Applied Project Management

Overview

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness and appreciation for the use of project management techniques in a much wider range of business settings. This, in part, is due to increasing competition and a business imperative which recognises that to achieve competitive advantage, the efficiency and success of each and every project is vital.

This exciting new Masters in Applied Project Management contextualises the practice of project management within specific sectors and will give you the generic skills and competencies required to fulfil your business and organisational needs.

Why choose this course?

The practical approach to teaching and learning is enhanced through the two distinct pathways of Computing and Enterprise Management as well as a final dissertation that allows for even deeper focus on your chosen career sector. 

The course will allow you to study the latest techniques in project management and apply them to a specialist area of computing and enterprise management.

There are six taught modules ranging from Principles of Project Management to Research Methods with one being from your selected pathway.

Tutor Information

This course is run by the School of Computing and Engineering to provide you with both the high-quality teaching and the personal attention you need to make the most of your University education.

The School of Computing and Engineering teaching staff includes: 

Dr Yu-Chun Pan, Lecturer and Course Leader for MSc Applied Project Management is also a certified PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments), MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), and P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Offices) Practitioner.

Dr Chekfoung Tan, Lecturer and course leader for MSc Applied Project Management has research interests in organisational semiotics, digital business ecosystem, business technology consulting, enterprise architecture, project management and health informatics. She has published in a number of journals and prestigious IS conferences which include the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) and the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS).

Dr Wei Jie, associate professor in Computing has been active in a broad spectrum of areas in parallel and distributed computing, in particular, grid and cloud computing, computing security technologies, e-science and e-research. Dr Jie has also been actively involved in professional services.

Dr José Abdelnour Nocera is Associate Professor (Reader) in Sociotechnical Design and Head of the Sociotechnical Centre for Innovation and User Experience at the University of West London. He is the current Chair for UNESCO IFIP TC 13.8 working group in Interaction Design for International Development as well as Chair for the British Computer Society Sociotechnical Specialist Group.

Colin Beeke who is a Senior Lecturer in IT and Dr Malte Ressin, Lecturer in Computing.