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PRT551 - Project Management, Risk and Reliability

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Engineering

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

(PRT502)

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Coerequisites

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit deals with tools and techniques of contemporary project management, as well as the risk and reliability of systems. This unit covers topics such as project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management. Also, in this unit, the students will become familiar with the concepts of reliability of simple systems. The unit is taught using a project-based approach and is focused on developing professional skills relevant to professional contexts, including teamwork.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Demonstrate knowledge of the role of a project manager and best practices associated with working as part of a project team.
2.	Ability to function effectively in a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary project group, as a team leader as well as a team member.
3.	Analyse problems and issues that may arise during a project and critically apply appropriate tools and techniques to manage the issues.
4.	Ability to use common tools for risk and reliability analysis.
5.	Critically apply the concepts of risk and reliability to enable strategic decision making and to analyse problems in commerce and technology.
6.	Use effective communication methods to convey ideas and principles, including writing structured reports on activities for a variety of stakeholders.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Quiz (30 minutes)	10%	1,3,4
2.	Group Project Report (10,000 words, and the groups consist of 5-6 members)	40%	1,2,3,4,5,6
3.	Group Project Presentation (5 minutes group presentation + 5 minutes questions)	15%	1,2,6
4.	Final Test (2 hours)	35%	1,3,4,5,6

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	Semester 1	Internal	CDU Sydney	OLR	View
2025	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 1	Internal	Danala - Education and Community Precinct	OLS	View
2025	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	Internal	CDU Sydney	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester 2	Internal	Danala - Education and Community Precinct	OLS	View
2025	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View
2025	Semester S	Internal	CDU Sydney	OLR	View
2025	Semester S	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2025	Semester S	Internal	Danala - Education and Community Precinct	OLR	View
2025	Semester S	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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