Courses
The following courses must be taken in sequential order as each course builds upon the previous one.

Course Descriptions

Project Management 210/510:
Framework for Project Management
This course in project management delivers an overview of the core competencies necessary for success and how the student can focus on applying the corporate model to industry trends. “Framework” refers to an intellectual model or way of thinking, talking about and solving problems pertaining to all aspects of project management.

Project Management 211/511:
The Practice of Project Management
The Practice of Project Management is a systematic examination of the core methods and techniques of the project management process. This class will focus in more depth on such topics as the project manager and work styles, the project management life cycle, teamwork and conflict, planning fundamentals, precedence diagramming tools and use, managing risk, and project lessons learned.

Project Management 212/512:
Tools and Technology of Project Management
This course is a survey of project management tools designed to meet the increasing need to plan, schedule, track, control, and report on every aspect of project management. The class text reviews some two hundred software project management tools. In addition, the functions and applicability of the “project office” will be reviewed.

Project Management 213/513:
Case Study and Application of Project Management
This core completion course will focus on case studies with students assigned to teams and chartered to develop a detailed study solution and supporting project plan. It will incorporate the materials covered in previous course work and give the student a real world feel for the rigors of the project management process. The Case Study course will be a dynamic "simulation" process. The project cases will be impacted weekly with typical business world problems including conflicts, lack of information, staff issues, etc. At the final class, each team will present a solution of their respective case to a "management committee" using the full suite of project management techniques.