Scheduling and Cost Management

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
PROJ 1001
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Course ID
201407
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Management
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Dang Nguyen
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

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

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 56316
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 28
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P5-15
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P5-15
Class number
Class number 56315
Section
Section TU02
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 29
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Ligertwood, 112
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Ligertwood, 112
Class number
Class number 56314
Section
Section TU03
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 23
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, 102
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, 102

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 56319
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH2-12
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH2-12
Class number
Class number 56318
Section
Section TU02
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 29
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK3-28
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK3-28
Class number
Class number 56317
Section
Section TU03
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 28
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS3-13B
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS3-13B

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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