OPM5901 Managing the project context
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPM5901 Managing the project context is a level 5, 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
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before OPM5901
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After OPM5901
2 units list OPM5901 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit focuses on developing the ability to critically apply a diverse range of communication styles, structures and techniques in a project environment. The unit will emphasise the role that communication plays in managing project human resources and stakeholders, and the impact organisational culture and politics has on these activities. Additionally, the unit will address project management as a profession, and its ethics and competency standards.
Offerings in 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for OPM5901.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
research, select and apply strategies, protocols and innovative methods for effective and efficient communications and management across all stakeholders
- 2
interpret and manage the impact of human resources, organisational culture and politics on projects
- 3
identify and analyse the ethical dimensions associated with project management decisions, use and quality
- 4
reflect on and analyse the need for competency and ethical standards that are required for the profession of project management practice
- 5
work together in a team and reflect on how the team can improve its performance.
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 three/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
Larson, E.W. & C.F. Gray. 2018, Project Management: The Managerial Process, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill Education International Edition, New York, USA.
PMI (Sponsor) 2017, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Newtown Square, PA, Project Management Institute, 6th ed.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPM5901?
OPM5901 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after OPM5901?
OPM5901 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including OPM5000 and OPM5001.
When is OPM5901 offered?
OPM5901 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is OPM5901?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPM5901 have an exam?
No. OPM5901 has 1 assessment task and no exam.