American University of Armenia
Extension Program

Project Management Training

COURSE OUTLINE
This training is developed to teach Project Management Fundamentals to general audiences. It addresses topics which are generic and Cross-Sector Industries. During the training participants will learn all aspects of Project Management both from a theoretical as well as practical point of view. The course is divided into 12 specialized topics addressing different aspects of Project Management. The training will be conducted over three weeks consisting of 15 Lessons of 2 hours, plus an online examination. Practical examples of problem solving will be introduced with full theoretical background which will give the participants an excellent appreciation of strategic project management components based on PRINC2 and PMI standards.

Each training topic includes:

• Theoretical background,
• Practical tools/techniques and experience sharing,
• Practical tasks consideration and problems solving.

The teaching approach will include the following aspects:

• eLearning: Training Material will be copied to an eLearning system where all students will have full access to a number of materials. Recommended literature will be provided to the students in digital version.
• MS Project: During third topic “Planning/Scheduling” participants will be introduced to Microsoft Project 2003 with guest lecturer from AUA Extension Department. This will help students to practice scheduling with MS Project. The course also includes special two weeks long assignment (Task) especially targeted for practical usage of MS Project.
• Experience sharing: An important activity for students will be presentation of real cases and sharing own experiences of problem solving and Project Management decision making in their organizations.
• Documents: Additionally all students will get templates and forms for practical management of projects developed by Project Management Institutes. The Trainer will customize each form and template for some general business cases presented by students.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• People with little or no experience of project management
• People who are intending to start managing projects soon
• People who need to learn project management skills for further promotion
• People who need to know how to effectively manage current projects
• People who need to improve current projects and lower risks

DURATION:

Total of 30 hours – conducted over Three Weeks (15 Lessons of 2 hours and plus online examination)

MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 20

FEE: 100 000 AMD (including VAT)

REQUIREMENTS:

Participants should be fluent in English as all materials and lessons will be provided in English.

START DATES:

This course will be held from January 28, 2008 for three weeks.
Lessons will be either from 14:00 to 16:00 or from 18:30 to 20:30 – depending on popularity of the time slot

REGISTRATION DEADLINES:

For the first offering – January 25, 2008

REGISTRATION:

Please bring your completed application form, your passport and one photograph (3x4cm) to Extension Office. You will be asked to pay the tuition at AUA Cashier’s Office – 5th floor, room 59, open hours – 10:00-16:00, Monday-Friday (13:00-13:45 lunch).

CERTIFICATE

Students will receive a Certificate of Course Completion based on their attendance level and exam result.

AUA Extension Office – Room 19, American University of Armenia, 40 M. Baghramyan ave., 0019 Yerevan Business Hours: from 9:00 to 17:30, Monday – Friday; Telephone: (374 10) 51- 27- 06

eMail: extension@aua.am; http://www.aua.am/extens.htm

Albert Poghosyan