44152-002 F14 Porr

Kent State University             Tuesday   5:30 – 8:15 PM    room: BA 217

Instructor:    Dean A. Porr, Ph.D.        Office: BA A426

Email: dporr@kent.edu                                  Phone: 330-672-1145

Office hrs: Tue 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM and by appointment.

Required Text:  Project Management: The Managerial Process. 6^th ed, by Larson & Gray. McGraw-Hill publishers. 978-0-07-809659-4

Course Description: This course provides an overview of the concepts, procedures and fundamental processes related to managing international projects. It provides an introduction to the principles, tools, and techniques of integrated project management. It emphasizes project management as the primary means for implementing strategic initiatives and prepares students for certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) .

Learning Objectives: After completion of this course students should have the skills, information, knowledge, and tools:

·         to develop an understanding of the strategic importance of project management.

·         to understand how project management can provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

·         to recognize the and use the project management concepts contained in the text and demonstrated in class..

Course Requirements and Grading:

a)      Examinations: There will be four scheduled exams, each accounting for 20% of the final grade. The exams will be true/false, multiple choice, short fill-in, and story problems. The exams will be closed book, closed notes, however all formulas will be provided. Personal calculators may be used, but no personal computters or cell phones are to be used during the exams. An optional comprehensive final exam may be taken to replace a missed exam or replace a low score on one of the four regular exams.

b)      Individual Project: each student will create a hypothetical individual project (approved by the instructor). This project will be completed the last few weeks of the semester through input from fellow classmates and the use of free project management software. Detailed information will be provided as the semester progresses. This project will account for 20% of the final grade.

Grading

Final grades may be curved, with the following representing a maximum % for each grade:

93.34 – 100.00%                                 A                                                                                             73.34 - 76.66%                                    C

90.00 – 93.33%                                   A-                                                                                            70.00 – 73.33%                                    C-

86.67 – 89.99%                                   B+                                                                               66.67 - 69.99%                                    D+

83.34 – 86.66%                                   B                                                                                             60.00 – 66.66%                                    D

80.00 – 83.33%                                   B-                                                                                            00.00 – 59.99%                                    F 

76.67 – 79.99%                                   C+

Administrative policies apply to all students in this course:

a)     Academic honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit.   In addition, it is considered to be cheating when one cooperates with someone else in any such misrepresentation.  The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense.  It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course.  Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.

b)     University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these accommodations through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit http://www.kent.edu/sas/index.cfm for more information on registration procedures).

c)     Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student Tools on FlashLine) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Sunday, September 7, 2014 to correct the error.  If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

d)     If you are eligible to graduate, it is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline (May Graduation: Apply before September 15^th August Graduation: Apply before December 15^th December Graduation: Apply before March 15^th)  If you apply after the deadline you will be assessed a $200 late fee. Please see your academic advisor as soon as   possible if you are uncertain as to your progress toward graduation.  To apply for graduation complete the following steps: Log onto your Flashline account (1) Click on the Student Tools tab (2) Look in the Graduation Planning Tool Box (3) Click on Application for Graduation. If an error message appears, you must contact your advisor.

e)     The course withdrawal deadline for Fall 2014 is Sunday, November 2, 2014.