Education
Postgraduate
Certificate Managing Major Projects
"Anyone
completing this course will become a better project manager and
will have more confidence in project success."
Gavin Ross, BT, PG Cert graduate.
Aims
and Objectives
 This
programme seeks to advance the skills, competencies, attitudes and
behaviours of practising project managers to an advanced professional
level. The overall course objective is that students clearly demonstrate
the ability to act as better project managers through reflection
on how the techniques learned from their study are integrated to
solve real-life problems.
The
practical emphasis of the course means that students take highly
practical techniques and tools back into their workplace from the
start. Their understanding of key issues in managing major projects
will be enhanced through the judicious use of 'best practice' models
and processes, and they will be able to articulate key concepts
in business terms.
Comments
from students demonstrate the effectiveness of the PG Cert: "It
provides the opportunity to bring together many years' experience
of consulting in project and programme management with a recognised
qualification" says one delegate.
The
course, designed by the National Centre for Project Management at
Middlesex University and CITI
(APM Accredited Training Provider), is suitable for experienced
programme and project managers working in any industry.
Structure
Module
1 - Advanced Project Management
•
Success factors
• Business strategy
• Change management
• Stakeholder management
• Organising for projects |
•
Scoping the project
• Advanced project disciplines
• Resource management
• Project monitoring and control.
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Module
2 - Complex Factors in Project Management
•
Contracting implications
• Strategy to specification
• Defining the requirements
• Partitioning the work
• The tender process
• Defining the contract
• Contract agreement
• Managing the contract |
•
Understanding people
• Organisational awareness
• Conflict, negotiation and influencing
• Leadership and motivation
• Working with teams
• Project communication
• Managing virtual teams. |
Module
3 - Organisational Problem-solving
At the end of the programme students complete a final 5,000 –
8,000 word academic report on organisational problem-solving. This
draws together the learning from the whole programme and applies
it to an area of action within their organisation. The assessment
focuses on students' ability to apply learning from the programme
as well as their ability to reflect constructively on that application
and derive further learning from this reflection.
Study
Pattern
The
PG Cert is a part-time, distance learning course and lasts for a
minimum of nine months.
Attendance
All 13 contact teaching days over the nine-month period are compulsory.
Contact teaching days are grouped into blocks of two to four days.
Assessment
Assessment is by means of a series of work-based assignments. There
are no exams.
Entry requirements
The programme is designed for working professionals; it is a part-time
programme with taught units. It is expected that participants would
normally hold a good first degree and have ideally at least three
years’ experience in managing small to medium projects. Those
without a suitable academic qualification will need substantial
management experience to gain an experience-only entry onto the
course.
You
must have competence in English language. The most common English
Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 or
TOEFL (paper based) 575 or TOEFL (internet based) 90 with specified
minimum scores for each component. For details of other equivalent
English language requirements that Middlesex accepts see international
entry requirements.
Information
for international applicants
Organisations
which have previously sponsored students include: BT Group, HBOS,
Morgan Stanley, Britannia Building Society, HSBC, UKAEA, Royal Bank
of Scotland, Eurostar, IFS Defence, RWE nPower, Douglas Wallace,
Shell, Fujitsu, Williams Lea, the National Trust, UK Film Council
and various government departments.
Course
fee
The course fee for the PG Cert is £5,700; this fee excludes
accommodation, travel and subsistence costs incurred when attending
contact teaching days, which are held at conference centres.
Application
form
For
further information and next start date, please contact:
National Centre for Project Management
Middlesex University
College House
Trent Park
London N14 4YZ
Tel. + 44 (0) 20 8411 2299
Fax + 44 (0) 20 8411 5133
or email: ncpm@mdx.ac.uk
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