Debre Markos University

College of Business and Economics

Department of Management
MBA program

Course plane
Program: MBA/Extenstion
Course Title: Project Management
Course Code: MBA 731
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor: Dr.Wasihun Tiku
Year: 2nd year Semester II
Prerequisites: No
Status of the course: Major
Academic year: 2009 E.C
Email: wasihuntiku21@gmail.com

Course Description:
Project management is an important component of many today’s most rewarding professions.
This course will provide students with a deep understanding of project management by raising
processes and behavioral and technical tools to effectively, plan manage and implement projects.
Topics in this course includes the concept and practice of resource management, project manager
responsibilities, team building, risk management, cost management, change management and
quality management related with project management. The course also presents tools and
techniques for project estimating and scheduling. In this course students will be exposed to a
range of applications and will have the opportunity to develop a project through several stage of
implementation.
Course Objective:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
 Know basic concepts of project analysis and planning,
 Understand sources of project ideas and project identification,
 Explain feasibility study from different analyses perspective,
 Know mechanisms of project financing,
 Prepare project documentation & project appraisal,
 Appreciate project implementation, controlling & evaluation techniques

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Course outline
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION
1.1. Meaning and definition of project
1.2. The Triple goals of projects
1.3. Features of a project
1.4. Projects Management
1.5. Types of projects/capital investment
CHAPTER II - PROJECT CYCLE
2.1. Meaning and Definition of Project Cycle
2.2. World Bank Project Cycle
2.3. UNIDO Project Cycle
CHAPTER III - PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
3.1. Project Idea – meaning
3.2. Sources of Project Ideas
3.2.1. Macro sources
3.2.2. Micro sources
CHAPTER IV - PROJECT PREPARATION
4.1. Markets and Demand Analysis
4.2. Raw Materials and Supplies Study
4.3. Location, Site and Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
4.4. Production Program and Plant Capacity
4.5. Technology Selection
4.6. Organizational and Human Resource
4.7. Financial and Economic Analysis
4.7.1. Initial investment cost
4.7.2. Production cost
4.7.3. Marketing cost
4.7.4. Projection of cash flow
4.7.5. Financial evaluation
4.7.5.1. Net present value (NPV)
4.7.5.2. Internal rate of return (IRR)

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 4.7.5.3. Benefit cost ratio (BCR)
4.7.5.4. Pay back period (PBP)
4.7.5.5. Accounting rate of return (ARR)
4.7.5.6. Break – even analysis (BEA)
CHAPTER V - PROJECT FINANCING
5.1 Source of Project Finance
5.1.1 Equity
5.1.2 Loan financing
5.1.3 Leasing
5.2 Cost of Capital
5.3 Public Policy and Regulations on Financing
5.4 Financing Institutions

CHAPTER VI - PROJECT APPRAISAL AND TECHNIQUES

6.1 Meaning of project appraisal
6.2 Components of project appraisal
6.3 project appraisal techniques
CHAPTER VII - PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVLAUATION
7.1 Organization
7.1.1 Line and Staff Organization
7.1.2 Divisional Organization
7.1.3 Matrix Organization
7.2 Project Planning
7.3 Project Control
7.4 Human Aspects of Project Management
7.5 Pre – requisites for Successful Project Implementation

Assessment Techniques
Test ----------------------------------20%
Individual assignment --------------------------10%
Group assignment (project proposal) ---------------20%
Final exam ----------------------------------------------50%

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References:
 Harold Kerzner, Project Management
 Prasanna Chandra, Projects – Planning Analysis, Financing, Implementation, & Review
 Rory Burke, Project Management
 Trevor Tong, Planning Projects
 UNIDO, A Guide to Practical Project Appraisal
 UNIDO, A Manual for the Preparations of Industrial Feasibility Studies
 Any book on project management

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