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 145-002 Managing Work and Projects

Note

There is a quota of 50 places in this subject.

Students must contact the Centre for Communication Skills and English as a Second Language for further details.

Credit Points

25

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Joanna Tapper & Emma O'Connell

Prerequisites

50 points of second year study.

Semester

1, repeat 2 (view timetable)

Contact

48 hours of instruction; a 1-hour lecture, a 2-hour tutorial, a 1-hour lab per week, and 60 hours of work placement

Subject Description

Students will gain insights into how to bridge the gap between study and the workplace. They will complete a 12-week work placement supervised by instructors and at the same time will study key features of contemporary employment and project management. Students will be introduced to concepts of career management, working within organisations, and the basics of consultancy work. The importance of project management in the contemporary workplace will be stressed. In their work placements students will apply knowledge gained in the subject content, and learn to recognise and apply their transferable skills. Work-related oral and written communication, IT and team skills will be fostered by practice, combined with self-reflection and constructive feedback. On completion of the subject, students will have knowledge of current labour market demands and have developed skills which will make them productive in the workplace.

Assessment

Written work totalling 8000 words comprising a 1000 word essay, a 750 word business plan, an 800 word project management case study, a 500 word collaborative project brief, a 750 word collaborative project report, a 1200 word project journal, a 2000 word evaluative report, and an oral presentation equivalent to 1000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • J Dwyer, Communicating in Business. Prentice Hall, 1999.
  • E Verzuh, The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management. John Wiley New York, 1999.
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