PMQ501 Project Management Essentials 1
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| Unit code: | PMQ501 |
|---|---|
| Antirequisite(s): | PMN610, PMQ610 |
| Equivalent(s): | PMN501 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,312 |
| International unit fee | $4,620 |
Unit Outline: Session 1 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | PMQ501 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | PMN501 |
| Anti-requisite: | PMQ610, PMN610 |
Overview
This unit will furnish you with an appreciation of the nature and role of project management as a professional discipline. With a specific focus on aspects of project planning and project development, the unit will describe, clarify, and formalise project management of the front end of projects to prepare you for further postgraduate study or bring new knowledge and skills to your professional endeavours.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Discuss and demonstrate currency of knowledge of project planning and development.
- Select and apply appropriate tools and techniques to resolve typical project management issues and challenges related to project planning and development.
- Critically discuss and interpret issues related to performance of projects in the planning and development stage and be able to develop appropriate options.
- Demonstrate written and oral communication skills to industry and academic standards both in a team and project environment taking into account cultural considerations, including Indigeous cultural considerations.
- Reflect and respond to ethical issues on projects.
Content
The topics in this unit include and focus on: Projects and Project Management; The Business Case; Scope Management; Stakeholder Management; Time Management; Cost Management; Risk Management; Quality Management; Human Resource Management (HR); Project Communications and Project Integration Management.
Learning Approaches
This assignment requires you to work in a team of two to four to develop and document a business case for a proposal of your choice.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
A range of formative and summative feedback will be provided throughout your studies.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment items for this unit will be made up of a combination of individual and group assignments and grades will be issued in accordance with Section C/5.3 of the QUT Manual of Policies and Procedures (MOPP). The assessment strategy is orientated towards activities which investigate the application of project management principles to “real world” situations. Criterion Referenced Assessments (CRAs) will be used to mark all assignments.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Quiz/Test
Mutiple choice quiz.
Assessment: Business Case
This assignment requires you to work in a team of two to four to develop and document a business case for a proposal of your choice.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Critique
In this assignment, you are required to review and prepare a written critique of an existing project business case. This project business case is provided in the assignment details and supporting resources sections of the briefing page.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Required texts (mandatory):
- PMI, 2017, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, PA
- Case Studies: Details will be provided on course
Other Resources
You are also required to use the following: - The unit websiteon QUT Online Canvas
- QUT Library Databases
- QUT cite/write online
There are no extraordinary charges or costs associated with the requirements for this unit.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no extraordinary risks associated with this unit.
Unit Outline: Session 3 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | PMQ501 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | PMN501 |
| Anti-requisite: | PMQ610, PMN610 |
Overview
This unit will furnish you with an appreciation of the nature and role of project management as a professional discipline. With a specific focus on aspects of project planning and project development, the unit will describe, clarify, and formalise project management of the front end of projects to prepare you for further postgraduate study or bring new knowledge and skills to your professional endeavours.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Discuss and demonstrate currency of knowledge of project planning and development.
- Select and apply appropriate tools and techniques to resolve typical project management issues and challenges related to project planning and development.
- Critically discuss and interpret issues related to performance of projects in the planning and development stage and be able to develop appropriate options.
- Demonstrate written and oral communication skills to industry and academic standards both in a team and project environment taking into account cultural considerations, including Indigeous cultural considerations.
- Reflect and respond to ethical issues on projects.
Content
The topics in this unit include and focus on: Projects and Project Management; The Business Case; Scope Management; Stakeholder Management; Time Management; Cost Management; Risk Management; Quality Management; Human Resource Management (HR); Project Communications and Project Integration Management.
Learning Approaches
This assignment requires you to work in a team of two to four to develop and document a business case for a proposal of your choice.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
A range of formative and summative feedback will be provided throughout your studies.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment items for this unit will be made up of a combination of individual and group assignments and grades will be issued in accordance with Section C/5.3 of the QUT Manual of Policies and Procedures (MOPP). The assessment strategy is orientated towards activities which investigate the application of project management principles to “real world” situations. Criterion Referenced Assessments (CRAs) will be used to mark all assignments.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Quiz/Test
Mutiple choice quiz.
Assessment: Business Case
This assignment requires you to work in a team of two to four to develop and document a business case for a proposal of your choice.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Critique
In this assignment, you are required to review and prepare a written critique of an existing project business case. This project business case is provided in the assignment details and supporting resources sections of the briefing page.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Required texts (mandatory):
- PMI, 2017, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, PA
- Case Studies: Details will be provided on course
Other Resources
You are also required to use the following: - The unit websiteon QUT Online Canvas
- QUT Library Databases
- QUT cite/write online
There are no extraordinary charges or costs associated with the requirements for this unit.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no extraordinary risks associated with this unit.