Project Management (9534.1)

This unit will walk students through the nuts and bolts of project management. From understanding the project life cycle to setting priorities and expectations to controlling expenses and reporting results, project management touches several resources within organisations. Students will examine roles and environments and various techniques of planning, evaluation, and control. An overview of the tools used in contemporary project management is also provided.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Define the terms project and project management;

2. Describe the project life cycle, project selection, project environment, and approval process;
3. Identify the project management process groups including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing;
4. Explain the role of the project manager in initiating and completing a project;
5. Apply skills for a project in integration management, scope management, time management, cost management, quality management, human resource management, communications management, risk management, and procurement management;
6. Describe how to organise the organisational structure for a project;
7. Develop methods for motivating teams and keeping them focused;
8. Explain how to make leadership decisions concerning organisational structure and the role of project resources on a project's team; and
9. Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

24cp

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

NONE.

Equivalent units

NO.

Assumed knowledge

None