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MPM 521 - Project Planning, course learning outcomes related to a comprehensive view of the UAE
Integration, and Scope project management, needs analysis, legal system, the most common
Management project charter development, legal concepts and articles that
integration, leadership, scope, appear in project contracts, and
Credit Hour: 3 staffing, scheduling, tracking, and the methods for dispute resolution,
Prerequisite: No Prerequisite project closure. The projects and complemented by a number of real-
This course provides an in-depth presentations will provide hands- case projects’ contracts.
look at techniques for planning, on experience applying concepts. MGT 518 - Sustainability
integrating, and controlling multiple Standard office software and tools Strategies
projects within an organization. will be used to deliver assessments.
Delivered through weekly face-to- MPM 541 - Project Contract Credit Hour: 3
face sessions, this course examines Management and Legal Aspects Prerequisite: MGT 482-PC + ACC482-
project integration management, PC
which coordinates all aspects Credit Hour: 3
of a project to ensure smooth Prerequisite: No Prerequisite Sustainability has become a critical
execution. Students will gain This course presents the legal venues topic in the corporate strategy realm,
hands-on experience developing in the long term, all organizations
key project deliverables including for dispute resolution that arise in must live in harmony with their
the project charter, project plan, various projects’ contracts as well environments.
as the legal aspects of contract
and project scope statement. Developing a sustainable strategy
Topics covered include project documents. Federal legal systems requires robust decision making to
are discussed, with emphasis on
management fundamentals and balance economic, environmental
the project life cycle; conducting the UAE, and the type of cases and social consideration. The
needs analysis and assessment; addressed at the federal and the objective of the course is to
local (Emirate) level. The role of
drafting the project charter to deepen the understanding of
formally authorize a project; utilizing regulatory agencies is presented the Sustainability Strategies that
with extensive exposition of the UAE
a Project Management Office help clarify the opportunities and
(PMO) for oversight; leadership regulatory agencies together with challenges in this regard. The course
and organizational skills for project examples of UAE regulations. The presents a clear analysis of the
venues of arbitration and mediation
managers; defining and managing challenge of using environmentalism
project scope; managing interfaces for dispute resolution are presented, as a source of competitive advantage
with the method of their conduct, the
between project components when, where and how to integrate
and teams; staffing projects and role of the mediator and arbitrator, a green focus to business. Specific
HR considerations; implementing as well as the arbitration centers topics covered in the course aim
and their rules in the UAE. Using real
change management processes; to help students understand how
scheduling projects activities and case construction and other type sustainability can be better perceived,
of projects’ contracts the agency
milestones; tracking progress and understood and implemented.
performance; and closing projects relationship and responsibilities of
and conducting post-project reviews. the parties involved are presented, This course takes a pragmatic
and the concept of force majeure,
Upon completion, students will business perspective to assist
be equipped with knowledge and and how it is applied in the UAE students to thoroughly understand
and in other countries. Extensive
skills to effectively manage multiple how to integrate sustainability into
projects within an organization, presentation of change orders, how their organizations and create
including internal initiatives and they are asked by an owner and a responsible business practices across
contractor, the timetable of response,
outsourced efforts. Integration cultures and borders.
techniques will be applied to forms to be submitted, the ways to
resolve change order disputes, as
coordinate workflow, resources, and MGT 519 - Building Strategic &
communications to ensure successful well as the limit of cardinal change. Dynamic Capabilities
delivery. Fixed and cost-reimbursement
contracts, their advantages and Credit Hour: 3
Assessments include group of 2 disadvantages, contract breach, Prerequisite : MGT 482-PC
students’ assignments, a major the role of addendum in contracts,
group of 3 to 5 students’ project and non-disclosure agreements The aim of this course is to use
and presentation, an individual are also discussed. The legal theory and case studies in order to
major assignment, and participation risks in international projects are analyses Strategic Capabilities in the
marks. These assessments address presented. This course presents various Business Environments and
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