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PPMP20009 - Project Management Methodologies

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Project Management Methodologies will develop your skills in core project management theories and principles. You will be required to apply these skills in the context of the project life cycle. You will discover the evolving nature of project management knowledge and explore its influence upon project management by professional bodies, industry and governments. You will be presented with examples that highlight the benefits of project and enterprise methodologies and illustrate the key project outputs and outcomes. Project management industry practice standards and frameworks are used to illustrate how project success criteria is aligned to the scope, time, resource, quality and cost measurement across different project domains.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
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.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate 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. Portfolio 40%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 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%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.98% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

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.

Source: Feedback from students and Academics.
Feedback
The shift from theoretical assessments to assessments which enabled students to practically apply the unit content in their own workplaces was appreciated not only by students but by academics including those external to the university.
Recommendation
Continue to include authentic and practical assessments that enable students to directly apply the content to their own contexts.
Action Taken
The authentic and practical nature of the assessments was retained.
Source: Feedback from students.
Feedback
Providing students with a practice quiz provided students with another mechanism to engage with the course content and was appreciated by students.
Recommendation
Continue to offer the practice quiz that reflects the summative quiz that the students will take.
Action Taken
The practice quiz was retained and continued to reflect the summative quiz that students take as their final assessment.
Source: Unit Evaluation - Student responses
Feedback
Students found the unit engaging and well structured, with the right balance of individual and group work.
Recommendation
Continue to ensure that the unit is structured to support optimum student experience.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Evaluation - Student responses
Feedback
Teaching staff demonstrated commitment to providing an enriching and supportive environment for students.
Recommendation
Continue to encourage a learning environment that is engaging and supportive.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Evaluation - Student responses
Feedback
Some students noted that they found the first assessment difficult. This assessment requires students to observe a process in a workplace.
Recommendation
Students are informed that if they are not currently working they can approach any organisation to complete the first assessment. They are also encouraged to use this as an opportunity to engage with organisations within the industry they would like to work. This advice will continue to be provided to students and tutors will continue to emphasize this in their classes.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain reasons why organisations adopt Project Management Methodologies
  2. Critically analyse the impact of Project Management Methodologies upon stakeholders
  3. Compare and contrast how different domains might apply Project Management Methodologies
  4. Explain and justify the major elements of a Project Management Methodology that might meet the needs of an organisation.

This unit will satisfy one of the requirements for Australia Computer Society (ACS) accreditation in the postgraduate ICT courses.
The unit might also contribute to the required number of academic study units for students wishing to undertake profession certification with the Project Management Institute's (PMI) professional qualifications, such as CAPM or PMP.
The ACS recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is in use in over 100 countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills codes as defined by SFIA:
  • Business Analysis (BUAN),
  • Project Management (PRMG),
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT),
  • Systems Integration (SINT),
  • Change Management (CHMG),
  • Release and Deployment (RELM),
  • IT Operations (ITOP),
  • Problem Management (PBMG).

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Research • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
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2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •