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The aim of this course is to introduce students to the theories, methods, tools and practices of project management.

Skills development: Numerical skills, analytical skills and teamworking skills.

Connections with practice: Indirect through a real case study project.

Lectures: 2h x 10 weeks

Tutorials: 2h x 3

The timetabled "lecture" sessions are broken into lectures, workshops, tutorials and independent study depending on the week and the task they are working on - the course is mainly project team-based. The timetabled 2h x 10 weeks sessions will consist of lectures 1h x 5, workshops 2h x 2, and a mixture of tutorial and independent study where students can either work in their project teams or independently but most likely tutorial 1h x 5 and independent study 2h x 3.

A minimum grade of D3 or above in ALL four Management level 2 Courses:

■ MGT2010 - Business Decision Analysis

■ MGT2011 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

■ MGT2012 - Services and Operations Management

■ MGT2014 - Entrepreneurship

MGT4017 - Project Management (Honours)

MGT3023 - Business Competition

MGT3024 - Marketing Campaign Development Research and Tactics

1. Project output; Group; 1000 words; 10%; ILOs 1-2.

2. Project output; Group; 1000 words; 10%; ILOs 1-2.

3. Report; Group; 2500 words; 40%; ILOs 3-4.

4. Written assignment, including essay; Individual; 1400 words; 40%; ILOs 1, 2, 4.

The aims are to introduce the theory and practice of project management by:

■ Providing a comprehensive overview of the role of projects for and within organisations.

■ Providing a comprehensive review of the theoretical foundations and methods available for managing projects and their applicability.

■ Identifying the broader effects of project management for organisations on their people, operations, finances and markets.

■ Offering the opportunity to develop skills which are useful for being a team member in a project and executing a project.

By the end of the course students will be able to:

1. Recognise the characteristics of projects that make specialised management techniques necessary.

2. Apply selected project management methods and tools and explain their benefits and drawbacks to specific contexts for projects.

3. Critically evaluate why projects fail and consider what is required for achieving project success.

4. Demonstrate the application of both knowledge and acquired skills related to project management, including working in groups under various settings.