| Offered By: |
School of Accounting & Business Info Systems |
| Academic Career: |
Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject: |
Business |
| Offered in: |
Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value: |
6 units |
| Course Description: |
This course aims to present the fundamental principles of project management and to consolidate these principles by requiring students to undertake a supervised project on an approved topic. It addresses the management of all types of projects, whether they are business-oriented, engineering, information systems or whatever, since many of the techniques used in managing these apparently different kinds of projects are in fact identical. Moreover, projects are group activities and their management is therefore inherently about working in and with groups. In light of this, a group approach is taken in the course. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to: - 1. understand the role of project management and its importance for improving the success of IS development projects.
- 2. demonstrate knowledge of project management jargon and techniques such as:
- (i) the triple constraint of project management
- (ii) project management knowledge areas and process groups
- (iii) the project life cycle
- (iv) tools and techniques of project management such as
- a. project selection methods
- b. work breakdown structures
- c. network diagrams, critical path analysis, and critical chain scheduling
- d. cost estimates and earned value analysis
- e. motivation theory and team building
- f. templates for improving communications
- 3. work together with others in a "project team".
- 4. use Microsoft Project 2003 software used in planning and managing a project.
- 5. show competence in giving oral presentations.
- 6. have an understanding of high quality project management research.
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| Indicative Assessment: |
- Tutoral/Seminar Participation - attendance is expected 5%
- Group Assignment 20%
- Individual Academic paper 15%
- Final Examination 60%
- Total 100%
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| Workload: |
3 hours per week plus private study time |
| Course Classification(s): |
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| Areas of Interest: |
Commerce and Management |
| Eligibility: |
At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree |
| Prescribed Texts: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN7024 |
| Preliminary Reading: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN7024 |
| Indicative Reading List: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN7024 |
| Programs: |
Graduate Certificate in Business Information Management, Master of Business, Master of Commerce, Master of Marketing, Master of Information Systems Studies, and Master of Business Information Systems |
| Other Information: |
For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN7024 |
| Academic Contact: |
See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN7024 |
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