10897 (v.3) Time Management 641

Area:

Department of Construction Management

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Time management within a project environment. Time programming and scheduling - bar charts, networks, line of balance. Time estimating - content, constraints, resources. Time control - monitoring, analysis, reporting.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- known the principles and processes of good time management within a project management framework. Known the sequences and interrelationship of time management principles and processes. Able to develop their own time schedules for basic projects. Understood how time management as a core process of project management is interrelated to other project management processes.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Uher, Thomas E. 2003, Programming and Scheduling Techniques, UNSW Press, Sydney. Burke, R. 1999, Project Management Planning and Control Techniques, 3rd ed, John Wiley and Sons. Chichester. Cleland, F. 1999, Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation. 3rd ed. McGraw Hill, New York. Fleming, Q.W.& Hoppleman, J.M. 2000, Earned Value Project Management, 2nd ed. Project Management Institute, Newton Square. Lester, A. 1991, Project Planning and Control, 2nd ed. Butterworth Heinemann Ltd, Oxford. Lewis, J.P. 1995, Project Planning, Scheduling & Control: a hands- on guide to brining projects in on time and on budget., Revision ed, Irwin, Chicago. Turner, J.R. (1999), The Handbook of Project Based Management, 2nd ed, McGraw Hill, London.

Unit Texts:

Mantel, SJ., Meredith , J.R., Shafer, S.M. and Sutton, M.M. 2001, Project Management in Practice, John Wiley and Sons Inc. New York. PMI 2000, Project Management Body of Knowledge - PMBOK, 3rd ed, Project Management Institute, Newton Square.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Please provide breakdown details. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y	Y