MIS578E

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Numerous surveys suggest that employers increasingly recognize project management as one of the most important skills that business students should possess. Whether or not they plan to become a project manager, students will inevitably work on various project teams in different capacities, or their own projects. Understanding basic principles of project management, and knowing how to use the concepts, tools and methods of this booming field, can significantly increase the chance that students become successful with these endeavors. In fact, the methods and principles that students learn in this class can be readily applied to their other MBA classes, the whole MBA program, their work, and even their personal life. As will soon become clear, \"common sense\" is essential in project management, but this field is much more than that: Effective management of projects requires \"applying common sense with uncommon discipline.\" (Textbook #1, page 3) This course will take students through a typical process of managing projects, including organizing, planning, and performing projects; and will present to students a scientific, systematic approach to project management.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate