SYLLABUS



SYLLABUSBANA 6650, Project Management, Summer 2020URPL 6249, Project Management, Summer 2020Listings, BANA 6650-H01 (#16914), URPL 6249-H01 (#10050).Course active from Wednesday, June 10, 2020 to Saturday, August 1, 2020.Instructor: Michael D. Harper, Ph.D.This Hybrid course is delivered Remote due to COVID-19 according to university policy.Remote Class Session (Lecture Live Stream) Meets Wednesday, 6:00pm to 8:30pm.Schedule Outline: BANA 6650, URPL 6249, Project Management, Summer 2020.Week#WeekBeginningWednesdayCourse TopicsAssignments Through CanvasNo Late Assignments acceptedLecture Live StreamWednesday at 6pmAssignment Live StreamSunday at 10amTuesdayDue by 11:59pm1June 101. Overview & Context.June 16Homework 12June 172. Traditional Projects: Qualitative.June 23Homework 23June 243. Traditional Projects: Quantitative.June 30Homework 34July 14. Complex Projects: Agile & Extreme.July 7Homework 45July 85. Hybrid Projects & ECPM.July 14Homework 56July 15Review: Exam & Project ReportJuly 217July 22Exam over course topics 1-5July 288July 29Individual Project ReportEnd of Course is Saturday, August 1, 2020. Nothing is considered after the end of the course.After the end of the course, course grade reported to the Registrar and not posted on Canvas.Brief Summary.Lecture Live Stream: YouTube channel, “Dr. Harper’s Classroom”, Wednesday.Assignment Live Stream: YouTube channel, “Dr. Harper’s Classroom”, Sunday.Learning material: Website, “”, that includes videos, excel files, and Word files.Each Homework Assignment is 20 points. No late assignment accepted.Homework assignments will emphasize definitions, mechanics, and applications.Individual Project Report is due online through Canvas, no reports accepted after end of course.Project Report is designed to conduct independent research on a topic related to this course.Exam is over 5 course topics, 20 multiple-choice questions @ 3 point/question, 60 minutes.Exam is online through Canvas. No exam accepted after the end of the course.Exam is designed for evaluation.Grading:Grades based solely on percentage of grade measure performance according to the table below.Grades are not negotiated. Percentage determined from points earned out of points possible.PercentageGradeDescriptionGrade Measures90 to 100AExcellent5 Homework Assignments @ 20 points = 100 points80 to 89BGoodExam @ 60 points = 60 points70 to 79CCompetentProject @ 40 points = 40 points60 to 69DBelow AverageTotal Points = 200 points0 to 59FFailingGrades posted on Canvas during the course.No +/- grades. (0.5% rounded up.)Course grades to Registrar and not on Canvas.Course Delivery. BANA 6650, URPL 6249, Project Management, Summer 2020.This Hybrid course is delivered Remote due to COVID-19 according to university policy.Resources include a Wysocki textbook, PMBOK Guide, videos, and scheduled live streams.Assignments include homework assignments, individual project report, and an exam.Requirements include readings, watching videos, attending scheduled live streams, working and submitting homework, creating and submitting an individual project report, and taking an exam.Workflow is expected to be the responsibility of each student that utilizes available course resources at their discretion but executes assignments according to the course requirements.Course Delivery is presented in the Schedule Outline contained in this syllabus. Since the course starts on Wednesday, June10, the design in the Schedule Outline begins a typical week on Wednesday with a Lecture Live Stream and ends on Tuesday with Assignment submissions. During the week, an Assignment Live Stream will be on Sunday. The live streams can be viewed on my YouTube channel, [ Dr. Harper's Classroom ], with a chat room for questions. After each live stream session, the live stream will be rendered as a video and available on my YouTube channel that can be accessed through a link I will provide in Canvas. Instructional Videos that correspond to the lectures and assignments are on my website, [ ].For weeks 1 through 5, resources offered include Instructional Videos on my website [ ] as a presentation of the material, the scheduled Wednesday Lecture Live Stream as an explanation of the material, and the scheduled Sunday Assignment Live Stream as an application of the material. The Assignment Live Streams will reference the Assignments due that week. For week 6, there will be two live streams on Wednesday. The first live stream will present an exam review guide. The second live stream will present a review of the Individual Project Report. Both live streams will have a chat room to respond to student questions. Both live streams will be rendered as a video on my YouTube site that can be accessed through a link in Canvas. For weeks 7 & 8, there will be an exam and submission of the Individual Project Report. The exam will be online through Canvas, timed, and opened during week 7 to be taken only once. The individual project report will be submitted through Canvas during week 8. Take special note that the exam must be taken before the end of the courseand the individual project report must be submitted before the end of the course.Nothing is accepted after the end of the course.Course Descriptions from Catalog.Course Description of BANA 6650 from Catalog.Introduces the topic of Project Management (PM) in a business environment.? Emphases will include the knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques as presented in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), a variety of managerial aspects commonly encountered in