PM 501 Introduction to Project Management

This course will introduce the practices that are fundamental to successful project management in a broad range of industry environments. Students will be introduced to the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in this fast growing professional field including project planning, scheduling, managing cost, quality, and risk, while monitoring the influences that can affect project scope and eventual project success. The challenges of working with diverse teams of internal and external resources will be explored through activities and interaction with distributed teams. The goal of this course is to provide a sense of confidence in bringing projects to a successful close in any professional setting.

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Articulate the importance of the code of ethics and professional conduct in project management.
3. Apply fundamental project management practices in the context of a team project.
4. Assess fundamental project management methods, measures, tools and processes.
5. Assess the Phases of a Project: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing and relationship to the Knowledge Areas.
6. Comprehension and application of project management terminologies.
7. Anticipate project risk and integrate risk mitigation plans into the project planning process.