Faculty Contact Information:
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Maggie Smith can be reached at mjsmith@ed.umuc.edu and DSN: 370-6762, #212.
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Consultation:
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Contact Maggie Smith for more information about this course. She can be reached virtually at mjsmith@ed.umuc.edu.
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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.
PMI Standards Committee. (1996). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Upper Darby, PA: Project Management Institute. (Note that the 1996 edition can be downloaded from http://www.pmi.org/publictn/pmboktoc.htm).
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Supplementary Readings:
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:
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:
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:
30% - Participate in classroom discussions
35% - Complete a graduate level projects assignments, write graduate level papers and case studies as part of a project and exam
35% - Complete one or more written examination(s)
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables, to include projects, papers, and/or case studies.
You are required to present your results in a professional manner. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): 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:
This schedule presents 14 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.
Initial meeting:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject: Chapter 1
Second meeting: Chapter 2
Third meeting: Chapter 3; Part 1 of Project Proposal
Fourth meeting: Chapter 4
Fifth meeting: Chapter 5
Sixth meeting: Chapter 6; Part 2 of Project Proposal
Seventh meeting: Chapter 7
Eighth meeting: Chapter 8
Ninth meeting: Chapter 9
Tenth meeting: Chapter 10
Eleventh meeting: Chapter 11; Part 3 of Project Proposal
Twelfth meeting: Chapter 12
Thirteenth meeting: Chapter 13; Part 4 of Project Proposal, The Project Plan using Microsoft Project
Fourteenth meeting: Written Exam
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC - Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
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Faculty Bio:
Maggie Smith, MBA
Academic Director, Business, Management, and Economics Disciplines
University of Maryland University College, European Division
In addition to academic administration, university teaching, and business management, Maggie Smith has over twenty years experience in marketing and computer-based information systems.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student at Touro University International, Educational Leadership, expected date of completion is 2004. As a candidate for the Ph.D. in Business Administration, Marketing, she remains all-but-dissertation from the University of Oklahoma.
Ms. Smith's practical experience includes project management in MIS, management of marketing decision support systems group; corporate planning and budgeting; computer systems implementation and diversification projects in corporate marketing; and leadership in the development of strategic planning, feasibility studies, and business venture analyses. She is also involved with technology resources, organizational change initiatives, marketing programs and new processes, and Web integration.
Her graduate and undergraduate teaching areas include INSS, IFSM, CMST, CMIS, and BMGT. She is the Academic Director for all business disciplines, including management, accounting, law, economics, finance, marketing, human resource management, and management studies. She is responsible for producing the TRAC CD-ROM project. Her focus is on academic projects, coordinating with the Asian and U.S. divisions, faculty development and marketing programs. She works with the Distance Education and the IT departments on a variety of common projects. Supporting individual faculty course needs is also an important part of her day-to-day activities.
Her personal interests include computer technology, computer "toys," scuba, down-hill skiing, travel, writing, and entertaining friends.
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