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BX2077 - Project Management
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject addresses project management from a management perspective. The subject deals with the basic nature of managing projects, the advantages and disadvantages of project management, and covers the problems of selecting projects, initiating them, operating and controlling them. The subject discusses the demands made on project managers and the nature of managers' interaction with stakeholders and the ethical issues faced by project managers. Further, the subject covers the issues associated with planning a project utilising project software tools and terminating a project.
Learning Outcomes
- appraise and describe the key concepts, processes and techniques of project management in solving real world problems;
- analyse the influence of PMBOK and use relevant project management tools and software applications to an identified project scenario;
- critically examine the benefits and limitations of implementing project management theories in business.
Subject Assessment
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Group
- Written > Case study analysis - (40%) - Individual
- Written > Project plan - (40%) - Group.
| Prerequisites: | 18 CREDIT POINTS OF SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
BU2007 MG2758 MG3758 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 24-Jun-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Paul McGrath |
| Lecturers: | Dr Leonie Cassidy, Dr Michael Underdown. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Study Period 21, Internal | |
| Census Date 11-Mar-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Alf Kuilboer, Mr Paul McGrath |
| Lecturer: | Ms Jo-Anne Clark. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Study Period 23, Internal | |
| Census Date 07-Oct-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Paul McGrath |
| Lecturer: | Ms Jo-Anne Clark. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Study Period 51, Internal | |
| Census Date 08-Apr-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Paul McGrath, Assoc. Professor Adrian Kuah |
| Lecturer: | Dr Chun Meng Tang. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Study Period 53, Internal | |
| Census Date 02-Dec-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Adrian Kuah |
| Lecturer: | Dr Chun Meng Tang. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 24-Jun-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Paul McGrath |
| Lecturers: | Dr Michael Underdown, Mr Paul McGrath. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Trimester 2, External | |
| Census Date 24-Jun-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Paul McGrath |
| Lecturers: | Dr Leonie Cassidy, Mr Paul McGrath. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
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