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Video Supported Assessments in an IT Project Management Class

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森林鉛筆

Examination System in Imperial China

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THE “IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT” MODULE

• B.A. (Ord) in Management of Technology in Business (Year 3)• B.Sc. (Hons) in Computing (Year 2)• B.Sc. (Hons) in Business Information Systems (Year 2)• Higher Certificate in Computing (Year 2)

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Before…

• 50% Continuous Assessment– Project based– End of semester submission– Template filling– Plagiarism– Boring

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Now…

• Week Tutorials– Marked Lab work– Formative– Summative– Open/closed book

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Sample Assessments

• Calculating Net Present Value (NPV) for project selection

• Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for project scope management

• Drawing a Project Network Diagram for project time management

• Using the COCOMO II model to estimate costs for project cost management

• Creating a Risk Register as part of project risk management

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Learning Outcomes

• Describe the process of project time management using activity sequencing, project schedules, and resource estimates

• Explain the importance of good human resource management on projects, including the current state and future implications of the global IT workforce

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How To…Problem-Solving Techniques

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Video Supported LOs

How To... Draw a Simple Project Network Diagram in PowerPoint 2010

Available at: http://youtu.be/0bkw7cnZLwQ

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Video Supported LOs

How To... Create a Resource Histogram in Excel 2010

Available at: http://youtu.be/2MeLVrODRJw

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YouTube Channel Support

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Video Manager

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Workload

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Evaluation - Attendance

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Question 1: Please indicate your estimated attendance at Project Management tutorials this semester

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Evaluation - Attendance

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Question 2: Please indicate your estimated attendance at Project Management classes this semester

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Class Notes

Question 3: Did you read the class notes/texts/examples before you attended each Tutorial?

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View Before Class

Question 4: Did you view the "How to" videos on Eugene's YouTube channel BEFORE you came to each tutorial?

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View During Tutorial

Question 5: Did you view the "How to" videos on Eugene's YouTube channel DURING each tutorial?

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Question 6: How useful did you find the video tutorials (where available)?

Question 7: On a scale of 1 -5 where 1 is the LOWEST rating and 5 is the HIGHEST rating, how do you rate the practice of weekly assessments in tutorials as done in the Project Management module?

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