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Leadership and Project Management

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: IITA0404
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: IT 2014
Level: Bachelor of Engineering
Year of Study: 3 (2016-2017)
Credits: 3 cr
Responsible Teacher: Agbejule, Adebayo
Language of Instruction: English

Courses During the Academic Year 2016-2017

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
5I-IT-3N2017-01-09 – 2017-04-30Adebayo Agbejule, Ali AltowatiEnglish2016-12-12 – 2017-01-16

Learning Outcomes

This course introduces the student to general concept of leadership and project management. Students will become familiar with planning, organizing and controlling project and will be introduced to the practical knowledge of project scope, schedule, cost and resource allocation. Students will also explore issues related to the role of leadership in teams and project groups.

Student's Workload

The total amount of student's work is 81 h, containing 42 h of scheduled contact studies.

Contents

Project life cycle, work breakdown structure and Gantt charts, network diagrams, scheduling techniques, cost and resource allocation decisions, risk management and project management software such as MS project.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Recommended books:
Organizational Behaviour Today. Leigh L. Thompson. 1st Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall.
The Handbook of Project-Based Management. J. Rodney Turner. 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, assignments, team works and project work.

Assessment Criteria

1: The student understands basic (around 40 %) course concepts and is capable of developing simple applications.
3: The student understands a considerable portion (around 60 %) of course concepts and is capable of developing applications with moderate number of functions.
5: The student understands most (around 90 %) course concepts and is capable of developing applications with advanced features.

Assessment Methods

Active participation, team works, exams and project work.


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