Course Syllabus

ENGR 290 Engineering Project Mgmt. & Leaers!i"

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Khoury 205
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Abel A. Fernandez, Ph.D., P
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Prere+uisites
M4* 15( 6or perm&--&on o# .he &n-.ru%.or7, 4radua.e -.uden. -.a.u-
Re+uire &e,ts
Project Management: A Managerial Approach. Mered&.h, 8., Man.el, 9.: 8ohn W&ley ;
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d&.&on, "obo=en, >8, 2012. +9!> '5<-0(5053302(

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers: The People Skills You Need to Achieve
utstanding !esults. Mer-&no, A.: AMA?@>, >e, 0or=, >0, 2005. +9!> '5<-
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Course (bjecti/es
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mana1emen. bu. -ee=- .o e3plore .he human -&de and -.ra.e1&% a-pe%.- o# proAe%.
mana1emen.. *he %our-e &n.rodu%e- and de-%r&be- .he -=&ll-, 2ual&.&e- and a..r&bu.e-
needed .o -u%%e--#ully lead proAe%.-. Amon1 .he .op&%- d&-%u--e- are mana1emen. -.yle-,
-.ra.e1&e-, -y-.em- en1&neer&n1, &n.erper-onal %ompe.en%&e- and o.her ad/an%ed .op&%-
no. u-ually %o/ered &n a ba-&% %our-e on proAe%. mana1emen..
*he -pe%&#&% ou.%ome obAe%.&/e- #or .h&- %our-e are #or -.uden.- .o:
1. %hara%.er&ze .he d&/er-&.y and %omple3&.y o# modern proAe%.-:
2. de/elop a -.ra.e1&%, -y-.em per-pe%.&/e .o mana1&n1 proAe%.-:
3. under-.and and learn .he #undamen.al .ool- and .e%hn&2ue- o# proAe%.
mana1emen.:
(. =no, .he =ey leader-h&p -=&ll- and %ompe.en%&e- u-e#ul &n a proAe%.
mana1emen. en/&ronmen.:
5. &n.ro-pe%.&/ely e3am&ne .he&r -.ren1.h- and de/elopmen.al need- a--o%&a.ed
,&.h proAe%. mana1emen. -=&ll-: and,
). =no, .he =ey .heor&e- and pr&n%&ple- rela.&n1 .o .he human -&de o# proAe%.
mana1emen..
Course P!iloso"!y
*h&- %our-e &n.rodu%e- -.uden.- .o .he pr&n%&ple- o# en1&neer&n1 proAe%. mana1emen. and
&llu-.ra.e- ho, proAe%. mana1emen. may be appl&ed .o .he -olu.&on o# real ,orld
problem-. *he %our-e al-o -ee=- .o #o-.er an e.h&% o# .eam,or= and a #a%&l&.y #or
%ommun&%a.&on- ,&.h peer-, and B%u-.omer-.C +n.era%.&/e %la--room d&-%u--&on-, hand--
on 1roup %la--room e3er%&-e- and .eam proAe%.- 6,&.h bo.h ,r&..en repor. and oral
pre-en.a.&on %omponen.-7 are .he ,ay- .hrou1h ,h&%h .he-e obAe%.&/e- ,&ll be pur-ued.
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Dead&n1 a--&1nmen.- pr&or .o %la--:
Full par.&%&pa.&on &n %la-- d&-%u--&on-:
E-&n1 al.erna.&/e re-our%e- and -our%e- o# &n#orma.&on .o %omplemen. .he
.e3.boo= and %la-- d&-%u--&on:
*&mely %omple.&on o# all a--&1nmen.-: and,
An under-.and&n1 .ha. &n real-,orld problem -ol/&n1 .here are no ab-olu.e
r&1h. an-,er- 6al.hou1h -ome -olu.&on- are be..er .han o.her-F7.
*he la..er po&n. re2u&re- .ha. you be prepared .o %hallen1e and be %hallen1ed a- .he %la--
d&-%u--e- read&n1- and a--&1nmen.-. Al.hou1h .here ,&ll no doub. be %la--e- %ondu%.ed
&n a le%.ure #orma., %la-- d&-%u--&on and mu.ual de/elopmen. o# %on%ep.- and approa%he-
,&ll be empha-&zed .hrou1hou. .he -eme-.er. +. &- our mu.ual re-pon-&b&l&.y .o en-ure .ha.
,e ma&n.a&n .h&- %la-- ph&lo-ophy.
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under-.and&n1 o# .he ma.er&al7.
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Policies an Graing
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proAe%., .e-.- and a #&nal e3am&na.&on. *he pro%edure- .o be #ollo,ed &n de.erm&n&n1 .he
#&nal 1rade- are de.a&led &n .he "rading Procedure -ub-e%.&on.
General Evaluation Criteria
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made ,&.h .he &n-.ru%.or. All ,r&..en ,or= #or .h&- %our-e 6&.e., %a-e -.udy a--&1nmen.-,
