and Course Materials
Spring 2009
Office Hours:
Tuesday, 3 - 5 pm,
Wednesday 3 - 5 pm,
and by appointment.
The fastest and easiest way to contact me is always via email.
Preliminary syllabi are available here.
Room: SMG 210
First Class, Tuesday January 20th, 2009.
Attendance at the first class is extremely important. Many essential concepts will be covered.
The second week will be very confusing if you miss the first week.
Text:
Project Management, The Managerial Process
Gray, C. & Larson, E. (2006). Project Management: The Managerial Process,
4th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
The current edition for this textbook is recognizable by the baton handoff on the cover. You can probably survive with previous editions, international editions, etc. It is your decision, and in the end it is your responsibility. At a minimum, hHomework assignments, chapters, and page numbers will be different from my notes. Rather than get either version, a better option is to get the e-book. This will save you $100! See bottom of this page. |
|
 4th Edition ISBN: 978-0-07-352515-0 |
Amazon Shoppers Beware:
The above ISBN is taken right from my copy of the book on my desk! If you enter that ISBN into the search at Amazon, you'll get to a page that says the (same!) book is not available yet. Use the following ISBNs to get the same book, but that you can order:
ISBN-10: 0073348171
ISBN-13: 978-0073348179
Text:
Project Management, The Managerial Process
Gray, C. & Larson, E. (2006). Project Management: The Managerial Process,
4th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
| The correct edition for this textbook is
recognizable by the baton
handoff on the cover. You can survive with a previous edition, but
homework assignments,
chapters,
and page numbers will be different from my notes. Rather than get either version, a better option is to get the e-book. This will save you $100! See bottom of this page. |
4th Edition ISBN: 978-0-07-352515-0 |
Amazon Shoppers Beware:
The above ISBN is taken right from my copy of the book on my desk!. If you enter that ISBN into the search at Amazon, you'll get to a page that says the (same!) book is not available yet. Use the following ISBNs to get the same book, but that you can order:
ISBN-10: 0073348171
ISBN-13: 978-0073348179
Room: MET B02B
First Class, Wednesday January 14, 2009.
Attendance at the first class is extremely important, many essential concepts will be covered.
The second week will be very confusing if you miss the first week.
Text Book:
Designing and Managing the Supply Chain:
Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies
by Simchi-Levi, Kaminski & Simchi-Levi
McGraw Hill / Irwin
There is a new edition for this textbook, the 3rd edition. It is recognizable by the planets on the cover. At least, I assume they are planets.
You might be able to survive with a previous edition, but homework assignments, chapters, and page numbers will be different from my notes. Also, there may be new cases not in the old text.
2nd
Edition
Cover |
3rd
Edition
Cover |
(for Project Management)
Gray and Larson, e-Book.
I have set up an eBook at the Primis Online / McGraw-Hill website. It consists of only the chapters that are used in AD642, AD742 HY, and AD742 OL. Rather than purchase a hard copy of the textbook, you may purchase the e-Book for about $50.
Note: You can use this e-book for all of my AD642 and AD742 classes: online, classroom, and hybrid.
This is an experiment, but I believe it is an excellent option. As far as I can tell, everything that is in the textbook is in the e-Book. Plus, if you are having delivery problems or are tired of dragging that heavy book around, the e-Book might be just the thing for you.
For students at sea on ships, in the military overseas, or on travel abroad, it should make getting the textbook possible.
Personally, I think the savings of $100 makes the inconveniences more than worth it. However, I take no responsibility for the e-Book (or for textbooks for that matter). I neither make money from this nor do I get anything out of it. I am doing it just to save you money and to make it more convenient.
Remember, caveat emptor.
If you select the eBook, when you get to the purchasing page you will be given two options. You can either buy an “online” version or a “download” version. It’s your choice.
Online
The online version is available to you from any computer anywhere. You need only a reasonably fast internet connection to access it. The file size is about 3 MB.
Download
The download version can be downloaded to your computer, but you can then only assess it from that computer. It is available to you for ever on that computer.
Choose the option that suits your work style. If you only work with one computer, the download version might be the one for you. If you need to access the book from multiple computers (say at home and at work) then the online version is a better choice. Your choice is final -- you cannot change your mind later.
Beware Firewalls!
Some students have reporterd problems accessing e-books at their office becasue of firewall issues. McGraw Hill is much better than they used to be on this issue, but you need to check it out before deciding.HOW TO LOCATE YOUR EBOOK IN THE PRIMIS EBOOKSTORE
Go to: www.ebooks.primisonline.com
Click on middle square for Custom Ebooks:
Click "Next" you will eventually come back to the registration step if you are currently not a user in the ebookstore.
1. Select your country: USA
2. Select your state: MA
3. Select your school: Boston University
4. Select the eBook you wish to purchase: Program and Project Management
You should get the following information:
Program
and Project Management
This text is for use in
AD642 at Boston University.
ISBN: 0390878588
Pages: 396
Price (in US funds): $51.18
Note: You can use this e-book for all of my AD642 and AD742 classes: online, classroom, and hybrid.
When you click "buy" it will prompt you to enter your username and password. If you do not have one already, you will need to register as a new user.
Complete purchase with credit card information.
If you have any questions, don't call me, contact Primis at
1-800-962-9342 or at primismhhe@mcgraw-hill.com.