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Unit of Study MNG93220 - Project Procurement and Contract Management (2016)

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Unit description

Application of core concepts of project procurement through in structure and problem-based learning experiences. Students develop a critical ability in contract development, negotiation and incentivising: demonstrating a higher-level understanding of the project incentive-performance relationship.

Unit content

  1. Contract Types in Procurement
  2. Incentive-Performance Relationship
  3. Buyer-Contractor Relationship
  4. Clarity in Legal, Financial, Technical Contract Components
  5. Negotiating Contracts
  6. Trends and futures of procurement

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Not currently available in 2016

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

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1 A critical understanding of contract types, in addition to the contract-performance relationship
2 Critical evaluation of theories and concepts underpinning buyer-contractor relationships as it pertains to project management
3 A demonstrated ability to creatively negotiate project plans and incentives to achieve the highest level of group-benefit, without sacrificing performance
4 Higher-level ability in explaining, evaluating and developing clear legal, financial and technical components of project contracts

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. A critical understanding of contract types, in addition to the contract-performance relationship
    • GA4:
  2. Critical evaluation of theories and concepts underpinning buyer-contractor relationships as it pertains to project management
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. A demonstrated ability to creatively negotiate project plans and incentives to achieve the highest level of group-benefit, without sacrificing performance
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  4. Higher-level ability in explaining, evaluating and developing clear legal, financial and technical components of project contracts
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6: