GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS/5401330
Course Title: PROJECT MANAGEMENT BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge of the functional areas of project management according to international standards.
To gain a foundation in how to start a project according to international standards.
Ability to write project plan and its implementation in real life professionally.
Ability to apply principles necessary in the successful management of a new or existing project.
To think critically and apply theoretical and practical knowledge and experience to identify and analyse business problems in engineering and project management.
Critically analyse and evaluate the opportunities identified for successful implementation of projects.
Strategic thinking and reasoning about activities related to the creation, development and maintenance of appropriate project model.
Ability to show understanding of individual and group dynamics in organizations.
Ability to operate effectively in teamwork in defining and implementing a project.
Ability to deal effectively with people from different social, economic, cultural and religious backgrounds, who are part of a project team.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Overview of ISO 21500: 2012 – Guidance on project management by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
2. Week  ISO 21500 Project Management Process Groups ISO 21500 Subject groups
3. Week  Overview of Individual Competence Baseline (ICB) by the International Project Management Association (IPMA)
4. Week  ICB Perspective competences ICB People competences ICB Practice competences
5. Week  Overview of the European Commission PM² Project Management Methodology
6. Week  Project Organisation and Roles
7. Week  The PM² Lifecycle
8. Week  Midterm Exam, Overview of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) by the Project Management Institute (PMI®)
9. Week  Project Integration Management Project Scope Management Project Time Management
10. Week  Project Cost Management Project Quality Management Project Resource Management
11. Week  Project Communications Management Project Risk Management
12. Week  Project Procurement Management Project Stakeholder Management
13. Week  Using Microsoft Project
14. Week  Project Development
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
20
 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
7
4
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Material Design and Implementation
6
4
24
 Report Preparing
3
5
15
 Preparing a Presentation
5
5
25
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
5
4
20
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
5
4
20
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To access to wide and deep information with scientific researches in the field of Engineering, evaluate, interpret knowledge and implement.X
2To complete and implement limited or incomplete data by using the scientific methods. To stick knowledge of different disciplinarians togetherX
3To consolidate engineering problems, develop proper method to solve and apply innovative solutions.X
4To develop new and original ideas and methods, To develop new innovative solutions at design of system, component or processX
5To have comprehensive information on modern techniques, methods and their borders which are being applied to engineeringX
6To design and apply analytical, modeling and experimental based research, analyze and interpret the faced complex issues during the design and apply process.X
7High level ability to define the required information, data and reach, assess.X
8To lead multi-disciplinary teams to take responsibility to define approaches for complex situations.X
9Systematic and clear verbal or written transfer of the process and results of studies at national and international environmentsX
10Social, scientific and ethical values guarding adequacy at all professional activities and at the stage of data collection, interpretation, announcement.X
11Awareness at new and developing application of profession and ability to analyze and study on those applications.X
12To interpret engineering application’s social and environmental dimensions and it’s compliance with the social environment.X
13Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in Turkish Language.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Çetin Elmas )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr/~celmas)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (celmas@gazi.edu.tr)