Project Management (MGMT90128)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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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 Project Management methodologies, students will learn:
- How to develop a project, a business plan, and timelines
- How to manage stakeholders and risks; and how to monitor a project. 

Intended learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this subject 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

Generic skills

Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to: 

  • Work effectively in a professional environment
  • Apply and extend knowledge obtained through prior completion of EMA subjects in a professional setting
  • Work autonomously on a range of tasks in a professional setting.

 

 

Last updated: 4 March 2025