175-300 Managing Work and Projects

Formerly available as 145-002/300. Students who have completed 145-002/300 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. There is a quota of 50 places in this subject. Students must contact the Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics for further details.

50 points of second year study.

Students will gain insights into bridging the gap between study and the workplace. They will be introduced to concepts of project management, consultancy, career management and working within organisations. Students will complete a 40-hour project during their placements, supervised by the coordinators. In the placements, students will apply knowledge gained in the subject content, and develop transferable skills. Work-related oral, written, IT and team skills will be fostered by practice, self-reflection and constructive feedback. On completion of the subject, students will have knowledge of current workplace demands and have developed skills that will make them productive in the workplace.

4000 words, comprising written assignments totalling 3000 words, and an oral presentation equivalent to 1000 words. Students are required to attend 80% of classes and submit all assignments to be eligible for assessment.

Subject notes will be available from the Bookroom.

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