Postgraduate Program Subject Outline

Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences

http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae

Subject Code: ENGG951

Subject Name: Engineering Project Management

Session: Spring Year: 2019 Section: N/A

LECTURE INFORMATION
Day: Monday
Time: 6:00 – 9:30 PM
Location: TBA

Lecturer’s Name: DR. HAZEM GOUDA

Building & Office No: Block 15 Office 2-05
E-mail Address: hazemgouda@uowdubai.ac.ae

Consultation Days TBA

and Times:
Subject Coordinator: DR. HAZEM GOUDA
Program Coordinator: DR. KAMAL JAAFAR

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1 SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
All sectors of industry, including production or servicing as well as public sector organizations,
are increasingly applying the principles of Project Management. Add to this the international
factor and project Management can become challenging. In the ‘global economy’, more
educated, demanding and litigious customers are creating a strong need for flexible and quick
response capabilities in organizations together with strong accountability mechanisms.
Managers who are confident in conceiving, planning, implementing and managing
international projects are building organizational and personal capabilities which will enhance
their organizations - whether engineering, manufacturing, service or ‘not for profit’. This
course aims to provide graduates with direction in various project management issues,
assess related risks and formulate strategies and contingency plans.

The course covers topics such as Scope Management, Time Management, Human Resource
Management, Risk Management, Financial Management, Project Plans, Project Quality
Management and Procurement and Contract Management.
2 LEARNING OUTCOMES
A student who successfully completes this subject should be able to:
1. Explain the role of project management within the context of broader strategic plans in the
organization.
2. Apply appropriate techniques to manage various types of projects.
3. Evaluate the effective use of project management tools.
4. Prepare a project feasibility study.
5. Develop a project plan including the risk management sub-plan.
6. Choose appropriate scheduling and cost control methodologies.
7. Organize appropriate project management information systems to track results.
8. Devise changes to a management plan and apply contingency plans when required.
9. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge about a particular area in project management, acquired
through a review of the research and professional literature.
10.Plan and undertake primary data collection through interviews or surveys.

3 SUBJECT SCHEDULE
Week Lecture Topic(s) Related Tests/
Text Assignments Due
Cha
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s)
[Sch
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1 Introduction to PM
Topic: Why Project Management?
Group Formation and Topic Discussion; Suggested readings
Project and Case. Chapter 1 Group formation
Reflection: Case Discussion
2&3 Project Selection & Evaluation
Review: Case Discussion (from prior week’s
readings/case study)
Topic: Selection Criteria & Models,
Portfolio Process, Chapter 2
Creating a Project Charter.
Reflection: Case Discussion (from readings)

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 4&5 Time Management & Project
Scheduling Running Case Study that will
Review: Case Discussion (from readings) be used throughout the
Topic: Time Management and Scheduling semester
Review,
Network Techniques: PERT & CPM
Chapter 3&5
Presentations and Reports
Reflection: Case Discussion (from readings) from selected groups based
on the Case Study
Delivery of Project Charter; brief presentation by
each group (10 minute limit) and report
submission.
6 &7 Project Scheduling /Human Resource
Management Computer Lab
Review: Case Discussion (from readings) (Computer lab CL126 Block 5);
CPM & Crashing a Project, Microsoft Project.
Resource Allocation, Chapter 3&5
Resource Loading & Levelling, Presentations and Reports
Constrained Resource Scheduling, from selected groups based
Multi-project Scheduling & Resource Allocation. on the Case Study
Reflection: Case Discussion (from readings)

8 Resource Planning & Financial

Management
Review: Case Discussion (from readings)
Presentations and Reports
Cost Estimation and Budgeting. from selected groups based
Chapter 6
Reflection: Case Discussion (from readings) on the Case Study

Delivery of Planning Documentation; brief

presentation by each group (15 minute limit) and
report submission.
9
Risk Management
Review: Case Discussion (from readings)
Presentations and Reports
Risk Analysis (Identification and Assessment) and from selected groups based
Management Process Chapter 4
on the Case Study
Planning Optimization

Case Study Presentations (weeks 9, 10, 11)

10&11 Quality Planning

Project Evaluation and Control Presentations and Reports
Review: Case Discussion (from readings) from selected groups based
Quality Planning and Control; Process, Chapter 7 on the Case Study
Techniques and Strategies
Case Study Presentations (weeks 9, 10, 11)

12&13 Project Close-out and Termination

Revision
Review: Case Discussion (from readings)
Project Closure; Processes and Documentation
Final Report of Case Study
Reflection: Case Discussion (from readings) Chapter 8
Quiz (week13)
Delivery of Final Documentation; brief
presentation by each group (15 minute limit) and
report submission; Week 13.

* This schedule is subject to change without notice.

4 TEXTS
4.1 REQUIRED TEXTS
- No Required Text -

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 COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The University of Wollongong in Dubai complies with UAE Federal Law
No. (7) of 2002 pertaining to Copyrights and Neighboring Rights. Severe penalties apply for
copyright violations. No copied materials will be allowed on campus, except where permitted
as per UAE Federal Law No. (7) of 2002. Any copied materials that violate UAE Laws or
UOWD Policies will be confiscated in the first instance and disciplinary actions may be taken
against the person(s) involved.

