Project Review and Evaluation (closeout)
The successful completion of the research project requires a number of closure processes relating to research, people, finance, knowledge, assets and media management. This module covers effective closing out of the project life-cycle and the initiation of new allied projects.
Aims
The aim of this module is to provide you with an efficient and structured approach to project closeout. This approach will enable you to meet minimum client/sponsor obligations and capture ways by which they can improve your future approach to overall research project design, development and implementation.
The module also aims to illustrate some of the different requirements of different project types that university researchers need to be aware of as well as the benefits of using the closeout process to identify future research opportunities and improved research practices.
Learning outcomes
After completing this module you should be able to:
- Explain the benefits of closing a project properly
- Identify and describe obligations to a project sponsor/client from contract and project documentation
- Outline your obligations to the project team members when a project closes
- Structure a review and evaluation report for a project that has closed
- Make and prioritise recommendations for other activities that could be undertaken to add value to the research investment that has been made
Content overview
The module comprises 4 topics and workshop preparation materials that it is expected will take approximately 4 hours to work through online:
Topic 1: The importance of closing out
Topic 2: Project closeout compliance requirements
Topic 3: Project review and evaluation
Topic 4: Using project closeout to your advantage
Workshop details
There will be a 4 hour workshop associated with this module.
Presenter
Professor Rob Baxter, Director, Kolling Institute of Medical Research
Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, School of Chemistry
Dates
9 July 2009 Enrol
New dates for Semester 1, 2010 will be issued soon.
Please note that there is 4-6 hours of work (pre-reading and exercises) prior to the workshop. This must be completed prior to attendance at the three hour workshop.