PPMP12001 - Project Management Life Cycle Phases

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will provide you with in-depth coverage of the project life cycle and project management processes. Various types of project life cycles are illustrated and compared. Furthermore, this unit offers you the opportunity to further explore the recommended processes that can be tailored to specific project phases or an entire project. You will learn the phases of the project life cycle including initiation, planning, implementation, and project closing phase

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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Attendance Requirements

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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Practical Assessment 40%
3. Online Test 20%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify and discuss the processes within the project phases that make up a project lifecycle
  2. Apply the project management principles and processes in a discipline context
  3. Develop project deliverables appropriate to a given project phase
  4. Construct and justify an appropriate project life cycle, for a selected project within a given organisational context, to best meet project objectives

The learning outcomes of the proposed unit are all developed in line with the requirements of the two potential accreditation bodies, Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Australian Institute of Project Management, for this course. Moreover, the learning outcomes are addressing the graduate attributes noted in the Engineers Australia Policy on Accreditation through incorporating the following:

  • Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
  • Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and commitment to them;
  • Understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development.

(Engineers Australia policy on accreditation retrieved from https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/content-files/2016-12/110214_P02EA_Curr_Engineers_Australia_Policy_on_Accred_REV_0.PDF on 11/05/2021)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • •
5 - Team Work •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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