PM, and current extensions of PM. Projects in diverse contexts are examined.? Cross-listed with URPL 6249. Restriction: Restricted to?graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA or NBD within the Business School.? Max hours: 3 Credits.Course Description of URPL 6249 from Catalog.Introduces the knowledge and skills of Project Management (PM) in a business environment.? Emphasis will be on the entire project life cycle, the project management process groups and the knowledge areas as presented in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), from the Project Management Institute (PMI).? Managerial aspects, quantitative tools, and traditional techniques of Project Management will be covered.? A variety of projects will be examined.? Note:? Cannot receive credit for both DSCI 6820 and BUSN 6820.? Cross-listed with BANA 6650.? Max hours: 3 Credits.Course Objectives and Material.Course Objectives. The course objectives.1) Acquire content preparation for project management certification through the Project Management Institute ().2) Gain knowledge and skills in applying project management tools and techniques within projects.3) Analyze organizational structure and coordination for effective project management.Required Material: 1. Website [ ]. Syllabus, instructional material and links to required books. 2. Canvas. Syllabus and course assignments.3. Effective Project Management, Traditional, Agile, Extreme, 8th Edition, 2019, R. Wysocki, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 9781119562801. 4. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK), 6th Edition, 2017, Project Management Institute, Inc., ISBN: 9781628251845. Summary of MaterialCourse TopicsSummary of MaterialWysocki Text, Part IIOrganized aroundFive Basic PhasesPMBOK Guide, Part IOrganized aroundKnowledge Areas1. Overview & Context. Wysocki: Ch. 1-5PMBOK: Ch. 1-3Definitions, Ch. 1Environment, Ch. 2Project Manager, Ch. 32. Traditional: Qualitative. Wysocki: Part IIScope, Ch. 6Plan, Ch. 7Launch, Ch. 8Execute, Ch. 9Close, Ch. 10PMBOK: Part IIntegration, Ch. 4Scope, Ch. 5Resource, Ch. 9Communications, Ch. 10Stakeholder, Ch. 133. Traditional: Quantitative.Wysocki: Part IIScope, Ch. 6Plan, Ch. 7Launch, Ch. 8Execute, Ch. 9Close, Ch. 10PMBOK: Part ISchedule, Ch. 6Cost, Ch. 7Quality, Ch. 8Risk, Ch. 11Procurement, Ch. 124. Complex: Agile & Extreme.Wysocki: Part IIIComplex, Ch. 11Agile, Ch. 12Extreme, Ch. 135. Hybrid & ECPM. Wysocki: Ch. 14,15Course Work. Course work will consist of Homework assignments and an Individual Project Report. Homework assignments will be posted on Canvas and submitted through Canvas. Homework assignments, which can consist of multiple-choice questions, computer assignments, or general requests, will be designed to begin with introductory material and progress through applications. Individual Project Reports are designed for students to perform research on a topic of interest to the student and related to the material in the course. Individual Projects are submitted through Canvas.Submission of Work. Submit work online and through Canvas in the format requested. Submit only original work. Student is responsible to submit work correctly, completely, and on time. Submit work only once. Work submitted will be accepted as an entire assignment and graded as an entire assignment. Work must be submitted on or before the due date and time indicated. Work not submitted will have a grade of zero. No late homework assignments are accepted. No late individual project reports are accepted. No work is accepted after the end of the course. Answers to the homework assignments will be posted online after the due date. No partial credit. Any grading errors should be resolved as soon as possible. No corrections to graded material will be considered after the end of the course. When submitting homework assignments through Canvas, carefully follow this procedure. Download the assignment from Canvas which will be in a Word file. Obtain all the answers for the entire assignment. Only when all the answers are ready to submit, submit all the answers at one time through Canvas. Each student is responsible to submit answers through Canvas correctly, completely, and on time. Assignments submitted will be accepted as an entire assignment and graded as an entire assignment. Answers may be submitted only once. Once you begin submission, you have exactly 60 minutes to submit all the answers to an assignment only if all the answers are submitted on or before the due date and time for the assignment. The due date and time are strictly enforced by Canvas. Canvas will not allow submission after the due date and time even during the 60-minute time window. The entire assignment must be submitted on or before the due date and time indicated. Communication.At the beginning of each live stream, I will ask for any questions from students or respond to questions students have submitted to me by email. Should email be necessary, use the email address [ Michael.D.Harper@ucdenver.edu ] and include “BANA 6650” in the subject area.If this email address is not used, I may not receive the email. If this subject area is not used, I may not respond in a manner appropriate for this course. I will make every attempt to read and respond to emails continuously throughout the week.Collaboration. Collaboration is encouraged but not required to understand the material. Each student is responsible to submit only original work when due. Collaboration does not include copying from another student or allowing a student to copy from you. Lack of collaboration