ENG8041 : Project Management
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Mohamad Kassem
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module will enable students to acquire a solid footing in project management by covering key theoretical concepts and techniques across the entire life cycle of a project from early feasibility through planning and execution to commissioning and handover.
Outline Of Syllabus
This module will cover topics related to project management. Content will be drawn from themes such as:
- Project lifecycle, stages of feasibility studies, and economic and financial methods of feasibility
- Project stakeholder management and communication
- Project planning and controlling
- Collaborative project procurement, cost estimating, bidding and contractor selection
- Risk management and value management
- People management
- Managing project and asset information in the digital age.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 2 | 15:00 | 30:00 | Completion of written report (two components) |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 2 | 4:00 | 8:00 | Module assessment preparation |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Lectures |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | Pre-recorded lecture presentation and supporting documentation |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Various activities including tests, quizzes, and short written exercises to enable review of lecture |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 7:00 | 7:00 | Completion of formative PC simulation exercise |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Practical and seminar to support learning of taught topics. |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 3 | 5:00 | 15:00 | Structured research and reading activities |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 8:00 | 8:00 | Workshops |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The module will be delivered using a mix of lecture, practical and asynchronous activities. There is one full day of Project Management simulation session undertaken in groups in a lab environment using a gamified real-world project. Knowledge of theory and practice are addressed within the activities with practical application being addressed within the project management simulation.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 70 | Project Management essay 2,500 words |
| Report | 1 | M | 30 | Teamworking group reflective report 1,500 words |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab exercise | 1 | M | One day PC Simulation exercise |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The individual essay will test student skills and abilities in addressing a selected management topic that is key to deliver effective and efficient projects. This is supplemented with the formative live simulation exercise which is key to mimic the dynamics of live projects where individuals work as part of teams and interact with a variety of stakeholders when making decisions. Finally, the group report will use reflection in groups to evaluate students’ abilities and skills developed during the live simulation exercise and other activities and will use the full reflective to develop a course of actions and improvement for the future.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- ENG8041's Timetable