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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) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |