Dr. Sridhar Nerur

Syllabus

INSY 5373

Fall 2009

Information Systems Project Management

Name: Dr. Sridhar Nerur

Office Number: COBA Room 518

Office Telephone Number: 817-272-3530

Email Address: snerur@uta.edu

Web Site:  http://www.uta.edu/faculty/nerur

Office Hours: MW 10-11 a.m. and by appointment

Course Number, Section Number, and Course Title:

            INSY 5373 Section 001

            Information Systems Project Management

Time and Place of Class Meetings:

            COBA Room 151

Thursday 7:00-9:50 PM

Description of Course Content:

This course introduces students to the concepts and practices of project management and their importance to improving the success of information technology projects. Distinct aspects or characteristics of IT projects which cause these projects to behave differently in the corporate world than do other, non-technical, projects will be discussed.

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will be able to describe the key competencies of a project manager.
2. The student will be able to identify the key components of a project and elaborate these in plan documentation.
3. The student will be able to discuss available cost and effort estimation techniques and their appropriate application.
4. The student will be able to develop a work breakdown structure, project schedule, and identify key milestones.
5. The student will be able to describe risk management activities and define the components of a risk management plan.
6. The student will be able to track project progress by monitoring compliance of the team and software metrics.
7. The student will be able to apply the key decisions in selecting a development life cycle and define the accompanying documentation.
8. The student will be able to discuss the issues facing software development project success and suggest management techniques to address these issues.

Requirements: 

INSY 5341. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (3-0)
Analysis and design phase of systems development life cycle. Topics include systems survey, functional specification, interface specification, data design, program design, system testing, and implementation.
Prerequisite: INSY 5335

Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials:

Project Management: the managerial process, 4^th edition, Clifford F. Gray and Erik W. Larson, McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-07-353515-0

Grading Policy:

A grade of incomplete will only be given under extraordinary unforeseen circumstances at the instructor’s discretion and must be approved prior to the end of the course.  Poor performance, absences, forgetting to drop, or travel are not considered sufficient grounds for incompletes.  Instructors are not obligated to give "incomplete" grades.  To receive an incomplete, 95% of the course must have been completed.

Exams

There will be three exams (two exams and a final).  There will be no makeup exams under any circumstances.

Final Exam

The final exam will be comprehensive and mandatory.

Point Distribution

Tentative Schedule

NOTE:  THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING AWARE OF ANY CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN CLASS AND/OR VIA E-MAIL.

Project: Details of the project will be given in class. You will be working with one of your classmates on the project.

Important Dates:

Aug 24              First Day of Classes

Aug 24-30         Late Registration

Sept 07             Labor Day Holiday

Sep 09              Census Date

Oct 30              Last day to drop classes

Nov 26-29         Thanksgiving Holidays

Dec 04              Last Day of Classes

Dec 05-10         Final Exams

Attendance Policy: 

Class attendance is required as well as class participation.  The enrollment is small enough that I will know when students are in attendance.  Come to class prepared to talk about the assigned material for that evening.

Drop Policy: 

We will follow the UTA drop policy.

Americans With Disabilities Act:

The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 92-112 - The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens.

As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodations" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty of their need for accommodation and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels.  Information regarding specific diagnostic criteria and policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at www.uta.edu/disability.   Also, you may visit the Office for Students with Disabilities in room 102 of University Hall or call them at (817) 272-3364.

Academic Integrity:

It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.

"Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Series 50101, Section 2.2).

Cheating is not acceptable and will be handled in accordance with the policy and procedures of the University of Texas at Arlington.  If a student is caught cheating, he/she will receive a 0 for that quiz/assignment. 

 
Student Support Services Available:

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