Course

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

Restricted to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma or Masters programs.

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

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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

Distance and Intensive Distance Mode

Topics

  • N/A

Assessment

Assignment #1 25% : 1400 word limit: Foundation of Body of Knowledge
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

Prescribed 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

UNSW Canberra will supply you with access to Moodle based coursework resources. If you have difficulty gaining access to Moodle, please refer to the relevant contact at https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/iteaching/student_resources/index.html .
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.
ADFA Campus

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