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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 5286

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
100624

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Management

Course aim

To provide a learning experience that will introduce the fundamental processes and structures for initiating and planning projects in the Hotel and Hospitality Industry.

Course content

Definition of project in the Hotel and Hospitality Industry; project organization; Project team selection and management; Project life cycle; Project proposals; Role of the project manager; Project planning; Resource negotiation and conflict resolution techniques; Costing projects, Resource allocation; information systems for monitoring, control and evaluation; Project closure and celebration. Use of strategic project systems methodology and selecting an appropriate project approach.

Textbook(s)

Pinto, Jk 2013, Project management, achieving competitive advantage, 3rd edn, Pearson Education, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
BUSS 5300 Global Business Environment
BUSS 5114 People, Organisations and Leadership
ACCT 5011 Accounting for Management M
BUSS 5275 Service Quality Management LCB

Pre-requisites do not apply where students have received credit for these courses.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar 3 hours x 10 weeks

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


Assessment

Critical Research Essay-Individual Assignment, Examination, Presentation, Project Design Report-individual assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Mr Paul Reynolds
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