ETW2472 Project management analytics
Faculty of Business and Economics
ETW2472 Project management analytics is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before ETW2472
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ETW2472
No unit lists ETW2472 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit introduces the essential concepts, tools and analytical techniques for effective project management according to the global industry standards set by the Project Management Institute. Students will be introduced to broad perspectives of managerial skills and knowledge required to initiate, implement, and evaluate successful projects. The project life cycle will be discussed and reviewed. Students will learn the perspective on project planning and management; looking into the triple constraints of project - the scope, time and budget. Throughout the unit, students will also employ relevant information technology and project management software to achieve quality outcomes that underpin and reinforce the conceptual and analytics perspectives of project management in businesses.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe how to initiate a project by defining the project goal and identifying the priorities
- 2
identify factors that lead to project success
- 3
demonstrate the applications of analytical techniques in project management decision-making
- 4
develop a project plan by identifying the scope, task dependencies, schedule, critical path, and risks
- 5
describe the four stages of the project-life-cycle and the role each stage has in the evolution of a project.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
MS Excel
MS Project (Microsoft Project software tool)
Where it fits
ETW2472 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Elsa Phung
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ETW2472?
ETW2472 has no prerequisites.
When is ETW2472 offered?
In 2020, ETW2472 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is ETW2472?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ETW2472 have an exam?
No. ETW2472 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ETW2472?
ETW2472 is part of Management.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 3
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021