Course Syllabus of ISM6316 Fall 2016 Professor Rob Totterdale, D.Sc. General Information Course Number/CRN ISM6316/CRN 80781 Course Title Project Management and Quality Assurance Semester/Year Fall/2016 Offering Lutgert College of Business (LCOB)/Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) College/Department Credit Hours 3 Meeting Room : LH 2212 Times/Location Start Date End Date Day Time Class Aug 22,2016 Nov 28,2016 M 5:30pm 8:15pm Exam Dec 05,2016 M 5:45pm 8:00pm Is this a DL Course? No, it is an on campus course. Method of Delivery Class meetings. Course URL https://fgcu.instructure.com/login (select ISM 6316 course and click Lessons ) Prerequisites ISM 6021 or ISM 3011 Instructor Information Instructor Rob Totterdale, D.Sc., CITP Office Location Lutgert Hall 3344 Phone Number 239 590 7362 E Mail Address rtotterdale@fgcu.edu Office Hours Mon 4:30 5:30pm, Tues and Thurs 2:30 4:30pm or by appointment. Important Note: All faculty members are required to use Canvas to confirm a student's attendance for each course by the end of the first week of classes. Failure to do so will result in a delay in the disbursement of your financial aid. The confirmation of attendance is required for all students, not only those receiving financial aid. Every student must complete a mandatory activity in Canvas during the first week. Please complete the mandatory class survey in Canvas by Aug. 24. Course Information Description ISM 6316 Project Management & Quality Assurance The course covers the ten project management knowledge areas from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The course introduces the use of scheduling, resource allocation, and capacity planning in the design, development, and implementation of information systems and/or systems changes. Teaching Philosophy Effective project managers must have both good problem solving (critical thinking) and communications skills. Additionally, they must be able to understand and apply technologies in the planning and execution of projects. Students are expected to practice and further develop their skills in these areas throughout the course. This course utilizes both individual and team based activities (cases, discussions, presentations) to begin the process of developing skills in project management. Both textbook examples and other actual cases from industry are used to demonstrate key concepts and allow the student to apply these concepts through assignments and class discussion. Different aspects of planning and executing projects discussed include : Methodologies Tools and technologies
Collaboration approaches including cloud computing Impact of globalization Costing approaches Sourcing approaches (on shore, off shore, consulting, internal) Legal and ethical Classroom sessions will consist of lectures, open seminar type discussions, and small case examples. Guest lecturers may participate in the class and address topics such as project management certification, project management from a consulting perspective, and the legal aspects of project management. Student Learning Outcomes After successfully completing this course, students will be able to: Learning Objective Explain the role of project management and teams in the organizational change process. Assessment Strategy Exam Work effectively on a team to plan, control and complete a project. Apply project management tools and methods to information systems projects. Manage project scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, risk, communications and procurement (PMBOK) Analyze and critique project management case studies and situations Develop a project charter Group Project Class Cases and Assignments Exam, Class Discussions, Group Project Class Cases and Discussions Assignments Required Materials Required textbook: Schwalbe, Kathy. Information Technology Project Management, Seventh Edition. Course Technology, 2013, ISBN 9781133526858 Software: Project Management Software (Microsoft Project the software is available through the University alliance with Microsoft at the DreamSpark site). We will discuss access in class. Collaboration Software (Microsoft SharePoint) Access will be provided to a cloud based version of SharePoint (Office 365) for collaboration and management of project content. SAP Project System ( tentative) access will be provided in class Other Resources (reference optional) : Project Management Institute http://www.pmi.org The Capability Maturity Model http://cmmiinstitute.com/ SAP Project System Link Course Topics Key topics addressed in the course include:
Introduction to project planning and project management Program management Project scope, approach, scheduling and estimating, and cost Quality and risk management Resources Stakeholder management Collaboration and communications Tools ( SharePoint and Microsoft Project) Standards and project documentation Project change control Group project and participation as a member of a team Important Dates Aug 22 Sept 12 Sept 26 Oct 10 Oct 24 Nov 1 Nov 28 Dec 05 First class meeting Assignment 1 (tentative) Exam 1 (tentative) Assignment 2 (tentative) Assignment 3 (tentative) Last day to drop without academic penalty Group Project Presentations Exam 2 (tentative) Grading Policy Graded Learning Activities/Assignments in this course : Class participation and attendance 10% Group Project 20% Assignments 45% Exams/quizzes 25% Grading Scale 90 100% A 80 89% B 70 79% C 0 69% F Attendance Policy Policy regarding missed exams and assignment completion deadlines + and grades may be given to borderline students at the discretion of the instructor Much of the learning in this course comes from class discussion. Your classroom participation grade will be based on attendance, class preparation, familiarity with reading materials, and the quality of your contribution. Students are expected to attend every class session. It is the student's responsibility to get course notes from fellow students should they have to miss a class. No more than two excused absences are permitted. Late Assignments: Late assignments are due by the deadline given. No late assignments will be accepted (except for illness or family emergency). Makeup Exam: Makeup exams may be given in the case of student's illness or family emergency only. The student must make every effort to contact the professor prior to the
