Class Syllabus – 2010-11/Winter
CLASS IDENTIFICATION
TITLE:
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CREDIT HOURS:
CLASS BEGINS/ENDS:
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Project Management 1
INFO 1011 7A
4.5
12/2/2010 thru 2/24/2011
TTh: 8:00 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.
12/22/2010-1/2/2011
12/15/2010
2/9/2011
SOC MHY 210
SOC CON 217 (2nd floor: Academic Resource Center)
( http://www.mccneb.edu/arc/locations.asp
)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Instructor Name: Alan R. Reinarz
METRO OFFICES
HOURS* LOCATION PHONE FAX
M-Th 11:00a-12:00p SOC MHY 110F
738-4089
(voice-mail)
738-4535
MW 2:00p-3:00p FOC 10 104B 457-2274 457-2283
*Stated office hours may need to be changed due to special circumstances or events. If the student wishes to meet with the instructor at a time other than scheduled office hours, the student should make an appointment with the instructor.
Home phone:
Email Address:
Faculty Web Site(s):
(402) 556-3071 areinarz@mccneb.edu
http://faculty.mccneb.edu/AReinarz/ (also see http://sharepoint.mccneb.edu/ctvacommons/Reinarz/ )
Academic Program Area: Information Technology & E-Learning
Dean’s Office Telephone: 457-2660 (Tom Pensabene, tpensabene@mccneb.edu
)
COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
Project Management is the discipline of defining and managing the vision, tasks, and resources required to complete a project. This course provides and introduction to the project management process, resource management (time, money, and people), quality control, communications, and risk.
COURSE PREREQUISITES : INFO 1001 Information Systems & Literacy
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COURSE OBJECTIVES : Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate the following competencies:
1.
Identify the basics of project management and traits of project managers.
2.
Use Gantt, PERT, & Critical Path techniques to develop project plan.
3.
Schedule people and resources to successfully achieve project.
4.
Prepare budgets and evaluate financial results.
5.
Re-define the project steps to account for changes in resources.
6.
Develop high performance teams.
7.
Monitor performance and motivate team members.
8.
Evaluate project success from client’s viewpoint.
REQUIRED & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS :
Required Text:
Edition:
PMP Certification: A Beginner’s Guide
1 st
(2010) (ISBN: 978-0-07-163370-3)
Author: George G. Angel
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Supplemental Text: Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme
Edition: 5 th
(2009) (ISBN: 978-0-470-42367-7)
Author: Wysocki
Publisher: Wiley & Sons
CLASS STRUCTURE :
In each lecture during this course, the instructor will cover material the student needs to learn and accomplish. In addition, written handouts will be provided from time to time.
These will be used to supplement the text material and expand the course.
Instruction will consist mainly of lecture material presented by the instructor. In some classes, group discussion and demonstration will be utilized. In all meetings, discussion opportunities will be provided and the student is encouraged to ask questions and clarify information as the instructor is lecturing and/or presenting material.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT WORK
TYPES OF ASSESSMENT/ASSIGNMENTS a.
Types of student work (Quizzes/Exams/Papers/Projects/etc) that will be assessed
Student grades will be based on occasional homework, one major projects, midterm examination, and final examination. The two exams include both closed and open book/notes components. b.
Other assignments (Required reading, homework, and etc) and/or class participation
The student will have specific assignments to read and master. These assignments are indicated in the course schedule and/or outlined by the instructor. The student should have read the material prior to the class meeting date. c.
How assessments are measured, how students will receive assignments, and how assignments will be submitted
See above. Assignments are announced verbally in class, with a recap on the instructor’s web site for this course. Assignments should be submitted in printed form to facilitate the assessment process. Assignment files should also be submitted to the
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instructor via removable media or e-mail. Any diskette, file or assignment submitted with a computer virus is an automatic zero (0).
d.
