Master of Project Management - Research Stream

This stream will prepare students for further research and develop their academic writing skills within the field of Project Management. Project Management is a distinct professional discipline, having its own body of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques. It involves managing a project from inception to completion and the successful attainment of the project objectives. This course provides the opportunity to gain the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary for performing the role of project manager. It adopts a generic approach to project management and is applicable to any project in industries such as construction, engineering, education, health, commerce, information technology and research and development. Students have the option to select either the Research Stream or the Professional Stream for their final semester.What you'll learndescribe and apply the principles, concepts, tools, techniques and processes of project management, and extend the boundaries of knowledge through researchthink critically and reflectively to analyse project management problems and issues and generate practical effective solutions to facilitate project successsource, critically evaluate and synthesise information to support comprehension and decision making in a project environmentcommunicate effectively graphically, orally, and in writing, with academic, professional and community stakeholdersuse appropriate technologies for the facilitation of project management processesuse a range of strategies that will enable continued learningrecognise the value-of an international perspective on project management processesappreciate the cultural diversity of the wider community and its impacts on project managementconduct themselves in an ethical and professional manner; demonstrate skills in leadership, self-motivation and working in teams