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290. Effective Project Management

Course Description

It takes critical thinking, outstanding leadership and a little magic to be a successful Project Manager. Come and learn not only the essential building blocks of project management, but the tricks to managing a variety complex projects. We will use case studies to discuss plans, skills and project management techniques.

The class will meet two hours per week. Some of the topics we will cover are:

What are the most painful pitfalls and how to avoid them
The truth about project plans and “The rule of Thirds”
What is your personal project management style and its weak points
How to build a high performing team
Dealing with difficult people
Risk and quality management.

This course is appropriate for both 1st and 2nd-year iSchool students and for students from other departments with an interest in understanding project leadership. This course satisfies the requirement for a project management course.

Catalog type: 290 Series
Units: 2
Prerequisites: None

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