Unit of Study PROJ5003 Project Management: Initiation and Planning (2023)
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Credit points
12
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Placement
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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:
Assess alignment of project goals with organisational capabilities
Assess and manage project budgets, assumptions, resource constraints against stakeholder needs
Develop sustainable project management plans.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching method |
Structured online learning |
Assessment | |
Case study | 20% |
Project report | 40% |
Discussion board | 40% |
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.
- Available from www.pmi.org. Students who become members of the PMI (USD32) receive a complimentary digital copy: Project Management Institute, 2022, Process Groups: A Practice Guide, 1st edn, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. ISBN: ISBN-13978-1628257830 or ISBN: 1628257849.
- 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 Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.
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