Program Director Contact Details:
Project Management
Name: Professor Vernon Ireland
email: vernon.ireland@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 411 153 861

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Teaching Staff:

Summer School – North Terrace Campus
Name: Kerri Di Sario (class number 92021)

Short Bio:

Kerri is a professional Engineer with over 27 years experience in the private and public sectors, and has a strong background in corporate and technology management. Her extensive capabilities extend through business and commercial, project management, systems and logistics engineering, quality management, maintenance management, and personnel/human resources management. Kerri holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) and is a certified PRINCE2® Practitioner and is the Managing Director of Rylac Pty Ltd.

Email: kerri.disario@adelaide.edu.au

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Summer School – North Terrace Campus
Name: Dr John Sing (class number 92164) 

Short Bio:
As an Adjunct Associate Professor and Business Consultant, John develops and delivers academic and professional development programs for both the public and private sector.

Prior to establishing a small consultancy firm, John had worked for as an executive within the Queensland Public Sector where he was responsible for leading and implementing the Government’s financial and economic reform agenda. This included overseeing the organizations transition from cash based to accrual accounting, financial and management reporting to the CEO and governing board of directors, and project and risk management at the strategic and operational levels.

Email: john.sing@adelaide.edu.au

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Semester 1 – North Terrace Campus
Name: Tamsin Hodgess (class number 10635)

Short Bio:

Email: tamsin.hodgess@adelaide.edu.au

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Winter School - North Terrace Campus
Name: Dr John Sing (class number 95016)

Short Bio:
As an Adjunct Associate Professor and Business Consultant, John develops and delivers academic and professional development programs for both the public and private sector.

Prior to establishing a small consultancy firm, John had worked for as an executive within the Queensland Public Sector where he was responsible for leading and implementing the Government’s financial and economic reform agenda. This included overseeing the organizations transition from cash based to accrual accounting, financial and management reporting to the CEO and governing board of directors, and project and risk management at the strategic and operational levels.


Email: john.sing@adelaide.edu.au

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Winter School - North Terrace Campus
Name: Barbara Rapaport (class nunber 95117)

Short Bio:
Barbara Rapaport has extensive experience living and working in Israel, Poland and Australia. She holds a Bachelor Degree of Banking and International Finance from Flinders University, and a Masters Degree of Project Management from Adelaide University.

She held various roles in international trade, project and finance environments and her interests cover international relations, regional development, globalization, social justice and welfare.

Barbara is currently a PhD student within ECIC, Adelaide University. She speaks and communicates in English, Hebrew, Russian, Polish and basic Lithuanian.

Email: barbara.rapaport@adelaide.edu.au

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Winter School - North Terrace Campus
Name: Amina Omarova (class number 95283)

Short Bio:
Amina Omarova was trained in a top-flight university in Moscow in aeronautical engineering with a special interest in rocket launch
systems. Before migrating to Australia five years ago Amina was employedby leading companies such as Boeing and General Electric both in Russia and the USA. She is currently undertaking PhD studies on complex systems analysis in the Australian Army and before that completed the Master of Project Management at the University of Adelaide. Amina has a sound grasp of applied research andexperience of teaching on the project management program. Her recent work experience in project management was in Australia.


Email: amina.omarova@adelaide.edu.au

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Semester 2 – North Terrace Campus
Name: Kerri Di Sario (class number 20625)

Short Bio:
Kerri is a professional Engineer with over 27 years experience in the private and public sectors, and has a strong background in corporate and technology management. Her extensive capabilities extend through business and commercial, project management, systems and logistics engineering, quality management, maintenance management, and personnel/human resources management. Kerri holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) and is a certified PRINCE2® Practitioner and is the Managing Director of Rylac Pty Ltd.

Email: kerri.disario@adelaide.edu.au

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Semester 2 - North Terrace
Name: Barbara Rapaport (class number 21745)

Short Bio:
Barbara Rapaport has extensive experience living and working in Israel, Poland and Australia. She holds a Bachelor Degree of Banking and International Finance from Flinders University, and a Masters Degree of Project Management from Adelaide University.

