Project Management (PRJMGT) Courses
PRJMGT 300 Introduction to Project Management
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:CISC 310, ENGRD 110, and ENGWR 110
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
This is an introductory course covering the following topics: fundamental project management terminology, skills, concepts and techniques, how the project management processes are linked together, and role of stakeholders and organizational influences on projects.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- identify and describe the responsibilities of a project manager.
- compare and contrast theories of leadership and motivation.
- examine and analyze case examples and justify solutions.
- define and apply project management processes and work products. Describe and incorporate the characteristics of a project life cycle.
- build a project schedule by creating tasks, durations, and milestones as well as assigning resources, resource costs, and dependencies to tasks.
- develop a class project using a project management software.
PRJMGT 310 Project Organization & Prioritization
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:PRJMGT 300 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
Organizations invest in projects to achieve its strategic initiatives and goals. The course analyzes how organizational strategic planning and projects are often intertwined. The techniques and processes from project management upfront drives not only project success but are also linked to organizational success.
The class analyzes the positive long-term impacts of project management in an organization. The implementation of successful programs, portfolios, and projects directly leads organizations to opportunities for growth.
The class discusses how an organization uses a myriad of tools to select and prioritize projects as well as allocate resources to initiate projects. One important document, the charter, is essential to project initiation. The project management application of knowledge areas, processes, and principles as well as performance domains and plan-drive or adaptive approaches are covered.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of project management characteristics, concepts and terminology, including knowledge areas, delivery principles, and performance domains.
- describe the causes for project success using plan driven and adaptive approaches including Agile.
- discuss the project prioritization, resource allocation, and project selection processes as part of strategic planning as well as organizational priorities.
- demonstrate knowledge of project charter purpose and function.
- compare and contrast an agile and predictive project charter.
- apply knowledge through a hypothetical case study.
PRJMGT 320 Leading Project Teams though Stakeholder & Communications Management
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:PRJMGT 310 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
This course will focus on communication and stakeholder management. Projects are impacted by a myriad of environmental factors such as an organization, its culture, project lifecycle, and team member roles within the organization. Projects also need resources such as people, materials, information, money, or time. These resources need to be acquired and managed to deliver the project successfully.
All projects have customers and stakeholders. Stakeholders can have a vested interested in projects that impact their program or portfolio. These stakeholders may use their power to influence project requirements to meet the needs of their the business that they represent. Stakeholder with high influence could make key decision that could impact the project scope. In such cases, the project team will need to manage and influence the expectations of stakeholders for the successful delivery of the project. The project manager also will need to actively balance the needs of the customer and stakeholders while managing the project scope.
Communication is also a critical component throughout the project. It delivers status, decisions made, transparency, builds trust, and articulates project goals to team members, so they understand what is expected of them and when.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Compare and contract different organization types and project life cycles models.
- Describe ethical behavior from PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
- Describe and understand the project team development.
- Describe the team leadership styles, decision making process, and conflict management.
- Describe the processes involved in stakeholder and communication management.
- Develop a communication plan for agile and non-agile projects.
- Apply concepts through case study.
PRJMGT 330 Project Planning
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:PRJMGT 310 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
In the PMBOK 7th edition project planning involves a myriad of processes for the effective delivery of a project. These processes include initiation, planning, execution, monitor/control, and close.
This eight (8) week course reviews the methods for project managers to effectively plan and manage the project scope, schedule, resources, and cost. Planning involves the who, what, when, and how to take the actions to complete the objectives of the project. Ask yourself
- Is the project meeting the expectations of the customer and/or stakeholders?
- Does the project schedule encompass the tasks required to deliver the project on time and within the budget approved by the project sponsor?
- What communication methods (think communication plan) will be implemented to ensure effective communication to the customer, stakeholder, and project team?
The schedule management portion of this course covers activity breakdown, estimation, sequencing and scheduling.
When identifying resources project managers look at two skills - technical and soft skills. Technical skills include reviewing the demands and competencies required while balancing the workload amongst the project Team. Soft skills are behavioral; there are many behavioral challenges that can arise. Examples include:
- selecting team members work well together.
- determine where team members work whether face to face, virtually, or hybrid.
- matching individual drive to complete work to the best activity.
- assemble efficient and effective team to accomplish the goals of the project together.
The cost management portion discusses how to estimate and develop a budget, and why any budget is an estimate prior to the reporting of the actual costs. The budget also covers resource planning, cost estimation, cost control systems, project budgeting and the basic accounting principles you need to know to ensure the success of your project.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- describe the importance of scope validation and how to relate to scope definition and control.
- describe techniques to collect and document requirements traceability to meet stakeholder needs and expectations.
- describe techniques to develop a schedule and methods to adjust schedules using dependencies or sequence logic.
- define WBS and work packages to develop a project schedule as well as analyze methods to crash or fast track a schedule.
- discuss the different types of cost estimates techniques and how to prepare the cost estimates as well as how to justify the project's cost.
PRJMGT 340 Project Risk and Quality Management
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:PRJMGT 310 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
In risk management the project manager works to minimize any potential issues that may impact a project's timetable negatively. The project manager also monitors for any risks, negative or positive (risk opportunities), associated with the project’s performance or budget. Through the life cycle of risk management, the project manager identifies, analyzes, and monitors risks that may occur to keep the project schedule and meet its goals. Risk management needs to be proactive through constant monitoring, not a reactive approach to managing risk.
Quality is the often forgotten fourth constraint in planning. In contrast, planning is key to ensure quality in the project. Let's analyze the importance of quality to successfully meet conformance to project requirements and fitness of use. Quality standards and methodologies are discussed to focus on managing it proactively as well as how the process defines the standards that are used in project deliverables. The cost of poor quality is explained, as well as the cost/benefit associated with quality processes and procedures.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- describe the processes involved to identify, prioritize, classify, and assess risk.
- describe risk assessment techniques as well methods to quantify risks.
- analyzes methods to develop risk mitigation, contingency, deflection, or acceptance strategies.
- summarize components in a quality management plan.
- describe contributors to the quality movement.
- describe different quality methodologies.
- analyze how quality contributes value to produce expected outcomes.
- measure, assess, and evaluate quality factors to facilitate decision making.
PRJMGT 350 Managing Procurement and Project Delivery
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:PRJMGT 310 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
Project managers pursue to deliver projects on time, with quality, and within budget and scope. When there are scarce resources or expertise available, organizations may choose to obtain goods or services internally or externally to their organization using an oral or written contract such as a procurement. The class equips project managers with the tools and techniques to acquire the right fit goods and services for the organization. This results in a procurement that create a win-win scenario for the organization and vendor and successful project delivery.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- describe the importance of processes involved in project procurements.
- analyze processes and activities involved with bid documents for services or supplies.
- develop criteria to select a seller to justify the desired procurement type.
- describe the change control system as well as demonstrate monitoring and strategizing resolutions.
- demonstrate how to deliver and communicate project status to stakeholders.
- Compare and contrast the best practices of project contract and subcontract administration using a hypothetical or real project case study.
PRJMGT 495 Independent Studies in Project Management
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
This course involves a student working individually on a topic of study and research beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. Upon the approval of the proposed topic, the student will work and keep in contact with the advisory
faculty to successfully complete the topic study. Students may take this course up to four times without duplication of the topics.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate the understanding of concepts, processes, and techniques of topic of study.
- discriminate and analyze through projects the major concerns of the techniques and methods in the topic of study.
- recognize and evaluate the topic of study throughout the visual arts and society.
PRJMGT 499 Experimental Offering in Project Management
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2026
This is the experimental courses description.
