MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
ALMATY MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Approved
at the meeting of the Educational
and methodical Council
Chairman
____________ N.Duisengulova
«____»_________________2014
Academic program: Bachelor
Specialty: 5В 070300 - «Information Systems»
Form of education: daytime
SYLLABUS
on the course: «Professionally Oriented Foreign Language»
Year: 2
Semester: 4
Number of credits: 2
Lectures: Docent Ye. Tsay, Senior teachers U.Seitmagambetova, M.Ayubay, G.Omarova,
A.Nurkamytova
Phone number 2937593, Rooms 201, 202
Almaty, 2014
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Completed by: Docent ________________ Ye. Tsay
Senior teacher ________________ U.Seitmagambetova
Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor ___________ L.Spankulova
The working program has been developed on the basis of the Sample Program of the course
“Professionally Oriented Foreign Language” for the students of the specialty 5В 070300 «Information Systems»
The syllabus was reviewed at the meeting of Foreign Languages Department
Protocol №___ from “___” ____________2014
Acting as Head of Foreign Languages Department _______________________ M. Jandildinov
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Introduction
This discipline considers and examines further development of the foreign language and
communication competency within a framework of European standards.
Methodology of teaching this discipline provides for:
- Practice classes conduction;
- IWST;
- IWS.
The purpose of teaching the subject is to master the language for professional and academic
purposes in future professions and enables students to achieve B2 level according to the
European standards of competence in foreign languages.
Tasks of studying this discipline are:
- to study special terminology in the foreign language;
- to work out the required documentation for project management;
- to acquire skills in project management.
Prerequisites:
In order to study this course it is necessary to assimilate the discipline “Foreign
Language” B1 level, “Information Technology”, “System Analysis and Optimization”.
Postrequisites:
Acquired skills are necessary for gaining further knowledge in “Professionally Oriented
Foreign language” and promoting students’ career in English-speaking environment in the field
of information technology systems.
Upon completion of this discipline students must:
master the following competencies according to the competence model of the bachelor
General competencies:
- know general vocabulary and terminology of the relevant discipline in the foreign
language;
- be able to find and understand information needed;
- have skills in oral communication in the forms of a monologue, a dialogue.
Subject-specialized:
- know terminology of the relevant discipline in the foreign language;
- be able to use organizational tools in project management; to build hierarchical structure of
a project; to use formalized methods of time evaluation and project assignments; to define the
amount and finance sources; to plan and regard risks.
- have skills in project realization analysis and evaluation of its success, in using software for
project management.
Economic and organization-management competencies:
- to be competent in project management using Microsoft Project, in practical application of
IS for joint ventures.
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CALENDAR AND THEMATIC PLAN
№
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Theme
2
Theme 1. Introduction to
ICT. History of project
management development.
Theme 2. Project Life Cycle.
Project Organisation.
Organisational Models.
Project Management
Processes: Initiation,
Planning, Monitoring and
Management. Project
Performance. Project
Closure.
Team Project Management:
Project participants –
stakeholders.
Theme 3. Progress and
Performance Measurement.
The Project Control Process.
Project Monitoring,
Evaluation and Control.
Revision
Project Quality
Management.
Human Resources
Management.
Communications
Management.
Theme 4. Risk Management.
Introduction to Risk
Management
Project Delivery
Management. Risk
Identification.
Risk Planning. Risk
Response.
Risk Analysis. Risk Control.
Revision and consolidation
of the material
Revision
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Lectures
3
Distribution of classes by weeks
Practical classes
IWS
4
5
3
2
IWST
6
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
Midterm control 1
3
3
Midterm control 2
Examination
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Content of practical classes, form of control and grading
Theme
№
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Questions for practical classes
2
Theme 1. Introduction to ICT. History of
project management development.
Theme 2. Project Life Cycle.
Project Organisation. Organisational
Models.
Project Management Processes:
Initiation, Planning, Monitoring and
Management. Project Performance.
Project Closure.
Team Project Management: Project
participants – stakeholders.
Theme 3. Progress and Performance
Measurement.
The Project Control Process.
Project Monitoring, Evaluation and
Control.
Literature
3
Form of control
4
Max.
score
5
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
7
Midterm Test 1
8
Project Quality Management.
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
9
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
12
Human Resources Management.
Communications Management.
Theme 4. Risk Management. Introduction
to Risk Management
Project Delivery Management. Risk
Identification.
