BUSI 680 Advanced Project Management I

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Projects are how organizations execute strategy; thus, they are key to an organization’s success. Yet for such projects to be successful, excellence in project management is needed. This course lays the groundwork for effective project management practice in key areas such as project selection, planning, and execution, with an emphasis on team leadership. The student interested in earning the PMP Certification will also find this a very useful building block for PMP preparation. 

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each Discussion will consist of 2 parts over the course of 2 modules/weeks: an individual thread and individual replies. Each thread must be 500–750 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. Each thread must reference at least 3 peer-reviewed sources and must include at least 1 biblical integration. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to at least two peers with each reply having 200-250 words. Each reply must reference at least 2 peer-reviewed sources. The instructor is looking for substantial, thoughtful, and critical interaction.

Annotated Bibliography Assignment

Each student will select 1 project management concept that interests him/her and will annotate 10 scholarly, academic journal articles, 5 years old or fewer that pertain to this topic. Format the annotated bibliography in current APA style and include a title page. No reference page is needed unless additional (non-annotated) resources are cited.

Case Study: Montview Stadium Assignment

Construct a Risk Response Matrix that details at least 3 risk events that are likely for the presented case, your responses to the risks, contingency plans, triggers, and the responsible party for each risk event. Create a Gantt chart that details the project schedule and answer questions pertaining to the chart and following current APA format. The student must include at least 3 resources (the text and at least 2 scholarly sources) and total 5–6-pages.

Quizzes (2)

Each quiz will cover the Reading & Study material for the assigned modules. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 75-minute time limit.