SLE303 - Managing Environmental Projects
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
Previously coded as: | SQE301 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Bill Borrie |
Prerequisite: | Any two level 2 SLE coded units OR one level 2 SLE coded unit plus MMP122 OR HSH202 and MMP122 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour seminar or practical experience (computer practical) per week. |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit addresses the planning, management and evaluation of projects and contracts in the environmental industry. The unit places an emphasis on working within the current public sector planning and budgetary contexts. It also addresses management processes generally and processes, procedures and perspectives operating in private enterprises within the environmental management sector. There are two major themes in the subject matter: professional practice in environmental management, and project and contract management in the environmental industry. These themes are addressed in tandem and weave together throughout the unit. Projects and contracts are the subject matter. Professional practice is the way the material is acted upon. Relationships between the client, customers, stakeholders, the project manager and the project team are discussed. The importance of organisational style and human resources management to those relationships is also identified.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Liaise with an industry partner to create a plan for a unique environmental management project. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
ULO2 | Effectively manage the application of human resources identify and schedule resource requirements within the context of an environmental management plan with industry standard project management software. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
ULO3 | Design project monitoring and control strategies to incorporate into an environmental management project plan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO4 | Develop strategies to evaluating the success of projects and contacts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO5 | Analyse different approaches to contract implementation and management. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 Online tests | Two online tests | 45% (25%, 20%) | Weeks 7 and 11 |
Assessment 2 A three-part environmental project planning assessment task Part A background to the project, Part B project plan, Part C Gantt chart | 3,000 word project background and plan, and Gantt chart | 55% (6%, 34%, 15%) | Weeks 4 and 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SLE303 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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