Project Planning and Control

Course aim

To provide students with knowledge of project planning and control techniques required to introduce and implement advanced manufacturing engineering into the manufacturing organisation.

Course content

Project screening and evaluation using inputs from manufacturing strategy and cost evaluations. Organisational structure and work breakdown structure, scheduling and planning, budget and resource management, project control and monitoring, project termination. Case studies.

Textbook(s)

Shtub A, Bard J F and Globerson S 2005, Project Management - process, methodologies and economics, 2, Prentice Hall

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	2 hours x 5 days
Tutorial	2 hours x 5 days
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	3 hours x 7 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case Study/Tutorial, Continuous class assessment by way of weekly class exercises., Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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