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Overview
Accelerate your career by improving your project management skills. This Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Leeds delivers a rigorous exploration of the best practices for planning and delivering these major engineering projects. You’ll learn about the measures of success, how to resolve challenges of governance and typical financing approaches of these projects.
Key facts
- If you are an engineer or a project manager and you aspire to get involved with major engineering projects, or you are already working on one, then this Specialization is for you.
- Master your project management skills and prepare to develop your career in engineering.
- This specialization is based on content from the Online MSc in Engineering Management. If you interested to develop your career further, take a look at our online degree.
Applied Learning Project
- The projects for this specialization give you the opportunity to develop your skills in relation to real-life case studies. You will develop templates, tools and presentations to demonstrate your mastery of engineering project management techniques.
- Preparation for the projects will involve research into your chosen case study, and you will be encouraged to reflect on how the outcomes of your research might change the practices or approaches in your profession.
Skills you'll gain
- Leadership and Management
- Project Management
- Strategy and Operations
- Decision Making
- Risk Management
- Critical Thinking
- Organizational Development
- Finance
- Planning
- Problem Solving
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Major Engineering Project Performance
- Major Engineering Projects: Governance, Risk and Scope
- Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
- 10 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Mountain View, United States
Disciplines
Engineering Management View 22 other Short Courses in Engineering Management in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Intermediate Level
- This specialization is ideal for graduates from engineering, science and other numerate subjects or for professionals with relevant work experience.
Tuition Fees
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Additional Details
- This short course is included with Coursera Plus subscription
Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.
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