Risk Planning. Risk Response.
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
13
Risk Analysis. Risk Control.
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
14
Revision and consolidation of the
material.
Midterm Test 2.
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
Compulsory
Oral & Written 100
10
11
15
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IWST SCHEDULE*
Theme №
1
Assignments for
independent work
(ISW)
2
Theme 1.
Introduction to
ICT. History of
project
management
development.
Types of Microsoft
Project tables
Theme 2. Project
Life Cycle.
Project
Organisation.
Organisational
Models.
Basic sorting, filtering
and grouping in
Microsoft Project
tables
Project
Management
Processes:
Initiation,
Planning,
Monitoring and
Management.
Project
Performance.
Project Closure.
Team Project
Management:
Project
participants –
stakeholders.
Presentations and
forms in MS Project
Theme 3.
Progress and
Performance
Measurement.
The Project
Control Process.
Calendar and
resources schedule.
Editing resource
information.
Types of reports in
MS Project
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Literature
Form of
control
3
4
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim,
pp.10-15.
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim, pp.
16-25
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Discussion
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Checking in
a group
Dead
line
(week)
5
Max.
score
1
100
2
100
3
100
4
100
5
100
6
Vocabulary
quiz
Presentation
Discussion
Presentation
Checking in
a group
Vocabulary
quiz
Checking in
a group
Discussion
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Project
Monitoring,
Evaluation and
Control.
Project Quality
Management.
Diagrams on using
tasks and resources.
Network diagram.
Human Resources Open Plan
Management.
Professional Project
Communications management system.
Management.
Theme 4. Risk
Gantt chart.
Management.
Introduction to
Risk Management
Project Delivery
Management.
Risk
Identification.
Resources allocation
among several
projects in MS
Project.
Risk Planning.
Risk Response.
Team work support in
MS Project
Risk Analysis.
Risk Control.
Data evaluation and
analysis reports in MS
Project.
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Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim
Project 2010, pp.8285 Introduction: Part
1. Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim,
pp.85-89
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim.
pp.86-96
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim,
pp.96-100
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Checking in
a group
6,7
100
8
100
9
100
Checking in
a group
Vocabulary
quiz
10
100
Checking in
a group
11
100
Checking in
a group
Discussion
12
100
Presentation
13,14,
15
100
Discussion
Discussion
Checking in
a group
Presentation
Checking in
a group
Checking in
a group
Round-table
discussion
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Revision and
consolidation
Revise the material of
Themes 1-4
Project Management.
Olaf Passenheim.
pp.10-96
Project 2010
Introduction: Part 1.
Learn Microsoft
Project. Stephen
Moffat
Midterm
Test 2
15
100
* Note: Control and evaluation of IWS/IWU assignments is done during IWST/IWUT classes in
accordance with the approved schedule.
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List of main and additional literature
Main literature
1. Professional English in Use. ICT. Santiago Remacha Esteras and Elena Marco Fabré.
Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 118p.
2. Project Management. Olaf Passenheim. Bookboon.com, 2009. – 126 p.
3. Project 2010 Introduction: Part 1. Learn Microsoft Project. Stephen Moffat. The Mouse
Training Company, 2011. – 82 p.
4. Project 2010 Introduction: Part II. Task Entry and Reports. Stephen Moffat. The Mouse
Training Company, 2011. – 94 p.
Additional literature
1. Business Grammar Builder by Paul Emmerson, Macmillan, 2006
2. Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
3. Project Leardership – Step by Step: Part 1. A Handbook on How to Master Small and
Medium-Sized Projects - SMPs. Svein Anre Jessen. Bookboon.com, 2009. – 112 p.
Course Policy
1. Attendance: If you miss classes, YOU are responsible for consolidation of the material
covered.
2. Requirements: You should be interested in studying and consolidating the programme
material. All assignments should be done by students regularly and according to the schedule.
Students must not be late for classes. Mobile devices are not allowed during midterm tests and
examination.
3. Practical classes: New material is introduced and consolidated at practical classes. It also
includes oral and written forms of control.
4. IWS: Checking and estimation of IWS is held during IWST classes. Students must hand in
their IW tasks by the fixed time. Those who do not meet the deadline will lose some points.
5. Total score is the sum of all points a student gets for practical classes and IWST including the
marks received for midterm tests and a final exam.
6. A teacher has the right to deprive graduates of some points in case they do not follow the
above rules.
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