PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM

Before the term begins:

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1.

Read the unit profile on the top left of this page.

2.

Schedule study time to work on your project and assessments.

3.

Attend weekly workshops,

4.

Monitor News Forum and email for important messages.

5.

The unit is broken into six themes, each covered in two week lots.

6.

Ensure you review the Workshop Guides prior to attending each workshop.

7.

There are no PowerPoint slides or l

ectures and the workshop format may seem

unfamiliar and possibly uncomfortable. Teaching staff will be present to oversee the

workshop, provide guidance and advice.

8.

There are two forms of assessment during the practicum, summative and formative.

S

ummative assessments are marked and the sum of these form your final grade.

Formative assessments are not marked, they are used to indicate how you are

performing throughout the unit and may be used by markers when they are marking

summative assessments.

9.

Many assessments are during workshops and will flow into each other, therefore

attend and attempt all assessments. Only students present during the assessment will

receive marks, including group assessments. Apply for extensions via Moodle

immediate

ly.

10. Responses collected within assessments submitted within this unit may be used for

the purposes of future research and also to inform quality e.g. informing how we can

improve the way we teach project management and related topics. If they are used

in

future research, names will not be used or included in any publications. If you would like

to opt out you can do so by sending an email to Natalie Ewin, stating this. You are able

to opt out at any time (including after finalisation of grades) and prio

r to the inclusion of

any de

-

identified data. There is no penalty in opting out. Any data considered for future

research will only be used after ethics approval has been granted.

Regards

Natalie Ewin, Senior Lecturer Project Management

Unit Coordinato

r (Term 1, 2020)

Before the term begins:-

1. Read the unit profile on the top left of this page.

2. Schedule study time to work on your project and assessments.

3. Attend weekly workshops,

4. Monitor News Forum and email for important messages.

5. The unit is broken into six themes, each covered in two week lots.

6. Ensure you review the Workshop Guides prior to attending each workshop.

7. There are no PowerPoint slides or lectures and the workshop format may seem

unfamiliar and possibly uncomfortable. Teaching staff will be present to oversee the

workshop, provide guidance and advice.

8. There are two forms of assessment during the practicum, summative and formative.

Summative assessments are marked and the sum of these form your final grade.

Formative assessments are not marked, they are used to indicate how you are

performing throughout the unit and may be used by markers when they are marking

summative assessments.

9. Many assessments are during workshops and will flow into each other, therefore

attend and attempt all assessments. Only students present during the assessment will

receive marks, including group assessments. Apply for extensions via Moodle

immediately.

10. Responses collected within assessments submitted within this unit may be used for

the purposes of future research and also to inform quality e.g. informing how we can

improve the way we teach project management and related topics. If they are used in

future research, names will not be used or included in any publications. If you would like

to opt out you can do so by sending an email to Natalie Ewin, stating this. You are able

to opt out at any time (including after finalisation of grades) and prior to the inclusion of

any de-identified data. There is no penalty in opting out. Any data considered for future

research will only be used after ethics approval has been granted.

Regards

Natalie Ewin, Senior Lecturer Project Management

Unit Coordinator (Term 1, 2020)