COURSE SPECIFICATION

PROFORMA

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY

ISLAMABAD

Course Title: Introduction to Project Management

Course Code: TMPM22
Program: BSPM, BSBA
Department of Technology and Project
Department:
Management
Faculty: Management Sciences
Table of Contents
A. Course Identification....................................................................................................3
1. Credit Hours............................................................................................................................3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes...............................................................3
1. Course Description.................................................................................................................3
2. Course Main Objective............................................................................................................3
3. Course Learning Outcomes.....................................................................................................3
C. Course Content.............................................................................................................4
D. Teaching and Assessment.............................................................................................4
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods.......................................................................................................................................4
2. Assessment Tasks for Students................................................................................................4
E. Student Academic Counseling and Support...............................................................4
F. Learning Resources and Facilities...............................................................................4
1.Learning Resources..................................................................................................................4
2. Facilities Required...................................................................................................................5
G. Course Quality Evaluation..........................................................................................5
H. Specification Approval Data........................................................................................5

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A. Course Identification

1. Credit hours: 3
2. Course type
Compulsory / Elective

3. Level/Semester at which this course is offered: 2nd Semester

4. Pre-requisites for this course (if any): None

5. Co-requisites for this course (if any): None

6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

No Mode of Instruction Contact Hours Percentage
1 Traditional classroom 44 92
2 Blended 0
3 E-learning 2.5 5
4 Distance learning 0
5 Other 1.5 3

7. Contact Hours (based on academic semester)

No Activity Contact Hours
1 Lecture 48
2 Laboratory/Studio
3 Tutorial
4 Others (specify)
Total 48

B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

1. Course Description
Students are given the basic knowledge about project management. The purpose of this course
is to let students know the entire live cycle of pre-project and during project activities. After
studying this course, the students should be able to define the role of Projects and Project
Managements and should also be familiar with all the terms, tools and techniques that are used
in Project Management
2. Course Main Objective

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able:

• To understand the concepts of Project Management for planning to execution of
projects.
• To understand the feasibility analysis in Project Management and network analysis
tools for cost and time estimation.
• To comprehend the fundamentals of Contract Administration, Costing and Budgeting.
• To analyze, apply and appreciate contemporary project management tools and

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 methodologies.

3. Course Learning Outcomes

Aligned
CLOs
PLOs
1.1 Students will identify the resources needed for each stage, including PLO1
involved stakeholders, tools, and supplementary materials
1.2 Students will describe the time needed to successfully complete a PLO1, PLO2
project, considering factors such as task dependencies and task lengths
1.3 Students will be able to provide internal stakeholders with information PLO1, PLO5
regarding project costs by considering factors such as estimated cost,
variances, and profits
1.4 Students will be able to develop a project scope while considering PLO1
factors such as customer requirements and internal/external goals

C. Course Content
Contact
No List of Topics
Hours
1 Organization: Structure and Culture 3
2 Modern Project Management 3
3 Water fall versus Agile Project Management 3
4 Defining the Project –Initiation 3
5 Estimating Project Times and Costs 3
6 Developing a Project Schedule 3
7 Managing Risk 3
8 Reducing Project Duration 3
9 Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager 3
10 Characteristics of an effective team 3
11 Managing Project Teams 3
12 Managing Inter organizational Relations 3
13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation 3
14 Project Closure and audit 3
15 Writing a project proposal 3
16 Project Retrospective 3
Total

D. Teaching and Assessment

1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and
Assessment Methods
Code Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies Assessment Methods
Students will identify the resources
Class Room Presentations+
needed for each stage, including
1.1 Lectures+ Reading Assignment+ Quiz+
involved stakeholders, tools, and
materials Exam
supplementary materials
Students will describe the time
Class Room Presentations+
needed to successfully complete a
1.2 Lectures+ Practice Assignment+ Quiz+
project, considering factors such as
Exercises Exam
task dependencies and task lengths

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 Code Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies Assessment Methods
Students will be able to provide
internal stakeholders with information Class Room Presentations+
1.3 regarding project costs by considering Lectures+ Reading Assignment+ Quiz+
factors such as estimated cost, materials Exam
variances, and profits
Students will be able to develop a Class Room
Presentations+
project scope while considering Lectures+ Reading
1.4 Assignment+ Quiz+
factors such as customer requirements materials+ Practice
Exam
and internal/external goals Exercises

2. Assessment Tasks for Students

Percentage of Total
# *Assessment task Week Due Assessment Score
Quiz-1 2 10
1

2 Assignment-1 3 5
3 Exercise based on experiential learning 2 5
4 Quiz-2 4 10
5 Assignment-2 5 5
6 Quiz-3 9 10
7 Quiz-4 10 10
8 Assignment-3 11 5
9 Final Project Class 16-15 10
*Assessment task (i.e., written test, oral test, oral presentation, group project, essay, etc.)

E. Student Academic Counseling and Support

Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice :
The students will be provided guidance during the classes apart from that designated
counseling hours will be informed for the students for outside the class counseling, moreover,
a batch counselor and course coordinator will also be assigned to resolve student queries.

F. Learning Resources and Facilities

1. Learning Resources
Project Management the Managerial Process by
Required Textbooks Larson, Gray 7TH Edition.

Essential References Project Management in Practice, 3rd Edition by Scott

M. Shafer.
Materials

Electronic Materials PMBOK 6 & 7

Other Learning
Journals of Project Management
Materials

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2. Facilities Required
Item Resources
Infrastructure
Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration ( Class Rooms , Lab
).rooms/labs, etc
Technology Resources
AV, data show, Smart Board, software, ( AN
).etc
Other Resources
Specify, e.g. if specific laboratory (
AN
equipment is required, list requirements or
)attach a list

G. Course Quality Evaluation (Online)

Evaluation
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
Areas/Issues
Class room Lectures Peers Class visits
Content Quality HoD/ Incharges/QEC Course audits
CLO achievement HoD/ Incharges Course progress reports

Evaluation areas (e.g., Effectiveness of teaching and assessment, Extent of achievement of course learning
outcomes, Quality of learning resources, etc.)
Evaluators (Students, Faculty, Program Leaders, Peer Reviewer, Others (specify)
Assessment Methods (Direct, Indirect)

H. Specification Approval Data

Committee / BoS /
BoF / Academic
Council
Reference No.
Date

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