Office of Continuing Education 1600 Woodland Road Abington, PA 19001 https://abington.psu.edu/working-professionals https://abington.psu.edu/project-management-certificate-penn-state-abington
CONTACT
Robin Burgess
Phone: (215) 881-7400 Email: rmb33@psu.edu
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM The Project Management Certificate Program is a structured sequence of courses that prepare students for careers in the construction planning and business fields. Throughout this program, students will be able to apply project management practices through hands on exercises. Upon completion of the certificate program, students will have earned 84 PDUs (one Professional Development Unit (PDU) for each contact hour) that they can put towards achieving the Project Management Professional (PMP) credential through the Project Management Institute. There is a 10% discount for all GBCA members for Project Management Certificate courses. Certificate Courses https://www.abington.psu.edu/ce-business-it/project-management/certificate COURSE NO. COURSE TITLE PJMGT 5000 Project Initiation & Planning This course introduces the student to the project management process; the role of the Project Manager; project communications, and project leadership. It begins the planning process covering topics such as the objectives, scope, and success criteria. This is the first of four courses required for the Certificate in Project Management. PJMGT 5001A
Project Scheduling & Integration
This course continues to build upon the lessons learned in “Project Initiation and Planning”. Content covers the work breakdown structure, project schedule, PERT/GANTT/CPM methods,
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