CS4381.501 Schedule Spring 2008

Instructor: John Cole

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Date Topic

Reading (Schwalbe
unless noted.)

January 7, 2008 Syllabus review, course requirements, etc. Ch. 1
January 9, 2008 Introduction to Project Management Ch. 1
January 14, 2008 Project management context and processes. Ch. 2
January 16, 2008

Case study
In-class discussion of project.

Ch.3
January 21, 2008

Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- No class

January 23, 2008

Project integration managment
Project proposal due at the beginning of class.

Ch. 4
January 28, 2008 Project Scope Management Ch.5
January 30, 2008 Project Scope Management, continued.
February 4, 2008 Exam review
February 6, 2008 Midterm Exam 1.  Covers chapters 1-5
February 11, 2008 Project time management. Ch. 6
February 13, 2008 Project time management, continued.
February 18, 2008 Project cost managment.
Project Phase 1 due.
Ch. 7
February 20, 2008 Project cost management, continued
February 25, 2008

Project quality management
Programming Assignment part 1 due

Ch. 8
February 27, 2008

Project quality management, continued

March 3, 2008 Microsoft Project overview.
March 5, 2008 Human resource management
March 10 , 2008 Spring Break
March 12, 2008 Spring Break
March 17 2008 Human Resource Managment, continued.
Programming Assignment part 2 due  
March 19, 2008 Human Resource Managment, continued. Ch. 9
March 24, 2008 Exam Review
March 26, 2008 Midterm exam 2.  Covers chapters 6-9
March 31, 2008 Communications management
Project Phase 2 due.
Ch. 10
April 2, 2008 Communications management, continued.
April 7, 2008 Risk management Ch. 11
April 9, 2008 Risk management  
April 14, 2008 Conflict and negotiation Supplemental reading to be assigned
April 16, 2008 Procurement management Ch. 12
April 21, 2008 Procurement management
Project review. 
April 23, 2008 Exam Review
April 28, 2008 Final Exam on chapters 10-12 and negotiation.  This will be at the normal class time.  There will not be an exam during finals week.  Final project plan due.  No Exceptions