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INFO3402: Management of IT Projects and Systems (2017 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | INFO3402: Management of IT Projects and Systems (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior |
| Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Wong, Bernard
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| Session options: | Semester 1 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This course introduces the basic processes and techniques for managing IT projects, systems and services, throughout the IT lifecycle. It addresses both the technical and behavioural aspects of IT management at the enterprise level. Major topics include: IT planning, project planning and scheduling, project tracking, resource estimation, team management, software testing, change and problem management, and quality assurance. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | INFO2000 or INFO2110 or INFO2810 or INFO2900 |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Wong, Bernard
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| Timetable: | INFO3402 Timetable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Tutorial: Tutorial Project Work - own time: Work on Group Project Independent Study: Homework, readings |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Investigation and research | Information Seeking (Level 2) |
| Written communication | Communication (Level 3) |
| Exposure to experiences of industry practictioners | Professional Conduct (Level 3) |
| Tools and techniques used in managing teams and projects | Project and Team Skills (Level 3) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Project and Team Skills (Level 3)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Project: Group project (project proposal for a small project) Participation during tutorials Final Exam: Final Exam |
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| Policies & Procedures: | IMPORTANT: School policy relating to Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism. In assessing a piece of submitted work, the School of IT may reproduce it entirely, may provide a copy to another member of faculty, and/or to an external plagiarism checking service or in-house computer program and may also maintain a copy of the assignment for future checking purposes and/or allow an external service to do so. Other policies See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| Recommended Reference/s: |
Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Course overview and Introduction to Project Management. |
| Week 2 | Planning |
| Week 3 | PMBOK |
| Week 4 | Prince 2 |
| Week 5 | University Break and Public Holidays |
| Assessment Due: Group Assignment 1 - Project Charter | |
| Week 6 | Risk Management |
| Week 7 | Quality Management |
| Week 8 | Change Management |
| Assessment Due: Group Assignment 2 - Project Plan | |
| Week 9 | Control and Closure |
| Assessment Due: Group Assignment 3 - Project Monitoring Part 1 | |
| Week 10 | Human Factors |
| Assessment Due: Group Assignment 3 - Project Monitoring Part 2 | |
| Week 11 | Agile and PMO |
| Assessment Due: Group Assignment 3 - Project Monitoring Part 3 | |
| Week 12 | IT Project Success |
| Assessment Due: Group Assignment 3 - Project Monitoring Part 4 | |
| Week 13 | Revision in Tutorials |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | N/A |
| Exam Period | Final exam |
| Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Project and Team Skills (Level 3) | Yes | 100% |
| Information Seeking (Level 2) | Yes | 0% |
| Communication (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 3) | Yes | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
