UnitLevel 4Postgraduate

OPM4003 Delivering projects

Faculty of Business and Economics

OPM4003 Delivering projects is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Not offered
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for OPM4003. This is its 2022 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in course B6009, B6010, B6018, or B6019 to undertake this unit.

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Overview

This unit explores and develops the key concepts and techniques necessary to understand the core project management competencies of project integration, risk and procurement management. Project integration will include the project front-end, detailed planning, execution, and review. Risk management includes planning for and identifying risks, performing risk analysis, and responding to and controlling risks. Procurement management includes the areas of contract law, statutory regulations, legal relationships, negligence, and negotiation.

Offerings in 2022

The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for OPM4003.

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    critique project procurement management and project risk management

  2. 2

    examine and integrate the principles of procurement evaluation, selection and planning

  3. 3

    investigate, interpret meaningfully the legal background including dispute resolution to procure goods and services

  4. 4

    evaluate and manage the relationship between risk, procurement and contracts and their impact on project design and delivery.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops35 hours
  • Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachResearch activities
  • Teaching approachActive learning

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 three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where they will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.

This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.

This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for OPM4003?

OPM4003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

What can I take after OPM4003?

OPM4003 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including OPM5000 and OPM5001.

When is OPM4003 offered?

OPM4003 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.

How much work is OPM4003?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does OPM4003 have an exam?

No. OPM4003 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
4
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202020212022