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MET MG 415 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Syllabus
Administrative Sciences Department
Metropolitan College
Boston University
1. Course Overview
1.1 Description from Course Catalog
MET MG 415 Project Management
An examination of project management concepts, including organizational forms, planning
and control techniques, and the role of the project manager. Develops the skills vital to effective
management of multidisciplinary tasks through lectures, case studies, and business simulations.
1.2 Introduction
Project management is becoming very important in today's world. This introductory course
examines the concepts and applied techniques for cost effective management of both long-term
development programs and short-term projects. The content deals with planning, scheduling,
organizing, and controlling projects.
Project management principles and methodology are provided with special focus on planning,
controlling, and managing projects to successful completion. Course study covers the relation
between an organization ’s strategy and project selection, developing the project plan, the network
schedule and critical path, the earned value method for estimating status, and scheduling resources.

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The course is organized to address project management tasks in the order they arise during the
term of a typical project (project initiation, development of a project plan, selecting the project
manager, etc.). Additional objectives include examining the effects of management style on the
success of a project. Case studies will be used to blend course work into practical project
management situations. Use of Microsoft Project software will be required.
1.3 Prerequisites
a) Courses: NA
b) Student Competencies:
Independent Research (APA Paper Format)
Facility with:
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Project software (may be obtained during the class)
2. Basic Information
2.1 Schedule
2.2 Delivery Mode
a) Classroom Format
The classroom format of the course is designed to provide the advantages of personal
instruction and synchronous interaction with faculty and students. The class will meet in the
CAS-315 classroom, which is outfitted with the latest instructional technology.
2.3 Instructor: J. Gerard Keegan
Gerard Keegan is a former Faculty and Director of Academic Programs in the Administrative
Sciences Department at Metropolitan College. He has earned an MS Computer Science degree

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from Boston University, an MBA from Bentley University, and is a certified Project
Management Professional (PMP).
Mr. Keegan teaches Project Management and Project Communications courses, both online and
in the classroom. He has also taught courses in MET's Science and Engineering (SEP) program
( Engineering Computation Using MATLAB ), MET's Computer Science program ( IT Strategy,
Intro to CS using C++ ) , MET's Accelerated Degree Completion Program (ADCP) ( Business
Strategy Seminar, Principles of Marketing ) and MET's Administrative Science's graduate
program ( Business and Society, International Marketing ).