Course Title: Administer projects

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4223

Course Title: Administer projects

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 40.0

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)
BUSM6238C	City Campus	TAFE	650T TAFE Business	Face-to-Face or Workplace	Term2 2009

Course Contact: Hazel Sims

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1316

Course Contact Email: hazel.sims@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course describes performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to perform the activities associated with the administrative aspects of a project, such as measurement, monitoring, reporting and winding up the project on completion.  The course focuses on the administration requirements within any project undertaken under the supervision of an experienced project manager.  The administrative skills are applied within the context of a project environment.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBADM407B Administer projects
Elements:	Coordinate project administration
	Finalise and review project administration
	Plan project administration

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate all elements of competency through a variety of methods including observation of presentations, the production of charts, use of project planning tools to assist with project monitoring, monitoring of timelines, milestones and budgets.  Students will produce a project which they will administer making necessary administrative arrangements within project plans, evaluation of the project monitoring processes and reports and evaluation of the outcomes of the administrative processes applied within the project(s).

Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent.  Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievements of each competency in a flexible manner and incorporate required employability skills.  A range of assessment methods are used to assess practical skills and knowledge and include: class exercises, homework, practical project and tests.  A holistic assessment approach is taken using the Virtual Enterprise.  Students are advised they they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Learning activities include class-based discussions, exercises, small group work, online activities, reading and reflection on various activities, together with independent and group based research in the Virtual Enterprise and in order to develop competency including the underpinning skills and knowledge.

In addition to the assessments, formative and timely feedback is provided to the students thoughout the duration of the course.