New core unit in and elective unit in MBIS

21 May, 2013 - Revised pre-requisites to cater for transition arrangements in relation to the introduction of the new version of the MBIS in 2014.

Previous change - The Unit name has been amended to reflect the evolving orientation and content of the unit. The Unit is no longer core to the Project management Specialisation.

Changes to be implemented in Sem 1,2014.

29 July 2013 - Amendments to unit name and pre-requisites made in May 2013 not approved at FEC 3/2013, as FIT5150 will not be offered in 2014 and will be removed from transition documents. Monatar has been re-instated to the previously approved version in preparation for disestablishment of FIT5150.

11/9/2013- FIT5150 was previously offered in the Project Management Specialization and the Corporate Information and Knowledge Management Specialization and has since been replaced. FEC 4/13 (Item 8.3.2- Resolution 4/13-11) approved the disestablishment of FIT5150.

This is a core unit in the Corporate Information Knowledge Management (IKM) Professional track in the Master Business Information Systems (MBIS). It is an elective unit in the Master of Business (Information Technology Management) and is also available as an elective unit in all FIT masters, Master of Business and MBAA. The unit presents a theoretical foundation of project management and examines project management as knowledge based practice.

At the completion of this unit students will:

• understand project management as knowledge based and reflective practice;
• have knowledge of the core disciplines that underpin project management;
• understand how the core disciplines inform the fundamental principles, concepts and standards that guide project management practices;
• be able to formulate the organising principles of the project management function;
• be able to specify the organisational capabilities to support project management;
• have the skills to design and develop an appropriate management structure for the project management function.

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This unit explores core disciplines that inform the project management function and their contribution to the concepts and principles that are the basis of project management practices. Building on this foundation, a knowledge based view of project management is presented with particular emphasis on reflective practice. Project management maturity models, competencies and organisational capabilities, in particular the approach to organising the project management function into projects, programs and portfolios, are examined from this perspective. Case studies will illustrate the theoretical foundations and demonstrate how theory can be incorporated into organisational practices.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning(OCL)

Formal supervised assessment: 50%, In-semester assessment: 50%

2 hrs lectures/wk, 1 hr tutorial/wk

FIT

FIT9006 or IMS9001 or BUS5021 or completion of 24 credit points of PG level study.