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PPMP20007 Project Management Concepts
Project Management Concepts
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General Information

Overview

This unit is aimed at providing you with a general introduction to the key features of modern project management practices within organisations. In undertaking this unit you will gain an understanding of the factors required to successfully manage projects by investigating how project success is related to the concept of value held by key stakeholders, alignment with organizational strategy, and benefit realization through the application of project management specific knowledge, skills, tools and techniques.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 8
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Anti-requisites: COIS20008, MGMT22166, or PPMP20002 then they cannot take this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2026

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Attendance Requirements

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Class and Assessment Overview

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

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Students valued the interactive learning approach, noting that activities, practical tasks, worked examples, and using MS Project improved their engagement and understanding.

Recommendation

The teaching team appreciates the positive feedback on class activities, practical tasks, worked examples, and using MS Project. We will keep using these hands-on approaches in future courses to support student engagement and skill development

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Students appreciated the group work, interactive teaching, and engaging lectures, noting these supported collaboration and deepened understanding of the material.

Recommendation

The teaching team values the feedback on group work, interactive teaching, and lectures, and will continue these to support engagement and learning.

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Feedback

Students suggested improving the unit by adding more exercises, giving extra time for quizzes, and better aligning the timetable with other units.

Recommendation

The teaching team acknowledges the feedback on exercises, quiz timing, and timetables. We will explore adding more practice, adjusting quiz schedules, and coordinating sessions with other units.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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