She held various roles in international trade, project and finance environments and her interests cover international relations, regional development, globalization, social justice and welfare.Barbara is currently a PhD student within ECIC, Adelaide University.

She speaks and communicates in English, Hebrew, Russian, Polish and basic Lithuanian.

Email: barbara.rapaport@adelaide.edu.au

Class Number 20625 SE01 - Kerri Di Sario
Opening Intensive:
Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th August 2015
9am-6pm
Nexus10 UB34 Seminar room 3G

Closing Intensive:
Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th September 2015
9am-6pm
Nexus10 UB34 Seminar room 3G


Class Number 21745 SE02 - Barbara Rapaport
Opening Intensive:
Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July 2015, 6pm to 9pm
Saturday 1st August 2015, 9am to 6pm
Nexus10 UB35 Seminar room 2B

Closing Intensive:
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th August 2015, 6pm to 9pm
Saturday 29th August 2015, 9am to 6pm
Nexus10 UB35 Seminar room 2B

1	Know and understand the basic content and techniques of the discipline of project management such that stakeholder needs, scope, time, cost, quality, risk, procurement, human resources, communications, and the integration of these are appropriately addresses
2	Competently plan and control medium-sized linear projects appropriate to satisfying PMI’s Project Management Professional standards
3	Competently assessing stakeholders’ needs and satisfy these
4	Choose and use the models for project management
5	Use best practice in the choice of an appropriate project delivery system
6	Competently work in teams and communicating the output to stakeholders and the community
7	Provide leadership in the community and support of community involvement in projects
8	Demonstrate continued learning and personal development
9	Recognise ethical, social and cultural issues and their importance for project managers

The University’s preferred textbook supplier is Unibooks: http://www.unibooks.com.au/

Suggested text book:
Meredith, JR & Mantel, S (2011), Project management: A managerial Approach, 8th Edition, Wiley.
ISBN : 978-0-470-53302-4

A digital copy can also be purchased for a lower price.

PMI and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc

In addition to any assigned readings from the prescribed text, you may find it useful to access information from other sources. A number of Project Management textbooks have been written over the past few decades. Most of these books are held at the University library. Please feel free to browse through the available books for alternative explanations of the relevant concepts. Please find below a list of other suggested textbooks:

1. Project Management Institute (PMI), 2013, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fifth Edition
    (PMBOK® Guide) ©2013 Project Management Institute, Inc.
2. Gray, C & Larson, E 2000, Project management, McGraw-Hill.
3. IPMA 2006, IPMA Competence Baseline Version 3.0
4. Kerzner, H 2009, A project management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling and contracting, Wiley
5. PRINCE2TM – Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2TM, OGC London, TSO.
6. Turner, JR 1999, Handbook of project-based management, McGraw-Hill.

It is also recommended that you read relevant journal articles. In particular, you are encouraged to read the following journals:
· International Journal of Project Management
· Project Management Journal
· Journal of Project Management

Library Resources
The University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library provides a range of learning resources including texts, journals, periodicals, magazines, and access to online databases and information services. It also offers a virtual library which is accessible via the University’s website. The University Library web page is: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/
From this link, you are able to access the Library's electronic resources.

Other resources
If you are a member of the PMI (http://www.pmi.org/Membership.aspx)  you will “gain exclusive access to PMI publications and our global standards*, networking options with our chapters and online communities of practice, and leadership and volunteer opportunities. You’ll also receive discounts on certification exams and renewals, as well as our professional development offerings.” Student membership is USD$40 to join and USD$30 to renew.

* Log in to access complimentary read-only PDFs of all of PMI's published standards or take advantage of discounts on paperback editions
http://www.pmi.org/PMBOK-Guide-and-Standards/Standards-Library-of-PMI-Global-Standards.aspx

MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. It is used to support traditional face-to-face lectures, tutorials and workshops at the University. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments for each online course of study (see: https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au)

This course is offered in blended learning mode with the face-to-face component offered as intensives.