Make-up and late assignment policies
LATE ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignments turned in late MAY lose 10% per week. Late assignments MAY not be accepted after two weeks overdue. Please contact instructor regarding the circumstances of any late work.
MAKE-UP TEST PROCEDURES:
Students MUST be present on the day of an announced test. If the instructor is informed BEFORE THE TEST concerning a valid absence, other arrangements
MAY be made. There will be no retakes of tests. Test dates are not firm and are therefore subject to change. e.
How/when you will give student feedback on their progress
Grades will be reflected on the returned items. Students may obtain their current cumulative grade from the instructor before or after class. f.
When papers/projects/tests/etc. will be returned
The programming assignments and exams will be returned in class one week after they are turned in to the instructor. The exams will be reviewed in class but retained by the instructor.
GRADING POLICY
2 Course Examinations
Weekly Homework & participation
Project Proposal, Participation, Work
Plan & Presentation
325
0
300
Letter
A
B
C
D
F
Percent
90% –100%
80% – 90%
70% – 80%
60% – 70%
< 60%
Total 625
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING PROGRAM:
Metropolitan Community College is committed to continuous improvement of teaching and learning. You may be asked to help us to accomplish this objective. For example, you may be asked to respond to surveys or questionnaires. In other cases, tests or assignments you are required to do for this course may be shared with faculty and used for assessment purposes.
USE OF STUDENT WORK:
By enrolling in classes offered by Metropolitan Community College, the student gives the
College license to mark on, modify, and retain the work as may be required by the process of instruction, as described in the course syllabus. The institution shall not have the right to use the work in any other manner without the written consent of the student(s).
Please note: Nothing in the preceding paragraph overrides the restrictions on sharing or distribution of solutions to assignments and tests discussed below under the Academic Honesty Statement.
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INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENT
ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION POLICY:
The course will be covered partially by assigned portions of the text and may be presented in a sequence different from the text. Material will also be covered that is not in the text.
Attendance is necessary to understand the course material. Therefore, it is important to be in class when the assignments are given out. If a student should miss a class for any reason, he/she is expected to cover the material missed on his/her own. All work must be made up to the satisfaction of the instructor.
The following interprets (recent) college attendance policy and may be subject to adjustment.
 “WX” denotes an administrative withdrawal/disenrollment of a student who registered but never attended class. A student who attends no class meetings up to and including the Section Census Date published in the Class Schedule at www.mccneb.edu/schedule/default.asp
will be disenrolled from the class should the instructor report a WX. There is no appeal for this disenrollment. Any student who has been withdrawn from a class via the WX withdrawal and wishes to be reinstated must obtain faculty approval to re-register for the course. The student will need to use the CLOSED CLASS/LATE REGISTRATION form. (There is no late registration for online classes.) WX is not a grade or other transcript mark; it is only a code used by the instructor or the College.
 A student who fails to meet class attendance expectations may receive either a final grade mark of “FX,” indicating an absence-related failure, or a failing (F) grade. If an instructor issues a grade of “F,” the college will assume that the student completed the course and “earned” the “F” grade. Students receiving financial aid and who receive an “FX” grade are considered to have unofficially withdrawn from the class and may be required to return some or all of the financial aid funds they received for taking a class or classes based on the date(s) of last attendance posted by the instructor(s) in conjunction with the FX grade at the end of the quarter. “FX” grades appear on official transcripts. The “FX” grade does affect GPA calculations in the same manner as “F.”
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Current policy of instructor: unless there is documented instructor assent to an alternative means to meet course requirements, your grade will be reported as “FX” o
If your final grade computation is “F,” AND you have not attended class for two weeks or more, cumulative; OR o If you have not attended class for four weeks or more, cumulative, regardless of final grade computation; OR o
If you fail to take either the mid-term OR the final exams or both.
