Unit Information

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PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques

Credit points: ssumed !no"ledge: Pre$requisite%s&: 'ear: 10 None None 2014 Mode: #ocation: #earning method: Internal and external delivery Casuarina OLR

(emester: (chool:

1 S hool o! "n#ineerin# and In!ormation $e hnolo#y

Unit coordinator: phone:

Asma Rehman Khan %0&' &(4) )&2&

email:

asma*rehman+han, du*edu*au

Unit )escription

$his unit deals -ith tools and te hni.ues o! ontem/orary /ro0e t mana#ement* It overs the !ollo-in# to/i s1 introdu tion to /ro0e t mana#ement2 ethi al issues in ondu tin# /ro0e ts2 statement o! -or+ and the s/e i!i ation2 /ro0e t -or+ 3rea+do-n stru ture and team re ruitment2 #eneratin# a /ro0e t tas+ list2 /ro0e t 4antt hart2 riti al /ath analysis2 ris+ analysis 3asi s and time 3u!!er al ulations2 3ud#etin# and ostin#2 /ro0e t /lan revie-2 /ro0e t exe ution2 /ro0e t han#e2 /ro0e t ommuni ation and team 3uildin#2 a hievin# losure2 ty/es o! /ro0e ts1 3asi /ro0e ts5 ma0or /ro0e ts5 ma ro /ro0e ts2 international /ro0e ts in the #lo3al environment2 /ro urement*

$his unit is reliant on on6line materials in ludin# ele troni su3mission o! assessment items* Students must have a ess to a relia3le hi#h6s/eed 3road3and onne tion and a s anner*

#earning *utcomes

*n completion of this unit students "ill +e a+le to: 2 "x/lain and use the /ro esses5 tools and te hni.ues o! /ro0e t mana#ement -ithin the ontext o! 3roader strate#i /lans* 8emonstrate +no-led#e o! the role o! a /ro0e t mana#er and 3est /ra ti es asso iated -ith -or+in# as /art o! a /ro0e t team*

Course #earning *utcome,s 174 1 7 45 )

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8emonstrate an a3ility to !un tion e!!e tively in a multi6 ultural5 multi6 dis i/linary /ro0e t #rou/5 as a team leader as -ell as a team mem3er* Analyse /ro3lems and issues that may arise durin# a /ro0e t and riti ally a//ly a//ro/riate tools and te hni.ues to mana#e the issues* >se e!!e tive ommuni ation methods to onvey ideas and /rin i/les5 in ludin# -ritin# stru tured re/orts on a tivities !or a variety o! sta+eholders*

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Teaching and #earning (trategies Students -ill learn throu#h individual -or+5 olla3orative #rou/ -or+ and ex/eriential and ase 3ased learnin#* $he ontent and various learnin# a tivities -ill 3e delivered throu#h Learnline su//lemented -ith video materials* Student learnin# is /a ed and #uided 3y a -ee+ly study #uide availa3le on Learnline* $he #uide in ludes assessment items*

Participation <or internal students5 attendan e to all s heduled lasses is ex/e ted5 ho-ever there are no minimum attendan e re.uirements* <or external students5 re#ular intera tion via Learnline is ex/e ted* "xternal students are -el ome to attend the internal le ture and tutorials lasses* $he re ommended study ommitment !or all students is 12 hours /er -ee+5 -hi h in ludes !ormal onta t hours !or internal students*

S/e i!i details o! individual lass times an 3e o3tained 3y a essin# the lass timeta3le at1 htt/1??---* du*edu*au?timeta3le?

*0er0ie" of ssessment ssessment Item 1* 2* A* 4* 9ro0e t ;ana#er Intervie4rou/ 9ro0e t 6 9ro#ress Re/ort 4rou/ 9ro0e t 7 <inal Su3mission <inal "xam Percentage 10 @ 10 @ 2: @ :: @ #earning *utcomes 25 : 1 7 A5 : 16: 16:

ssessment Item )etails <urther details o! all assessment items -ill 3e #iven in the -or+sho/s and throu#h Learnline as these items are made availa3le to students* Su3missions !or these assessment items should 3e made via Learnline in either ;i roso!t Bord or 98< !ormat 3y the due date* Su3missions in any other !ormat -ill not re eive any !eed3a +5 and they may not 3e a3le to 3e mar+ed*
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Su3mission lin+s -ill 3e /la ed on Learnline under CAssessmentsD* $he !inal exam -ill 3e entrally or#anised 3y the >niversity5 and the mid6semester exam -ill 3e or#anised 3y the le turer* In!ormation a3out exams in ludin# exam rules5 /ast exam /a/ers5 exam lo ation and invi#ilation and mid6semester exams an 3e !ound at1 htt/1??---* du*edu*au?en#it?examIn!o dditional ssessment Information <or additional assessment in!ormation a3out1 Assessment oversheet Assessment rules 9la#iarism Re!eren in# re.uirements "xtensions and late su3mission S alin# 4radin# S/e ial exams and s/e ial onsideration

