OPV5001 The project as a social system
Faculty of Business and Economics
OPV5001 The project as a social system is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before OPV5001
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After OPV5001
No unit lists OPV5001 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B4010, B4011, B5009, B6031, B6032 to undertake this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit explores projects as primarily social constructs, where sense-making and adaptive behaviours are required to accommodate local contexts, dynamics, and personal attributes. The perception of projects as a process is critically examined and challenged with concepts from systems thinking. Cultural and political practices are explored to develop an understanding of the interrelationships between various elements of a project, and the environment in which they are executed.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for OPV5001.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate an understanding of systems thinking and social systems theory, and apply them to the project management context
- 2
appraise and evaluate adaptive behaviours between a project and its environment using the theory of sense-making
- 3
identify and distinguish between a social construct and a technical process when managing projects.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
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.
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 enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
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.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Jonathan Matheny
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OPV5001?
OPV5001 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is OPV5001 offered?
OPV5001 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is OPV5001?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does OPV5001 have an exam?
No. OPV5001 has 1 assessment task and no exam.