PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CSE5PM

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject provides necessary skills and techniques to manage large-scale information technology projects, with strong focus on the analytical side of project management, referring to scheduling, cost, and resource management, as well as the 'people' and client management issues that must be dealt with in order to ensure successful projects. Students learn to design Information Technology projects covering network management or software development or data science for efficiency, portability and re-use, as well as to take advantage of different standards and system utilities, data and information management techniques.

School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Rajalakshmi Rajasekaran

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 90 credit points and must be admitted in one of the courses SGCS or SMCSC or SMDS or SMIT or SMICT or SMITCN or SMITB or SMINCT or SMICTB or SMIOT or SMAI or SMDM.

Co-requisites: (CSE4WNE AND CSE5INE) OR CSE5BDC OR CSE5DES

Incompatible subjects: CSE5PRA OR CSE5ITP OR CSE5PRB

Equivalent subjects: CYB5PM

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Industry Project Guidelines

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Torabi, T

Year: N/A

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Publisher: LMS

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Software Engineering

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Sommerville I

Year: 2016

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Pearson

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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Top-Down Network Design

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Priscilla Oppenheimer

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Cisco Press

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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URL: N/A

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Source location: N/A

Information Technology Project Management

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Schwalbe, Kathy

Year: 2019

Edition/Volume: 7E

Publisher: Cengage

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critique and apply principles of project management from various stakeholder viewpoints
02. Conduct effective and collaborative project team meetings through application of team dynamics knowledge.
03. Create a project management framework for application to Computer Science & Information Technology projects.
04. Critically analyse the security aspects of project development and embed risk mitigation in project management processes.
05. Formulate comprehensive strategies based on best practice, for modelling, capturing and storing design information in technology projects.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Rajalakshmi Rajasekaran

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 11 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Workshop start from Week 2

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

2 project management reports based on a hypothetical project. (1250 words per report)The students are assessed as if they were in charge of the real project using principles described in lectures and workshops. Individual assessment ratio is 80(individual):20(team) split to recognise the team objectives and individual contributions.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

2 group progress reflections. (500 words per student x 2 reports)This peer review exercise mirrors the industry practice of continual progress reviews. Assessment equally split between individual and group contributions.

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2

End-of-semester management presentation applied to future project (5 minutes per student)Group assessment

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

One hour end-of-semester examinationHurdle requirement: To pass the subject, a pass in the examination is mandatory.

N/AN/AN/AYes20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Rajalakshmi Rajasekaran

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 32 - 43
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 33 - 43
Two 1.00 hour lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 33 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Workshop start from Week 2

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

2 project management reports based on a hypothetical project. (1250 words per report)The students are assessed as if they were in charge of the real project using principles described in lectures and workshops. Individual assessment ratio is 80(individual):20(team) split to recognise the team objectives and individual contributions.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

2 group progress reflections. (500 words per student x 2 reports)This peer review exercise mirrors the industry practice of continual progress reviews. Assessment equally split between individual and group contributions.

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2

End-of-semester management presentation applied to future project (5 minutes per student)Group assessment

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO4, SILO5

One hour end-of-semester examinationHurdle requirement: To pass the subject, a pass in the examination is mandatory.

N/AN/AN/AYes20SILO1, SILO4, SILO5