School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Project Integration and Procurement Management
  • Unit Code

    MAN5410
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Reza KIANI MAVI

Description

The aim of this unit is to provide an in-depth understanding of project integration and procurement management to meet stakeholder objectives. Students explore the principle of integrating the major elements of project management to control projects from charter to closure. The emphasis is the development, monitoring and control of projects in support of both project and organisational value.
Procurement management focuses on that part of the project's scope of work or materials that will be bought from another organisation, either as a result of company alliance arrangements, or most often resulting from contracting or subcontracting. Purchased work packages undertaken by another firm must be well defined and managed with great care, or disputes, claims, and project delays will arise, impacting cost, schedule, and ultimately project success. As many projects require the procurement of materials, the imperatives of supply chain management are explored. Project procurement creates a legal relationship and thus there is an understanding requirement of the basics of contract law.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MAN5405

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Appraise key contract clauses.
  2. Assess project procurement issues in various project settings.
  3. Calculate economic order quantities.
  4. Design outputs that would contribute to the successful management of procurement in a project.
  5. Determine the administration requirements of contracts.
  6. Determine the impact of environmental factors on projects.
  7. Determine the value and contribution of information systems to project procurement.
  8. Determine where this unit (project management knowledge areas) integrates into the project management process.
  9. Develop a project management plan.
  10. Identify roles and responsibilities of those associated with a project.
  11. Interpret the impact of marginal profit and marginal loss on supply chain decisions.
  12. Relate supply chain management theory to project procurement.
  13. Specify how lifecycle costing methods influence procurement decisions.

Unit Content

  1. Contractual considerations.
  2. Cost and price management.
  3. Make, buy, insource or outsource.
  4. Managing project procurement control - The supply chain.
  5. Needs identification.
  6. Project integration management (PMBOK Guide).
  7. Project lifecycle costing and value engineering.
  8. Project procurement management (PMBOK Guide).
  9. Supplier selection
  10. Supply metrics.
  11. Supply strategy.
  12. The project environment.
  13. The project plan.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly three hour lecture/seminar involving formal lectures, group activities and focused discussions.

An executive mode version may also be offered from time to time, based on four full day workshops, generally offered on Saturdays and/or Sundays. The unit will be taught through an interactive lecture process, whereby students will be asked to answer questions, and the ensuing discussion will lead the learning and teaching. The use of cases, study aids, and quizzes will enhance student learning. The Internet will be a key resource for students, and they will use Blackboard to access updates, articles, and other unit-related material.

Students studying in off campus mode will access the program via Blackboard and regular on line access is required. Students need to be actively engaged in the unit by reading the required materials and following the study guide. Regular on line access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual project integration assignment35%
AssignmentIndividual case study35%
AssignmentDemonstration of Learning (group)30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual project integration assignment35%
AssignmentIndividual case study35%
AssignmentDemonstration of Learning (group)30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Project Integration and Procurement Management
  • Unit Code

    MAN5410
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Ross Harold YATES

Description

The aim of this unit is to provide an in-depth understanding of project integration and procurement management to meet stakeholder objectives. Students explore the principle of integrating the major elements of project management to control projects from charter to closure. The emphasis is the development, monitoring and control of projects in support of both project and organisational value.
Procurement management focuses on that part of the project's scope of work or materials that will be bought from another organisation, either as a result of company alliance arrangements, or most often resulting from contracting or subcontracting. Purchased work packages undertaken by another firm must be well defined and managed with great care, or disputes, claims, and project delays will arise, impacting cost, schedule, and ultimately project success. As many projects require the procurement of materials, the imperatives of supply chain management are explored. Project procurement creates a legal relationship and thus there is an understanding requirement of the basics of contract law.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded MAN5405

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Assess project procurement issues in a variety of project settings and global environment.
  2. Evaluate the critical factors that affect buyer/supplier decisions regarding contract pricing and the selection of the proper contract type.
  3. Recognise the value and contribution of information systems to project procurement especially the application of e-Procurement and other kinds of supplier bidding models available for projects.
  4. Evaluate commercial, technical, managerial, ethical and legal requirements for a project, and then prepare a RFI, RFQ, RFP.
  5. Interpret the critical factors for negotiating an agreement, develop a negotiating strategy, manage contract claims and contract closure.
  6. Evaluate the critical factors that affect buyer/supplier decisions regarding contract pricing and the selection of the proper contract type.

Unit Content

  1. Contractual considerations.
  2. Legal and Ethical issues in project procurement.
  3. Cost and price management.
  4. Needs identification and make/ buy decisions.
  5. Project integration management (PMBOK Guide).
  6. Project procurement management (PMBOK Guide).
  7. Inventory control, quality, and delivery in projects.
  8. Supplier selection.
  9. Supply metrics and strategy.
  10. Project procurement in global environments.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour seminar13 x 2 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly lecture/seminar involving formal lectures, group activities and focused discussions.

The unit will be taught through an interactive lecture process, whereby students will be asked to answer questions, and the ensuing discussion will lead the learning and teaching. The use of cases, study aids, and quizzes will enhance student learning. The Internet will be a key resource for students, and they will use Blackboard to access updates, articles, and other unit-related material.

Students studying online will access the program via Blackboard and regular on line access is required. Students need to be actively engaged in the unit by reading the required materials and following the study guide. Regular on line access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual assignment on project integration 20%
AssignmentGroup case study on project procurement30%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentIndividual assignment on project integration20%
AssignmentGroup case study on project procurement30%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Project Management Institute. (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (Vol. 6th, pp. xxix, 756). Newtown Square, Pennsylvania : Project Management Institute.
  • Johnson, P., & Flynn, A. (2015). Purchasing and supply management (15th ed., pp. xvi, 544). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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