Professional Certificate of Competency in Project Management for Engineers & Technicians

Professional Certificate of Competency in Project Management for Engineers & Technicians

This professional development course is designed for engineers and technicians who need practical skills in project management and leadership in the engineering field.

Module 1: Introduction

• Project definitions
• Project life cycles
• Professional Bodies of Knowledge
• Project organizations
• Project success criteria
• Critical success factors

Module 2: Fundamentals

• Quality project plans
• Work breakdown structures
• Assignment for Modules 1 & 2: Developing a Work Breakdown Structure

Module 3: Time Management

• Critical path method
• Precedence method
• Gantt charts

Module 4: Fundamentals

• PERT charts
• Resource levelling
• Progress monitoring and control
• Software Selection
• Assignment for Modules 3 & 4: Generating PERT and Gantt charts

Module 5: Cost Management

• Cost estimating
• Estimating methods
• Forecast final cost
• Budgeting
• Financial control
• Change control
• Assignment for Module 5: Tracking cost variations

Module 6: Earned Value Analysis and Management

• EVA/EVM concept
• Definitions
• Examples and case studies
• Assignment for Module 6: Calculating EVA parameters

Module 7: The Project Manager

• Management vs. Leadership
• Management/leadership theories
• Cultural influences
• Authority and power of the project manager
• Project management functions
• Project manager selection

Module 8: Quality Management

• Quality concepts and definitions
• Quality management fundamentals
• Supply chain relationships
• Quality assurance systems
• ISO 9000:2005 quality system guidelines
• Assignment for Modules 7 & 8: Quality structures and processes

Module 9: Risk Management

• Definitions
• Risk management
• Risk identification
• Risk analysis
• Risk treatment
• Assignment for Module 9: Risk analysis for given project

Module 10: Contractual Issues

• The Commonwealth legal system
• Attributes of contracts
• Procurement strategies
• Tendering
• Extensions and termination of contracts
• Remedies for breach
• Assignment for Module 10: Questions on selected legal case studies

Module 11: Evaluation of Financing Options for a Project

• Overview of Financial statements
• Time lines of Money
• Compounding
• Discounting
• Future Value of Money

Module 12: Time Value of Money and Related Concepts

• Present Value
• Present Values of Multiple Cash Flows
• Net Present Value (NPV) of Multiple Cash Flows
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• Assignment for Modules 11 & 12: Establishing Internal Rate of Return

Benefits

• Receive a Certificate of Completion from EIT.
• Learn from well-known faculty and industry experts from around the globe.
• Flexibility of attending anytime from anywhere, even when you are working full-time.
• Interact with industry experts during the webinars and get the latest updates/announcements on the subject.
• Experience a global learning with students from various backgrounds and experience which is a great networking opportunity.
• Get in demand skills in project management and leadership in the engineering field.
• Study critical project-related activities like work breakdown structure, scheduling, cost control, and risk management and their applications.
• Learn about various quality management procedures, Earned Value Analysis method and ways to avoid pitfalls due to legal issues pertaining to projects.
• All topics in this course will be supplemented with practical exercises focusing primarily on the areas of electrical, electronics, instrumentation, and mechanical engineering.
• This course will give you the opportunity to work on practical exercises, small projects from your work environment.

Certification

To obtain a certificate of completion for EIT’s Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars. Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance. In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes. If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.

You are expected to spend approximately 5-8 hours per week learning the course content. This includes attending fortnightly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This professional development program is delivered online and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take three months to complete.