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Professional Practice Project
Postgraduate | USA-MPM9226 | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake
View information for 2022 course intakeStrengthen your understanding of professional project management. Devise an in-depth project management plan. Team up with your fellow students as you give and receive feedback. Write a report reflecting on your learnings and development
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
FEE-HELP available
Professional Practice Project
About this subject
At the completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge that includes recent developments in project management and its’ application in professional practice
- Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to the project management body of knowledge and practice
- Generate and evaluate the justification and interpretation of theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to a variety of audiences
- Demonstrate theoretical knowledge and skills to apply creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice in the area of project management
- Reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship in the area of contemporary project management.
- Introduction
- Project Integration Management: Project Proposal & Project Charter - Part 1
- Project Integration Management: Project Proposal & Project Charter - Part 2
- Project Integration Management: Project Proposal & Project Charter - Part 3
- Project Management Plan - Part 1
- Project Management Plan - Part 2
- Project Management Plan - Part 3
- Project Management Plan - Part 4
- Project Management Plan - Part 5
- Project Management Plan - Part 6
- Project Management Plan - Part 7
- Reflective report: summarising the experience
To provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge in a real-world, industry or professional project management context.
- Online activities (20%)
- Group project (2100 words per person) (50%)
- Reflective report (1200 words) (30%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
USA-MPM411-Principles of Project Management (no longer available)
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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