Faculty Contact Information:
Prof. De Forest W. Colegrove
UMUC, Unit 29216
APO AE 09102
Colegrove_AB@Yahoo.com
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Consultation:
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The professor expects to be on line for assistance practically every day.
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Required Texts and Readings:
Meredith, J. and Mantel, S. (2006). Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 6th edition. 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.ed.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. (Formerly INSS 675.) Prerequisites: Either INSS 530, INSS 540, INSS 630, INSS 640, 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 90% +
B 80 - 89%
C 70 - 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F 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:
22% - Participate on line in classroom discussions
55% - Complete graduate level project submitted in three separate installments
23% - Complete a midterm examination
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Description of Course Requirements:
Course Requirements
The focus on this course will be the development of a Plan that would be initiated, developed, and implemented by an IT Project Manager (PM). The goal will be to develop a Plan in the Information Systems area.
The project will be submitted in three Current Issue Papers (CIP1, CIP2, and CIP3) over the 11-week period. Since this a time-consuming project, there will be no final examination. CIP3 (the completed Plan) will take its place. Students are expected to examine IT Projects that have been completed and use the information obtained in developing their own Project Plan
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Course Schedule:
Course Schedule
Week Session Dates Readings, Assignments, and Due Dates
1 06/04/2007 Topic: Course Overview
1. Read all Topics in these sections; Syllabus, Course Content, and Week ONE of the Conferences area.
2. Complete all Required Assignments in Week ONE of the Conferences area:
a) Send me an email with "INSS 775: Read It" in the Subject line.
b) Respond to the Conference Topic in Week ONE: Introductions
3. Read Chapter 1 of the Text.
4. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week ONE in the Conferences area.
2 06/11/2007 1. Read all Topics in Week TWO of the Conference area.
2. Read Chapter 2.
3. Respond to Discussion Topics in Week TWO of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments or requirements in the Week TWO Conferences area.
5. Submit CIP#1 no later than 20 JUN 07.
3 06/18/2007 1. Read all Topics in Week THREE of the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapters 3 and 4.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week THREE of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments or requirements in Week THREE of the Conferences area.
4 06/25/2007 1. Read all Topics in Week FOUR of the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapter 5.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week FOUR of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments or requirements in Week FOUR in the Conferences area.
5 07/02/2007 1. Read all Topics in Week FIVE in the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapter 6.
3. Respond to Discussion Topics in Week FIVE in the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments in Week FIVE of the Conferences area.
6 07/09/2007 1. Read all topics in Week SIX in the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapter 7.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week SIX of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments in Week SIX.
5. Take MIDTERM Exam found under Study Groups during the period 11-13 JUL 07.
7 07/16/2007 1. Read all topics in Week SEVEN in the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapter 8.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week SEVEN of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments in Week SEVEN.
8 07/23/2007 1. Read all topics in Week EIGHT in the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapter 9.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week NINE of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments in Week NINE.
5. Submit CIP#2 no later than 01 AUG 07.
9 07/30/2007 1. Read all topics in Week NINE in the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapter 10.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week NINE of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments in Week NINE.
10 08/06/2007 1. Read all topics in Week TEN in the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapter 11.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week ELEVEN of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments in Week TEN.
11 08/13/2007 1. Read all topics in Week ELEVEN in the Conferences area.
2. Read Chapters 12 and 13.
3. Respond to the Discussion Topics in Week ELEVEN of the Conferences area.
4. Complete any other assignments in Week ELEVEN.
5. Submit CIP#3 (The completed PM Project) no later that 17 AUG 07.
13 08/17/2007 CIP-3 DUE!!
14 08/19/2007 END OF TERM 4!!
15 08/20/2007 GRADES DUE!!
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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.
Students with disabilities should contact the appropriate support office at UMUC-Europe.
Jan Keller, Director of Student Services
UMUC-Europe, Heidelberg
Phone: +49-6221-378299
Email: edstudent_svc@ed.umuc.edu
Mailing Address: Unit 29216, APO AE 09102 OR Im Bosseldorn 30, D-69126 Heidelberg, Germany
Please refer 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
Code of Civility
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
De Forest W. Colegrove
Dr. Colegrove holds undergraduate degrees in industrial chemistry, and mathematics/computer science and graduate degrees in international trade/finance, and humanities/economics. His doctoral dissertation is entitled “The Levels of Economic Literacy of Russian High School Students.“ Dr. Colegrove has co-authored a book entitled, “Market Economics: A Practical Primer for Socialists,” which has been translated into Cyrillic and is currently being used in the school system in Kazan, Tatarstan. He was nominated in 2002 for the University’s Stanley J. Drayzek Award for Teaching Excellence. He recently completed a research project with Kent State University studying and writing about German citizens regarding their feelings of Supranationalism in the European Union. The product of his research was published in 2005 as a chapter of a book entitled “The Changing Face of European Identity.”
Retired from the U.S. Navy as a Master Chief Sonar Technician (E-9), he taught mathematics and electronics at Florida Keys Junior College, basic computer skills to Russian and Hispanic immigrants at Rhode Island College, market economics at Kazan State University (Russia), and advanced business courses at Johnson and Wales University (RI). In 1996 he joined Maryland in Europe, in May 2002 was promoted to the rank of Resident Collegiate Professor, and in 2004 was certified to teach distance education courses for the University. He is a member of the International Society of Political Psychology, a charter member of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, and resides with his wife, Ann, near Heidelberg, Germany.
Email: Colegrove_AB@Yahoo.com
Snail mail: Prof. De Forest W. Colegrove
UMUC, Unit 29216
APO AE 09102
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