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MGF5901 · Managing the project context
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5Department of Management
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit focuses on developing the ability to critically apply a diverse range of communication styles, structures and techniques in a project environment. The unit will emphasise the role that communication plays in managing project human resources and stakeholders, and the impact organisational culture and politics has on these activities. Additionally, the unit will address project management as a profession, and its ethics and competency standards.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield | First semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities (FLEXIBLE) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 - Quiz / Test | Quiz / Test | 20% | — |
| 2 | 2 - Project | Project | 30% | — |
| 3 | 3 - Written | Written | 40% | — |
| 4 | 4 - Presentation | Presentation | 10% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
- research, select and apply strategies, protocols and innovative methods for effective and efficient communications and management across all stakeholders
- interpret and manage the impact of human resources, organisational culture and politics on projects
- identify and analyse the ethical dimensions associated with project management decisions, use and quality
- reflect on and analyse the need for competency and ethical standards that are required for the profession of project management practice
- work together in a team and reflect on how the team can improve its performance.
Workload
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 24 hours |
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