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Engineering Project Implementation (CVEN90045)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Project management provides an organisation with powerful tools that improve its ability to plan, organise and manage resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. In undertaking this subject students will explore the principles and distinct technical skills of engineering management that are needed to implement a project. The subject is of particular relevance to students wishing to establish a career in engineering project management, but is also of relevance to a range of engineering design disciplines where design for the total life cycle of the product or infrastructure should be considered. 

Topics covered include key aspects of the management principles, project planning & scheduling, management systems & control and management practices to enable execution of the project in a timely and financially prudent manner.

Note: This subject has been integrated with the Skills Towards Employment Program (STEP) and contains activities that can assist in the completion of the Engineering Practice Hurdle (EPH).

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject the student is expected to:

  • ILO1 - Utilise a range of management techniques, such as critical path method, program evaluation & review, time-cost optimisation, earned value and resource levelling, to enable execution of a project in a timely and financially prudent manner
  • ILO2 - Describe the management principles with regard to project management processes, organisation structure, professional ethics and Occupational, Health and Safety
  • ILO3 - Explore issues in management practices with regard to building clients and stakeholders' requirements, consulting engineering practice and management, specification preparation, and professional documentation
  • ILO4 - Apply digital engineering techniques, such as BIM, sensor technologies and imaging technology, in engineering project implementation

Generic skills

  • Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation, and solution
  • Ability to utilise a systems approach to complex problems and to design and operational performance
  • Ability to conduct an engineering project
  • Ability to communicate effectively, with the engineering team and with the community at large
  • Ability to manage information and documentation
  • Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities, and commitment to them
  • Ability to function effectively as an individual and in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, as a team leader or manager as well as an effective team member
  • Capacity for lifelong learning and professional development.

Last updated: 13 July 2024