Unit Outline, Semester 2, 2013

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Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/

Project Management and Engineering Practice (GENG5505)

http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/geng/geng5505

Credit points: 6

Semester two, 2013

Crawley Campus

Unit Coordinator: Assoc/Prof Cosimo Faiello
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CONTENTS

CONTACT DETAILS 4

TUTORS 5

UNIT DESCRIPTION 6

Introduction and goal of the unit 6Learning outcomes 6

Educational principles 7

Generic skills developed in this unit 7

Learning activities that support learning outcomes 7

TEXTBOOK & RESOURCES 8

Textbook 8Other resources and reading material 8

TEACHING AND LEARNING RESPONSIBILITIES 9

Teaching and learning approaches 9

Use of student feedback 9

Charter of student rights and responsibilities 9

Student Guild contact details 9

UNIT ASSESSMENT 10

Assessment summary 10

Assessment details 11Standard of assessment 16

Supplementary assessment 17

Ethical Scholarship, Academic Literacy and Academic Misconduct 17Acknowledging sources of information 17

Appeals against academic assessment 18

LECTURES, TUTORIALS AND ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 19


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CONTACT DETAILS

Unit coordinator and lecturer

Name: Cosimo Faiello

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 6488 2841

Fax: (08) 6488 1065

Mob: 0417 984 470

Office: Room 4.24, 4thfloor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building

Consultation time: Wednesday 2pm & by appointment

Lecture time: Monday 3pm & Wednesday 3pm

Lecture venues: Alexander Lect. Theatre and Murdoch Lect. Theatre (Arts Building)

Tutorial time: Monday 4pm and 5pm Wednesday 4pm and 5pm Friday 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm

Tutorial venue: Monday: Arts:LR8 Wednesday: Arts:LR9

Friday:ENCM:G11

Cosimo has a Doctorate in Science (D.Sc.) from Italy, an MBA (advanced) and a

Master of Marketing (MMktg) focusing on project management and sustainable

business development from UWA. He has been lecturing sustainable project

management, strategic management and a number of marketing courses at UWA since

2006. He also taught management and international marketing at Curtin University.

Cosimo has considerable experience in project management, strategic management,

sustainable business development and sustainable marketing, both in Italy and

Australia. In Italy, he developed and managed a number of projects and held a senior

management position as an advisor for the Italian Government. In Australia, Cosimo

has managed several projects and held a board position as technical director for a

publicly listed company. Cosimo has been running a consulting company specialisingin sustainable business development, strategy and project management since 1999.
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Your tutors

Antoine Musu (Email:[email protected])

Senior hotel, leisure and tourism executive experienced in directing, developing andmanaging medium to large hotels, private membership clubs, recreational and sporting clubs,and an ASX listed hotel group. Possess diversified business skills across several functionswith work experience in Australian capital cities, South-East Asia and Europe. Establishedbusiness relationships and maintain networks in several industry groups and professionalassociations. I hold a Master of Business Innovation (MBI) and a Master of BusinessAdministration (MBA), from UWA Business School. Im currently completing a Doctorate ofBusiness Administration (DBA) at UWA and my research interests include tourisminnovation and development in regional Western Australia.

Soon Aun Khoo: (Email:[email protected])

I am in my last semester of Mechanical Engineering, majoring in Oil and Gas atUWA. I

have a great passion and interest in the sustainability field applied to project management.

My final year researchproject analyses sustainabilitypractices applied to themanagementof the recentlycompleted Pluto LNGproject. I took Project Management and Engineering

Practice in 2012 and it was an eye-opener for me as it differs from other engineering units,

as itprovides a more theoretical approach which is beneficial to handling day-to-day

problem solving scenarios and decision making in the engineering field. I have beenactively involved in the International Student Services and Multicultural Week throughout my

wholestudent life. I started tutoring atUWA in semester 1, 2013 in various fields such as

Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Physics.

Lia Donaldson Email:[email protected]

Im a 4thyear Civil Engineering Honours student at UWA, with a strong focus towards a

career in project management and sustainable development. Im currently working on mythesis, which concentrates on integrating sustainable development into the project lifecycle,most specifically within the civil and construction industry.Im also currently a part of the UniMentor Volunteer program, which aims to assist newstudents with settling into university life. The program seamlessly fosters personal awareness,cultural awareness and sensitivity. As a volunteer I feel that on top of these skills I have alsovastly improved my communication and leadership skills.I have previously partaken in this Project Management and Engineering Practice unit andfound it to be an extremely rewarding experience both personally and professionally. As atutor I will aim to make the unit both enjoyable and a beneficial learning experience.