As a guide, a 3 unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes face-to-face contact, any online components, and self directed study).

This is a draft schedule and session dates are a guide only. The timetable may be changed during the course delivery if necessary.

PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc

Intensive	Content	Readings	Activities
1	Introduction - Project Context and Basics	PMBOK® Chapters 1-3
	Project Selection and Management Models	Meredith Chapters 1-3
	Project Integration Management	PMBOK® Chapter 4	Workshop Exercise 1
	Project Scope Management	PMBOK® Chapter 5 Meredith Chapter 6	Workshop Exercises 2, 3 and 4
2	Project Time Management	PMBOK® Chapter 6 Meredith Chapter 8	Workshop Exercise 5
	Project Cost Management	PMBOK® Chapter 7 Meredith Chapter 7	Workshop Exercise 6
3	Project Quality Management	PMBOK® Chapter 8	Workshop Exercise 7
	Project Delivery Systems	PMBOK® p. 361-363 Meredith Chapter 5	Workshop Exercise 8
	Project Risk Management	PMBOK® Chapter 11	Workshop Exercise 9
4	Project Procurement Management	PMBOK® Chapter 12 Meredith p. 58-69	Workshop Exercise 10
	Project Organisation	PMBOK® Chapter 2
	Project Human Resources Management	PMBOK® Chapter 9 Meredith Chapters 4, 9	Workshop Exercise 11
	Project Stakeholder Management	PMBOK® Chapter 13	Workshop Exercise 12
	Project Communication Management	PMBOK® Chapter 10 Meredith Chapters 10-12	Workshop Exercise 13

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An overview of the course assessment appears in the following table. Details appear in the following section:

PMBOK is a registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc

#	Assessment	Length	Weighting	Due Date	Learning Outcomes
1a	Individual short report	1,000 words max	15%	See MyUni	1-4
1b	Individual short report	1,000 words max	15%	See MyUni	4-5
1c	Individual short report	1,000 words max	10%	See MyUni	4
2	Group project plan	1 person 5,000 words min 2 people 7,000 words min 3 people 10,000 words min	30%	See MyUni	1-9
3	Individual report	2,000 words	30%	See MyUni	4-9
	Total		100%

 

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning in workshops during the intensive classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be successful in this course.  

Course results are subject to moderation by the ECIC Board of Examiners

Appropriate use of the Internet in assignments

The purpose of this document is to assist students with appropriate use of the material they have accessed on the Internet in assignments. The Internet is a wonderful source of information and sometimes students are not aware of how to use it properly. For example, a recent case had over 70% of words copied from over 20 other sources. Furthermore, many students think this is the appropriate use of the Internet.

IT IS NOT.

Due to an increasing number of students infringing the University’s Academic Dishonesty Requirements within the Master of Applied Project Management, a more rigorous method of checking assignments is used.

There is a hierarchy of penalties, the lowest of which is the loss of some assignment marks and the student’s name being placed on the Faculty’s Academic Dishonesty Register for six months. This only occurs if I believe this occurred through error. The second level penalty is more significant which is loss of all marks for the assignment and being placed on the University’s Academic Dishonesty Register for the remainder of their time at the University. Even higher penalties can involve the University deciding the student should not graduate. This has occurred in the Master of Project Management.

Appropriate use of the Internet is to include all directly copying of sections of other reports in ‘inverted comas’, as a quotation, and note the source of the quote. To include a group of words without use of inverted commas and without noting where the words came from is an example of academic dishonesty.

Students may not be aware that the University has use of an international database called Turnitin in which all direct use of other material can be traced.

On a more positive note students need to understand the points made in any paper they access on the Internet and integrate these thoughts into their argument rather than just copying large passages. Of course this takes more work but this is what tertiary education requires and, in the end, make students into better thinkers and more able to express their ideas in their assignments.

