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Course
Description: |
This
course explores the application of project management methods and principles
to information systems projects. Topics include project planning and
estimation techniques, management of projects, budgeting, concurrent project
management strategies, managing project relationships with customers, and
controlling project risks. |
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Prerequisites: |
Admission
to the MSIS Graduate Program or permission of the MSIS Director. |
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Textbook
and Resources: |
These textbooks will be used to
support the learning outcomes for this course, through readings, examples,
and exercises. American Psychological Association (2001). Publication
manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). Washington, DC. [ISBN 1-55798-7912] Schwalbe, K. (2006). Information technology project management
(4th edition). Cambridge, MA: Course Technology. [ISBN
0-619-21526-7] Other readings as assigned by the instructor. |
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Instructor: |
Amy
B. Woszczynski, Ph.D. |
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Office
Location: |
CL
3005 |
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Email: |
awoszczy@kennesaw.edu
(24/7 availability) |
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Office
Phone: |
770.423.6572
(may take 2-3 days to return calls) |
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Fax
Number: |
770.423.6731 |
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Office
Hours |
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4PM-5PM; W 330PM-6PM; Th 430PM-530PM, and by
appointment **Note that
occasionally, I may have to attend a meeting or University function during
scheduled office hours. Therefore, you are encouraged to make an appointment
when possible.** |
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Website: |
http://courses.kennesaw.edu |
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Learning
Outcomes: |
As a result
of completing this course, student should be able to: ·
Work effectively as a project team member to plan, control, and
complete a project. ·
Manage project scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, risk,
communications, procurement, and integration processes. ·
Describe and explain the key concepts of CMM. ·
Prepare and track project schedules and budgets using appropriate
manual or automated tools. ·
Apply generic project management tools and methods to software
development projects. ·
Identify, evaluate and use resources for Information Systems Project
Management. ·
Analyze and critique project management case studies and situations,
in both written and oral form. |
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Lecture Notes: All lecture notes, announcements, assignment
guidelines, and the like will be available on the class Web site: http://courses.kennesaw.edu Class Format: This class will follow a hybrid method of
instruction. For some of the scheduled class meetings, we will meet in-class
with lecture and discussion format. For a portion of the scheduled class
meetings, you will complete online activities. In the online activities, it
is critical that you spend a significant portion of time checking WebCT
discussion board postings and interacting with your classmates. Exams: There will be no make-up assignments or exams. It is the
student’s responsibility to arrange for an excused absence before the
scheduled due date. A grade of zero will be assigned for all assignments
missed without an excused absence. If an emergency arises on the day of a
scheduled assignment, and the instructor deems that the absence is excused,
the student may be allowed to substitute a research paper or essay exam
(instructor’s option) for a missed exam or assignment. Written
verification of the excused absence must be provided to the instructor. Guidelines for Submitting Work:
All hard-copy submissions should be arranged
properly and stapled together. All assignments are due at the
beginning of class, so if you are sending me an assignment via e-mail, it
should be sent no later than the class start time.
Late assignments will not be accepted! If you have any questions about
your grades, contact me immediately. The end of the semester is too late to
argue for grade changes on earlier assignments. Participation: Learning through discussion is best
achieved through an active and enthusiastic debate. Feel free to offer your
comments and to challenge (in a positive way please!) other class members on
their observations during class discussion or on the class discussion board. WebCT: To login to WebCT, you will need
to know your WebCT login ID and your PIN. Detailed instructions for
determining your WebCT login can be found at http://online.kennesaw.edu/webct-help/index.html.
You should forward your WebCT e-mail forwarded to your preferred e-mail
address. Go to: Mail…Message Settings…Forward my mail to: and enter your
preferred e-mail address. If you do not forward your e-mail, I will not
respond to your mail questions. Instructor Absence: Normally I am in class on time.
