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PMGT2821: Project Conflict Management (2020 - Semester 2)
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| Unit: | PMGT2821: Project Conflict Management (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Faculty/School: | Project Management |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Ang, Karyne
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | PMGT1852. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | All projects exist in the context of conflicting priorities. Conflict can start from the point of inception when there may be different ideas about what should be achieved in a project. It can continue through negotiation of contracts to deliver the work, to robust discussion as to what counts as acceptable upon delivery. This Unit develops students’ ability to anticipate, understand and ameliorate conflict, reaching negotiated agreements that are acceptable to all parties. Unexpected conflict crises also arise requiring project managers to mediate an outcome that allows the project to move forward. This unit helps students understand multiple perspectives of stakeholders, build interpersonal skills and integrity to resolve conflicts in a constructive manner. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Anichenko, Kate
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| Timetable: | PMGT2821 Timetable | |||||||||||||||
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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.
People, Roles and Relationships (Level 2)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
Individual Assignment - Given a project scenario, students to define and explain the steps that need to be taken to resolve a conflict situation. Individual Assignment 2 - Given a project scenario, students to analyse the causes of the conflict from multiple perspectives, using systems thinking tools and outline an approach to resolve the conflict and embed lessons learned, referring to the academic literature. Individual Test - Multiple choice questions testing understanding of principle-based dispute management and characteristics of standard dispute resolution mechanisms. Group Presentation - students to analyse conflict from multiple perspective and present to the class findings on the underlying causes between the conflicting sides. |
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 5 | Assessment Due: Individual Assignment |
| Week 8 | Assessment Due: Individual Assignment 2 |
| Week 12 | Assessment Due: Presentation |
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 |
| Strategic Perspective (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| People, Roles and Relationships (Level 2) | No | 100% |
| Technical Expertise (Level 2) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Project Management Learning Progression Table 2019 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Project Management Learning Progression Table 2019 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.