Professor Vernon Ireland
Director of Project Management

Assessment 1a: Individual Assignment
Weighting: 15%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Describe five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using a project management approach based on model-based methodologies (specifically PMBOK and PRINCE 2). Using a suitable project example from your experience or reading, illustrate how one of these models - of your selection - will benefit your project compared to the other model (i.e. the comparative strength of the chosen model for a specific project). Also comment on how the models could be combined and how you would retain the benefits of each and correct for the deficiencies of each.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Project Context and Basics, Project Integration and Scope Management course topics.

Length and Presentation:
1000 words max in report format.

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include understanding of principles and referencing these.
Given the word limit on these questions, assessment will reward content included. There will be penalties for exceeding the word limit.

Quotations do not count in the words counted.
The objective of these questions is for the participant to consider the theoretical material supplied and attempt to apply it to a real project example. Therefore evidence of having read and understood the material is important.

While 1000 words is only few words to cover a topic, marks will be given for the comprehensiveness of the content, evidence of additional reading, referencing these readings in the answer, and application.

In answering these questions try and state principles as well as detail. Just reproducing PMBOK (especially cutting and pasting diagrams) is not enough!



Assessment 1b: Individual Assignment
Weighting: 15%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
What is the role of integration as defined by PMBOK, and what contribution does it make in project management? Why is scope management important and how would you control scope in a project? How do scenarios contribute to project management? Describe the tools that you would use to collect requirements and generate at least 20 requirements to define scope for a particular project. Describe a test to assess whether five (5) requirements had been achieved.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Project Context and Basics, Project Integration and Scope Management course topics.

Length and Presentation:
1000 words max in report format.

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include understanding of principles and referencing these.
Given the word limit on these questions, assessment will reward content included. There will be penalties for exceeding the word limit.

Quotations do not count in the words counted.

The objective of these questions is for the participant to consider the theoretical material supplied and attempt to apply it to a real project example. Therefore evidence of having read and understood the material is important.

While 1000 words is only few words to cover a topic, marks will be given for the comprehensiveness of the content, evidence of additional reading, referencing these readings in the answer, and application.

In answering these questions try and state principles as well as detail. Just reproducing PMBOK (especially cutting and pasting diagrams) is not enough!



Assessment 1c: Individual Assignment
Weighting: 10%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
What is the value of having sound time and cost management plans when undertaking project execution? Identify at least six tools / techniques (three (3) each for time and cost management) that you would use for managing and controlling time and costs in the project and describe why you consider them to be important. Using a suitable project example fromyour experience or reading, make a list of activities to monitor and control that project.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Project Context and Basics, Project Integration and Scope Management course topics.

Length and Presentation:
1000 words max in report format.

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include understanding of principles and referencing these.

Given the word limit on these questions, assessment will reward content included. There will be penalties for exceeding the word limit. Quotations do not count in the words counted.

The objective of these questions is for the participant to consider the theoretical material supplied and attempt to apply it to a real project example. Therefore evidence of having read and understood the material is important.

While 1000 words is only few words to cover a topic, marks will be given for the comprehensiveness of the content, evidence of additional reading, referencing these readings in the answer, and application.

In answering these questions try and state principles as well as detail. Just reproducing PMBOK (especially cutting and pasting diagrams) is not enough!



Assessment 2: Group project plan (part 1)
Weighting: 30%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni
An electronic copy of this report is required. Just send one copy for the group but ensure all names are clear.
Preferably any documents created under Excel or Microsoft Project should be included in the Word version of the electronic copy.

Task:
Develop a group project plan for an approved project of choice, implementing the theoretical material you have covered and focusing on Scope, Time, Cost and Risk. A project plan is produced to plan a new project. Groups should ideally be of two people. If you want to vary from two people, you need to seek special approval stating reasons. This assignment is intended to be the application of theory so I do not want theory reproduced, but the application of theory to a project.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Project Integration, Project Time Management, Managing Project Cost and Managing Project Risk course topics in the context of the Project you have selected. Application of the theory of these knowledge areas to your selected project will be assessed.

