Module Details
| Module Code: |
MMED9028 |
| Title: |
Design Project Management
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Long Title:
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Design Project Management
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| NFQ Level: |
Expert |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2023/24 ( September 2023 ) |
| Field of Study: |
2140 - Design Studies
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| Module Description: |
This module will equip the learners with the tools and techniques necessary to manage UX or Service design projects. The learner will be able to apply modern project management techniques to manage design projects in in-person and digital environments.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Create a design project plan based on agile project management principles |
| LO2 |
Appraise a design project specification |
| LO3 |
Develop a design project plan |
| LO4 |
Evaluate the role of team members in a design project |
| LO5 |
Create risk management and governance documentation |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Principles of design project management
Design projects. Agile vs waterfall project management, stakeholders, UX teams, project management lifecycle, project management stages, productivity software, project & time management software.
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Design project specifications
Defining the problem, analysing the brief, the target audience, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, aesthetic aspects, recommendations, and prohibitions. Scope management. Scheduling research and design activities. Creating budget plans.
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Project planning
Overview of project specs, UML, statement of work - client & consumer objectives, Kanban and product backlogs, client involvement, the work breakdown structure, tasks, and skills analysis, estimating activity, project time. Project scope and phases: planning, sprints, handover, customer acceptance, retrospective.
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Team member roles
Design project team roles, interdependence and integration of the project team, team productivity software, UX roles, roles specific tasks and deliverables, managing stakeholders or clients.
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Risk management and governance
Conducting risk assessments. Defining roles and responsibilities, implementing risk management processes and procedures, communications and transparency, culture of collaboration, risk management templates and tools, and communication with stakeholders.
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 100.00% |
Assessments
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Class based instruction |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Reading, assessment preparation |
Every Week |
5.00 |
5 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
2.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Class based instruction |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Reading, assessment preparation |
Every Week |
5.00 |
5 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
2.00 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Henry O'Brien. (2014), Agile: Agile Project Management, A QuickStart Beginners 's Guide To Mastering Agile Project Management, [ISBN: 1517481856].
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Elaine England, Andy Finney. (2007), Managing interactive media, Addison Wesley Harlow, England, [ISBN: 9780321436931].
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Timothy Kloppenborg. (2015), Contemporary Project Management, 3rd. Cengage, [ISBN: 9781285433356].
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Project Management Institute. (2013), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th. Project Management Institute, [ISBN: 9781935589679].
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Harold Kerzner. (2013), Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 11th. Wiley, [ISBN: 0-471-74187-6].
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Teresa S. Stover. (2010), Microsoft Project 2010 Inside-Out, Microsoft Press, [ISBN: 1119467470].
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Michael Lewrick, Patrick Link, Larry Leifer. (2018), The Design Thinking Playbook, Wiley, [ISBN: 1119467470].
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Jesmond Allen, James Chudley. (2012), Smashing UX Design: Foundations for Designing Online User Experiences, John Wiley & Sons, [ISBN: 0470666854].
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Rex Hartson, Pardha S. Pyla,. (2019), The UX Book: Agile UX Design for a Quality User Experience, Morgan Kaufmann, [ISBN: 0128053429].
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Mike Cohn. (2004), User Stories Applied: For Software Development, Pearson Education, [ISBN: 9780321205681].
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Ross Unger and Carolyn Chandler. (2009), A Project Guide to UX Design: For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making, Peachpit Press, [ISBN: 9780321607379].
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| Other Resources |
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Website, Agile project management,
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Website, Microsoft Project Tutorials,
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Website, Jira Agile Tutorials,
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