| CODE | SPI2761 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Project Development | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will begin with identifying the development stages for infrastructure projects, understanding the use of scenario analysis and who key project participants and stakeholders are. Attendees will recognize how project success can be made through the appropriate project management techniques. Through trade-off analysis, students will be introduced to an understanding of how project scope, time and cost affects project needs and how balancing for optimization will be required if success is to be achieved. Lectures will focus in on project characteristics, responsibilities, aims and objectives, resources, time management and financial considerations. Throughout the course of developing a project, the Planning Authority and other statutory authorities work towards national goals, while the developer adheres towards individual goals to maximize profit in order to meet his/her business case. Achieving the balance between the two major needs will create a sustainable outcome on a national, local and individual scale with the scope of assisting students through the process of navigating between both realms. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of the study is to equip students with project management models and to recognise the impact of such a trade on the overall development process for small, medium to large-scale projects, with an understanding of the need to adhere to national responsibilities. The project life cycle concept will be introduced and expanded upon throughout the lectures, allowing students to visualize the project as a whole, complete with engaging entities, stakeholders, and suppliers. National competency is a critical component of this, and the study-unit will strive to fill any inadequacies in this area. It will cover procedures ranging from project viability, through execution and project control needs. Once a development permit is issued, students will need to know what issues developers can face, how to manage arising concerns and how to project control deviations from standards when they occur. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Determine the viability of a project given a set of parameters and constraints; - Define a range of stakeholder interests; - Create a checklist for completing projects successfully; - Make a detailed project plan, including the drawing up of a Gantt chart; - Make a list of the steps that must be taken in order to properly manage small, medium to large-scale projects. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop a critical outlook towards real-life projects' potential success - Assess the reasons for varied opinions on projects and apply such knowledge in project development management so as to inform the spatial planning process - Identify an investor's business concern in a development project for consideration during the project's assessment - Collaborate on project team work within and across organisations considered as critical to the overall success of spatial planning Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Kerzner, H. (2017). Project Management - A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, John Wiley & Sons [Available online: https://books.mec.biz/tmp/books/55F1OL4WQC7HL2OBCGHS.pdf]. - Martinelli, R. & Milosevic, D. (2016). Project Management, Toolbox - Tools and Techniques for the Practicing Project Manager. John Wiley & Sons [Available online: https://www.academia.edu/34359784/Project_Management_ToolBox_2nd_Edition_2016_by_Russ_Martinelli_Dragan_Milosevic]. - Turner, J.R. (1993). The Handbook of Project-Based Management. McGrew Hill. - Walker, A. (1998). Project Management in Construction. Blackwell Science. Supplementary Readings: - Cleland, D.I., & King, W.I. (2002). Project Management Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill. - Pheng, L.S. (2019). Project Management for the Built Environment. Singapore: Springer. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | George Dimech |
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