MIS798 - Project Management
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Franziska Wolf |
| Prerequisite: | Successful completion of 2 Postgraduate level units. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SIT764 |
| 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. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on campus seminar each week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
Content
Project Management is undoubtedly one of the most important skills in management as modern organisations shift from traditional management to project-based management. This unit examines project management in the exciting, dynamic, innovative, virtual, information enabled, and knowledge intensive organisational environment. Consequently, this unit emphasises skills as well as techniques that can be derived from traditional and Agile project management and explores innovations relevant for the successful management of projects. It also investigates the task of managing project knowledge which is regarded as a central skill for managing future projects. The project management methodologies taught in this unit are based on Agile Project Management and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK). Aspects covered in this unit include: overviews of project management; the Agile philosophy; planning processes; project communication; human and social aspects of project management; procurement tools; techniques and enabling technologies. Students are also able to apply the learning and teamwork skills in a simulated project management environment.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and apply the conceptual skills to successfully solve complex project management problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply relevant methods and principles of agile and traditional project management to deliver business value. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply knowledge of relevant tools and techniques used to solve project management problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Employ and reflect on teamwork skills to solve project-management problems. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Group of 3) Problem based written assignment | 5000 words | 40% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 2: Written reflection (self) | 1000 words | 10% | Week 10 |
| 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS798 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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