GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT/IE351
Course Title: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired requirements
Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
Ability to use techniques, skills and modern tools necessary for engineering applications
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  INTRODUCTION: Project concept, concept of project management, project life process, project life process, classification of projects
2. Week  PROJECT PLANNING: Benefits of planning, Project control, Creation of project team
3. Week  ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT: The authority and responsibilities of the project manager during the planning, development and identification stages of the project
4. Week  TIME SCHEDULE: Priority rules, Gantt charts, Transition from Gantt charts to PERT and CPM, Definition of PERT and CPM method, Differences of CPM and PERT
5. Week  NETWORKS: Network drawing rules, Network drawing when activities are assigned to nodes, Network drawing when activities are assigned to arrows.
6. Week  CPM METHOD, CALCULATION OF PROJECT COMPLETION TIMES: Calculation of times when activities are assigned to nodes, Calculation of times when activities are assigned to arrows
7. Week  ABUNDANCES: Definition and calculation of total, free, safety and independent abundances of activities
8. Week  PERT METHOD: Challenges of PERT
9. Week  MIDTERM
10. Week  RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION: Definition, methods
11. Week  TIME COST ANALYSIS: Definition and use of slope, Compression and total cost and shortest project time at desired T completion time
12. Week  TIME COST ANALYSIS: Time - cost analysis for the desired T completion time and calculation of the shortest completion time of the project
13. Week  TIME COST ANALYSIS: Time - cost analysis for the desired T completion time and calculation of the shortest completion time of the project
14. Week  LP MODEL FOR PROJECT PLANNING: Organization and interpretation of the model
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
30
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
3
4
12
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
5
20
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
15
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
99
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.X
2Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose
3Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose...
4Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectivelyX
5Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions
6Ability to work efficiently in intradisciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individuallyX
7Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions
8Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself
9Consciousness to behave according to ethical principles and professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge on standards used in engineering practice .
10Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable developmentX
11Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions .
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Mehmet KABAK)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mkabak)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (mkabak@gazi.edu.tr)