Outline

Overview

This unit of study teaches the fundamental knowledge on the importance, organisational context and professional practice in project management. It serves as an introduction to project management practices for non-PM students. For PM students, this unit lays the foundation to progress to advanced PM subjects. Although serving as a general introduction unit, the focus has been placed on scope, time, cost, and integration related issues. Specifically, the unit aims to: Introduce students to the institutional, organisational and professional environment for today's project management practitioners as well as typical challenges and issues facing them; Demonstrate the importance of project management to engineering and organisations; Demonstrate the progression from strategy formulation to execution of the project; Provide a set of tools and techniques at different stages of a project's lifecycle with emphasis on scope, time, cost and integration related issues; Highlight examples of project success/failures in project management and to take lessons from these; Consider the roles of project manager in the organization and management of people; Provide a path for students seeking improvements in their project management expertise.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Project Management
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Louis Taborda, louis.taborda@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Louis Taborda, louis.taborda@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Catherine Graham, catherine.graham@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Online task	Assessment 3 - Online Canvas Quiz Quiz on concepts + casestudy/ scenario covered in class	25%	Mid-semester exam period Due date: 18 Nov 2022 at 14:00 Closing date: 18 Nov 2022	2 hrs - short answer/ multiple-choice
Outcomes assessed:
Small continuous assessment	Continuous Assessments Mix of group exercises, revision quizzes and reviews conducted weekly	30%	Multiple weeks Closing date: 12 Nov 2022	In class + up to 1 hour/ wk after class
Outcomes assessed:
Online task	Assessment 1 - Online Canvas Quiz Quiz on concepts + casestudy/ scenario covered in class	25%	Week 07 Due date: 16 Sep 2022 at 14:00 Closing date: 16 Sep 2022	2 hrs - short answer/ multiple-choice
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Assessment 2 - Group Report Integrated team-based report responding to casestudy provided	20%	Week 11 Due date: 22 Oct 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 25 Oct 2022	Minimum 20 pages
Outcomes assessed:
= hurdle task ? = group assignment ? = group assignment with individually assessed component ?

Assessment summary

Assessment 1: short-answer and multiple-choice questions in a 2-hour online Canvas quiz responding to content covered and a casestudy/ scenario provided .
Assessment 2: written group work in the style of a business or technical report – responding to the casestudy/ scenario provided. Individuals will be given marks adjusted by confidential peer evaluations.
Assessment 3: short-answer and multiple-choice questions in a 2-hour online Canvas quiz responding to complete course content and a casestudy/ scenario provided .
Continuous Assessments: these will include individual quizzes and Canvas submissions based on exercises undertaken individually or in groups as a part of workshop activities during semester.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

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Study Commitment:

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Text-matching software for Assignment Submission:

As part of the assessment process, text matching software such as Turnitin will be used to identify plagiarism and/or be used for providing feedback.

Confidential Peer Evaluation:

As part of the group contribution assessment process, collaborative & self-peer evaluation tools (e.g. SparkPlus, CATME, etc.) may be used, either on a confidential or non-confidential basis, to understand contributions and interactions amongst group members. Marks may be adjusted for an individual team member, following on from the peer evaluation process.

Canvas Marks Not Reliable:

Canvas will be used in this unit and while key assessments will be submitted via Canvas, it cannot be used to determine/ predict a students final marks in this unit because not all assessments are visible to students and group/team marks can change for each individual team member based on the peer-evaluation conducted at the end of the semester.

Recycling Assignments Not Allowed:

Recycling involves submitting (or resubmitting) your own work that has already been assessed without the permission of the lecturer of this unit, and for which you have already been given feedback. Recycling is a form of academic dishonesty and will be handled in line with the coursework policy.

