This 9 credit-hour certificate can be completed in as little as nine months. Courses are 8 weeks each fall and spring and 12 weeks during the summer. Courses are strategically designed to combine industry and academic knowledge.
| Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| OLS 57100-Advanced Project Management (must be taken before 57200) | 3 |
| OLS 57200-Integrated Project Management | 3 |
| OLS 58200-Leadership Organizational Change | 3 |
Course Descriptions
OLS 57100-Advanced Project Management
This course provides the fundamentals of project management through application of basic project approaches in a team based setting. Through the application of project tools and templates, the student learns the project life-cycle approach as demonstrated through actual project situations. The course presents the terms and approaches used in industry today and allows the student to apply these methods through team based settings.
OLS 57200-Integrated Project Management
This course emphasizes critical analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of theories and applications of project management knowledge and skills, leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement. Students integrate theoretical and applied skills in planning, distributing, and managing communication; analyzing and interpreting project organization in context; and applying best practices in team management.
OLS 58200-Leadership Organizational Change
Description: Explores the issues in leadership of organizational change, including change theories and processes. Special emphasis is put on the people side of change as well a look at the leader’s need to identify the need for change and causations.
Note:
- Must receive a B- or better in each of the three courses.
- Courses are subject to change due to faculty discretion.