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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.
Effective project management requires high quality planning. Yet despite the care taken in the setting up and planning stages, the unpredictable and dynamic context in which projects operate means that many projects run behind schedule, over budget and/or have their scope compromised. This can be the result of action by a stakeholder or the emergence of previously identified or unforeseen risks. This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge to identify, assess and develop appropriate responses to variations from plan. Responses range from project termination to a trade-off in constraints and may require the implementation of aggressive scheduling techniques such as 'crashing' or Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). Students learn to use appropriate industry standard software to assist in monitoring the project and testing responses to emergent variations.
Students must pass 2 units from MAN2172, MAN3714
Unit was previously coded MAN2174
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students attend a combination of lecture and laboratory experiences that cover three hours per week. Learning activities and assignments will develop communication and analytical abilities of students as well as providing opportunities to discover, discuss and apply theory in a meaningful context. Students are guided in the development of a portfolio of responses to real-to-life events which could potentially produce variations from the project plan. These activities provide an opportunity to experiment with new knowledge as well as embedding workplace applicable learning and software skills. Assessment methods are designed to encourage and facilitate learning. They provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate content knowledge and critical thinking while encouraging the generation of ideas. They also facilitate the gradual development of skills and knowledge in providing opportunities for regular practice and timely feedback to students.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Project event responses | 50% |
| Examination ^ | Examination | 50% |
^ Mandatory to Pass
^ Mandatory reference
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.
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:
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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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.
Effective project management requires high quality planning. Despite the care taken in the setting up and planning stages, the unpredictable and dynamic context in which projects operate means that many projects run behind schedule, over budget and/or have their scope compromised. This can be the result of action by a stakeholder or the emergence of previously identified or unforeseen risks. This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge to identify, assess and develop appropriate responses to variations from plan. Responses range from project termination to a trade-off in constraints and may require the implementation of aggressive scheduling techniques such as 'crashing' or Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). Students learn to use appropriate industry standard software to assist in monitoring the project and testing responses to emergent variations.
Students must pass 2 units from MAN2172, MAN3714
Unit was previously coded MAN2174
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students attend a combination of lecture and laboratory experiences that cover three hours per week. Learning activities and assignments will develop communication and analytical abilities of students as well as providing opportunities to discover, discuss and apply theory in a meaningful context. Students are guided in the development of responses to real-to-life events which could potentially produce variations from the project plan. These activities provide an opportunity to experiment with new knowledge as well as embedding workplace applicable learning and software skills. Assessment methods are designed to encourage and facilitate learning. They provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate content knowledge and critical thinking while encouraging the generation of ideas. They also facilitate the gradual development of skills and knowledge in providing opportunities for regular practice and timely feedback to students.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | MSP 2013 exercise | 25% |
| Assignment | Case example (group) | 25% |
| Examination | Examination | 50% |
^ Mandatory reference
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.
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:
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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