PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 2023/4

Module Overview

Projects provide an efficient and effective means of delivering corporate strategy for both public and private sector organisations.  Fundamental to this is robust project sponsorship and management.  This module is focused at FHEQ Level 6 students that wish to develop, plan, manage and control projects successfully in a business environment.  This requires an awareness of general project management principles, methodologies and the tools and techniques as applied within multi-disciplined projects.  Within this module students will receive a robust grounding in the theory and practice of project management delivered by lectures and by using project management software (MS Project) in a computer laboratory setting

Module provider

Surrey Business School

Module Leader

SOTUNDE Deji (SBS)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 6

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 2

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

Indicative Content includes

• Introduction to Project Management 


• Project Structure, Leadership and Team Roles


• Project Scope, Feasibility and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)


• MS Project Lab Session 1- Gantt Charts


• Stakeholders and Quality Management


• MS Project Lab Session 2 – Applying resources to projects


• Project Risk, Decision Making, Estimating and the Business Case


• Project Reporting, Monitoring and Change Control


• Project Completion, Handover and Review

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

In cases when it is not possible to re-assessthe group assignment, then an individual alternative assessment will be applied which is aligned with the objectives of the module. (70%)

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to apply project management theory, tools, and techniques in a ‘real’ situation through undertaking a group project and writing a group project proposal covering LOs 1 – 5 above.

The summative assessment for this module consists of a written group project proposal submitted in Week 11 designed to gauge the group’s understanding of the key concepts of project scope generation, project planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, risk assessment and project costing using the tools and techniques discussed in the module in a ‘real’ project context.  This covers all 5 LOs identified above.

Specific individual project management knowledge will be evaluated by a final two-hour multiple-choice examination.  This covers LO1, LO2 and LO3.

Formative assessment and feedback

Formative feedback will be given to all project teams before the written group proposal is due to be submitted.  In addition, students will be given guidance in lectures and formative feedback in seminars aimed at helping them to prepare for the assessment (coursework and examinations). 

Module aims

• Provide an understanding of project management concepts, tools and techniques and why they are used to deliver any sized project within any type of organisation
• Explore both the business perspective as well as how to engage with the various stakeholders necessary to manage a project successfully
• Develop theoretical concepts in a real-life project and critically understand problem-solving, decision making and project management methodology with its limitations

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to encourage a critical approach to learning with an emphasis on collaborative learning through team work to solve problems associated with a real-world project plan.  This links to the programme learning and teaching strategy.

The learning and teaching methods include team decision making and team written presentation skills.  The teaching and learning format are designed to emphasis a methodology for project management and to give students the opportunity to gain experience through the integration of theory and practice.  The teaching and learning process will be facilitated by weekly lectures and seminars, and it includes two computer laboratory sessions where students will be given the opportunity to use Microsoft Project software for planning.  In addition, support for team project discussions will be provided through SurreyLearn and bookable drop-in meeting.  Lectures will involve the explanation of theoretical concepts of project management and the seminars and workshops will provide further support, allowing students to test their assumptions and apply their understanding of the concepts to their group project.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2023/4 academic year.