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Students use a project management framework for managing a team project involving the design and construction of an autonomous device such as a vehicle. Students form teams of 8-10 members to design and construct electronic and electrical systems which perform assigned tasks. Teams must decide on roles and responsibilities of each member, devise the project lifecycle, prepare Ghantt charts and other key documents, establish protocols for decision making and track tasks so that they are performed on time and within budget. Students make an oral and written presentation of their work, and give a demonstration of their final design.

Lectures will be delivered in blocks at the start, middle and end of Semester. GTAs will hold fortnightly meetings with each team to monitor progress with the project.

Mandatory Entry Requirements

None

Recommended Entry Requirements

None

UESTC3037 and UESTCHN3024 Team Design and Project Management

UESTC3031 and UESTCHN3012 Engineering Project Management and Finance

ENG3049 Team Design Project EE3

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This course aims to introduce students to a project management framework which is then applied to a team design project. Specifically the course aims are:

■ to teach students how to work in teams;

■ to mentor students in the design and construction of an integrated electronic system that performs a specific function, and within a designated budget;

■ to teach students a project management framework, techniques, and processes including risk management;

■ to assist students to write project documentation.

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

■ Evaluate the four key parts of project management; explain the concept and relevance of the project triangle and create a simple project plan from a task list showing interactions and dependencies; discuss the benefits /drawbacks of different types of plan; be able to identifying critical paths.

■ Compare and contrast the methods of managing risk in a project (along the lines of quality management system) after identifying the type of risk; quantify and mitigate risks, and build a risk register; and maintain equality, diversity and inclusion.

■ Apply these skills to preparing a specific project plan using project management tool (such as PERT), defining milestones and measuring achievement against such milestones, including a risk mitigation plan;

■ Demonstrate teamwork skills by working effectively in a project team.

■ Analyse technical requirements to develop and justify an overall design plan within a given budget;

■ Design, construct and validate electronic hardware to perform specific functions;

■ Produce a technical report and presentation that outlines the analysis and presents the results clearly.