BCA-165: Microsoft Project Software for Business Solutions

This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Business & Economics
Department
Business Software Applications
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Business Computer Applications
Course Number
165
Course Title
Microsoft Project Software for Business Solutions
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
BCA-140 with a C grade or better OR CIS-100 with a C grade or better OR Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description

Introduces the basics of using Microsoft Project to help manage projects and to keep track of deadlines, resources, task distribution, constraints, and contingencies. Emphasizes how to set up a project and how to use the software to accomplish tasks in the most efficient manner.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Project Properties
    1. Define a project.
    2. Describe project properties.
    3. Create project schedules.
    4. Define project calendars.
  2. Life Cycles
    1. Discuss project life cycles.
    2. Identify people, equipment, material, and cost resources.
    3. Use Gantt charts.
  3. Project Management Process
    1. Define the project management process.
    2. Discuss the determinants of project success.
    3. Assign work, material, and cost resources to tasks.
    4. Establish task priorities.
  4. Corporate Structure
    1. Explain the relationship between corporate structure and project completion rates.
    2. Manage constraints and dependencies.
  5. Risk Management
    1. Describe project risks.
    2. Specify resource availability at different times utilizing the calendar.
    3. Evaluate risk management strategies.*
  6. Funding
    1. Discuss project funding.
    2. Analyze the need for a contigency fund.*
    3. Apply different cost rates to assignments.
  7. Scope Creep
    1. Define scope creep.
    2. Explain how to minimize scope creep.
  8. Baseline
    1. Create a baseline.*
    2. Identify over-budget tasks and resources.
    3. Identify time and schedule problems.
  9. Tasks and Relationships
    1. Explain tasks and relationships.
    2. Record actual start, finish, and duration values of tasks.
    3. Compare baseline, interim, and actual plans.
  10. Project Completion
    1. Discuss and monitor percentage completions.
    2. Evaluate performance with earned value analysis.*
  11. Critical Path Method
    1. Define the critical path.
    2. Assess the project to determine the critical path.*
General Information

This course is not part of a program and has not been run since 2012.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

Students will be assessed through tests, quizzes, homework, and/or class participation.

Outcomes

Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Winter 2023
Deactivation Date
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date