DSES-4240 Engineering Project Management

Engineering Project Management
Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems - DSES-4240

Description
Planning, controlling, and evaluating engineering projects. Use of network analysis techniques, PERT/CPM, budget control, time/cost tradeoff, time estimation, resource allocation, and resource leveling. Extensions include probabilistic models, multiple resource models, project organization, risk analysis, technical forecasting, and network theory.

Prerequisites
Not listed in course catalog.

Textbook(s)
Ordering Information

Format
14 weeks, 28 sessions
Tests: 2
Final: 1
Project: 1
Homework: 3-4

Grading
Tests: 40% (20% each)
Final: 25 %
Project: 20%
Homework: 15%

Computing
Students will use Microsoft Excel extensively. Microsoft Project will also be used for class. Students are also encouraged to use any other software for which they are familiar.

E-mail and World Wide Web access required for course communications, use of Rensselaer's Learning Management System (RPILMS), and printing of course notes.

Access to Blackboard, Rensselaer's Learning Management tool, is required. Please refer to this page for instructions on how to set up your computer for Blackboard.

Who Should Enroll
This course may be used in your Plan of Study as follows:

Degree Programs
CSCI - elective with advisor pre-approval
CSYS - may be used towards two-course sequence with advisor pre-approval or elective with advisor pre-approval
ELEC - may be used towards two-course sequence with advisor pre-approval or elective with advisor pre-approval
EPOW - elective with advisor pre-approval
HCI -n/a
ITEC - elective with advisor pre-approval
MBA - elective with advisor pre-approval; student should not take this if MGMT 6810 is listed on plan of study
MGMT - elective with advisor pre-approval; student should not take this if MGMT 6810 is listed on plan of study
TCOM - n/a

This course is also open to non-matriculated students who meet the prerequisites.