Teaching school:

UTS:Engineering

Credit Points:

6

Modes of Presentation:

1. Face-to-face (3 hpw x13 wks);

2. Distance;

3. Block (Summer 8 hpd x 3 days).

Anti-requisites:

48260

Objectives:

The objective of this subject is to provide a sound knowledge of project management practice and the techniques associated with project management. The subject integrates ideas from various disciplines for further examination and application to the project management function.

The student learning objectives are:

• provide a unified approach to project management;

• to understand the concepts of project management;

• integrate the concepts of time, cost and quality; teamwork between various players within the project management environment.

Content:

The subject considers the legal, contractual and managerial responsibilities of engineering managers and organisations, from the establishment of a project team or the instigation of a contract until the project has become a reality.

The topics include: Introduction to project management, managing the project scope, project definition, managing the project time, management the project cost, managing the project quality, contract administration, project managers and their teams, project information systems, managing the project risk, and projects from industries and
sectors.

Method:

This subject will primarily be presented in a lecture/seminar format. The students will be expected to participate in class discussion in an interactive and professional manner and express their work experiences to the class. They will also be expected to do additional research and reading outside the formal lectures.

Assessment:

Assignments 10% (objectives 1-4); Presentation (face-to-face mode) or Journal and Workbook (distance and block modes) 10% (objectives 1-6); Presentation (face-to-face mode) 10%; Report 30% (objectives 1-6); Final examination 50% (objectives 1-6).

References:

Eager DB, Project Management Terms and Terminology, 1st ed. Sydney, Australia: UTS Printing Services, 2004 (ISBN 1-86365-712-6).

Healy P, Project Management - Getting the job done on time and in budget, 1st ed: Butterworth Heinemann Australia, 1997.

[14] Kerzner H, Project Management - A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 5th ed: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.

Meredith JR and Mantel SJ, Project Management - A Managerial Approach, 1st ed: John Wiley & Sons, 1995.

Nicholas JM, Managing Business and Engineering Projects - Concepts and Implementation, 2nd ed: Prentice-Hall, 2001.

PMI, Project Management Casebook, 1st ed: Project Management Institute, 1997.

PMI, A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd ed: Project Management Institute, 2006.

Turner JR, The Handbook of Project-based Management, 3rd ed: McGraw-Hill, 2004.