On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Apply the theoretical knowledge gained during the subject to develop practical and innovative engineering solutions.
2. Apply the project management principles to an engineering project.
3. Recognise the importance of client/end-user consultation and satisfaction and good oral presentation and engineering report writing skills.
4. Familiarise themselves with ethical, social, economical and environmental responsibilities of an engineer.
5. Use time and cost management tools and knowledge to plan and control the engineering project.
6. Demonstrate the methods/practices of carrying out systematic engineering project management.

This unit is designed to provide engineering students with the opportunity to create and manage an engineering project with the integration and application of the knowledge and skills of engineering project management. The detailed contents are described as follows:
1. Project brief, assignment, tasks and assessment brief
2. Achieving the primary project objectives: Time, cost, quality and safety
3. Defining the project scope and Planning project activities/tasks
4. Application of project scheduling skills
5. Issues in scheduling and use of MS project
6. Application of financial management skills
7. Application of resources allocation skills
8. Application of project monitoring and control skills
9. Updating master schedule
10. Project quality management planning
11. Project risk management planning
12. Project safety, health and environment management planning
13. Post project reviews