Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Understanding the importance of project design and management in the Creative Industries is essential for creative practitioners. Design thinking and project development and management skills are crucial for effective creative professionals. This unit is designed to develop knowledge and skills about project design and management in the contemporary creative economy.

Aims

The unit aims to provide the creative professional with:
1. An understanding of key concepts and principles of project design thinking and associated project management skills.
2. Skills and knowledge to apply design thinking approaches in the context of proposing and developing creative industries projects.

Objectives

At the completion of this unit, you will be able to:
1. Describe principles of project design and project management within the context of the creative industries.
2. Analyse and apply theories and practices of project design, with an emphasis on innovative approaches within the context of the Creative Industries.
3. Design a professional and feasible project proposal and report.

Content

On completion of this unit you will be able to demonstrate:
- Theories, practices and principles of project design / management and their application;
- Communication skills based on critical and analytical thinking; written and oral;
- Professional networking capabilities.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

This unit will be delivered using a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, group work and structured exercises (online or in class).

You will have opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills through participation in learning activities which encourage both independent and collaborative learning. This unit fosters a commitment to professionalism and ethical practice.

Assessment

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

Faculty Assessment Information
To access the Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information see the Blackboard site for this unit.FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
In order to achieve the aims and objectives outlined, the unit will be taught using a combination of lectures and tutorials that encompass group work, structured exercises, contemporary Australian and international case study analyses and discussion.

At the completion of this unit, you will be awarded a final grade on a 1 to 7 scale.

Assessment name: Project Proposal Presentation
Description: A short oral presentation (5 minutes maximum) of a proposal 'pitch' introducing the preliminary project idea. This professional pitch will incorporate the project's concept, purpose, its innovation and importance, deliverables, estimates of resources and the project's viability. You must also submit a 1,000 word summary of your proposal pitch and the visual slides (maximum of 5) accompanying your pitch, including references.
Relates to objectives: 2, 3, 4
Weight: 40%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Early Semester

Assessment name: 2: Project Proposal
Description: You will submit a project proposal of 3,000 to 3,500 words in preparation for your major KKP004-1/4 project. You must analyse and apply appropriate project design and project management principles and methodologies as introduced in this unit. You will also demonstrate that you have the required study area specific skills to undertake this project.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2 and 3
Weight: 60%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End of Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Required Text
Hartley, Stephen. (2009), Project management: principles, processes and practice, 2 edn, Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education.

Recommended References
Relevant readings pertaining to each lecture and/or tutorial will be posted on the Blackboard site in addition to a general reading list.

Risk assessment statement

There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks for this unit.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 13-Sep-2012