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Email: cheng.lim@adelaide.edu.au

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Explain engineering project phases and product lifecycle in the context of project management;

2. Explain project characteristics, team dynamics, project-scheduling models, basic principles of project cost analysis and risk
assessment;

3. Apply basic project management skills to project initiation, planning, managing time and resources, execution, monitoring and
control of progress, and managing changes;

4. Apply professional skills in hands-on team projects including forming a project team, developing and executing product test plans, conducting project meetings, reporting progress, preparing documents, presenting deliverables, and undertaking project
closeout.

There are no required resources; lecture notes will be available on the MyUni website.

Smith, Karl A.: Teamwork and Project Management, 2nd Ed, McGraw Hill, 2004.
Hughes, B. and Cotterell, M.: Software Project Management, 3rd Ed, McGraw Hill, 2002.

Extensive use will be made of the MyUni web site for this course,  

Course notes, tutorial problems, project requirements, course schedule, group list and a practice exam will all be available for downloading from the web site.

Tutorial solutions will NOT be available online

Where the lecture theatre facilities permit, audio or video recordings of lectures will also be available for downloading.

This course relies on lectures as the primary delivery mechanism for the material.

Tutorials supplement the lectures by providing exercises and example problems to enhance the understanding obtained through lectures.

Practicals are used to provide hands-on experience for students to reinforce the theoretical concepts encountered in lectures.

Continuous assessment activities provide the formative assessment opportunities for students to gauge their progress and understanding.

Activity	Quantity	Contact Hours	Workload hours
Lecture	10	10	20
Tutorial	5	5	10
Practicals	12	36	108
Group Reports	3	0	15
Total			153

Lecture	Topic
1	General Project Management
2	Teamwork
3	Project Life Cycle
4	Project Planning WBS
5	Network Analysis
6	Gantt Chart
7	Earned Value Analysis
8	Closeout
9	System Development Lifecycle
10	Implementation, Integration and Test

Practicals
Note that practical classes begin in week 1 of the semester. Students shall attend the first practical class when further instructions on the operation of the laboratory session will be provided. if any student cannot attend this session please contact Dr Cheng-Chew Lim cheng.lim@adelaide.edu.au for alternative arrangements.

The practical in this course involves the design and development of software to program a robot to traverse a set path. This will involve the detailed understanding of robot circuit schematics and component data sheets to determine how to control the robot.

Not applicable

Students will form into groups of 4 members and work on document generation (Project Plan, Software Design and Test Document, Final Report) and develop the software code to control the robot, and present their solution for assessment in week 12.

The group will have to undertake various research tasks such as learning the C Programming Language, how to read circuit schematics, how various Integrated Circuits used in the robot are applied and controlled and research the use and application of various project management tools, such as Microsoft Project (or equivalent) and the developement of a Software Design Document and Test Plan. This work forms 45% of the assessment.

The remaining 55% consists of 15% performance (meeting deadlines and participation in class sessions) and 40% for the final examination

Assessment Activity	Type	Group or Individual Assessment	Weighting	Due Date	Learning Objective addressed
Reports (3)	Formative	Group	30%	Weeks 4, 8 & 12	All
Project Execution	Formative	Individual	15%	All Weeks	All
Project Delivery	Summative	Group	15%	Week 12	All
Exam	Summative	Individual	40%	End of Semester	All

The examination is a hurdle requirement. It is necessary to achieve at least 40% in the exam. If this is not achieved, the total course mark will be limited to a maximum of 49.

A hurdle requirement is defined by the University's as "...an assessment task mandating a minimum level of performance as a condition of passing the course.

If a student fails to meet a hurdle requirement (normally no less than 40%),and is assigned a total mark for the course in the range of 45-49, then the student is entitled to an offer of additional assessment of some type. The type of assessment is to be decided by the School Assessment Review Committee when determining final results. The student’s final total mark will be entered at no more than 49% and the offer of an additional assessment will be specified eg. US01. Once the additional assessment has been completed, this mark will be included in the calculation of the total mark for the course and the better of the two results will apply. Note however that the maximum final result for a course in which a student has sat an additional assessment will be a “50 Pass”.

If a student is unable to meet a hurdle requirement related to an assessment piece (may be throughout semester or at semester’s end) due to medical or compassionate circumstances beyond their control, then the student is entitled to an offer of replacement assessment of some type. An interim result of RP will be entered for the student, and the student will be notified of the offer of a replacement assessment. Once the replacement assessment has been completed, the result of that assessment will be included in the calculation of the total mark for the course.

Assessment details of the three (3) reports will be provided during the semester.
The Project Execution will be determined by the timely submission of management documents (timesheets, agendas and minutes) and the individual performance in client meetings (Weeks 2,4,6, 8 and 10).
Project deliveries will be determined by the performance of the end products according to specified requirements which will be provided at the start of the semester, and the collective knowledge of students about their group’s solution.
The examination will be on material presented in lectures and/or derived from tutorials.

All written submissions (3 reports) to be submitted as follows::

Late submissions (hardcopy and/or electronic) will be accepted but with a penalty applied.

The final project code will need to be uploaded during the practical in week 12.

Weekly timesheets, fortnightly agendas and minutes will need to be uploaded, prior to the specified deadline, to the MyUni website. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.

Full details can be found at the School policies website:

The course was first offered in 2004 and a course or teacher SELT has been conducted each year from 2005 to 2013.

 

SELT feedback has suggested

·         More Student Participation

·         More Stimulation of Interest

·         More examples of projects

·         More involvement with students

·         More Tutorials

·         Speak Slowly

·         More Explanations

·         Tutorial Solutions

·         Better Summary of Terms

·         More consultations about the project (?)

·         More accessibility

·         Participation during client meetings

·         Add Table of Contents for lecture material

·         Provide sample reports

·         More feedback

·         More independent learning

·         Different Projects, maybe some hardware based, other software based

·         Remove Project B

·         Relax rules

 

 

After SELT feedback each year the course has been modified as follows

·         More examples of projects

·         Lecturer to attend more practicals & tutorials

·         5 tutorial now assigned rather than 3/4 previously

·         Lecturer tries to speak slowly

·         More Explanations and detail of worked examples in tutorials

·         A Request for tutorial solutions denied but if ANYONE cannot attend ANY tutorial (one or more) the lecturer is available to provide private guidance

·         Summary of Terms provided in L10 (must knows!)

·         Lecturer  ALWAYS respond to emails

·         Lecturer monitor relevant MyUni discussion boards

·         Lecturer is available for private consultations at any time during the semester, e.g. after lectures

·         Table of Contents added to lecture material

·         Reports templates are provided

·         Project has more independent learning

·         Project B no longer included in the course

·         Better to learn rules in industry now, rather than wait until after graduation