SL3S302 - Project Management and Negotiation 18 Jul 2023 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SL3S302
Module Title: Project Management and Negotiation
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Music and Drama
Faculty Sub Group: Music
Module Leader: Philip Hughes
Module Team: Rob Locke, Ian Williams, Lucy Squire
First Intended Intake: APR 2025 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100703 - stage management
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 18 Jul 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

This module aims to develop the skills to become an employable / contractable industry professional. It serves to provide some of the practical and soft skills required to operate as a project leader or as part of a team member. It also is an introduction to technical and general production management skills.

Content Summary

Through a series of lectures and practical workshops, this module will broadly cover subject matter in the following areas:

Project Management

Project types

Work breakdown structures

Gantt Charts

Critical path analysis / PERT Diagrams

Teamwork

Negotiation

Personality types

Communication

Team Welfare

Production Management

Working to a deadline, project management backwards

Awareness of production elements for outdoor temporary events

Crew management

Business

Legal structures

Legal responsibilities and protection

Competency and training

Marketing

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Seminar 12
Independent Study 75
Directed Study 89
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Evaluate awareness of professional practices and project delivery.
LO2 Defend ideas and concepts professionally to deliver a desired outcome.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Professional Practice Portfolio 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Doherty, M (2022) Production Management in Live Music: Managing the Technical Side of Touring in Today’s Music Industry. Routledge

Gillet, C (2023) The Production Manager’s Toolkit. Routledge

Stark, E (2014) Project Management for beginners: proven project management methods to complete projects with time & money to spare. ClydeBank

Newton, R (2016) Project management step by step: how to plan and manage a highly successful project. Pearson