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TRIMESTER III, 2011

Course Plan for Faculty: Professor S. C. Sharma

Prescribed textbook:Prasanna Chandra, Projects-Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation and

Review, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. ltd., New Delhi, 2009

Students will be graded based on the following criteria:

CRITERION MARKS (%)

Attendance and Class Participation . 10In-Class Case Analysis and quizzes .. 10

Mid-Term Examination . 15

Term project, including class presentation... 15Final Examination . 50TOTAL Marks .. 100

Great emphasis has been placed on class attendance and participation. Short cases will be

discussed in class, based on full participation by students; the format for these discussions will

be explained in class. Without a good grade on the first two ingredients on the list above, totaling

20% of the marks, no student can do well in the course. Therefore, be in class without fail, so

as not to fail!Students are advised that to qualify for attendance and class participation credit, a

minimum of80% class attendance is required. This means that if a students attendance is

below 80%, he/she will get zero out of ten for attendance and class participation.

Additional References:

1.. Nicholas, J. M., Steyn, H., Project management, Butterworth-Heinmann, 2008

2. Field, M, Keller, L., Project management, Thompson Business Press, 1998

COURSE SCHEDULE

The following study plan is based on a whole trimester of class meetings, net of expected

class cancellations to accommodate events requiring mandatory attendance by students, such as,

for example, Meet the CEO programmes organized by the management.

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Topics for our lectures and class discussions are briefly outlined below, referring to the

applicable chapters in the prescribed text book. These lectures and discussions, rather than being

strictly confined to the text book, will in fact incorporate materials from reference books,

journals and other sources, including the Internet. Students are strongly urged to read scheduled

topics ahead of class meetings so as to be prepared to participate in class discussions.

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CLASS CHAPTER

MEETING TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION

1 (F -4/2 ) Induction lecture

2 Project Management 21

3 (T-W) Short case study 1

4 Overview 1

5 (F -11/2) Review of Chapter 1

6 Review of Chapter 21 21

7 (T - W) Short case study 2[16/2 will be a holiday; Cluster2 (C2) will have

Short case study 2 and Quiz 2 on 16/3/11]

8 (15&16/2) Strategy and Resource allocation 2

9 (F -18/2) Review of Chapter 2 2


11 (T - W) Generation and Screening of Project Ideas 3

12 Generation and Screening of Project Ideas 3


14 Financial Estimates and Projections 6

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CLASS CHAPTER


15 (T-W) (1/3 + 2/3) PRESENTATIONS

16 (T-W) (1/3 + 2/3) PRESENTATIONS

17 (F -4/3) Time Value of Money 7

18 Review of Chapters 6 & 7 (Part I) 6+7

19 (T-W) Investment Criteria 8

20 Short case study 3

21 (F -11/3) INTERNAL TEST [chap 1, 21, 2, 3, and 6]

22 Review of Chapter 7 (Part II) 7

23 (T-W) Project Cash Flows 9

24 (15/3 + 16/3) [16/2 was be a holiday; Cluster 2 will have Quiz 2 today, 16/3/11]



27 (T-W) Cost of Capital 10

28 Project Risk Analysis 11



31 (T-W) Financing of Projects 18

32 Project Review and Admin matters 23

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CLASS CHAPTER




35 (T-W) Social Cost Benefit Analysis 14

36 Social Cost Benefit Analysis 14

37 (M - W ) Review of Chapter 14 14


39 Reserved for Meet the CEO




Class periods have been set aside forMeet the CEO events planned by

the management of the institute. These events give students opportunities to meet leading lights

in the business world. Students are actively encouraged to attend these events in fact, such

attendance is often mandatory for students.

The course schedule is subject to modifications necessitated by events such as Meet

the CEO or other unforeseen contingencies.

Welcome to the Projects class of 2011.

Professor Sharma

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