Metropolitan University

Course OutlineAutumn Semester-2015MBA Program, Batch No: G34 & R24Course Title: Project ManagementCourse Code: MBA-040, Credit- 3

Course Instructor Md. Alaul HaqueLecturerDepartment of Business AdministrationPersonal desk: 5th floor (IBIT)Contact no: 01627026705, 01745515268E-mail: alaul@metrouni.edu.bd

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND COURSE COVERAGEThis course Project Management is designed to present the fundamentals concepts of Project Management and how to design and evaluate a project .Topic will include concept of project and project management; generation and screening of project ideas, project analysis-market, technical analysis, cost benefit analysis, network techniques for project management, and managing project in Bangladesh.REQUIRED TEXT1. Project Management By Samuel 5th Edition.2. Project Management- By Jeffrey K.Pinto 2011 Edition.3. Projects-By Prasanna Chandra Fifth Edition.4. Project Management By Maylor H.3rd Edition.TENTATIVE SCHEDULEThe following schedule provides a broad outline of the course and a general order in which the topics will be discussed in the class.Topics

Introduction: Definition of project, Elements of project, General characteristics of project, Difference between project management and process, Difference between General management and project management, Difference between plan and project, Project life cycle, Determinants of project success.

The organizational context: The project model, The 4 phases of Project Management, The Project environment, Organizational strategy and project, projects reflect strategy, strategy in organizational change project, Organizational structure, Organizational culture and project management.

Project proposal and Analysis: project proposal, Feasibility study.

Project selection: Project selection, Project selection models, Criteria for selecting project appraisal model, Approaches to project screening and selection: Checklist model, Scoring models, Analytical Hierarchy process, Profile models, Financial models: PBP, NPV, IRR. Factors affecting determining discount rate.

Risk management: define project risk, project risk management, causes of risk, risk assessment, sensitivity analysis, difference between risk and uncertainty

Mid Term Examination

Cost estimation and Budgeting: Cost management, Direct vs Indirect cost, Fixed vs. Variable cost, Normal vs. Expedited cost, problems with cost estimation. Budgeting: Top- Down budgeting, Bottom-up Budgeting, Activity-Based Budgeting.

Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration estimation, Critical path, Lagging, Crashing and Activity Networks. Problems.

Financing: Various means of financing of project. Financing in private project, Financing in Govt project

Implementation and Review: Implantation the project, Monitoring project performance, Types of project termination.

Projects in Bangladesh

Evaluation Procedure:ContentsAllocated Marks(in 100)

Attendance10

Class Test10

Class Performance & Assignments/ presentation and viva10

Mid-Term30

Final Exam40

Important rules:1. Makeup exam: There will be no makeup exam. 1. Attendance calculation: No mark will be deducted for first 2 absences and half mark will be deducted for every next absence. 1. Class test: Class test marks will be counted from the best one of two.