ADMN 230 Project Management

School of Business

ADMN 230 Project Management is designed as a first course in project management. Building foundation skills in project management is of value to anyone who is currently facing project planning and management challenges at work or to students in Business Administration Professional Management or technology programs. ADMN 230 Project Management gives you the foundation, experience, techniques and tools to: - Learn the 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas - plan a project effectively and successfully - manage each stage of the project life cycle successfully - work with organizational constraints - set goals and objectives tied directly to stakeholder needs - get the most from your project management team - utilize state-of-the-art project management tools to get the work done on time, within scope and on budget.

Prerequisites: ADMN 170 or equivalent with a minimum of 60%

Accessibility Services Notice

Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.

Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – YesBlock Transfer – Yesbctransferguide.ca
Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours60
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Know and understand the ten Knowledge Areas of Project Management
  2. Determine if an assignment is or should be a project and, if so, how to develop a project
  3. Describe in depth, understand and utilize the processes in the project management lifecycle
  4. Describe relationships between organizational behaviour and successful project management
  5. Be able to create a project plan using appropriate software tools, such as Microsoft Project 2010, and utilize the tools to effectively plan, track and assign resources
  6. Understand the role of assumptions and constraints in project management and planning
  7. Discuss the importance of and utilize the Work Breakdown Structure
  8. Learn the methods of assigning the right resource(s)
  9. Learn how to identify and assess project risks
  10. Describe and utilize techniques to avoid scope creep and understand the risks arising from scope creep
  11. Describe and recognize the stages of team development
  12. Establish procedures for change management control
  13. Determine if and when a project is successful

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.

Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.