exam if they cannot take the exam at its scheduled time. Class assignments cannot be made up. Policies regarding inclass use of cell phones, and other PEDS Statement on e mail usage in Eagle mail and/or Canvas email Last Day to Withdraw Disclaimer Cell phones and other personal electronic devices must be turned off before coming to class. Bringing food or drink to class or office hours is strictly prohibited. Canvas will be used to submit assignments, and to post course notes. Eagle mail will be used for correspondence. (SharePoint will also be used for capturing and sharing project content) Nov 1 is the last day to withdraw without academic penalty. Assignments, schedules & due dates, instructions, and other course information presented in angel are integral components of the course material and are hereby incorporated as part of this syllabus. The instructor reserves the right to change the schedule and due dates included in the syllabus. Any changes will be reflected as necessary in Canvas. The availability and structure of certain assignments are subject to technology availability. University Statements Academic Behavior Standards and Academic Dishonesty All students are expected to demonstrate honesty in their academic pursuits. The university policies regarding issues of honesty can be found in the FGCU Student Guidebook under the Student Code of Conduct and Policies and Procedures sections. All students are expected to study this document which outlines their responsibilities and consequences for violations of the policy. The FGCU Student Guidebook is available online at http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/judicialaffairs/new.html Sanctions for academic dishonesty may include receiving a F in this course FGCU may impose additional penalties. Any incidents of academic dishonesty may be referred to the FGCU Office of Judicial Affairs. Please look up the definition of plagiarism it includes copying something off the Internet & submitting it as your own work. Some examples of what is NOT OK to do: Working with another student & turning in the same work (e.g. spreadsheet, database, etc). Emailing or posting your work to let someone else just see how you did it. Copying someone s assignment or copying something from a book or the Internet. Giving or receiving help from someone (in person, on line or on the phone) during an online test. Telling someone else what is on a test. Examples of what is OK: Discussing how to approach an assignment with another student. Showing someone where they might have made a mistake on an assignment. Asking the professor for help. University Nondiscrimination Statement Florida Gulf Coast University is committed to ensuring equity and fairness for all University employees, students, visitors, vendors, contractors and other third parties. As such, the University prohibits discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sex (including sexual harassment/assault), gender identity/expression, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic predisposition with regard to admissions, employment, programs or other activities operated by the University. This prohibition extends to enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Questions or complaints should be directed to the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC). The OIEC s phone number is (239)745 4366; the OIEC email address is OIEC@fgcu.edu.
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ISM6316 Fall 2016 Tentative Schedule (Subject to change) Weeks/Dates Aug 22 Aug 29 Topics Introduction to Project Management Project Horror Stories! Program vs Project Overview of Projects and Roles Project Management Integration Planning, value, charters, methodologies Stakeholders, phases, controlling Chapter+ Outside Reading (See Canvas) Chapter 1 Chapter 2, 4 Sept 5 No Class holiday Chapter 3 Assignments / Exam Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 24 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 14 Scope Requirements, definition, WBS Tools (Microsoft Project, SharePoint) Time Activities and dependencies, schedules Gantt and PERT, Estimating Cost Estimating Controlling, earned value management Quality and Tools Planning and evaluating quality Modern quality management Resources Building a team and sourcing options Managing a team Communications Stakeholder identification Change Management Planning and distributing Risk Management Risk identification Risk mitigation Stakeholder Mgmt Group Project SAP Project Group Project working session Chapter 5 Assignment 1 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Exam (Chapters 1 6) Chapter 8 Appendix A Chapter 9 Assignment 2 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Assignment 3 Chapter 12 Nov 21 Legal (contract/licenses, other) Nov 28 Group Project Presentations Group Project/Lessons Learned Dec 05 Final Exam tentative 5:45 8pm Final Exam