290-201-Bak-Fall2023

TEACHING METHOD Lectures based on required textbook, written assignments, individual and group-based project assignments, student presentations and discussion. INSTRUCTOR POLICIES Attendance and participation: In order to facilitate effective teamwork and timely completion of your group's project, you will have to work CONSISTENTLY throughout the semester, and you will also need to be available to communicate with your group members on the term project synchronously and asynchronously on a weekly basis. Failure to participate and contribute substantively to assignments may negatively impact your grade. Group communication: Once you are assigned to a project group, you will be invited to join a team on MS Teams of which the instructor is an owner. Use of MS Teams as your primary platform for substantive communication and collaboration in your group is mandatory . You can, of course, use other platforms to alert each other to sign in to MS Teams but it is preferable to change your settings on MS Teams so that you receive notifications of updates, mentions, etc. Format for written assignments: Word processed assignments are to be double-spaced using a 12-point kerned font such as Times New Roman with 1 to 1.25 inch margins in Word or PDF format only except where stated otherwise. All diagrams must be incorporated into relevant word-processed documents where applicable. Rely on a commonly used style manual for your submissions (e.g. Harvard, APA); these are available in the Library or UWM Bookstore or may be purchased through online book vendors. Please do not submit any content in the assignment comments on Canvas; only submitted files are graded. Late submissions: Written assignments are due on the specified date on Canvas. Grades will be reduced one full letter grade per day or part thereof for late submissions without prior agreement from the instructor for a deadline extension. No individual extensions are possible for group project assignments. Special consideration: The principle of equal treatment of all students shall be a fundamental guide in responding to requests for special consideration. No student should be given an opportunity to improve a grade that is not made available to all members of the class. This policy is not intended to exclude reasonable accommodation of verified student disability, or the completion of work missed as the result of religious observance, verified illness, or justified absence due to circumstances beyond the student's control 1 . Please inform the instructor as soon as you are able and provide evidence when requesting special consideration. Academic integrity: Rules of academic conduct require that you not use the work of others without clearly indicating it as such. You may not resubmit work that has already been used in fulfillment of the requirement of this or any other course. Academic misconduct may result in a lowered grade, no credit for a given assignment, or removal from the course. Please note that in the context of group work academic dishonesty includes but is not limited to, when one or more students engages in: 1 https://apps.uwm.edu/secu-policies/storage/other/SAAP%201-11.%20Grading%20and%20Grade%20Records%20for%20All %20Schools%2 0and%20Colleges.pdf 3

methods and application (3.1-3.4, pp. 79-87) Analyze the feedback Reflected best self: (3) Write up your self- portrait 5 10/2-8 Prioritization: Project Scheduling and tracking Malachowsky Ch 3 (3.5-3.6, pp. 88- 97) Class discussion Ch 3 Information interview: (1) Project plan, (2) List of candidates 1 6 10/9-15 Prioritization: Risk management and stakeholder prioritization Malachowsky Ch 3 (3.7-3.9, pp. 97- 106) Reading quiz Ch 3 Informational interview: (3) Confirmed date and time for appointment (schedule the interview during Week 7 or 8) 1 7 10/16-22 Teams: Structure and development Malachowsky Ch 4 (4.1-4.5, pp. 111- 126) Class discussion Ch 4 Informational interview: (4) Interview guide 3 8 10/23-29 Teams: Managing conflict, accountability, and achieving results Malachowsky Ch 4 (4.6-4.9. pp. 126- 140) Reading quiz Ch 4 (5) Informational interview Write-up 3 9 10/30-11/5 Communication: Basic concepts, meetings, and ethics Communication: Communicating with stakeholders Collaboration software: MS Teams Malachowsky Ch 5 (5.1-5.9, pp. 149- 175) LinkedIn Learning Managing Projects with Microsoft Teams (2h21m)* Reading quiz Ch 5 Class discussion Ch 5 LinkedIn Learning Certificate of Completion 2 10 11/6-12 Project pitfalls Group project: overview Malachowsky Ch 6 Reading quiz Ch 6 Class discussion Ch 6 Self-awareness exercise Project management brief: Sign up for project group on Canvas 1 11 11/13-19 Agile: Scrum Group project: planning meeting Malachowsky Appendix A Reading quiz App A Class discussion App A Project management brief: Sprint 1 backlog on storyboard 1, 2 6

