IS2S561 - Project Management and Professional Practice 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 5
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | IS2S561 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Project Management and Professional Practice | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science | ||
| Faculty Group: | Computing and Mathematics | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Informatics | ||
| Module Leader: | Mark Ware | ||
| Module Team: | David Kidner, Iain Shewring, Ian Fitzell, Adam Jones | ||
| First Intended Intake: | Final Year of Intake: | ||
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100403 - mathematics | 100406 - statistics | |
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 50 | 50 | |
Document Version Information
| Version | 5 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Jul 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
To introduce IT project management principles and techniques.
To develop skills in legal, social, ethical and professional issues (LSEPI) and to advance the students' knowledge of their professional duties and responsibilities in conjunction with underlying social issues.
Content Summary
• Project management:
• Approaches to project management
• Business case: using costs and benefits to make decisions
• Planning: project scope, managing time and resources, lifecycle and implementation strategies
• Cost management
• Estimating: metrics, approaches to estimating
• Quality: criteria, control, assurance, standards
• Risk management: identifying, assessing, taking action, monitoring
• Monitoring and control: monitoring progress, applying control
• Organisation: elements of project management structure
• Agile
• Professional practice:
• Professional duties and the BCS Code of Good Practice
• Ethics and ethical theories
• The Data Protection Act, GDPR and personal privacy
• Accessibility, sustainability and environmental issues
• Intellectual property rights
• Contracts and licence agreements
• Computer misuse
• Internet issues
• Product liability
• Sale of goods
• Other topical LSEPI Issues & Case Studies
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 16 |
| Seminar | 8 |
| Tutorial | 24 |
| Independent Study | 72 |
| Directed Study | 80 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | To work in a team to plan a project, monitor quality of deliverables against requirements, monitor own and team's work and report on progress. |
| LO2 | To understand the computing professional's legal and ethical responsibilities, while looking at broader ethical and social implications of computing. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 2 | Write a report based on a given LSEPI topic | 0 | 1500 | 30 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Project management task working in a team | 0 | 2500 | 70 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Report 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |