UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

OPO5901 The dynamic context of project delivery

Faculty of Business and Economics

OPO5901 The dynamic context of project delivery 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
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before OPO5901

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After OPO5901

No unit lists OPO5901 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in a Monash Online course to undertake this unit.

Overview

This unit focuses on the dynamic context of project delivery. The unit will emphasise the role that project leaders play in managing capabilities, resources, and changing expectations with an emphasis on team composition and team dynamics. You will develop the ability to critically analyse and apply insights regarding the professional standards and project performance criteria of project delivery.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Teaching period 3Monash OnlineMo

Assessment

  • Written
    30%
  • Artefact
    40%
  • Written
    30%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1


    demonstrate an understanding of the complex context of project delivery and the unique dynamics that arise within project teams

  2. 2

    identify and analyse the professional standards and ethical principles associated with project management decisions

  3. 3

    engage in reflective learning to develop lessons learnt, creating opportunities for improved performance in a project team.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

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 engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective 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.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Danielle Ramirez

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for OPO5901?

OPO5901 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is OPO5901 offered?

OPO5901 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.

How much work is OPO5901?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does OPO5901 have an exam?

No. OPO5901 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
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 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027