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This document outlines a Project Management module for a Master's program in Clinical Trials at Addis Ababa University. The module introduces concepts and techniques used by project managers to propose, plan, budget, and lead projects. It aims to equip students to successfully initiate, plan, implement, and terminate projects using these tools and strategies. The module will cover the role of projects in organizations, key aspects of managing projects like selection, scope, teams, risk, cost, scheduling and control. Students will be evaluated through assignments and a final exam.

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Project Management - Module Outline

This document outlines a Project Management module for a Master's program in Clinical Trials at Addis Ababa University. The module introduces concepts and techniques used by project managers to propose, plan, budget, and lead projects. It aims to equip students to successfully initiate, plan, implement, and terminate projects using these tools and strategies. The module will cover the role of projects in organizations, key aspects of managing projects like selection, scope, teams, risk, cost, scheduling and control. Students will be evaluated through assignments and a final exam.

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Addis Ababa University

College of Health Sciences


Center for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa
Master of Science Degree in Clinical Trials Program
Project Management Module (CT6006)

Instructor: Anteneh Belete (PhD)

1. Module Overview
Projects are becoming critical vehicles for achieving strategic objectives of organizations and project
management is gaining legitimacy as an established profession. This course exposes students to
concepts, theories, techniques and behavioral models which successful project managers use in
creating and implementing projects in organizations. We particularly emphasize on knowledge and
skills that are used by project managers to propose, plan, secure resources, budget, and lead project
teams to successfully complete their projects.

2. Module Objective
After completing this course, students are expected to use concepts, tools, and techniques in the
process of initiating, planning, implementing, and terminating projects successfully.

3. Module Contents
A. Role of projects in organizations
 Why project management? (Pinto Chapter 1)
 Leadership and project manager (Pinto Chapter 4) – Assignment
B. Managing projects in organizations
 Project selection and portfolio management (Pinto Chapter 3) – Assignment
 Scope management (Pinto Chapter 5)
 Project team building, conflict, and negotiation (Pinto Chapter 6) – Assignment
 Risk management (Pinto Chapter 7) – Assignment
 Cost estimation and budgeting (Pinto Chapter 8)
 Project scheduling: networks, duration estimation, and critical path (Chapter 9)
 Project scheduling: lagging, crashing, and activity networks (Chapter 10)
 Resource management (Chapter 12)
 Project evaluation and control (Chapter 13)
 Project closeout and termination (Chapter 14)

4. Pedagogy
Students are highly encouraged to draw on their project related experiences and link the concepts
and techniques to be discussed in the module with such backgrounds. Considering the
heterogeneity of students’ undergraduate and work-related experiences, a common textbook is
adopted for the module. However, additional readings are highly encouraged and recommended.
Attendance is compulsory.

5. Evaluation
Individual and Group Assignments (50%)
Final Exam (50%)

References:
 Pinto, JK (2016), Project Management: achieving competitive advantage; 4th edition; Boston:
Pearson (Textbook).
 Robinson M (2008), Clinical Trial Project Management. The Institute Clinical Research.
 The Internet.

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