Module 9
Information from Course Outline
Module 9, Closes Monday, March 30
PROJECT SCHEDULING.
Read Chapter 8. Prepare written responses to Material Review Questions 6, 7 and
11, Problems 8, 21, 22 and 27 and the Yankee Chair Company incident at the
end of Chapter 8. Class Discussion Questions 13 and 19. Group Project 3 Due on Monday, March 30.
Introduction
This chapter covers the topic of scheduling, probably the most endxtensively covered
subject dealing with project management. In addition to the usual models of
PERT, Gantt charts, etc., the subject of scheduling in general is discussed.
Also, some caveats are given in regard to using these models.
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Learning Modules |
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| Submodule 9A | Scheduling |
| Submodule 9B | Closure |
| Submodule 9C | Spring 2006 Closure |
| Submodule 9D | Spring 2010 Closure |
Homework.
There are 25 points for this module's homework. (No quiz this week). a.) 5 points
for the individual homework via e-mail b.) 10 points for the problems
via e-mail, c.) 8 points for the group homework, d.) 2 points for the message
to the instructor. All are described more below and at the end of the learning
module.
a.) Individual Homework.
Write answers for Material Review Questions 6, 7, and 11, and Class Discussion Question
19. Combine them with the message to the instructor (see below).
Send them via e-mail. I will grade these and send them back via e-mail.
b.) Problem Solving Homework. See the detailed instructions at the end of the learning module.
c.) Group Homework
We will use the Group Discussion to discuss Class
Discussion Question 13 and the Yankee Chair Company. The forums were started:
Module09 Yankee and Module 09 Question 13. On the forum is the name of the "Project
Manager" (PM) for that forum. You may work as a team in any way that you
like, but the PM for that forum is responsible for gathering the final answers
and presenting them.
d.) Message to the Instructor
Send the instructor a message by e-mail attached to the homework. Write a message to
the instructor in Word. The message should include the answers to two questions:
1) What was the most useful or meaningful thing you learned from this module,
and 2) what was the "muddiest" (least clear) item in the module. Some
extra credit for pointing out any typo's or glitches in the material.