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PGMT 2021: Project Integration and Capstone
Effective date
May 2022
Department
Bus & Project Mgmt PD Diploma
School
Hospitality, Food Studies and Applied Business
Description
This course combines the processes and activities required to deliver a project successfully. Students integrate the basic concepts of the PMI PMBOK® standards process groups into the knowledge areas that are considered for all projects.
Students learn to make decisions and choices regarding the relationships between the project management knowledge areas and to tailor the project management process by reviewing alternative approaches, allocating resources and balancing the competing demands that are common on all projects. During the course, students create essential project management plans and documents and discuss real-life scenarios that a project manager deals with on a daily basis.
Credits
6.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
PGMP 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 2001, 2002, 2003.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop a project charter using business cases, agreements and other factors that may affect the business need.
- Produce a fully integrated project management plan which includes the subsidiary plans of the relevant knowledge areas and business areas in need of consideration
- Establish processes to direct, monitor, and control the project activities and processes through to successful project implementation
- Produce relevant and timely project documentation that is shared among the project team and resources
- Develop, document and implement integrated change control processes that are relevant to the size and complexity of projects
- Develop close-down strategy to ensure that all areas of the project have been considered
- Document and ensure processes are in place to realize project benefits at appropriate stages after project implementation
- Apply strategies and processes in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing projects
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 45
Total Hours: 90
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 45
Total Hours: 90
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, group work, case studies, discussions, presentations, guest speakers, online activities
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Midterm Exam |
10 |
|
|
Final Exam |
10 |
|
|
Project |
40 |
Students develop a Project Management Plan and project documents needed to deliver a project successfully. |
|
Assignments |
30 |
Team and individual assignments and projects defined by the instructor |
|
Participation |
10 |
-Active participation in the course lectures and discussions forums |
Course topics
- Business case analysis
- Project charter
- Developing Project Management Plan and subsidiary plans
- Change control
- Practicing project management by working on a hypothetical project going through all process groups
- Close a project and pass the product to the final user
Learning resources
PMBOK Edition 6.0
MS-Excel, MS-Project, MS-Word, PowerPoint, MS-Visio
MS-Excel, MS-Project, MS-Word, PowerPoint, MS-Visio
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.