UNIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIALIDADES ESPÍRITU SANTO
FACULTAD DE ESTUDIOS INTERNACIONALES
SYLLABUS
FOR DAC 11 VER 19 05 08
COURSE: Dev & Evaluation of Projects 1
FACULTY: James Keeley, PhD
CONTACT HOURS: 48
YEAR: 2008
DAYS: Monday – Thursday
ROOM: G220
CODE: UGER 280
CREDITS: 3 UEES
NON CONTACT HOURS: 96
PERIOD: Sept. 1 – Oct. 22
SCHEDULE: 10:20 – 11:40 am
SYLLABUS DATE: Aug 2008
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course teaches all the academic theory of project evaluation, development and
management. It covers topics such as project concepts, life cycles, time-, qualityand cost management, risk management, project organization and management
skills for projects. Students practice the various concepts with case methodology
and other exercises.
2. JUSTIFICATION
This course enables students to identify, analyze and understand the specific
processes involved in the development and sustainment of business, social and
governmental projects on both large and small scales.
3. OBJECTIVES
a. GENERAL
This course examines project management roles and environments, the
project life cycle and various techniques of work planning, and control and
evaluation to achieve project objectives. The tools currently available to
project managers are discussed and presented throughout this course.
b. SPECIFIC
After completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Define the characteristics of a project,
2. Explain the need for project management,
3. Compare and contrast the roles of project managers in organizational
environments,
4. Describe the systems development cycle,
5. Explain the roles of systems analysis and systems management in the life cycle
of a project,
6. Describe the ways groups are organized into projects,
7. Explain the roles and responsibilities of project team members,
8. Explain the relationship between project managers and line managers,
especially in terms of the division of responsibility and authority,
9. Identify leadership styles of project managers,
10. Describe techniques used to manage groups and individuals in order to
increase the effectiveness of working on a project team,
11. Produce a statement of work (SOW) and decompose overall project goals,
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12. Develop a work breakdown structure (WBS), using established tools and
techniques, to achieve stated project objectives,
13. Produce a task-flow network, using established tools and techniques, and
analyze the contingencies, interrelationships, and critical path(s) of the work
elements,
14. Produce a Gantt chart, using established tools and techniques, to schedule the
completion of all work elements,
15. List reasons for using the project management approach to organize work,
16. Explain how projects serve as the building blocks in the design and execution of
organizational strategies,
17. Defend the position that a project's objectives should be integrated with an
organization's strategies,
18. Identify a project's key stakeholders,
19. Assess the strategic issues facing a project team,
20. Analyze the approaches to managing a project's strategic issues,
21. Describe how to accomplish project planning with a strategic perspective,
22. Associate the project's information systems with the strategic need to
communicate,
23. Support the strategic values of project control systems,
24. Analyze the relationship between organizational continuous improvement and a
project's strategic objectives,
25. Defend the need for conformance of project management to organizational
culture.
4. COMPETENCIES
This course will allow the student to use basic problem solving techniques in order
to solve project management issues as they arise; make appropriate decisions
based on the requirements of the task and allow for recognition of organizational
structure and policy to guide strategic thinking skills in order to complete a project
within established time and fiscal parameters.
5. COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Class
Meeting #
Competencies
CONTENT
Subject(s) to be covered
What is the Difference
1
Monday
Sept. 1
Wysocki &
The student
Between a Program and McGary, (2003)
defines the
a Project? Project
Pages 1 – 48
salient
Management Overview
characteristics
of a project and
explains the
need for project
management
The student
describes the
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EVALUATION
How
assignment
will be
evaluated
Introduction and
course overview
not evaluated
Project Scope
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003)
Pages 49 - 72
In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Identifying Project
Activities
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003)
Pages 75 - 95
In-Class
Participation,
Written
2
Tuesday
Sept. 2
3
Wednesday
HOMEWORK (96
HRS.)
Assignment &
number of
allotted hoursspecify pages
Sept 3
system
development
cycle
4
Thursday
Sept 4
5
Monday
Sept 8
The student
explains the
roles of
systems
analysis and
systems
management
within the
scope of
project
management
6
Tuesday
Sept 9
Test of
Knowledge
7
Wednesday
Sept 10
8
Thursday
Sept 11
The student
describes the
way and
manner in
which groups
are organized
into project
teams
9
Monday
Sept 15
10
Tuesday
Sept 16
Assignment
Estimation Duration,
Wysocki &
Resource Requirements McGary, (2003)
and Cost
Pages 97 – 116
In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Constructing and
Analyzing a Project
Network Diagram
In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003)
Pages 117 - 142
Wysocki &
Finalizing the Schedule; McGary, (2003)
Organizaing and
Pages 143 –
Conducting the Joint
168
Project Planning
Session
Test 1
None
Written
Examination
Recruiting, Organizing
and Managing the
Project Team
In-class
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003) Participation
Pages 169 - 206 Evaluation,
Monitoring and
Controlling Progress;
Project Management
Roles
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003)
Pages 207 - 241
Technique
Adaptive Project
Framework
In-class
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003) Participation
Pages 267 - 304 Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
Oral Evaluation
The student
constructs a
statement of
work (SOW)
and
decompose
overall project
goals
11
Wednesday
Sept 17
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Closing-Out the Project; Wysocki &
Critical Chain Project
McGary, (2003)
Management
Pages 243 –
265
Project Portfolio
Management