Cosimo Faiello Email:[email protected]
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UNIT DESCRIPTION

Introduction and goal of the unit

This unit will introduce students to the field of project management and engineering practice

with a focus on achieving sustainable results based on a triple bottom line (TBL) approach:that is, achieving project objectives, while taking into account the societal and environmentalimplications of a project. A TBL approach to project management is now widely recognisedby many organizations as being vital to achieving their strategic objectives. The achievementof strategic objectives often involves innovation and change. When innovation and change are

associated with sustainable project management, organizations not only obtain a long-termcompetitive advantage, but they achieve it with strong support from a wide range ofstakeholders. These are vital ingredients for organizations to remain viable and thrive over thelong term.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Evaluate sustainable project management theories and frameworks and apply them toreal world projects;

2. Identify and evaluate problems relating to initiating, planning, executing, monitoringand controlling projects and choose appropriate frameworks and theories to solvethem;

3. Understand how to align projects with organizational goals, and recognize thestrategic significance of successful project portfolio selection;

4. Identify key project stakeholders and propose effective response strategies to manage

stakeholder pressure in both local and global projects;5. Formulate effective communication strategies (both written and oral) to correspond

successfully with a wide range of project stakeholders;

6. Recommend how to manage and lead a team throughout the various phases of a

project, and propose strategies to actively solve conflict among team members;

7. Evaluate the main normative ethical theories and apply them to specific real worldprojects.

Due to rapid change in the global business environment and the pressure of intensecompetition, more and more of organizational work has become project work. Sustainableproject managementbased on an ethical TBL approach - is an important tool available to an

organization to successfully complete projects with a definite scope, budget, timetable, andquality standards, in line with strategic organizational goals.

For a project to achieve the above with ethical TBL practices, requires savvy leadership andmanagement. This will be the objective of this course: To give students theoretical knowledge

and skills to become proficient in managing and leading projects ethically, whilst achievingsustainable outcomes using a TBL strategy.


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Educational and generic skills students will develop in this unit

Multidisciplinary approach to learning (i.e. integrating knowledge across disciplinessuch as several engineering fields, finance, communication, strategic management,project management, leadership, etc. ), to facilitate the decision making process while

dealing with complex problems; Develop and practice a range of learning approaches (project-based, cases study

analysis, problem solving and self-reflective learning);

Appreciate learning experiences from ongoing activities in a multicultural groupcontext (i.e. working groups including students from different cultures/countries);

Appreciate the importance of embracing appropriate professional Code of Ethics;

Demonstrate interpersonal skills, group interaction skills, and both critical andcreative thinking through group work and case discussions;

Demonstrate written and oral communication skills through assignments and groupdiscussions and presentations;

Demonstrate an ability to critically analyse a real world project;

Demonstrate an ability to locate, evaluate, manage and use relevant information; Demonstrate an ability to critically read and analyse real world case studies;

Demonstrate through written examination, effective knowledge of sustainable projectmanagement principles and theories.

Learning activities that support the learning outcomes

Lecture and tutorial attendance and active tutorial participation;

Presentation, writing and submission of a real world group project;

Final examination;

Guided independent reading; Use of electronic databases and literature resources.


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TEXTBOOK AND RESOURCES

Textbook

Required text: Hartley S., 2009, Project Management: Principles, Processes andPractice, 2

ndedition, Pearson Education Australia

Other resources

Weekly readings, lecture notes and other relevant material will be made available on LMS.

