Information Package / Course Catalogue
Project Management
Course Code: UTIF414
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is conceptualizing fundamental principles of project management and studiying the applications of computer aided design of project management methodology using MS Project software in production, finance and marketing fields of businesses.

Course Content

General introduction, basic concepts, Investment, valuation techniques of investment projects under certainty, profitability ratios, payback period, total present value method, internal return-ratio method, profitability index method, preference criteria of investment project evaluation techniques and conditions of controversial results of each techniques, application of investment renovation to the total present value method, evaluation methods of risky investment projects, method of including risk factor to the cash flows and the discount rate, probability distributions approach, decision tree method and simulation approaches, investment incentives,

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Being able to define the fundamental principles of project management.
2.Being able to explain the techniques, methods, models and approaches related to project concept
3.Being able to identify the tasks and resources of projects
4.Being able to determine the project management requirements for system design and improvements
5.Being able to assign tasks and resources in the context of project management
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Proje Yönetimi: Araştırma ve Geliştirme Projelerinin Başarısına Etki Eden Kritik Faktörler, 2006, Barış Yayınları, Fakülteler Kitapevi
2.Proje Yönetimi ve Proje Danışmanlığı, 2001, Burhan Albayrak, Beta Basımevi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Project, project management and development
Week 2 - Theoretical
Project organization and project planning
Week 3 - Theoretical
Task and resource concepts in project management
Week 4 - Theoretical
Information requirements and reporting in project management
Week 5 - Theoretical
Project budgeting and cost forecasting
Week 6 - Theoretical
Poject management tools
Week 7 - Theoretical
CPM and PERT: importnce, concepts and preparing project network diagram
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exams
Week 9 - Theoretical
CPM and PERT: importnce, concepts and preparing project network diagram
Week 10 - Theoretical
Project planning and management using MS Project software
Week 11 - Theoretical
Defining tasks and resources in project management and attributes
Week 12 - Theoretical
Defining task relationships in project management and attributes
Week 13 - Theoretical
Scheduling mechanisms and constraints in project management
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reporting, system analysis, project designs in project management, applying information systems in the context of system analysis
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination128129
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
OÇ-2
2
2
2
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3
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3
2
3
OÇ-3
5
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4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
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2
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3
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5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
2
5
2
5
1
1
1
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026