Project Management
UndergraduateLTU-CSE3PM2023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Project Management
About this subject
- Develop professional project design documentation to meet the requirements of software or cybersecurity industry standards.
- Conduct effective and collaborative project team meetings through application of team dynamics knowledge.
- Create a project management framework for application to Computer Science & Information Technology projects.
- Critically analyse the security aspects of project development and embed risk mitigation in project management processes.
- Critically appraise, analyse, refine and document system requirements to solve real-time problems in software or cybersecurity systems.
- • Characteristics of projects.
- • Project management approaches.
- • Project management processes groups.
- • Project documentation.
- • Writing a project management plan.
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve specified goals and outcomes in a specified time. This subject provides necessary skills and techniques to manage small or medium-sized information technology projects, with strong focus on the analytical side of project management, referring to scheduling, cost, and resource management, as well as the 'people' and client management issues that must be dealt with in order to ensure successful projects. In the subject you will work in a team to cover the skills required to assess, identify and manage risks to projects, to prepare realistic plans and appropriate documentation, track activities across project schedules and report appropriately to stakeholders. Your team's project will be assessed at different stages.
You MUST complete both CSE3PM and CSE3CAP in two consecutive semesters.
- Case study task analyzing project constraints (LMS task equivalent to 800 words) (10%)
- Project framework/methodology assignment (1200 words per student) (15%)
- Group Project management plan based on a capstone project (equivalent to 2000 words - 500 words/student) (25%)
- Half hour project plan presentation to stakeholders (5 minutes/300 words per student) (15%)
- Two Sprint reflection reports (500 words per report) (15%)
- 60 minutes end-of-semester examination (equivalent to 1000 words) (20%)
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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:
Core
- LAT-TEC-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Information Technology
- LAT-CYS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Cybersecurity
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
- LTU-CSE2DBF-Database Fundamentals
- LTU-CSE2UI-User Interface Design
- LTU-CSE2SAD-System Analysis and Design
LTU-CSE2SIA (Not currently available)
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed CSE4PRO (Advanced Programming Project) or CSE3PRG (Programming Project) or CSE4PRG (Programming Project) or CSE4PRA (Advanced Software Engineering Project A) or CSE4PRB (Industry Project 4B) or CSE5PRA (Industry Project A) or CSE5PRB (Industry Project B) or CSE3PAX (Industry Project 3A) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
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
Bachelor of Information Technology
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-CYS-DEG