BMGT10150 Project Management

Academic Year 2023/2024

In recent years, project management has become increasingly more significant in an organisational context. Projects drive business activities in a wide variety of sectors from the public and private sectors to not for profit charities and organisations. Regardless of the product or service, good project management techniques will provide a result that is delivered on time and within budget. In this regard, the module will cover topics such as planning, scheduling, budgeting, quality, leadership and risk management which are some of the key issues that need to be understood and practiced by managers to realise successful project delivery.

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Curricular information is subject to change

What will I learn?

Learning Outcomes:

The ability to understand and to explain the importance of project management and execution.The ability to describe the drivers of project performance.Apply structured methods and the related tools in project planning, delivery and execution.Improved ability to evaluate a project plan or a completed project using the project lifecycle approach.Improved communication and teamwork skills through class discussion, group projects and presentations during the module.

How will I learn?

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	24
Specified Learning Activities	65
Autonomous Student Learning	30
Total	119

Am I eligible to take this module?

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Incompatibles:
COMP20140 - Intro to Project Management, SCI20020 - Intro to PM and Leadership

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

Description	Timing	Open Book Exam	Component Scale	Must Pass Component	% of Final Grade
Group Project: Group Project	Week 10	n/a	Graded	No	20
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Revision-MQC	Week 11	n/a	Standard conversion grade scale 40%	No	10
Attendance: Reading assignments	Throughout the Trimester	n/a	Graded	No	15
Examination: Examination	2 hour End of Trimester Exam	No	Graded	No	55