IEDM 550 Program Management

This course examines project management roles and environments, the project life cycle and various techniques of work planning, and control and evaluation to achieve project objectives with the perspective of the relevance of strengthening institutions and an ethical behavior. It addresses common challenges in the administration of government programs. The tools currently available to project managers are discussed systematically and comprehensively throughout this course. It covers the different facets of project design and development as well as the scope and limitations of current evaluation techniques, including economic, political, social, and administrative factors. It also studies methodological approaches for design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results, as well as normative criteria for assessing public projects and policy changes.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

IEDM Program or Department Consent