The minor in Project Management aims to provide knowledge of project management frameworks that can be used in the workplace.
Application of knowledge and skills
Graduates with a minor in Project Management will demonstrate the application of project management knowledge and skills:
- with initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship;
- to adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts; and,
- with responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a business case for new projects;
- Use tools for project selection, planning, leading, reporting and tracking;
- Evaluate project success;
- Explain and illustrate how projects are funded;
- Apply best practice methodology to the management of projects.
Other Information
Students wishing to complete INFS3059 will need to complete the following sequence of ICT courses:
- INFS1001 or COMP1100 or COMP1710 or COMP1720 or COMP2400 (external to minor but common core course in Computing, Engineering, Science, and Business Information Systems studies)
- INFS2024 and/or INFS3024 (depending on your study preferences and requisite courses previously completed)
Students with non-ICT backgrounds may prefer the MGMT course options for completion of the minor, but are welcome to study other list courses of interest.
Areas of Interest
- Business Information Systems
- Commerce
- Management
- Electronic Commerce
- Information Technology
- Engineering
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
MGMT3002 - Techniques for Business Project Management (6 units)
A maximum of 18 units from the completion of courses from the following list:
COMP3120 - Managing Software Development (6 units)
ENGN3221 - Engineering Management (6 units)
INFS2024 - Information Systems Analysis (6 units)
INFS3024 - Information Systems Management (6 units)
INFS3059 - Project Management and Information Systems (6 units)
MGMT2030 - Human Resource Management and Strategy (6 units)
MGMT2035 - Managing Organisational Change (6 units)
MGMT3021 - Leadership (6 units)
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| INFS3059 | Project Management and Information Systems | 6 |
| MGMT3002 | Techniques for Business Project Management | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COMP3120 | Managing Software Development | 6 |
| ENGN 3221: Engineering Management | ||
| MGMT2030 | Human Resource Management and Strategy | 6 |
| MGMT2035 | Managing Organisational Change | 6 |
| MGMT3021 | Leadership | 6 |
