| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | SSUD12-113 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
The subject explores the essentials of project scope management applicable across all industries such as construction, IT, software development, and major events like the Olympics. This subject covers the full lifecycle of scope management, from initiation to closure, vital for achieving successful outcomes and preventing major issues in projects. Students learn through practical tools like project charters, mind mapping, work breakdown structures, value management, enhanced with the latest technology applications and will understand how project management methodologies like waterfall and agile influence scope practices. Students are equipped to balance project needs with end-user demands, ensuring success in any project management role.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Practice knowledge needed for effective project scope management on an authentic case study
- Produce a scope statement and use it to develop a means for managing performance
- Demonstrate an ability to prepare a traceability matrix as a basis for tactical decision-making
- Apply and implement effective scope management practices to identify, address, and resolve scope-related issues throughout the project lifecycle
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| 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 students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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Subject dates
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January 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023 Semester start: 15/01/2024 Subject start: 15/01/2024 Last enrolment: 28/01/2024 Teaching census: 09/02/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 10/02/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 02/03/2024 -
January 2025
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024 Semester start: 20/01/2025 Subject start: 20/01/2025 Last enrolment: 02/02/2025 Teaching census: 14/02/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 15/02/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 08/03/2025
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 12/11/2023 |
| Semester start: | 15/01/2024 |
| Subject start: | 15/01/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 28/01/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 09/02/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 10/02/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 02/03/2024 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 10/11/2024 |
| Semester start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Subject start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 02/02/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 14/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 15/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 08/03/2025 |