The getting of wisdom: The future of PM university education in Australia

Christophe N. Bredillet; Kieran Conboy; Paul Davidson; Derek Walker

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.12.013

The getting of wisdom: The future of PM university education in Australia

Christophe N. Bredillet
, Kieran Conboy
, Paul Davidson
, Derek Walker

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Abstract

The dynamic and complex nature of project management (PM) in Australia provides exciting opportunities for universities to that are willing to actively engage with their corporate partners and other key stakeholders to develop program and course offerings that simultaneously address the needs of students, employers, and other stakeholders and further the current body of PM knowledge and research. This article identifies key challenges and opportunities for the future direction of PM university education. This draws on descriptions of successful program models, examining teaching on PM skills on generic business and engineering degrees, dedicated graduate masters programs in PM, doctoral research programs in PM, and forms of effective collaboration between industry and academia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1072-1088
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Journal of Project Management
Volume	31
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.12.013
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Australia
Convention theory
Courses accreditation
Project management knowledge field
Project management university education
Project management wisdom

UN SDGs

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The getting of wisdom: The future of PM university education in Australia

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