OPO4000 Principles of managing projects
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPO4000 Principles of managing projects is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before OPO4000
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After OPO4000
No unit lists OPO4000 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students must be enrolled in course A6032, B4005, B5005 or B6025.
Overview
The project management methods, frameworks, and organising principles will be explored through theories and a project. Project management process groups, the different project life cycles, and alternative methodologies will be introduced to demonstrate how projects are managed.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 4 | Monash Online | Online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
differentiate and select effective and creative communication methods
- 2
critically assess project scope, tasks, stakeholders and resources to select and implement appropriate project management tools and techniques
- 3
formulate effective leadership and management strategies for both teams and stakeholders
- 4
critique the terminology, tools, techniques, and processes in project management
- 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 teaching period typically comprising a mixture of learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for activities. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Gro Bjerknes
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPO4000?
OPO4000 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPO4000 offered?
OPO4000 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is OPO4000?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 4
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Monash Business School of Executive Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 3
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021