James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

BX2077 - Project Management

Subject Description

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

• Invigilated > End of semester exam - (40%)
• Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (40%)
• One Page Project Overview (OPPPO) - 10%; Presentation - 10% - (20%)

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  BU2007 MG2758 MG3758

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