A 7000 word report containing a case study or case studies of project management within their organisation demonstrating how methodologies and ethical considerations shaped the project (s) and reflecting on what could have been improved

The first part of the module is associated with project management and its role within an organisation, be it large or small. This will include
The role that projects play in an organisational context.
Project evaluation techniques.
The role of the project manager and man-management
Project management methodologies.
-Scrum
-Agile
A critical awareness of project planning
-scheduling
-costs and benefits
-Risk analysis and Management


The second part of the module is ethics and ethical consideration within the games industry.
Ethics and the Organisation
Ethical Responsibility
Ethical theory when decision-making

The student will be expected to engage with the online lecture material, which will be video lectures and associated tasks.

12 x1 hour student to tutor discussions

Blackboard: 24/7 access online, for course information, notes, links to publications and updates.
Skype

Blackburn, S. (2001) Being Good - A short introduction to ethics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

LaFolette, H. (2000) The Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory, Oxford: Blackwell

Maylor, H. (2010) Project Management (Fourth Edition), Pearson Education, Harlow, England.

Meredith, J. & Mantel, S. (2011), Project Management: A Managerial Approach (Eighth Edition), John Wiley & Sons.