Course Syllabus
Contact Information
Course Details
For a list of course activities, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Course Format
- Synchronous Online: Learning occurs online and in real time, using technology such as web-conferencing software for synchronous interaction. This is the option that reflects an online course with scheduled Live Sessions. Describe the frequency of Live Sessions (weekly, bi-monthly, etc.) and any attendance requirements.
Course Prerequisites
MIT 5602: Management Information Systems (or concurrent enrollment)
Course Materials
Watt, Adrienne. Project Management. 2nd Edition, Press Books. 2014.
Our required textbook is an Open Educational Resource (OER), which is free and open to all users. You do not need to purchase this text. To access the book, please select the link in the textbook citation above.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)
- Analyze data and provide valuable business insights
- Solve problems in relation to IT concerns and applications
- Communicate technical information to non-technical business professionals
- Demonstrate an understanding of the business, organizational, and regulatory context of information technology and organizational information systems
- Demonstrate an understanding of how information technology and systems can be leveraged to provide business value
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) Alignment
| CLO | Description | PLO |
|---|---|---|
| A | Describe and apply the standard project management life cycle using a real-world example | 1, 3, 5 |
| B | Describe the 10 knowledge areas and how the triple constraints of cost, time, and scope can be utilized for project planning | 3, 5 |
| C | Compare and contrast standard and radical project management life cycles | 2, 4 |
| D | Evaluate projects based on metrics for cost, time, and business context | 4, 5 |
| E | Conduct and analyze relevant research to determine project scope | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| F | Analyze project requirements in the context of relevant research to create Work Breakdown Structures | 3, 4 |
| G | Create Precedence/Path Models to implement project plans for successful execution | 2, 4 |
| H | Evaluate the differences between models using deterministic, probabilistic, and stochastic planning methods | 1, 2, 3 |
Grades
Breakdown
| Activity | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | Contributions to Live Session activities and completion of group work. | 5% |
| Quizzes | Multiple-choice assessments of resource and lecture video content. | 10% |
| Homework Assignments | Individual assignments addressing quantitative calculations for cost and risk. | 10% |
| Project Checkpoints | Weekly group tasks to prepare for the Presentation and Report. | 15% |
| Project Presentation | Final persuasive 15-minute presentation pitch to industry professionals. | 15% |
| Project Report | Documentation of the research, analysis, calculations, and recommendations supporting the persuasive presentation. | 25% |
| Exam | Open book, multiple-choice exam on quantitative project management calculations. | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 90–100% | A |
| 80–89% | B |
| 70–79% | C |
| 60–69% | D |
| Below 60% | F |
Course Components
Participation
Your course participation includes your contributions to the Live Session activities and completion of group work. There are two ways in which you can earn points for the Live Session:
- Participate Live: This option should be your preferred choice. When possible, you should attend and participate in the Live Sessions in real-time. To get credit for your attendance, type in the date and time of the session you attended by clicking on the red "Start Assignment" button at the top of this page. Your self-reported attendance log will be cross-checked against the attendance tracker in Zoom.
- Make-Up (Watch Recording-Submit Written Summary): In the event that your work or personal schedule makes it impossible for you to attend, please review the recording of the Live Session then write a paragraph summarizing the key points from Live Session. Click on the "Start Assignment" button to type (or copy/paste) your paragraph into the text field. Don't worry if the system indicates your submission is late. You will have until the next Live Session to submit your paragraph summary.
Completing your Participation assignments will help you achieve CLO B.
Quizzes
These weekly, multiple-choice & True/False quizzes will assess your understanding of resource and lecture video content. Some quiz questions will require you to complete calculations to answer questions. They will also help prepare you for our Exam as you will see similar questions in format and content across these two assignments. Quizzes are automatically graded. You have unlimited time to complete this quiz and will receive instructor feedback on your answers. You have two attempts to complete the quiz and your highest score will be kept. We have five quizzes throughout the course, and your lowest quiz score will be dropped from your final course grade.
Completing Quizzes will help you achieve CLO A, CLO G, and CLO H.
Homework Assignments
These individual assignments will give you the chance to address the key quantitative metrics that deal with project management knowledge areas related to cost and risk. These assignments will be evaluated on three standard criteria: needs improvement, meets expectations, and exceeds expectations. The instructor will clarify solutions and trends in student responses during the Live Session to help you compare to your homework submission calculations and approaches.
Completing Homework Assignments will help you achieve CLO C, CLO D, CLO F, CLO G, and CLO H.
Project Checkpoints
In this course, you and a group will work together on a real-world scenario project in which you respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP). You and a group will start work on your Project Report and Presentation by completing weekly checkpoints. These checkpoints help to create first drafts of required Report components, receive instructor feedback, revise Report content, and update those components throughout the term to compile your Report. The Checkpoints also provide progress updates on your Project Report and Presentation. These Checkpoints reflect expected project management tasks that workers will encounter in real-world project scenarios.
Completing Project Checkpoints will help you achieve CLO A, CLO D, CLO E, CLO F, CLO G, and CLO H.
Project Presentation
You and your group will deliver a final persuasive 15-minute presentation pitch to industry professionals. Your presentation will include a 5-minute Q & A session on a solution to a project management problem. In this scenario, your group's proposal presentation is to the King and Queen of Spain. You should consider this to be a presentation made to executive management to convey essential information.
The King and Queen will use the Project Presentation rubric to evaluate the student presenters in real time. After the presentations, the King and Queen will meet with the instructor to discuss their presentation ratings and then norm their responses to arrive at a final presentation grade.
Think of every “project” as consisting of two or more projects; every project consists of at least one planning project and one or more projects responsible for executing a portion of the plan. In this case, your project is to deliver a winning proposal.
Project Report
Your group’s project report is the culmination of all parts of the project checkpoints as you will revise the previously submitted checkpoint content and finalize it for your Report. The Report is the companion and expansion of your group’s Project Presentation. The Report documents the research, analysis, calculations, and recommendations supporting the persuasive presentation.
Completing the Project Report will help you achieve CLO A, CLO D, CLO E, and CLO F.
Exam
Open book exam (~90 minutes) available to complete during the final week of the course. The format is similar to the quizzes in which students will answer multiple-choice questions, but some questions will require calculations to answer questions. Your exam will be automatically graded and include instructor feedback on your answers.
Completing the Exam will help you achieve CLO B, CLO G, and CLO H.
Course Policies
Communication
You can call me Dr. Wu. The best way to get a hold of me is through email. I will generally respond within 24 hours M-F. I will try to respond as quickly as possible during the weekends but it may not be until the tail-end of the weekend before you receive a response. I am open for appointments to discuss issues via Zoom. Please contact me about setting up Zoom appointments if needed.
For general questions about the course, feel free to use the Course Help Board. For anything private (grades, special accommodation, group issues), please contact me directly. I am most accessible via e-mail as I check my e-mail throughout the day. Please put MIT-5662 in the email subject line.
I will do my best to respond to you within 24 hours, but it may take me longer over the weekend.
Feedback
Course assignments will typically receive feedback within one week of the assignment deadline.
Late Policy
I will accept late case write-ups and lab homework but there will be a 20% penalty for every 24 hours an assignment is late. Therefore an assignment that is 5 days late will receive a zero. If there are extenuating circumstances, you will need to discuss those with me as soon as possible.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism.
For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.
Incomplete Grade
A grade of I (for incomplete) will not be given under normal circumstances. Not performing well in class, not being able to complete an assignment in time, or being out of town during a test are inadequate reasons for requesting or granting an incomplete. Only circumstances beyond your control (such as a severe illness), which will need to be documented, may warrant a grade of I.
University Academic Policies and Student Support
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Course Summary:
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