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Unit of Study PROJ5002 - Project Management Principles (2024)

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Unit description

Analysis of foundational concepts of project management and evaluation of current trends in project management practice and research. Students participate in structured learning activities and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of core project management concepts in practice.

Unit content

Module 1:  Project Management Introduction, Charter and Kick-Off

Module 2:  Communication Plan, WBS and RACI

Module 3:  Time Management and Cost Management

Module 4:  Progress Reporting, Scope Change and Crashing

Module 5:  Risk Management and Quality Management

Module 6:  Procurement, Teams and Project Closure

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online
Summer Term
Term1,2,3,4,5
Summer Term
Term1,2,3,4,5

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 thorough knowledge of the Project Management Body of Knowledge; terminology, principles and applications

explain the internal and external roles and responsibilities and present within project management teams

critique current trends in project management research and practice

synthesise and reinterpret a past or existing project using PMBOK terminology and frames.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • This is the basic text for many project management units: Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2022, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • This is the basic text for many project management units: Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2022, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • This is the basic text for many project management units: Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2022, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • This is the basic text for many project management units: Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2022, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • This is the basic text for many project management units: Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2022, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • This is the basic text for many project management units: Kloppenborg, TJ, Anantatmula, V & Wells, KN, 2022, Contemporary Project Management: Plan-Driven and Agile Approaches, 5th edn, Cengage, Boston, MA, USA. ISBN: ISBN-13 978-0357715734 or ISBN-10 035771573X .
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.