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Unit of Study PROJ5001 - Project Management (2021)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Anti-requisites

    MNG00783 Project Management for Sport

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Develops students' understanding of the principles of project management, from a managerial perspective in an organisational setting, and the skills needed to plan and manage projects with teams. Students will be introduced to the various phases and processes associated with a project life cycle, and should understand the knowledge areas associated with any project and explore practical applications of the knowledge acquired through this unit.

Unit content

Module 1 Organising Projects

  • Introduction to project management
  • Project Selection, prioritisation and chartering
  • PMI and Organisational Influences, leading teams
  • Planning for Stakeholders, Communication and WBS

Module 2 Planning Projects

  • Scheduling Projects
  • Resourcing and Budgeting Projects
  • Project Risk and Quality Planning

Module 3 Performing Projects

  • Managing Scope, Schedule, Cost, and Quality
  • Managing the Supply Chain, Integration, Communication, and Risk, & Determining project progress and finishing projects
  • Unit review and exam preparation

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session1
Session1
Melbourne N/A
Session1,3
Melbourne - The Hotel School
Session3
Session3
Online
Session1,3
Session1,3
Perth N/A
Session1,3
Sydney N/A
Session1,3
Sydney - The Hotel School
Session3
Session3

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:

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles of project management as prescribed in the global standard (PMBOK® Guide)

Select and initiate a project, taking into account organisational goals, structure, culture, stakeholders, and competition for resources

Critically analyse, interpret and apply the project management knowledge areas to the various phases of any project, as appropriate, and demonstrate an understanding of the activities and interrelationships critical to the successful completion of each phase of a project

Create an integrated project plan for a real project, including schedule, human resources, budget, risks, and quality, and prepare appropriate Project Management documentation of the plan

Calculate project progress by comparing actual to planned performance and create improvement plans as needed

Appraise the acquiring, induction, assessing, developing, decision-making, and conflict resolution issues of a project team.

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