Master of Project Management program is designed to assist students to develop the ability to solve real-world management problems, and to exercise sound management judgment through practical application of project management concepts and skills. The program objectives are:
Core Courses |
Subject Name |
Credit |
Principles of Project Management
The course discusses principles of project management and which are necessary to help project manager make effective decision. The course focuses on the application of project analysis and problems. Topics include planning, risk management, pricing and quality management
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3 |
Organization and Business Management
This course is an introduction to an overview of key concepts in management and organization theory. Its goal is to enable participants to understand the manager’s role, constraints, levers and opportunities within complex organizations. It stresses the use of behavioral science based on research and the formulation of systematic diagnoses, which in turn will lead to specific courses of action.
The purpose of the course is to introduce the students to the different aspects of organizational business management. As a clear understanding of management approaches is critical to effectively manage an organization. This course takes the perspective of a manager who needs to plan, organize, lead and control.
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3 |
Project Quality Management
This course investigates the increasing use of projects to accomplish important organizational goals and the unique style of administration required to manage them. To illustrate and reinforce concepts, a variety of projects, organizational settings, and issues will be investigated. Special topics to be addressed include quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and quality and statistical process control.
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3 |
Project Risk Management
The course will provide the student with the methods to systematically identify, analyze, and plan for managing risk and uncertainty in the course of planning and implementing projects.
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3 |
Contract Management
The course discusses the management of contracts in a project. It covers contract strategy
in terms of procurement and risk allocation, standard forms of contract, documentation, claims management, dispute management, and insolvency.
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3 |
International Project Management
The course focuses on the management of international projects. It covers issues that arise in managing international projects such as the use of international standard forms, procurement strategies (including joint ventures), cultural differences, risk allocation, and project finance.
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3 |
Project Cost Analysis and Appraisal
The course discusses project cost analysis and appraisal, which are necessary to help make effective decision in handling project. Topics include financial appraisal, valuation of benefits and costs, pricing issues and evaluating projects
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3 |
Safety, Health and Environmental Management
This graduate course provides the student with the rationale for providing safe and healthy work environment for employees. These skills are needed to be able to work effectively in the area of human resources and employee development as well as industrial relations since workers have been provide by law with specific safety and health rights.
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3 |
Sustainable Construction
This course gives summary on the construction industry which is rapidly changing environment to meet the new challenges ahead in many areas such as building designs, innovative use within the constraints of sustainability agenda. Students will be continuously updating their knowledge to be able to face challenge in the new era of sustainable construction.
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3 |
Change Management
The course discusses change management which is important in today highly competitive market. The course focuses on the theory and practices of change management. Topics include process model of change, power, leadership and stakeholder management and managing reviewing and sustaining change.
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3 |
Case Studies in Project Management
The course gives students the opportunity to apply the project management theory to resolve the real life problem. The course focuses on the application of project management theory.
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4 |
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Specialized Project Work |
Subject Name |
Credit |
Project Paper
The Masters Project Paper is divided into two parts, Part I: Preparation of proposal should demonstrate your mastery of scholarship as well as applied knowledge in your chosen field. Part II: Carry out data collection, analysis and writing report of findings.
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6 |
