COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Project Management
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IE 372
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Lecturing / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The purpose of this course is to present the basic principles that underlie the successful application of project management applications and to give managerial perspective to the students.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • apply modern project management techniques
  • plan a project
  • schedule a project by collecting numerical data about the stages of the project
  • monitor whether the project continues according to the plan in terms of schedule, budget and management
  • apply the project management and scheduling techniques on a practical problem
Course Description This course covers topics related with IE372 and ISE 380
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introducing to Projects and Project Management Concept Case(s) and formative presentations
2 Selecting projects strategically Case(s) and formative presentations
3 The role of the project manager. Case(s) and formative presentations
4 The role of projects in the organization. Planning the work activities. Case(s) and formative presentations
5 Project costs and budgets Case(s) and formative presentations
6 Project activity scheduling Case(s) and formative presentations
7 Project activity scheduling Case(s) and formative presentations
8 Midterm
9 Allocating resources to the project Case(s) and formative presentations
10 MS Project Case(s) and formative presentations
11 Information requirements for the project. Case(s) and formative presentations
12 Evaluating and Completing the project. Case(s) and formative presentations
13 STUDENT SUMMATIVE PRESENTATIONS:
14 STUDENT SUMMATIVE PRESENTATIONS:
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J. Mantel, Project Management A Managerial Approach, Seventh Edition, Wiley. Instructor notes and lecture slides.
Suggested Readings/Materials Shtub, A., Bard J.F., and Globerson, S. 1994. Project Management: Engineering, Technology and Implementation, Prentice Hall Maylor, H. 2001. Project Management, Prentice Hall Nicholas, J.M., 2000. Project Management: A Managerial Approach, Wiley

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
15
Final Exams
1
20
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 Being able to transfer knowledge and skills acquired in mathematics and science into engineering,
2 Being able to identify and solve problem areas related to Food Engineering,
3 Being able to design projects and production systems related to Food Engineering, gather data, analyze them and utilize their outcomes in practice,
4

Having the necessary skills to develop  and use  novel technologies and equipment in the field of food engineering,

5

Being able to take part actively in team work, express his/her ideas freely, make efficient decisions as well as working individually,

6

Being able to follow universal developments and innovations, improve himself/herself continuously and have an awareness to enhance the quality,

7

Having professional and ethical awareness,

8 Being aware of universal issues such as environment, health, occupational safety in solving problems related to Food Engineering,
9

Being able to apply entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainability in the profession,

10

Being able to use software programs in Food Engineering and have the necessary knowledge and skills to use information and communication technologies that may be encountered in practice (European Computer Driving License, Advanced Level),

11

Being able to gather information about food engineering and communicate with colleagues using a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

Being able to speak a second foreign language at intermediate level.

13

Being able to relate the knowledge accumulated during the history of humanity to the field of expertise

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest