Integrated Project Management G (11807.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
School Of Design And The Built Environment | Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify and apply appropriate project management strategies for construction projects;
2. Understand different roles and responsibilities of a construction project manager, with reference to the digital information on resources, cost, time, risk and quality;
3. Explain the different skills required by construction project team members and project manager and how they are applied within a construction project; and
4. Formulate and propose digital solutions to project management issues.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2023 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 31 July 2023 | Flexible | Dr Saeed Banihashemi |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | Flexible | Dr Saeed Banihashemi |
Required texts
Recommended reading:
Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition.
Dobie, C., 2007. "A Handbook of Project Management", Allen and Unwin, Crow's Nest, NSW.
Uher T. E & Loosemore M (2004) Essentials of Construction Project Management. UNSW Press
Kerzner, H (2004). Project Management best practices: achieving global excellence. John Wiley & Sons.
Lowe, D & Leiringer, R (2006) Commercial Management of Projects: Defining the discipline. Blackwell Publishing.
McGeorge, D & Palmer, A (2002). Construction Management: New directions. Blackwell Publishing.
Peterson, S.J (2005), Construction Accounting & Financial Management. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Walker, I & Wilkie, R (2002). Commercial Management in Construction. Blackwell Publishing
Walker, A (2007), Project Management in Construction. Blackwell Publishing
Standards Australia
This can be accessed through the University of Canberra Library (it should be noted that as the university has only one license only
one person can be logged on at any one time, therefore logging off is highly important and improper use is frowned upon).
Additional references may be given out during the course of the lectures if the relevance is to particular lectures.
Participation requirements
Student attendance is strongly encouraged and participation in tutorials is strongly recommended. |
Required IT skills
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, internet search. |
Work placement, internships or practicums
Not applicable.