Course Title: Manage a project
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: BUSM9899C
Course Title: Manage a project
School: 345T Creative Media
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5181 - Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Course Contact : Professional Writing and Editing Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4368
Course Contact Email:brendan.lee@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Clare Renner – program coordinator
Tel. 9925 4047
Nominal Hours: 50
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
At RMIT, the unit Manage a Project is contextualised by your chosen writing courses. Manage a Project is delivered and assessed along with each of your Refine Writing and Editing specialisations
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to manage a straightforward project or a section of a larger writing or editing project. It focuses on essential project management and the need to meet deadlines.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUSADM03A Manage a project |
Element: |
• Administer and monitor the project |
Performance Criteria: |
Provide detailed information on roles and responsibilities to those involved in the project |
Element: |
• Determine the scope of project |
Performance Criteria: |
Clarify the boundaries of the project, or section of a larger project, in terms of purpose, budget, aim, product, outcome of project, and the timeline |
Element: |
• Develop a plan for the limited project or section of the larger project |
Performance Criteria: |
Develop plan and confirm (as required): timeline, milestones, deliverables, and communication protocol Build the reporting requirements into the plan |
Element: |
• Review project against the plan |
Performance Criteria: |
Review project in terms of aim/purpose, budget, quality of outcome, risk management and meeting of deadlines |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to manage a writing and / or an editing project
Details of Learning Activities
1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Guest speakers
4. Workshopping, self-criticism of written work, providing oral critiques of others’ work
Teaching Schedule
See writing specialisation course outlines for teaching schedule.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
See writing specialisation course outlines for resources.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment includes the completion of a written exercise and demonstration of competency through your chosen writing specialisations.
Assessment Tasks
This competency is assessed within the second-year writing specialisations that students must complete to qualify for the Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing. See writing specialisation course outlines for assessment details.
Assessment Matrix
Not applicable
Course Overview: Access Course Overview