Teacher Name: Zahid Majeed

Department of Management and Sciences

Flipped Class Model
COURSE OUTLINE
Course Name Project Management Prepared on Aug 2016
Course Code MGT 626
Credit Hours 3
Course Prerequisite Statistical Inference
Prerequisite Code QTM 502 Revised on Feb 2018
Course Type □ Core Course □Elective
Program □ BBA □ MBA
Semester Spring 2018
Course Description

Bahria University has implemented the Flipped Class Model (FCM) as teaching methodology. Essence of the
Flipped Class Model is to flip (reverse) the locus of control of learning from the instructors to the students.
Details of this methodology are attached separately with this course outline. I expect students will go through
these details to understand the FMC as you would be learning the course of Project Management under the
methodology of FCM. The course of Project Management provides an introduction to the basic concepts,
systems and techniques of project management starting from project initiation and definition/planning to
implementation and termination. Projects are becoming major tool for implementing and achieving strategic
goals not only in IT related sectors but also in a range of industries. This course explores contemporary issues in
the theory and practice of project management. It aims to provide students with an opportunity to find,
understand, organize and critically evaluate, and integrate research-based and practitioner-based knowledge
associated with managing projects.
Course Learning Objectives and Outcomes
CLO&O # Description
1.  A realistic understanding of project management in all its manifestations
2.  Basic knowledge of project management in Pakistan
 Planning commission of Pakistan’s role in government projects
3.  Sufficient knowledge regarding role of project management in enhancing organizational
efficiency
4.  Reasonable know how regarding project organization, risk management and working under
uncertainty
5.  Elementary knowledge regarding selection criteria, optimal utilization of resources,
evaluation of project, controlling and auditing of the project(s)
6.  Working knowledge of MS project.
7.  Adequate awareness of techniques and tools integral to project management.
8.  By the end of the course students must be able to understand different dimensions of projects
and localize the relevant methods, approaches and tools in order to adapt them to the specific
situation of a project.

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Teaching & Learning Methodology

Flipping Class Model (FCM) would be the teaching methodology for Project Management course. Flipping the class is
fluid and adaptable methodology as long as it upholds the essence of the FC model i.e. shifting the locus of control of
learning from the instructors to the students. Basically it is an ideology and mindset of the instructors and mindset of the
students. This methodology has two distinct segments such as pre-class work and in-class activities.
Possible pre-class (at home)work comprised of; Reading and understanding the chapter from the text book, Reading the
supporting materials, watching movie clips, browsing new data etc. Watching chunks of recorded lectures, Conducting
field work like interviews with distinguished individuals in the field or other field works.
Generally n-class activities are; pre-class quiz, answering questions on pre-class work, followed by active learning
activities based on the pre-class work like; group discussions, role-playing games, mini case studies, group problem
solving, simulations, team projects etc. The course outline delineates session-wise pre-class work and in-class activities.
There are certain incentives for students who will complete pre-class work, prepare for the class and perform during the
class.
Generally the text book topics come from the areas of Project Integration management, Project Scope management, Project
Time management, Project Cost management, Project Quality management, Project HRM management, Project
Communication management and Project Risk management. Instruction and discussion will demonstrate how the
principles and techniques are applied to a wide range of projects. Lectures are provided to help students to apply this
material to simulated projects. The class room discussions would be interactive. The lecture contents would be emailed
and flashed through multimedia. You would be provided with the slides (in advance). Please be advised that the contents
on the slides are only to stimulate your memory. You would be expected to have gone through the subject matter
(designated chapter from the prescribed / course book as well as additional reading from other sources) prior to and after
the scheduled class with a view to achieve maximum benefit from the pre-class and in-class activities.

Generic Skills
Students shall be able to define and solve problems using project management principles and oral/written
communication skills.

Unit Objectives:
General: To provide students with an understanding of the basic concepts, systems and techniques of project
management from project initiation and definition/planning to implementation and termination. It covers the topics from
the areas of project initiation and establishment, project definition, project implementation to project termination.
Theory: Project management tools and team building to develop project report. This includes project brief,
scheduling, project costing, and project appraisal, contractual and human aspects of project management.
Group/ Individual Assignments: Help students to apply theory to simulated projects.
Final Examination: To assess the depth and breadth of knowledge in project management and application of
various tools.

Lecturer’s Expectation of students’ participation in this unit:

Participation in-class activities:
It is sincerely advised that students attend the classes, arrive on time, and participate in discussions and case
studies.
Participation in Group/Individual Presentations: Participate in group discussions and team based problem
solving.

