ENGR301 (2023) - Engineering Project Management 1

Prescription

The course takes a practice-based approach to teaching engineering project management, including aspects of project life cycle, requirements analysis, principles of design, project tasks and deliverables, contracts, cost estimation, project scheduling, risk management, quality assurance, managing project resources, testing and delivery, interpersonal communication, teamwork and project leadership. Students will work on a technical group project which will provide opportunities to practice the project management techniques learned in class.

Course learning objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

1. Understand project life cycles.
2. Elicit client requirements, identify risks and plan a project.
3. Apply professional standards and good practices to focus on client needs and maximize the success of a project in both technical and interpersonal aspects.
4. Prepare and deliver project progress reports orally and in writing.

Course content

This course is designed for in-person study, and students are strongly recommended to attend lectures, tutorials and labs on campus. In particular, some assessment items or practical hands-on labs will require in-person attendance, although exceptions can be made under special circumstances.
 
Queries about any such exceptions can be sent to remote-enrolments@ecs.vuw.ac.nz.
 
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ENGR 301 takes a pragmatic and practical approach to teaching basic project management, including aspects of project life cycle, requirements analysis, principles of design, project tasks and deliverables, contracts, feasibility analysis, cost estimation and cost/benefit analysis, project scheduling, critical path analysis, risk management, quality assurance, managing project resources, testing and delivery, maintenance, interpersonal communication, teamwork and project leadership. Students will work on a technical group project which will provide opportunities to practice the project management techniques learned in class.

Withdrawal from Course

Withdrawal dates and process:
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/course-additions-withdrawals

Lecturers

Teaching Format

This course will be offered in-person. It will also be possible to take the course entirely online for those who cannot attend campus, with components made available online.
 
There will be weekly lectures and individual assignments during whole course.

Dates (trimester, teaching & break dates)

• Teaching: 27 February 2023 - 02 June 2023
• Break: 10 April 2023 - 23 April 2023
• Study period: 05 June 2023 - 08 June 2023
• Exam period: 09 June 2023 - 24 June 2023

Other Classes

To facilitate students working together on their group project there are regularly scheduled laboratories. Student teams are expected to select mutually agreeable laboratory periods for team work and meetings.

Set Texts and Recommended Readings

Required

There are no required texts for this offering.

Recommended

• An Introduction to Project Management, Fifth Edition
  Kathy Schwalbe
  Library Call Number: HD69 P75 S392 2016 (2 copies available).

Mandatory Course Requirements

In addition to achieving an overall pass mark of at least 50%, students must:

• Contribute in good faith to both the management and the technical work of the team project, as evidenced by regular interaction with the project repository and keeping the commitments agreed in the team contract.
• Be registered as a group member for the group project.

If you believe that exceptional circumstances may prevent you from meeting the mandatory course requirements, contact the Course Coordinator for advice as soon as possible.

Assessment

Assessment Item	Due Date or Test Date	CLO(s)	Percentage
Six fortnightly assignments worth 5% each	12/03/2023, 26/03/2023, 09/04/2023, 23/04/2023, 07/05/2023, 21/05/2023	CLO: 1,2,3,4	30%
Individual Performance Portfolio (based on group work over Course Weeks 2-12)	04/06/2022	CLO: 1,2,3,4	30%
Final test (120 minutes)	Assessment Period (Course Weeks 13-15)	CLO: 1,2,3,4	40%

Penalties

Late submissions will be subject to a penalty of 10% per day for 4 days. No work will be accepted after this unless previously arranged with the Course Coordinator.
 
Students working on an assessment item who violate the group project licensing terms (eg, by violating copyright or distribution restrictions, or not keeping confidential information confidential) may may be subject to a penalty up to and including forfeit of all marks for that assessment item.

Extensions

Individual extensions will only be granted in exceptional personal circumstances, and requests should be made to the Course Coordinator before the assessment deadline whenever possible. Documentation (e.g. a medical certificate) may be requested.

Submission & Return

Assignments and reports are to be submitted using the ECS online submission system, accessible through the course web pages. Marks and comments will be returned through the ECS marking system, also available through the course web pages.
 
Student submitted work may be used during the formal Engineering NZ re-accreditation visit to VUW scheduled for 2024, as part of the evaluation process for the programme.

Group Work

This course includes an individual assessment item based on group work over Course Weeks 2-12.

Workload

The total workload for ENGR 301 is 150 hours. In order to maintain satisfactory progress in ENGR 301 you should plan to spend an average of 10 hours per week on this course. A plausible and approximate breakdown for these hours would be:

• Lectures: 2 hours.
• Assignments: 2 hours
• Project work, both technical and management: 6 hours.

Teaching Plan

See https://ecs.wgtn.ac.nz/Courses/ENGR301_2023T1/LectureSchedule

Communication of Additional Information

The main means of communication outside of lectures will be the ENGR 301 web area at https://ecs.wgtn.ac.nz/Courses/ENGR301_2023T1/. There you will find, among other additional information, the lecture schedule and assignment handouts.

Links to General Course Information

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/support/student-interest-and-conflict-resolution/academic-integrity
• Academic Progress: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/progress/academic-progess (including restrictions and non-engagement)
• Dates and deadlines: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/dates
• Grades: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/progress/grades
• Special passes: Refer to the Assessment Handbook, at https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/documents/policy/staff-policy/assessment-handbook.pdf
• Statutes and policies, e.g. Student Conduct Statute: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/governance/strategy
• Student support: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/support
• Students with disabilities: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/st_services/disability/
• Student Charter: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/learning-teaching/learning-partnerships/student-charter
• Student Feedback on University courses may be found at: http://www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/feedback/feedback_display.php
• Terms and Conditions: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/study/apply-enrol/terms-conditions/student-contract
• Turnitin: http://www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/wiki/index.php/Turnitin
• University structure: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/governance/structure
• The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy:
  Victoria University values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy
  He mea nui te reo Māori ki te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika. Ki te pīrangi koe ki te tuhituhi i ō aro matawai i roto i te reo Māori, tēnā me mātua whakapā atu ki te kaupapa here, The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy
• VUWSA: http://www.vuwsa.org.nz

Offering CRN: 17178

Points: 15
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Part 1 of the BE(Hons), ENGR 201 and 60 200-level pts from (CYBR, COMP, ECEN, EEEN, NWEN, RESE, SWEN)
Duration: 27 February 2023 - 25 June 2023
Starts: Trimester 1
Campus: Kelburn