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Overview
Whether you are a project manager, an aspiring project manager or a member of a project team, this online module will support you in improving your practice and making your contribution to the project even more effective.
You will gain an understanding of the essential steps in the project life cycle and reflect on the techniques available to you and how they can be applied.
You will have the opportunity to review, in the light of your new knowledge and experience, a project on which you have already worked.
Vocational relevance
- The Project Management course at The Open University UK takes a broad approach to technological projects and will be relevant to project managers and those wishing to increase their knowledge about project management.
- The tools and techniques presented will be of use to project managers and team members in improving the effectiveness of their teams.
Programme Structure
Course include:
- This module considers the whole life cycle of projects. The principles and processes are contextualised through reference to case studies and you are encouraged to develop your own reflections on the applicability, or not, of the principles and processes to projects within your own organisation, industry or area of practice.
- The module includes case studies from a variety of technological settings. Throughout the life cycle the recurring topics of stakeholders, finance, risk, people, project administration and quality are discussed in the context of what the project manager is doing, responding to or monitoring.
- This module is presented wholly online. Your study is directed from the module website with a study planner to guide you through the text materials, the activities and the assessment. Where you need to study additional materials, such as case studies, articles and journal papers you will be directed to these.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 6 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Project Management View 47 other Short Courses in Project Management in United KingdomWhat 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
- This module is suitable for you if you have experience of working on projects, possibly as a team member, and you do not need to have worked on all phases of the project lifecycle.
- If you have not worked on projects you need to have experience of working in organisations and be able to relate your experience to projects.
- You would benefit from already having some awareness of project management processes, although you do not need to be a practising project manager. In the assessment you will need to reflect on project work that you have done and be able to relate the tools and techniques presented in the module to a project, or a situation within a project, within your experience.
- This is a postgraduate module and you will need to be able to demonstrate in the assessment that you can analyse and evaluate situations and theories and communicate at the appropriate level.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents2600 GBP / full≈ 2600 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents2600 GBP / full≈ 2600 GBP / full
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