If I am more than 20 minutes late and prior arrangements have not been made,
class is canceled. |
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Diversity Statement: |
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Withdrawal
Policy: A new University
Withdrawal policy is in effect Fall semester, 2004. Below is an excerpt from
the catalog. For further details, please refer to Academic Policies at
http://www.kennesaw.edu/academicaffairs/acadpubs/ucat2004-05/i.acadpolicies.pdf , page 42 or the 2004-2005 printed
catalog. "Students may
withdraw from one or more courses anytime before the last three weeks of the
semester. However, as of fall 2004, students will be allowed a maximum of
eight total withdrawals if they enter KSU as a freshman. Transfer students
will be allowed one withdrawal per fifteen credit hours attempted, for a
maximum of eight. Students who choose to pursue a second degree at KSU will
be allowed two additional withdrawals. Students who entered KSU before the
fall of 2004 will be allowed one withdrawal per fifteen credit hours
attempted for a maximum of eight after the institution of this policy. To
withdraw they should complete an official withdrawal form in the Office of
the Registrar. Students who officially withdraw from courses before
mid-semester will receive a "W" in those courses and receive no
credit. " |
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Email
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Enrollment
Policy: |
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Electronic
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Classroom
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Student
Email and Web Account Access:
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KSU uses
a central authentication server that will allow one username and password to
be used by all KSU users to access an increasing variety of applications
(email, WebCT etc.) This unified network identification is referred to as
your "NetID". The source for university-provided email and web
space for students is located at http://students.kennesaw.edu
. Students have access to this system once they have established their
NetID. This system will provide email service through a web based interface,
FTP and SFTP. |
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How to
Activate your NetID: |
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How to
Look Up a NetID: |
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How to
Send Email: |
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Web
Address: If you have problems
please call the Service Desk at ext. 6999 or e-mail service@kennesaw.edu . |
Tentative Course Schedule: Subject to change
Week
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Topic
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Chapters
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1 |
8/23 |
Introduction to Course What is Project Management? |
S1, S2 |
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8/30 |
INITIATING PROCESSES Project Management Processes Project Planning & Integration |
Academic Honesty Quiz Due S2 S3, S4 |
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3 |
9/6 |
Group Chat/Meetings Online Activities |
Project Charter Due Project Scope
Discussion Board |
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4 |
9/13 |
PLANNING PROCESSES Scope Management Communication Management |
S5 S10 |
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5 |
9/20 |
Group Chat/Meetings Online Activities |
PM Book Discussion Board |
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6 |
9/27 |
Book Presentation |
Assignment #1 (group) |
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7 |
10/4 |
Human Resource Management Software Project Management |
S9 Supplemental Readings CMM1, CMM2 |
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8 |
10/11 |
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Midterm Exam |
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9 |
10/18 |
EXECUTING PROCESSES Quality Management |
S8 |
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10 |
10/25 |
Group Chat/Meetings Online Activities |
Quality Discussion Board |
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11 |
11/1 |
Risk Management Apollo 13 Video |
S11 Supplemental Readings |
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12 |
11/8 |
Group Chat/Meetings Online Activities |
Risk Matrix Discussion
Board |
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13 |
11/15 |
CONTROLLING PROCESSES Time Management Cost Management |
S6 S7 |
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14 |
11/22 |
Group Project Work Day |
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15 |
11/29 |
CLOSING PROCESSES Procurement Management |
Assignment #2 S12 |
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16 |
12/6 |
Final Project Presentations |
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Final Exam
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12/13 |
630PM: Final Projects Due |
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READINGS/CHAPTERS LEGEND: S: (Schwalbe)
Information technology project
management, 3rd ed. (Text) CMM: Capability Maturity Model for Software (SEI Free Publication) |
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Special
Dates: |
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Last day to withdraw without
penalty |
10/14/2005 |
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Last day of class |
12/6/2005 |
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Final Exam |
12/13/2005 |
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12/15/2005 |
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Notes: |
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Ø The
syllabus is tentative & may change. All changes will be announced
in class & posted on the web. Ø An
outline of all lectures is available on the class web site. Ø Refer to
University published material for information on date changes. Ø Any
student who needs special assistance or accommodations, please see me after
class. |
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Assessment: |
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Midterm Exam (individual) |
15% |
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Assignment #1 (group) Assignment #2 (individual) |
20% 20% |
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Online Activities |
10% |
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Quizzes |
10% |
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Project |
25% |
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TOTAL |
100% |
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Grade
Evaluation: |
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100 - 90 |
A |
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89 - 80 |
B |
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79 - 70 |
C |
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69 - 60 |
D |
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59 - 0 |
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Assignments:
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Each student will complete 1 individual assignment, 1
group assignment, an individual midterm exam, and a final group project. In addition,
you will complete 4 online activities and a 10-question multiple-choice quiz
on every chapter. The content of the quizzes, exams and assignments will come
primarily from class notes and the text. Note that material presented in
class will supplement, and often exceed, the assigned reading. Therefore,
class attendance and good note-taking are essential tactics for
succeeding. The group assignment (Assignment #1) requires a 15-25
minute presentation on a book related to project management along with a
10-20 page, double-spaced write-up. Suggested books include The Goal, The Mythical Man-Month, The
Psychology of Computer Programming, etc. The midterm exam may include multiple-choice, short
answer, and/or essay questions. The exam may be in-class, closed-notes, or
take-home. If an exam is take-home, no late exams will be accepted for any
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Project Requirements:
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Each student will be assigned
(self-selected) to a four/five-member project team for the entire course. In
addition to completing various in-class assignments and team projects, each
team will be expected to complete a major project that will constitute the
“final exam” for this course. Each
team will have the option of developing a detailed project plan with
supporting documentation or conducting an exploratory case study of an actual
information systems project that is being undertaken by an organization of
the team's choice. Both options will require delivery of a formal oral
presentation and written plan/report. Further details about the project
will be discussed in class and posted on WebCT. Specific date requirements of
both options are as follows. DUE 9/6: Project
Charter, including Team Roster, Project Selection, Preliminary Plan (1-2
pages) DUE 10/11: Interim Project Deliverable DUE 12/6: Project
Presentations DUE 12/13 at 630PM: Final Project Deliverable You
are encouraged to submit in-progress drafts of your project to the instructor
for feedback. Note that a turnaround time of about 1 week is to be expected
for each draft reviewed, so prepare accordingly. You should submit an interim
project deliverable on 10/11, with all work completed to date.
