Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Course Descriptions

Program and Project Management

This introductory course examines the concepts and applied techniques for cost effective management of both long-term development programs and short-term projects. You will learn basic project management principles and methodology with special focus on planning, controlling, and coordinating individual and group efforts. Other topics include contracts, procurement management, and quality management. MS Project will provide hands-on practical skills. (MET AD 642; 4 credits)

Project Leadership and Communications

To succeed in project management, you must be a strong leader and an effective communicator. This course looks at the current philosophies of leadership as applied to project management and identifies various styles of communication and conflict resolution. Through case studies and various exercises, you will hone your own leadership, communication, conflict management, and negotiation skills. (MET AD 643; 4 credits)

Project Risk and Cost Management

Is a project worth the risk? How do you control costs? This course introduces the art and science of both project risk and cost management. Managing the risk of a project can be broken down into a three-part systematic process of identifying, analyzing, and responding, and you will trace this process through actual case studies. The process of cost management, early cost estimation, detailed cost estimation, and cost control using earned value method will be covered. (MET AD 644; 4 credits)

International and Advanced Project Management

This capstone course provides an opportunity to integrate skills and knowledge, review state-of–the–art issues and produce deliverables required for successful project management. Students learn advanced simulation tools and techniques that can reinforce project planning and control skills, and enrich leadership skills as it pertains to change-control and decision-making. A key focus of this course is on the development and delivery of project quality management and applying a quality framework to ensure customer satisfaction. Within this course students learn quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control. Students also master state-of-the-art topics such as: outsourcing and virtual project management, including global project management practices that address national boundaries, geographic distances, and cultural diversity; project portfolio management; aligning projects to business strategy for optimized enterprise success; and PMBOK practices applied in the organization. (MET AD 645; 4 credits)