12 Weeks or equivalent

36 hours or equivalent

Hawthorn, Online

MBM509 Project management frameworks and MBM510 Project planning, initiation and execution are either prerequesites or corequesites for this unit.

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

This unit is a core unit in the Graduate Certificate of Business Management (Project Management). The Graduate Certificate programs form the first year of the Master of Business Management .

Aims & Objectives:

The purpose of this subject is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to design and implement project monitoring and control systems. Students will learn strategies to manage the phases of a project including project finalisation and evaluation.

The aims of this subject are to:

·       Understand the importance of organisational culture and its influence on project management

·       Understand changing management and its influence on project management

·       Understand project management tools

·       Select project management tools and apply them to effectively achieve project outcomes

·       Prepare a contract

·       Implement financial accounting systems

·       Understand monitoring and controlling the project management process

·       Monitor, review and amend project plans and contracts

·       Co-ordinate project integration activities

·       Analyse project outcomes against specifications, performance standards and project goals and report those outcomes

·       Review project activity

·       Develop evaluation reports

·       Evaluate supplier performance in accordance with the evaluation framework

·       Co-ordinate project closure

·       Document evaluation to assist in continuous improvement

Teaching Methods:

Lectures, guest speakers, industry visits, case study analysis, online delivery

Assessment:

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen professions, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, can operate effectively and ethically in their business life, and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities and attitudes commensurate with professional standards appropriate to the business and wider community.

Within this context it is the intention that this Program will enable students to develop the following skills:

·       Teamwork skills

·       Analytical skills

·       Business research skills appropriate to addressing managerial challenges and problem solving

·       Problem solving and decision making skills

·       Project management skills

·       Communication skills

·       Reporting and presentation skills

·       Strategic thinking skills

·       Ability to work independently

·       Ability to address unfamiliar problems

·       Ability to engage in critical enquiry and discussion

Content:

Reading Materials:

Burke, R. (2006), Project Management (5e), Burke Publishing.

Buttrick, R. (2006), The Project Workout (3e), Prentice-Hall, UK.

Lewis, J. (2007), Mastering Project Management (4e), McGraw-Hill, New York, USA.

Mantel, S., Meredith, J., Shafer, S. & Sutton, M. (2007), Core Concepts: Project Management in Practice (3e), John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA.

Maylor, H. (2005), Project Management (3e), Pearson Prentice Hall, UK.

Meredith, J. & Mantel, S. (2008), Project Management: a managerial approach (7e), John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA.

Pinto, J. (2007), Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Pearson Education, US