OPO5903 The learning approach to project management
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPO5903 The learning approach to project management 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 OPO5903
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After OPO5903
No unit lists OPO5903 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 learning approach to project management. You will develop the ability to critically apply a diverse range of methods, techniques and tools associated with the learning approach that span the project life cycle from development through delivery.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 1 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 5 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
- Written30%
- Written40%
- Demonstration30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
examine strategies, protocols and innovative methods associated with the learning approach to project management
- 2
critically assess project scope, tasks, stakeholders and resources in light of the tools and techniques associated with a learning approach to project management
- 3
evaluate and apply the learning approach to project management in light of each activity within the project life cycle
- 4
engage in reflective learning to develop lessons learnt, creating opportunities for improved performance in a project team.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive 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 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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Danielle Ramirez
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPO5903?
OPO5903 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPO5903 offered?
OPO5903 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is OPO5903?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPO5903 have an exam?
No. OPO5903 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.