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Program Director Contact Details:
Project Management
Name: Dr Indra Gunawan
Email: indra.gunawan@adelaide.edu.au


Teaching staff

Trimester 1/ Semester 1
Name: John Woodward
Short Bio:

John is a senior executive with over 25 years expertise in the fields of project management and technology. He earned his MBA at La Trobe 最新糖心Vlog.  He serves as the Non-Executive Director of Statewide Super, the Hospital Research Foundation and is an Elected Member of the West Torrens City Council.  John has completed certifications with both the Project Management Institute (PMP®) and OGC (Managing Successful Programs), and has used PRINCE2® extensively whilst in the Government sector.  John also recently founded check-project.com.


Email: john.woodward@adelaide.edu.au |

Teaching Staff:

Semester 2/Trimester 3
Name: Mr John Maclay BSc (Chemical Engineering), MBA, GAICD, Assoc IIB.

Short Bio:
John Maclay has operated at the executive level in the corporate and enterprise sectors. He is experienced in transforming organisations by implementing innovative cultures that have engaged employees in the task of turning these businesses from returning a flat to declining business result to substantial growth through changing the basis of competition. He is also experienced in taking products to market and establishing new markets in the wider manufacturing, resource sectors, specialty retailing, services sectors and with a technology start-up company.

His expertise includes relaunching the Brand and the customer experience once in B2B and B2C business models, changing the basis of competition to achieve business growth in what had been flat to declining businesses, initiating alliances and partnerships at strategic accounts to deliver customer value and working with distributors and wholesalers, as well as direct supply to deliver the customer’s requirements. He has developed the ability to establish an innovative environment within businesses and align resources to take technologies to market. A business mentor and coach who works with individuals to maximize their potential and their project management skills.

An extensive career with 3M where he rose to be regional Technical Director while General Manager of the Industrial Markets Sector of 3M 最新糖心Vlog, General Manager of Konica Photographics, CEO of Camera House a co-operative retail chain and COO of Fluorosolar Systems Ltd a Start-up Company in the Green Energy Market. He is currently contracted as Program Manager for the Hargraves Institute, a member driven business best practices network that operate in an innovative environment that focuses on Implementing Disruptive Business Models, Developing Leadership for Innovation by building the capabilities of these members to be able to sustain the transformation and have the skills in-house to handle future transformation.

An Accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Business, an international network of business advisors that focuses on the enterprise sector with practical business advice that works. An Associate of the Creative Skills Training Council, an International Council that focuses on developing the skills within organizations that are associated with creativity and innovation.
He is located in Sydney

Email: john.maclay@adelaide.edu.au

Phone: +61 (0) 400 457 182

Opening intensive:
Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th March 2016
9am to 6pm
Napier 210 Teaching Room

Closing intensive:
Thursday 14th and Friday 15th April 2016
9am to 6pm
Nexus10 UB34 Teaching Room

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Know, understand and competently address the latest research and development of the principles for portfolio and programs
management

2. Apply research and professional practice tools to a range of contemporary issue such as climate change, terrorism, the global
financial crises and disputes between waring communities

3. Lead a research team to, or individually, apply the principles for portfolio and programs management research in the development of potential solutions to contemporary issue both commercial and public

4.Understand and use state-of-the-art processes and techniques developed for portfolio and programs management

5. Understand and recognise the need to maintain ethical, social and cultural standards on projects

6. Understand the role of portfolios and programs in determining a balanced set of investment initiatives, programs and projects
(components of a portfolio) that should be undertaken to meet the organisation’s strategic and business objectives

7. Understand and use principles of systematic problem solving techniques and issues trees to identify possible project ideas and
initiatives

8. Understand how to balance a portfolio needs with organisational constraints in order to select the right projects

9. Understand and use the governance and risk parameters and processes needed for the success of a portfolio

10. Understanding how to monitor, control and report on the execution and benefit realisation.

Project Management Institute, (2013) The Standard for Portfolio Management, 3nd Edition, ISBN13: 978-1935589693

Project Management Institute, (2013) The Standard for Program Management, 3nd Edition, ISBN13: 978-1935589686

Strategic Project Portfolio Management: Enabling a Productive Organization (Microsoft Executive Leadership Series) by Simon Moore.

Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management: Aligning Investment Proposals with Organizational Strategy, by Anand Sanwal.

Project Portfolio Management, Leading the Corporate Vision (2007) by Shan Rajegopal, Phili McGuin and James Waller.

Library Resources
The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library provides a range of learning resources including texts, journals, periodicals, magazines, and access to online databases and information services. It also offers a virtual library which is accessible via the 最新糖心Vlog’s website. The 最新糖心Vlog Library web page is:  
From this link, you are able to access the Library's electronic resources.

Other resources
If you are a member of the PMI () you will “gain exclusive access to PMI publications and our global standards*, networking options with our chapters and online communities of practice, and leadership and volunteer opportunities. You’ll also receive discounts on certification exams and renewals, as well as our professional development offerings.” Student membership is USD$40 to join and USD$30 to renew.

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MyUni is the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's online learning environment. It is used to support traditional face-to-face lectures, tutorials and workshops at the 最新糖心Vlog. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments for each online course of study (see: )

This course is offered in blended learning mode with the face-to-face component offered as intensives.

As a guide, a 3 unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes face-to-face contact, any online components, and self directed study).

