TECHCOMM 7009 - Applied Project Management Project (12 units)
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Course Details
| Course Code | TECHCOMM 7009 |
| Course | Applied Project Management Project (12 units) |
| Coordinating Unit | The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences |
| Term | Semester 1 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Postgraduate Coursework |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 12 |
| Contact | Intensive - a minimum of 36 hours |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | The purpose of this course is to guide participants through a research and project management process, taking a multi-disciplinary approach to do so. The topics are aimed at providing participants with the structure, research methodology, and information about the knowledge and skills involved in designing managing and undertaking a project. Identification of a project topic and developing the objectives of this. Understanding of business and project objectives and articulation of these into the project requirements. Structuring the project proposal and creating a work breakdown structure of the focuses required to achieve the objectives. Understanding of the research and project process for developing a business plan or achieving project goals. Development of the project structure and plan to demonstrate how scope, time, cost, quality, risk, human resources, communication and procurement, achieves project objectives. Documentation of these into a project process. Monitoring the achievement of the project plan and reporting on this in an appropriate report. The difference between this course and 6, 9 and 12 unit Project is the scope and detail of the investigation. Students can choose to research an individual issue, develop a plan for starting a business developing an entrepreneurial idea, or develop a project plan. |
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The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre
