School: Business and Law

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Project Scheduling and Control
  • Unit Code

    MAN5402
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alistair John CAMPBELL

Description

The unit will focus on the integrated management of time and cost for effective and efficient delivery of projects. The unit will examine the importance of balancing the triple constraint of scope, time and cost in order to effectively plan, execute and monitor and control projects. The unit will be practical in focus aiming to develop dynamic scheduling techniques for time and cost that ensure discipline in planning as well as flexibility. Suitable industry standard scheduling tools will be used. Critical chain project management will be introduced to provide a means to critique traditional critical path methods. Completion of this unit will ensure depth of knowledge in the integrated management of project cost and project time to ensure appropriate project planning, monitoring and control.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appreciate the importance of project purpose in creating and managing cost and time
  2. Demonstrate expertise in developing a baseline schedule and budget
  3. Demonstrate expertise in monitoring and controlling against the cost and schedule baseline
  4. Critique traditional scheduling and costing techniques and their role in project failure

Unit Content

  1. Recognizing Project Purpose in scheduling and budgeting
  2. Techniques and methods of project estimating.
  3. Project schedule and budget development.
  4. Schedule and budget control and tracking.
  5. Critical chain project management.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly content including readings, audio-visual and online materials and activities are completed in preparation for tutorial sessions. Online and in-class discussion is used to develop and practice critical reflection skills.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Test10%
AssignmentCase Study40%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Test10%
AssignmentCase Study40%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination50%

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: Business and Law

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Project Scheduling and Control
  • Unit Code

    MAN5402
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alistair John CAMPBELL

Description

The unit will focus on the integrated management of time and cost for effective and efficient delivery of projects. The unit will examine the importance of balancing the triple constraint of scope, time and cost in order to effectively plan, execute and monitor and control projects. The unit will be practical in focus aiming to develop dynamic scheduling techniques for time and cost that ensure discipline in planning as well as flexibility. Suitable industry standard scheduling tools will be used. Critical chain project management will be introduced to provide a means to critique traditional critical path methods. Completion of this unit will ensure depth of knowledge in the integrated management of project cost and project time to ensure appropriate project planning, monitoring and control.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appreciate the importance of project purpose in creating and managing cost and time
  2. Demonstrate expertise in developing a baseline schedule and budget
  3. Demonstrate expertise in monitoring and controlling against the cost and schedule baseline
  4. Critique traditional scheduling and costing techniques and their role in project failure

Unit Content

  1. Recognising Project Purpose in scheduling and budgeting.
  2. Techniques and methods of project estimating.
  3. Project schedule and budget development.
  4. Schedule and budget control and tracking.
  5. Alternate project management techniques.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Weekly content including readings, audio-visual and online materials and activities are completed in preparation for tutorial sessions. Online and in-class discussion is used to develop and practice critical reflection skills.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Test10%
AssignmentCase Study40%
ExerciseEnd of Semester Assignment50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Test10%
AssignmentCase Study40%
ExerciseEnd of Semester Assignment50%

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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