This is a graduate level course, and you must apply and be approved to one of the graduate programs or as a non-program School of Computing and Information Systems graduate student to take this course. Minimum admission requirements must be met. Undergraduate students who do not meet admission requirements will not normally be permitted to take this course.
Due to the nature of the course activities, students registered in this course will not be allowed to apply for a course extension.
Workload: Approximately 15–20 hours per week (readings: 6–7 hours/week; online discussion and/or assignments: 9–13 hours/week).
Computer Science 605: Project Management for Information Systems provides students who have current information-technology skills with an understanding of the theory and practice of project management through an integrated view of the concepts, skills, tools, and techniques involved in the management of IT projects. Much of the knowledge needed to manage projects is unique to the discipline of project management. Project managers must also have knowledge and experience in general management and must understand the applicability of the project in order to work effectively with specific industry groups and technologies.
This course focuses on IT projects. While IT project managers are generally selected because of their IT expertise, they tend to spend more on-the-job time becoming better project managers and less time being IT experts.
COMP 605 is modeled after the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and discusses project management issues and skills from an integrated-organization or management point of view.
Outline
Unit 1: Project Management Framework
Unit 1.1: Introduction to Project Management
Unit 1.2: Project Management Context
Unit 1.3: Project Management Processes
Unit 2: Project Management Knowledge Areas
Unit 2.1: Project Integration Management
Unit 2.2: Project Scope Management
Unit 2.3: Project Time Management
Unit 2.4: Project Cost Management
Unit 2.5: Project Quality Management
Unit 2.6: Project Human Resource Management
Unit 2.7: Project Communications Management
Unit 2.8: Project Risk Management
Unit 2.9: Project Procurement Management
Unit 2.10: Project Stakeholder Management
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to
manage IT projects from a new perspective, in addition to the technical point of view.
integrate and apply management and technology skills to lead or participate in successful IT projects.
analyze the general issues and skills involved in IT projects.
demonstrate the impact of current IT trends on project management.
identify the Project Management Body of Knowledge, as agreed upon by established practitioners.
prepare to pursue a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
master a software tool to assist in project management, such as MS Project software.
practise collaborative work in preparation for IT projects.
Evaluation
To receive credit for COMP 605, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least B– (70 percent) and an average grade of at least 60 percent on the assignments. The weighting of the course composite grade is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1: Literature Review Paper
20%
Assignment 2: Presentation and Discussion About Literature Review Paper
20%
Assignment 3: Project Management Tool Exercise
10%
Assignment 4: Discussions on Real-Life Project Management Experiences
15%
Assignment 5: Group Project
35%
Total
100%
Materials
Schwalbe, K. (2019). Information technology project management (9th ed.). Cengage. (eText)
Project Management Institute. (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (6th ed.). (eBook)
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