4.2 RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Jeffrey Pinto, Project Management Achieving Competitive Advantage and MS Project

Pearson Education,.
2. Kathy Schwalbe, Introduction to Project management, Thomson Technology, 2006.
3. Damuel J. Mantel Jr., Jak R. Meredith… Project Management in Practice, Wiley 2005
4. ‘A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge’, 2000, Project Management
Institute, Upper Darby, PA.
5. Kathy Schwalbe, Information Technology Project management, Fourth Edition,
Thomson technology, 2006.
6. Sebastian Nokes, Ian Major, Alan Greenwood, and Mark Goodman, The Definitive
Guide to Project Management, Pearson Education, 2003.
7. Lock, D, ‘Project Management’, 6th Ed, 1996, Gower Publishing, Aldershot or Gray, CF
& Larsen, EW, ‘Project Management’, 2000, McGraw Hill, Singapore.
8. Scott Berkun, The Art of Project Management, O'Reilly, 2005.
9. Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister, Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, 1999,
Dorset House Publishing Co.

All of the recommended readings above are available at the UOWD Library located on the
first floor in Block 14. Students should also refer to other academic resources such as
journals (accessible through the online databases on the Library website) including MIS
Quarterly, Communications of the ACM, Information & Management, Information Systems
Research and Journal of Management Information Systems. International and trade
publications such as Information Week, InfoWorld, Computer World and Arabian Computer
News (ACN). Finally, students are referred to the information systems portal at
www.isworld.org for the latest research and in-depth coverage of MIS topics. Students are
also encouraged to use all other relevant resources as references to support their learning in
this subject. Students should follow current developments in the field through various media,
including the World Wide Web.

5 ASSESSMENT
5.1 ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcome Measures (Elements of Assessment)

1 Case Study / Group Project / Quiz

2 Case Study / Quiz
3 Case Study / Quiz
4 Case Study
5 Case Study
6 Case Study / Quiz
7 Group Project / Case study

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 8 Group Project
9 Group Project

10 Group Project

5.2 ASSESSMENT TASKS

This subject has the following assessment components:

Assessment Task Weight Individual/ Due date

Group
Case Study 35% Group of 3 Refer to Subject Schedule

Group Project 35% Group of 3 Week 13 (Report )

Quiz 30% Individual Week 13

Assessment Task: Group Project

Type: Group of 3
Learning Outcome Measured: 1, 7, 8, 9, 10
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 35%
Due Date: Refer to Subject Schedule

DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENTS

Group Project (35%)

For the group project development, you will need to write and develop a case study in project
management. In groups of three (3), you need to identify a company in the UAE in any sector that
deals with any projects and then analyze the company in light of project and change management
matters or issues. You as a group need to carry out some interviews in order to obtain the relevant
information to be used in writing the case study. You can also ask for additional documents that are
relevant to help develop the case study.

You as a group will decide on the type of case study either by emphasizing:

 Illustrative / best practice (merely illustrates how to apply appropriate concept / success story
of the company, and no action plan is required by the protagonist (main
character/storyteller)).

 Evaluation/ finished (protagonist has to make judgement about the worth, value, or
effectiveness of performance / act / outcome)

 Decision/ “unfinished” case (protagonist has to make decision among alternatives)

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  Problem (protagonist has to identify root causes of the problem and / or suggests ways to fix
the problem)

Below is a list of suggested or possible topics, matters or issues in relation to project and change
management:
 Project risk assessment
 Multicultural issues in PM
 Portfolio project management
 Activity based costing
 Return on project investment and business value of project management
 Cost and benefits of project management software
 Artificial intelligence and project management.
 New trends in Project management
 Project management in globalized settings
 Virtual project management
 Agile project management
 Knowledge networks in projects
 Vendor selection and contracting
 Project teamwork and communications
 Remote management of contractors and staff
 Ratings of project management software
 Maintaining Quality PM practices
 Critical success factors for projects
 Business intelligence application in projects
 Other topics with instructor's approval

The following are the guidelines and structure of the case study development. The case study report
is divided into the sections below.

ABSTRACT: provide a brief and relevant description of the situation contained in your case
study and the major theoretical concepts that you may identify (approx. 150-200 words).

1- INTRODUCTION

Introduce the case by discussing -- Who, What, Where, Why, When, Whose, How and the urgency of
the matter.

2- ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND

Provide background on the history of the organization (or situation), type of business,
products/services provided, management structure, strategic planning, organizational culture,
economic climate and any other issues that you feel are necessary to provide the reader with a
comprehensive understanding of the background of the case. Only include what is relevant to the
case study. You can include all the statistics/figure –factual or general information if needed.

