This course explores the major debates that inform why and how public policies are developed. Students are exposed to the basic ideal type model of policy making and acquire a working knowledge of policy analytic techniques.
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This course provides the opportunity for current/future HR managers and line managers to understand the place of human resource management (HRM) in a business and to grasp the issues and processes that are integral to effective identification of HR needs in the strategic development of organizations. The course also explores theories, concepts, techniques, and applications that inform the design and implementation of policies and programmes bearing upon the acquisition and retention of employees with the competency sets that will ensure organisational effectiveness and competitive advantage.
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An overview of Project Management Theory, Strategy, Framework & Structure, is the primary focus of this course. It also provides an introduction to the Project Initiation Domain, covering analytical techniques for creating, evaluating and selecting product/service development business cases, assessing high-level project risks, identifying key stakeholders, and developing a project charter for a sponsor’s signoff.
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This course will cover the following critical technical planning topics: collecting requirements; developing a detailed Scope & Work Breakdown Structure; sequencing & estimating Activity Durations using various estimating techniques; scheduling manually using the Critical Path Methodology (CPM); developing an HR staffing plan; using a RACI Chart for assigning roles and responsibilities; identifying, analyzing & planning responses and reserves for Risk & Opportunity events; planning when and how to carry out procurements and use of Expected Monetary Value to determine build-or-buy; planning quality management and process improvement methods and objectives; optimising & baselining the Scope, Schedule and Budget; compiling the Integrated Project Management Plan and documents.
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The interpersonal knowledge and skills needed to effectively direct and manage project work will be addressed in this course. On the “people” side of the project, it will cover the theory and frameworks for leading, since project leadership is different from managing day-to-day operations. On the Deliverables side of the Domain, the topics will include conducting procurements, performing Quality Assurance, facilitating process improvement efforts, & reporting on quality metrics; implementing approved changes, and implementing risk responses.
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This course is quantitative in focus. Students will manually experiment with crashing, fast-tracking, and adjusting scope to improve project performance. They will also examine issues in assessing change requests, making recommendations and monitoring the change approval process, monitoring subcontracts and contracts, and facilitating stakeholder engagement.
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This course will examine different corporate and project governance systems, and through use of real cases and discussions at the international and local level, analyze complex situations, ethical dilemmas, and difficult decisions that can be traced back to the governance structure of the organization, the project, or both.
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This course provides a critical review of learning theories and models which seek to explain the learning process along with implications for instruction. Students will have the opportunity to compare and contrast the work of prominent theorists while taking into account the role of the learner and the facilitator in the teaching/learning process.
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Students will be introduced to essential quantitative methodologies and applications in various project management software tools that enable students to schedule and cost out large projects, and to determine when and how it may be possible to make “best practice” changes that will improve project performance.
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The course introduces students to the conceptual underpinnings of various instructional design models and theories. In addition, the course will familiarize students with a number of different design strategies that can be applied in various educational settings and workplaces.
