Engineering Project Management ENGI 4216

Course description:

The course provide an introduction to Engineering Project Management including; project stages, roles and responsibilities of parties involved in a project, different contract types, work breakdown structure, bar charts, Critical Path Method (CPM), resource allocation and cash flow analysis. It also exposes students to the use of computer techniques, Microsoft Project, used in planning and scheduling and of construction projects.

Course Aims:

  • This course introduces the fundamental principles necessary for successful management of projects. Project planning and management techniques will be discusses and the application of computers in the project management will be studied.
  • This course is intended to equip students with the tools needed to make managerial decisions.

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  •  Define Project life cycle.
  •  Identify delivery approaches and contract types.
  •  Conduct planning and scheduling using critical path method.
  •  Allocate resources.
  •  Perform cash flow analysis.
  •  Employ MS Project to project scheduling.