Title: Class Outline 1
Course: KVCC BUS208 > Section: Class Outlines

1.      Introduction both personal and to the class

2.      Syllabus review

a.      Methods to communicate with instructor – Cell Phone XXX-XXXX Personal email: XXXX@XXXXX

b.      Office Hours – I will be on campus until around 2:00pm every day for the months January and February due to being part of a robotics team. After this time period I will be on campus longer and will notify the class. I am always available by phone, text, and email otherwise.

c.      Textbook - Project Management: The Managerial Process 6th Edition 2014, Erik W. Larson, Clifford F. Gray ISBN: 978- 1259186400

d.      Course Description, Objectives, and Content

e.      Grading

f.       Attendance – attendance will be recorded both in class and using video tracking software for the online students, more on this later.

g.      Course Requirements

i.           Assignments – one assignment a week and are usually application based. You have a full week to complete. All assignments are posted online.

ii.           Exams – There are a few exams during this class and like the assignments will require you to apply the information that you have learned up to that point. They will all be open book because of this. You will have a week for normal exams and two weeks for the final.

iii.           Project – There is a large project that will extend the entire course. You are tasked with creating a project that you will develop components for as you progress through the class.

iv.           Other bits and pieces

3.      Blackboard demonstration and exploration

4.      Lecture capture

a.      All classes will be recorded and placed online within hours of class.

b.      When video is ready for viewing an email will be sent out.

c.      Videos will require the inputting of your email address before viewing. This will allow tracking of your views of the video and will be used for attendance purposes.

d.      Screen casts will be done for any demonstrations that are made during class and posted in a similar fashion.

5.      What is the point of this class?

a.      The book defines a project as "a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result" Applying this definition we can see that we conduct many different projects on a daily basis both in our personal and professional lives. This class will teach you the skills necessary to manage small to large scale projects no matter where they occur.

6.      Why you should be excited.

a.      We all conduct some form of projects in our lives and in most cases we can all be a little more organized as to our approach. This class will teach a high level of organization and management of these said projects.

b.      Due to the high level of collaboration and team work in the modern business environment project managers are highly sought out.

c.      These skills are transferable and though you might not always use all of the structures and charts the management and organizational skills can be applied in any area.

d.      Being a good project manager will allow you to understand an organization and fit better within its culture.

e.      You will gain skills on how to look at the big picture and make estimates as to the time and cost of the project or items in general.

f.       Risk is something that is always present and a good manager must understand this and develop skills to avoid it.

g.      There are various styles to project management and these will be explored so that there is a level of understanding as to when to select each for a given situation.

Attached Files: | - KVCC BUS208_ProjectMgmt_Outline 1(1).pdf