BA204 Project Management

BA204	Project Management	Fall 2010
Ticket #: 22852	Room Online	Time: Online, 15 Weeks
Instructor: Susan Fuschetto Office Hours: See my website for current office hours Web Page Address: www.cerritos.edu/sfuschetto		Phone: (562) 860-2451, 2781 Office: SS24 Email: sfuschetto@cerritos.edu

Texts:

Title:           Successful Project Management (4th edition) with CD
ISBN#:        9780324656152
Author:        Gido & Clements
Bookstore:   Link to Cerritos College Bookstore (New $196 and Used $147)

-or- iChapters – low cost rental program prices vary; eBook starts at $90.49; and eChapters for $11.99 each at http://www.ichapters.com/tl1/en/US/storefront/ichapters?cmd=catAdvancedSearch&OP=search&fieldName=All&fieldValue=0324656157&fromSearch=true

Important Note: Please note the new book will include a 120 day trial version of MS Project 2007 on CD. The used books may not have this CD especially if you buy it off the Internet. Also, the iChapters options above do not include the software. However, you can download a 60 day trial version directly from Microsoft's website www.microsoft.com . Don't get the trial software too soon because the license will run out before the end of class . Your team may choose to use MS Project for the assignments and if so, then you will need it starting with chapter 5, assignment 1. Can you use MS Project 2003 if that's what they use at your work or that's what you now own? Probably. We'll be using 2007 for the class, but 2003 & 2007 do about the same thing.

Other Materials:

1 USB Drive (if you are using the computers on campus)
A computer with the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 Professional, Microsoft Project 2007 Professional (see book information above), and a Web Browser either Internet Explorer or FireFox. Access to the Internet and an email account. These computer tools are available in the computer labs in the open CAI Labs in the Library, LC-137 (no MS Project software). You may of course use your own computer tools. Also, you may purchase discount software at: http://www.collegesoftware.org or www.theultimatesteal.com .

Student Learning Outcome: A student will be able to list and explain the four key factors that constrain the achievement of a project objective

Grade Points Required:

Scale:

Orientation Quiz

Team Assignments (5 at 25 points each)

Discussions (10 at 10 points each)

Midterm & Final Exams

125

100

200

Total: 440

90% of Total Points = A
80% of Total Points = B
70% of Total Points = C
60% of Total Points = D
<60% of Total Points = F

Homework:

You are expected to keep up with the scheduled reading assignments, discussions, and team assignments. Late assignments will be accepted up to one week after the deadline. If the assignment is late, then it will be marked down one letter grade. Check the dates in the Class Schedule section.

Attendance:

Attendance is very important. To quote the Cerritos College catalogue:

"When the hours of absence exceed one more than twice the number of class hours per week, the students are considered to be excessively absent and are subject to exclusion from class."

Students will be dropped from the class if they are considered to be excessively absent based on the above criteria. The only exception to this rule will be for authorized or excused absences as described in the Cerritos College catalogue.

For online students attendance will be based upon actively participating in the class. This means doing the weekly activities such as the readings, team assignments, discussions, quizzes, and tests as assigned by the deadlines. You may be dropped if you fail to do the weekly activities.

Exams:

Exams will NOT be "made-up." The only exceptions will be for authorized or excused absences or foreseeable absences. If you know you will not be able to attend class on a day when an exam is being given, you may take it one week prior to the scheduled date. You must notify me two weeks in advance to arrange to take the exam prior to the scheduled date.

Academic Honesty/Dishonesty Policy:

Please be sure to read the college’s Academic Honesty/Dishonesty Policy found in the catalogue. A copy of the catalogue is located at www.cerritos.edu . How does it apply to this class? For tests be sure to study and answer questions on your own without help from other students. For the homework assignments make sure you create your own files from scratch and do your own typing. I know some of you work together, share books and computers. That’s OK. What is not OK is having one person type up the assignment and then submitting it (file or printed document) for multiple students. Trust me I have ways of figuring it out if you are cheating in this manner. If I determine that you are cheating, then I will do one of the following actions as stated from the college’s policy:

One or more of the following actions are available to the faculty member who suspects a student has been cheating or plagiarizing:

1. Review-no action.

2. An oral reprimand with emphasis on counseling toward prevention of further occurrences.

3. A requirement that work be repeated.

4. A reduction of the grade earned on the specific work in question, including the possibility of no credit for the work.

5. A reduction of the course grade as a result of item 4 above, including the possibility of a failing grade for the course.

6. Referral to the Office of Judicial Affairs for further administrative action, such as suspension or expulsion.

Class Schedule:

Below is the test and reading schedule, and the due dates for the team assignments.

DUE DATE	READ	TOPIC	TEAM ASSIGNMENTS
9/8	Chapter 1	Online Orientation Project Management Concepts	Orientation Quiz
9/15	Chapter 2	Needs Identification
9/22	Chapter 3	Proposed Solutions
9/29	Chapter 4	The Project
10/6	Chapter 5	Planning
10/13	Chapter 6	Scheduling	Assignment 1
10/20		MIDTERM EXAM, Chapters 1 - 6
10/27	Chapter 7	Schedule Control	Assignment 2
11/3	Chapter 8	Resource Considerations	Assignment 3
11/10	Chapter 9	Cost Planning and Performance	Assignment 4
11/17	Chapter 10	The Project Manager	Assignment 5
11/24		Thanksgiving Holiday
12/1	Chapter 11	The Project Team	Assignment 6
12/8	Chapter 12	Project Communication and Controlling Changes
12/15		FINAL EXAM, Chapters 7 - 12