Project Management In Education

1. Define and apply key concepts in educational management.
2. Utilize project management techniques for educational projects.
3. Analyze and evaluate national development plans related to education.
4. Conduct project appraisals and financial analyses.
5. Develop and implement human resource strategies for educational projects.
6. Ensure project sustainability in educational settings.

13 weeks, about 39 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 1: Concept of Educational Management · 3 hours

     Define educational management and its importance.. Identify and explain the processes of educational management: planning, organizing, staffing, communication, controlling, and decision making.. Discuss effective management strategies for achieving educational goals..

2. Week 2Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 2: Basic Mgt./Techniques · 3 hours

     Describe network analysis and its key terms: activities, events, critical path, slack, and float.. Explain the rules of construction network.. Discuss Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and its features..

3. Week 3Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 3: Educational Management and Project Management · 3 hours

     Define project and project management.. Discuss the characteristics of project management teams.. Highlight and discuss the organizational, behavioral, and organizational process aspects of project management..

4. Week 4Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 4: National Development Plans and Project in Education · 3 hours

     List the different national development plans with dates.. Explain each development plan and the educational projects embarked upon during those periods.. Discuss briefly the features of the rolling plans..

5. Week 5Module 2:

   • Unit 1: The Nature and Scope of a Project · 3 hours

     Define a project and examine its nature.. Discuss the scope of a project, including the project cycle, appraisals, feasibility studies, implementation, evaluation, and management.. Describe the technical, managerial, organizational, commercial, and economic aspects of a project..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Appraising of Project Cycle · 3 hours

     Define project cycle and identify its stages.. Explain the different terminologies used to describe the project life cycle.. Discuss the key concepts in the project cycle: need assessment, program design, implementation, and evaluation..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Project Analysis in Educational Project · 3 hours

     Define project analysis and discuss its stages.. State the elements of project analysis.. Analyze the arguments for and against project analysis.. Explain the various issues that touch on project analysis: feasibility, viability, accounting, decision analysis, and financing..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Project Financial Analysis · 3 hours

     Define financial analysis and state its objectives.. Discuss the steps taken in financial analysis.. Explain the contents of financial analysis.. Describe the nature of ratio analysis and its significance and limitations..

9. Week 9Module 2:

   • Unit 5: Pre-Feasibility Analysis · 3 hours

     Justify the need for a pre-feasibility study.. Define pre-feasibility study and list its different areas.. Explain the modules in the marketing, engineering, manpower, financial, economic, and social areas of the pre-feasibility study..

10. Week 10Module 2:

    • Unit 6: Conducting Feasibility Analysis · 3 hours

      Define and understand what a feasibility study is.. Recognize the strategic importance of a feasibility study in project implementation.. Explain the elements of a feasibility study and discuss the various stages it goes through..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 1: Human Resource Development: Implication for Project Management · 3 hours

      Identify key skills for effective training.. Contrast job description with job specification.. Discuss methods of training and explain career development.. Relate human resource development with project management..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 2: Aspect of Project Appraisal · 3 hours

      Define project appraisal and discuss its major aspects.. Develop a methodology for project appraisal.. Explain the nature of project management and organization.. Discuss the importance of community participation in project implementation..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Project Implementation · 3 hours

      Define implementation and analyze its principles.. Explain the essential factors of the implementation process.. Discuss the tasks of the project manager and the importance of communication between management and workers.. Describe the tools of public relation appraisal and participatory assessment monitoring and evaluation (PAME)..