MIS398 - Project Management
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Graeme Pye |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed 3 credit points at levels 2 and/or 3 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SIT374 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar in weeks 1 to 9 and 1 x 2 hour Practical Experience (laboratory) in weeks 4 to 10. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour recorded lecture each week, 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) in weeks 1 to 9 and 1 x 2 hour Practical Experience (laboratory) in weeks 4 to 10. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
Project management has become a standard way of doing business, whether that's in creative humanistic projects, providing or upgrading business process services or launching a new product. Organisations have recognised that the powerful set of tools this result-oriented management style offers has the capacity to improve their ability to plan, implement and manage activities. This is a requirement to successfully compete in the global markets. Conversely, competing in global markets influenced by change, innovation and time to market, requires organisations to manage multiple projects. To be able to select and manage projects that contribute positively to an organisation's strategic direction, an integrative approach is needed. This unit provides students with an insight into Agile project management (e.g. Scrum Model) and its application in organisations. It offers students an opportunity to gain knowledge in specific tools and techniques of project management and analyse the process of integrating projects into organisations so as to contribute positively to strategic directions. In this unit, students will also examine some of the current issues in project management and consider project management career paths.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate and justify the application of various project management methodologies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Collaborate with peers to achieve business outcomes using relevant project management tools and techniques. | GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Apply professional reporting and communication skills to evidence effective contribution to teamwork. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Analyse and synthesise current issues in project management. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Project Report (Business) and Presentation (video recording) Part B: (Individual) Presentation (video recording) | Part A: Report 5000 words and 15 minutes Part B: 5 minutes | Part A: Part B: 10% | Part A: Week 10 Part B: Week 11 |
| End-of-unit assessment task: Written | 2 hours | 50% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the end-of-unit assessment to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MIS398 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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