INTRODUCTION to PROJECT MANAGEMENT

AIM

The course aims to develop an understanding of basic skills in Project Management concepts and to introduce techniques required to successfully complete any project, from initial planning through to implementing, overseeing and evaluating projects.

CONTENT

This course contains; What is a project ?,What is management?,Basic concepts.:Project constraints in professional practice: Quality, Time and Cost,Design as a project,Project delivery systems,Pricing arrangements,The concept of planning,Introduction to scheduling, Scheduling tools and techniques for Project Management,Network techniques,Exercise in network scheduling,Precedence diagramming exercises, Precedence diagramming exercises,Crashing.

1. 1

   1. Handles a design problem as a Project

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Problem Solving Method, Question - Answer Technique, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

2. 2

   2. Identifies stakeholders

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Question - Answer Technique, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

3. 3

   3. Identifies Project constraints (time, cost, quality)

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Problem Solving Method, Question - Answer Technique, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

4. 4

   4. Identifies project delivery systems.

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Question - Answer Technique, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

5. 5

   5. Differentiates between pricing arrangements.

   Taught by: Discussion Method, Problem Solving Method, Question - Answer Technique, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

6. 6

   6. Prepares a simple schedule.

   Taught by: Problem Solving Method, Project Based Learning Model, Experiential Learning, Lecture Method · Assessed by: Traditional Written Exam

WEEKLY PLAN

1. WEEK 1

   What is a project ?

2. WEEK 2

   What is management?

3. WEEK 3

   Basic concepts.:Project constraints in professional practice: Quality, Time and Cost

4. WEEK 4

   Design as a project

5. WEEK 5

   Project delivery systems

6. WEEK 6

   Pricing arrangements

7. WEEK 7

   The concept of planning

8. WEEK 8

   Introduction to scheduling

9. WEEK 9

   Scheduling tools and techniques for Project Management

10. WEEK 10

    Network techniques

11. WEEK 11

    Exercise in network scheduling

12. WEEK 12

    Precedence diagramming exercises

13. WEEK 13

    Precedence diagramming exercises

14. WEEK 14

    Crashing

ASSESSMENT

• Rate of Midterm Exam to Success30%
• Rate of Final Exam to Success70%

WORKLOAD

READING

• To be distributed by the lecturer
• Harris, Jean, Proje Yönetimi,Hayat yayınları Thomsett, Michael, Proje Yönetimi, Epsilon 1996. Pacheco-Vega ,Sigfrido, The Simple Guide to Project Management: How to Be an Effective Project Manager in Commercial Construction,mexSig Inc, 2014. Ramroth, William, Project Management for Design Professionals, AEC Education, 2006. Kerzner, Harold R, Project Management: Case StudiesWiley, 2013, Proje Yönetimi El Kitabı, Harvard Business Review, 2022.

TEACHING STAFF

• Prof.Dr. Ayşe Zeynep SÖZENCOORDINATOR
• Prof.Dr. Sema ERGÖNÜL