UnitLevel 4Postgraduate

OPO4002 Techniques for managing projects

Faculty of Business and Economics

OPO4002 Techniques for 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 OPO4002

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After OPO4002

No unit lists OPO4002 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Students must be enrolled in course A6032, B4005, B5005 or B6025.

Overview

This unit examines managing project scope, time, cost and quality, exploring key concepts and apply relevant techniques. Specific topics will cover definition of the scope, and authorisation of the project. Time management includes the definition of project activities, estimating the duration and dependencies of tasks and activities, developing and controlling a schedule, as well as planning project resources. Cost management includes feasibility analysis, cost estimating, and the management and control of the project budget. Managing project quality includes planning for quality, performing quality assurance, and controlling quality.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Teaching period 6Monash OnlineOnline

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    critically analyse the relationship between time, cost and quality concepts and their impact on project scope, execution, monitoring and control

  2. 2

    critically evaluate and apply appropriate techniques to proactively integrate all elements of the project

  3. 3

    critically assess project scope, tasks, stakeholders and resources to select and implement appropriate project management tools and techniques

  4. 4

    examine strategies, protocols and innovative methods for communicating, controlling and monitoring projects and 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 Robert Moehler

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for OPO4002?

OPO4002 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is OPO4002 offered?

OPO4002 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is OPO4002?

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