Other resources & reading material (but not limited to)

Academic Journals

Asian Business & Management

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Harvard Business Review

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

International Journal of Logistics

International Journal of Project Management

Journal of Business Ethics

Journal of Cleaner Production

International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development

Journal of Product Innovation Management Journal of Project Management

Strategic Management Journal

Business Periodicals

Australian Financial Review

Business Review Weekly

Business Week

Fortune

It cannot be over-emphasised how important it is to read widely


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TEACHING AND LEARNING RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching and learning approachesThis course is divided in two parts. The first part of the course will run for eight weeks and

includes weekly lectures and tutorials. The lectures provide a summary of core concepts andtheories of sustainable project management and their application. They will summarize key

concepts and theories found in the text, but will also add further information not included inthe text. This means that the text is important in providing examples and discussion on the

core concepts and theories, but it is not a substitute for the lectures. These concepts andtheories will then be applied to project management settings through class discussions of theassigned weekly case studies during tutorials.

A major written group project will be completed in this first part of the unit to allow studentsto apply sustainable concepts and theories to a real project management scenario. The groupproject will be regularly discussed during tutorials, and students are required to present theirchosen project either in week 7 or 8.

The second part of the course, which will run for four weeks is comprised of eight lectures(two per week) and four tutorials (one per week). The lectures will, firstly, introduce you tothe main normative ethical theories (and frameworks) and how they apply to a variety ofproject management scenarios. Secondly, the lectures will focus on ethical issues specific toprofessional life, including a discussion of the benefits and limitations of professional codesof ethics, and other important aspects of professional ethics. For this part of the course,students are required to submit a written group report founded on a thorough application ofthe relevant ethical theories and frameworks studied in the course to a real life project.

A final exam will test students understanding of project management concepts and theories,with a major focus on ethical and sustainable implementation. The final exam will include a

compulsory essay question, and short answer questions which will draw on all topics coveredthroughout the semester. Further details will be provided later in the course.

Use of student feedbackIn accordance with UWA policy you will be invited to complete both a SURF and SPOTevaluation form about this unit. The feedback will facilitate ongoing improvement to the

structure of the course and the delivery. In addition, we encourage you to approach us at anytime if there is something that we can do to make your learning more beneficial.

Charter of student rights and responsibilitiesThis Charter of Student Rights and Responsibilities upholds the fundamental rights of

students who undertake their education at the University of Western Australia. It recognisesthat excellence in teaching and learning requires students to be active participants in theireducational experience. It upholds the ethos that in addition to the Universitys role ofawarding formal academic qualifications to students, the University must strive to instil in allstudents independent scholarly learning, critical judgement, academic integrity and ethicalsensitivity. Please refer to the guild website the full charter of student rights, located athttp://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/policies/charter

UWA Student Guild contact detailsPhone: (+61 8) 6488 2295Website:http://www.guild.uwa.edu.au
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UNIT ASSESSMENT

This unit is divided into two parts.

In the first part of the unit, which runs until the end of week eight (8)students are exposedto the general principles of sustainable project management, while dealing with specific

examples of project applications. Students will be asked on a weekly basis to read a projectmanagement case study and complete a series of questions. These questions will be thesubject of analysis and discussion in the tutorial classes. This will expand studentsunderstanding of the relevant concepts and theories of sustainable project management, andwill assist them with the learning progress over the semester.

Students will also need to work in a group to analyse a realworld project management

scenario and make sound recommendations on how to improve it, based on key concepts andtheories studied in the course. This group work includes submitting a written report, and an

oral presentation of the project (see assessment details below).

In the second part of the unit, commencing in week nine (9), students are exposed to some of

the central ethical theories and ethical issues that may arise in the professional field. Thetutorials will give the students the opportunity to apply what they learn in the lectures tospecific project management cases. Students will work together to discuss case studies andethical dilemmas and develop considered ethical responses to difficult situations. As a group,students will also need to analyse a real world project (and management scenario) and makesound recommendations on how to improve it, based on appropriate ethical theories andframeworks studied in the course. This group work includes submitting a written report (seeassessment details below).

The implementation of these components will contribute towards students ability to complete

the final exam and achieve the learning outcomes of the unit.

Assessment summary

Item Weight Due date

Relates to

learning

outcomes:

Major Group Project:

-Report 30%

-Presentation 15%

45%(of overall unit mark)

Major group project due Monday 9th

September, by 6pm (wk 7). The

electronic copy of the report mustalso be submitted

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Week 7 and week 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Group project onethics applied toproject management

15%(of overall unit mark)Group report due Wednesday, 16

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October, by 6pm (wk11).Theelectronic copy of the report mustalso be submitted

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Final exam 40%(of overall unit mark) Check exam timetable 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Note: Results may be subject to scaling and standardisation under Faculty policy andare not necessarily the sum of the component parts.


