2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Project Management
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Shinya Hanaoka / Itsuro Hayashi / Kyaw Min Aung
- Class Format
- Lecture/Experiment (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TSE.C303
- Number of credits
- 101
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students can learn the outline of project management process such as formation, proposal and evaluation for solving global issues through the knowledge and tools of project management guideline and methods by lectures and group works exercise.
Course description and aims
Learn the basic knowledge and tools of project management such as planning, management, leadership, presentation skill, communication skill and so on.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
This course is provided by the professional instructors who have advanced experiences of project management.
Keywords
Project Management, PCM Method，PMBOK，Time Management, Cost Management, Risk Management
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures and group works.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Outline of Project Management, Topic Selection and Brainstorming | Outline of Project Management |
| Class 2 | Project Cycle Management (1) | PCM method |
| Class 3 | Project Cycle Management (2) | Logical framework, Project Design Matrix |
| Class 4 | Scope definition, Work Breakdown Structure | Scope Management |
| Class 5 | Time Management | Theory and exercise of time management |
| Class 6 | Cost Management | Theory and exercise of cost management |
| Class 7 | Risk Management | Theory and exercise of risk management |
| Class 8 | Final Presentation | Presentation Method |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
1. PCM Tokyo Group: PCM Handbook (2004)
2. FASID (Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development): Management Tool for Development Assistance: Participatory Planning, 7th edition (2008)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
1. Project Management Institute: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK GUIDE), Six Edition (2017)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Group Work 45%, Final Presentation 30%, Report 25%
Related courses
- TSE.C304 ： Exercises on International Development Engineering
Prerequisites
None.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
hanaoka.s.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp