This unit, together with FIT5057 Project management, and FIT5178 Applied 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 FIT5180 is on the business and legal aspects of planning and executing projects. Project management is a common pathway to higher management in industry. These topics are especially important to students who intend to work as project managers and take part in the sales, contract administration, and strategic planning of an organisation.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
See also Unit timetable information
Joze Kuzic
Consultation hours: Any time, just make an appointment
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Based on previous student feedback this unit is well structured and no changes have been made for this semester.
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Accounting and the Business Environment | No tutorial in week 1 |
| 2 | Measuring and Reporting Cash Flows | Tutorial in accounting discussions and exercises |
| 3 | The process of Business Formation, Business Plans | Tutorial in accounting discussions and exercises |
| 4 | The Australian legal System | Tutorial on business plans |
| 5 | Making the Contract: Offer and acceptance | Tutorial on legal cases and exercises |
| 6 | Making the Contract: Intention and Consideration | IN-CLASS TEST (Accounting Issues) in tutorial class |
| 7 | The Entrepreneurial Process | Tutorial on legal cases and exercises |
| 8 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Recognising Opportunities and Generating ideas | Tutorial on business issues |
| 9 | Remedies in Contract cases | Tutorial on legal cases and exercises |
| 10 | Introduction to Company Law | ASSIGNMENT (Business Plan) due in tutorial class. Tutorial on business issues |
| 11 | Duties of Company Directors and Other Officers | Tutorial on legal cases and exercises |
| 12 | When the Venture Grows Up | Tutorial on legal cases and exercises |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| 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 (3 hours): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| In-class Test (Accounting Issues) | 25% | Week 6 in tutorial class |
| Assignment (Business Plan) | 35% | Week 10 in tutorial class |
| Examination 1 | 40% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
The level of understanding of covered material, and/or ability to provide appropriate solutions for proposed problems.
Quality of the executive summary, description of the product, sales and marketing, and risk management.
Each syndicate will have to submit the division of the work on the assignment, for each syndicate member, in case marks need to be adjusted for lack of adequate individual contribution.
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
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
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integrity-managing-plagiarism-collusion-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an electronic submission). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.
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.
Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library.
Brendan Sweeney, Jenifer O'Reilly, and Andrew Coleman. (2011). Selected extracts from: Law in commerce. (4th Edition) LexisNexis.
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