Become a Successful Project Manager

For those in the business industry, project management is an essential technique to learn in order to be diligent and efficient. Rochester Institute of Technology is offering a sequence of three courses on project management to help candidates gain expertise on the topic.

The set of courses is worth a semester. It would be completed with a final capstone exam before a paid certificate is procured by the applicant.

What is Project Management?

According to Merriam Webster, project management is a planned piece of work that has a specific purpose (such as to find information or to make something new) and that usually requires a lot of time.

Name of the course: Project Management

Organiser: Rochester Institute of Technology

Key points covered:

Effective tools to apply the project management life cycle from initiation through closing
Application of the project management tradeoffs of time, cost and scope to meet customer needs.
Understanding best practices for project management across a range of industries and businesses.
Leadership and behavioral apects for project success
Social and cultural aspects, legal and regulatory practices, technology and infrastructure for projects' success in the global market

Eligibility: Graduates and professionals in business management or accounting

Fee: $150 (Note: A separate fee should be paid for acquiring the certificate)

When: Three courses in three sessions - 23 January 2017, 30 May 2017 and 28 August 2017

Where: Online

Number of seats: 19,15 and 15 respectively

Duration:10-11 weeks per course

Instructors: Instructors of Project Management at RIT Leonie Fernandes and Celine Gullace

Medium of Instruction: English

How to apply: online application

Last date of admission: NA

Website: https://www.rit.edu/ritonline/course/BUSI-710

E-mail: [email protected]