Week

Theme

Text Book
Chapters **

Activities

Assessment

1

Introduction

Burke - 1,2,26,27,28
Snyder - 2

COURSE NOTES
1.1 Introduction to the course
1.2 Introduction to Project Management
1.3 Project Management as a profession

ON-LINE QUIZ
Pre-Course Feedback for Lynette
Expectations - checkpoint
Pre-course knowledge

2

Leadership and Management

Burke - 1,22,23,25,27
Snyder - 10, 13

COURSE NOTES
2.1 People skills
2.2 Teamwork
2.3 Leadership & Management
2.4 Professionalism
2.5 Thinking Critically & Reflection
2.6 Reflective Writing
2.7 Communication
2.8 Stakeholder management
2.9 Making Presentations
2.10 Presentation Planner

PRE-WORKSHOP QUIZ #1
Reading A
Reading B
Reading C
Reading D

3

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Burke - 3,5,7,
Snyder - 1,2

COURSE NOTES
3.1 Project life cycles - Introduction
3.2 Project life cycles
3.3 PMBOK Process Groups
3.4 PMBOK Knowledge Areas
3.5 PMBOK and project management methodology
3.6 What happens when Project Management goes wrong
3.7 Mindmap - PMBOK Knowledge Areas mapped to the Process Groups
3.8 Table - PMBOK Knowledge Areas and Process Group Mappings

TUTORIAL WORKSHOP #1 – An Accidental Profession

POST-WORKSHOP REFLECTION #1

4

Agile Project Management and PMBOK

Burke -
Snyder -

Wednesday - Guest Lecture - Academic Skills & Learning
Guidance and preparation for the assignments

COURSE NOTES
4.1 Agile Project Management
4.2 Mapping PMBOK to agile activities
4.3 Lifecycle comparison

PRE-WORKSHOP QUIZ #2
Reading A
Reading B
Reading C
Reading D

5

Project Initiation

Burke - 5,8
Snyder - 3

COURSE NOTES
5.1 / 2.6Reflective Writing
5.2 Project Initiation - Overview

TUTORIAL WORKSHOP #2 -- Why projects Fail

POST-WORKSHOP REFLECTION #2

PRE-WORKSHOP QUIZ #3
Reading A
Reading B
Reading C
Reading D

6

Project Planning --
Planning & The Project Plan

Burke - 9,10,11
Snyder - 4,5,6,21

COURSE NOTES
6.1 Planning your Project
6.2 Sample Project Plan template

Peer Assessment - Notes
Worked example

TUTORIAL WORKSHOP #3 – Agile Project Management

POST-WORKSHOP REFLECTION #3


ASSIGNMENT 1
Draft Briefing Note Submission
Due 17:00 Thursday 28 March

PRE-WORKSHOP QUIZ #4
Reading A
Reading B
Reading C
Reading D

Non-teaching period

7

Project Planning -- Scope Management

Burke - 10,11,12,13,18,19
Snyder - 14,20,22

COURSE NOTES
7.1 Scope Management

• Traditional
• Agile

POST-WORKSHOP REFLECTION #4

8

Project Planning -- Schedule Managment

Burke - 9, 10,11,12,13,18,19
Snyder - 4,5,6,14,20,21,22

COURSE NOTES
8.1 Estimation

• Traditional
• Agile
• User Stories

• Traditional
• Agile

ASSIGNMENT 2
Peer evaluation review submission
Due 17:00 Friday 26 April

9

Project Execution

Burke -
Snyder -

COURSE NOTES
9.1 Controlling the Schedule

• Traditional
• Agile

PRE-WORKSHOP QUIZ #5

Reading A
Reading B
Reading C
Reading D

10

Project Quality

Burke - 21
Snyder - 8,24

COURSE NOTES
9.1 Achieving quality
9.2 Testing & Peer Review

TUTORIAL WORKSHOP #5

POST-WORKSHOP REFLECTION #5

Submission of Presentation Slides for Assignment 3
Due 23:55 Sunday 12 May

11

Risk Management

Burke - 20
Snyder - 11,26

COURSE NOTES
10.1 Identification, analysis & response determination
10.2 Monitoring and control


TUTORIAL WORKSHOP – Assignment 3
Briefing Note Presentations

ASSIGNMENT 3
Presentations during usual workshops

12

Project Governance

Pre and Post Project Activities

Organisational Context & Culture

Burke - 22,23,
Snyder - 10,13,17,19,25

Burke -
Snyder - 29

Burke - 24,26
Snyder -

COURSE NOTES
12.1 Communication
12.2 Reporting

13.1 Project Definition
13.2 Project Hand-over

14.1 Organisational Context & Culture

WebPA-X peer assessment covering work for ASSIGNMENT 3 (Presentation)

Due 17:00 Friday 31 May

ASSIGNMENT 1
Final Briefing Note
Due Friday 24 May

13

COURSE NOTES
13.1 Course review and exam preparation

ON-LINE QUIZ
Post-course knowledge

WebPA-X peer assessment covering work for ASSIGNMENT 1 (Briefing Note)

Due 17:00 Friday 31 May

Examination period