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Assessment details

Major Group Project (45%)

You will be required to join a group of 6 individuals in your assigned tutorial and to produce

a report of approximately 6,000 words(plus or minus 5%) excluding the executive summary,appendices and references. You will be required to write, analyse, and solve a case studyconcerning a nominated real world project. The project that you nominate to research mustbe agreed upon by me by Wednesday 7

thAugust, 6pm (wk 2).The purpose of this

assignment is to thoroughly investigate the project and provide recommendations based on

the main concepts and theories studied in the course. The group project is divided into two (2)components: a) Oral presentation, and b) Written report.

a) Group presentation (15%)

This will be a 15 minute power point presentation plus 5 minute question time, to begiveneither inweek 7 or 8. All group members are required to participate. You will be assessed on

how clear and concisely you present the facts, analysis and recommendations for yourdesignated project with respect to four (4) key steps of its lifecycle, specifically: 1) Projectconceptualization/initiation; 2) Project planning; 3) Project execution (including monitoring& controlling); and 4) Project finalization. This presentation is worth 15% of the total unitassessment.

b) Written report (30%)

The written report is worth 30% of the total unit assessment, and is due on Monday 9thSeptember, 6pm (teaching week 7). The electronic copy of your project must also besubmitted. Please use times new roman 12 point font, 1.5 spaced lines.

This is a group project and you are expected to encourage each other and foster professionalrelationships that deliver an equitable workload for each group member. I suggest you workto each individualsstrength. YOU are responsible for making YOUR group work. Insituations where group conflict occurs, take active steps to correct it AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE. As you will learn in this course, conflict may occur in team dynamics, andresearch shows that once conflict is resolved it can lead to higher group creativity and betteroutcomes. However, if you are unable to address persisting conflict in your group pleasecome and see me as soon as possible.Marks will be adjusted if group consensus exists that a member DID NOT CONTRIBUTEEQUALLY. This will be based on the RECORD of meetings (refer to section belowgetting

organized for your group meetings), and attendance, and/or medical certificates and dates

when documents were submitted by each group member as evidence of contribution.You should CHOOSE A PROJECT which is OF INTEREST TO YOU. But you need toensure that relevant and reliable information to assess the project can be obtained relativelyeasily. Projects run by companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange are recommended,

as they publish significant information/reports on their website on a regular basis. Primaryresearch with key management people in your nominated project - e.g. general managers,senior project managers, and project managersas well as project management experts andconsultants, is also recommended.

PLEASE REMEMBER: It is your responsibility to ascertain that sufficient and reliableinformation is available to complete your project satisfactorily.

Lastly and most importantly, REMEMBER to enjoy this project, and learn as much as youcan from your group experience.


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Objectives of the project

The objectives of this assignment are for students to:

Write a case study on a real world project;

Analyse the case study by focusing on the project management approach in relation tofour (4) key steps of the projects lifecycle;

Provide appropriate recommendations to improve the project outcome, based on thetheoretical concepts and theories studied in the course.

These objectives are to be addressed in three separate sections.

Section A: Case study writingIn addressing this section, students should provide a short background of their chosen project

and present the relevant information and facts - That is, students should report only therelevant information and facts that, in their opinion, are useful for analysing the steps of theprojects life cycle in Section B. As specified earlier, the facts and other relevant informationshould be gathered from reliable sources (e.g. company reports, official publications on theAustralian Securities Exchange (ASX) and information available from other governmentagencies, or primary research carried out with relevant stakeholders, etc.). This section shouldbe approximately 1,500 words, excluding references and appendices.

Section B: Case study analysisIn this section students are required to critically analyse their chosen project in relation to four(4) key project management stages: a) Conceptualization/Initiation, b) Planning, c) Execution

(including monitoring & controlling), and d) Finalization. Based on the facts and otherrelevant information presented in section A, students should:

Identify and analyse the problems encountered in each of these fours stages of theproject lifecycle;

Establish the relevant inferences to be made throughout the various phases of theproject, and why these are relevant inferences;

Identify and analyse differing perspectives on the relevant problems;

Identify and analyse the relevant causes of these problems, and establish why theyhave occurred;

This section should be approximately 2,500 words.

