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Project Management in Science (SKIL90004)
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
Overview
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AIMS
Projects drive most modern science organisations. Learn how to plan and manage projects, and to relate to a client, team members, and to other stakeholders. The subject covers the processes and tools / techniques in project management as well as the ‘soft side’ of managing people in projects. The subject uses the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) covering the competencies in project management including scope, time, cost, quality, resource, risk, communication and integration management.
Intended learning outcomes
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO)
Having completed this subject the student is expected to be able to:
- Plan a science consulting project
- List and describe the stages of the project life cycle, and the tasks and deliverables for each stage
- Describe and apply key processes in project management including risk management;
- Apply various techniques in project execution and monitoring including diagramming techniques such as PERT charts, the critical path method and resource levelling
- Describe and apply leadership and management capabilities required for managing projects.
Generic skills
Students should have honed generic skills such as clear thinking, improved reading and writing, enhanced ability to work in a team of people, and presentation skills.
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
- A group assignment on writing a project charter, requiring approximately 13 - 15 hours or work (10%)
- A group assignment involving an analysis of a project and a short oral presentation, requiring approximately 55 - 60 hours of work (45%)
- An individual assignment applying skills in computerized project management tools, requiring approximately 13 - 15 hours of work (10%)
- A closed book, 2 hour final exam (35%), requiring approximately 13 - 15 hours of work
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Matthew Digby Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 3-hour workshop per week for twelve weeks Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
Time commitment details
200 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None. Readings will be provided on-line.
- Subject notes
INDICATIVE CONTENT
The following content will be covered
- What is a project?
- Scooping
- Project Roles
- Planning a Project
- Budgeting and cost estimation
- Risk Management
- Documentation of Projects
- Organisational Structure and Culture
- Evaluating and ending projects
INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES
There will be no set text book but the following recommended texts are appropriate.
- Schwalbe, K., Introduction to Project Management, Fourth Edition, Course Technology 2012 (or similar books by Schwalbe)
- Gido and Clements., Successful Project Management, 5th ed., South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011.
- Meredith, J and Mantel, S. Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 8th Ed., Wiley, 2012.
CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS
This subject is relevant to careers as project consultants and managers in scientific fields. Since many large science-based organizations today carry out significant project work there is a large on-going demand for people with knowledge of this topic from both private consulting and government run organizations. Students will develop real world skills that they can use in industry. There will be one or two lectures from invited practitioners from industry.
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This subject contributes to the following:
- 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