, Project Management
WEEK #1 TASKS LEARNING OUTCOMES WEEKLY TOPICS
identify and explain the project Apply project management Course Introduction
manager skills that you would theories and concepts to
Project Lifecycles
most like to develop practice.
Collect, analyse and interpret Business Cases & Team Leading
data to inform project
Teamwork & Managing Risk
management decisions.
Identify issues in project Defining the Scope & Estimating
explore the project sponsor story management scenarios and
assess possible solutions. Scheduling & Planning
Evaluate and adapt tools and Conflict & Negotiation
frameworks for application in
specific project management Procurement & Info Management
contexts. Project Reviews
Identify professional and ethical
write up and explain one of the
issues in project management Assessment Submission
above tasks in 400 words for
and develop appropriate
your portfolio
responses.
, Assessments
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Opportunities are provided in the form of short Takes the form of an assessment comprising 100% of
quizzes. You can take each quiz as many times as your final mark. It must be submitted by 12:00 noon,
you like in order to consolidate your learning. The UK local time (GMT+1) on Monday 11 September 2023,
quizzes do not contribute to your final grade for the but we recommend that you begin work on your
course. assessment tasks right from Week 1.
PORTFOLIO TASKS REFLECTIVE WRITING
We recommend that you write up a portfolio task of In the final assessment, you are asked to undertake a
400 words each week. It will help deepen your piece of reflective writing of 400 words.
learning, and you will build a portfolio over the course
as you learn, ready for the final assessment. This is a reflective piece where you should relate
your study of this course to your own practical
You should include references when you write up experience and describe how you will apply this
your portfolio tasks each week. Note that 5% of the learning in practice.
marks for your final assessment are for referencing.