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| Professional Studies-Project Management | |
| PSPM 4010 | Project Management: The Basics (1) |
| Highlights the five basic processes of project management and the key practices for project success. Increases awareness for novice practitioners of the fundamental skills of delivering a project on time and on budget with the desired quality. Explores the key practices they need to use to improve the performance of their projects. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSPM 4020 | Project Management - Initiation and Planning (1) |
| Focuses on the key elements to make a project start-up succeed, including project charter, project management plan, project execution plan, project monitoring plan, project control plan, change control plan, and the plans for project phase transitions. Course was offered Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSPM 4030 | Project Management - Execution, Control, and Closure (1) |
| Covers the key management elements for project execution, including scope, time, cost, quality, people, and vendors. Reviews the critical area of project control, including project matrix, project monitoring, risk management, change control, and project communications. | |
| PSPM 5005 | Quality Management: Ensuring Client Satisfaction (3) |
| Aims to provide project managers with the tools and processes they need to meet the quality standards imposed by their projects and customers. Student will be able to identify and address quality concerns throughout all phases of a project's life cycle after finishing this course. Training will be delivered through lectures, case analyses, and team projects. | |
| PSPM 5015 | Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Addresses how we stay in sync with stakeholders' needs and respond appropriately to changing conditions to support delivering value and customer satisfaction for our projects. Designed to provide students with tools and techniques for balancing stakeholder engagement and change management. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023 |
| PSPM 5030 | Introduction to Project Management (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces students to the various aspects of the project life cycle and project management. Explores best practices and the application of these best practices for project success. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSPM 5200 | Project Schedule, Cost, and Budget Control (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduces students to a variety of project scheduling and cost control techniques that are vital for a project to meet its schedule and cost goals and objectives. Concentrates on the variety of scheduling techniques (Gantt Chart, Critical Path Method, and Program Evaluation Review Technique) that can be used to guide and monitor project performance. Activities that are critical in preparing a realistic schedule are explored, discussed, and practiced. Students are then introduced to a variety of budgeting, cost estimating, and cost control techniques. Course was offered Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010 |
| PSPM 5210 | Project Risk Management (3) |
| Introduces students to various concepts and techniques that can be used to effectively manage project risks including cost, schedule, technical, quality, managerial and organizational. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSPM 5220 | Leadership and Human Resources Management (3) |
| Explores the difference between leadership and management, how to apply a variety of leadership techniques in a project environment, key traits of an effective leader, and how effective leadership can result in high performing teams. Course was offered Summer 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| PSPM 5230 | Project Management: Leadership and Managing the Project Team (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Analyzes the difference between leadership and management in the project management environment. Evaluates the role of the project manager as team leader, and reviews the application of various leadership and management techniques to project management. Course was offered Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 |
| PSPM 5240 | Introduction to Purchasing for Project Managers (3) |
| Explores the important role that contracting and purchasing play in the project environment, especially in light of meeting or exceeding goals. Course was offered Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| PSPM 5270 | Earned Value Management for Federal Contracts (3) |
| Focuses on how the government and contractors use Earned Value Management to effectively manage their projects from start to finish. Though this course is designed for federal contractors, commercial contractors can glean a great deal from the practices covered in this course. Explores with significant emphasis, analysis, marketing, sales, proposal, and client retention strategies. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| PSPM 5290 | Principles and Practices of Agile Project Management (3) |
| Offered Spring 2025 | Introduce Agile Project Management as an iterative and incremental method of managing the project design and build activities for engineering, information technology, and new product or service development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. Provides thorough exposure to agile and lean methods, and explores differences between these methods and traditional techniques. Course was offered Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016 |