Section C: Recommendations to the caseBased on the facts in Section A and your analysis in Section B, choose appropriate theoriesand conceptual frameworks from the course, and apply these to the four (4) projectmanagement phases identified above. Based on your theoretical application you should beable to:

Provide effective recommendations for each phase of your project on how to preventand/or address the problems (and their causes) uncovered in your analysis;

Prioritise recommendations by considering the potential benefits and consequencesderiving from them.


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There is no right or wrong answer but marks are given for how well you defend and supportyour arguments with relevant frameworks and theories. Your goal is to provide a convincing

argument, supported by relevant conceptual frameworks and theories as to why yourrecommendations will address the problems and relating causes. This section should beapproximately 2,000 words.

In analysing and solving your case, I encourage you to combine both analytical and creativeproblem solving approaches.

Further details concerning the structure of the written report and the marking guide will beprovided later in the course.

Getting organised for your group meetingsAs part of your group project you will also be assessed on how effectively you manage yourgroup meetings and the outcome you achieve from them. For each meeting, to be chaired by adifferent team member, you need to:

Prepare an agenda, including the list of items to be discussed at that meeting (include

meeting date). Each team member should contribute towards preparing the agenda,which should be circulated early for everyone to pre-plan and attend the meetingappropriately prepared;

Accurately record the discussion and decisions of each meeting and prepare therelevant minutes. The minutes should be prepared immediately after each meeting

and should be relatively brief and focusing on content and decisions that are explicitlylinked to each item on the agenda. The minutes should also include a schedule withthe specific actions to be implemented: Who has to do what, and by when.Each teammember must approve the minutes by reading and signing them, and the chairpersonof each meeting must be clearly specified.

Given that both the agenda and minutes of your meetings are included in the assessable workrelating to your written report, you are required to submit them with your report. Details ofthe assessment weight of this work will be included in the marking guide specified above.

Additional suggestions to improve your meeting individual/group performance: After eachmeeting you should reflect on the following questions: Did the meeting achieve itsobjectives? Was it successful in all aspects? Were there any matters which could have beenhandled better? I suggest you make a note of any issues/problems that you encountered, and

decide how to resolve them to make your next meeting more effective.

END OF MAJOR GROUP PROJECT INFORMATION

Group project on ethics applied to project management (15%)

The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you, as a group, to explore and understandethical issues, which may occur in a real world project and project management context .You will be required to critically review the project you chose for your major group projectabove, and uncover the major ethical issues occurred throughout the four (4) stages of theproject: a) Conceptualization/Initiation, b) Planning, c) Execution (including monitoring &controlling), and d) Finalization. You should then choose appropriate ethical theories andconceptual frameworks from the course, and apply these to the four (4) stages of the projectand provide appropriate recommendations for each stage on how to prevent and/or address theethical issues (and their causes) uncovered in your analysis.


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The written report is worth 15% of the total unit assessment, and is due on Wednesday 16th

October, 6pm (week 11). It must not exceed 1,500 words exclusive of appendices, executive

summary, table of contents and reference list. The electronic copy of your report must also besubmitted. Please use times new roman 12 point font, 1.5 spaced lines.

Further details regarding the structure of the written report and the marking guide will beprovided later in the course.

END OF GROUP PROJECT ON ETHICS INFORMATION

Before you startYou will be formed into groups in the first tutorial class, and you mustobtain my approval before you (as a group) proceed working on your project. To do this, you

MUST submit a one page summary of your project by email to me by Wednesday 7th

August, 6pm (teaching week 2).In your summary you should identify the following:

The name (family name and one given name only), student number, and emailaddress of all group members and a made up name to identify your group throughout

the semester. Please ensure that your group names are presented in alphabetical order; The tutorial class you have been allocated (i.e. Monday 4pm, Friday 11am, etc.); The name of the project you plan to research and the reasons why; A schedule providing your group objectives and rules including:

What are your objectives as a team?

How will decisions be madei.e. consensus group decision making or other?

When will you start considering the requirements of the final written

projects? What will be the time line for the written reports? Will you assign

tasks to each other, or work collectively or a combination of both?

What happens if someone doesnt complete their tasks?

Will you agree on a time line for set tasks?

How often do you meet? Does everyone need to attend every meeting?

What will happen if someone doesnt attend a meeting?

Tutorial attendance and participation

As part of your continuous learning in this course, you are required to attend weekly tutorials

and participate actively in tutorial activities. As a group you will be required each week toanalyse a short case study relating to topics presented in the lectures and address a number ofquestions. You are then required to identify the relevant concepts of the case, and put them inthe context of your group project. A one (1) page bullet point summary of the key conceptsidentified in the case must be submitted to your tutor, by each group, at the end of eachtutorial. Feedback on the relevant topics will be provided to you at the end of each tutorialclass.

Note that marks will not be allocated for attending tutorials. However, since I regard

your tutorial participation as essential for being able to complete the course

assignments, and achieving the unit learning outcomes, students who miss tutorials

without adequate explanation will incur a penalty (- 2% of the overall unit mark) for

each missed tutorial. This is not negotiable, and if you have any questions in this regardyou should come and talk to me.


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Final Exam (40%)

The final exam is worth 40% of the total unit assessment and will be two hours and tenminutes in length. It will cover the content of the entire unit, including your group projects.The exam will consist of a compulsory essay question and short answer questions covering all

topics studied throughout the semester. More details of the exam will be provided later in thesemester.

Students MUST sit the final exam during the examination period set aside by the University.

Overall, you must achieve a score of at least 50% to pass this unit. To obtain full marks, ALLwork MUST be handed in on time. Marks will be deducted (5% per day) for latesubmissions. Extensions will not be granted if requested less than two (2) days before the duedate, except in exceptional circumstances.

Failure to complete any aspect of the work required will result in failing to pass the unit.

END OF SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT DETAILS


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Standard of Assessment

The School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (EECE) must ensure that theprocesses of assessment are fair and are designed to maintain the standards of the School andits students. The School follows the University of Western Australias grading system:

HD (Higher distinction) 80-100%D (Distinction) 70-79%CR (Credit pass) 60-69%P (Pass) 50-59%N+ (Fail) 45-49%N (Fail) 0-44%

The School awards marks leading to these grades by using the following general criteriawhich are presented here as a clear indication of the Schools expectations. These general

criteria may be supplemented by specific standards with regard to a particular assignment.

HD The student has a clear understanding of theory, concepts and issues relating to thesubject and is able to adopt a critical perspective. The student is able to clearly

identify the most critical aspects of the task and is able to offer a logically consistentand well articulated analysis within the analytic framework presented in the unit. Thestudent is able to draw widely from the academic literature and elsewhere butmaintains relevance.

D The student has a clear understanding of theory, concepts and issues relating to thesubject. The student is able to develop an analysis of an issue using the analyticframework presented in the unit and is able to identify and evaluate the critical issues.The student is able to draw upon relevant academic and other material.

CR The student demonstrates an understanding of the analytic framework developed inthe unit and a partial understanding of concepts and issues. The student is able toidentify some key issues and is able to present a logical discussion, but with someconceptual errors or gaps between analysis and conclusions. The student is able todraw upon an adequate range of references and other materials.

P The student generally takes a descriptive rather than analytic approach to the subject.The student is able to demonstrate some understanding of the issues involved but

does not demonstrate the ability to apply the analytic framework which had beendeveloped in the unit. Draws primarily upon unit materials for referencing.

N+ The student is unable to demonstrate that he or she understands the core elements ofthe subject matter. The student is able to provide some insight into issues but

misapplies analytic framework developed in the unit, omitting key factors and, forexample, drawing conclusions which are not related to the preceding discussion.

N The student is unable to demonstrate any understanding of the subject matter.

Material presented for assessment is unrelated to unit framework and shows not effortto identify or address critical aspects of the topic.

The scaling of marks to ensure comparability between classes is an acceptable academicpractice. The School and Board of Examiners have the right to scale marks where it isconsidered necessary to maintain consistency and fairness.


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Supplementary Assessment

Supplementary Assessment is not offered by the School of Electrical and Electronic andComputer Engineering (EECE), however, students who achieve a grade between 45-49 in thelast unit for their undergraduate degree taken in the last semester of study, will be eligible for

a supplementary assessment

Ethical Scholarship, Academic Literacy and Academic Misconduct

Ethical scholarship is the pursuit of scholarly enquiry marked by honesty and integrity.Academic Literacy is the capacity to undertake study and research, and to communicatefindings and knowledge, in a manner appropriate to the particular disciplinary conventionsand scholarly standards expected at university level.

