Module 1:Project Management Technology for various Public Works institutions

Lecture 1: Overview of Public Sector

Objectives:

General overview of Public Sector
Why you should consider this sector for possible employment compare to private sectors
Assessment of Student Learning

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Lecture 2: Project Management Process Overview

Objectives:

Overview of the 5 Project management Areas
The project manager role and the stalk holder importance
Program Manager’s Role
Assessment of student Learning

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Lecture 3: Overview of MS Project Tools

Objectives:

Demonstrate understanding of project Scope and Planning
Learn the various formatting Gantt and PERT project plans
Show ability to determine the Critical Path
In Class Activities
Assessment of Student Learning

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Lecture 4: MS Project Scheduling

Objectives:

Create a MS Project Schedule by entering tasks, task dependencies, duration of task, and assigning resources.
Present the schedule in Gantt and PERT (network) format
In Class Activities
Assessments of Student Learning

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Laboratory Exercises

Lab 1: Project Schedule Applied to Public Good Description: Case Study Creation of Project management applied to the Public Good in Training Displaced Workers.
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Lab 2: Organizing Summer Community Students Event Description: Case study creation of project plan for community summer activity for under‐privileged Children
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Lab 3: Public Works Field Visits: Four Options

Option 1: Field Visit to NYC’s School Construction Authority.

Goal: Expose Student to SCA $13B budget entity and their dominant and integral use of project management systems.

Option 2: Public Assembly Councilmen Engagement.

Goal:

Expose Student to hierarchy of local public assembly members, such as NYC Council Corey Johnson, and Council Member Joe Vallone
With assistance of instructor, students will secure volunteering experience at Queens Public Library, the Municipality of Garden City, or Orthodox Archdiocese of US for Ground Zero Rebuilding of St Nicholas Chapel

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Assessments

Assessment Lecture 1

Describe the difference between Public and Private Sectors?
Name at least three advantages of working for Public Sector?
What total Value of spending was done by the Public Sector (all forms) compared to the US GDP?Note: You will have look up US GDP via google.
Research two examples on how Public Sector has benefited the general Public at any level you choose, Gov’t, State, local, Community

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Lab Experiment Assessement

Assessment for Lab experiment 1, 2, and 3 are listed in the lab.