This unit, together with FIT5057 Project management, and FIT5180 Business and legal issues in project management, gives a full coverage of the main areas of Project Management. These units will give students the knowledge and skills needed to work in project planning, project control, or as an entry level project manager in industry. The emphasis in this unit is on the technical aspects of planning and executing projects. It will also cover the important areas of financial calculations, budgets, and decision making.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hr laboratory/wk
You are expected to spend 12 hours per week on various activities. These include reading, communication with other students and unit lecturers, and preparation for learning tasks and formal assessments.
Rod Martin
Consultation hours: WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY 3:00PM-5:00PM
Examination (2 hours): 50%, In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| NUMERICAL QUESTIONS ASSIGNMENT (NQA) | 25% | Project Networks -19 March 2012, Compression - 26 March 2012, Financials - 16 April 2012, NPV - 30 April 2012, Mathematical Optimization - 14 May 2012 |
| MS Project - Case Study | 20% | 21 May 2012 |
| MS Project - VBA | 5% | 21 May 2012 |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
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MS Project, MS Visio, MS Excel.
Available from http://msdnaa.monash.edu.au/fit/
and http://www.microsoft.com/project/en-us/project-management.aspx
VBA Editor addin MZTools. Available from http://www.mztools.com/index.aspx
Visio 2010 WBS Modeler.
Available from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26229
IBM ILOG CPLEX.
Available from http://www-01.ibm.com/software/integration/optimization/cplex-optimization-studio/
LINGO 13.0 - Optimization Modeling Software.
Available from http://www.lindo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=15
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT | |
| 2 | PROCESS DESIGN TOOLS, PROJECT COMPRESSION | |
| 3 | PROJECT COMPRESSION, FINITE CAPACITY SCHEDULING | |
| 4 | INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING | Assessment Task 1: NQA (NQA=Numerical Questions Assignments) Project Networks due 19 Mar 2012 |
| 5 | PROJECT FINANCIAL CALCULATIONS | Assessment Task 1: NQA Compression due 26 Mar 2012 |
| 6 | EARNED VALUE | |
| 7 | NET PRESENT VALUE | Assessment Task 1: NQA Project Financials due 16 April 2012 |
| 8 | PROJECT SELECTION, AHP | |
| 9 | MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION | Assessment Task 1: NQA NPV due 30 April 2012 |
| 10 | MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION | |
| 11 | QUALITY STANDARDS AND ISO9000, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION | Assessment Task 1: NQA Mathematical Optimization due 14 May 2012 |
| 12 | CONTRACT LAW, REVISION | Assessment Task 2: MS Project Case Study due 21 May 2012, MS Project VBA due 21 May 2012 |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment undertaken | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your MUSO (Blackboard or Moodle) learning system.
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)
Assignments will be assessed:
A report showing that the program works.
Zipped copy of the files (ie , code and class modules)
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.
Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later.
Referencing internet and electronic sources, Harvard reference style
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/22-referencing-internet.xml
IEEE Referencing
http://www.lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/ieee.html
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