Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
CBTC-0009
Version:
1
Organization's ID:
BUS 522
Organization:
Calbright College
Location:
Online
Length:
Contact Hours: 40 Total Student Contact Hours: 80
Minimum Passing Score:
80
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Project Management III: Project Planning
Description

Objective:

This competency-based noncredit course is designed to have students create a project plan and all of its components. Students will examine a practical project example, analyze the segments of the project and identify the key areas needed to manage the project. In this course students will create a Business Case, Project Charter, Scope Of Work (SOW), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Communications Plan, Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS), Budget Plan, Project Schedule, Change Log, and Closure Document.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate understanding key components of a project that need to be managed
  • Demonstrate the ability to create project reports, plans and documents with key components of a project.
  • Demonstrate understanding of organization and integrations between project reports, plans and documents
  • Demonstrate awareness related to organizational culture and stakeholder management

General Topics:

  • Key components of a project: Analyze and identify the critical components of the project Project initiation: Develop a Business Case and Project Charter Project planning: Create a Scope Of Work (SOW), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS), Budgeted Plan, Project Schedule Execution and closure: Complete a change log and closure document Projects dependencies and alignment: Ability to outline and connect the relationships of the project knowledge areas through project reports, plans, and documents Navigating multiple solutions: Analyze and present alternative solutions related to project challenges. Communication: Build a communication plan
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • ● Online Example Project ● Interactive Activities ● Project-based Learning/Scenarios

Methods of Assessment:

  • Other
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes
  • Project-based learning scenarios
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