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USEC0009Project Management2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Atakan AKSOY
Co-Lectureruniversity elective ( relevant lecturer )
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
- Conducting problem analysis; To provide students with knowledge in establishing the relationship between problems and goals - To provide students with theoretical knowledge about project planning, preparation and management. - Improving the planning and execution capacity of projects
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : They can perform problem analysis when necessary; can prepare the logical framework matrix.6,101,
LO - 2 : They gain theoretical knowledge about project preparation and management.6,101,
LO - 3 : They can prepare the project GANTT chart, network and calculate the required project duration.6,101,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Using project management information is becoming increasingly important in institutions and businesses to use resources more effectively and efficiently. The course content includes information on the following topics that students may need in order to plan the right projects, manage them effectively and complete them to achieve the goals: - Project concept, Project Initiation Context; Logical Framework Approach; problem tree - Project, Program, Portfolio and Operation Management Relationship - Features of the Project, Classification of Projects, Project constraints - Project life cycle; Project Management Process Groups; Phases of the Project, - Organization in Project Management - Project Management Knowledge Areas - Activity and Time Planning in Projects - Critical Path Method
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1- What is the project? Operation and Project concepts; common and different aspects of the concepts - Project Initiation Context: For what reasons do Companies, Institutions and Organizations initiate projects? - Logical Framework Approach: Analysis phase - How to create a problem tree
 Week 2- Logical Framework Approach: Analysis phase - Stakeholder analysis - Logical Framework Approach: Strategy analysis - General criteria that can be used in strategy analysis
 Week 3- Characteristic features of the projects - Project and change - Some concepts that we may encounter regarding the project
 Week 4- Project, Program, Portfolio and Operation Management Relationship - Features of the Project
 Week 5- Project examples - Classification of Projects
 Week 6- Project constraints - What is Project Management? What does it cover? - What are the outcomes of successful project management?
 Week 7- Project life cycle - Different project life cycle examples - Project Management Process Groups: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control, Closing
 Week 8- Functioning of project process groups in different projects - Process interactions and activity intensities in project life cycle processes - The nature of risk and cost of change as the project progresses
 Week 9Midterm
 Week 10- Phases of the Project, Different project phase structures - Organization in Project Management: Basic concepts - Organization in Project Management: Different project organizational structures (Functional, Staff, etc.)
 Week 11- Organization in Project Management: Different project organizational structures (Project type, Matrix, etc.) - Project - Program - Portfolio structure
 Week 12- Environmental Business Factors in Projects - Enterprise Process Assets in Projects - Project Management Knowledge Areas: General concepts and their relationships with Project Management Process Groups
 Week 13- Project Management Knowledge Areas: Integration Management, Scope Management, Time Management, Cost Management, Quality Management, Human Resources Management, Communication Management, Risk Management, Procurement Management, Stakeholder Management
 Week 14- Activity and Time Planning in Projects - Project Network drawing - GANTT Chart
 Week 15- Critical Path Method - CPM
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1ÇAKAR, Kemal. 2024, Proje Yönetimi Ders Notları, Trabzon
 
Recommended Reading
1PMI (kollektif Yazarlı), 2016, Proje Yönetimi Bilgi Birikimi Kılavuzu (PMBOK Kılavuzu) 6. Baskı
2Wysocki, Robert K. 2019, Effective Project Management, 8th. ed., John Wiley & Sons,
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9. Hafta 17.04.2024 60 dakika 50
End-of-term exam 16.hafta 05.06.2024 60 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 14 70
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 1 10
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 0 1 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load120