CIS 202A

Project Management for IT

Spring 2009

Ticket #: 23460

Room Online

Time: Online

Instructor: Susan Fuschetto

Office Hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM, Fridays 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Web Page Address: www.cerritos.edu/sfuschetto

Phone: (562) 860-2451, 2781

Office: SS24

Email: sfuschetto@cerritos.edu

Texts:    

Information Technology Project Management, Fifth Edition, Kathy Schwalbe, ISBN: 978-1-4239-0145-7 or 1-4239-0145-2

OTHER MATERIALS:

• 1 USB Drive (if you are using the computers on campus)

• A computer with the Windows XP or Vista operating system, Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 Professional, MS Project 2007 (free or minimal fee through the MSDN program which will be explained on the first day of class and in the orientation document) and a Web Browser preferably Internet Explorer.   Access to the Internet and an email account.  These computer tools are available in the CIS computer labs in the Liberal Arts building, LA3 - LA6.  You may of course use your own computer tools.  Also, you may purchase discount software such as Office at: http://www.collegesoftware.org .

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME:                                                        

• The student will be able to create a detailed IT project plan and supporting project documentation.

Grading and Assignments: 

Homework:

You are expected to keep up with the scheduled reading assignments and homework assignments.  It is necessary to keep up with your assignments since new assignments build upon previous assignments.  Assignments have strict deadlines.  Late assignments will be accepted up to one week after the deadline.  If the assignment is late, then it will be marked down the number of points equal to one letter grade.  Click the links in the Class Schedule section under the Lab Assignments heading to get the instructions for each lab assignment.

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, lab assignments, discussions, quizzes, and tests as assigned by the deadlines.  You may be dropped if you fail to do the weekly activities.

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.

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.

Class Schedule:

DUE DATE

READ

TOPIC

LAB ASSIGNMENTS

1/14

Chapter 1

Orientation  Online

Introduction to Project Management

Orientation Quiz

1/21

Chapter 2

The Project Management and Information Technology Context

Chapter 1

1/28

Chapter 3

The Project Management Process Groups: A Case Study

Chapter 2

2/4

Test #1, Chapters 1 - 3

2/11

Chapter 4

Project Integration Management
Assign Teams

2/18

Chapter 5

Project Scope Management
Appendix A: A Guide to Using Microsoft Project 2007
Pages A.1 - A.29

Chapter 4
Data Files

2/25

Chapter 6

Project Time Management

Chapter 5

3/4

Appendix A: A Guide to Using Microsoft Project 2007
Pages A.29 - A.49

3/11

Test #2, Chapters 4 - 6

3/18

Chapter 7

Project Cost Management
Appendix A:  Pages A.49 - A.68

Chapter 6

3/25

Chapter 8

Project Quality Management

Chapter 7

4/1

Chapter 9

Project Human Resources Management
Appendix A:  Pages A.68 - A.78

Chapter 8

4/8

Spring Recess

4/15

Test #3, Chapters 7 - 9

4/22

Project Plan Discussions

Plan Discussion 1
Chapter 9

4/29

Chapter 10

Project Communications Management
Appendix A:  Pages A.78 - A.85

5/6

Chapter 11

Project Risk Management

Chapter 10

5/13

Final Project Plan Discussion 2

Plan Discussion 2
Chapter 11

5/20

FINAL EXAM, Chapters 10 - 11

Please note:  CIS labs are closed during final exams.