ISE 5101 – Draft Syllabus 5 Karl A. Smith
Project Management
ISE 5101, Fall 2001
DRAFT SYLLABUS
ISE 5101 – Draft Syllabus 5 Karl A. Smith
Karl A. Smith
Department of Civil Engineering
236 Civil Engineering
500 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-0305
FAX: 612-626-7750
E-mail:
http://www.ce.umn.edu/~smith
ISE 5101 – Draft Syllabus 5 Karl A. Smith
Course Overview
Graduate course covering broad areas of project management in infrastructure systems engineering. Emphasizes a practical understanding of business and engineering project management--including project planning, scheduling, and controlling; budgeting, staffing, task and cost control; and communicating with, motivating, leading, and managing conflict among team members. Class sessions will be spent in small-group work, lectures, discussions, and simulation exercises.
Textbooks
Lewis, James P. 2000. Project Planning, Scheduling & Control, 3rd ed. McGrawHill; ISBN: 0071360506
Scholtes, Peter R. 1998. The leader=s handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Smith, Karl A. 2000. Project Management & Teamwork (B.E.S.T. Series). McGrawHill Higher Education; ISBN: 0070122962
PMI Standards Committee. 1996. A guide to the project management body of knowledge. Upper Darby, PA: Project Management Institute (http://www.pmi.org) (Supplemental. Available in PDF format from PMI web site or from www.ce.umn.edu/~smith)
Computer Software
Provided. CritPath for Windows. Available from Karl Smith or download from www.ce.umn.edu/~smith.
Supplemental. Use whatever project management software you=re familiar with. I=ll demonstrate Microsoft Project and Primavera.
Overall Goals
1. Learn about project management and leadership
Master the concepts and principles
Develop skills for formulating and solving complex problems
2. Improve computer applications skills
Develop proficiency using project management software
3. Improve skills for working effectively with others
4. Improve writing and speaking skills
Course Requirements
1. Attend all classes (if you must miss a class, make arrangements with other group members for a summary and review).
2. Read all assigned materials by the assigned time.
3. Actively participate in class discussions.
4. Satisfactorily complete all in-class projects.
5. Submit all assignments on time and at an acceptable level of quality.
6. Contract for a grade of A, B, C
7. Participate in on-going assessment of class
8. Complete and submit a course evaluation.
9. Follow scholastic conduct policy (See I.T. Bulletin).
10. If you have special learning needs, please bring documentation from Disability Services and contact me to make suitable arrangements.
Grading
Grades will be determined on the basis of learning contracts. A specified minimum amount of work is expected of all students. The alternative learning contracts are:
Grade C: Meet course requirements (see above) plus
Complete and submit all group project reports (e.g., Delta Design Project)
Complete one brief report (See description below): (1) a Statement of Work (SOW), Project Charter, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Critical Path Schedule for a project (or sub-project) from your workplace, or (2) Human aspects of project management, or (3) Topic of your choice. Oral Report: Briefly present report (provide a brief written summary) to your small group.
Grade B: Meet course requirements (see above) plus
Complete and submit all group project reports (e.g., Delta Design Project)
Complete two brief reports (See description below): (1) a Statement of Work (SOW), Project Charter, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Critical Path Schedule for a project (or sub-project) from your workplace, or (2) Human aspects of project management, or (3) Topic of your choice. Oral Report: Briefly present reports (provide a brief written summary) to your small group.
Grade A: Meet course requirements (see above) plus
Complete and submit all group project reports (e.g., Delta Design Project)
Complete three brief reports (See description below): (1) a Statement of Work (SOW), Project Charter, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Critical Path Schedule for a project (or sub-project) from your workplace, or (2) Human aspects of project management, or (3) Topic of your choice. Oral Report: Briefly present reports (provide a brief written summary) to your small group.
Complete an Individual Project Report presented in written and oral formats (see description below).
The following Excel Spreadsheet summarizes the contract.
Brief Report: Write brief (500 - 1000 word, approximately two-to-four double-spaced pages) reviews. Reviews for reports 2&3 should include: Summary, critique, and full reference. Possible choices include: attend a seminar and write a review, review a journal article, conduct an interview, review project management software, conduct a survey, review a book (or selected chapters), review a project management video, etc.
Individual Project Report (A): Write either a (1) review paper on some aspect of project management or (2) a practical application paper describing a typical application in project management. This paper should be at least 2000 words (approximately 8 double-spaced pages). Review or Application papers must include external references, for example, journal articles, an interview with a project manager.
Project reports that do not meet the minimum criteria may be revised and resubmitted.
Final grades are based on a combination of Quantity and Quality of work. Quality is more important. All work must meet the standards of acceptable performance. On the final day of classes participants must submit a written statement of the contract they are working to fulfill (if all requirements are not met).
ISE 5101, Project Management Class Sessions
(Topics and schedule are tentative and subject to modification)
Session 1 Overview and expectations. Introduction to project management and leadership. Engineering approach. Systems thinking and systems approach. Project models.
Lewis: Chapter 1, 3[1]
Smith: Chapter 1, 4
Scholtes: Chapter 1, 2, 3
Session 2 Project life cycle. Project planning. Work breakdown structure.
Lewis: Chapter 5, 6, 7
Smith: Chapter 5, 6, Ch6 Corrections
Scholtes: Chapter 4
Session 3 Project scheduling. Critical Path Method. Resource allocation.
Lewis: Chapter 9, 11, Appendix: Schedule Computations
Computer Software: CritPath for Windows plus Commercial Project Management Software.
Smith: Chapter 6, Ch6 corrections, 9
Scholtes: Chapter 5
Session 4 Project Control, Monitoring and Evaluation
Lewis: Chapter 8, 10
Smith: Chapter 7
Scholtes: Chapter 6, 7
Session 5 Delta Design Simulation
Session 6 Leading project teams. Introduction, problem solving & decision making, teamwork & leadership.
Lewis: Chapter 14, 15, 16
Smith: Chapter 2, 3
Scholtes: Chapter 2, 8, 9
Session 7 Leading project teams. Leadership. Negotiation and conflict resolution.
Lewis: Chapter 13
Smith: Chapter 3
Scholtes: Chapter 10
Session 8 Implementing project management. Team and project problem solving
Lewis: Chapter 2, 12
Session 9 To be determined
Session 10 To be determined
Potential Guest Presenters: PMI/PMBOK Representative, Mn/DOT PM Academy Presenter(s), Teamwork and Leadership – Louellen Essex, Center for Transportation Studies -- Bob Johns, Laurie McGinnis, Others.
[1] Chapters in bold should be read with care, others may be skimmed.