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PMGT5883: Project Studies Thesis A
2025 unit information
Project Studies Thesis provides an opportunity for students to undertake a major project in a specialised area relevant to Project Management. It can be spread over a whole year, in two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points each, Project Studies Thesis A (PMGT5883) and Project Studies Thesis B (PMGT5884). Students will work individually to plan and write reports. Project Studies Thesis A covers the first half of the work required for a complete thesis project and includes almost all project planning, a major proportion of the necessary background research, and a significant proportion of the investigative or design work required of the project.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Project Management |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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>=80 in PMGT5862 and WAM >= 75 in enrolled MPM/MPPM program |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Drive a research project and take ownership in its articulation, design, planning, execution and documentation.
- LO2. Conduct a critcal review of literature relevant to a chosen topic with focus on identifying key themes, contributions, research gaps and issues.
- LO3. Articulate and justify a researchable question or questions suitable for investigation.
- LO4. Identify, select and justify relevant theory, research philosophy and research methods suitable for addressing a research question or problem in an academic manner.
- LO5. Apply selected research method(s) with consideration of reliability and validity of results.
- LO6. Draw conclusions based on raw data analysis and refine those conclusions in context based on consideration of methods and assumptions involved.
- LO7. Demonstrate originality, ingenuity and initiative in dealing with critical research issues.
- LO8. Document and report research work that demonstrates a clear line of argument and follows a format appropriate for academic literature.
- LO9. Demonstrate ability to disseminate research work accurately, informatively and constructively to both academic and non-academic audiences in a professional manner.
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Important enrolment information
Departmental permission requirements
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Additional advice
This unit requires departmental permission to ensure students are prepared for the project. To be eligible to enrol, students must have a minimum WAM of 75%, receive a recommendation to enrol from the PMGT5862 Introduction to Research in Project Studies Unit Coordinator, obtain approval of an available supervisor from the PMGT5883 Unit Coordinator for an available supervisor, and secure approval from their Program Director. Students considering this option should contact project.management@sydney.edu.au with an expression of interest. The permission request must include evidence of the PMGT5862 Unit Coordinator's recommendation, Supervisor approval from the PMGT5883 Unit Coordinator, and Program Director approval, for review by the Faculty.
