Project Management

This module introduces the generic concepts of project management for undergraduate students.

The Project Management module identifies the characteristics of a project and project management skill sets.  Key themes include; scope of the project, identification of stakeholder needs, management of project risks and procurement routes, project planning and control, cost analysis and financial appraisal for the project feasibility, communication networks, organizational structure, the management of time, earned value analysis, benchmarking, partnering, leadership and motivational theory, quality management and continuous improvement - all required for a successful project.

At the end of this module the student will be able to:

• Define a project and its scope and determine stakeholders and task/risk ownerships
• Plan, control and evaluate a project using manual feasibility techniques (e.g., critical path analysis, net present value, pay back method, cost-benefit analysis) and professional project management tools (MS Project or other similar)
• Demonstrate an understanding of the human, motivational and organisational issues and improvement strategies of project management
• Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of quality management and strategies for continuous improvement
• Identify project risks and procurement routes to manage them and assess the project performance using earned value analysis

This is an SCQF Level 9 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

 

Delivery

This module will run at both Paisley and Lanarkshire campuses, timetables to be confirmed.

 

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Dr Stuart Tennant.

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk. 

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  If you do not meet this criteria, please enquire here.