ECIC Project Planning Template (for Assignment 2 and Assignment 3)
The following is a list of areas that you should cover in your APM1 Assignment, the Project Plan.

Introductory section – how was this assignment managed as a project – up to 400 words.

a. Vision – the vision of the project’s outcome functioning.
b. Mission - Up to 20 word description of what the project is.
c. Phase - The phase of the project being addressed in this plan – if applicable.
d. Stakeholders - Who are the stakeholders and client’s representative/s? Who are the owner/s and sponsor/s (they may be the same organisation)? What impact will this Project have on Stakeholder/s, What role are they playing in the project?
e. Purpose of the project (summary) - description:
f. The benefits:
g. The objectives (summary): h. Constraints and Assumptions.
i. Implementation Strategy j. Risks, causes and treatment – including Risk Register.
k. Management Plan (Planning, monitoring and controlling) l. What I have learned from this course (no more than 250 words).
m. Bibliography – particularly if sections were provided by work places.

Length and Presentation:
Minimum length:
1 person – 5,000 words
2 people – 7,000 words
3 people – 10,000 words.

Note: additional marks are awarded for more comprehensive plans.

The project plan should follow the ECIC Planning Template (see above)

As you may be using material in this report which was developed by others, it is important to note what was your contribution and what was the contribution of others (for example, colleagues in your work place).

An introductory section should be included to outline your approach to the report, as well as to the project. The report should emphasise how you are managing this as a project. This course is not assessing the technology.

A work-based project may be used. Sections developed by others (eg estimate or schedule) may be included provided it is clearly stated who developed each section. It should be made clear what your contribution to this project plan is.

Please ensure you add page numbers to your assignment and it is advisable to add your name in the footer or header.

I am comfortable with you including material developed by others (eg schedule), provided you make clear what you developed and what was developed by others.

It should be evident that material covered in the course (structure of a project plan, including inputs, tools and techniques in the 5 functions Scope, Time, Cost, Risk, Integration) have influenced the project plan produced.

A clear statement is required on the material you generated for the sake of this assignment and the work generated, by you or others, for the project.

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
This assignment will be assessed upon how well you are able to present a project plan that meets the requirement defined in the Task (above).

Simply reproducing the theory of the PMBOK and course texts as part of this assignment will be viewed unfavourably during marking. The expectation is that you apply the theory to your project to demonstrate your learning and ability to apply the course content.

A clear statement is required on the material you generated for the sake of this assignment and the work generated, by you or others, for the project.



Assessment 3: Individual project plan (part 2)
Weighting: 30%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni
An electronic copy of this report is required. Preferably any documents created under Excel or Microsoft Project should be included in the Word version of the electronic copy.

Task:
Write a description of the planning and control of Project Quality, Human Resources, Procurement, Communications and Stakeholders (including any additional Project Integration not covered in Assignment 2) for a project of your choice (it could be the same as the one chosen in Assignment 2).

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Project Quality Management, Project Human Resources Management, Project Procurement, Managing Communications and Stakeholders (and any additional Project Integration not covered in Assignment 2) course topics.

Length and Presentation:
3,000 Words Maximum

Please ensure you add page numbers to your assignment and it is advisable to add your name and student number in the footer or header. I am comfortable with you including material developed by others (eg schedule), provided you make clear what you developed and what was developed by others.

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
This assignment will be assessed upon how well you are able to present a project plan that meets the requirement defined in the Task (above).

A clear statement is required on the material you generated for the sake of this assignment and the work generated, by you or others, for the project.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.
Please refer to step by step instructions: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/tutorials/files/AssignmentStudentSubmission.pdf 

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

• Assignment Submission: Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site. Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.
• Cover Sheet: Please submit, separate to your assignment, the completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work. Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.
• Backup Copy of Assignments: You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing. Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.
• Extensions of Time: Any request for an extension of time for the submission of an assignment should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer. Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date. Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine extenuating circumstances and proof, such as a doctor’s certificate, may be required.
• Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade. Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above). Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted.  Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.