.e-.-, home,or= and .erm paper7 ,&ll be e/alua.ed ba-ed on .hree 1eneral %r&.er&a:
1. *e%hn&%al approa%h - doe- .he re-pon-e &nd&%a.e an under-.and&n1 o# .he
problem and o# an appropr&a.e -olu.&on me.hodH
2. ?ommun&%a.&on- - &- .he re-pon-e ,ell or1an&zed, %learly and -u%%&n%.ly
,r&..en and .he rea-on&n1 e##e%.&/ely e3pre--edH
3. Pro#e--&onal&-m - doe- .he re-pon-e adhere .o -.r&%. pro#e--&onal -.andard-
6e.1., -pell&n1, #orma. and 1rammar7H
Group Case Studies and Directed Readings
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-.uden. 1roup e##or. ,&.h&n .h&- %our-e. *he &n-.ru%.or ,&ll #orm 1roup- dur&n1 .he
-eme-.er.
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.he %la--. 0ou are e3pe%.ed .o el&%&. par.&%&pa.&on #rom .he rema&nder o# .he %la--.
*ho-e no. on .he 1roup pre-en.&n1 .he %a-e -ubm&. an &nd&/&dually prepared ,r&..en
re-pon-e .o .he a--&1nmen.. Individuals in the group with primary case responsibility
do not submit written responses to the questions for that one particular assignment.
erm !aper
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%ulm&na.&n1 ,&.h .he #&nal del&/erable a pro#e--&onally #orma..ed paper o# a. lea-. 20
pa1e- 61I l&ne -pa%&n17, and a. lea-. 5 re#eren%e-. De.a&l- on .erm paper re2u&remen.-
,&ll d&-.r&bu.ed a. a #u.ure da.e, bu. no.e a -&1n&#&%an. propor.&on o# .he 1rade ,&ll depend
on your or&1&nal %on.r&bu.&on. +. ,&ll no. be -a.&-#a%.ory .o -&mply repor. on .he l&.era.ure.
0ou ,&ll be e3pe%.ed .o per#orm a l&.era.ure -ear%h, repor. on #&nd&n1- and 1&/e an
op&n&on on .he .op&%.
In"class est
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1&/en pr&or no.&%e .ha. .he -.uden. ,ould no. be able .o .a=e .he -%heduled .e-..
#inal e$amination
*he #&nal e3am&na.&on ,&ll be %omprehen-&/e.
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Grading !rocedure
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(ut"ut 6eig!t
?a-e -.ud&e-Jd&re%.ed read&n1-Jhome,or= 30K
*e-. 25K
F&nal 3am&na.&on 25K
*erm paper 20K
Le..er 1rade- ,&ll be a--&1ned on .he #ollo,&n1 -%ale:
AJA- '0-100
!MJ!J!- <0-<'
?MJ?J?- 50-5'
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6e.1., an o/erall per%en.a1e o# '0K &- 1uaran.eed a. lea-. an A-7.
Class 7ttenance
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due .o En&/er-&.y rela.ed a%.&/&.&e- or o.her %ond&.&on- beyond your %on.rol. Ab-en%e-
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proAe%.7 #all &n.o .,o d&-.&n%. %la--e-.
17 Individual assignments G -.uden.- are &nd&/&dually re-pon-&ble #or .he prepara.&on
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bu. -.uden.- are re-pon-&ble #or .he&r per-onal ,or=. Any a--&1nmen. %on.a&n&n1
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27 Group assignments G -.uden. .eam- 6&.e., par.ner-h&p-7 are re-pon-&ble #or .he
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member.
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-.andard o# a%adem&% &n.e1r&.y. +n .he %a-e o# a -u-pe%.ed /&ola.&on o# .he En&/er-&.y
a%adem&% honor %ode, .he #a%ul.y member ,&ll e/alua.e .he alle1ed &n#ra%.&on and may
.a=e a ran1e o# a%.&on-, up .o and a- -er&ou- a- -ubm&..&n1 an BFC or B>o ?red&.C #or .he
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Wee= 2 9.ra.e1&% Mana1emen. and ProAe%. -ele%.&on ?hap.er 2
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Wee= 10 ProAe%. ?ommun&%a.&on- @u.-&de read&n1
Wee= 11 Leader-h&p @u.-&de read&n1
Wee= 12 +n#luen%&n1 and .he Ar. o# Pol&.&%- @u.-&de read&n1
Wee= 13 *he ProAe%. &n .he @r1an&za.&onal 9.ru%.ure ?hap.er 5
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Wee= 15 *erm Paper D&-%u--&on-
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