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Managing Design Projects (ABPL30071)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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The demand for project management skills and capabilities in design professions continues to grow in parallel to an increase in organisations undertaking and embracing project-based work. As a result, project management skills and competencies can be seen as a competitive advantage in design-based industries
and creative practice. An understanding of project management principles is particularly important for early career design professionals given the challenges that they may be exposed to. These may include managing stakeholder relationships, understanding and managing changing project requirements, needing to adopt different project leadership styles, and responding to fast paced industry-based challenges.
This subject offers students both a theoretical and practical understanding of project management principles as they apply in the context of design-based professions and project-based work in the industry. Students will become familiar with the fundamentals of project management through a series of lectures and tutorials with accompanying readings, industry case studies, and collaborative activities. The subject will develop students’ understanding of the nature of projects in the context of their respective future professions and creative endeavours and equip them with the insights and tools they need to conceptualise, manage, communicate and apply a range of project management-based tools and frameworks. In this way, this subject will help students develop work readiness for project-based work
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Explain project management theory as it applies within the context of design-based professions and creative practice.
- Critically analyse, evaluate and discuss project management principles, tools and practices in the context of design-based disciplines.
- Describe the application of project management principles to the student's major and disciplinary focus and identify specific and relevant issues for projects in this area.
- Develop a project proposal and in doing so, effectively communicate and apply project management ideas and concepts.
Generic skills
- Work collaboratively and productively in groups and across disciplines
- Demonstrate intellectual independence to critically analyse and problem-solve
- Apply critical and analytical skills to the identification, evaluation and resolution of project-based problems
- Communicate ideas professionally and effectively in written, graphic and oral formats.
Last updated: 18 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the B-DES Bachelor of Design
AND
A minimum of 150 credit points of Completed Study
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: 18 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual Report
| Week 4 | 20% |
Project proposal- report format ( group of 3 )
| Week 11 | 50% |
Exam ( 1.5 hour exam )
| During the examination period | 30% |
Last updated: 18 April 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
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Last updated: 18 April 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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.
Last updated: 18 April 2024