Faculty Contact Information:
Available Monday through Sunday, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, at faculty email account jyork@faculty.ed.umuc.edu and cellular 333 - 7424956.
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Consultation:
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By appointment only; please allow 2 working days so I may adjust my schedule to accomodate your needs.
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Required Texts and Readings:
Meredith, J. and Mantel, S. (2003). Project Management: A Managerial Approach. New York John Wiley and Sons.
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Supplementary Readings:
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The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Washington DC: Author. All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students' research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended. In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line.
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Course Description:
3 semester hours credit. Prerequisites: Either INSS 530, INSS 540, or permission of the Program Director. Provides an overview of the project management process as it relates to information systems. Project management techniques and methodologies for information systems development are examined. Important issues addressed include scheduling, resource allocation, risk assessment, contingency planning, management and user reporting, and automated project management systems. A survey of automated project planning tools is included.
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Course Goals:
Upon completion of the course, participants should:
1. Understand project management as applied to management of IT projects
2. Be aware of automated tools available to assist in project management
3. Be conversant with general guidelines for scheduling and planning of software projects
4. Be able to identify several standards for software development
5. Understand and appreciate the difficulties of estimating software projects
6. Be able to evaluate outsourcing as an alternative to in-house development
7. Discern variations on the software development cycle
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Define major terms and concepts related to project management
2. Describe current project management and related IS issues in a variety of organizations
3. Demonstrate basic project management proficiency
4. Apply project management principles to case situations
5. Evaluate project management tools
6. Increase teamwork wherewithal
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Grading Information:
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Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92% +
B 80 - 91%
C 70 - 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs.
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Course Requirements:
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Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
25% - Complete graduate level project
15% - Orally/visually present prepared material
20% - Complete In-Class Exercises
20% - Complete a Written Midterm Examination
20% - Complete a Written Final Examination
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Description of Course Requirements:
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Complete In-Class Exercises
You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours for every hour of a face-to-face class.
Complete Graduate Level Projects
You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment.
Orally/Visually Present Prepared Material
You are required to present your results in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material.
Complete Midterm and Final Written Examinations
The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The examination questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Course Schedule:
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This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Prior to Week 1, Saturday, please read chapters 1, 2, and 3.
Week 1
Saturday:
Introductions (morning)
Review of syllabus
Chapter 1 (pp. 1 - 17)
Chapter 3 (pp. 118 - 160)
Chapter 2 (afternoon, pp. 37 - 88)
Sunday:
Chapter 2 (morning, pp. 37 - 88)
Chapter 4 (afternoon, pp. 185 - 222)
Week 2
Saturday:
Chapter 5 (morning, pp. 239 - 271)
Chapter 6 (pp. 295 - 317)
Sunday:
Midterm Exam (morning)
Chapter 7 (pp. 333 - 362)
Chapter 7 (afternoon, pp. 333 - 362)
Week 3
Saturday:
Chapter 8 (morning, pp.379 - 412, 422 - 430)
Chapter 8 & 9 (afternoon, pp. 422 - 430, 443 - 493)
Sunday:
Chapter 9 (morning, pp. 443 - 493)
Chapter 10 & 11 (afternoon, pp 505 - 542, 559 - 593)
Week 4
Saturday:
Chapter 12 (morning, pp. 611 - 631)
Chapter 13 (afternoon, pp. 643 - 663)
Sunday:
Student presentations
Course evaluations
Final Exam
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Academic Policies:
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The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Code of Civility
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
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James received the Bachelor of Science degree in IFSM (1992) through UMUC and a Master of Aeronautical Science in 1994. His MIS career began as a computer programmer developing logistics, production, and communications software and installing and maintaining wireless networks. James worked in Riyadh, KSA for one year at the international airport (KKIA) as the Site Manager of fire security services. Afterward, he moved to Milan where he developed software, designed and installed wireless networks, and performed business process analyses with a systems integration company. He worked as Project Manager for an Italian packaging firm. James is with UMUC since October 1999.
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