UnitLevel 4Postgraduate

OPO4003 Delivering projects

Faculty of Business and Economics

OPO4003 Delivering 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
Not offered
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.

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Requisites

Before OPO4003

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After OPO4003

No unit lists OPO4003 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

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

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 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for OPO4003.

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

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 Susan Foster

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for OPO4003?

OPO4003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is OPO4003 offered?

OPO4003 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is OPO4003?

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