PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE
MGT5PIP
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Project management in Practice is a capstone subject that is designed to strengthen your existing project management knowledge and skills. With the help of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) as one of the industry best practices, you will have the opportunity to enhance your existing project management skills, while applying a wide range of tools, techniques, and processes on a given authentic business problem. You will use project management software and gain advanced project management and hands-on skills that can be immediately applied and communicated in real-world project environments. Working independently and working with other students, both online and face-to-face, you will work toward understanding and analysing a real-life business problem and, developing a project management plan containing inputs from all project management knowledge areas. This subject will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of advanced topics in project management and relevant soft skills (i.e. teamwork, leadership, and communication).
SchoolLa Trobe Business School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSeyed Mohammad Sadegh Khaksar
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesTheoretical and practical considerations of contemporary issues in the field, group discussion, individual analysis, case study discussion, software application.
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesMGT5PMT
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsAccess to Project Management Software Student License (i.e. MSP 2013 or the latest version available)
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Project Management:The Management Process
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorLarson, EW., Honig, B., Gray, CF., Dantin, U.
Year2014
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherMcGraw-Hill (Aus)
ISBNN/A
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Source locationN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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City Campus, 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSeyed Mohammad Sadegh Khaksar
Class requirements
WorkShopWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays at night from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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Individual Report (1,500 words) | Report | Individual | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Technical Group Report (3,500 words) | Report | Group | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Self-assessment and critical reflection (1,500 words) | Other | Individual | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |