Project Management
PostgraduateACU-MGMT6272022
Course information for 2022 intake
Stockpile activities that will help you measure your project’s performance. Find out how to use a project to address an organisation’s strategic objectives. Assemble the skills you need to plan, schedule and oversee the completion of a project.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Project Management
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Examine the role that projects and project management play in accomplishing an organisation’s strategic objectives, taking into account the various types of organisations project structures, and respect for the human person and team diversity
- Assess major schedule, cost, and performance risk elements and understand the approach for managing risks using qualitative as well as quantitative techniques;
- Develop a communications and closeout strategy that will maximise the value of the project experience to the organisation and other stakeholders by capturing best practices and lessons learned nationally and internationally
- Create a comprehensive project plan using appropriate information, project management and other technological tools .
- Project management in perspective in contemporary organisations
- Strategic management & project selection
- The role of the project manager and managing the project team with respect for the dignity of each individual and for human diversity
- Managing conflict and the art of negotiation among different stakeholders
- Project activity & risk planning
- Budgeting to estimate costs & risks
- Project scheduling and resource allocation
- Project management tools and techniques
- Project control
- Project auditing, evaluation & termination.
Project management (PM) embodies concepts and solutions that supports the planning, scheduling, controlling, resource allocation, and performance measurement activities required for successful managerial completion of a project.The ultimate aim of the unit is to equip students with practical behaviours in Project Management that are aligned with organisational mission and strategy benchmarked against best national and international standards and practices.
Three assessment items are required in this unit. To pass this unit, students are required to achieve an overall mark of at least 50% and must attempt at all three assessment items. The assessment tasks for this unit are designed to demonstrate their achievement of each learning outcome.
- Online discussion participation and report (25%)
- Communication and Closeout Plan (35%)
- Creating a Project Plan (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- ACU-OHS-MAS-2022 - Master of Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Management
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
ACU-OHSE621 (Not currently available)
ACU-OHS621 (Not currently available)
Others
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Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Management
PostgraduateACU-OHS-MAS