Mark Moderation:

There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Exceptional knowledge of content, professional ability to interpret and address project scenarios and ability to work in a team with excellent peer-evaluations
Distinction	75 - 84	Excellent knowledge of content, strong ability to interpret and address project scenarios and ability to work in a team with strong peer-evaluations
Credit	65 - 74	Good knowledge of content, reasonable ability to interpret and address project scenarios and ability to work in a team good peer-evaluations
Pass	50 - 64	Adequate knowledge of content, basic ability to interpret and address project scenarios and ability to work in a team fair peer-evaluations
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

For every calendar day up to and including ten calendar days after the due date, a penalty of 5% of the maximum awardable marks will be applied to late work. The penalty will be calculated by first marking the work, and then subtracting 5% of the maximum awardable mark for each calendar day after the due date. Example: Consider an assignment's maximum awardable mark is 10; the assignment is submitted 2 days late; and the assignment is marked as 7/10. After applying the penalty, marks will be: 7 - (0.5 x 2) = 6/10. For work submitted more than ten calendar days after the due date a mark of zero will be awarded. The marker may elect to, but is not required to, provide feedback on such work. Refer to section 7A of Assessment procedures policy available at: http://sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2012/267&RendNum=0

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Multiple weeks	Independent study guided by the online content & lectures. You are expected to undertake 8 - 10 hours per week of independent study in addition to the workshops.	Independent study (120 hr)
Week 01	Introduction to project management: 1. Project management history; 2. Project manager roles and responsibilities; 3. Project complexity and uncertainty; 4. Project typologies, structures and frameworks	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 02	Strategy and Project Initiation: 1. Project justification & Business Case 2. Strategic and organisational context; 3. Strategic alignment & project selection;	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 03	Stakeholder management: 1. Definitions of stakeholder 2. Analysing stakeholders 3. Understand the stakeholder perspectives 4. Stakeholder engagement/ comms	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 04	Scope and requirements: 1. Collecting requirements; 2. Recording requirements; 3. Requirements analysis/ traceability;	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 05	Project planning: 1. Network diagrams and their variants; 2. Scheduling/ time planning including Gantt charts; 3. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 06	Costs & Estimates: 1. Cost management: 2. Cost estimating; 3. Cost planning	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 07	Resource management: 1. Resource estimating; 2. Resource planning; 3. Resource leveling	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 08	Risk and quality management: 1. Risk identification, analysis and response; 2. Quality control and assurance	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 09	Procurement and ethics: 1. Procurement planning and control; 2. Why does ethics matter?	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 10	Execution and governance/ monitoring 1. Work delegation; 2. Project governance; 3. Progress monitoring and reporting	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 11	Teamwork & Leadership: 1. Team collaboration; 2. Leadership styles;	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 12	Project communication and closure: 1. Project success and evaluation; 2. Project completion and handover activities	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 13	Organizational Maturity & Integrated PM Review	Workshop (2 hr)

Study commitment

Required readings

Some weekly exercises that form a part of the Continuous Assessments mark can take the form of critical reviews of readings that will be provided.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. understand the major roles and responsibilities of project managers and recognize the core competencies required of each role
LO2. define a project and apply the differences between projects or programs and “business as usual” activities in organisations and their major risks and critical success factors
LO3. understand and identify ethical issues facing project management professionals in projects
LO4. understand the project context within organisations, including project selection methods and life cycles, and the organisational constraints which affect the choice of project management methods/approaches, and how these approaches are implemented in practice
LO5. understand the tasks involved in scope, time and cost planning and control, and demonstrate the capacity to carry out the plan, and control project performance
LO6. demonstrate a broad understanding of the other requirements/components of project plans and performance monitoring, such as quality and risk management, procurement, communications and team leadership
LO7. understand the usefulness and limitations existing within bodies of knowledge on project management (PMBOKs) from various project management institutions, and integrate (PMBOKs) into studies and projects.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Delivery has been adapted for blended teaching and the in-class assessments are revamped with exercises to re-cap online content and offer greater peer-to-peer engagement between students.

Additional information

All correspondence, assessments and/or documentation students create in this unit will need to use the following convention in its title/subject heading: ENGG5205_2022S1_TeamX: Topic

Further information and Team identifiers (X) will be provided in Canvas.

All administrative/ enrolment matters should be directed to: pmgp.admin@sydney.edu.au

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

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Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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ENGG5205: Professional Practice in Project Management

Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect