Program Director Contact Details: Project Management
Name: Dr Tracey Dodd 
Email: tracey.dodd@adelaide.edu.au

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Teaching staff: 
Name: Dr Tony Ma
Email: tony.f.ma@adelaide.edu.au

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

1. Explain procurement concepts in relation to projects
2. Analyse procurement strategies and apply to various projects
3. Describe and explain human resourcing in respect to the project team
4. Illustrate how to effectively apply resource management to projects

No textbook required

Project Management Institute (2017) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®Guide), 6th Edition, Newtown Square, Pa, Project Management Institute.

Baily P., Farmer D., Crocker B., Jessop D., and Jones D. (2015) Procurement Principles & Management, 11th Edition, Pearson Education Limited.

Bhargove A. (2018) Project Procurement: A Real-World Guide for Procurement Skills, Project Management Institute.

Snyder Dionisio C. (2018) A Project Manager's Book of Tools and Techniques, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

Stone, R. J. (2017) Human Resource Management 9E, Wiley Direct.

Quick Access to Free Project Engineer Resources (2019) https://www.projectengineer.net/guide-to-project-resource-management/

It is also useful to read relevant project management journal articles. In particular:

• International Journal of Project Management
• Project Management Journal
• International Journal of Project Organisation and Management

Library Resources
The University 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 University’s website. Access to the Library's electronic resources.

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

The Project Procurement and Resourcing course will be taught via traditional on-campus face to face lectures and tutorials. It is intended to provide students both conceptual and strategic knowledge in respect to project procurement and resourcing. It will make use of applied industry scenarios so as to provide students with real life examples of this important project management area. The learning materials will be accessible to students via the online MyUni platform. This will allow students to refer to course resources in their own time.

Students are expected to attend lectures and tutorials as scheduled. Furthermore, students should prepare for lectures and revise post lecture to improve understanding of each week’s course module. Students will be directed to work on three different assessment pieces and submit for grading.

As a general guide, a 3 unit course requires:
Total workload hours: 12 Hrs per week x 13 weeks = 156 Hrs
Total contact hours: 3 Hrs per week x 12 weeks = 36 Hrs
Total self-guided study: 156 Hrs – 36 Hrs = 120 Hrs

The course will cover projectprocurement and resourcing concepts, strategies and practice. An emphasis will be made on the practical application of relevant knowledge and skills within this area. The lectures, tutorials and assessments are designed to equip students with some capability within this area. Personal study outside of class time will be needed to succeed in this course.

Schedule

Week	Topic
1	Introduction to Procurement and Resourcing
2	Project Procurement Process & Practice
3	Strategic Procurement Planning
4	Procurement Models and Contract Types
5	Tender Documents and Vendor Selection Criteria
6	Contract Documents and Administration
7	Resource Management Process and Practice
8	Project Team Planning
9	Personnel Recruitment and Development
10	Team Management and Performance Reporting
11	Managing HR in a Global Project Environments
12	Course Review and Assessment 3 Preparation

Assessment Task	Task Type	Length	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Project Procurement Essay	Individual	1500 words	30%	1, 2
Project Resourcing Report	Group	1500 words per student	30%	3, 4
'Take Home Assessment'	Individual	To be confirmed	40%	1-4
Total			100%

Students should be aware that considerable knowledge and skills will be taught at lectures and tutorials. Hence, students should attend all classes in order to pass the course.

Course results may be subject to moderation by the Assessment Review Committee.

Project Procurement Essay: this is an individual assessment that will require students to research various forms of procurement processes and practices. This should be reviewed and supported by credible literature. It will also include studying procurement strategies so that the aims and objectives of projects are satisfied and successful outcomes can be achieved. The assessment will provide for learning outcomes that include acquiring relevant project management planning, procurement and contracting knowledge.

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Project Resourcing Report: this will be a group assessment where all students will need to contribute equally. It will ask student groups to investigate a real life project or case study in respect to the project team and the human resources that will be required to plan and execute the works. The findings should be documented in a professional report that is both practical and factual on how human resources would be deployed in any given project or case study. This report will illustrate learning outcomes in areas such as human resource planning, recruitment and development.

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'Take Home' Assessment: this assessment will replace the examination paper in 2020. The course content on project procurement and resourcing will be assessed and students are expected to understand the various course concepts and be able to apply them to succeed in this assessment. The learning outcomes will have each student exhibiting a good level of knowledge in respect to the course content.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni:

• Assignment Submission: Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both).
• Cover Sheet: Please include in the assignment a completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet (found in MyUni, under Modules) 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.
• Assessment extensions request: An application for Assessment Extension should be made 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 medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances. See sections 3 and 7a) i. in particular on assessment extensions in the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment (MACA) Policy.
• 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: of an assignment 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.
• Appealing a mark or grade: If you are dissatisfied with your mark or grade, you may request a review or re-mark. There must be academic or procedural reasons for your request, so you can’t simply request a re-mark because you are disappointed with your result. For more information on the process see Assessment Grievance: Appealing a mark or grade