Scheduling and Cost Management

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
PROJ 1001
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Course ID
201407
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course presents important concepts in respect to time and cost as related to projects. The area of time management will be covered with some emphasis on the scheduling of activities and durations and their sequencing. This includes studying the critical path method, project evaluation review technique, project schedules and Gantt charts, milestones and reporting. The cost management component will look at a wide array of cost related measures. This will include cost planning, project feasibility, cost forecasting and estimates, budgets, earned value management, project cost accounting, cost control and reporting.

  • Fundamentals Of Time And Cost
  • Tools & Techniques For Projects
  • Monitoring & Control In Projects

Course learning outcomes

  • Outline important concepts in respect to project time and cost
  • Explain how project managers manage time and cost on projects
  • Demonstrate how project schedules are used to control project timelines
  • Describe how cost management is utilised on project work
  • Make use of tools and techniques as relevant to these areas

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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