Project Management

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Must be enrolled in the Exceutive Master of Arts program

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This subject will equip students with the skills and background information to successfully complete either the professional Internship with an external organisation or the Capstone Group Project for an external organisation. Using the PRINCE2 methodology (Projects IN Controlled Environments), an approach to project management that is used widely in the public sector, students will learn how to develop a project, a business plan, and timelines; how to manage stakeholders and risks; and how to communicate project results. Finally, students will develop a career plan and a CV that profiles the knowledge, skills and insights that have been acquired during the course of their university study, and in particular, during their EMA degree.

Consistent with the overarching objectives of the EMA, students who complete this subject will:

•Be prepared to work effectively in a professional environment.

•Have applied and extended knowledge obtained through prior completion of EMA subjects in a professional setting.

•Have developed an understanding of why projects might succeed or fail.

•Have acquired project management skills.

•Have acquired skills in using the PRINCE2 methodology for project management.

•Have acquired skills in using spreadsheets and other tools to assist project planning.

1. A project proposal developed using the PRINCE methodology, equivalent to 1500 words, worth 30 per cent of the final result, due within two weeks of the conclusion of the subject.

2. A project management plan developed using the PRINCE methodology, equivalent to 3500 words, worth 70 per cent of the final result, due within six weeks of the conclusion of the subject.

A subject reader will be available.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

· Be prepared to work effectively in a professional environment.

· Have applied and extended knowledge obtained through prior completion of EMA subjects in a professional setting.

· Have learned to work autonomously on a range of tasks in a professional setting.