Announcing....New
Project Management Practicum (BUS 204)
A practicum is a 1-unit
course that allows students to apply project management concepts to a
real world project situation. With the assistance of a faculty advisor,
each student develops a project that demonstrates his/her cumulative
learning in project management. Course is completed in the semester
when student will complete Project Management Certificate.
Selecting a
Project:
Students
should select a real world project of interest.
Project should also involve working with project team members.
Example
Projects that could be done as part of Practicum:
- Upgrading PCs or
network in a work environment
- Developing a
website
- Designing a
brochure
- Creating a video
of a new product
- Developing an
employee handbook
- Implementing a
software upgrade
- And many more....
Key
Deliverables:
- Project Charter
- Project
Management Plan
- Project
Presentation
- Evaluation
Textbook:
A Project
Manager's Book of Forms (2009) by Cynthia Stackpole.
Publisher: Wiley. ISBN: 9780470389843.
Process:
- Students are
required to identify their own practicum projects. There
are many resources available on campus for doing so. Faculty
advisors can make suggestions.
- Students register
for class by adding to the waitlist. Please submit copies of your
transcripts when registering showing you have completed the
required coursework for your certificate program.
- Once approved,
student should work with Faculty Advisor to register for the
class.
Contact Melanie Meyer with
questions.
Note: Practicums are subject to
availability. As always, the
department reserves the right to substitute another course if needed.
Mission College
3000 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1897
408-988-2200