Course Title: Manage an engineering project

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6093 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Design

Course Title: Manage an engineering project

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE5696	City Campus	TAFE	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face	Term2 2010, Term1 2012, Term2 2012, Term2 2013, Term1 2014, Term2 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2015

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency deals with the skills and knowledge required to apply the principles and concepts of project management to the engineering context. It includes typical documentation requirements, and procedures associated with commissioning and finishing a project and to draw up a Critical Path Method network for a project.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

EDX010B Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

EAX080B Manage an engineering project

Elements:

1. Apply the concepts, specific technical terms and procedures used in project management. 2. Apply knowledge of typical project documentation. 3. Draw up a network diagram and Gantt Chart and calculate the critical path for a project/process. 4. Apply an understanding of procedures for tracking project progress. 5. Apply understanding of the procedures associated with finishing and commissioning a project. 6. Use project management software.

Learning Outcomes

Refer to the elements

Overview of Assessment

Assessment are conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set out in the National Training Package. Students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together knowledge and skills. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment tasks detailed under the Assessment Task Section.

Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:

NYC (<50%) Not Yet Competent

CAG (50-59%) Competent - Pass

CC (60-69%) Competent - Credit

CDI (70-79%) Competent - Distinction

CHD (80-100%) Competent - High Distinction