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SSUD12-110: Project Schedule Management

Description

Effective decision-making in projectised environments relies on a clear understanding of time, cost, and resource constraints. This subject focuses on contemporary scheduling practices from project initiation through to closure. Students will learn how to plan, sequence, and manage project activities using tools and techniques such as task dependencies, duration estimation, the Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), and schedule optimisation strategies like fast-tracking and crashing. Emphasis is placed on the practical application of scheduling to support timely project delivery and enhance overall project performance.

Subject details

Type: Undergraduate Subject
Code: SSUD12-110
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Society and Design
Semesters offered:
  • September 2024 [Standard Offering]
  • September 2025 [Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Business, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship
  • Project Management and Innovation
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2024: $4,260.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $4,460.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,730.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,990.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Practice knowledge needed for effective project schedule management on an authentic case study
  2. Develop scheduling documents, such as network diagrams and activity lists, to manage and evaluate schedule performance
  3. Demonstrate an ability to develop a Gantt chart as a basis for technical decision-making
  4. Apply and implement effective schedule management practices to identify, address, and resolve schedule-related issues throughout the project lifecycle

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for studentsโ€™ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

Subject dates

Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024
Semester start: 09/09/2024
Subject start: 09/09/2024
Last enrolment: 22/09/2024
Teaching census: 04/10/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024