PMN606 Project Investigation 2
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| Unit code: | PMN606 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | PMN603 or PMQ603 |
| Equivalent(s): | PMQ606 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,444 |
| International unit fee | $5,220 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | PMN606 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | PMN603 or PMQ603 |
| Equivalent: | PMQ606 |
| Coordinator: | Tim Rose | tm.rose@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Problem definition, evidence-based literature searching, applied research, reflective practice and effective communication of solutions through reporting are essential attributes of the modern Project Manager. This unit enables you to plan and execute an independent and applied research project addressing a relevant real world problem in a related project management discipline area and effectively communicate processes and solutions in a reflective way. It provides an opportunity to individualise your studies by concentrating on a specific problem and build on the applied, evidence-based research skills and knowledge you have gained in PMN603 Project Investigation 1.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Summarise research project progress and identify contextual impacts on delivery.
- Implement research plans in systematic, rigorous and ethical ways.
- Analyse research data to derive robust research findings.
- Synthesise research findings with extant literature to inform evidence-based project management practice.
- Reflect on your approach and outcome in a critical and constructive way.
- Communicate applied research according to academic research conventions.
Content
The project is to be an empirical/evidence-based research project with the findings adding to the factual base of the topic or to an improved organisation of theory for the purposes of explanation or prediction within project management discipline. The research topic is finalised by agreement between you and a staff member acting as a supervisor.
This unit will cover applied aspects of:
- research design
- research rigor and ethics including intellectual property
- information retrieval and literature reviewing
- qualitative and quantitative research methodologies relevant to the disciplines including associated methods of data collection and analysis
- research dissemination and reporting
- critical thinking and reflective practice
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following:
- Lectures
- Consultation sessions
- Unit materials and readings will be available in the Canvas site.
Your learning in this unit will take place through an independent work-related project supervised by an academic supervisor. Regular face-to-face or video conference meetings with your supervisor will assure that you progress in the expected manner. These meetings will be an opportunity to discuss any problems you may have encountered and gain feedback on your progress. Feedback and further actions and recommendations will be provided to you during these regular meetings. If you are working in an industry organisation related to this course, you are encouraged to select a project of relevance to the organisation. In such case, your project may be supervised jointly by an academic as well as someone from the organisation. Your supervised learning will be supported by introductory lectures during the first few weeks of semester, followed by individual interaction with your supervisor(s). All classes are recorded and recordings are made available on the Canvas unit site.
The on-line Canvas teaching site will be another forum for learning, interaction and collaboration. You are expected to engage with unit materials and your peers, and to undertake reading as recommended by your supervisor and the unit coordinator in addition to independent reading.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There will be regular meetings with your supervisor, where you will report on what you have completed since your last meeting. This will be an opportunity to discuss any problems you may have encountered. Your supervisor will provide feedback on your progress.
You can obtain feedback on your progress throughout the unit through the following mechanisms:
- The project supervisor is to give advice and assistance during regular meetings during the semester.
- Written comments on summative assessment work in addition to criteria sheets.
Assessment
Overview
There are three assessments in this unit:
- Progress Report – you will further develop your applied research skills and provide a summary of your research progress including the identification of key contextual impacts on research project delivery. You will also critically reflect on your learning experience in developing a convincing, workable research project plan.
- Final Report – you will demonstrate the application of your applied research knowledge and skills by presenting a detailed report on the design and conduct of your applied research project to address a industry-based problem. This includes reporting on your final results and discussion, conclusions, research implications and limitations, and future research direction.
- Reflective Journal – you will document your critical reflections on your experiences throughout the applied research process and the knowledge gained working in collaboration with your supervisor.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Progress Report
You will provide a detailed overview of your research progress drawing on your previously proposed research. In your report you will incorporate the feedback received on your research proposal in PMN603, the comments/feedback provided by your project supervisor, and you will critically reflect on your learning experience to develop a convincing, workable project plan.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Final Report
You will provide a detailed report on the applied research project and its outcomes. You are required to synthesise the analysis and conclusions of the research from across PMN603 & PMN606 to produce a report of the project as a whole. This will be a written report structured according to conventional research reporting requirements. Project specific appendices to the report may be specified by your project supervisor.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
You will write a journal including details of research progress/ process, and critical self reflection on your experiences of the project this semester. The journal will be used progressively for consultation with your supervisor, with final submission at the end of semester.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Most of the readings will be determined by your individual project requirements. A list of other general readings will be provided on-line at the commencement of the semester.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.PM20 Master of Project Management
- Appraise and adapt contemporary project management methodologies to projects of different types and complexities
Relates to: ULO4, Final Report - Research and critically analyse data and extant literature to inform evidence-based project management practice
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Progress Report, Final Report - Communicate, negotiate and manage diverse stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes
Relates to: ULO6, Final Report - Apply ethical, professional and risk-based judgements to inform decision making in project environments.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO5, Progress Report, Final Report, Reflective Journal - Create project plans to effectively deliver strategic business and organisational objectives.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Progress Report, Final Report
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | PMN606 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | PMN603 or PMQ603 |
| Equivalent: | PMQ606 |
| Coordinator: | Tim Rose | tm.rose@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Problem definition, evidence-based literature searching, applied research, reflective practice and effective communication of solutions through reporting are essential attributes of the modern Project Manager. This unit enables you to plan and execute an independent and applied research project addressing a relevant real world problem in a related project management discipline area and effectively communicate processes and solutions in a reflective way. It provides an opportunity to individualise your studies by concentrating on a specific problem and build on the applied, evidence-based research skills and knowledge you have gained in PMN603 Project Investigation 1.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Summarise research project progress and identify contextual impacts on delivery.
