Syllabus BUSI 785 0501 0502 MSIS 2015 Spring C rev 1

Syllabus: BUSI 785-0501 and 0502
Project Management in Dynamic Environments
Spring 2014 - Monday & Wednesday- 14 Sessions: 1/15 thru 3/4
NOTE: Thursday 01/15 meeting Instead of Monday 01/19, MLK Day
Section 0501 – VMH 1520 – 3:00 pm to 4:40 pm
Section 0502 – VMH 1520 – 1:00 pm to 2:50 pm
Final Exam: Room, Date and Time TBD

Course Description and Objectives

This two-credit elective course introduces students to the project management skills that are required by successful managers in increasingly competitive and faster-moving environments. Skilled project managers are needed by organizations to reduce the current high rate of project failures and resultant loss of very large amounts of time and money. This course addresses fundamental concepts of successful project management, and the technical and managerial issues, methods, and techniques of project management.

This course is targeted at MS IS students interested in developing both their understanding of project management as a management activity and their project management skills and abilities. The course is designed to offer the student the opportunity to learn how to effectively plan and manage projects that meet their organization's business goals, that effectively apply capital and that obtain the desired return on investment.
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INSTRUCTOR

Instructor: Barney Corwin, Ph.D., Tyser Teaching Fellow
Office: 4318 Van Munching Hall (VMH)
Office phone: [phone] (VMH)
E-mail: [e-mail] (Preferred)
Office Hours: Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (other times by appointment)

Teaching Assistant: Gareth Vaz
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Mobile phone: [phone]

CLASS STRATEGY

Because projects differ from the ongoing operations of a firm, managing them presents a new and different set of challenges. This course considers the challenges of the project environment and introduces the student to