| AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| SEN3003 | Software Project Management | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YÜCEL BATU SALMAN |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YÜCEL BATU SALMAN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi PINAR BÖLÜK |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | Defining the software project lifecycle and defining the usual stages of a software project management. Implementing a variety of cost benefit evaluation techniques for choosing among competing project proposals and evaluating the risk. The course covers project planning, program management, project evaluation, software effort estimation, activity planning, risk management, monitoring and controlling, managing contracts, managing people and organizing teams, and software quality. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Describe the contents of a typical business plan 2. Construct project planning in an organized step-by-step manner. 3. Select an appropriate process model 4. Describe the software effort estimation 5. Produce an activity plan for a project 6. Identify the factors putting a project at risk 7. Identifying the resources required for a project 8. Manage the progress of projects 9. Select new staff into a project. 10. Select the best communication genres to support the coordination needs of a project. |
| The course content is composed of the basics of software project management, project evaluation and programme management, project planning, selection of appropriate project approach, software effort estimation, activity planning, risk management, resource allocation, monitoring and control, managing contracts, managing people in software environment, working in teams, software quality. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Software Project Management | |
| 2) | Project Evaluation and Programme Management | |
| 3) | An Overview of Project Planning | |
| 4) | Selection of Appropriate Project Approach | |
| 5) | Software Effort Estimation | |
| 6) | Activity Planning | |
| 7) | Activity Planning | |
| 8) | Risk Management | |
| 9) | Resource Allocation | |
| 10) | Monitoring and Control | |
| 11) | Managing Contracts | |
| 12) | Managing People in Software Environment | |
| 13) | Working in Teams | |
| 14) | Software Quality |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Bob Hughes, Mike Cotterell, Software Project Management, McGraw Hill, 5th Edition. Harold Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, John Wiley & Sons. |
| References: | Yok |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Project | 1 | % 25 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 25 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 75 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Project | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Midterms | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 176 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
| 2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
| 3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | 4 |
| 4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | 4 |
| 5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | 4 |
| 6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | 3 |
| 7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 3 |
| 8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | 3 |
| 9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 4 |