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EEPM 675: Essentials of Project Management Report a Broken Link

Increasingly, organizations are implementing diverse projects that vary in terms of technology, complexity, and size. This trend has led to a surge in demand for knowledgeable and experienced project managers in almost every field. Whether you are leading projects, working on projects, or simply want to take a more active role in upcoming projects, Essentials of Project Management provides you with the necessary knowledge and tools to fulfill your goals.

Course Objectives

Using real-world examples and best practices, this course will help you

  • understand how projects fit into the broader domain of management,
  • understand the technical and sociocultural aspects of project management,
  • understand and apply project management tools and techniques, and
  • apply project management concepts.

Required Readings

Lesson 1

Reading 1: Confessions of a Quadcopter Addict. (2007, August 6). Requirements: A parable [Video]. YouTube. http://youtu.be/RF-_ToN4YP8
Reading 2: Pinto, J. K. (2019). Introduction: Why project management? (Chapter 1 excerpt). In Project management: Achieving competitive advantage (5th ed., pp. 1–19). Prentice Hall.

Lesson 2

Reading 3: Writer Director. (2015, May 6). Day in the life of a project manager [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/28OAIulCQE8

Lesson 3

There are no readings this week.

Lesson 4

Reading 4: Oliver, S., & Duncan, S. (2019). Editorial: Looking through the Johari window. Research for All, 3(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.18546/RFA.03/1.01

Lesson 5

There are no readings this week.

Lesson 6

Reading 5: PMI. (2006). Code of ethics and professional conduct. https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/code

Lesson 7

Reading 6: Edmondson, A. C. (2011). Strategies for learning from failure. Harvard Business Review, 89(4), 48–55.

Supplementary Readings

Lesson 1 Supp. Rdgs.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 1 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 2 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.

Lesson 2 Supp. Rdgs.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 3 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 4 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.

Lesson 3 Supp. Rdgs.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 5 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 6 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.

Lesson 4 Supp. Rdgs.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 7 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 8 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 9 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.

Lesson 5 Supp. Rdgs.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 10 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 11 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 12 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.

Lesson 6 Supp. Rdgs.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 13 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.

Lesson 7 Supp. Rdgs.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2021). Chapter 14 PowerPoint Slide Presentation to accompany Project management: The managerial process (8th ed.). Used by permission of McGraw-Hill.