9lease re!er to htt/1??---* du*edu*au?en#it?assessIn!o

(pecial Requirements None

Resources

Required te1t+oo!%s& S h-al3e5 K* An Introduction to Project Management Fourth Edition Kathy S h-al3e LCC Re.uired text3oo+s an 3e ordered !rom the C8> Eoo+sho/ throu#h their -e3site at ---* du*edu*au?3oo+sho/

#earnline $he S hool o! "n#ineerin# and I$ has im/lemented a onsistent a//roa h !or the use o! Learnline !or all units delivered throu#h the S hool* Learnline -ill 3e used to /rovide all students a ess to1

re#ular im/ortant announ ements a3out the unit5 in ludin# s hedule u/dates5 noti!i ation release o! assessment items5 availa3ility o! #rades and assi#nment !eed3a +5 han#es in le turer availa3ility the unit outline5 -ee+ly ontent to/i s5 in ludin# introdu tory notes5 audio6visual resour es5 learnin# a tivities and other relevant study materials5 readin#s and assessment items a ommuni ation /oint !or -e3 on!eren in# and asyn hronous dis ussion !orums !or student intera tion -ith other students and le turers !eed3a + !rom tas+s and #rades !or assessa3le -or+
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<or Internal students5 Learnline resour es !or the unit -ill su//lement le tures5 tutorial sessions and /ra ti e la3oratories* <or "xternal students5 Learnline -ill 3e used to /rovide all o! the resour es re.uired !or om/letion o! the unit5 in ludin# -here relevant in!ormation re#ardin# om/ulsory intensive 3lo +s* Bhere /ossi3le5 Colla3orate -ill 3e used to share and re ord le tures and student /resentations %-here these !orm /art o! the unit assessment re.uirements' !or use in syn hronous and asyn hronous !ormats* Bhere a essi3ility is unrelia3le !or external students5 other /resentation !ormats %S+y/e5 tele on!eren in#' -ill 3e ne#otiated* Bhere relevant5 all students -ill 3e ex/e ted to a ess unit assessments and ma+e assi#nment su3missions throu#h Learnline* Assessment !eed3a + -ill also 3e /rovided throu#h Learnline* 8is ussion Eoard !orums -ill 3e esta3lished in Learnline to en oura#e intera tion 3et-een le turers5 internal students and external students* Other ommuni ation tools 7 Elo#s5 Bi+is and Fournals 7 -ill 3e ex/lored !or use in /ost#raduate ourses to /rovide more !o used o//ortunities !or riti al thin+in#5 /ro!essional dis ourse and #rou/ -or+*

dditional Resources S*F* ;antel Fr et al5 Core Concepts, Project Management in Practice 5 2nd edition5 Fohn Biley and Sons5 200: ;eredith5 F* R* G ;antel5 S* F* Fr5 %200)' Project Management A Managerial Approach, )th "dition5 Fohn Biley and Sons* 9ro0e t ;ana#ement Institute %2002' A Guide to the Project Management Body of Kno ledge, !""! Edition, 9ro0e t ;ana#ement Institute Standards Committee $homsett5 R* %1((A' #hird a$e project management% a hand&oo' for managing the comple( information systems for the )**"+s, "n#le-ood Cli!!s1 9 $ R 9renti e =all* KerHner5 =* %200)'5 A ,ystems Approach to Planning, ,cheduling and Controlling 5 (th "dition5 Fohn Biley and Sons*

Proposed #earning (chedule 2ee! 3o 1 2 A 4 : ) #ecture Topics Introdu tion to 9ro0e t ;ana#ement 7 Cha/ter 1 9ro0e ts5 9ro#rammes and 9ort!olios 7 Cha/ter 2 Initiatin# 9ro0e ts5 Resour es 7 Cha/ter A 9lannin# 9ro0e ts1 Inte#ration and S o/e 7 Cha/ter 4 9lannin# 9ro0e ts1 $ime ;ana#ement and Cost 7 Cha/ter 4 9lannin# 9ro0e ts1 Iuality and =uman Resour es 7 Cha/ter 4 G : Tutorials , #a+orator4 cti0it4 Introdu tion to 8is ussion Eoard Introdu tion to ;S 9ro0e t $utorial .uestions5 9ro0e t -or+ $utorial .uestions5 9ro0e t -or+ $utorial .uestions5 9ro0e t -or+ $utorial .uestions5 9ro0e t -or+ 4rou/ 9ro0e t 6 9ro#ress Re/ort 4rou/ Student Contra t 9ro0e t ;ana#er Interviessessments )ue

