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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Project Management Capstone
  • Unit Code

    MAN6325
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Stephen BYERS

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 ECU's 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 via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

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 LMS 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 LMS 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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Project Management Capstone
  • Unit Code

    MAN6325
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Stephen BYERS

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 ECU's 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 via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

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 LMS 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 LMS 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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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