Course Snapshot for MAN243 - Project Management in Action
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Course Competencies
The competencies you will demonstrate in this course are as follows:
- Explain careers, certifications, and educational paths through project management
- Describe how to prepare for a career in Project Management.
- Discuss the different process groups.
- Demonstrate resource assignment and allocation for a project.
- Demonstrate project communication management including communication channels, strategies and plan.
- Discuss management skills for the project including: team concepts, project conflict, project leadership, and stakeholder management.
- Illustrate Project Management ethical behavior and practices.
Module Outcomes Mapped to Competencies
The module outcomes that will permit you to demonstrate course competencies are:
| Outcomes | Competencies | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify the educational pathways by which a prospective project manager may seek project management training | A, B |
| 2 | Analyze the job market (opportunities, salaries) for project managers in your area. | A |
| 3 | Describe what you are doing now and what else you need to do to prepare yourself for a career in project management | B |
| 4 | Describe the project management pathways a prospective project manager might follow, and which professional certifications they should consider | A |
| Outcomes | Competencies | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify the phases, or process groups, of the Project Management Institute (PMI) project life cycle. | C |
| 2 | Explore the key activities that take place during each process group. | C |
| 3 | Discuss the documentation requirements for each process group | C |
| Outcomes | Competencies | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compare the process groups in the Project Management Institute (PMI) project life cycle with other project development approaches | C |
| 2 | Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of predictive versus adaptive project management approaches. | C |
| 3 | Evaluate best practices in determining resource needs and assigning resources to projects | D |
| 4 | Create a responsibility assignment matrix to communicate project team roles | D |
| Outcomes | Competencies | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Describe the components a communications plan | E |
| 2 | Identify personal communication skills to improve project communications | E |
| 3 | Investigate ways to facilitate timely and useful communications among project team members and between projects | E |
| Outcomes | Competencies | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investigate ways to resolve project team conflict | F |
| 2 | Discuss how to identify and understand the needs of project stakeholders | F |
| 3 | Compare project management styles with regard to the type of project assigned to a project manager | F |
| 4 | Describe the elements of project management's code of ethics | G |
Course Time Commitment and Expectations
Three Credit Course
The semester schedule for this course may be 15 weeks, 10 weeks, or 6 weeks in duration. Based on the course format, this table shows the approximate amount of time you should plan to spend per week on this course. This includes time to read/listen to the online content, participate in discussion forums, complete all assignments, and study the course material.
For accelerated courses, the amount of time required per week is greater. Note that regardless of course format, the course material is the same and all course competencies, module outcomes, and assignments will be covered.
| Course Credit Hours | Course Format (Duration) | Pace Relative to a 15 Week Course | Course Activity Hours | Student Learning Hours Per Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15 Weeks | - | 135 | 8.5 to 9.5 |
| 3 | 10 Weeks | 1.5x faster | 135 | 12.5 to 14.5 |
| 3 | 6 Weeks | 2.5x faster | 135 | 21 to 24 |
Aside from typical reading assignments, this course has the following (Please Note: This list is subject to change based on the discretion of the instructor facilitating this course.):
| Assignment | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Discussions (10 @ 50 points each) | 500 | 50% |
| Assignments (10 @ 50 points each) | 500 | 50% |
| TOTAL | 1000 | 100% |
| A = 90 to 100% | B = 80 to 89% | C = 70 to 79% | D = 60 to 69% | F = 59% and below |
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