Project Development, Design and Management

SHE level D
SCQF credit points 60.0
ECTS credit points 30.0
Module code MDN221448
Module Leader Patrick Ring
School Glasgow School for Business and Society
Subject Management
Trimester A (September start)

Summary of content

The student will explore aspects of project management including initial idea, through to project design and testing, implementation, controlling risk, monitoring, and evaluation. There will also be a strong focus on working effectively with a research supervisor. Each student will identify a work based issue/problem and set it in a policy/strategic context. A research question will be developed and supported by a comprehensive literature review and selection of appropriate methodology/ies which will form part of a project proposal. The proposal will be summarised this will form the basis of the proposal for registration for Stage Two of the Professional Doctorate or Doctorate of Business Administration with the Higher Degrees Committee (RDC1).

Module details

Module structure

Activity Total hours
Tutorials 40.00
Independent Learning 260.00
Assessment 300.00

Assessment methods

Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description
Course Work001 100 45 coursework assignment (plus a synopsis of project proposal for RDC1) 8000 words