This unit, together with FIT5057 Project management, and FIT5180 Business and legal issues in project management, gives a full coverage of the main areas of Project Management. These units will give students the knowledge and skills needed to work in project planning, project control, or as an entry level project manager in industry. The emphasis in this unit is on the technical aspects of planning and executing projects. It will also cover the important areas of financial calculations, budgets, and decision making.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hr laboratory/wk
You are expected to spend 12 hours per week on various activities. These include reading, communication with other students and unit lecturers, and preparation for learning tasks and formal assessments.
Rodney Martin
Consultation hours: WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 3:00PM-5:00PM
Karan Pedramrazi
Kamran Memon
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT | |
| 2 | PROCESS DESIGN TOOLS, PROJECT COMPRESSION | |
| 3 | PROJECT COMPRESSION, FINITE CAPACITY SCHEDULING | |
| 4 | INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING | Assessment Task 1: NQA Project Networks |
| 5 | PROJECT FINANCIAL CALCULATIONS | Assessment Task 1: NQA Compression |
| 6 | EARNED VALUE | |
| 7 | NET PRESENT VALUE | Assessment Task 1: NQA Project Financials |
| 8 | PROJECT SELECTION, AHP | |
| 9 | MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION | Assessment Task 1: NQA NPV |
| 10 | MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION | |
| 11 | QUALITY STANDARDS AND ISO9000, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION | Assessment Task 1: NQA Mathematical Optimization |
| 12 | CONTRACT LAW, REVISION | Assessment Task 2: MS Project Case Study |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment undertaken | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (2 hours): 50%, In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| NUMERICAL QUESTIONS ASSIGNMENT (NQA) | 25% | NQA1 23 Aug, NQA2 30 Aug, NQA3 13 Sep, NQA4 27 Sep, NQA5 18 Oct |
| MS Project - Case Study | 25% | 25 October 2013 |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see the Demystifying Citing and Referencing tutorial at http://lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/
Assignments will be assessed:
Monash Library Unit Reading List
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.monash.edu.au/exams/special-consideration.html
Referencing internet and electronic sources, Harvard reference style
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/22-referencing-internet.xml
IEEE Referencing
http://www.lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/ieee.html
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If Electronic Submission has been approved for your unit, please submit your work via the learning system for this unit, which you can access via links in the my.monash portal.
MS Project, MS Visio, MS Excel.
Available from http://msdnaa.monash.edu.au/fit/
and http://www.microsoft.com/project/en-us/project-management.aspx
VBA Editor addin MZTools. Available from http://www.mztools.com/index.aspx
Visio 2010 WBS Modeler.
Available from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26229
IBM ILOG CPLEX.
Available from http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/optimization/cplex-optimization-studio/
LINGO 13.0 - Optimization Modeling Software.
Available from http://www.lindo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=15
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