Project Management (MGMT90128)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | September |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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
- 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
- Ability to work autonomously on a range of tasks in a professional setting.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-EMA Executive Master of Arts
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: 8 November 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
In-class assessments (according to topics)
| From Week 2 to Week 3 | 20% |
A project proposal developed using the PRINCE methodology
| 1 Week after the end of teaching | 30% |
A project management plan developed using a selected Project Management methodology
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of attendance at three out of the four days of scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Anna Kosovac 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 13 September 2024 to 4 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 17 September 2024 Census date 4 October 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 October 2024 Assessment period ends 25 October 2024 September contact information
Email: anna.kosovac@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Additional delivery details
This intensive subject will be taught weekly over four weeks, beginning in September.
Please note: Students wishing to enrol in this subject must be admitted to the Executive Master of Arts
Last updated: 8 November 2024
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Last updated: 8 November 2024