OPO5002 Innovation in the project context
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPO5002 Innovation in the project context is a level 5, 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 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before OPO5002
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After OPO5002
No unit lists OPO5002 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students must be enrolled in course B5005 or B6025 and have completed 12 credit points of OPO level 4 units.
Overview
Organisational innovation, R&D and new product/service development are particularly challenging for project management. Such projects are uncertain, ambiguous and complex and require different management approaches. This unit will explore alternative tools and techniques, focusing on design thinking, to provide the necessary means to manage and deliver such projects.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for OPO5002.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
contrast and evaluate appropriate advanced project management perspectives to meet contextual demands and communicate findings
- 2
appraise the concepts of innovation in the context of delivering projects
- 3
critique the project management theory in the context of delivering innovation projects
- 4
assess the application of design thinking and solution development to manage innovation projects.
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 OPO5002?
OPO5002 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPO5002 offered?
OPO5002 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is OPO5002?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.