Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

Need for project management; the project management context; fundamental project management processes and knowledge; tools and techniques for a structured application to project selection and planning including project brief/ideation/concept embodiment decision support tools, numeric profitability and scoring techniques, and EMV/decision tree risk quantification tools; analytical tool application to project scope, time, cost, risk, human resource, OHS and quality issues. Review of company financial management concepts.

Objectives

To provide a framework and basic knowledge for understanding the processes of project management. The major themes covered in this unit are:

Project management: a perspective; project selection; project feasibility; risk assessment and scope definition; project time management; project risk management; project cost management; project cost budgeting and control; project quality management; human resource management and strategic management.

Students are expected to:

Acquire a basic knowledge of the principles and practice of project management; understand the different components of a project, their interaction and applications;
appreciate the role of a project manager as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and develop skills in the critical assessment of alternative solutions.

Assessment

Progressive assessment: 40%
Final examination (3 hours): 60%
To achieve a pass in the unit students must pass both the examination and progressive assessment components.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao

Contact hours

2 hours lecture, 2 hours practice and site visit and 4 hours of private study per week.