MGMT372-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Project Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

This course is an interdisciplinary course that gives a comprehensive overview of project management concepts, models and techniques. It also provides hands on tutorials on the project management software, MS Project.

Effective project management enhances business efficiency by ensuring projects meet objectives within budget and timelines. This course teaches the essential principles of project management, focusing on improving team communication, collaboration, and decision-making. With the rise of project-based work, this course prepares students to lead projects successfully, align goals, overcome challenges, and engage stakeholders, ultimately contributing to organizational success.

Learning Outcomes

The objectives of the course are:
1. Acquire a comprehensive understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
2. Develop the skills to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and control projects.
3. Enhance critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to address project challenges and make informed decisions.
4. Demonstrate effective communication and stakeholder management skills to ensure project success.
5. Apply project management techniques to real-world scenarios, fostering the ability to deliver projects within scope, budget, and schedule while achieving desired outcomes.

Prerequisites

Any 45 points at 200-level or above

Restrictions

MSCI322, MSCI324, MSCI372, INFO313, ACIS313

Equivalent Courses

MSCI372

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 Rehua 009
14 Jul - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 5 Oct
02 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 5 Oct

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 Rehua 009
18 Aug - 24 Aug

Timetable Note

Lectures for MGMT372 are recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system. However, the tutorials are not recorded because they are more discussion-oriented and involve class activities.

Course Coordinator

Mona Koushan

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Tutorial Participation 10%
Weekly Workshop 20%
Test 30% 21 August during the lecture.
Final Exam 40%


The ‘45% rule’ applies to this course. That is, student needs to reach 45% weighted average across all invigilated assessments. Please refer here for further information.

Assessment in Te Reo Māori
In recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:

Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.

The use of AI may or may not be permitted in courses. Within a course, permission may vary by assignment. It is the responsibility of the student to inform themselves about assessment conditions and submit work that is their own and that properly acknowledges the work of other people and tools, including generative artificial intelligence tools.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Gray, Clifford F. , Larson, Erik W; Project management : the managerial process ; Seventh edition; McGraw-Hill Education, 2018 (You should be able to manage with any of the recent previous editions of this book).

Igberaese, Davies A; Introduction to Project Management ; First; Routledge, 2022.

Joseph P. Stalder; Project Management for Drug Developers ; First; CRC Press, 2022.

A digital copy of the relevant chapters is available through LEARN.

Course links

LEARN

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $946.00

International fee $4,363.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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All MGMT372 Occurrences

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