OPM5903 Delivering projects
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPM5903 Delivering projects is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before OPM5903
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After OPM5903
1 unit list OPM5903 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
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 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | Block on |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critique project procurement management and project risk management
- 2
examine and integrate the principles of procurement evaluation, selection and planning
- 3
investigate, interpret meaningfully the legal background including dispute resolution to procure goods and services
- 4
evaluate and manage the relationship between risk, procurement and contracts and their impact on project design and delivery.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based 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 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.
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 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.
Where it fits
OPM5903 is part of 1 area of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Duro Kolar
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPM5903?
OPM5903 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after OPM5903?
OPM5903 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including OPM5001.
When is OPM5903 offered?
In 2023, OPM5903 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is OPM5903?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPM5903 have an exam?
No. OPM5903 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include OPM5903?
OPM5903 is part of Project management.