Postgraduate Course: Engineering Project Management (MSc) (PGEE10012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Project Management is the application of management principles to deliver a project to a specified timescale, budget and quality. This course will consider the principles of the management of engineering projects with respect to the life-cyle of the project, the parties, planning, estimating, contractor selection and contract management.
While there are no pre-requisites for this course it is recommended that students who enrol have a prior knowledge of engineering projects and their construction. |
| Course description |
Lectures: Titles & Contents
Introduction to Project Management and Project Life Cycle
Overview of Project Management with introduction and characteristics of projects, definition of project management, project problems and success criteria, project life cycle, and API Process Groups.
Parties to a Project, Stakeholder Analysis & Project Appraisal
Emphasising the importance of starting the project well through identifying the parties and stakeholders to the project, carrying out a stakeholder analysis and creating a stakeholder map, appraising the financial aspects of the project with discounted cash flows.
Work Breakdown Structures and Introduction to Estimating.
Project initiation with preliminary scope definition and management, developing the Work Breakdown Structure and relate to Cost and Organisational Structures. Introduction to estimating and the relevance of accuracy to the stage of the project.
Critical Path Analysis and Resource Management
The planning of the project using Critical Path Analysis, Networks, Gantt Charts and other data for the project. Identifying and managing resources using CPA.
Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis
The importance of Risk Analysis in projects, the identification and evaluation of project risks in qualitative terms, developing response strategies to prioritised risks, and techniques in quantifying risks.
Teams & Leadership, Belbin Model
Success of a project depends on the effectiveness of people working in teams, the leadership of the team and the stage of formation of the team. The Belbin model will be presented and students would have the opportunity to identify a project team role particularly suited to them.
Estimating and Contracts
Estimating methods and levels of accuracy, and issues related to the use of the methods, and the use of Work Breakdown Structures to improve accuracy with the bi-nomial theorem. Types and classifications of engineering contracts, the advantages and disadvantages of their use in different types of projects and an overview of contract planning and contractor selection.
Project Monitoring & Control
The factors required to be identified and measured during project execution are described, which are compared to the plan. Based on this information techniques, such as Earned Value Analysis, can be used to forecast final project costs and time. Control measures to implement change are discussed.
Quality and Managing the end of the Project
The reinforcing of the importance of Quality, Safety and Environmental Standards, and if not enforced the impact on the outcome of projects. Discusses project closure, the activities and documents to be completed and causes of incomplete project closure.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% degree examination, 2 hours long, 3 compulsory questions.
There will be a non-credit bearing self-paced self-assessment part way through the course. |
| Feedback |
Students will be given the opportunity to provide Stop, Start and Continue feedback and comments on this will be provided back by the course lecturer.
Detailed Exam Post-Mortem comments will be provided. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Recognise the constituent parts of a project life cycle and the relevant parties involved
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance project demand and client responsibility in project success
- Be able to analyse basic project cost and time information and produce simple estimates and plans
- Distinguish between different contractual and procurement methods for engineering projects
- Appraise project information and critique a project's likely success
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Reading List
BOOK: Smith, N (Ed.) Engineering Project Management, Blackwell Science, Oxford, 3rd Edition, 2007. [TA190 Eng]
BOOK: P.D. Gardiner, Project Management - A Strategic Planning Approach, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. [HD69.P75 Gar. - note, main library, 1 copy]
BOOK: J.R. Meredith and S.J. Mantel Project management: a managerial approach (9th Edition), Wiley, Chichester, 2015. [HD69.P75 Mer] |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | projects,project management,procurement,planning,case studies |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 7159
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Margaret Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
Email: |
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