BUS2174

Project management

R L Martin

4 points - 2 hours per week - Second semester - Caulfield, Clayton - Prerequisites: 0961 and 0355 students are expected to have completed SYS1002 - Prohibitions: BUS2170, BUS2176, CFR2170, CFR2306, SYS1161, SYS2170

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should be able to understand the fundamentals of projects, the roles of people involved in their development and the organisational structures possible; have a thorough understanding and working knowledge of the methods and techniques of contemporary project management; and have acquired the working skill necessary to establish, track and monitor a project with a current aid used in industry.

Synopsis Projects in contemporary organisations. Project selection. The project manager: characteristics, responsibilities, techniques. The project team and its organisation. Project planning: budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation. Project management information systems: monitoring, control. Project auditing. Project termination. Information systems project management. Project management software aids.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 60% - Practical work: 40% - Students must pass the examination in order to pass the subject

Prescribed texts

Hawthorn D and others Project management basics Epsilon, 1998

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