Managing Projects and Teams

Subject CLRS90012 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Semester 1, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Intensive mode

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 hours lectures/seminars/workshops
Total Time Commitment: Students should expect to undertake a minimum of 120 hours lectures, research, reading, writing etc to complete this subject successfully.
Prerequisites: nil
Corequisites: nil
Recommended Background Knowledge: nil
Non Allowed Subjects: nil
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Contact

Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs

Level 3, 442 Auburn Rd

Hawthorn VIC 3122

Phone: 9810 3300

Email: clinicalresearch@mccp.unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Topics covered include:

  • Designing, planning and managing projects
  • Resource management, including insourcing and outsourcing
  • Project budget management
  • Delivering outcomes
  • Common pitfalls to successful trial implementation
  • Running clinical trial, analysing and interpreting data
  • Complying with regulations
  • Key stakeholder management and reporting
  • Managing project teams
  • Team work styles
  • Managing and rewarding team performance
  • Managing conflict
Objectives: Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
Develop project plans for clinical trials that are focussed on delivering outcomes
Understand the issues around resource management and how to plan the most effective use of resources available
Understand the requirements for managing budgets over the life of the project
Develop strategies for key stakeholder management and reporting
Use the best approaches to analysing and interpreting data
Identify potential pitfalls to successful trial implementation
Understand different work styles and preferences and how to use this knowledge to create high performing teams
Develop and implement processes for performance management
Assessment: Two assignments totalling 4000 words (100 per cent).
Prescribed Texts: mil
Recommended Texts: Students will be provided with articles and references that support the teaching program as part of their course materials
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:

  • Develop project plans for clinical trials that are focussed on delivering outcomes
  • Understand the issues around resource management and how to plan the most effective use of resources available
  • Understand the requirements for managing budgets over the life of the project
  • Develop strategies for key stakeholder management and reporting
  • Use the best approaches to analysing and interpreting data
  • Identify potential pitfalls to successful trial implementation
  • Understand different work styles and preferences and how to use this knowledge to create high performing teams
  • Develop and implement processes for performance management
Links to further information: http://www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au/courses/award-courses/graduate-certificate/clinical-research
Related Course(s): Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
Master of Clinical Research
Professional Certificate in Clinical Research

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