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Text Book and References
Books: EBook and Hard Book
Project Management --- A Managerial Approach (7thor 8thEd)
Authors: Jack R Meredith & Samuel J. Mantel, Jr
Available at: Stationary shop at XC block Bahria University, MR OLD BOOKS shops in Islamabad and Bahria
University Library, e-book is also available with me, will be provided if you demand it through your email.

Journals /Articles:

In addition to the prescribed book mentioned above, students are encouraged to consult additional literature from
elsewhere. The students are also advised to take maximum help from Internet and explore as various Websites particularly
the ones dealing with cost management and computerization of project management techniques. The latter would become
handy in real world scenarios. A list of selected books is given as under for general guidance:
 Schwalbe, Kathy (2009). Introduction to Project Management, 2nd Edition. Course Technology, John Wiley &
Sons Inc., New York ,
 Boddy, D. (2003). Managing Projects. Prentice Hall-Financial Times, Harlow, England.
 Gray C. and Larson W. (2006). Project Management the Managerial Process, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin,
New York.
 Turner, J. Rodney., & Simister, Stephen J. (2004). Project Management – A Comprehensive Handbook. Infinity
Books, New Delhi, India.
 Murphy, Owen Jay. (2005). International Project Management. Thomson Higher Education, 5191 Natorp
Boulevard, Mason, Ohio 45040, USA
 Lock, Dennis. (2003). Project Management (8th Edition). Gower Publishing Ltd., Hampshire, England.
 Kerzner, Harold. (2005). Using the Project Management Maturity Model (2nd Ed). John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken
New Jersey, USA.
 PMBOK 4th Edition available online. Hard and soft copies held with the undersigned.
 Kerzner, Harold. (2006). Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 9th
Edition. John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York. (7th Edition held in the BU Library).
 Kerzner, Harold. ( 2010). Project Management: Best practices, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York.
 Cleland, D.I. and King, W.R., Project management handbook, Van Nostrand Reinhold (1988)
 Harrison, F.J., Advanced Project management, Gower (1985)
 Wheelen, T.L., Hunger, J.D., Strategic management, Addison-Wesley (1990)
 Meredith, G., Accounting and financial management for business decisions. McGraw Hill (2000)
 Martin, M.J.C., Managing innovation and entrepreneurship, John Wiley & Sons (2004)

Grading Policy
Assessment Instruments Percentage
Quizzes 15%
Assignments, activities and projects 20%
Mid Term Exam 25%
Final Exam 40%
Attendance:
Minimum 75% attendance at lecture is required; attendance will be taken within first 05 minutes of start of the class and
soon after the break. This is the responsibility of the students to follow up on what they may have missed by missing a
class from a teaching session through interaction with fellow students who attended the class.

Late Submission of Assignment:

In keeping with standards of professionalism appropriate to management studies, it is expected that deadlines will be
honored. In fairness to course members who complete on time, work submitted after the due date will incur a penalty for
lateness. The penalty is that late submitted assignment will not be marked. In the event of unusual or unforeseeable
circumstances (e.g. serious illness, family bereavement), you must discuss waiver of the penalty with the instructor at the
earliest opportunity and before the submission deadline.
Dishonest Practice and Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of dishonest practice. Plagiarism is defined as copying or paraphrasing another’s work, whether
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intentionally or through failure to take proper care, and presenting it as one’s own. In practice, this means plagiarism
includes any attempt in any piece of submitted work to present as one’s own work, the work of another (whether of
another student or published authority). Any student found responsible for plagiarism shall be subject to penalties,
including deduction of marks for the piece of work submitted or a zero grade for the course.