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Avoiding the FX Grade: When a student has earned the FX grade prior to the end of the quarter, he or she may avoid receiving the failing grade by withdrawing from the course before the Last Date to Withdraw from Class. This date is posted under the Important Dates for the course on the official Class Schedule at http://www.mccneb.edu/schedule/
. It is the student’s responsibility to maintain contact with the instructor to know if he or she may be subject to an FX grade and/or to drop the course in a timely manner.
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Also remember, to remain eligible for financial aid, students are responsible for meeting Satisfactory
Academic Progress standards ( http://www.mccneb.edu/fa/standards_of_progress.asp
, http://www.mccneb.edu/catalog/financialaid.asp
, http://www.mccneb.edu/bogpolicies/policies/40000/40302_student_academic_progress_and_review_of_ac ademic_status.htm
, and http://www.mccneb.edu/catalog/academicinformation.asp#standardsacademicprogress ).
COMMUNICATION EXPECTATIONS:
When you communicate with others in this course, you must follow the Student Code of Conduct
( http://www.mccneb.edu/catalog/studentinformation.asp
), which calls for responsible and cooperative behavior. Please think critically, ask questions, and challenge ideas, but also show respect for the opinions of others, respond to them politely, and maintain the confidentiality of
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thoughts expressed in the class. You may also wish to review information at http://www.albion.com/netiquette/index.html
.
ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT:
Students are reminded that materials they use as sources for class work may be subject to copyright protection. Additional information about copyright is provided on the library website at http://www.mccneb.edu/library or by your instructor.
In response to incidents of student dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, etc.), the College imposes specific actions that may include receiving a failing grade on a test, failure in the course, suspension from the College, or dismissal from the College. Disciplinary procedures are available in the Advising/Counseling Centers or at http://www.mccneb.edu/procedures/V-
4_Student_Conduct_and_Discipline.pdf
.
Instructor Policy:
This course involves the development of a course team project. Collaboration and cooperation in the development of the project is expected and will be evaluated based on documentation and reports from your team. However, for other assignments and tests, the following considerations apply.
Please note: ANY sharing or transfer of assigned work or test contents or answers between a student and any other person or party; in part or in whole; whether by disk exchange, E-mail, manual transcription, co-development of an assignment, or any other means; unless authorized by the instructor in advance in accordance with the guidelines in the following paragraph; will be considered academic misconduct and be sanctioned with disciplinary action in accordance with the above paragraph.
Both originating and receiving parties will be liable to such sanction.
Sharing of class notes and handouts is authorized. Obtaining assistance from others
(including tutors or lab techs) for specific programming issues or debugging is authorized. However , no further collaboration is authorized for any standard assignment.
Students wishing to collaborate further must contact the instructor for special assignments. Such special assignments must clearly identify in advance which portions are the responsibilities of each individual student wishing to collaborate. The learning objectives, level of difficulty, and typical work involved for each portion must be comparable to that for a single student working alone on the corresponding standard assignment. Each portion will be graded individually. Each portion must clearly represent the competency of the individual responsible for it, and only that individual. The instructor reserves the right to refuse any request for special assignments.
Indications of unauthorized collaboration and/or intent to defraud include, but are not restricted to, assignments, submitted by students (not necessarily from the same section) individually under each of their respective names; but which are essentially identical; are essentially identical except for mechanical changes such as differing variable or module names; are essentially identical except for differing comments; or exhibit essentially identical idiosyncratic features such as errors in syntax, style, logic, output formatting, or
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spelling. The same criteria apply to submissions, by one or more students, where those submissions bear indications of copying from any other unauthorized source. Authorized sources are the student textbook for the class, lecture notes, class handouts, and compiler/interpreter documentation and help materials.
STUDENT WITHDRAWAL:
If you cannot participate in and complete this course, you should officially withdraw by calling
Central Registration at 402-457-5231 or 1-800-228-9553. Failure [to meet the attendance and participation requirements of the course and] to officially withdraw will result in either an attendance-related failure (FX) or failing (F) grade, [unless there is documented instructor assent to alternative means to meet course requirements]. [The former procedure for instructor withdrawal of a student (“IW”) is no longer available.] The last date to withdraw is noted in the
CLASS IDENTIFICATION section of this syllabus.
