This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
| Date | Topic |
Reading (Kerzner unless noted.) |
| January 11, 2010 | Syllabus review, course requirements, etc. Team formation | Ch. 1 |
| January 13, 2010 | Introduction to Project Management. Team formation | Ch. 1 |
| January 18, 2010 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -- No class. | Ch. 3 |
| January 20, 2010 |
Organizational Structures |
Ch.5 |
| January 25, 2010 | Management Functions | |
| January 27, 2010 |
Management Functions, continued |
Ch.5 |
| February 1, 2010 |
Planning |
Ch.11 |
| February 3, 2010 | Planning, continued | |
| February 8, 2010 | Exam review | |
| February 10, 2010 | Midterm exam 1. Covers chapters 1, 3, 5,
and 11 |
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| February 15, 2010 | Network Scheduling Techniques | Ch. 12 |
| February 17, 2010 | Network Scheduling Techniques, continued | |
| February 22, 2010 | Pricing and Estimating. Project Phase 1 due. |
Ch. 14 |
| February 24, 2010 | Pricing and Estimating, continued | |
| March 1, 2010 | Microsoft Project overview | |
| March 3, 2010 |
Project Cost Control |
Ch. 15 |
| March 8, 2010 |
Project Cost Control, continued |
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| March 10, 2010 | Risk Management | Ch. 17 |
| March 15 , 2010 | Spring Break | |
| March 17, 2010 | Spring Break | |
| March 22, 2010 | Risk management, continued. | |
| March 24, 2010 | Quality Management | Ch. 20 |
| March 29, 2010 | Exam Review | |
| March 31, 2010 | Midterm exam 2. Covers chapters 12, 14, 15, and 17. | |
| April 5, 2010 | Quality Management, continued Project Phase 2 due. |
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| April 7, 2010 | Contracts and Procurement | Ch. 19 |
| April 12, 2010 | Critical Chain | Ch. 22 |
| April 14, 2010 | Conflict and negotiation | Supplemental reading to be assigned |
| April 19, 2010 | Conflict and negotiation | |
| April 21, 2010 | Learning Curves | Ch. 18 |
| April 26, 2010 | Learning Curves, continued Project review. |
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| April 28, 2010 | Exam Review | |
| May 3, 2010 | Exam 3 on chapters 18, 19, 20, 22, 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 | |