PF1101
Project Management
Workload: 4MC
[Taken from NUSMOD]
The module covers the fundamental concepts of project management, identifying nine broad project management knowledge areas. Students are given an introduction to theories relating to the management of project scope, time, cost, risk, quality, human resources, communications and procurement. The overall integration of these eight knowledge areas and the management of externalities as the ninth project management knowledge area is also emphasised.
The module covers the fundamental concepts of project management, identifying nine broad project management knowledge areas. Students are given an introduction to theories relating to the management of project scope, time, cost, risk, quality, human resources, communications and procurement. The overall integration of these eight knowledge areas and the management of externalities as the ninth project management knowledge area is also emphasised.
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Taken in: Semester 1, AY21/22
Professors: Professor Low Sui Pheng, Associate Professor Keow Yeong Ming
Difficulty: Moderate
Workload: Moderate
Project Work Group Report – 50%
Individual Reflections Essay – 25%
Forum Participation – 10%
Class Participation/Presentations – 10%
Quizzes – 5%
This module hopes to equip students with an understanding of project management in the corporate world, and how it may be applied in the big picture, or even in smaller scale events in our daily lives. You will learn about the five project management processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing, with relation to the nine knowledge areas of integration, scope, time, cost, procurement, human resource, communication, quality and risk management. Stakeholder management and ethics are also covered.
In this sense, the module is incredibly valuable in honing your management skills when working in the corporate world. In the shorter term, it provides a framework in which individuals could use to better plan their activities and manage their own project and goals.
The teaching staff I had for PF1101 this semester was extremely conversant on project management, due to their vast experience in infrastructure project management as industrial experts. It was enlightening to glean new insights into how to plan projects of such scale with the guidance from these individuals.
From a more pragmatic standpoint, this module can be taxing without good time management. For example, all students will be placed into groups. Each group would have to pick a specific sector for industry transformation in Singapore to plan a project. This is ultimately submitted in the form of the project work group report just prior to reading week. During tutorial sessions, they would have to present something on what they had learnt in the last few lectures and how the group would apply this newfound knowledge into their project. Note that, at the same time, students would have to do quizzes on each topic after the lecture to cement their understanding, and contribute forum posts to score that collective 15%.
Ensure you complete all quizzes to qualify for full credit. You must not score full points for the quizzes, but you must at least pass each quiz. Contribute meaningfully to the forum questions presented by the tutor; it would be best to draw from your personal experiences beyond and within the module, and mention any takeaways you might have.
After the submission of the project work group report, students will have to write an individual reflection essay on their learning journey through this module.
It is highly recommended to manage your time well, to ensure that you have a sufficient runway to work on and iterate on each draft. Ensure that all quizzes are completed to score that 5%, and contribute consistently in the forums to prevent yourself from being overloaded with this module at the end. You do not want to rush your reflections essay, forum posts, quizzes and group report at the same time.
However, with good project management, this module’s work can be divided into smaller tasks and conquered consistently over time. Plan well, and I believe you can score well in this course.
Expected Grade: B+
Final Grade: A+
Professors: Professor Low Sui Pheng, Associate Professor Keow Yeong Ming
Difficulty: Moderate
Workload: Moderate
Project Work Group Report – 50%
Individual Reflections Essay – 25%
Forum Participation – 10%
Class Participation/Presentations – 10%
Quizzes – 5%
This module hopes to equip students with an understanding of project management in the corporate world, and how it may be applied in the big picture, or even in smaller scale events in our daily lives. You will learn about the five project management processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing, with relation to the nine knowledge areas of integration, scope, time, cost, procurement, human resource, communication, quality and risk management. Stakeholder management and ethics are also covered.
In this sense, the module is incredibly valuable in honing your management skills when working in the corporate world. In the shorter term, it provides a framework in which individuals could use to better plan their activities and manage their own project and goals.
The teaching staff I had for PF1101 this semester was extremely conversant on project management, due to their vast experience in infrastructure project management as industrial experts. It was enlightening to glean new insights into how to plan projects of such scale with the guidance from these individuals.
From a more pragmatic standpoint, this module can be taxing without good time management. For example, all students will be placed into groups. Each group would have to pick a specific sector for industry transformation in Singapore to plan a project. This is ultimately submitted in the form of the project work group report just prior to reading week. During tutorial sessions, they would have to present something on what they had learnt in the last few lectures and how the group would apply this newfound knowledge into their project. Note that, at the same time, students would have to do quizzes on each topic after the lecture to cement their understanding, and contribute forum posts to score that collective 15%.
Ensure you complete all quizzes to qualify for full credit. You must not score full points for the quizzes, but you must at least pass each quiz. Contribute meaningfully to the forum questions presented by the tutor; it would be best to draw from your personal experiences beyond and within the module, and mention any takeaways you might have.
After the submission of the project work group report, students will have to write an individual reflection essay on their learning journey through this module.
It is highly recommended to manage your time well, to ensure that you have a sufficient runway to work on and iterate on each draft. Ensure that all quizzes are completed to score that 5%, and contribute consistently in the forums to prevent yourself from being overloaded with this module at the end. You do not want to rush your reflections essay, forum posts, quizzes and group report at the same time.
However, with good project management, this module’s work can be divided into smaller tasks and conquered consistently over time. Plan well, and I believe you can score well in this course.
Expected Grade: B+
Final Grade: A+