Pathways to Higher Education Project

 

Center for Advancement of Postgraduate

 Studies and Research in Engineering Sciences,

Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University

(CAPSCU)

Planning

and

Controlling

Prof. Dr. Kamel Ali Omran

 

Course Objectives

 

The general objectives of the course

 

After reading these materials, attending this course and absorbing its contents, you will be able to:

 

1. Know what do we mean by objectives? What are the main types of it? What is the importance of the organizational objectives setting? And how can we develop these organizational objectives?

 

2. Understand planning; its meaning, nature, and importance for both organizations and the people who are working in them.

 

3. Practice planning through following the main steps for developing a plan (the planning process and its steps).

 

4. Figure out the main principles for effective planning in organizations.

 

5. Explain the interrelationship of planning and controlling.

 

6. Discuss the different types of control and the major requirements for effective control, as well as its main barriers.

 

7. Practice planning situations and tasks for achieving the organizational and individuals objectives.

 

8. Know the main tools and techniques that can be used in planning and controlling.

 

 

Table of Contents

 

            Acknowledgement and Foreword

Chapter 1: Basic Concept of Planning

1.1 Introduction   

1.2 Planning: Its Meaning, Nature, and Importance

1.3 Planning Process

1.4 The Main Types of Plans and Applications

Chapter 2: Planning and Time

2.1 Gantt Charts

2.2 PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique)

Chapter 3: Controlling Process

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Prerequisites of the Control System

3.3 The Basic Control Processes

3.4 Most Common Methods and Techniques for Controlling

Chapter 4: Cases and Exercises

4.1 Case One

4.2 Case Two

4.3 Case Three

4.4 Case Four

4.5 Case Five

4.6 Case Six

Glossary

References

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