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Please be
aware of and follow all computer lab user policies |
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Burruss
Building LAB HOURS: SUMMER HOURS: |
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Science
and Mathematics Building |
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The Owl
Print system (student network printing/copying solution) is in place in the
KSU library as well as all the open labs and lab/electronic classroom
combinations across campus. Students must have an Owl Print card to use
printing/copying services. |
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A
standard questionnaire (described below) will be administered during the last
two weeks of the semester in all classes. Additional questions developed by the
college or instructor(s) may be included as well. It is important that each
student provide meaningful feedback to the instructor(s) so that changes can
be made in the course to continually improve its effectiveness. We value
student feedback about the course, our teaching styles, and course materials,
so as to improve our teaching and your learning. At a minimum, the following
two questions will be asked: 1) Identify the aspects of the course that most
contributed to your learning (include examples of specific materials,
exercises and/or the faculty member's approach to teaching and mentoring),
and 2) Identify the aspects of the course, if any, that might be improved
(include examples of specific materials, exercises and/or the faculty
member's approach to teaching and mentoring). |
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The final
grades for this course will be posted to the student's permanent record using
the KSU Banner system. Students may acquire their final grades by accessing their
Banner account online. Grades are no longer mailed to students. Students
needing verification of grades or enrollment should request either an
official transcript or an enrollment verification
through the Office of the Registrar. |
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All MSIS students are
required to have a copy of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Manual, available in the KSU bookstore and elsewhere. When any portion of another
author's work is used, whether it be from a course
textbook or outside work, including the World Wide Web, in whole, in part, or
paraphrased, that work must be cited. Proper citation formats are provided on
the reverse of this document. Failure to do so can result in Academic
Misconduct Proceedings. There are two components
to a proper citation: the text citation and the reference or endnote. The
text citation will usually consist of the author's or authors' last name(s)
and the year of the publication. The endnote citation will read as follows: |
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Books Last-name, First-initial. (Date). Book title. City, State:
Publisher. A reference for a single-author book: North, M. M. (1996). Virtual
reality technology. New York: Best Press. A reference for a multi-author book: North, M. M. & Blade, R. A. (1998). How to build skills for research.
Colorado Springs: IPI Press. Note that all correctly formatted APA references should be
double-spaced and use hanging indent. |
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Journals Last-name, First-initial.
(Date). Article title. Journal Title,
Volume(Issue),
pages. Journal Reference: Here is an article in
Volume 45, Issue 3, spanning pages 54-61. Kelly, F. G. (1997).
Networking made efficient. Journal of
Computer Networking, 45(3),
54-61. |
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Conference Proceeding Vanner, F. D. (1996).
A survey of medical issues using virtual reality. Proceedings of the Virtual Reality Medical Technology. 119-132.
Nice, France. |
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World Wide Web (from http://www.apa.org/books/pubmant.html): Minimum requirements for
documenting a reference from the web should include: a document title or
description, a date (either the date of publication, update, or retrieval
date), a complete URL. If possible, identify the author(s) of the document.
Entire site no specific page. Vanner, F. D. (1996).
A survey of medical issues using virtual reality. Proceedings of the Virtual Reality Medical Technology. 119-132.
Nice, France. Kidspsych is a wonderful
interactive Web site for children (http://www.kidspsych.org). No reference entry is
needed. |
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Citing Specific
Documents on a Web Site: American Psychological Association. (1995, September 15). APA public
policy action alert: Legislation would affect grant recipients
[Announcement]. Washington, DC. Retrieved January 25, 1996, from the World
Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/ppo/istook.html. Individual
document with no author identified or date: ABC's Website Survey: (n.d.). Retrieved August 5, 2004, from http://www.abc.com.
Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological
Association. (2000, August 22). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Retrieved August 29, 2000, from the World Wide Web:
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html . If the primary author is not
available for the body citation, the first key word is to be used: (Electronic,
2000). |
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Every KSU
student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of
Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of
the Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy on academic
honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized
access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University
records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of
library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or
services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged
academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the
University Judiciary Program, which includes either an "informal"
resolution by a faculty member, resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal
hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's minimum
one semester suspension requirement. Students are encouraged
to study together and to work together on class assignments and lab
exercises; however, the provisions of the STUDENT CONDUCT REGULATIONS, II.
Academic Honesty, KSC Undergraduate Catalog will be strictly enforced in this
class. Frequently students will
be provided with "take-home" exams or exercises. It is the
student's responsibility to ensure they fully understand to what extent they
may collaborate or discuss content with other students. No exam work may be
performed with the assistance of others or outside material unless
specifically instructed as permissible. If an exam or assignment is
designated "no outside assistance" this includes, but is not
limited to, peers, books, publications, the Internet and the WWW. If a
student is instructed to provide citations for sources, proper use of
citation support is expected. Additional information can be found at the
following locations. http://www.apa.org/journals |
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