| Effective Term: | 2026/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Project Management |
| Unit ID: | BUMGT6973 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (At least 120 credit points from ANY subject-area at 5000-8999 level) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080307 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit combines planning, organisation and control techniques with information technology to develop strong theoretical and practical skills in project management. It addresses the fundamental differences between project and general management. It highlights the importance of project planning and discusses the processes of networking, scheduling and resource allocation. It also includes discussions on project monitoring and performance measurement, cost/schedule control systems, risk assessment and analysis and human resource management in the project environment. The use of management information systems to assist in planning and controlling project activities is emphasised. Students are required to use a personal computer based project management software package and may also use other software such as spread sheets and data bases or graphics software in a project management system application. The unit addresses all nine units of the nationally accredited AIPM Standards for Project Management. The unit is based on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide). PMBOK is the sum of knowledge within the vocation of project management. PMBOK includes proven traditional practices that are widely utilised, as well as contemporary practices that are emerging in the profession. PMBOK stands as a guide for good practice in the project management industry. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | |  | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Recognize the nature of projects and project management as a professional practice |
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| K2. | Critique the process for managing trade-offs among time, cost and performance |
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| K3. | Evaluate the human resource management theories applicable to project management and their impacts on organisational management and strategy |
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| K4. | Assess how project management facilitates the efficient management of organisations including: strategy, change management, organisational leadership and managing people |
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| K5. | Debate the techniques of time and cost estimation in the project planning environment |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Establish the objective, scope and constraints of a project |
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| S2. | Assess the risks and uncertainties involved in projects, and develop project plans and techniques which address efficiency and effectiveness criteria |
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| S3. | Choose appropriate methodologies for monitoring and controlling the time and cost of a project procurement |
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| S4. | Prepare project management reports and/or presentations to communicate project proposals, planning and/or management strategies |
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| S5. | Demonstrate teamwork skills in the preparation of project management strategies and planning |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Use initiative and judgement, with a high level of personal autonomy, in implementing project management planning processes applicable to an organisational environment |
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| A2. | Adapt project management research principles and methods to suit different organisational needs and application to current professional practice |
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| A3. | Plan and execute the development of an appropriate project plan, and schedule, inclusive of financials and resources using Microsoft Project, or other applicable software |
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| Unit Content: |
•Project management planning
•Project integration - including project lifecycle, the relationship between basic business strategies and projects
•Project selection techniques
•Human resource management including team development and staff acquisition for projects
•Tools and techniques of project management including scope, time, scheduling, quality, cost and risk management, and utilisation of project management software |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | Y - Present | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | Y - Present |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K4, K5, S1, S2, S4, A1 |
Apply project management knowledge and skills to understanding the fundamentals and theories |
Individual written report, case study, or essay |
20-30% |
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| 2. |
K2, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2, A3 |
Apply project management knowledge and skills to a project management scenario and present appropriate documentation |
Group report, case study analysis, portfolio and/or presentation |
30-50% |
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| 3. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, A2 |
Test / Final Assessment in which students demonstrate an advanced understanding of the fundamentals and theories |
Test / Final Assessment |
30-50% |
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