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Catalog Description:
The principles and techniques of project management in the planning, design and operation of civil
engineering infrastructure and service systems. Specific topics and project management techniques
covered include: Project manager and Team building and leadership, Economic analysis in project
selection, Project Financing and entrepreneurship, project planning, project organization Project cost
estimation, Network analysis and related applications to Project scheduling (i.e. PERT-CPM), Project
Monitoring and control using Microsoft project software and project termination process.
Prerequisites:
A grade of C or better in CEGR 307, ECON 212 and IEGR357/MATH 331 (Will be verified) or
Instructors permission.
Incoming Competencies
From COSC 111:
Understand problem solving methods and algorithm development and programming language.
From ECON 211:
Student must be familiar with topics such as determination of national income, employment,
inflation, investment, and the banking system and government fiscal and monetary policy.
Student is familiar with economic analysis including time value of money, equivalent, present,
future, and annuity concepts with rate of return method cost/benefit ratios payback period as
tangible methods of project/venture evaluation.
From IEGR 357, Math 331:
Student is familiar with fundamentals of engineering economic.
Student is familiar with the foundations of probability and statistics.
Required Texts:
Project Management in Practice. 6th edition. By Mantel Jr., S.J, Meredith, J.R, Shafer, S. M.and Sutton,
M.M. ISBN 13 978 0-470-12164-1. John Wiley Sons Inc. 2008
Course Objectives:
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This course is designed to introduce the student to the different techniques used in project management.
The topics to be covered include project selection methods, project managers and team characteristics,
project planning , scheduling, monitoring and control of projects and project termination.
The objective of the course is to introduce the students to principles and tools involved in project
management after completing the course, students should, given a set of projects, be able:
to use the different numeric and non-numeric models in project selection
Having selected or given a project, be able to :
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Plagiarism is stealing someone else’s work and not citing the source. Students caught plagiarizing will
receive an “F” grade.
Submit Assignments:
Each assignment, like case studies, would contain specific instructions of how they should be submitted
Withdrawal Policy:
If you decide to withdraw from the course for whatever reason, please remember it is your
responsibility to complete and submit the formal withdrawal form prior to the date provided by the
Institution’s schedule, located on the website under Academics Calendar. This form may be
obtained from the Office of Records and Registration in the Montebello Building.
Incomplete Policy
Under emergency/special circumstances, students may petition for an incomplete grade a week before the
end of the session. An incomplete will only be assigned if [The student has completed at least four of
the five modules]. All incomplete course assignments must be completed within the first week of the
following semester of enrollment
Students’ Requirements:
Each student is expected to:
Access the course 3-5 times weekly
Each time you access the course, review the “Announcements” section for any new messages
or other important information
Turn in all assignments in a timely manner (See the Schedule) under the Syllabus and
Schedule section.
Contribute to all class discussion forums in a constructive manner.
Use correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and word usage in all written assignments and
provide references for any material sourced from literature.
Keep up with your grades by accessing the “My Grades” toolbar in Blackboard.
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All written assignments must be submitted electronically via the appropriate Blackboard
assignment tools provided by your instructor for each assignment
Late work will not be accepted, therefore, please pay close attention to the schedule provided for
you
Late Discussion postings will also not be graded.
Methods of Evaluation
Assessment in this course will be based on evidence of participants’ growth in understanding and competence.
Participants are required to present the following products for evaluation. The grading mix for this course is as
follows:
%
Homework 15
Quizzes 25
Final Exam 40
Participation & Discussion 20
Total 100
A: 85 – 100;
B: 70 – 84;
C: 55 – 69.
F: < 54
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Academic Dishonesty:
Morgan State's Academic Honesty Policy & Procedures
The principles of truth and honesty are recognized as fundamental to a community of scholars
and teachers. Morgan State University expects that both faculty and students will honor these
principles, and in so doing, will protect the integrity of academic work and student grades.
Definitions
At Morgan State, “cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for
academic work through the use of any dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means.”
Important Note: Any form of academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, may be
reported to the office of student affairs.
Course policies are subject to change. It is the student’s responsibility to check the
Announcements section in Blackboard for updates to the syllabus or course.
NEXT STEP:
Please read the Course Schedule. Once you have completed reading these documents, if you
have any questions please email me. You can then move on to Module 1.