| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Project Management in Local Government |
| Unit ID: | DLGLM1002 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (DLGLM1000) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 080300 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit introduces students to modern project management theory, tools and practices, within the context of local government. Students will explore theory and evidence relating to planning and consultation for infrastructure and community projects in local government, procurement requirements, project controls, project monitoring and performance measurement, and risk assessment and analysis |
| 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. | Describe modern project management theory, tools and practices, within the context of local government. |
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| K2. | Identify planning and consultation requirements for infrastructure and community projects. |
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| K3. | Explain procurement requirements and standards, project monitoring and performance measurement, cost/schedule control systems and risk assessment and analysis within the context of local government. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Analyse the application of project management tools and techniques to meet the complex contextual demands in local government projects. |
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| S2. | Evaluate, analyse, and communicate professional approaches to managing projects within local government. |
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| S3. | Formulate the scope for a project that would be suitable to satisfy stakeholder needs. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Design, justify and implement the most practical project management strategy, tools and techniques to economically, efficiently and effectively address a local government problem. |
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| A2. | Evaluate key issues in management systems and control related to project quality management. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: - Quality control
- Cost benefit analysis
- Communication
- Ethics
- Change management
- Risk management
- Strategic alignment
- Resource management
- Stakeholder management
- Leadership
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| 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 will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1 | Activity on project planning, scheduling and risk management | Oral Presentation | 20 - 40% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Group based activity examining current practices of project management in local government | Report and Oral Presentation | 60 - 80% |
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