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.

  • Unit Title

    Project Management Capstone
  • Unit Code

    MAN6325
  • Year

    2021
  • 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

This capstone unit provides students with experience in synthesizing and applying the skills and knowledge acquired in previous units within the Master of Project Management. Under the general supervision of the lecturer, or academic mentor, each student will undertake a provided case study. The unit will enable students to develop a broad range of work-related skills that will enhance their graduate capabilities. The unit relies on the learning in PM accumulated across all the previous units, and must therefore be taken in the last semester of the MPM course.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed MAN5401, MAN5402, MAN5410, MAN6301, MAN6302, MAN6304

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MIS5613

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Manage projects collaboratively, while reflecting on individual performance in a team, to deliver a successful project.
  2. Apply knowledge and skills obtained in other units in the course to achieve project goals.
  3. Implement an independent project to meet approved project goals.
  4. Present project documentation and reports in written and oral formats to demonstrate excellence in project management.

Unit Content

  1. Managing the project in accordance with defined knowledge areas.
  2. Completing a project proposal indicating project plan and performance requirements.
  3. Controlling project variations to meet project requirements.
  4. Completing project requirements as specified in the proposal and complete a final report.
  5. Ensuring adherence to ethical and code of conduct requirements.
  6. Regular reporting on project progress.
  7. Working effectively in a team

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

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 ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students are required to work on their project in a group. Students who are geographically remote or have other reasons why they cannot work in a team, need to negotiate this with the unit coordinator in the first week of the semester. Weekly on-campus workshops and online recordings will be provided to support students in completing the project proposal document. This will help to establish the important ethical and professional aspects of practice, project management and quality principles. Following the completion of the project initiation document, the teams will conduct their project via independent study, with each team assigned a workspace on Blackboard to upload weekly reports, record progress status, and other project reporting details. Online students can join on-campus groups in cases where the team is prepared to manage this complexity. The case study will make extensive use of online material posted on Blackboard both as baseline details and to inform students of updates to the project. Regular online access is therefore required for all students.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportProposal/Project Initiation Document 20%
PresentationPresentation on Team performance 10%
ReportFinal Report - Group - Project Closure40%
ReportIndividual Report (PLP) on personal learnings within team30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportProposal/Project Initiation Document 20%
PresentationPresentation on Team performance10%
ReportFinal Report - Group - Project Closure 40%
ReportIndividual Report (PLP) on personal learnings within team30%

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.

  • Unit Title

    Project Management Capstone
  • Unit Code

    MAN6325
  • Year

    2021
  • 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

This capstone unit provides students with experience in synthesizing and applying the skills and knowledge acquired in previous units within the Master of Project Management. Under the general supervision of the lecturer, or academic mentor, each student will undertake a provided case study. The unit will enable students to develop a broad range of work-related skills that will enhance their graduate capabilities. The unit relies on the learning in PM accumulated across all the previous units, and must therefore be taken in the last semester of the MPM course.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed MAN5401, MAN5402, MAN5410, MAN6301, MAN6302, MAN6304

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MIS5613

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Manage projects collaboratively, while reflecting on individual performance in a team, to deliver a successful project.
  2. Apply knowledge and skills obtained in other units in the course to achieve project goals.
  3. Implement an independent project to meet approved project goals.
  4. Present project documentation and reports in written and oral formats to demonstrate excellence in project management.

Unit Content

  1. Managing the project in accordance with defined knowledge areas.
  2. Completing a project proposal indicating project plan and performance requirements.
  3. Controlling project variations to meet project requirements.
  4. Completing project requirements as specified in the proposal and complete a final report.
  5. Ensuring adherence to ethical and code of conduct requirements.
  6. Regular reporting on project progress.
  7. Working effectively in a team

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

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 ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students are required to work on their project in a group. Students who are geographically remote or have other reasons why they cannot work in a team, need to negotiate this with the unit coordinator in the first week of the semester. Weekly on-campus workshops and online recordings will be provided to support students in completing the project proposal document. This will help to establish the important ethical and professional aspects of practice, project management and quality principles. Following the completion of the project initiation document, the teams will conduct their project via independent study, with each team assigned a workspace on Blackboard to upload weekly reports, record progress status, and other project reporting details. Online students can join on-campus groups in cases where the team is prepared to manage this complexity. The case study will make extensive use of online material posted on Blackboard both as baseline details and to inform students of updates to the project. Regular online access is therefore required for all students.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportProposal/Project Initiation Document 20%
PresentationPresentation on Team performance 10%
ReportFinal Report - Group - Project Closure40%
ReportIndividual Report (PLP) on personal learnings within team30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportProposal/Project Initiation Document 20%
PresentationPresentation on Team performance10%
ReportFinal Report - Group - Project Closure 40%
ReportIndividual Report (PLP) on personal learnings within team30%

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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