Contemporary Project Management

Duration: Self-paced - Instructor guided |180 days to complete Credits: 45 Clock Hours, 4.5 CEUs IACET | Certificate of Completion. Office hours: By appointment. See Instructor Bookings   Course Description This course covers the management principle and techniques associated with managing projects. Teach students to master the most proven methods in project management as well as exciting new techniques emerging from current industry and today's most recent research. Throughout the text, students have opportunities to build strong portfolios to showcase their skills in future interviews as they create specific deliverables for real-world projects, whether from working by themselves or as part of a group.   Technology Prerequisites Students are not required to have advanced technical training or skills in order to be successful in the class. They should, however, feel confident about their ability to navigate through typical online websites and their ability to use common word processing software in order to submit written assignments. The minimum technical skills and the system requirements for this course:   System Requirements Computer/Technology Requirements Students will need regular access to a computer with a broadband Internet connection. The minimum computer requirements are:

• Any current Flash-compliant browser (recent versions of Firefox or Safari)
• Broadband connection (cable modem, DSL, or other high speed) required – courses are heavily video-intensive
• Video display capable of high-color 16-bit display – 1024 x 768 or higher resolution
• A sound card and speakers or headphones
• Current anti-virus software must be installed and kept up to date.
• Students will need some additional free software for enhanced web browsing. Be certain to download the free versions of the software.
• Adobe Reader

  Course Materials Required Text Kloppenborg, T. J., Contemporary Project Management, 3rd Ed., Cengage Learning, ISBN: 978-1-285-85521-9