This foundation course examines the project management framework. This framework covers key terminology, project management context, and processes. Topics include project management knowledge areas, life cycles and organizational designs. Particular emphasis is placed on project initiation.

This course examines activities related to project planning and estimating. It examines the use of various planning techniques in managing budgets, schedules, and human/material resource allocations. Planning activities associated with quality, communications, risk and procurement are addressed.

This course examines the various organizational designs used to effectively complete projects through people. Topics include organizational planning, staff acquisition, team development, conflict resolution, and negotiation.

This course examines various methods used to effectively communicate project information including requirements, project plan, performance, milestone reporting, and project closure. Technical writing and formal presentation techniques are addressed.

This course explores the basic principles and practices of risk and quality management. Key concepts in developing a risk management plan include: identifying, analyzing, mitigating, and monitoring risks in projects. Key concepts in quality management include quality planning, quality assurance and quality control.

This course examines the principles and concepts essential to procuring products or services outside the project organization. Topics include procurement planning, solicitation, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and contract management. Various types of contracts used in procurement are reviewed.

This course focuses on the various considerations project managers must make for successful global projects. It addresses the differences between differing political climates and stages of economic development. Social and cultural differences of countries are examined for their impact on project processes.

This course focuses on integrating project management knowledge, skills and tools developed in previous courses. It emphasizes critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the theories and application of project management. It includes a major research paper and presentation related to a project.

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This course provides an overview of key organizational and behavioral concepts, which underlie effective management practice in private and public sector organizations around the world. Comparative management systems are examined in terms of global applications. Special attention is given to defining and interpreting cross-cultural differences and influences. The course emphasizes the approaches of collaboration that especially address the expectations, needs and performances of people in organizations and gives attention to the external, internal and global cultures that influence organizational structure, behavior and change.

This course introduces selected models and practices in the exploration and understanding of what is effective leadership and decision-making.  Skills necessary for effective decision-making and problem solving within organizations are emphasized from the role of manager.

This course focuses on statistical analysis of data for professional applications or research with an emphasis on quantitative methodologies. The course covers populations, sample selection, and descriptive and inferential statistics. Significance, Chi Square, correlations, analysis of variance and simple regression, and concepts of reliability, validity and levels of measurement are addressed.

This course introduces, discusses and analyzes financial issues facing profit, not-for-profit and governmental organizations in today's domestic and global business environment.  The course provides the general manager with an ethical financial manager's perspective by way of examination of various financial areas including: types of organizations; sources of capital; investment in the US and in foreign countries; asset management; time value of money; international payments and foreign exchange rates; trade theory and policy; and financial statement analysis.

This course examines both the theory and application of strategic management tasks. Among the tasks considered are: developing a mission/vision statement, setting objectives, developing and implementing a strategy, and evaluating performance.

This course examines various theories and methods that can be used to resolve organizational dilemmas involving ethical behavior. Application of philosophical principles and managerial techniques to the ambiguous and ethical issues facing today's organizations domestically and internationally is emphasized. Students will develop skills necessary to identify, analyze, and develop strategies to engage in ethical decision-making.

This course examines a documented set of processes for managing multiple projects. Program and portfolio management knowledge areas, processes, tools, and practices, and their integration into successful business and organizational contexts are explored.

• PRM600 Fundamentals of Project Management

This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals and essential components of international business and the environments in which it is conducted. It examines theory and practice of elements that comprise the international environment within the global marketplace. The inner-workings of international business operations through the study of key issues facing international businesses are emphasized.

This course provides a framework for identification and analysis of the international political and economic issues that make up the international business environment. The international political economy is examined in light of national economies, political and demographic trends, social issues and the relationship between power and wealth. Ways in which political, economic, cultural, and religious forces and tensions affect international business are emphasized. The course identifies political forces that affect the economic choices of states, enterprises and individuals in international trade, investment and monetary affairs.