Project Management and Business Communication (DA 525)

2021 Summer
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Data Analytics(DA)
3
6
Hakan Aksungar haksungar@sabanciuniv.edu,
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Doctoral, Master
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CONTENT

This course is intended to provide industry insight into the world of project management and business communication. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to have a clear understanding of the tasks and challenges that are fundamental to project management requirements. The course will also cover issues on team management and other aspects of project management on schedules, risks and resources for a successful project outcome. The second part of this course will concentrate on effective communication with team members, presentation techniques for a wide range of audiences and communicating results and recommendations to upper management and clients.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES


1. Develop the ability to use critical, analytical, and reflective thinking and reasoning

2. Reflect on social and ethical responsibilities in his/her professional life.

3. Gain experience and confidence in the dissemination of project/research outputs

4. Work responsibly and creatively as an individual or as a member or leader of a team and in multidisciplinary environments.

5. Communicate effectively by oral, written, graphical and technological means and have competency in English.

6. Independently reach and acquire information, and develop appreciation of the need for continuously learning and updating.


1. Design and model engineering systems and processes and solve engineering problems with an innovative approach.

2. Establish experimental setups, conduct experiments and/or simulations.

3. Analytically acquire and interpret data.


1. To have acquired basic theoretical knowledge and technical infrastructure in the field of cyber security

2. To have developed a deep experience and understanding on the basic methods and human-induced and techinal weaknesses followed by the existing and future cyber attacks, threats and counterfeiting

3. To be able to analyze an IT infrastructure comprehensively and to determine risk by monitoring the existing weaknesses and to determine a cyber security strategy

4. To take the necessary measures to prevent possible costs and destruction during the occurrence of cyber attacks,

5. To be able to use current cyber security software tools and related software for professional purposes,

6. To follow the cyber security intelligence news and to combine and analyze data from different sources to take measures for preventing or reducing the prospective cyber attacks,

7. To be able to take preventive measures to hinder possible drawbacks by creating a deep understanding and awareness in legal, ethical and social aspects of protecting the security and privacy of personal and corporate data.


1. Comprehend the conceptual foundations of analytical methods and techniques within the scope of business analytics,

2. Acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on applied information systems by developing fundamental programming skills,

3. Improve decision making by turning high-volume data into useful information and integrating data analysis tools

4. Turn high-volume data into useful information by using quantitative models and understanding and managing data analysis techniques, communicate and visualize the results for business use

5. Understand the data quality, data integrity and data accuracy concepts, and occupational ethics regarding data privacy and intellectual property


1. Identify the communication requirements in the corporate infrastructure, design and implement a capable and expandable solution.

2. Apply fundamental programming concepts to produce the source code by enforcing the correct syntax and semantics.

3. Customize, debug and test the code.

4. Design and implement a database system suitable for the requirements of the project.

5. Conduct project planning, management and coordination; prioritize resources and activities for on-time and on-budget project delivery.