Current Term Classes - Project Management

Fall 2023

Class registration opens on August 7 (may be subject to change). 

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies may cancel, modify, or make substitutions for any published class or program, may change instructors, and may change the dates and times a class is offered. The information published here and in the catalog is subject to change.  For the most up-to-date and complete information, please use the SIS Class Search.
 

PSPM 5005: Quality Management: Ensuring Client Satisfaction                
Online Asynchronous | Available Sep 27-Dec 5 | November 7th (Election Day) and November 22nd-26th (Thanksgiving recess) are official University of Virginia Holidays and no class sessions will be scheduled on these dates.      
Aims to provide project managers with the tools and processes they need to meet the quality standards imposed by their projects and customers. Student will be able to identify and address quality concerns throughout all phases of a project's life cycle after finishing this course. Training will be delivered through lectures, case analyses, and team projects.   
Douglass Smith | 3 GR Credits | Elective          

PSPM 5030: Introduction to Project Management             
Online Asynchronous | Available Aug 22-Oct 30       
Introduces students to the various aspects of the project life cycle and project management. Explores best practices and the application of these best practices for project success.
Michael Powers | 3 GR Credits | Required

PSPM 5200: Project Schedule, Cost, and Budget Control               
Online Asynchronous | Available Sep 27-Dec 5 | November 7th (Election Day) and November 22nd-26th (Thanksgiving recess) are official University of Virginia Holidays and no class sessions will be scheduled on these dates.      
Introduces students to a variety of project scheduling and cost control techniques that are vital for a project to meet its schedule and cost goals and objectives. Concentrates on the variety of scheduling techniques (Gantt Chart, Critical Path Method, and Program Evaluation Review Technique) that can be used to guide and monitor project performance. Activities that are critical in preparing a realistic schedule are explored, discussed, and practiced. Students are then introduced to a variety of budgeting, cost estimating, and cost control techniques.
William Yates | 3 GR Credits | Required

PSPM 5290: Principles and Practices of Agile Project Management Online Asynchronous | Available Sep 27-Dec 5 | November 7th (Election Day) and November 22nd-26th (Thanksgiving recess) are official University of Virginia Holidays and no class sessions will be scheduled on these dates. Introduce Agile Project Management as an iterative and incremental method of managing the project design and build activities for engineering, information technology, and new product or service development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. Provides thorough exposure to agile and lean methods, and explores differences between these methods and traditional techniques.

Susan Parente | 3 GR Credits | Required

PSLP 5300 Foundations of Leadership
Session A: Online Asynchronous / Available Aug 22-Oct 30
Session B: Online Asynchronous / Available Sep 27-Dec 5 / November 7th (election Day) and November 22nd-26th (Thanksgiving recess) are official University of Virginia Holidays and no class sessions will be scheduled on these dates.
Introduces students to various styles and theories of leadership. Through self-assessment and guided inquiry, students examine and create their own unique style of leadership. Students will develop approaches to adapt and modify leadership styles to various situations and individual personalities to influence organizational outcomes.
Session A: Santarvis Brown | 3 GR Credits | Elective
Session B: Kai Degner | 3 GR Credits | Elective

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