Course Title: Project Management

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Project Management

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU2123

City Campus

Postgraduate

115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2007,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 2 2016

MANU2123

City Campus

Postgraduate

115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2013,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 2 2015

MANU2123

City Campus

Postgraduate

172H School of Engineering

Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2017

MANU2123

City Campus

Postgraduate

172H School of Engineering

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2018,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU2471

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

172H School of Engineering

Internet

JanJun2018 (All)

MANU2471

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

172H School of Engineering

Internet

JanJun2020 (KP1)

MANU2471

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

172H School of Engineering

Internet

JulDec2021 (KP5)

MANU2471

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

172H School of Engineering

Internet

JanJun2023 (All)

Course Coordinator: Prof. Olga Troynikov

Course Coordinator Phone: +613 9925 9108

Course Coordinator Email: olga.troynikov@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: Email coordinator for availability


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

Competing in a global market influenced by rapid change, innovation and time to market means organisations manage more and more projects, larger size, and higher risks. In this course you will learn project management through practical applications.

By exploring the requirements and expectations of the case studies you will develop specific skills in planning, managing, and delivering small to medium and mega projects. Your developed skills and understanding will be relevant to identifying, planning, and scoping projects, managing risks and stakeholders, budgeting, and communication. You will also learn about project life cycle, project closure and projects portfolio management. 

Full insight of all components of the organisation is critical for aligning internal business resources with the requirements of the changing environment. Integration enables management to have greater flexibility and better control of all project management activities.

This course can be undertaken by any professional who would like to learn how to deliver projects, manage various project risks and learn new skills.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:

Needs, Context and Systems

  • Identify and assess risks (including OHS) as well as the economic, social and environmental impacts of engineering activities.

Analysis

  • Comprehend and apply advanced theory-based understanding of engineering fundamentals and specialist bodies of knowledge in the selected discipline area to predict the effect of engineering activities.

Professional Practice

  • Apply systematic approaches to the management and delivery of engineering projects,
  • Communicate in a variety of different ways to collaborate with other people, including accurate listening, reading and comprehension, based on dialogue when appropriate, taking into account the knowledge, expectations, requirements and terminology.

Research

  • Be aware of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline,
  • Assess, acquire, and apply the competencies and resources appropriate to engineering terminology.

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Apply different stages of a project, life cycle costing, project design concepts, structures and environments through reviewing contemporary case study projects.
  2. Integrate systems engineering processes and project management practices to critically assess and evaluate project designs by using proposal/expression of interest case studies.
  3. Identify project management tools and techniques to develop project proposals in response to client project briefing documents.
  4. Apply a robust project risk identification, assessment and treatment process to ensure success of the project.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as webinars, lectorials, tutorials, case-studies, group projects, group discussions, project works and online learning. Delivery may be face-to-face, online, or a mix of both. 

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements.

The assessment tasks are in one of two schedules: A and B. Schedule A is for on-campus learning (MANU2123) and Schedule B is for RMIT on-line study (MANU2471). You will find your Assessments in the Course Assignments Section in Canvas.

Schedule A

Assessment Item 1: Assignment 1
Weighting of final grade: 45%
Related course learning outcomes: 1, 2
Description: Project Proposal

Assessment item 2: Assignment 2
Weighting of final grade: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 3, 4
Description: Project Management Plan

Assessment item 3: Assignment 3
Weighting of final grade: 15%
Related course learning outcomes: 3, 4
Description: A professional business standard presentation/pitch using appropriate dynamic presentation and communication skills, prepared for convincing stakeholders.

Schedule B

Assessment Item 1: Project Proposal
Weighting of final grade: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 1, 2
Description: Development of detailed Project Proposal. 

Assessment item 2: Project Management Plan
Weighting of final grade: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 3, 4
Description: Development of detailed Project Management Plan. 

Assessment item 3: Video Presentation
Weighting of final grade: 20%
Related course learning outcomes: 3, 4
Description: A professional business standard presentation/pitch using appropriate dynamic presentation and communication skills, prepared for convincing stakeholders.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.