LBUSI4282A The Project Lifecycle Course Descriptor

Course Overview

This course introduces project management through the lens of the project lifecycle and its four phases: initiation, planning, implementation and closure. Learners will examine the roles of the project manager and management tools and techniques appropriate for each phase. The course utilises case studies and real-world examples to demonstrate the inner workings of a project.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, learners will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

Subject Specific Skills

Transferable and Professional Skills

Teaching and Learning

This is an e-learning course, taught throughout the year.

This course can be offered as a standalone short course.

Teaching and learning strategies for this course will include:

• Online learning
• Online discussion groups
• Online assessment

Course information and supplementary materials will be available on the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Learners are required to attend and participate in all the formal and timetabled sessions for this course. Learners are also expected to manage their self-directed learning and independent study in support of the course.

The course learning and teaching hours will be structured as follows:

• Off-the-job learning and teaching (6 days x 7 hours) = 42 hours
• On-the-job learning (12 days x 7 hours) = 84 hours (e.g. 2 days per week for 6 weeks)
• Private study (4 hours per week) = 24 hours

Total = 150 hours

Workplace assignments (see below) will be completed as part of on-the-job learning.

Assessment

Formative

Learners will be formatively assessed during the course by means of set assignments. These will not count towards the final degree but will provide learners with developmental feedback. 

Summative

Feedback

Learners will receive formal feedback in a variety of ways: written (via email or VLE correspondence) and indirectly through online discussion groups. Learners will also attend a formal meeting with their Success Manager (and for apprentices, including their Line Manager). These bi- or tri-partite reviews will monitor and evaluate the learner’s progress. 

Feedback is provided on summative assessment and is typically made available to the learner via the VLE.

Indicative Reading

Note: Comprehensive and current reading lists for courses are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to learners; the indicative reading list provided below is used as part of the approval/modification process only.

Books

Kerzner, H. (2024). Project management best practices : achieving global excellence (5th edtion.). John Wiley & Sons.

Snyder Dionisio, C. (2023). Hybrid project management. John Wiley & Sons.

Gray, C. F., & Larson, E. W. (2021). Project management : the managerial process (Eighth edition.). McGraw-Hill Education.

Wilson, R. (2015). Mastering Project Management Strategy and Processes: Proven Methods to Meet Organizational Goals. O’Reilly

Indicative Topics

• Project definition and lifecycle
• Project initiation
• Project planning
• Project implementation
• Project closure
• The role of a project manager

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