Project Management Body of Knowledge - ZEIT8303
Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA
School: School of Engineering & Information Technology @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA
Course Outline: ZEIT8303 Course Outline
Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Restricted to students enrolled in Graduate Diploma or Masters programs.
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course focuses on the distinctive nature of project management in Defence, the public sector generally and higher corporate levels of the private sector where the project manager is orchestrating (rather than controlling) a political, bureaucratic, technical and contractual environment. The course ranges broadly across key facets of project management, such as quality management, configuration management, risk management and contract management.
Learning Outcomes
1. Explain the inception and requirement for a project management body of knowledge;
2. Demonstrate the value that a project management body of knowledge brings to successfully manage projects; and
3. Apply the application of the project management body of knowledge in a complex project.
Delivery Mode
Topics
- N/A
Assessment
Assignment #2 25% : 1000 word limit: Identify Risk to Value in Project
Assignment #3 50% : 2000 word limit: Using Body of Knowledge to Assess Case Study
Course Texts
Yule, P and Woolner, D., The Collins Class Submarine Story – Steel, Spies and Spin. Cambridge. 2008 (ISBN is 9781107627765)
PMI., A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th edition
Recommended Texts:
Nil
Software:
Nil
Resources
A comprehensive DVD containing course material will be provided.
You are expected to utilise a library, ADFA bookshop, community sources and online sources to obtain additional resources.
Study Levels
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