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
In-class
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003) Participation
Pages 351 - 396 Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Cycle Build; Client
12
Thursday
Sept 18
The student
Checkpoint; Variations
develops a
to APF
work
breakdown
structure using
established
tools and
techniques to
achieve stated
project
objectives
Innovation
13
Monday
Sept 22
14
Tuesday
Sept 23
Test of
Knowledge
Earned Value Project
17
Monday
Sept 29
18
Tuesday
Sept 30
19
Wednesday
October 1
Test of
Knowledge
The student
identifies risk
management
activities
throughout the
project life
cycle
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Oral Evaluation
Project
Management:
Innovativeness
is the Key (12)
Mid-Term Examination None
15
The student
Management
Wednesday analyzes
Sept 24
optimal labor
utilization for
cost
effectiveness
and labor
utilization using
a resource
loading chart
16
Thursday
Sept 24
In-class
Wysocki &
McGary, (2003) Participation
Pages 306 - 347 Evaluation,
Flemming &
Koppelman
Pages 1 - 62
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
Written
Examination
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
Project Support; Putting Wysocki &
it all Together; Gantt
McGary, (2003)
Charting
Pages 397 –
432
In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Budget Planning and
Scheduling
Flemming &
Koppelman
Pages 63 - 84
In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Test 3
None
Monitoring
Performance;
Forecasting; Final Cost
and Schedule Results
In-Class
Flemming &
Participation,
Koppelman
Pages 127 - 155 Written
Written
Examination
Assignment
20
Thursday
October 2
21
Monday
October 6
Project Constraints;
Stakeholders
Project
Management;
Challenges and
Lessons
Learned (12)
Network Diagraming
Project
Management
Network
Diagraming (10)
The student
utilizes earnedvalue concepts
for project
milestone
control
22
Tuesday
October 7
Project Management on Web-Enabled
the Web
Project
Management
(16)
In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Mastering the Project
Project
Management:
24-Steps to
Mastering Any
Project (17)
In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Current Ecuadorian
Project Case Study
Student In-Class
Discussion
Case
Presentation
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
Current Ecuadorian
Project Case Study
Student In-Class
Discussion
Case
Presentation
Student In-Class
Discussion
Case
Presentation
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
Student In-Class
Discussion
Case
Presentation
Student In-Class
Discussion
Case
Presentation
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
23
Wednesday
October 8
24
Thursday
October 9
25
Monday
October 13
26
Tuesday
October 14
The student
defines the
elements of
project quality
management
and applies
them to the
final project
27
Wednesday
October 15
28
Thursday
October 16
29
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In-class
Participation
Evaluation,
Oral Evaluation
Current Global Project
Case Study
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
In-Class
Participation,
Written
Assignment
Written
Examination
Monday
October 20
Test of
Knowledge
30
Tuesday
October 21
None
Final exam
Grade Distribution,
Individual Conferences
None
None
6. METHODOLOGY
The methods for learning in this course include classroom lectures and discussions,
case studies, small-group sessions, and practical exercises that will expose
students to new ideas and increase their knowledge of the role and scope of project
design and development.
7. ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
The student will be assessed through daily participation and evaluation by
written work and testing. By the conclusion of this class the student will be
able to recognize and identify key objectives and will be able to
fundamentally apply what was learned based upon the information given in
this bimester of instruction.
a. Specific Evaluation
For this course, you will be evaluated based on the following:
 Completion and knowledge of the assigned course readings,
 Two in-class examinations,
 Two out-of-class examinations,
 Completion of assigned homework.
b. Additional Information
 DO NOT WAIT to contact the instructor if you have an issue with
an assignment, your personal situation has changed or a
technology issue has suddenly arisen (e.g., My hard-drive crashed
last night!). You will be given NO credit for failing to follow the
specific time lines and due dates as outlined in your assignment
sheet given the first week of class. Daily interaction with the
instructor is vital and necessary in order for you to be successful
in this class!
 The instructor is available 7-days per week to assist you, answer
questions, or provide feedback to submissions. In most cases, all
correspondences will be answered within 8-hours of receipt.
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY
8.1 REQUIRED:
Flemming, Q. & Koppelman, J. (2000). Earned value project
management, 2nd Ed. PMI, Pennsylvania.
Wysocki, R. & McGary, R. (2003). Effective project management, 3rd
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Ed. Wiley Publishng, Indianapolis, IN.
8.2 COMPLIMENTARY:
None
8.3 HANDOUTS/READINGS (Given in Class):
Project Management; Challenges and Lessons Learned
Project Management Network Diagraming
Project Management: 24-Steps to Mastering Any Project
Web-Enabled Project Management
Project Management Explained; A Logical Framework
Modeling Project Management
Project Management: Innovativeness is the Key
Theory of Project Management
8.4WEBLIOGRAPHY:
EBSCO DATABASE at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/
The Project Management Center:
http://www.infogoal.com/pmc/pmchome.htm
The International Research Network on Organizaing by Projects:
http://www.irnop.org/
E-Project Central:
http://www.eprojectcentral.com/
The Three Little Pigs Project:
http://www.eng.uwo.ca/research/ttlpp/overview.htm
The Woody 2000 Project:
http://www.maxwideman.com/papers/woody2000/intro.htm
9. FACULTY INFORMATION
NAME: James W. Keeley, PhD
E-mail: drjwkeeley@yahoo.com
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
B.A.A.S Bachelors of Arts and Sciences
GRADUATE:
M.Ed. Master of Education
M.B.A. Master of Business Administration
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
Prepared by: James W. Keeley, PhD
Date: August 11, 2008
Reviewed by: Dean Mónica Reynoso
Date: August, 2008
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