Title: PROJECT MANAGEMENT: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer GÖKHAN SEÇME (gsecme@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction English
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Having ability and knowledge of creating project management plans and using project management tools

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Average successful student; - create project management plans PO-14 have knowledge of new approaches used in production, fundamentals of production management, production systems, distribution planning and break-even analysis, installation placement and production planning.
Examination
LO-2 Can apply project management tools to key areas of business PO-14 have knowledge of new approaches used in production, fundamentals of production management, production systems, distribution planning and break-even analysis, installation placement and production planning.
Examination
LO-3 Can plan and manage the projects. PO-13 It helps the students model their decision-making problem about life using the linear programming techniques, solve the simplex and transportation problems and interpret the outcomes in terms of technical and economical.
PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction to Project Management, Project Organization, Leadership and Project Teams, Project Activities, Project Scope and Supplier Relations, Scheduling, Project Monitoring, Project reports, forms and plans, Project Risk Management
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to Project Management Lecturing and Problem solving method
2 Project Life Cycle and Organization, Project Management Processes Lecturing and Problem solving method
3 Project Organization, Leadership and Project Teams Lecturing and Problem solving method
4 Introduction to project scheduling and project planning techniques Lecturing and Problem solving method
5 Network diagram construction, activity on arrow ve activity on node structures Lecturing and Problem solving method
6 Critical path medhod and example solutions Lecturing and Problem solving method
7 Cost evaluation and time - cost trade off Lecturing and Problem solving method
8 mid-term exam
9 PERT technique, stochasticty of activity times Lecturing and Problem solving method
10 Probability distribution of task times and conversions Lecturing and Problem solving method
11 PERT analysis Lecturing and Problem solving method
12 Computation of completion time probability Lecturing and Problem solving method
13 Example solutions and computations Lecturing and Problem solving method
14 Project Management Software Lecturing and Problem solving method
15 Review of subjects and Preparation to Final exam Lecturing and Problem solving method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Gray, C.F., E.W.Larson, Project Management, (2000) 1th ed. Mc Graw Hill., ISBN 0-07-116316-6.
2 Meredith, J.R., S.J.Mantel, Project Management: A Managerial Approach, (1995) 3rd ed. Wiley, ISBN 0-471-01626-8.
3 Project Management: Techniques in Planning and Controlling Construction Projects, Hira N. Ahuja, S. P. Dozzi and S. M. Abourizk, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., United States of America 1994.
Required Course instruments and materials
Related books, Blackboard

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 122