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9lannin# 9ro0e ts15 Communi ations and Sta+eholder ;ana#ement 7 Cha/ter :

$utorial .uestions5 9ro0e t -or+

;id6Semester Study 9eriod & ( 10 11 12 1A 1461: "xe utin#5 ;onitorin# and Controllin# 9ro0e ts 7 Cha/ter ) Closin# 9ro0e ts and Eest 9ra ti es in 9ro0e t ;ana#ement 7 Cha/ter J G & Revie- o! all to/i s Revision Bee+ Centrally or#anised exam Re!er exam timeta3le $utorial .uestions 9lannin# 9ro0e ts1 Ris+ and 9ro urement 7 Cha/ter : $utorial .uestions5 9ro0e t -or+ 9u3li =oliday $utorial .uestions5 9ro0e t -or+ 4rou/ 9ro0e t 7 <inal Su3mission

Note this 9ro/osed Learnin# S hedule may han#e durin# the semester and it is the res/onsi3ility o! the student to he + the a ura y o! im/ortant in!ormation %e*#* .uiHHes5 su3mission dates5 et *'* Any han#es -ill 3e announ ed on Learnline and durin# le tures*

C)U 5raduate ttri+utes C8> #raduate attri3utes re!er to those s+ills5 .ualities and understandin#s that should 3e a .uired 3y students durin# their time at the >niversity re#ardless o! their dis i/line o! study* %See htt/1??---* du*edu*au?#raduateattri3utes?#raduateattri3utes*html'* In this unit5 the !ollo-in# #raduate attri3utes are develo/ed1 ttri+ute )escription Can identi!y5 retrieve5 evaluate and use relevant in!ormation and urrent te hnolo#ies to advan e learnin# and exe ute -or+ tas+s* #earning outcomes 15 45 :

A .uisition

A//li ation

Is an e!!i ient and innovative /ro0e t /lanner and /ro3lem solver5 15 25 A5 45 : a/a3le o! a//lyin# lo#i al and riti al thin+in# to /ro3lems a ross a ran#e o! dis i/linary settin#s and has sel!6mana#ement s+ills that ontri3ute to /ersonal satis!a tion and #ro-th* Can on eive o! ima#inative and innovative res/onses to !uture orientated hallen#es and resear h* :

Creativity

Kno-led#e 3ase

=as an understandin# o! the 3road theoreti al and te hni al 15 25 A on e/ts related to their dis i/line area5 -ith relevant onne tions to industry5 /ro!essional5 and re#ional and indi#enous +no-led#e* A5 :

Communi ation 8emonstrates oral5 -ritten5 and e!!e tive listenin# s+ills as -ell as
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numeri al5 te hni al and #ra/hi #enerational environment*

ommuni ation s+ills in a ross

$eam -or+

=as a a/a ity !or and understandin# o! olla3oration and o6 A o/eration -ithin a#reed !rame-or+s5 in ludin# the demands o! inter6 #enerational toleran e5 mutual res/e t !or others5 on!li t resolution and the ne#otiation o! /rodu tive out omes* Is a3le to a//ly e.uity values5 and has a sense o! so ial res/onsi3ility5 sustaina3ility5 and sensitivity to other /eo/les5 ultures and the environment* Can !un tion e!!e tively and onstru tively in an inter6 ultural or #lo3al environment and in a variety o! om/lex situations* A

So ial res/onsi3ility

<lexi3ility

15 25 A

Leadershi/

Can exer ise initiative and res/onsi3ility5 ta+in# a tion and en#a#in# 25 A others to ma+e a /ositive di!!eren e !or the ommon #ood*

6ngineers ustralia 5raduate ttri+utes >niversity edu ation /rovides the learnin# 3ase u/on -hi h om/eten e !or a /ro!essional en#ineerin# areer is 3uilt* It is im/ortant that the edu ation /rovides the #raduate -ith #eneri attri3utes as outlined 3y "n#ineers Australia* 8etails o! the "n#ineers Australia #raduate attri3utes addressed in this unit an 3e !ound at1 htt/1??media*online* du*edu*au?en#it?#a?/rt:02*/d!

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