Almost everything we do in society can be described as a project, from organising a party or constructing a building, to developing a new business or introducing a new social welfare project. Project management as a skill and field of study is essential for successful organisational management. As a formal management function, project management is found in government, industry, and almost all other organisations. Project Management may be called any of a number of other names such as: Program Management, Product Management, Construction Management, and so on.

Project management as a field of action can often be seen in self help schemes or outreach programs. Whatever the objectives, project management involves a number of phases and skills which are essential to a projects completion. To get a better understanding of this process, the term "project management" can be further broken into "project" and "management".

This 150 hour course is based on, and incorporates the entire contents of a Diploma in Project Management, conducted by the Home Study College in South Africa. The current course is more than the original though, having been updated, upgraded and developed, by tutors of the Australian Correspondence Schools, to streamline and generally improve tutor interaction.

The Australian Correspondence Schools was authorised to use this material under an agreement between the two schools; beyond which the use of these course notes is restricted in accordance with international copyright laws.

CONTENT
There are nine lessons as follows:

1. Introduction
   Understanding what project management is, and what its applications might be.
   
2. Project Identification
   Identification and defining projects which need management.
   
3. Project Planning
   Developing a strategy and framework for the plan.
   
4. Project Implementation
   Managers duties during implementation, developing a Preparation Control Chart,
   Regulating implementation
   
5. Project Completion & Evaluation
   Dangers in this stage, Steps in Project completion, Declaring a project sustainable,
   Developing an evaluation method,
   
6. Technical Project Management Skills
   Preparing a proposal, budget control/management, steps in drawing up a
   post project appraisal.
   
7. Leadership Skills
   Styles of leadership, leadership principles and methods
   
8. Improving Key Personnel Skills
   Listening skills, Negotiation skills, Conflict management
   
9. Major Assignment
   Developing full documentation for a project.

TEXTS
When you enrol in this course you are provided with all essential materials you require for completing this module. These include:

• A Study Guide
• Accompanying Notes
  
• Communications Manual
• a Reference book

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