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 Department:    BASAM

 Course #:    322

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    520201

 EPC:    50B

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Provides a framework for understanding and applying the ideas, methods, principles, practices, and knowledge of structured project management. Learn to apply the knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques for project activities necessary to meet project requirements through software and approaches modeled on the principles of Project Management Institute Global Standards. Emphasis will be placed on project management application in small and medium size enterprises.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Admission to BASAM program and BASAM Director permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of project management.
2. Apply specific project management techniques as identified by the global standards from the Project Management Institute.
3. Demonstrate professional level competency in the practice of Project Management.
4. Conduct project planning activities that accurately forecast project costs, timelines, and quality.
5. Use common Project Management software.
6. Analyze and apply appropriate change management theory in project implementation planning.
7. Assess project team strengths and weaknesses and develop plans to maximize team performance.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

0. Application and Integration

Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
0.5 Analyze and reflect upon insights gained from integrating multiple perspectives in a purposeful project or experience.

1. Information Literacy

Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
1.1 Determine the extent of information needed.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.
2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions.
2.6 Recognize how the value and biases in different disciplines can affect the ways in which data is analyzed.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills.

4. Community & Cultural Diversity

Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
4.5 Adapt to and function effectively in communities and cultures different from one's own.

8. Mathematical Reasoning

Definition: Understanding and applying concepts of mathematics and logical reasoning in a variety of contexts, both academic and non-academic.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
8.3 Interpret information and reasoning expressed mathematically (for example in spreadsheets, diagrams, charts, formulas, etc.).

Course Contents

1. Project management.
2. Specific project management techniques as identified by the global standards from the Project Management Institute.
3. Professional level competency in the practice of Project Management.
4. Project planning activities that accurately forecast project costs, timelines, and quality.
5. Project Management software.
6. Change management theory in project implementation planning.
7. Team strengths and weaknesses and plans to maximize team performance.