ISDS 3110 Chapter : Syllabus4113 Fall2012
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Section 1 tuesday/thursday 10:30 11:50 room 1615 business education complex. Section 2 tuesday/thursday 3:00 4:20 room 1615 business education complex. Office hours: 2:00 3:00 tuesdays; other times by appointment. This course covers basic concepts and skills for effective project management, including project management tools/techniques and the socio-cultural aspects of the project management process. Technical topics include project selection, project scope statements, work breakdown structure (wbs), estimating, scheduling resources, progress evaluation, managing risk, agile project management, and project audit/closure. Socio-cultural topics include team development, team processes (communication, conflict resolution, negotiation), personality types in teams, team leadership, stakeholder management, and ethical issues in projects. Assignments will include application of project planning and technical skills and analysis of project cases. Concepts and skills will be taught through a combination of lecture and a learn-by-doing" approach. Ms project software will be used for some assignments.