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
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Grade: 10%
Group presentation (Group of 4) (15 minutes in total)

Required reading

A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide)
Project Management Institute (2017) | Newtown Square, PA : Project Management Institute

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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