New program in business -Project Management

December 1, 2009 kimberlysaleh

New program

 

Adding a new program to the school of business is up for consideration.  The program would be Business Administration degree program, with a concentration in Project Management.

 

Project Management will prepare students for career opportunities in project management occupations including project scheduling, cost and risk management, quality assurance and project procurement, said Dr. Rodney Erakovich, assistant professor of management

 

“Similar descriptions of program curriculums by three major universities in this area are from the University of Texas at Arlington, University of North Texas and Texas Christian University and the workforce needs they fill. The curriculum proposal fills a gap in the regional educational offerings and is not in competition with the curriculums of regional major universities. It adds to the management education of the workforce by providing a focus on management rather than specialized tasks such as logistics, transportation and manufacturing control.”

 

Course  requirements for the proposed new program would be ACC 3340 Cost Accounting,MGT XXXX Project Life Cycle Management, MGT XXXX Earned Value Management, MGT XXXX Contract Management,MGT XXXX Operations and Supply Chain Management, MGT XXXX Project Performance and Quality Management  and MGT XXXX Project Management. (Xs represent the future course numbers)

 

“It is a long process filled with a considerable amount of research; it takes many step for this program to get started.” said Dr. Hector Quintanilla, dean of the school of business.

 

Erakovich said “The proposal to start a new concentration requires a lengthy approval process. The faculty in the School of Business has approved the concentration and is being considered by the Academic Affairs Committee. If they approve it goes to Provost and then President for approval. The Dean at SOBA plans implementation in fall 2010 if all is approved as submitted.”

 

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