Week-wise Course Outline(e-book and audio/visual slides would be emailed to CR in advance by one week)
week / Pre-class(at home) work In-class activities
Session (Resources: Text book, e-book, audio/visual Learning Outcome
slides, video clips, Net browsing.)  Students understand relevance of course to their
future employment in national/international
perspectives.
 They also learn the language of PM through
commonly used terminologies.
 At the outset, they are made clear of course
objective and expected outcomes.
1  Flipped class teaching methodology orientation  Introduction
(Brows Google for flipped class methodology)  Groups forming
 Flipped class teaching methodology orientation
 Video clip
 Class activity - 1
2  Introduction- course Contents  Groups finalization
 Introduction (Chapter -1)  Pre-class quiz
 What is a Project?  Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Why Project Mgmt?  Individual assignment – 2
 Growth of Project Mgmt  Video clips
 Project Life Cycle (PLC)
 Next class - Agenda
 Project Management in Pakistan – Govt. (See
planning commission website for PC forms used
for public/govt projects in Pakistan)
 PMP Certification – an introduction
3  Project Initiation (Chapter -2)  Pre-class quiz
 Project Idea, Project Selection, Project  Questions/answers on pre-class work
Statement  Video clips
 Project Selection - Types of selection Models  Case – 1 (group discussion)
 Differentiate between Project, Non Project
and Business process  Assignment –3
 Project Portfolio Process (PPP)  Next class - Agenda
 Case - 1
4  Managing Projects--(Chapter-2 Contd)  Pre-class quiz
 Project Proposal  Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Project Scope  Submission of assignment – 4,Case 1 Presentation
 Assignment 5(Numeric Model)
 Project Charter
 Finalize groups list
 Project Feasibility Study  Next class - Agenda
5  Project Manager (PM) (Chapter-3)  Pre- class quiz
 The role of PM  Questions/answers on pre-class work
 The selection criteria for a PM  Case - 2 Group Presentations, Activity 6
 Video clip – Best practices Activity 7
 The demands placed on the PM
 Assign–Final project (Propose Projects to be undertaken by
 Differentiation between Functional and PM the students and presented during week –15)
 Case – 2 group presentations  Next class - Agenda

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6  Organizing Projects (Chapter-5)
 Various Organizational Structures
 The Project Team
 Project Management Office (PMO)
 Risk Management
 Case – 3 Group presentations
7  Resolution of Conflict(Chapter-4)
 Conflict and Project Life Cycle
 Principles and nature of negotiations
 Partnering, Chartering, and Change
Management
 Case -4 group presentation
8  Process of Planning Projects (Chapter-6)
 Case -4
 Revision
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10  Network Techniques (An introduction)
Chapter - 8
 Case-4
11  Scheduling the Project (Chapters 8 & 9)
 Network Techniques – Solving examples
 CPM / PERT / Gantt Charts
 Crashing a Project
 MS Projects --- Solve an example
12  Project Implementation (Chapter 7 & 9)
 Project Procurement Management
 Estimating Project Budgets
 Managing Resource Allocation
 Case - 5
13  Managing Projects (Chapter-10)
Earned Value Analysis & Management
14  Project Implementation (Chapter -11)
 Management Processes
 Time Management
 HR Management
 Communication Management
15  Final project preparation
 Controlling and Terminating the Projects
(Chapters 12 & 13)
 Auditing the Project
 Terminating the Project
16  Controlling and terminating the Projects
(Chapters 12 & 13) Continued
 Auditing the Project
 Terminating the Project
17 Revision
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 Pre - class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Video clip
 Case – 3 group presentations Activity 8
 Submission of final project proposals- Activity 9
 Next class - Agenda
 Pre - class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Case 4 Presentation
 Next class - Agenda

Pre - class quiz

Questions/answers on pre-class work
 WBS Activity – 10
 PM game activity - 11
 Pre - class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Case 4 - Group presentation Activity -12
 Next class - Agenda
 Pre-class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Case 4 Presentation
 Submission of assignment –13
 Assignment for next class - 14
 Next class – Agenda
 Pre – class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Submission of assignment –14
 Case 5 - Activity/Assignment 15
 Submission of raw data final project Assignment -16
 Next class - Agenda
 Pre – class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Class activity on earned value management - 17
 Next class - Agenda
 Pre – class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Submission of final project reports - 18
 Next class - Agenda
 Pre – class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Submission of final project power-point slides
 Final project Presentations - 19
 Next class - Agenda
 Pre – class quiz
 Questions/answers on pre-class work
 Next class - Agenda
Revision
FINAL EXAMS
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Guidelines – Final Projects
PM Final Project Guideline
The final project is designed in a way to enhance your understanding and learning. It will not only help you
to apply your theoretical concepts but will also expose you to the current problems being faced by the
corporate sector. You are encouraged to be as creative as possible. Innovation, hard work and dedicated
research efforts will be rewarded. The report should be original work on any project of your choice
approved by the facilitator. This is a group exercise. Group size should be such that maximum of 5 - 6
groups to be formed. Groups are required to select a prominent ongoing or completed government/private
sector project. The project must be an original work. A written report shall contain following sections.
Remember no format or template is the final answer. You may modify the format to suit your requirements.
Anyhow you must follow the suggested format unless you have matured an alternative format.

