This Contract and Procurement Management unit will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and techniques required for acquiring external products, results, and services to meet the needs of the company and to achieve the project goals. It also offers you the opportunity to identify, apply, and develop different negotiation strategies as well as assessing and responding to the potential risks encountered during the procurement. You will study contract types, procurement standards, legal and ethical aspects of commercial contracts as well as project tendering and awarding. On successful completion of this unit, you will have the capacity to apply the appropriate practices for managing contracts, conflicts, delays, claim, and disputes.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE

Students felt that the Unit provides broad practical applicable learning on procurement strategies which is perceived as useful for future project managers.

More real-world case studies and industry examples will be incorporated into the curriculum, enforcing internalization of theoretical knowledge and improving industry-readiness in students.

Feedback from SUTE

Students deemed tutorial classes more effective and comprehensible than lectures.

More interactive learning opportunities will be incorporated into lectures, such as group discussions, case studies, and problem-solving exercises, to complement the theoretical content and foster greater student engagement, recognizing that tutorial activities are already aligned with active learning principles. Workshop format may be considered in future.