Academic misconduct is any activity or practice engaged in by a student that breaches explicitguidelines relating to the production of work for assessment, in a manner that compromises ordefeats the purpose of that assessment. Students must not engage in academic misconduct.Any such activity undermines an ethos of ethical scholarship. Academic misconductincludes, but is not limited to cheating, or attempting to cheat, through:

Collusion

Inappropriate collaboration

Plagiarism

Misrepresenting or fabricating data or results or other assessable work

Inappropriate electronic data sourcing/collection

Breaching rules specified for the conduct of examinations in a way that maycompromise or defeat the purposes of assessment.

Penalties for academic misconduct vary according to seriousness of the case, and may include

the requirement to do further work or repeat work; deduction of marks; the award of zeromarks for the assessment; failure of one or more units; suspension from a course of study;

exclusion from the University, non-conferral of a degree, diploma or other award to which thestudent would otherwise have been entitled. Refer to theEthical Scholarship, AcademicLiteracy and Academic Misconduct located on the Universitys website athttp://www.teachingandlearning.uwa.edu.au/tl4/for_uwa_staff/policies/student_related_policies/academic_conduct

Acknowledging sources of information

Please PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION to this section.

In the course of your individual and team work assignments, you will encounter ideas frommany sources. All assignments that you submit MUST acknowledge all the different sourcesyou have used. Not to acknowledge your sources is plagiarism. Neither the School nor theUniversity accepts ignorance or the fact that a students previous acts of plagiarism had beenundetected as a defence.

Serious cases of plagiarism shall be referred to the Universitys Board of Discipline. Allstudents should note that cases of copying are reported to the School and documentaryevidence, along with associated correspondence is placed on the students permanent record.

In order to avoid engaging in plagiarism it is YOUR responsibility to acknowledge all of

your sources in any work submitted for assessment and it is essential that you reference thework of others correctly. Where you quote directly from a source, you must ensure that
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any direct quotations are placed in quotation marks and are fully referenced. Even whenyou do not quote directly and are just referring to or expanding on the work of others, you

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correctly please read the notes prepared by the library staff and which are available online:http:/www.library.uwa.edu.au/guides/citingsources/harvard.html

Be specific when you cite relevant sources: i.e. include authors, year of publication and

page numbers throughout your report, and do not use words such as anonymous and/orn.d.. If you still have any doubts regarding correct referencing or how to acknowledgethe work of others correctly, please come and see me.

Appeals against academic assessment

In the first instance, students are strongly advised to talk informally to the lecturer about

the grade awarded. The University provides the opportunity for students to lodge anappeal against any mark which he or she feels is unfair. Any student making an appeal isunder an obligation to establish a prima facie case by providing particular and substantialreasons for the appeal. It is recommended that students contact the Guild EducationOfficers to aid them in the appeals process.

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LECTURES, TUTORIALS & ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE

Please note: Topic, lecture sequence, and readings might be subject to change. You will

be advised of any change

Week & date Topic/Lectures

Text chapter

&

additional readings

Tutorial activity

Assessment /

item due

WK 1

29th

Jul

2nd

Aug

Introduction to

GENG5505

An overview of projectmanagement

Ch1

plus

readings on projectlife cycle, impactmanagement &

sustainability

- Introduction oftutorial plan- Team formation,exchange of contactdetails, & discussion

on team rules- Briefing on main

project (objective,format, marks, etc.)- Discussion onpossible projects toanalyse

Deconstructing projectmanagement. Project lifecycle and organization

WK 25

thAug9

th

Aug

Aligning project strategy,governance & portfolio

Ch2 & Ch3

plus

readings on projectvision, strategy and

portfoliomanagement

plus

Stakeholdermanagement and

response tostakeholderpressures

Case study discussion

Ch1 & Ch2

Read case study p. 35 of

text and prepare answers

to case applicationquestions 1 to 8 for class

discussionRead case study p. 59 of

text and prepare answers

to case application

questions 1 to 9 for class

discussion

One page

group

summary

including

project

choice to be

submitted byemail by

Wednesday

7th

August,

6pm (refer to

p. 14 for

more details)

