3.00 Credits
Students will learn the theories, tools, and techniques for successful project management. Topics will include task organization and sequencing; schedule development; critical path method implementation as a management tool; the use of milestone and Gantt charts; the reverse planning method; and cost, performance, and client considerations. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain project management terms and techniques such as the triple constraint of project management. 2. Utilize tools and techniques of project management such as selection methods, work schedules, Gantt charts, network diagrams, critical path analysis, cost estimates, earned value management, motivation, and team building to plan a project. 3. Apply project management concepts by working on a team project as project manager or active team member to plan a project. 4. Demonstrate strong communication skills utilizing virtual collaboration tools like Moodle and Google. 5. Compare and contrast good project management skills by learning about and sharing examples of good and bad project management. Prerequisites: All general education requirements must be completed prior to enrolling. FA