Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| SCU Online |
Unit description
Consideration of project initiation and planning as the first processes in the project management lifecycle. Students undertake structure and problem-based (scenario) learning to evaluate and assess a project at the selection phase, and create and critique comprehensive project management plans and charters.
Unit content
- Project Selection
- Stakeholder and Communication Management
- Project Initiation
- Project Planning — Scope Management
- Project Time and Resource Management
- Project Planning — Cost Estimation
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Assess alignment of project goals with organisational capabilities |
| 2 | Assess and manage project budgets, assumptions, resource constraints against stakeholder needs |
| 3 | Develop sustainable project management plans. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Assess alignment of project goals with organisational capabilities
- Assess and manage project budgets, assumptions, resource constraints against stakeholder needs
- Develop sustainable project management plans.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Available from www.pmi.org. Students who become members of the PMI (USD32) receive a complimentary digital copy: Project Management Institute, 2017, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th edn, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. ISBN: 9-781-628-25184-5.
- This is the basic text for this course. Available as an eBook. (4th edition is also suitable): Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2023, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
- Available from www.pmi.org. Students who become members of the PMI (USD32) receive a complimentary digital copy: Project Management Institute, 2017, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th edn, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. ISBN: 9-781-628-25184-5.
- This is the basic text for this course. Available as an eBook. (4th edition is also suitable): Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2023, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning |
| Assessment | |
| Case study | 20% |
| Project report | 40% |
| Discussion board | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
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