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Course Number:
CSCI 4603
Approved Starting Semester:
Fall 2022
Course Title:
Requirements and Project Management
Course Description (Bulletin Description):
Introduces students to project management for software systems. Requirement concepts include elicitation, functional and non-functional requirements, prototyping, and requirement tracking. Project management topics include project planning, organizing, tracking, scheduling, and risk management.
Prerequisite:
CSCI 2010 or CSCI 2000
Co-requisite:
None
Pre/Co-requisite::
None
Dual-Listed:
None
Course Objectives (Course-level Student Learning Outcomes):
At the completion of the course, the student will be able to: 1. Write a successful project proposal. 2. Construct a work breakdown and measure progress 3. Identify appropriate work assignments for a project and map them into software development tasks. 4. Identify and manage risks and problems that may lead to project failure. 5. Demonstrate team management and conflict resolution. 6. Gather, analyze, and manage requirements for a software system 7. Differentiate between functional requirements and non-functional requirements
Topics Covered (In Outline/Calendar):
What is project management, risk management, team creation and management, resource management, issue tracking. Eliciting requirements, modelling and analyzing requirements, communicating requirements, and evolving requirements.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions. (SLO1)
- Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions. (SLO6-CS)
- Use systemic approaches to select, develop, apply, integrate, and administer secure computing technologies to accomplish user goals. (SLO6-CIT)
Course Coordinator:
Dr. Kriti Chauhan
Instructor-in-charge:
Dr. Kriti Chauhan
Previous Professors:
Mr. Barry Bruster, Dr. Kriti Chauhan
Technologies / Skills:
Software project management
Textbook(s):
Spring 2026
Title: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Edition: 9th
Author: KATHY SCHWALBE
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING
ISBN: 9781337101356
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