Suggested Format
 Executive Summary
 Title
 Project statement
 Aims, goals and objectives
 Justification for the goals and objectives
 Linkages with other projects, if any
 Description and Selection of the Project
 What were the alternatives and why were they dropped
 Which model was applied for selection
 Details of pilot Project/Feasibility Study, if any
 Organization and management for project formulation
 Identification of resources and their availability
 Provision of resources (Guarantees if any)
 Executing Agency and its profile
 Financial Plan, Budgeting and the financial arrangement including its audit
 Risk Management (Risk analysis in complete details)
 Possible conflicts and management techniques
 Environmental hazards (Risks) and their solutions
 Contingency Planning
 Project appraisal (economic, technical, financial including fields assessment)
 Project approval --- By whom and under what parameters
 Project implementation plan
 Project Work Plan – schedule (PERT, Gantt charts, WBS, milestones, activity
networking diagrams, resources allocation etc.)
 Logistics and admin proposals
 Personnel / org / companies to be involved in completion of the Project
 Milestones, schedules and budgets
 Deliverables and deadlines
 Test criteria and standards
 Past experiences
 Recommendations in order of priority
 Project control and Control Measures (Evaluation and Monitoring techniques)
 Project communication
 Project termination and closing
 Appendices/exhibits

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 NOTE:
A hard (paper) copy of the report and a CD containing the report and the presentation slides is to be
submitted as per the given dateline well before the final presentation.
Project oral presentation by all group members, 3 to 5 minutes each person.
Marking scheme (i) content (ii) presentation style and dress up (iii) slides and techniques (iv) each
member is required to present (v) absent in presentation gets zero in all.

Miscellaneous

Quizzes and Assignments etc

All efforts would be made to conduct all the quizzes and assignments including one presentation
(Group). The general guidelines for Assignments / Research Papers / Projects etc are:

 Do not miss the quiz. There is no policy of repeat quiz.

 Submit your assignments on time.
 Utilize all the sources books, journals, e journals, magazines and books to make your research
paper authentic, impressive and worthy of submission.
 The paper should reflect your personality.
 Make it a habit to visit library at least once a week.
 Make use of Internet as much as possible to download useful information.
 Always quote referencewhen you have borrowed literary material from somewhere. Otherwise
it would be termed as plagiarism.
 Take active part in class discussions and case study analysis.

Method of Examination

2. The Mid Term and Final Term examinations are of 1-1/2 and 2 hours duration respectively.
These exams are Open Ended. Open Ended is the best and most suitable form of examination. It
benefits a large majority of students. The paper invariably would include MCQs, Fill-in-the blanks,
True/False and few subjective questions. The most important aspect to be noted is that there
would be one paper or common to all the sections studying PM. One of the FM would set the
paper and also provide Pink Solution for assessing / marking of papers. Henceforth, it is of
utmost importance that we adhere to the course contents, study the prescribed book and
reference books including reading material provided in the class for desirable results.

Assessment Components and Requirements

All the written assignments should be:
 Neatly typed
 Having font size 12, Times New Roman or equivalent size in another font
 Having line space 1.5
 On A4 size paper
 Having assignment number, title, name, enrolment number, submitted to…………(Instructor’s
name) and date be printed in bold on the front page of all assignments in the same sequence.

Note: Assignments must be submitted on the due date before the start of class. LATE
ASSIGNMENTS will not be marked.

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Note:-
 Student’s preparations for case studies and participation in discussions can be selectively taken
as their assignments for grading or instructor may develop separate mechanism.
 Class activities would predominantly include discussions, developing role models by the
students, presentations by student groups and case studies.
 Case study serial numbers are for curriculum and not as given in the book.

Visits to Projects Sites

Efforts would be made to arrange at least one visit to a project site in / around Islamabad during the
study hours. Students (volunteers would be adequately compensated for the effort) are encouraged
to suggest and assist in arranging visits to project sites before midterm exam within one hour drive
from the University.
Access to the Faculty Member / Teacher
The students are encouraged to discuss the subjects / lessons with me at mutual convenience outside
the conventional hours. However, the approach must remain positive.
Piece of Advice
I would urge that all students should be regular in classes, work hard and dress up nicely with neat &
clean turnout as per the dress code. Always try to participate in class discussions and be interactive.
You should utilize the University’s resources to achieve yourself established goals towards academic
excellence. I appreciate the original work and candid opinions with unbiased approaches. Develop a
habit of reading business related books and articles. You are welcome to visit my office in time slots
displayed on the office door for guidance or clarification of queries regarding the course work.

Wish you all best of luck.

Zahid Majeed
Snr. Assist. Professor
9260002-Ext 310
03005365495
zahidpn@gmail.com