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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title Managing Projects and Change
Module Code CA655
School School of Computing
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Jennifer Foster
Semester 2: Jennifer Foster
Autumn: Jennifer Foster
Module TeacherJennifer Foster
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 7.5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
To provide programme participants with an awareness of the elements of effective management of projects and change in organisational settings. A primary aim is to instil generalised project management and control skills that can be used in other situations. The secondary aim of this module is to provide the practical skills and understanding to plan and manage the practical aspects of the Practicum.

Learning Outcomes
1. Justify selected models of project management change management in the management literature
2. Appraise of the types of challenges and obstacles generally encountered in change and project efforts.
3. Apply selected project management approaches to write realistic business proposals and project plans
4. Identify the role of HRM in managing change in organisations
5. Identify selected techniques to develop and implement strategies to overcome project and change management obstacles
6. Recommend how to measure, monitor and control projects
7. Identify and examine current trends and challenges in Project and Change Management



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24No Description
Assignment96No Description
Independent learning67.5No Description
Total Workload: 187.5

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Understand diagnosing change.
Psychological responses to change/coping effectively with change.

Implementing change programs.
Role of HRM in managing change.

Project Management Approaches and Techniques.
Writing realistic business proposal and project plans.

Planing activities to be conducted, taking account of dependencies between activities..
Identify Project Constraints.

Responsibilities of a Project Manager and Skills needed.
Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment30% Examination Weight70%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Projectn/a30%n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • Colin A. Carnall: 0, Managing change in organizations, 9780131509542
  • Philip Weaver: 2004, Success in your project, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 0273678094
  • James P. Clements,: 0, Effective Project Management. James Clements, 978-1-111-82405-1
Other Resources
None
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EMBINEuropean MSc in Business Informatics
GDBINGraduate Diploma in Business Informatics
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