Module	Content	Readings	Activities
1	Organisational Context Problem Definition	Portfolio Management Standard (PMI)	Combination of lecture and exercises
2	Problem Solving skills The portfolio prioritisation process	Portfolio Management Standard (PMI)	Combination of lecture and exercises
3	Recap Select an organisation and a challenge Assignment 1	Portfolio Management Standard (PMI)	Work on Assignment 1
4	Program Context Program management processes	Program Management Standard (PMI)	Combination of lecture and exercises
5	Explain the 11 program management processes	Project / Program Management Standards (PMI)	Combination of lecture and exercises
6	Select an organisation program Start Assignment 2	Project / Program Management Standards (PMI)	Work on Assignment 1

An overview of the course assessment appears in the following Table. Details appear in the following section:

#	Assessment	Length	Weighting	Due Date	Learning Outcomes
1	Portfolio Presentation & Report	4000 words report, 15-20 slide presentation, Prioritisation model	30%	See MyUni
2	Program Office, Charter, Plan and Control	5000 words	50%	See MyUni
3	Research Paper, Case Study and Critique	3000 words	20%	See MyUni
	Total		100%

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning in workshops during the intensive classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be successful in this course.  

Course results are subject to moderation by the ECIC Board of Examiners

Appropriate use of the Internet in assignments

The purpose of this document is to assist students with appropriate use of the material they have accessed on the Internet in assignments. The Internet is a wonderful source of information and sometimes students are not aware of how to use it properly. For example, a recent case had over 70% of words copied from over 20 other sources. Furthermore, many students think this is the appropriate use of the Internet.

IT IS NOT.

Due to an increasing number of students infringing the 最新糖心Vlog’s Academic Dishonesty Requirements within the Master of Applied Project Management, a more rigorous method of checking assignments is used.

There is a hierarchy of penalties, the lowest of which is the loss of some assignment marks and the student’s name being placed on the Faculty’s Academic Dishonesty Register for six months. This only occurs if I believe this occurred through error. The second level penalty is more significant which is loss of all marks for the assignment and being placed on the 最新糖心Vlog’s Academic Dishonesty Register for the remainder of their time at the 最新糖心Vlog. Even higher penalties can involve the 最新糖心Vlog deciding the student should not graduate. This has occurred in the Master of Project Management.

Appropriate use of the Internet is to include all directly copying of sections of other reports in ‘inverted comas’, as a quotation, and note the source of the quote. To include a group of words without use of inverted commas and without noting where the words came from is an example of academic dishonesty.

Students may not be aware that the 最新糖心Vlog has use of an international database called Turnitin in which all direct use of other material can be traced.

On a more positive note students need to understand the points made in any paper they access on the Internet and integrate these thoughts into their argument rather than just copying large passages. Of course this takes more work but this is what tertiary education requires and, in the end, make students into better thinkers and more able to express their ideas in their assignments.

Assessment 1: Portfolio Presentation & Report (Group)
Weighting: 30%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Develop a presentation, report and associated excel sheets to present to the Board of XCorp the recommended prioritised Portfolio that will address its market opportunities and challenges within its organisational constraints.

You will submit an Organisation Portfolio Selection Presentation in Powerpoint (15 – 20 slides) supported by a prioritisation model in MS Excel and a 4000 word report

Length and Presentation:
4000 word report, 15-20 slide presentation

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
The quality of the presentation, report and associated excel sheets to present to the Board of XCorp the recommended prioritised.
Portfolio that will address its market opportunities and challenges within its organisational constraints.
Demonstrated ability to transfer or apply concepts covered in the course to this topic.
Demonstrated awareness of and insight with regard to this topic.
Application of theory and principles into practice.
Demonstrated quality and depth of analysis.
Demonstrated quality of writing.



Assessment 2: Program Office, Charter, Plan and Control (Individual)
Weighting: 50%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Define the required program office processes to manage the successful delivery of the above recommended portfolio/program
· Develop the Program Charter.
· Develop the Program Management Plan.
· Develop the Program Control and Closure Plan.

Length and Presentation:
5000 words

Tools and Templates used and included in the submission

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
The quality of the required program office processes to manage the successful delivery of the recommended portfolio/program

• Quality of the Program Charter
• Quality of the Program Management Plan
• Quality of the Program Control and Closure Plan

Demonstrated ability to transfer or apply concepts covered in the course to this topic.
Demonstrated awareness of and insight with regard to this topic.
Application of theory and principles into practice;
Demonstrated quality and depth of analysis.
Demonstrated quality of writing.



Assessment 3: Research Paper, Case Study and Critique (Individual)
Weighting: 20%
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Carry out a review of business and academic literature to identify key transformation case studies. Describe the approach adopted for selecting and implementing the transformation program, its advantage and disadvantages
Examine what you would have done differently and the lessons learnt

Length and Presentation:
3000 words

Criteria by which your assignment will be marked:
Extent of research in terms of references and readings
The materiality of the ropic or case study selected
The quality of writing and presentation


In completing these assignments, higher marks will be awarded for evidence of reading notes, text and papers, and integration of this theory into your answers. This means the application of theory into practical application. Direct referencing of external material in your answers is preferred.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.
Please refer to step by step instructions:

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

• Assignment Submission:  Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both). Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN, which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.
• Cover Sheet:  Please submit, separate to your assignment, the completed 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work.  Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.
• Backup Copy of Assignments:  You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing.  Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.
• Extensions of Time:  Any request for an extension of time for the submission of an assignment should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer.  Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date.  Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine extenuating circumstances and proof, such as a doctor’s certificate, may be required.
• Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade.  Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above).  Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted.  Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.