Please review the video with instructions regarding topic selection for the final paper. If you are unable to see the video, a transcript is attached. Once you select a topic, you will need to identif

Slide 1 Welcome to DEFM 200. This presentation is to assist you with understanding the importance of contract management, the importance of ethics in contract management and then we will discuss the topics available for the final project paper . I know that this course can be daunting at first but I want everyone to focus on this lesson so that you will have some familiarity with the final paper topics so that each of you can make an informed decision about your final paper. Slide 2 The agenda for this presentation is to start with some comments about the importance of contract management, followe d by so me discussion about contract management ethics, and then to review the final paper topics. We will then close with a quote about contract management. Slide 3 Contract management is important to many d ifferent groups. According to the CMBOK “contract management is a specialized competency within the procurement profession , but it has a very broad perspective in terms of the responsibilities assigned to a contract manager. The job scope ranges from administrative skills of managing , organizing and p lanning to the excite ment and challenge of negotiating a major contract. ” Contract management is of interest to government agencies, business, the military, students as well as academics. Slide 4 Contract managers are expected to uphold a stringent c ode of ethics that covers the highest professional standards, to bring credit to the profession, to avoid all conflicts of interest, to comply with all laws, to remain informed about the field, to share knowledge with other contract management professionals and to never be a negative influence upon others. The first point of the Contract Managers Code of Ethics outlines the overarching goal of the profession , which is to “Strive to attain the hig hest professional standards of job performance, to exercise diligence in carrying out one ’s professional duties, and to serve the profession to the best of one ’s ability .” Slide 5 The first r esearch paper option is to e xplain, define and defend one of the core competen cies of contract managers . The three identified core competencies are: technical, conceptual and human relations. Slide 6 The second research paper option is to explain, define, and defend why the contr act managers code of ethics is important in the field of acquisition. If you chose this topic, consider the impact on the profession of those that have acted ethically an d unethically. Slide 7 In closing, I know that some of you are considering the field of government contracting as your chosen major. To this end, consider th is quote from the Contract Management Body of Knowledge , “Contract management is a mature profession but still growing ” Good luck with the final paper!