Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) Course

Design Syllabus in PA 512- Project

Development and Management

BONIFACIO V. MAMON
COURSE FACILITATOR
 I. University
Vision: WVSU as the center for
educational excellence in the Visayas
and the hub for Human Resource
Development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mission: WVSU is committed to
provide holistic education geared towards
sustainable growth and development
Core Values: Scholarship Harmony
Innovation Nurturance Excellence
Service
Instructional Outcomes for Instruction:
Ang taga - West
 Institutional Outcomes for Instruction: A
Taga-West

1. is a creative and critical thinker

2. is an effective and responsible
communicator
3. is technologically skilled
4. has the capability to engage in
research
5. has teaming and collaborative skills
6. is socially responsible and has strong
national identity
 Institutional Outcomes for Instruction: A
Taga-West
7. is globally competitive
8. is self directed, competent, and
accountable professionals
9. has uncompromising personal and
professional ethical standards
10. can utilize lifelong learning skills for
personal development and excellence in
professional practice
 II. Campus
Vision: WVSU as a Center of Excellence in
Agriculture and Resource Entrepreneurship
and Industrial Technology Education.
Mission: Generate and advance knowledge
by using appropriate technology in leading and
managing an institution, organization and
community.
School of Graduate School Outcomes:
1. To update and improve knowledge and
skills in instruction, research, extension and
production.
 2. To prepare graduate to be globally
competitive in data processing and transfer of
learning with the aid of modern technology.

3. To enhance graduates’ capability in

designing and implementing educational
programs and managing human as well as
financial resources.

4. To strengthen linkages with other

institutions and community.
III. Program/Degree Master in Public
Administration (MPA)
IV. Program/Degree Outcomes:
Based on CMO 06 Series of 2010
•adequate knowledge and understanding of
fundamentals of good governance;
•high appreciation for the demands and
challenges of public service;
•high ethical values for public service,
accountability, nationalism and sustainability;
•strong sense of duty to promote and protect
public interest especially for the depressed
and the marginalized communities;
•adequate skills in management including
planning, implementation, monitoring and
human, material and resource management for
government and civil society organizations;
adequate ability to engage in scientific
research and national decision-making.
Based on CMO 53 Series 2007
An individual who completes in master’s
degree in Public Administration is able to
demonstrate:
1. in-depth understanding of a complex and
coherent body of knowledge and skills in an
area of study in Public Administration, which
may be applied in many skills in an area of
study in education, which may be applied in
many types of school or other educational
environments;
2. a higher order level of skill in the analysis,
critical assessment, and application and
communication of knowledge in the field;
3. an ability to apply knowledge and skills in
the field to new situations in more creative and
flexible ways, and to solve complex problems
in the field in ways that involve rigorous
thinking and independent work.
In particular, the individual who completes a
master’s degree in Public Administration
should be able to demonstrate the following
specific indicators of competency:
1. understand, develop and sustain arguments
about, and critically evaluate the current
problems, principles, and concepts of the field
of study, most of which should be at the
forefront of developments in the discipline;
2. apply this current knowledge in original
ways to specific problems or contexts by
undertaking research, a complex project, or
some other form of advanced scholarship;
3. demonstrate a comprehensive
understanding of the methods of inquiry in their
own research or advanced scholarship, and
how these methods are used to create and
interpret knowledge in the field;

4. critically evaluate current research,

advanced scholarship and methodologies in
the field;
5. creatively and systematically deal with
complex issues within a field, make judgments
or decisions in the absence of complete data,
and clearly communicate one’s justification for
such actions to specialist or non-specialist
audiences;
6. demonstrate initiative, self direction, and
originality in dealing with problems in the field
(e.g. develop innovative teacher approaches
and resources; establish new teacher
supervisory systems, etc.), particularly in the
planning and execution tasks in the field;
7. continue to advance their knowledge and
skills in the field using the established sources
of advanced information in the field;

8. undertake more advanced and specialized

training for developing existing skills, acquiring
higher level and more specialized
competencies in the formal higher education
context.
 V. Course No. and Course Title: PA
512- Project Development and Management
Prerequisites: None
VI. School Year/Semester Offered:
2020/ 1st Semester/ 2nd Semester/ Summer
VII. Course Description: A study on
the nature, concepts and application of project
development and management in achieving
organizational goals.
VIII. Course Credit/Unit: 3 units
IX. Course Outcomes: At the end of
the semester the students must have:
 •Know the serious gaps in the literature
on theory and practice of project development
, planning, and management.
•Know the projects development and
the integrated project planning and
management cycle
•Understand the project management
and the growing need for better project
management
•Discuss the relationship between
project, program, and portfolio management
and the contributions to make the enterprise
success
 •Create a program or project proposal.
•Explain the importance of developing
and following good procedures for closing
projects
Unit 0:
1. WVSU Vision, Mission, Core Values
1.1 Vision
1.2 Mission
1.3 Core Values
2. The Calinog Campus
2.1 Campus Outcomes
2.2 The Degree Program
Outcome
2.3 The Course/Subject Outcome
2.4 Institutional Outcomes
Unit 1: Introductory Concepts
Value Focus: Resourcefulness, Practicality,
Curiosity, Understanding, Precision
1.1. Project Definition
1.2. Project Development
1.3. Project Management
1.4. Project and Program Cycle: An
Introduction
Unit 2: Project Planning
Value Focus: Objectiveness, Practicality, Cooperation and Teamwork; Ingenuity;
Creativity
2.1. Steps in Formulating a Project Proposal
2.1.1. Problem identification and statement
2.1.2. Needs assessment
2.1.3. Rationale for the project
2.1.4. Goals and objectives
2.1.5. Project Activities
2.1.6. Project Work plan and Timeframe
2.2. Logical Framework and Project Monitoring and Evaluation
2.2.1. Basic Framework
2.2.2. Goals, objectives, and implementation strategies
2.2.3. Project Monitoring Indicators
2.3. Budgeting and Basic Accounting
2.3.1. Budget Planning
2.3.2. Funding
2.3.3. Basic Accounting
2.4. Writing and Editing
2.4.1. Writing reports, memos and correspondence
2.4.2. Form and Style
2.4.3. Basic Editing
Unit 3: Implementation
Value Focus: Resourcefulness, Practicality, Curiosity, Self-Reliance,
Confidence, Knowledge
3.1. Approaches to Project Implementation:
3.1.1.Top-Down Approach
3.1.2. Bottom-Up Approach
3.1.2. Collaborative Participatory Approach
3.2. Project Implementation Plan
3.2.1. Schedule
3.2.2. PIP Methods
3.2.2.1. Gantt Chart
3.2.2.2. Critical Path Method/ Net Work Analysis
3.2.2.3. Project Evaluation and Review Techniques
3.2.2.4. Simple Formats
3.2.3. Role of Implementing Agency
3.2.4. Beneficiary Participation
3.2.5. Organizational Structure and Staffing
3.2.6. Financial Management
3.2.7. Reporting System
3.2.8. Sustainability
3.2.9. Time Control and remedial action
3.2.10. Supervision of Implementation
3.3. Factors and Problems Affecting Implementation
Unit 4: Project Management
Value Focus: Knowledge, understanding, open-mindedness,
4.1. Definition
4.2. Project manager’s role
4.3. Project Management Decisions
4.4. Planning
4.5. Control
4.6. Action
4.7. Characteristics of a Good Project Manager