ISM5112 Project Management in EngineeringBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ISM5112 Project Management in Engineering Spring 3 0 3 8

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor ÖZLEM KANGA
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ADNAN ÇORUM
Prof. Dr. FAİK TUNÇ BOZBURA
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖKHAN GELİŞEN
Assoc. Prof. GÜL TEKİN TEMUR ASLAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is designed for graduate engineering students to give the fundamental concepts of project management. The course provides project definition, project budgeting, scheduling, planning with CPM and PERT, resource allocation, time and cost analyses, monitoring/information system and controlling, earned value method.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- Grasp the basic principles of modern project management
- Evaluate a project plan
- Schedule a project by collecting numerical data about the stages of the project
- Conclude whether the project continues according to the plan in terms of schedule, budget and management
- Apply the project management and scheduling techniques on a practical problem
- Use a project management software (MS Project)
- Manage a project in MS Project from start to finish

Course Content

Principles on building a global project plan based on project management standards.
Using project constraints such as cost, scope and time to evaluate a project and determine the best selection.
Clearly stating project objectives and establishing a capable project team in order to maximize the project performance.
Analysis of project components in order to reduce duration and mitigate risk.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course introduction
2) Strategy and Project Selection In Project Management
3) Project Organization and Culture
4) Defining a Project
5) Estimating Project Times and Costs
6) Managing Risk
7) Leadership & Managing Project Teams
8) Developing a Project Plan
9) Scheduling
10) Network calculations
11) CPM/ PERT
12) Reducing Project Duration
13) Presentations I
14) Presentations II

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Larson, E.; Gary, C. Project Management: The Managerial Process. 6th Edition, 2014, McGraw Hill.
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Project 1 % 35
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 25
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 75
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Project 1 50 50
Midterms 1 24 24
Final 1 24 24
Total Workload 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be process oriented
2) To integrate technical specifications with management functions
3) To improve management skills by taking into account the economic, social and environmental conditions
4) To launch fast and agile decision-making process
5) To lead disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams, to develop solution approaches in complex situations, to work individually and to take responsibility
6) To have conscious of professional and ethical responsibility
7) To be aware of economic and legal implications of engineering solutions
8) To have ability of selection and efficient use of modern techniques, equipments and information technologies for engineering management
9) To have verbal and oral effective communication skills by using visual methods in Turkish and English
10) To have conscious of necessity to lifelong learning
11) To be aware of entrepreneurship, sustainability and innovation
12) To be capable of designing and conducting experiments and collecting data, analyzing and interpreting results