Project Management Certificate

Project Management course requirements (13 hours)

• MG 685 - Professional Portfolio (0.5-1)
• PM 672 - The Practice of Project Management (3)
• PM 673 - Tools & Technology of Project Management (3)
• PM 674 - Case Study & Application of Project Management (3)
• PM 677 - Six Sigma (3)

Admission Requirements for Business Certificate Program

Please see the Admissions  page of this catalog. In addition to those requirements, applicants must also meet the following requirements:

• College level math course with a minimum grade of “C”;
• a Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in any discipline; or
• an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution in any discipline with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater for their last 60 hours of academic work.

Provisional admission may be granted to undergraduate students who have graduated from an accredited institution but do not meet the minimum GPA criteria. In order to gain full admission, they must receive a grade of “B” or better on all courses marked with ** in their respective certificate programs.

Outcomes

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

• Identify the critical success factors for a project manager.
• Articulate the specifics of project communication and the forming of a project team.
• Describe how a project office should operate, including: benefits, structures, and operations within the business enterprise.
• Demonstrate industry preparedness by completing a readiness examination.
• Apply the project management life cycle to solve a business need.
• Explain the dynamics of project management and how to respond to changing environments.
• Understand how the principles of Six Sigma and Quality impact the performance of an organization.
• Prepare a professional portfolio that will demonstrate knowledge of the entire project management process from initiation through closure.
• Integrate management theory and practice to meet organizational goals.
• Present and implement solutions to address business problems.

Assessment

Summative outcomes for the Master of Arts degree in Management are assessed in the Applied Research capstone course (MG 695 ) in which students apply the concepts, theories, and research from earlier classes in the program to a real-life project with an organization or business in the area. Students present the results of their projects to the clients from that organization in both oral and written format. The clients for the project will assess the project based upon the above criteria. In addition, professionals in the management field and faculty in the program will assess the written portion of the final reports. The Summative assessment occurs yearly. Formative outcomes are assessed in individual courses. After three years, faculty review both formative and summative data results for MA degree in Management outcomes at once.