School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Manage Projects
  • Unit Code

    BSBPMG501A
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    50
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to integrate and balance the overall project management functions of scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk and procurement; and to align and track the project objectives to comply with organisational goals, strategies and objectives. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

Elements

  • Implement project activities throughout life cycle
  • Coordinate internal and external environments
  • Manage integration of all functions of project management endorsement.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the following is essential: development of project plans for multiple complex projects details of how plans were monitored and outcomes were reported knowledge of project life cycle.

Knowledge Evidence

Required skills literacy skills to write project plans, progress reports and project communications teamwork and communication skills to lead the project team and deal with stakeholders time management skills to ensure priorities are addressed planning and organising skills to manage the integration of project activities Required knowledge project life cycle role and responsibilities of the project manager project planning tools and techniques.

Assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skill and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of strategies for managing project integration and their application to different situations analysis of responses addressing case studies and scenarios which present project integration management issues and problems assessment of project reports and examples of project plans.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA Vet only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Manage application of project integrative processes
  • Unit Code

    BSBPMG501A
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    50
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to integrate and balance the overall project management functions of scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk and procurement; and to align and track the project objectives to comply with organisational goals, strategies and objectives. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

Elements

  • Manage integration of all functions of project management endorsement.
  • Coordinate internal and external environments
  • Implement project activities throughout life cycle

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the following is essential: development of project plans for multiple complex projects details of how plans were monitored and outcomes were reported knowledge of project life cycle.

Knowledge Evidence

Required skills literacy skills to write project plans, progress reports and project communications teamwork and communication skills to lead the project team and deal with stakeholders time management skills to ensure priorities are addressed planning and organising skills to manage the integration of project activities Required knowledge project life cycle role and responsibilities of the project manager project planning tools and techniques.

Assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skill and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of strategies for managing project integration and their application to different situations analysis of responses addressing case studies and scenarios which present project integration management issues and problems assessment of project reports and examples of project plans.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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