• ## Essential Units for Part-time MSc in Project Management Top-up Course Online **Module 1: Introduction to Project Management** * •Introduction to Project Management: Define project, project management, project management principles, and project management methodologies
• Project Charter: Define project charter, its purpose, and key stakeholders
• Project Planning: Define project planning, its phases, and deliverables
• Risk Management: Define risk management, its importance, and tools for identification and mitigation **Module 2: Project Planning and Scheduling** * •Project Life Cycle: Define the project life cycle, its phases, and key milestones
• Project Scheduling: Define project scheduling, its importance, and techniques (e.g., PERT, Gantt charts)
• Resource Management: Define resource management, its importance, and allocation techniques (e.g., critical path method) **Module 3: Project Communication and Stakeholder Management** * •Communication Plan: Define a communication plan, its purpose, and channels
• Stakeholder Management: Define stakeholder management, its importance, and techniques (e.g., stakeholder analysis, engagement) * •Change Management: Define change management, its importance, and tools for managing changes **Module 4: Project Monitoring and Control** * •Project Monitoring: Define project monitoring, its importance, and tools (e.g., progress reports, status meetings)
• Project Control: Define project control, its importance, and tools for tracking and managing project performance
• Quality Management: Define quality management, its importance, and tools for ensuring project quality **Module 5: Project Procurement and Contract Management** * •Procurement Process: Define the procurement process, its phases, and key steps
• Contract Management: Define contract management, its importance, and tools (e.g., purchase orders, contracts, invoices) * •Supplier Management: Define supplier management, its importance, and tools for selecting and managing suppliers **Module 6: Project Finance and Cost Management** * •Project Budgeting: Define project budgeting, its purpose, and techniques (e.g., cost estimates, resource allocation)
• Cost Management: Define cost management, its importance, and tools for controlling project costs
• Payment Management: Define payment management, its importance, and tools for processing payments **Module 7: Project Risk Management** * •Risk Identification: Define risk identification, its importance, and techniques (e.g., risk assessment, brainstorming)
• Risk Assessment: Define risk assessment, its purpose, and tools (e.g., risk matrices, contingency planning)
• Risk Mitigation: Define risk mitigation, its importance, and techniques (e.g., risk avoidance, risk transfer, insurance) **Module 8: Project Scheduling and Resource Management** * •Critical Path Method: Define the critical path method, its principles, and application
• Resource Management: Define resource management, its importance, and techniques (e.g., resource planning, scheduling, allocation)
• Project Network: Define project network, its purpose, and tools for visualizing project dependencies **Module 9: Agile Project Management** * •Agile Project Management: Define agile project management, its principles, and key practices
• Scrum: Define Scrum, its core principles, and roles (e.g., product owner, scrum master, development team)
• Kanban: Define Kanban, its principles, and workflow management tools **Module 10: Project Management Tools and Techniques** * •Project Management Software: Define project management software, its benefits, and types (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Asana)
• Data Analytics: Define data analytics, its importance, and tools for project monitoring and control (e.g., dashboards, reports)
• Project Management Fundamentals: Define project management fundamentals, their importance, and best practices

Assessment

The assessment is done via submission of assignment. There are no written exams.