Course overview
The aim of this course is to provide an appreciation for modern project management techniques and practices in a specialist area, as determined by the Program of the enrolled student, in context of a project team or individual depending on the project scope. Capstone project for graduate diploma students within a library, archive, records management, gallery, museum, or other industry location that allows the student to use their knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with an industry partner on a project. The lecture portion (6 weeks) will cover project management context and processes; the role of the project manager; project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, and resource management; risk management; quality management; change management; managing the project life cycle; project management techniques and procedures; benchmarking and evaluating success and/or failure.
Course learning outcomes
- Generate and evaluate detailed project planning and reflection documents.
- Create, assess, and evaluate a range of documents and artefacts to undertake a project.
- Organise and contribute to different phases of a project incorporating appropriate quality management strategies in all aspects of project management.
- Efficiently and effectively execute a project either individually or in a team.
- Generate and produce deliverables for the client.
- Design and construct a poster for conveying an aspect of the project.