THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - ASIAN DIVISION

IFSM 438, PROJECT MANAGEMENT

TERM III, 1999

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. David J. Rowson

E-Mail--DJRowson@aol.com
WEB SITE: http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/4383

TEXTBOOK: Meredith, J. and S. Mantel, Jr. (1989). Project Management: A Managerial Approach, Third Edition. John Wiley & Sons.

DESCRIPTION: Prerequisite IFSM 300 or permission of the instructor. This course covers the manner in which a project is planned, scheduled and controlled.
A systems approach to planning and implementation is presented and used by students for their final project. Details of project management such as; the project manager, planning, resource allocation, budgeting, controlling, etc. are presented.
The use of project management tools and techniques such as creating a Master Schedule using scheduling tools is covered.

OBJECTIVES:

• Apply program management techniques to achieve project goals under the constraint of limited resources and within critical calendar milestones.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how to apply program management techniques to projects of various sizes and environments.
• Describe a project in terms of a Master Schedule.
• Determine appropriate estimates for project completion time and costs.
• Describe the role of the project manager.
• Explain the various models used in project selection.
• Compare and contrast the basic types of project organizations.
• Use appropriate computer software to develop a sample project implementation which includes, planning scheduling, resource allocation, control and evaluation.

EVALUATION:

• Midterm Exam ....25%
• Final Exam..........30%
• Proctored Exam....10%
• Readings.............15%
• Project................20%

POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND GRADES:

MISCELLANEOUS:

SECURITY: Individuals accessing any computer system described will be required to adhere to current guidelines and regulations as prescribed by the host administrator, e.g. 18th Wing CS/SCM (Air Force), or Regional Automated Services Center (RASC), Marine Corps.
Individuals shown to be abusing the system will have all access privileges revoked immediately. In the case of a student enrolled in a distance education option this will mean automatic dismissal from the current, and future distance education courses, and a letter explaining the decision forwarded to the individual, and their immediate commander.
For staff and faculty system access will be terminated and a letter explaining the decision forwarded to the individual from the Area Director.