FIT5022 is a project management unit for MIT, MBS and MAIT courses

09/03/2015 - This unit was disestablished by FEC 1/15 as it is no longer required.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

This is a project management unit offered for OCL students. It aims to provide students with skills in project management, in order for them to effectively participate in projects when they start working in industry. In the case of Business students, opportunities are created for them to obtain IT project management skills so that they can apply the same when they start on a career.

All students need to have exposure to Project Management, as this area is recognised by the relevant professional society as an essential part of IT education.

At the completion of this unit students will be able to:

• understand the intricacies of project management and apply these principles to an industry project;
• understand the fundamentals of projects;
• know the range of roles of people involved in a development;
• know the different phases of project planning, scheduling and controlling;
• understand network techniques for managing projects;
• understand and apply estimation techniques;
• understand the quality aspects of an IT project;
• appreciate the need for structure and organisation in project management;
• apply network techniques for managing projects;
• apply estimation techniques to practical cases;
• use a range of commercial software tools to implement software project management techniques;
• evaluate software project management tools;
• undertake research into topics and techniques associated with project management;
• understand the importance of team work in managing projects;
• recognise the importance of leadership and problem solving skills.

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The unit provides both a theoretical and practical overview of processes involved in managing large projects, with particular emphasis on projects common to the information technology industry. Topics include the project life cycle, problem definition, project evaluation, high and low level planning, team building and people management, monitoring and control, reporting and communication, termination and assessment and researching advance topic.

Off-campus Learning (OCL)

Examination (3 hours): 60%; Assignment: 40%

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