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BUSN333 - Project Management for Business Analysts
Course Details
Course Code: BUSN333 Course ID: 3901 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course focuses on project requirements as the basis for managing development life cycles. Students learn to define project cycle time, measure and estimate project efforts, and set priorities.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/27/19 - 11/01/19 | 11/04/19 - 12/29/19 | Fall 2019 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 06/24/19 - 11/29/19 | 12/02/19 - 01/26/20 | Fall 2019 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 07/29/19 - 01/03/20 | 01/06/20 - 03/01/20 | Winter 2020 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/26/19 - 01/31/20 | 02/03/20 - 03/29/20 | Winter 2020 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/30/19 - 02/28/20 | 03/02/20 - 04/26/20 | Winter 2020 Session D | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
A successful student will fulfill the following learning objectives:
1. Define an effective requirements process for a project
2. Set requirements priorities
3. Estimate requirements efforts
4. Determine if the project will have value to the organization
5. Communicate across business and technical boundaries
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Discussion Forums | 25.00 % |
| Week 1 Forum | 3.57 % |
| Week 2 Forum | 3.57 % |
| Week 3 Forum | 3.57 % |
| Week 5 Forum | 3.57 % |
| Week 6 Forum | 3.57 % |
| Week 7 Forum | 3.57 % |
| Week 8 Forum | 3.57 % |
| Homework | 15.00 % |
| Week 1 - Homework | 7.50 % |
| Week 7- Homework | 7.50 % |
| Quizzes | 30.00 % |
| Quiz 6 (Chapters 11 & 14) | 5.00 % |
| Quiz 1 (Chapter 1 & 2) | 5.00 % |
| Quiz 2 (Chapters 3 & 4) | 5.00 % |
| Quiz 3 (Chapter 5) | 5.00 % |
| Quiz 4 (Chapters 6 & 7) | 5.00 % |
| Quiz 5 (Chapters 9 & 10) | 5.00 % |
| Exams | 30.00 % |
| Mid-Term Exam (Chapters 1-5) | 15.00 % |
| Final Exam (Chapters 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, & 14) | 15.00 % |
The VitalSource e-book is provided via the APUS Bookstore.
Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/bookstore for more information.
APUS Bookstore
Required Readings
- Course book
Software Requirements
Microsoft Project Trail Period (comes with book) - Required
Microsoft Word 97 – 2003 – 2007 or newer.
Adobe Reader -- Go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to download the latest version. This download is free.
Web Sites
In addition to the required course texts, the following public domain websites and video links are useful. Please abide by the university’s academic honesty policy when using Internet sources. Note website and video addresses are subject to change.
- American Psychological Association (APA) Style Website
- Purdue Online Writing Lab
- YouTube Video on Formatting an APA Style Paper
- Microsoft Office Training Website
- YouTube Videos on Microsoft Excel for Beginners
- Needles, Powers, and Crosson Textbook Companion Website
- Turnitin Website
- YouTube Video Accounting Lectures by Susan Crosson
- principlesofaccounting.com
- NetMBA.com
Additional Resources
In addition to the required course texts, the following public domain web sites are useful. Please abide by the university’s academic honesty policy when using Internet sources as well. Note web site addresses are subject to change.
| Site Name | Website URL/Address |
| American Psychological | http://www.apastyle.org/ |
| Purdue Online Writing Lab | http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ |
| APA Guide | https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090212013008_ |
| APA Formatting Software– Perrla | https://www.perrla.com/ |
| When to use a Commas | https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/ |
| What constitutes a paragraph | https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/02/ |
| Book Title: | Project Management: The Managerial Process with MS Project, 6th ed.- the VitalSource e-book is provided inside the classroom |
| ISBN: | 9781259813153 |
| Publication Info: | VS-McGraw-Hill |
| Author: | Larson, Erik / Gray, Clifford |
| Unit Cost: | $168.00 |
| Electronic ISBN: | 1260101711 |
| Electronic Unit Cost: | $35.00 |
Previous Syllabi
Not current for future courses.