SCLM-4310 Applied Senior Project

This course introduces fundamental project management concepts, processes, and knowledge areas and illustrates the guiding principles that drive the management of projects. Focus is placed on identifying strategic direction, meeting stakeholder expectations, and achieving business objectives. Project management knowledge and skills are applied in selecting, defining, and preparing a project plan. Students will select a project and develop a charter, baseline, scope, and comprehensive project management plan. Emphasis is given to project management tools and techniques, ethical decision-making, and critical thinking. LEC 3, CR 3.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SCLM-4320

Outcomes

  1. 1. Explain the project management framework including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing processes.
  2. 2. Explain the roles of project sponsors, stakeholders, managers, and team members and the impact of different types of organizational structures on project teams.
  3. 3. Compare project management methodologies.
  4. 4. The following outcomes will be explained and then applied toa selected project: a.) project charter and project management plan; b.) scope management; c.) time management; d.) cost management; e.) quality management; f.) human resource management; g.) communications management; h.) risk management; i.) procurement management