Profiling projectstakeholder expectations.Identifying & mappingstakeholder influence andimpact

WK 3

12th

Aug

16th

Aug

Scoping the project

deliverables: Confirming& documenting the output

Ch4 & Ch5

plus

readings on projectrisk/uncertainty

analysis &management


Ch3 & Ch4

Read case study p. 85 oftext and prepare answers

to case application

questions 1 to 7 for class

discussion

Read case study p. 105

of text and prepare

answers to case

application questions 1

to 6 for class discussion

Mitigating project risk:From concept through tofinalization


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Week &

date Topic/Lectures

Text chapter &

additional

readings

Tutorial activity

Assessment

/ item due

WK 4

19th

Aug

23rd

Aug

Developing the projectschedule Ch6 & Ch7

plus

readings on project

planning &

performanceassessment


Ch5 & Ch6

Read case study p. 138of text and prepare

answers to case

application questions 1to 9 for class discussion


of text and prepare

answers to case



Project quality: Aligningobjectives, processes &improvements

WK 5

26th

Aug

30th

Aug

Procurement & contracts:Imbedding value into theproject

Ch8 & Ch9plus

readings onnegotiation &

managing conflict,& global project

management


Ch7 & Ch8


of text and prepare

answers to case




of text and prepare

answers to case



Optimising the projectschedule: Revisiting

baselines, iterations, &agreements

WK 6

2nd

Sept

6th

Sept

Working with projectteams: Sustainingcommitment, motivation& urgency

Ch10 & Ch11

plus

readings on projectteam management

& performance


Ch9 & Ch10


of text and prepare

answers to case




of text and prepare

answers to case



Reporting projectperformance:Communicating intent,corrective action &reinforcement

WK 7

9th

Sept

13th

Sept

Finalising the project:Handover, acceptance,achievement & lessonlearned

Ch12

plus

reading on post-

project reviews

Group project

presentationsNo case

discussion

In your own time, read

case study p. 306 of text

(Ch 11) & answers case

application questions 1-6

Major group

project due

Monday, 9th

September,

6pm (30% of

overall mark

for the unit)

GUEST SPEAKER

Group project

presentation

(15% of

overall mark

for the unit)


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WK 8

16th

Sept

20th

Sept Group projectpresentation

N/A

Group project

presentationsNo

case discussion

In your own time, read

case study p. 327 of text

(Ch 12) & answers caseapplication questions 1

to 11.

Group project

presentation

(15% of

overall mark

for the unit)

WK 9

23rd

Sept -

27th

Sept

Ethical issues in businessand project management

Readings on ethics

Case study on ethicsapplied to engineering

(group discussion)

(Case available onLMS)

Moral frameworks:

Ethical theories and howto use them

Study break

WK 10

7th

Oct

11th

Oct

Ethical theories and howto use them....continues

Readings on ethics

Case study on ethicsapplied to

engineering (group

discussion)

(Case available onLMS)

Ethics & professionalism:Moral reasoning and

Codes of Ethics

WK 11

14th

Oct

18

th

Oct

Steps in resolving ethical

dilemmasReadings on cross-cultural business

ethics

Australian Engineers

codes of ethics(group discussion)

(Case available on

LMS)

Group report on

ethics due

Wednesday, 16th

October, 6pm

(15% of overall

mark for the

unit)

Managing Cross CulturalBusiness Ethics

WK 12

21stOct

25th

Oct

Ethical management andleadership

Readings on ethicalmanagement andleadership, andconsumer ethics

Case study on ethicsapplied to

engineering (groupdiscussion)

(Available on LMS)Consumer ethics

WK 13

28th

Oct

1stNov

Exam reviewN/A N/A

Concluding NoteI hope that you find this unit both beneficial and enjoyable. I encourage you to be passionate andexcited about this course, as I believe it will offer you a valuable opportunity to enhance yourprofessional knowledge and abilities leading to a more successful career selection and advancement.If there is anything that I can do to help, please come and see me.

Thank you & best wishes

Cosimo Faiello26

thJuly, 2013

Unit Outline, Semester 2, 2013

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