Program Overview

Program Overview

The university program provides students with the essential knowledge, skills, and competencies to lead a project to successful completion. Students learn to combine operational aspects of managing a project with leadership qualities required to inspire the project team and interact with project stakeholders.

Course Details

• Course Name: MNGT 4751: Project Management
• Delivery Method: Online Paced
• Credits: 6.0
• Prerequisites: None
• Recommended Requisites: ACCT 2251, ECON 2331, and MNGT 3731
• Course Duration: 21 weeks

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the difference between regular management and project management
• List five basic elements that make up a project
• Evaluate the skills needed to develop to become a better project leader
• Explain the role of project manager in today's work environment
• Explain how a mission statement can lead to a project(s)
• Identify and evaluate the need for a potential project
• Determine if a potential project is justified and/or feasible
• Develop a project requirement document
• Evaluate potential projects using financial and non-financial criteria
• Develop a concept document for a project
• Analyze the three major elements of a project: scope, time, and budget
• Demonstrate the ability to estimate the cost and time variable of a project
• Prepare simple Gantt, Critical Path Method, and PERT charts
• Prepare a budget
• Determine the skill sets needed for the completion of the project
• Develop a project proposal
• Analyze and manage the phases of team development
• Plan and implement a project launch meeting
• Assemble the documents needed to control the project
• Evaluate the project launch meeting and propose improvements for the next meeting
• Appraise own leadership behaviors and skills and formulate a plan for personal growth
• Demonstrate leadership skills by working with the project team to develop the components of a project work plan
• Demonstrate management skills by scheduling team meetings and completing a project work plan
• Appraise personal motivational preferences
• Prepare a project summary report
• Explain the importance of celebrating milestone events
• Utilize tools for team decision-making
• Develop a project change strategy
• Utilize project change documents
• Determine the risks to the project
• Propose countermeasures and contingencies for the risks the project faces
• Assemble and utilize the documents needed for project control
• Identify the benefits of a culturally diverse project team
• Outline a method for conflict resolution
• Identify how failure and success are handled in the organization
• Assemble and utilize the closeout documents appropriate to the project
• Organize and manage the closing-out phase of the project
• Organize and implement the final celebrations for the project

Course Topics

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2: What is a project?
• Module 3: Scoping your project
• Module 4: Planning a project
• Module 5: Engaging your team
• Module 6: Your project work plan
• Module 7: Running with the project
• Module 8: Project conclusion
• Module 9: Wrap-up

Required Text and Materials

• Martin, Paula and Karen Tate. Getting Started in Project Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.
• Heerkens, Gary R. Project Management. 2nd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014.
• Computer with Internet access is required.

Assessments

In order to successfully complete this course, students must obtain at least 50% on the mandatory final project and 50% overall.

• Assignment 1: 0%
• Assignment 2: 5%
• Assignment 3: 10%
• Assignment 4: 10%
• Assignment 5: 10%
• Assignment 6: 15%
• Final Project: 50%
• Total: 100%