Project Management Course
by
Distance / Blended Learning
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Universities/Colleges
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Introduction
Quality Management & Training Limited (QM&T) offer colleges and universities a more efficient and cost effective mode of delivery for the project management courses. These courses can be used as a blended learning or as a purely distance learning approach with QM&T’s own best selling and award winning text books, workbook with unlimited online tutor support. For over 25 years QM&T has been delivering their courses to a wide range of clients including higher education establishments, public bodies and blue-chip companies.
Why use Distance / Blended learning
- Difficulty in covering the subject within existing teaching staff
- More cost effective and yet still efficient teaching method
- Students benefit from being exposed to alternative teaching methods (distance / blended learning)
- Online help
- The study pack includes:
- A comprehensive set of tutorial notes and workbook
- Text book "Quality Management (Communications & Project Management)" ISBN 1-904302-06-08 by Bushell
- One year's unlimited tutorial support is provided by telephone, fax, e-mail or written correspondence as required.
- Assignments set and marked
- Student progress assessed
- Syllabus & delivery method can be tailor made to meet the college/university and students needs
Why use QM&T
- Best selling publishers in the field of Quality Assurance and Project Management
- QM&T have won the best CQI (Chartered Quality Institute) college award for material and delivery method
- Proven track record
- QM&T material used by many colleges and universities e.g. University of Surrey, Birmingham City University, Aberdeen College, etc. and internationally renowned organizations; e.g. Shell, British Telecom, Motorola, NHS, Abbott, Army, Navy, RAF, etc.
The learning package
The study packs are stand alone private tuition packages which allow the delegate to work at their own pace through the preset training material.
Aims of the package
- To provide students with an understanding of the methods used in project management
- To enable students to apply quality in project management
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Understand group dynamics and able to interact and lead a group effectively
- Understand the nature and context of project management in specific circumstances
- Apply and appraise appropriate project management and project planning techniques in given circumstances
- Understand technical content and apply project management quality standards
The distance learning material is sent to you upon course registration.
The Course Contents
1. Communication
- Theories, models and essential terms
- Barriers to communication
- Messages media and channels
- Using language and using images
- Powers of persuasion, motivation and change
2. The organisational dimension
- Information gathering and research activities
- Analysis and presentation of data
- Quantitative and qualitative data
- Report writing
- Making presentations
- Group dynamics and communication
3. The nature and context of project management
- Project definition
- The project environment
- Projects and company organisation structures
- Project life-cycle
- Work breakdown structures
- Control of projects
- Project reviews
4 Project planning
- Planning concepts
- Managing the planning process
- Network diagrams (Activity on Arrow A-o-A) (Activity on node A-o-N)
- Critical path analysis (CPA)
- Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)
5 Quality in project management
Fees: please contact QM&T on 01483 453511 or send an email to help@qmt.co.uk
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