Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
MACI-0119
Organization's ID:
6015
Organization:
Management Concepts, Inc.
Location:
Online
Length:
19.5 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 2 project management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide students with knowledge, tools, techniques, and best practices to successfully initiate and plan information technology and software development projects. Students also discover way to ways to modify and adapt project management methods and techniques for IT projects, examine the constraints associated with managing an IT project from public and private sector perspectives, and learn terminology for acquisition and procurement processes as they apply to each sector.

Learning Outcomes:

  • be able to describe fundamental project management concepts
  • develop a project charter
  • select a project management life cycle
  • select project management plan elements and project documents
  • develop a communications strategy and engage project stakeholders
  • define scope using a work breakdown structure
  • create a realistic schedule
  • identify project resources
  • develop a project budget
  • prepare for change to a project baseline
  • create a risk register
  • establish project baselines
  • describe how to monitor and manage project status; define actions to effectively close out a project
  • create an on-the-job action plan

General Topics:

  • IT project overview
  • Managing IT projects
  • IT project lifecycles
  • IT project processes
  • IT project initialization
  • Basic tools and techniques
  • IT project planning
  • IT project requirements management
  • Developing an action plan
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes
  • practical exercises

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials