Group portfolio (groups of 3/4 ) of work including a 20 minute presentation and report with appendices totalling circa 5000 words based on a case study (Learning outcomes 1-3 )

Individual Work-based Assignment of 3000 words (Learning outcome 4)

To pass this module student must obtain 40% overall and at least 20% on each component. Re-assessment is capped at 40%

Topics will be drawn from

- Project management principles
- Introduction to project management approaches and tools
- Cost and Time management
- Planning, scheduling and monitoring projects
- Risk analysis and management
- Resource analysis
- Quality management Issues
- Contracts and Procurement
- Project evaluation and review techniques
- Measuring success

An on-line Module Work Book will be provided which will guide students through a series of tasks which will give structure to independent academic research, work-based investigation and practical work-based learning.

Independent Academic Research
Students will be expected to undertake around 100 hours of independent academic study during the course of the module. This will be guided by a series of academic tasks such as producing research reports, working through case studies etc and will require access to academic resources.

Work-based Component
Students will need to spend circa 100 hours over the course of the module undertaking their work-based tasks. This will include investigation of how aspects of the academic learning apply to the workplace and development of new skills.

Academic contact time will be used to provide academic support for students learning on an ad-hoc basis via VLE. Students will be put into study groups (4 students) where possible and there will typically be 8 scheduled 30-minute sessions for each group of up to 4 students.

2 hour of Academic Contact time will be used for four individual 30 minute formative reviews. Where necessary, reviews will be conducted virtually using appropriate tools.

The VLE
The Internet
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
Printed and electronic journals.

Students must have access to an ICT workplace

Nicholas, J M, Project Management for business and Technology (Principle and Practice) 2nd edition Pearson education
Lewis, J P Project Planning, Scheduling & Control, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill
Walker R, Software Project Management: A Unified Framework, Addison-Wesley
Meredith, Mantel, (2000) Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 4th Edition, Wiley