Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

The aim of this module is to provide insights into selected key areas of project management to enable you to work within or to lead a project team. This is an introductory project management module. It will not cover details of the latest project management software; instead it will provide a basis for you to investigate and evaluate the applications packages by yourself.

Principal learning outcomes

By the end of this module you should be able to: identify and classify project stakeholders and define strategies for interacting with them; define the aim and objectives of a project and how they will be evaluated ; review the people issues of a project in a structured way, identify and characterise uncertainties and define strategies for managing them; develop a strategy for implementing a project in an organisation; critically appraise the various project management techniques and principles; explain how to plan resources in the execution of a project; explain how to prepare a project budget; define a system for planning and control of project progress; carry out a network analysis using activity-on-node precedence method; design a system for project financial management; prepare a project budgetary control statement.

Timetabled teaching activities

1 x 1 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

Departmental link

http://www.wbs.ac.uk/students/undergraduate/

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
12 CATS (Module code: IB382-12)
D (Assessed/examined work)	Participation	15%
	1.5 hour examination (Summer)	85%
D3 (Assessed/examined work)	Participation	15%
	1.5 hour examination (Summer)	85%
D4 (Assessed/examined work)	Participation	15%
	1.5 hour examination (Summer)	85%
VA (Visiting students only)	100% assessed for visiting/exchange students	100%
15 CATS (Module code: IB382-15)
D2 (Assessed/examined work)	Participation	15%
	2 hour examination (15 CATS)	85%
VA (Visiting students only)	Participation (Visiting Students Only)	15%
	Assignment (Visiting Students Only)	85%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

• Undergraduate Information Systems Management and Innovation (N211) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Information Systems Management and Innovation (with Intercalated Year) (N214) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Information Systems Management and Innovation (with Intercalated Year) (N214) - Year 3

Optional Core

N/A

Optional

• Undergraduate Chemistry with Management (F1N1) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Chemistry with Management (with Intercalated Year) (F1N2) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Physics and Business Studies (F3N1) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Physics and Business Studies (with Intercalated Year) (F3ND) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Chemistry and Business Studies (FN11) - Year 3
• Chemistry and Business Studies(with Intercalated Year) (FN12) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Mathematics and Business Studies (with Intercalated Year) (G1N2) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Mathematics and Business Studies (G1NC) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G300) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G300) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30A) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30A) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30A) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30B) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30B) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30B) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30C) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30C) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30C) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30D) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30D) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (G30D) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30E) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30E) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30E) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30F) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30F) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30F) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30G) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30G) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30G) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30H) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30H) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Master of Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (with Intercalated (G30H) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Computer and Management Sciences (G5N1) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Computer and Management Sciences (with Intercalated Year) (G5NA) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Mathematics and Economics (GL11) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Mathematics and Economics (with Intercalated Year) (GL12) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Computer and Business Studies (GN51) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Computer and Business Studies (with Intercalated Year) (GN5A) - Year 4
• BSc Engineering and Business Studies (HN11) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Economics 3 Year Variants (L100) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Economics 4 Year Variants (L103) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Economics 4 Year Variants (L114) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Economics 3 Year Variants (L116) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Economics 4 Year Variants (L117) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Economics, Politics and International Studies (LM1D) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Economics 4 Year Variants (LM1H) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN31) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN31) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN32) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN32) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN32) - Year 4
• Law and Business Four Year (Qualifying Degree) (MN34) - Year 2
• Law and Business Four Year (Qualifying Degree) (MN34) - Year 3
• Law and Business Four Year (Qualifying Degree) (MN34) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (3+1) (MN35) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (3+1) (MN35) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (3+1) (MN35) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1) (MN36) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1) (MN36) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1) (MN36) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year (MN37) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year (MN37) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year (MN37) - Year 5
• Undergraduate International Business (N140) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business (N140) - Year 4
• Undergraduate International Business with French (N1R1) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with French (N1R1) - Year 4
• Undergraduate International Business with German (N1R2) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with German (N1R2) - Year 4
• Undergraduate International Business with Italian (N1R3) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with Italian (N1R3) - Year 4
• Undergraduate International Business with Spanish (N1R4) - Year 2
• Undergraduate International Business with Spanish (N1R4) - Year 4
• BSc in Management (N201) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (N201) - Year 3
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N202) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N202) - Year 4
• BSc in International Management (N203) - Year 2
• BSc in International Management (N203) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Management (with Foundation Year) (N20A) - Year 3
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N210) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N210) - Year 4
• BSc in Management (N230) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (N230) - Year 3
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N231) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N231) - Year 4
• BSc in Management (N250) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (N250) - Year 3
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N251) - Year 2
• BSc in Management (with Intercalated Year/UPP) (N251) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) (N4N4) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (NN35) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (NN35) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Intercalated Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme) (NN36) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Intercalated Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme) (NN36) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Intercalated Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme) (NN37) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Intercalated Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme) (NN37) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (V7ML) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (V7ML) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (with Intercalated year) (V7MM) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (V7MP) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (V7MP) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (with Intercalated year) (V7MQ) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (V7MR) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (V7MR) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (V7MR) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics (with Intercalated year) (V7MS) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Language, Culture and Communication (with Year Abroad) (X3Q6) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics and Economics (Y602) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Mathematics,Operational Research,Statistics,Economics (with Intercalated Year) (Y603) - Year 4