49012 Project Management Support Systems
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UTS: Engineering: Systems, Management and LeadershipCredit points: 6 cp
Subject level: Postgraduate
Result type: Grade and marksThere are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Handbook description
This subject has been designed with the aim of providing a platform for an online learning experience. The subject is not just about how to manage a typical project in engineering, it is about managing a web-based (remote) project using UTSOnline facilities throughout this semester. Students are required to form project teams and work independently with minimum face-to-face contact or supervision.
This subject encourages students to be creative and independent from the traditional form of study, and actively contribute to subject delivery by participating in group work. Further, it changes the instructor's role from lecturer to facilitator. The subject consists of online group discussions, peer assessment, freedom in selection of topics and learning sources, and group and individual assignments.
Subject objectives/outcomes
The learning objectives include:
- Develop an understanding of the requirements of a typical project and know the characteristics of project management
- Understand how to manage an ad hoc project
- Examine how information technology effects project management
- Understand system concepts and identify the role of the Project Manager
Teaching and learning strategies
Communication and subject-relevant information is made available through UTSOnline. Regular visits to the subject webpages are highly recommended.
Assessment
Assessment Item 1: Assignment 1: Personal Web Page including digital Photo
| Weighting: | 5% |
Assessment Item 2: Assignment 2 - Individual Project Report
| Weighting: | 20% |
| Length: | Around 6,000 words or 20 pages) |
Assessment Item 3: Online contribution to group discussions while preparing the Assignments 3 & 4
| Weighting: | 15% |
Assessment Item 4: Assignment 3 - Major Group Project Report
| Weighting: | 40% |
| Length: | Around 20,000 words or 70 pages |
Assessment Item 5: Assignment 4 - Peer Assessment
| Weighting: | 20% |
| Length: | Around 3,000 words or 10 pages |
Recommended texts
No text book is required for this subject. You are free to use any information source that is useful for your study.
Indicative references
The following book is for reference only.
Author: Earl Hall and Juliana Johnson
Title: Integrated Project Management,
ISBN: 0130674494
Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1st Edition, 2003
Other resources
This subject does not require a specific study guide. Communication and subject-relevant information will be made available at UTSOnline through announcements and other areas of UTSOnline facilities. Regular visit of subject web pages at UTSOnline (http://online.uts.edu.au) is highly recommended.
For further information see the faculty’s Student Guide at:
http://my.feit.uts.edu.au/ modules/myfeit/downloads/ StudentGuide2011Spr_Online.pdf
