SYLLABUS



SYLLABUSProject Management, Summer 2018BANA 6650, Section H01, Call#16534URPL 6249, Section H01, Call#18932Instructor: Michael D. Harper, Ph.D. Course Description: Project ManagementIntroduces 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.This is a Hybrid course. The hybrid design is online requirements and one classroom session each week. Schedule, Project Management. In-Class Session Meets Wednesdays, 6:00pm to 8:30pmWeekIn ClassSessionWednesday6:00pm to8:30pmCourse active from Wednesday, June 6, 2018 to Wednesday, July 25, 2018AssignmentsDue Sunday by 11:59pmNo Late Assignments acceptedSundayDue @ 11:59pmQ#=QuizH#=Homework1June 6Syllabus & Introduction2June 13Topic 1. PMBoK-1: Context, Integration, Scope, Resource, Communications, StakeholderJune 17Q1, H13June 20Topic 2. PMBoK-2: Schedule, Cost, Quality, Risk, ProcurementJune 24Q2, H24June 27Topic 3. Wysocki-Models [Parts II&III, Ch.4-12] (Traditional, Agile, Extreme)July 1Q3, H35July 4BreakJuly 86July 11Topic 4. Wysocki-Management [Parts IV, Ch.13-16] (Ch. 15, Project Support Office–PSO)July 15Q4, H47July 18Exam. Topics 1,2,3,4. In class, July 18, 2018. Topic 5. Wysocki-Strategies [PartV, Ch.17-18] (Portfolio Management & EPPM)July 22Q5, H58July 25Team Project Presentation in classIndividual Report submitted through CanvasEnd of Course is July 25, 2018. Nothing accepted or considered after July 25, 2018.Individual project reports due through Canvas by 11:59pm on July 25, 2018.Grading:Grades based solely on percentage of grade measure performance.Determine grade percentage from points earned out of points possible.PercentageGradeDescriptionGrade Measures90 to 100AExcellent5 Quiz Assignments @ 20 = 100 points80 to 89BGood5 Homework Assignments @ 20 = 100 points70 to 79CCompetent1 Exam = 100 points60 to 69DBelow Average1 Project = 100 points0 to 59FFailingTotal Points = 400 pointsNo +/- grades. (0.5% rounded up)Grades are not negotiated.The policies and procedures in this syllabus apply to every student.Course Policies.Course Structure. This hybrid course contains online material, in class lectures, quiz assignments, homework assignments, reports, presentations, and an exam. Course grade is based solely on student’s performance on the grade measures. Grades are not negotiated. No curves or extra credit. No incomplete grades are given. No work is accepted after the end of the course. You are expected to know the material in the lectures, online, and in the required material. In taking this course, each student is responsible to know and adhere to the policies and procedures in the syllabus.Course Objectives. The course objectives consist of 1) acquiring content preparation for project management certification through the Project Management Institute (); 2) gaining knowledge and skills in applying project management tools and techniques within projects;3) analyzing organizational structure and coordination for effective project management.Required Material: 1. Website [ ]. Course syllabus and material are available through the website.2. Canvas. Availability and submission of all assignments through Canvas. All grades on assignments will be posted on Canvas. Course grade posted only through the registrar.3. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK), 6th Edition, 2017, Project Management Institute, Inc., ISBN: 9781628251845. 4. Effective Project Management, Traditional, Agile, Extreme, 7th Edition, 2014, R. Wysocki, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 9781118729168.Attendance. Attendance during classroom sessions is required which means that you are responsible for the content of each classroom session. If you are absent from a class, you are solely responsible for the content of the class. Communication and Availability.I will be available before and after each class period for students to ask specific questions. I will have office hours from 4:30pm to 5:30pm on Tuesday and Thursday in my office #4205 in the Business School Building 4th floor. No appointment is required or made. I will meet with students on a first come first served basis. Office hours are provided to answer specific question as an aid in understanding the material. During office hours, I will not respond to requests such as grading assignments, working your homework for you or with you, giving lectures, or giving out answers to assignments. Office hours are not the only source of help for understanding the material. I expect a student to utilize the multiple sources available in this course in addition to office hours. Respect the time a student has during office hours and do not interrupt.Discussions are provided on Canvas for students to discuss course material. Use the Canvas discussions for asking questions about the course material, answering questions about the course material, organizing study groups, making announcements about study groups, and other communications helpful for learning. Email should only be used for necessary communication with me that does not include material already stated in the syllabus, announcements made in Canvas, or questions about the material that could be asked through the discussion provided in Canvas. Since accessing the original source is more effective in communications, I will direct you to appropriate sources if necessary. Any student email to me must only be to the email address [ Michael.D.Harper@ucdenver.edu ] and must contain “Project Management” in the subject area. If this address is not used, I may not receive the email or read the email. I will read and respond to emails, when possible, every evening after 9pm that have been correctly sent before 9pm. In summary, I am available in various manners throughout the week. I am available before and after class to answer questions in person. I am not available other times in person or by emailCollaboration. Collaboration on work is encouraged to understand the material but not required. Each student is responsible to submit their own work when due. Submit only original work. 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.Quiz Assignments. Quiz assignments are required in this course. Quiz assignments will be based on the online material and focus on understanding the basic principles in the course. Quiz assignments will be submitted through Canvas. No submission will result in a zero. No late submissions will be accepted. Answers will be posted online after the due date.Homework Assignments. Homework assignments are required in this course. Homework assignments will be based on material covered online and in class and emphasize the application of the material. I will post homework assignments online which can consist of multiple choice questions, computer assignments, or general requests. Homework answers will be submitted through Canvas. No submission will result in a zero. No late submissions will be accepted. Answers will be posted online after the due date.Submission of Work and Late Policy. Work submitted through Canvas in this course will consist of quiz assignments, homework assignments, and an individual project report. No late assignments are accepted. No late quiz assignments are accepted. No late homework assignments are accepted. No late individual reports are accepted. Submit only original work. Submit work through Canvas in the format requested. Each student is responsible to submit work through Canvas 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 work will be accepted or considered after the end of the course. Answers to the quiz assignments and 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 assignments through Canvas, carefully follow this procedure. Download the questions from Canvas which will be in a Word file. Obtain answers for all the questions. 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. Any grading errors on assignments should be resolved as soon as possible. No corrections to graded material will be made after the end of the course. Exam. Exam will be in-class, open-book, multiple-choice, and timed. No collaboration is allowed. Exam not taken has a grade of zero. If the exam is not taken, a make-up exam may be taken before the end of the course to replace the zero with the grade earned. An exam may be taken only once and must be taken before the end of the course. No work is accepted after the end of the course.Team Projects. Small teams will be formed by students to select and conduct independent research on a project topic from a suggested list that I will provide on the website. The deliverables will include a team presentation and an individual report. The grade for each student will be 10% on the presentation and 90% on the individual report. The originally composed individual report shall be based on research conducted by each student on a topic selected from a suggested list provided on the website. Research by each student on the selected topic must represent an extension to the course. Extensions to the course could include more advanced techniques, material not covered in the course, an application of the material to an industry problem or a case study that conveys valuable insight. Each individual report shall demonstrate the student’s knowledge of project management and an ability to effectively communicate the knowledge within the project management environment. Each individual report must be unique. The length of the report should be more than two pages and follow the guideline of “succinct but adequate”. The length must be enough to adequately present your work but succinct enough to be professionally appropriate. Submit the completed individual report through Canvas on or before the due date and time in the format requested. Each report may be submitted only 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 report is accepted after the end of the course. Collaboration is encouraged on the team projects. But each student is required to submit original material for their individual report. Collaboration does not include copying from another student or allowing a student to copy from you on individual work that is submitted.For consistency, use the following format for the individual report 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}The team project presentations are presentations on a topic consisting of a summary of each person’s research. The primary purpose of the team project presentations is to inform your colleagues on the research finding from each person on the team. Each person on the team is required to present a summary of their research. Each person on the team will be limited to approximately two minutes of presentation time. For each individual presentation, do not read your report or cover detail in your report but present a general overview and significant findings that will be of interest to your colleagues. Do not teach. Consider each presentation as a formal production beginning with PowerPoint slides and moving smoothly between each presenter. The presentation could incorporate other media, possibly including but not limited to, pictures, Word, Excel, or video. Each group may be as creative as they wish. Only one submission of presentation material is necessary through Canvas for each team. General Policies.Assignments and Grades. Assignments consist of quiz assignments, homework assignments and a project report. All assignments are submitted through Canvas. Each assignment not received when due has a grade of zero. No late assignments accepted.Grades on assignments will be posted online during the course. Grades based solely on percentage of grade measure performance. Determine grade percentage from points earned out of points possible. Grades are not negotiated. Final Course Grades are submitted through registrar and not on Canvas. No +/- grades. No incomplete grades are given. No corrections to the grade will be considered after the last day of class.Last Day of Class. The last day of class represents the end of the course. Nothing will be considered after the last day of class.Academic Dishonesty. In the event academic dishonest occurs on work submitted for a grade, 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 at 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 take action and 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 before, during, and after each class that is respectful to all people, the facilities, and the institution. Respectful behavior before, during, and after classes is expected which includes talking during lectures, arriving late, leaving early, use of cell phones, conducting work during lectures, asking inappropriate questions during lectures, or disrupting other students during lectures. It is expected that everyone supports and promotes an open and supportive learning mitment 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 in and out of class 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. Statement. Policies in this syllabus apply to every student. Although I may consider special circumstances during the course, standards will never be compromised, and all work must be done before the end of the course. Any action taken by me that may be considered to vary 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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