Descrption of courses
Degree Program B.Sc. degree in Geographic Information Science
Course Name Project Planning and Management in GIS
Course Code GISc 4132
Module Coordinator
ECTS credit points 4ECTS/2Cr.Hr
Course Information Academic Year: 2025 Semester: 2nd
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Student workload Lecture Discussion Assignment Home Study Assessment Total
48 20 17 35 15 135
Course Objectives After accomplishment of this course, students will be able to:-
Know basic concepts of project analysis and planning,
Understand sources of project ideas and project identification,
Explain feasibility study from different analyses perspective,
Know mechanisms of project financing,
Prepare project documentation & project appraisal,
Appreciate project implementation, controlling & evaluation techniques
Course Description/Course Project analysis and Management involves systematically incorporating the interests
Contents of customers, creating a disciplined way of prioritizing efforts and resolving
tradeoffs, working concurrently on all aspects of the project in multifunctional teams
and downstream activities. To this end, the course is designed to teach students the
fundamentals of project formulations, appraisal, executive, planning and analysis of
projects, the project cycle, market and demand analysis, raw material and supply
study, location, site, and environmental assessment, production plan and plant
capacity, technology and engineering study, financial & economic analysis ,
appraisal criteria, project financing, documentation, implementation monitoring and
evaluation.
Pre-requisites No Prerequisite
Status of the Course Core
Schedule
Week Topics and Sub Topics Course Objectives
Week 1 UNIT 1 After completing this unit, students will be
GENERAL INTRODUCTION able to:
1. Meaning and definition of project understand the meaning and definition
2. Features of a project of project,
3. Projects and Plans explain the features of project,
Narrate projects and plans
Week 2 & 3 UNIT 2 After completing this unit, students will be
PROJECT CYCLE able to:
1. Meaning and Definition of Project Cycle Understand the meaning and definition of
2. World Bank Project Cycle project cycle.
3. UNIDO Project Cycle explain the World Bank Project Cycle
Differentiate World Bank Project Cycle
and UNIDO Project Cycle.
Week 4, 5, & 6 UNIT 3 At the end of this unit, students will be able
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION to:
3.1. Project Idea – meaning Understand the sources of
3.2. Sources of Project Ideas project ideas.
3.2.1. Macro sources explain project ideas
3.2.2. Micro sources Differentiate between macro and
micro sources of project ideas.
Week 7, 8, 9 & 10 UNIT 4 At the end of this chapter students
PROJECT PREPARATION will be able to:
4.1. Markets and Demand Analysis Understand the process of
4.2. Raw Materials and Supplies Study market and demand
4.3. Location, Site and Environment Impact analysis
Assessment (EIA) Understand the process of
4.4. Production Program and Plant Capacity technical analysis
4.5. Technology Selection Perform the process of
4.6. Organizational and Human Resource Financial and Economic
4.7. Financial and Economic Analysis Analysis
4.7.1. Initial investment cost Evaluate financial
4.7.2. Production cost feasibility of projects
4.7.3. Marketing cost Conduct ecological
4.7.4. Projection of cash flow analysis
4.7.5. Financial evaluation Identify the types of
4.7.5.1. Net present value (NPV) Financial evaluation
4.7.5.2. Internal rate of return (IRR) criteria
4.7.5.3. Benefit cost ratio (BCR) Identify the cost taken into
4.7.5.4. Payback period (PBP) consideration in financial
4.7.5.5. Accounting rate of return (ARR) analysis
4.7.5.6. Break – even analysis (BEA)
Week 11 & 12 UNIT 5 At the end of this unit students will be
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, able to:
MONITORING AND EVLAUATION Understand PROJECT
5.1. Organization IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND
EVLAUATION
5.1.1. Line and Staff Organization
explain the features of project
5.1.2. Divisional Organization
planning and control
5.1.3. Matrix Organization
Narrate Human Aspects of Project
5.2. Project Planning
Management
5.3. Project Control
Tell Pre – requisites for Successful
5.4. Human Aspects of Project Management
Project Implementations
5.5. Pre – requisites for Successful Project
Implementations
Week 13 & 14 UNIT 6 At the end of this lesson students will be able to:
SOCIAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS (SCBA) Understand social cost and benefit analysis.
6.1. Rationale for SCBA Explain UNIDO approach and Net Benefit in
6.2. UNIDO Approach Terms of Economic Prices
6.3. Net Benefit in Terms of Economic Prices
Tell about saving impact of project.
6.4. Savings Impact
Week 15 UNIT 7 At the end of this lesson students will be
PROJECT FINANCING able to:
7.1. Source of Project Finance Enumerate Source of Project Finance
7.1.1. Equity Explain Cost of Capital.
7.1.2. Loan financing Tell Public Policy and Regulations on
7.1.3. Leasing Financing.
7.2. Cost of Capital Understand the concept of financing
7.3. Public Policy and Regulations on Financing institutions
7.4. Financing Institutions
Course expectation: Preparedness: You must come to class prepared by bringing with you the appropriate materials like
handouts, worksheets and exercises given, text books and completed assignments. Complete the individual
and group assignments and other activities on time. You must plan your own learning through reading various
course related materials and chapters in books. You are expected to work much individually to meet the
requirement of the course. You have to use your time for group work and home study effectively.
Participation: Make active participation during discussions (you must participate in class). You are not
participating if you are simply talking to a friend, doing homework, daydreaming, or not doing what the rest
of the class is doing. If you are working in a group or with a partner, you must talk to your group members or
partner and be a part of the group. Always be ready and willing to give constructive feedback to
partners/group members and to listen to their comments on your work
Medium: Use only English, which is the medium of instruction, especially in the class room
Policy Attendance: It is compulsory to come to class on time and every time. If you are going to miss more than
three classes during the term, you should not take this course
Assignments: You must do your individual and group assignments and submit on time. No late
assignment will be accepted
Tests/Quizzes: You will have short quizzes and tests almost every unit. If you miss the class or, are late to
class, you will miss the quiz or test. No makeup test or quizzes will be given. You are expected to observe
the rules and the regulations of the University as well
Cheating: You must do your own work and not copy and get answers from someone else. When you are
in class: please do not chew gum, eat something, listen to recorders or CD players, or involve in acts that
spoil the normal teaching-learning process; switch off your cell phones before class and exam sessions.
Any attempt to use cell phones in exam sessions will be considered an act of cheating and hence, dealt
accordingly.
Reference: Prasanna Chandra, Projects – Planning Analysis, Financing, Implementation, and Review
UNIDO, A Manual for the Preparations of Industrial Feasibility Studies
UNIDO, A Guide to Practical Project Appraisal
Harold Kerzner, Project Management
Rory Burke, Project Management
Trevor Tong, Planning Projects
Activities Points
Quiz 5
Assessment Arrangement Class Attendance 5
Group Assignment with Presentations 20
Tests 20
Final Exam 50
Total Points 100%