3- CASE DESCRIPTION – BEST PRACTICE/EVALUATION/DECISION/PROBLEM (TYPE OF

CASE)

Provide a detailed overview of the matters, issues, challenges, problems, controversies and
experiences based on the list of suggested topic above. For example:
 Risk Management in the usage of adopting Cloud Computing
 Cost and benefits of project management software

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* Use any concepts that you have learned & apply these concepts and theories to present the
business challenges in your case study.

4- SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Discuss solutions and recommendations in dealing with the challenges, controversies, and problems
presented in the preceding section by using journals to justify it. All solutions and recommendations
need to be supported with arguments from the theory and the case study data. Recommendations
should be actionable and practical.

A significant portion of your report marks will be derived from an assessment of the suitability and
scholarliness of your selected articles. (In other words, you will be assessed on how well the
articles selected support analysis of the issues you have identified as problematic in your case
description).

*Thus, papers should engage at least 4-5 scholarly sources, preferably recent journal
articles, to provide evidence to support paper argument and analysis. Websites do not
count as scholarly sources. Simply listing references without substantive application to
support analysis will result in a poor paper result.

5- LESSON LEARNED QUESTIONS

Need to provide THREE (3) lesson learned questions for the case. Example: What is the main issue
faced by the organization in term of project risk management? How is the company trying to
overcome the process of risk? How is the risk affecting the company?

6- REFERENCES

Students must provide in-text citations and a reference list, using the Harvard Referencing System
or APA.

The final report of your case study must be submitted during the final exam period. The length of the
case study should range from 7 to 10 pages. Write well. Make sure your points are clear and are
demonstrated with appropriate images. Put all references at the end of paper. Make sure that the
final report has the following sections mentioned above.

Assessment Task: Case Study + Presentation

Type: Group of 3
Description: See Details Below.
Learning Outcome Measured: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 35% (20% Individual Presentation + 15% Group Report)
Due Date: As per schedule in the outline

DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENTS

Group Case Project + Individual Presentation (35%)

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A term case study will be assigned to all groups. The case study is divided into section and
each section cover a concept that will be covered inside the class. Group members are
responsible to prepare a report and a presentation detailing their solution. Every group
member should be ready to present since random selection for presenters will take place
during lecture. (refer to subject schedule for due dates)

Marking Criteria
Individual Presentation (20%)
Report (15%)

Assessment Task: Quiz

Type: Individual
Learning Outcome Measured: 1, 2, 3, 6
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 30%
Due Date: Week 13

Note: To pass this subject, students need to get a cumulative mark above 40% in both
individual presentation and quiz. Failing to do so will result in a technical fail.

5.3 GRADES AWARDED

The approved grades of performance and associated ranges of marks for postgraduate subjects
are:
High Distinction (HD) 85 – 100%
Distinction (D) 75 – 84%
Credit (C) 65 – 74%
Pass (P) 50 – 64%
Fail (F) 0 – 49%
Technical Fail (TF) - Not meeting the final exam passing requirements

6 RELEVANT POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS

All students must read and be familiar with the following UOWD policies and documents,
which are available on the Student Online Resources (http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae) website by
following the Policies link:
 Academic Grievance – Students / Assessment Policy
 Code of Conduct – Library Users / Code of Practice – Students
 Copyright Policy / Information Literacy Rule / Library Regulations
 Music, Video and Software Piracy / Plagiarism Policy
 Plagiarism – Acknowledgement Practice / Rules – Campus Access and Order
 Rules for Student Conduct and Discipline / Rules for use of ITTS Facilities
 Special Consideration Policy / Tertiary Literacies

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7 SASS
Student Academic Support Services (SASS) is a program committed to assisting students
in developing their academic skills and getting the most out of their studies. As part of their
services, SASS provides Peer Tutoring Program and Academic Workshops.

For further information contact, please contact:

SASS Admin Assistant
Room 019, Block 5.
Sass@uowdubai.ac.ae
Ph: + 971 4 390 060

8 PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is a serious offense that can lead to expulsion from the university. Students must
be familiar with the Plagiarism policy which outlines the procedure that will be followed in case
of plagiarism. For more information please refer to the Plagiarism policy available on the
Student Online Resources website (http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae– follow the Policies link).

8.1 TURNITIN
In addition to a hard copy, students are required to submit all written assignments in soft
copy through the TurnItIn system which is available online at www.turnitin.com. Every student
must have a TurnItIn account. Failure to submit an assignment through TurnItIn will result in
marks for that assignment being withheld. Students do NOT need to hand in a printed
copy of the TurnItIn Originality Report! More information about TurnItIn (including how to
create an account and add a class) will be provided in the first lecture. Students can
download Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about TurnItIn from the SASS section of the
website (http://www.uowdubai.ac.ae/ss).

TurnItIn information required to add this subject:

Class ID: Moodle Website

Password: Moodle Website

8.2 REFERENCING & IN-TEXT CITATION & UOWD RULES & POLICIES
For information about Referencing and In-Text Citation, as well as a guide to some of the
UOWD Rules and Policies, please go to the Student Online Resources website
(http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae) and click on the POLICIES link. You will find the required
information under the letter “S” for “Subject Outline Information”.

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