Course Language:
İngilizce
Course Objectives:
To learn the Project Management methodology as standardized by PMI- Project Management Institute.
Course Content:
The stages of PMMI’s project management methodology, 9 different knowledge areas, planning, scheduling of projects, understanding the requirements of IT projects, analyze firm requirements and develop project plans including the necessary constraints, know the modern rapid development cycles, understand CMMI, use a project manahement software such as MS Project, develop a detailed project plan for an imaginary IT project.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, B:Presentation, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Laboratory
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
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2,3 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
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2,3 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
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2,3,4 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
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2,3,4 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
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4,5,6,7,10 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
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4,5,6,10 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to Project Management (PM) | |
| 2 | The PM and Information Technology Context, SDL stages and main roles, | |
| 3 | The PM Process Groups: A Case Study, Proposal, Requirements analysis, Feasibilty analysis | |
| 4 | Project Integration Management, Scope, time and cost constraints | |
| 5 | Project Scope Management, change management | |
| 6 | Project Time Management, Gant and Pert Chart technics | |
| 7 | Mid-term | |
| 8 | Project Cost Management | |
| 9 | Project Quality Management, Implementation Methods, JAD teams | |
| 10 | Project Human Resource Management, Motivation and handling conflict during Projects | |
| 11 | Project Communications Management | |
| 12 | Project Risk Management, PMP | |
| 13 | Project Procurement Management | |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Final | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | Required: Schwalbe, Kathy (2007), Information Technology Project Management, Fifth Edition, Course Technology, Cengage Learning |
| Additional Resources | |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 20 |
| Assignment | 1 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| Contribution of Course to Program Outcomes | |||||||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 1 | MIS graduate, has the knowledge to model data, analyze data using statistical methods, to use various query and report generation softare, to generate SQL to query data and analze the results. | ||||||||||
| 2 | MIS graduate, knows how to identify the firms’ IT needs, define them and design using modern technologies. | X | |||||||||
| 3 | MIS graduate is qualified to design and develop solutions for company’s IT requirements, using extant modelling methods and technologies. | X | |||||||||
| 4 | MIS graduate is qualified to design and implement pilot projects for end users which would enable them to conribute to IT solutions desgined for the company. | X | |||||||||
| 5 | MIS graduate has the necessary communication and social skills to assume responsibility by herself/himself or to work as an effective team player. | X | |||||||||
| 6 | MIS graduate is qualified to follow the most recent developments in IT and management issues, and learn to apply the new methods and technologies. | X | |||||||||
| 7 | MIS graduate is qualified to communicate orally and in written with a second foreign language, in addition to Turkish amd English, with his/her colleagues, and is able to produce presentations, reports as his/her job requires and can explain new technologies to others. | X | |||||||||
| 8 | MIS graduate is qualified to act as an entrepreneur that would develop and implement strategies and business models in Internet ve mobile platforms. | X | |||||||||
| 9 | MIS graduate is qualified to foresee the effects of IT systems and organizations and users, to take precautions for security and privacy, inform the necessary partners, and if possible develop the necessary solutions. | X | |||||||||
| 10 | MIS graduate, while developing IT solutions for organizations, obeys by the ethical rules of their profession, knows the legislation about the IT matters. | X | |||||||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Homework | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| Total Work Load | 140 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 5,60 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 | ||
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