Course Title: Manage projects
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: BUSM6312C
Course Title: Manage projects
School: 365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5247 - Diploma of Community Development
Course Contact : Mandy Morrison
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4065
Course Contact Email:mandy.morrison@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 60
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to manage a straightforward project or a section of a larger project.
This unit addresses the management of projects including the development of a project plan, administering and monitoring the project, finalising the project and reviewing the project to identify lessons learnt for application to future projects.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBPMG510A Manage projects |
Element: |
1.Define project |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Access project scope and other relevant documentation |
Element: |
2.Develop project plan |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Develop project plan including timelines, work breakdown structure, role and responsibilities and other details of how the project will be managed in relation to the project parameters |
Element: |
3.Administer and monitor project |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Take action to ensure project team members are clear about their responsibilities and the project requirements |
Element: |
4.Finalise project |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Complete financial record keeping associated with project and check for accuracy |
Element: |
5.Review project |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Review project outcomes and processes against the project scope and plan |
Learning Outcomes
By completing this unit the student will achieve and demonstrate competency in the following skills:
- Defining projects
- Developing a project plan
- Administering and monitoring projects
- Finalising projects
- Reviewing projects
Details of Learning Activities
Students will study manage project concepts in the workshop sessions and online (Blackboard discussion) engagement, prescribed exercises and assessment work. These concepts will also be explored through the investigation of appropriate real world and simulated environments.
Teaching Schedule
Workshops will be offered on a monthly basis during the academic year. Workshops are linked to units of competency. An initial upfront assessment will occur with the student that will take into account recognition of current competency and prior learning. The individual student’s knowledge, skills and experience will be considered. Based on this process the student will then have an individual learning plan developed that will highlight the students workshop attendance.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Learning resources such as unit reading, unit references will be provided to all students via their program folders and also placed within the blackboard site as required.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment in this unit will consist of a combination of written responses to underpinning knowledge questions and a 3rd party testimonial demonstrating your skills and knowledge in project development and mangement within a community development context.
Assessment Tasks
A student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of this particular competency and assessment tasks are based on the requirements of the essential aspects of evidence as outlined in the unit of competency: BSBPMG510A Manage projects.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
A workplace assessment appointment will be undertaken to allow students to present and discuss workplace evidence: Based on the individual student’s knowledge, skills and experience: an individual learning plan will be negotiated and developed.
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including responses to task questions, in class activities, case studies, and the development of project work in consultation with the Course Coordinator ( assessor) and the student’s workplace.
Student will also be asked to complete an evidence portfolio documenting workplace practise as linked to the unit of competency. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their Course Coordinator to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Assessment Matrix
A combination of assessment activities based on each individual student’s learning plans may be developed as required.
Assessments will be based on the level of the individual student’s knowledge, skills and experience as ascertained at a workplace meeting where workplace evidence is discussed and presented.
At completion of the course an evidence portfolio will validate competence with the assessment task activities’ completed for any competency gaps.
BSBPMG510A Manage projects | Task questions | Case study | Workplace project work | In class activities | Development of an evidence portfolio based on workplace practise |
Element 1 | X | X | X | ||
Element 2 | X | X | X | ||
Element 3 | X | X | X | ||
Element 4 | X | X | X | ||
Element 5 | X | X | X |
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