ETEM 3550 - Project Management and Practice

(3) Credit Hours

Introduction to the identification, selection, and planning of projects. Specific topics include: definition of project and program, project leader selection, project goals, team selection, organizational structure, work breakdown structures (WBS), scheduling, PERT/Gantt charts, critical path method (CPM), budgeting, decision analysis, risk management, and the monitoring and control of projects. MS Project Management software is applied. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisites: MGT 2130, MATH 2100, or ENCE 2220 with a minimum grade of C or department head approval. Pre or Corequisites: ENCE 3520 or ETEM 3520 or department head approval. Differential course fee will be assessed.