… “…” … The work you will do here is to find themes, those keywords or concepts that describe the examples in the feedback. Keywords or concepts may be already in the example or you may want to look at a list of strengths to come up with a few words that summarize what the example shows. Complete this process for every example in your table. What you should submit:  How many requests you sent out and how many responses you obtained.  What your process to analyze the feedback looked like (the completed table). Reflected best self: (3) Write up your self-portrait For the final component, you will write up 3-4 paragraphs that incorporate what you found in your analysis of feedback. These paragraphs will let me know what key words or concepts (your strengths) you deemed most salient or important based on your analysis performed in the previous assignment. This self-portrait will start with the words “I am at my best when” and continue to describe your strengths. You may want to include short quotations of the examples you received to demonstrate evidence of your strengths. The self-portrait should tell me about what you see in the feedback, rather than introducing anything new. What you should submit:  Your self-portrait. I will grade this assignment with respect to the effort in your process: (1) Did you obtain 10-15 responses? (2) Do the themes you found make sense and clearly relate to the examples provided? (3) Does your self-portrait expand on common or important themes in the feedback? Is it well-written (structure, flow, etc.) Informational interview with a project manager There are five parts to this individual assignment that will be completed over several weeks according to the course schedule. You will find someone in any industry who or is currently managing a project or managed projects in the past and interview this person to answer at least five questions you have about projects, project management and/or being a project manager. Even if you have project management experience yourself, you still need to interview another person with project management experience. (1) Project plan Create a WBS and Gantt chart in MS Project for the project based on the deliverables listed below within the timeline (due dates listed in the course schedule). (2) List of candidates Using your personal contacts, Web sites, articles, or other sources, identify a list of at least two potential candidates that you could interview and contact them to request an interview. A few hints:  The interviewee should be someone who has had a senior role in planning and managing reasonably complex projects involving several people. The coordination of multiple people is the key requirement. You don't need someone whose job title is "project manager" or even someone who had the top 9

Based on your one-page brief, you will walk your classmates through the key points in a recorded, audio-visual presentation. Your recorded presentation will be shared on Canvas and everyone will be expected to view all other groups’ presentations and post comments and questions, which the presenting group will be expected to answer. The brief should cover the following:  What are the origins?  What are the key terms and vocabulary associated with it?  Is it a system, a methodology, or something else?  Who uses it? Where or in what industries is it common?  What rituals, artifacts, or tools do we need to use it?  Where can we find high-quality resources about what this is and how to implement it? Your verbal presentation should last about three minutes and give your classmates the most essential information to describe the assigned topic. I will grade your written brief, looking for completeness with respect to the bulleted questions above. Since you have to limit yourself to one page, being concise and clear in what you write is essential. Omitting content because you ran out of space is not acceptable. You may need to consider using diagrams, tables, etc. to save space. Landscape or portrait orientation is accepted. Requirements for the project management artifacts (sprint backlog, storyboard, and the retrospective report) will be explained when the group project is introduced. Self- and peer evaluation Performance evaluation is a reality of the workplace. Many workplaces use 360-degree feedback in which colleagues provide input. The peer evaluation in this course will introduce you to being evaluated by your group members and will also serve to motivate everyone to do their part. Each group member will have the opportunity to complete ONE confidential peer evaluation for each of your group members at the end of the project as well as a self-evaluation . The self-evaluation does not count towards your grade but it is an important indicator on whether you are able to accurately self-assess your performance in a team. • The rubric will be made available on Canvas when the group project starts. Be sure to review the rubric when the project starts so that you know what is expected and what will be evaluated in terms of teamwork by your peers. A template that can be completed will be provided on Canvas at the end of the semester. • All students must fully complete all peer evaluations using the form provided when requested to do so; this includes both scoring on each criterion and the mandatory comments section regardless of score. Comments can be overall or address specific issues but when you score someone between 0 and 2 on any criterion specific examples are expected. • Failure to FULLY complete the ALL peer evaluations by the due date will result in an automatic loss of all YOUR peer evaluation credit. Even if a group member withdrew or failed to participate all together you should still submit a peer evaluation form accurately reflecting their level of performance. 12