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“I just wanted it finished!”: The Transitions of a Novice Project Manager
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, , Edith Cowan University, Australia

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-48-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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How do you identify quality project managers? Is it possible to rate project managers on a scale, and more importantly once their level has been identified, can their skills be improved? These issues are addressed in this case study by observing the development of a research officer as she unwillingly undertook the management of a series of multimedia projects aimed at training and up-skilling tertiary students. The major conclusion from this research are that her skill development can be identified through the use of a four-stage typology derived from the literature on adult learning.

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Clarkson, B. & Luca, J. (2003). “I just wanted it finished!”: The Transitions of a Novice Project Manager. In D. Lassner & C. McNaught (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2003--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1668-1675). Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved September 25, 2022 from .

© 2003 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

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