- Implement research plans in systematic, rigorous and ethical ways.
- Analyse research data to derive robust research findings.
- Synthesise research findings with extant literature to inform evidence-based project management practice.
- Reflect on your approach and outcome in a critical and constructive way.
- Communicate applied research according to academic research conventions.
Content
The project is to be an empirical/evidence-based research project with the findings adding to the factual base of the topic or to an improved organisation of theory for the purposes of explanation or prediction within project management discipline. The research topic is finalised by agreement between you and a staff member acting as a supervisor.
This unit will cover applied aspects of:
- research design
- research rigor and ethics including intellectual property
- information retrieval and literature reviewing
- qualitative and quantitative research methodologies relevant to the disciplines including associated methods of data collection and analysis
- research dissemination and reporting
- critical thinking and reflective practice
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following:
- Lectures
- Consultation sessions
- Unit materials and readings will be available in the Canvas site.
Your learning in this unit will take place through an independent work-related project supervised by an academic supervisor. Regular face-to-face or video conference meetings with your supervisor will assure that you progress in the expected manner. These meetings will be an opportunity to discuss any problems you may have encountered and gain feedback on your progress. Feedback and further actions and recommendations will be provided to you during these regular meetings. If you are working in an industry organisation related to this course, you are encouraged to select a project of relevance to the organisation. In such case, your project may be supervised jointly by an academic as well as someone from the organisation. Your supervised learning will be supported by introductory lectures during the first few weeks of semester, followed by individual interaction with your supervisor(s). All classes are recorded and recordings are made available on the Canvas unit site.
The on-line Canvas teaching site will be another forum for learning, interaction and collaboration. You are expected to engage with unit materials and your peers, and to undertake reading as recommended by your supervisor and the unit coordinator in addition to independent reading.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There will be regular meetings with your supervisor, where you will report on what you have completed since your last meeting. This will be an opportunity to discuss any problems you may have encountered. Your supervisor will provide feedback on your progress.
You can obtain feedback on your progress throughout the unit through the following mechanisms:
- The project supervisor is to give advice and assistance during regular meetings during the semester.
- Written comments on summative assessment work in addition to criteria sheets.
Assessment
Overview
There are three assessments in this unit:
- Progress Report – you will further develop your applied research skills and provide a summary of your research progress including the identification of key contextual impacts on research project delivery. You will also critically reflect on your learning experience in developing a convincing, workable research project plan.
- Final Report – you will demonstrate the application of your applied research knowledge and skills by presenting a detailed report on the design and conduct of your applied research project to address a industry-based problem. This includes reporting on your final results and discussion, conclusions, research implications and limitations, and future research direction.
- Reflective Journal – you will document your critical reflections on your experiences throughout the applied research process and the knowledge gained working in collaboration with your supervisor.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Progress Report
You will provide a detailed overview of your research progress drawing on your previously proposed research. In your report you will incorporate the feedback received on your research proposal in PMN603, the comments/feedback provided by your project supervisor, and you will critically reflect on your learning experience to develop a convincing, workable project plan.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Final Report
You will provide a detailed report on the applied research project and its outcomes. You are required to synthesise the analysis and conclusions of the research from across PMN603 & PMN606 to produce a report of the project as a whole. This will be a written report structured according to conventional research reporting requirements. Project specific appendices to the report may be specified by your project supervisor.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
You will write a journal including details of research progress/ process, and critical self reflection on your experiences of the project this semester. The journal will be used progressively for consultation with your supervisor, with final submission at the end of semester.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Most of the readings will be determined by your individual project requirements. A list of other general readings will be provided on-line at the commencement of the semester.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.PM20 Master of Project Management
- Appraise and adapt contemporary project management methodologies to projects of different types and complexities
Relates to: ULO4, Final Report - Research and critically analyse data and extant literature to inform evidence-based project management practice
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Progress Report, Final Report - Communicate, negotiate and manage diverse stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes
Relates to: ULO6, Final Report - Apply ethical, professional and risk-based judgements to inform decision making in project environments.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO5, Progress Report, Final Report, Reflective Journal - Create project plans to effectively deliver strategic business and organisational objectives.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, Progress Report, Final Report