POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
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 | Spring | 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. |
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) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |