Project Management

About the Program

Program Goal: Career

GE Pattern(s): None

Program Code: 42240.00CA

The Certificate of Achievement in Project Management is designed to help students learn important skills to become an entry level Program Manager in a variety of industries. This is a growing and dynamic area for careers in construction, engineering, architecture, computing, healthcare, telecommunications, and many other fields. The Certificate of Achievement is designed to serve both transfer and career students. The additional project management courses focus on the software and key project management skills to complement their continued studies and allow them to become employable while completing their next degree.

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Identify, analyze, and resolve project problems. Quality standards and various methodologies are explored as tools and techniques used to manage project quality and resolve problems.
2. Identify and define project needs. Explore the project quality management processes of quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control necessary to successfully meet conformance to project requirements and fitness of use.
3. Plan project schedules and budgets.
4. Manage effectively in a variety of project organizational structures.
5. Apply the fundamentals of accounting, supervising and leading, business management and human resources.
6. Communicate effectively among various project personnel and stakeholders.
7. Utilize the MS Project Management software and MS Outlook software to work in an efficient and productive manner as a project manager.
8. Explore program manager jobs in a variety of industries and how these skills are transferrable between industries.