ABB302 Project Management

Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

Project Management is the overall planning, control and coordination of a project, from inception to completion, aimed at meeting a client's requirements to complete the project on time, within budget and to the client's quality, safety and environmental standards. This unit introduces you to project management for built environment projects, which includes an overview of the framework, processes and critical knowledge areas of project management. You will develop a project plan to manage the project through its life cycle and learn to identify and engage stakeholders, monitor project costs, and mitigate project risks and opportunities. You will need to develop these core skills to be an effective project manager. Case studies will be used to embed key learnings in a real-world context. The knowledge and skills acquired in this unit are particularly relevant to architectural design and construction management and related majors.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Analyse project management frameworks from initiation to completion, including planning, monitoring, control, and termination.
2. Apply project management frameworks to a project brief and create a project plan to ensure project success.
3. Identify and effectively engage with stakeholders and communities to develop and achieve mutual project outcomes.
4. Work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams and demonstrate an importance of project teams in achieving project outcomes.

Content

Learning Approaches

Teaching Mode:
Lectures will present key project management theoretical concepts, identify areas of discussion and debate, and develop critical inquiry and problem-solving skills. You are encouraged to share your experiences of project management within this context. Case studies, presentations and discussions are used in tutorials to allow you to develop your ability to apply theory and practice to workplace situations and consider the broader implications of management decisions.

Teaching and learning strategies adopted foster an understanding of the challenges relating to the process of managing built environment projects in a dynamic environment.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Formative feedback, written and verbal, will be provided during the lecture/ tutorial sessions.

Assessment

Overview

Assessment in this unit has been designed to give you the opportunity to show your learning against the unit learning outcomes.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Project Brief & Plan

Develop one part of a project plan. The project brief will be provided in Week 1.

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, is not permitted in this assessment task. The use of such tools when not authorised may be treated as a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and appropriate penalties imposed.

Assessment: Report & Presentation

In groups, you are required to develop a report detailing the project management plan (PMP) for a chosen case study. You are also required to deliver a concise presentation of the PMP to key stakeholders. The project brief will be provided in Week 1.

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, is not permitted in this assessment task. The use of such tools when not authorised may be treated as a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and appropriate penalties imposed.

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

Resource Materials

Recommended text(s)

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Seventh Edition, 2021 

Construction Extension to the PMBOK® Guide (2016)

Kerzner, H. 2017. Project management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 12th Edition, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Risk Assessment Statement

All commencing Faculty of Engineering students are required to complete the Mandatory Safety Induction

There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.

Standards/Competencies

This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.

Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer

1: Knowledge and Skill Base

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   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan, Report & Presentation

2: Engineering Application Ability

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   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan, Report & Presentation

3: Professional and Personal Attributes

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   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan, Report & Presentation

Course Learning Outcomes

AB01 Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours)

1. Apply theoretical, practical and cultural knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines and specialist knowledge and skills in one built environment area.
   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan
2. Design and critically evaluate sustainable and creative solutions to social, economic, technological and environmental challenges.
   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan
3. Communicate knowledge, ideas and creative solutions in diverse modes, for a range of contexts and diverse audiences.
   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan, Report & Presentation
4. Plan, develop and complete research and other projects.
   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan, Report & Presentation
5. Strategically collaborate with diverse stakeholders and communities, including First Nations peoples.
   Relates to: Project Brief & Plan, Report & Presentation
6. Reflect on feedback and experience, and display professional and ethical judgment and initiative.
   Relates to: Report & Presentation