Project management for a developing profession
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Paper/Presentation Title | Project management for a developing profession |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Todhunter, Barrie |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Conference Australia (PMI 2004) |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2004 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Conference/Event | PMI 2004: Project Management Australia Conference |
Event Details | PMI 2004: Project Management Australia Conference Event Date 11 to end of 15 Aug 2004 Event Location Melbourne, Australia |
Abstract | Project management claims to be a profession, but its educational and training programs are focused on vocational needs only. A profession is defined by a wide variety of characteristics which include subjective values relating to ethics and values apart from a high level of professional skills and competencies. This paper looks at the early stages of doctoral research into project management education and suggests that the standards required of project managers for professional certification are too narrow and are inconsistent with the standards required of professionals in disciplines such as medicine, law, engineering, and architecture. |
Keywords | project management; education; profession; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350711. Organisational planning and management |
390103. Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogy | |
330202. Building construction management and project planning | |
Public Notes | Author retains copyright. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Marketing |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z727/project-management-for-a-developing-profession
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