OPO5003 Managing project knowledge
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPO5003 Managing project knowledge is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before OPO5003
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After OPO5003
No unit lists OPO5003 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in a Monash Online Course to undertake this unit. If you are in course B5005 or B6025 you must have completed 12 credit points from OPM5900, OPO5901, OPO5902 or OPO5903.
Overview
The unit explores the role of formal and informal knowledge networks in project delivery. It focuses on developing an understanding of how project managers acquire and exchange knowledge, and how this knowledge impacts on their actions. The unit incorporates concepts and theories from various disciplines aligned to project management and knowledge management to enrich your understanding of the socio-technical aspects of project management.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 2 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
- Written30%
- Written40%
- Demonstration30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate understanding of knowledge management theory and practice, including the tools and techniques to acquire and exchange knowledge using both technical and social approaches
- 2
critically reflect on and improve practice through effective application of knowledge management tools and techniques in a project context
- 3
contrast and assess communication techniques to form knowledge networks to manage varied stakeholders and unique project scenarios.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Danielle Ramirez
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPO5003?
OPO5003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPO5003 offered?
OPO5003 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is OPO5003?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPO5003 have an exam?
No. OPO5003 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.