IOE Syllabus – Project Engineering

Course Objective:

To introduce the basic knowledge on project and project environment

To make the students able to prepare feasibility study report and project proposal.

To provide the sound knowledge of project planning, implementation and controlling.

To provide knowledge on risk associated with the project

To provide the knowledge of project finance and

To provide the concept of modern trends and techniques of project management.

1.1.Definition of Project, its characteristics, and example of project.

1.2.Classification of Project

1.3.Project Objective and Goal

1.4.Project Life Cycle Phases

1.5.Project Environment

1.6.Introduction to Project Management

2.1.Concept of Project Appraisal

2.2.Project Proposal (technical and financial)

2.3.Procedure for Developing Project Proposal

2.4.Techniques of Project Formulation

Feasibility analysis

Cost Benefit analysis

Input analysis

Environmental analysis

3.1.Concept of Project Planning and its Importance

3.2.Project Planning Process

3.3.Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

3.4.Project Scheduling with Bar Chart, CPM & PERT

3.5.Project Scheduling with Limited Resources (Resource Leveling and Smoothing)

3.6.Introduction to Planning Software – MS Project

4.1.Introduction to Monitoring, Evaluation and Controlling

4.2.Project Control

4.3.Project Control Cycle

4.4.Elements of Project Control (time, cost and quality)

4.5.Project Schedule Control

4.6.Project Cost Control: Methods and procedure (Earned value analysis)

4.7.Project Quality Control

4.8.Introduction to Project Management Information System (PMIS)

5.1.Introduction to Project Risk

5.2.Types of Project Risk

5.3.Analysis of Major Sources of Risk

5.4.Effective Management of Project Risk

Risk Management planning

Risk Identification

Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis

Risk Response Planning

Risk Monitoring and Controlling

6.1.Project finance

6.2.Capital Structure Planning

6.3.Capital Budgeting Decision

References:

1IshwarAdhikari and Santosh Kr. Shrestha, “A text book of Project Engineering”, Chandeshwori Publication, First Editn.

2DhurbaP.Rizal, “Project Management” , Ratnapustakbhandar.

3E.R. Yescombe, “Principles of Project Finance” Yescombe-Consulting Limited.

4K. Nagarajan, “Project Management”, ISBN: 81-224-1340-4, New Age International (P) Limited, New Delhi, India.

5Dr. Govinda Ram Agrawal, “Project Management in Nepal” Edition: 2006, M.K. Publishers and Distributors, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Evaluation Scheme:

The questions will cover all the chapters in the Syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below.