Introduction to Project Management

    Unit code: NIT1203 | Study level: Undergraduate
    Credit points
    12
    (Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
    Location
    Footscray Park
    Online Real Time
    VU Brisbane
    VU Sydney
    Prerequisites
    N/A
    Overview
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    Overview

    This unit investigates aspects of professional practice and specific tasks that need to be undertaken in order to initiate and implement an IT project.

    Content includes many aspects of project management, definition of a project; characteristics of IT projects; project life cycle; project team; project management aspects; scope, time, cost, quality, human resource; communications, risk, procurement, and integration management; project planning and scheduling; Critical Path Method (CPM); project execution and monitoring; project closure; project management software.

    Learning Outcomes

    On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

    1. Illustrate key concepts of project management, particularly for Information Technology (IT) projects;
    2. Prepare an adequate project plan, including all project requirements, constraints and risks;
    3. Demonstrate basic calculations including simple financial analyses in project management
    4. Discuss various project execution activities, monitor and control project scope changes, risks, issues and the delivery of project team work activities; and
    5. Apply appropriate project management principles to specific areas of a project.

    Study as a single unit

    This unit can be studied on its own, without enrolling in a full degree.

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    Assessment

    For Melbourne campuses

    Assessment type: Test
    |
    Grade: 20%
    Two online tests (30 minutes 10% each)
    Assessment type: Exercise
    |
    Grade: 20%
    Short answer and calculation lab-based exercise (1 hour)
    Assessment type: Report
    |
    Grade: 50%
    Project management report - progression submission with three submission dates (Group of 4) (2000 words)
    Assessment type: Presentation
    |
    Grade: 10%
    Group presentation (Group of 4) (15 minutes in total)

    Required reading

    An Introduction to Project Management
    Schwalbe, K. (2017)| Schwalbe Publishing

    As part of a course

    This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

    Bachelor of Cyber Security
    NBCS | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
    Bachelor of Data Science
    NBDS | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
    Bachelor of Information Technology
    NBIT | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
    Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional)
    NBIP | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3.5 years

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