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Requisites

Enrolment is not permitted in MGT3203 if MGT2203 has been previously completed.

Other requisites

Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. The course also utilises Zoom teleconference technology (software provided by USQ) which requires a microphone and audio output (i.e. headphones or speaker) at a minimum. Ideally, students will also have a webcam to enable video participation in Zoom sessions. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .

Rationale

Today organisations are constantly needing to adapt to ensure their survival. Organisations increasingly use project management to direct and control initiatives to bring about such change.
Project management tools and techniques can be applied successfully in various domains, for example, introducing new products and services, developing and implementing new policies, restructuring organisations, constructing capital infrastructure, and in the planning, building and implementing of information technology systems.
Contemporary professionals will most certainly be impacted by project work, and many will be responsible for the management of projects. A knowledge of the project management bodies of knowledge, their strengths and weaknesses, and the ability to use and consume project management tools and artefacts are critical for today鈥檚 professional.

Synopsis

The course provides an overview, through the use of problem-based learning, of the two dominant methodologies for managing project work: agile and waterfall. These two methodologies vary in their underlying principles, iterative versus incremental, and have distinct toolsets.

In this course students explore the strengths and weaknesses of both methodologies to determine the situations in which they are best applied. The course also equips students to appreciate the similarities and differences between the methodologies and how hybrid approaches may operate in practice.

For both the agile and waterfall methodologies they will develop, through group learning, skills in applying the foundational concepts and tools to real-world problems.

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Assessment details

Important assessment information

1. Attendance requirements:
   
   Online: There are no oncampus attendance requirements for this mode. However, students will be required to contribute to group learnings virtually or in person.
   
   On-campus: Students are encouraged to attend on-campus lectures. It is required that students attend tutorials where they will contribute to group learning.
   
   
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.)
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   
   Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
   
   
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   
   This is no examination in this course.
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   
   There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.
   
   
8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
   
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
   
   

Assessment notes

1. Referencing in assignments:
   Harvard (AGPS) is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use Harvard (AGPS) style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (AGPS) style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide at .
   
   
2. Group learning:
   Group learning is an important aspect of the course learning design. However, all assessment tasks are completed and assessed individually.