LEARNING SUPPORT
MCC's Academic Resource Centers, Math Centers, and Writing Centers offer friendly, supportive learning environments that can help students achieve educational success. Staff members in these centers provide free drop-in assistance with basic computing, reading, math, and writing skills. Self-paced, computer-assisted instructional support in reading, vocabulary, typing, English as a Second Language, and online course orientation is also available.
Detailed information about the Academic Resource, Math, and Writing Centers is in the Student
Handbook, College Catalog, and online at http://www.mccneb.edu/arc/ .
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
If you have a disability that may substantially limit your ability to participate in this class, please contact a Disability Support Services Counselor located in the Student Services Office on each campus. Metropolitan Community College will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with documented qualifying disabilities. However, it is the student’s responsibility to request accommodations. For further information, please visit http://www.mccneb.edu/dss/ and/or contact Student Services.
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
For assistance with student email, passwords, and most other MCC technology, contact the Help
Desk at 457-2900 or mcchelpdesk@mccneb.edu.
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES:
By using the information technology systems at MCC (including the computer systems and phones), you acknowledge and consent to the conditions of use as set forth in the Metropolitan
Community College Procedures Memorandum on Acceptable Use of Information Technology and Resources. It is your responsibility as a student to be familiar with these procedures. The full text of the Procedures Memorandum may be found at the following website: http://www.mccneb.edu/procedures/X-15_Technology_Resources_Use.pdf
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Departmental Policy:
USE OF COLLEGE COMPUTERS
When you use computers in College academic resource centers, learning centers, libraries and many classrooms, you will need to login using your student username and password. Your username is the same as your WebAdvisor username and your initial password is your student ID with leading zeros to make it seven digits. If you need assistance, please contact staff at any of the computer labs, learning centers and libraries; your instructor may also be able to help.
It is recommended that students save their files to removable media often as they work. The
College reserves the right to take steps necessary to maintain the confidentiality of student identity information through the use of automatic logouts and screensavers.
PROCEDURE FOR GRADE APPEALS AND OTHER COURSE CONCERNS:
A student who wishes to appeal a grade or other course matters should follow the appeal procedure listed below. The appeal process for course grades or other course matters must be initiated no later than the end of the quarter (last class day) following the quarter in which the course was completed. The appeal process begins when a student writes a letter to the instructor
(1st level of appeal). If dissatisfied with the appeal at any level, the student may appeal in writing to the next level:
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•
•
1st Level: Instructor
2nd Level: Appropriate Academic Dean
3rd Level: Vice President for Learning and Academic Affairs
Course concerns are best resolved with the course instructor. If you feel you have an on-going issue, you must first e-mail the instructor with your course concerns in a respectful, straightforward manner. The purpose of this e-mail is to seek a resolution between you, the student, and the instructor, pointing specifically to the syllabus and how you (as the student) can show that the procedures set up in the syllabus were not upheld. At this point, most disputes can be resolved. A further appeal makes it to the level of Dean only in rare cases when a written appeal to the instructor is unsuccessful. If after the instructor/student dialog a disagreement remains, you may contact the dean’s office via e-mail including:
(1) Your initial correspondence to the instructor
(2) The instructor’s reply to you
(3) Your supporting data that the procedures established in this syllabus were not upheld.
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1 12/2/2010
12/7
2 12/9
12/14
3 12/16
12/21
4 1/4/2011
1/6
Review Syllabus and Course Resources
What is a Project?
Understanding the PM Process Groups
Project Management Landscape & Traditional PM
How to Scope a Project/Initiating Process Group
How to Plan a Project/Planning Process Group
Planning & the Work Breakdown Structure
Estimating (duration, resource requirements, cost)
Constructing the Project Network Diagram
Planning Quality, HR, Communications, &
Procurement
Risk & the Project Proposal/Plan
Review
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1/11
1/13
1/18
1/20
1/25
1/27
2/1
2/3
2/8
2/10
2/15
2/17
2/22
2/24
NOTICE: This syllabus sets forth a tentative schedule of class topics, learning activities, and expected learning outcomes. However, the instructor reserves the right to modify this schedule to enhance learning for students. Any modifications will not substantially change the intent or objectives of this course and will conform to the policies and guidelines of Metropolitan
Community College. [In the event the College closes classes for any reason, the dates of the scheduled activities will be followed as outlined.] Please see on-line course resources for more detailed sequencing of processes and reading assignment.
How to Launch a Project/Executing P.G.
The Project Team; Assigning & Leveling
Resources; Finalizing the schedule
How to Monitor and Control a Project
How to Close a Project
Epilog & Other topics…
Project Time
Project: presentations
Review
Intro. & Ch 1
Ch 2
Ch’s. 8 & 9
Ch 3
Ch 4
Ch 4
Ch’s 1 & 2
Ch. 3
4, 4.1, 10, 10.1
5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6, 6.1
6.3, 6.4, 7, 7.1, 7.2
6.2, 6.5
8, 8.1, 9, 9.1, 10.2,
12, 12.1
11, 11.1-11.5, 4.2
Ch 1 – 4, 8,
9
Ch 5
Ch 6
Ch 7
Epilog
4.3, 8.2, 9.2-9.4, 10.3,
10.4, 12.2
4.4, 4.5, 5.4, 5.5, 6.6,
7.3, 8.3, 10.5, 11.6, 12.3
4.6,
Project
Comprehensive
See attachment or
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Note: Metro’s Academic Calendar at
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Classes Begin ………………...………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………December 1 st (W)
Last class day before holiday recess………………………………………………………………………………………………………..December 21 st (T)
Holiday recess (College Closed)…………………………………………………………………………………………December 24-January 2 nd (F-SU)
Student Withdrawal Deadline for “W” Grade……………………………………………………………………………………………Varies by Class*
Classes Resume…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...........January 3 rd (M)
Spring General Registration Begins …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. January 12 th (W)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recess/College Closed……………………………………………………………………………………… January 17 th (M)
Winter Quarter Graduation Application Deadline ………………………………………………………………………………………February 1 st .(T)
Fall Quarter Incomplete “I” Grades Due…………………………………………………………………………………………………….February 18 th (F)
Last Day of Winter Classes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..February 28th (M)
Grades Due and Posted to WebAdvisor by 5:00 p.m. .......................................................................................March 2 nd (W)
* To view the Last Day for a student to withdraw “drop” a class go to the class schedule found on line at http://www.mccneb.edu/schedule/classschedule.asp
. Then, find the course section and click on the Important Dates link next to the course. The refund withdraw dates for each course section are automatically calculated based on the start and end dates and the number of sessions for a course. A student must withdraw by this date to avoid being assigned a grade of “F”.
Important Dates Last Day to Withdraw refers to grades only.
REFUND POLICIES for Credit Courses
A student is responsible for withdrawing “dropping” from a course(s) if unable to attend. Non-attendance or nonpayment does not relieve a student from the obligation to pay. To withdraw “drop” from a course log on to WebAdvisor https://webadvisor.mccneb.edu
and click “Register and Drop Sections”.
An official schedule change that reduces or terminates a student’s academic credit load may entitle the student to a refund. The eligibility and amount of a refund is automatically calculated by the date of the withdrawal. A student may see the refund percentage received through midnight of the same day by logging into WebAdvisor and clicking on the
Tuition Refund Calculator. Note: Schedule changes may have implications for students on Financial Aid. Check with the Financial Aid Office prior to any schedule changes at 457-2330.
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