Units
Organising and Managing Project Team
Unit code: BEB110
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
The unit focus is on the dynamics of managing and organising project teams involved in delivering built environment, engineering or infrastructure projects. Recent literature has identified the need for managers and leaders to acquire knowledge in the areas of self management and the management of others to contribute to project effectiveness. You will be introduced to key managerial and human resource theories to assist in the development of analytical and interpretive skills to enable you to proactively and effectively lead project teams.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
In today's contemporary business environment, project managers face the challenge of operating in a complex project environment characterised by cross-cultural teams, high levels of uncertainty, and global competition for competent human resources. As future managers of people, it is essential that you have well developed leadership skills and knowledge. The approach involves developing greater insight into your own thinking and behaviour, at the same time as seeking information and feedback from the environment to increase your personal effectiveness.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to provide you with the basic knowledge and skills in organising and managing an effective project team.
Objectives
By the completion of this unit you should be able to demonstrate the following:
1. Understand project team dynamics and its effect on project performance
2. Understand how to organise and form an effective project team
3. Understand the principles involved in managing a high performance project team
Content
Project Team
Fundamentals of leadership
Developing self awareness
Individual and cultural differences
Communication skills
Motivation
Managing stress
Solving problems creatively
Influencing
Conflict and negotiation
Managing group and team processes
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching Mode: Hours per week: 3
Lectures: 2 hours
Tutorial: 1 hour
The teaching and learning strategies in this unit utilise a combination of lectures and action learning to enable you to develop key skills as well as acquire a sound conceptual and theoretical understanding of the materials delivered. The unit is skills based, which means it is action and reflection oriented. Lectures will be held each week (2 hrs), and their purpose is to present main theoretical concepts, identify areas of discussion and debate, and to develop critical inquiry and problem solving skills. You are encouraged to share your experiences of working in project teams within this context. Case studies, presentations and discussions are used in tutorials (1 hr) to allow you to develop your ability to apply theory and practice to workplace situations, and reflect upon the broader implications of management decisions.
Teaching and learning strategies adopted foster an understanding of the challenges relating to the process of managing built environment, engineering or infrastructure projects in a dynamic environment.
Assessment
This unit incorporates combined formative/summative assessment. Assessments in this unit will take three forms:
- Literature Review
- Reflective Journal
- A closed-book examAssessments will be marked using criterion referenced assessment (CRA) and returned with feedback to enable you to understand how they are progressing and how your work can be improved.
Assessment name:
Literature Review
Description:
Literature Review
Relates to objectives:
1. Understand project team dynamics and its effect on project performance
2. Understand how to organise and form an effective project team
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 5
Assessment name:
Reflective Journal
Description:
Reflective Journal
Relates to objectives:
1. Understand project team dynamics and its effect on project performance
2. Understand how to organise and form an effective project team
3. Understand the principles involved in managing a high performance project team
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 9
Assessment name:
Examination (written)
Description:
Exam
Relates to objectives:
1. Understand project team dynamics and its effect on project performance
2. Understand how to organise and form an effective project team
3. Understand the principles involved in managing a high performance project team
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Exam Period
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
James Carlopi & Graham Andrewartha (2008), Developing management skills: A comprehensive guide for leaders, 4th Edition, Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education.
Risk assessment statement
You will undertake lectures, tutorials (face-to-face sessions) in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres at QUT Gardens Point Campus. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues or risks associated with any components of the unit.
There are no additional costs associated with 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: 21-Nov-2012