or failure to attend class does not alter a student’s responsibility to submit work when due. No collaboration is allowed on the exam.Exam. An examination will be given during this course. Exam will be online through Canvas, multiple-choice, timed, open book, open notes, and designed for evaluation. Each student must take their own exam. No collaboration is allowed. Collaboration is cheating and represents academic dishonesty. If academic dishonest occurs on the exam, the student will receive a zero for the exam. Any incident of academic dishonesty may be reported to Internal Affairs Committee of the Business School at the University of Colorado at Denver for further action. No exam taken will result in a zero for the exam. No exam will be considered after the end of the course.Project Report. Each student is required to conduct independent research on a topic based on material related to this course. The individual report will be submitted as a PDF. Guidelines for a project topic are (1) a topic related to this course, (2) a topic beyond this course that was not specifically covered in this course, such as going deeper than the level of rigor in this course or going broader than the techniques in this course, or (3) an appropriate case study of material in this course. Also, a topic may be selected from a list provided on the website []. However, each student must have a different project. The originally composed individual report shall demonstrate the student’s knowledge of the research and an ability to effectively communicate the knowledge appropriate to a business professional. Each individual report must be unique. Each individual report must be professionally composed with an introduction, main body, conclusion, and references. Although no literary structure is required, a suggested length of the report is more than two pages, including graphs and tables. However, the length of the report should follow the guideline of “succinct but adequate”. The length must be enough to adequately present your work. Length can be considered a negative if too long and content is not significant. Submit the completed individual report only through Canvas as a PDF file on or before the due date and time. Each report may only be submitted once, may only be submitted as a complete report, and must be submitted by the due date and time. A report not submitted has a grade of zero. No late reports accepted. Each student is required to submit original material for their individual report. Although collaboration is encouraged to conduct research, collaboration does not include copying from another student or allowing a student to copy from you on individual work that is submitted.Submit your report through Canvas as a PDF file. Do not use a cover page but use the title below on the first page where the student supplies the information in italics.{Project title}Individual Project Report Submitted as partial fulfillment of requirements forProject Management Course at University of Colorado DenverBy{name}On {date}{Content}General Policies.End of the Course. Nothing will be considered after the end of the course.Assignments. Assignments consist of homework assignments and an individual project report. All submissions of assignments are through Canvas. Each assignment not received when due has a grade of zero. Late homework assignments are not accepted. No assignment accepted after the end of the course. Grades will be posted online during the course. Final Course Grades are submitted through registrar and not on Canvas. No corrections to the grade will be considered after the end of the course.Academic Dishonesty. In the event academic dishonesty occurs on an assignment or an exam, the work will receive a grade of zero. Any incident of academic dishonesty may be reported to Internal Affairs Committee of the Business School at the University of Colorado Denver for further action. Conduct. I expect strict adherence to the code of conduct as stated in the Catalog of the University of Colorado at Denver. [ ]I will initiate due process against violations of the code of conduct. Violations include verbal and physical disruption or intimidation. Actions to initiate due process can include a formal report to the Behavioral Assessment and Threat Assessment Team (BETA) [],the Campus Assessment, Response, & Evaluation Team (CARE) [ WWW.ucdenver.edu/life/services/CARE ],or the Internal Affairs Committee of the Business School at the University of Colorado at Denver. Conduct also includes etiquette that is respectful to all people, the facilities, and the institution. Commitment Expectation. Taking this course represents your commitment to perform the work when due. Faculty policies have stated that classes in the business school should require of their students a workload that enhances quality education and is consistent with the amount of academic credit granted for a course. This course requires work due on a regular basis. Incomplete Grades. No incomplete grades are given.Statement. Policies in this syllabus apply to each student equally. I will consider special circumstances but standards will not be compromised and all work must be completed during the course. Any action taken by me that might be taken as varying from these policies shall not be a cause to eliminate or alter any student’s responsibility to adhere to all the requirements of the course or to prevent my action in enforcing the policies in the course to every student. *** End of Syllabus *** ................
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