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Project Management (MGMT90128)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Email: rctcome@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject is designed to provide students with the ability to apply the foundation principles of project management in a variety of contexts. The program will examine the language of project management, and how foundation principles of project management can be used to enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of organisations. This subject will equip students with the skills and background information to successfully complete an internship with an external organisation or a group project.
Using different Project Management methodologies including PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments), students will learn:
- how to develop a project, a business plan, and timelines;
- how to manage stakeholders and risks; and how to communicate project results.
Finally, students will develop a career plan and a CV that profiles the knowledge, skills and insights that have been acquired during the course of their university study, and in particular, during their EMA degree.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- develop a critical understanding of the key concepts and principles of project management;
- develop an increased confidence in understanding and using the language of project management;
- develop the capacity to reflect critically on and improve their project management practices;
- be prepared to work effectively in a professional environment;
- apply and extend knowledge obtained in other EMA subjects;
- develop an understanding of why projects might succeed or fail;
- possess project management skills; and
- use multiple Project Management methodologies including PRINCE2.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, student should gain the following generic skills:
- ability to work effectively in a professional environment;
- applied and extended knowledge obtained through prior completion of EMA subjects in a professional setting; and
- ability to work autonomously on a range of tasks in a professional setting.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- In-class assessments (according to topics) equivalent to 1,000 words (20%), completed in weeks 2 and 3 of the subject.
- A project proposal developed using the PRINCE methodology equivalent to 1,500 words (30%), due within one week of the conclusion of the subject.
- A project management plan developed using a selected Project Management methodology, equivalent to 2,500 words (50%), due within four weeks of the conclusion of the subject.
- Hurdle: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Richard Comerford Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: 4 x 6 hour seminars, taught intensively over four weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 8 September 2017 to 6 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 22 September 2017 Census date 13 September 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 October 2017 Assessment period ends 27 October 2017 September contact information
Email: rctcome@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This intensive subject will be taught weekly over four weeks, beginning in August.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Check with subject coordinator and on LMS for prescribed reading.
Recommended texts and other resources
Verzuh, Eric. The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (4th edition). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, 2011.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation EMA 200 point program - full time over 2 years Major EMA 150 point program - full time over 1.5 years Informal specialisation EMA 100 point program - full time over 1 year Informal specialisation EMA 200 point program - full time over 1.5 years - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022