MSc Applied Project Management

Course detail
The practical approach to teaching and learning is enhanced through added three distinct pathways of Environment, Computing and Enterprise Management and a final dissertation allowing for even further focusing against your choices career sector. There are seven taught modules ranging from principles of Project Management to Professional Enquiry Methods with two being from your selected pathway.

Module details:
Principles of Project Management
Project Teams
Project Strategy
Project Finance and Marketing
You can choose form one of the following three pathways:
Environment
Commercial Management of Construction
Urban Development
or
Computing
Information Systems Project Management
Consultancy and Technological Innovation
or
Enterprise Management
Management of Organisational Change
Strategic Innovation Management
Research
Professional Enquiry Methods
Research in the Real World Dissertation
Module details:
Principles of Project Management (20 credits)
This module provides a generic introduction to and overview of the key principles, methodologies, tools and techniques of project management.

Project Teams (20 credits)
This module is concerned with the structure, development, leadership and management of teams that plan and deliver projects. It deals with relations, interactions and communications within and beyond the team. The particular contexts of high performance, self -directed, dispersed and virtual teams are also considered.

Project Strategy (20 credits)
This module examines the different ways in which businesses and organisations make use of projects. It considers the strategic role of projects in a variety of organisational contexts and analyses methods for project selection and project portfolio management.
You can choose form one of the following three pathways:

Environment pathway

Commercial Management of Construction (20 credits)
This module will provide you with critical appreciation of how commercial projects balance competitiveness against profitability particularly in the value of human resource. The module will cover the procurement and risk management techniques used in the construction industry.

Urban Development (20 credits)
This module will provide you with the critical analytical tools to determine the value of development appraisals, net present value techniques, residual land valuations and the role these play in the acquisition, disposal and evaluation of development opportunities. The module will consider the role construction technology and environmental services related to the projects viability and worth.
The module will consider the project management issues faced by a client over the whole project with the separate built environment module considering the construction phase issues.

Computing pathway

Information Systems Project Management (20 credits)
Project management related to information systems is ever growing in importance within a wide range of private and public sector environments, operating with an ever increasing need for efficient budgetary controls and successful completions on time.

The module provides you with a comprehensive appreciation of the associated good practise for Project Management, the skills and professional techniques used in preparation for their related roles and interactions within or associated to commercial project teams. The life cycle of any project needs to be appreciated by all stakeholders and thus the students within their studies will be further equipped in order to support and encourage others to see successful completion.
Consultancy and Technological Innovation (20 credits)
This module provides you with the skills to understand and operate in the complex multi–sourced environment of supporting business change supported by global technologies and apply these concepts to a real implementation case study using programme management concepts. You will examine the organisational structure of IT including systems integrators and consultancy and overview of the IT Consulting world, its principles and practice using the strategic management of leading edge technology initiatives as a focus area.

Enterprise Management pathway

Management of Organisational Change (20 credits)
This module is concerned with managing change within organisations. Organisational change is a complex process that occurs in specific organisational contexts. The module therefore critically considers the nature and experience of change from the perspective of the multiple organisational factors involved in the process: including the role of the change agent, the impact on individuals (including the potential for resistance), the building of receptive contexts, and the importance of organisational culture, power and politics.

Strategic Innovation Management (20 credits)
This module is concerned with the ways in which organisations and their extended supply chains can develop new processes, products and services that add real value. It focuses on the meaning of innovation, types of innovation, sources of innovation and innovation best practice in context.
Research
Professional Enquiry Methods (20 credits)
This module is designed to introduce the essential components of undertaking professional enquiry and postgraduate research. As such, it develops skills and knowledge that will contribute to successful completion of a dissertation. It also provides a basis for assessing the validity of procedures employed and results obtained in any research presented to participants in the future
Research in the Real World (40 credits)
This module is concerned with conducting a piece of original research or professional enquiry related to the overall field of projects and project management. It requires reporting of research results and their analysis in the form of a written structured dissertation.