ETSC 555 - Engineering Project Management

Description:
Project-based synthesis used in engineering project management. Topics; bidding, contract management, scheduling, cost estimating and control, logistics, conflict management, team building, negotiating, and risk assessment. ETSC 455 and ETSC 555 are layered courses; student may not receive credit for both. Instructor consent should be based on student industrial experience and career goals. Formerly IET 555, students may not receive credit for both. By permisson.

Credits:
(4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understand the role of people in Project Management.
Able to determine the effects of change, develop leadership skills, communicate, work in teams, and understand the how to create a constructive climate of diversity.
Describe and work with two scheduling techniques: Gnatt charts and CPM.
Understand and implement; goal setting, resource management, and project control techniques.
Describe in writing and orally a real-world project management system.
Define the variables used in developing a risk assessment and analyze the project impacts based on the associated risks.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
12/8/2006

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