| Nicole Cook | CIS 119 | |
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| Spring 2002 | Course Syllabus | Office LC 23 |
| email: sf_nicole@yahoo.com | Tue. 6:40 pm to 8:30 pm | Phone: 485-9411 x7947 |
| This class is designed to give you a fundamental understanding of Project Management. We will concentrate on Project Management techniques used in the Information Technology Industry. We will look at Project Management concepts and use Giga Project and/or Microsoft Project to develop a time based plan, resource load the temporal plan, cost load our resources, merge sub projects into a master project and determine the risk of our project. |
| Day | Topic | Reading Assignment | Quiz | Lab Assignment |
| Week 1 | Introduction, Definitions: Project Management, Scheduling & Risk Terms |
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 |
Quiz 1 -- Chapters 1 and 2 WebCT site How to Access Quizzes |
Assignment 1 See Web Site |
| Week 2 | Creating a basic Temporal Schedule - Activities, Relationships, Lags etc. |
Chapter 4 Appendix B Handout Part I |
Quiz 2 -- Chapter 4 WebCT site |
Assignment 2 See Web Site |
| Week 3 | Using a Project Management Tool, Placing a Project Plan in MS Project |
Chapter 5 Handout Part T |
Quiz 3 -- Chapter 5 WebCT site |
Assignment 3 See Web Site |
| Week 4 | Resources - Person Power, Facilities, Tools & Materials, How to Resource Load a Project Plan |
Chapter 8 Chapter 11 Handout Part R |
Quiz 4 -- Chapters 8 and 11 WebCT site |
Assignment 4 See Web Site |
| Week 5 | Cost Loading, How do I load cost into my plan to arrive at a cost projection for my project. |
Chapter 6 Handout Part C |
Quiz 5 -- Chapter 6 WebCT site |
Assignment 5 See Web Site |
| Week 6 | Multi-discipline Projects, How do I make sub projects come together to form a Master Plan |
Chapter 9 Handout Part M |
Quiz 6 -- Chapter 9 WebCT site |
Assignment 6 Completed See Web Site |
| Week 7 | Risk - Risk Assessment, how can I use my plan to manage the risk of my project | Chapter 10 |
Quiz 7 -- Chapter 10 WebCT site |
Study for Final |
| Week 8 | Final Exam | All Assignments due before the final !! |
| Text Book: |
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Required - Information Project Management by Kathy Schwalbe Published by Course Technology, 2nd Edition ISBN: 0-619-03528-5 (This book includes a CD with a copy of Microsoft Project) |
| Course Work and Homework: |
| If you have a computer you can do your lab work at home. However, working at home is not an excuse for not getting your assignments done. I am in the lab for 8 hours each week (See Schedule). If you are working at home and start to fall behind, work in the lab while I am there !! All lab assignments are due the week after they are listed above. Late assignments lose 10% of their value for each week they are late. Reading should be done before the class they are listed for above. All assignments and several other useful items can be found on my website at http://cis.marin.cc.ca.us/nicole |
| Grading Policy: |
| Your grade in this class is determined by: your lab assignments, quizzes and the test at the end of the class. | |
| Lab Assignments | 70% |
| Quizzes | 15% |
| Final | 15% |
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How to Contact Me: If you need to contact me, the best way to reach me is by email. You can email me at nicole@nicoleanddebbie.com You can ask me questions by email also, either Debbie or I will respond to your questions. |
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