Project Management Education at Columbia Basin College For-Credit & Continuing Education AACE International - 4/17/20121

Project Management Education at Columbia Basin College

For-Credit & Continuing Education

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Project Management

1. DOE Grant

2. Other Grant Elements

3. Development of Project Management (PM) Education at Columbia Basin College (CBC)

4. PM Continuing Education

5. Progress

6. Path Forward

7. Questions

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DOE Grant

• Hanford Workforce Education and Training Initiative DOE grant awarded in June 2011.– ~$1M/year, renewable for five years.

• Focus is education in two areas:– CBC: Project Management (PM)– WSU-TC: Graduate Certificates & K-20 Education

• Graduate Certificates in Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Protection/Health Physics

• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Pipeline (K-20) web portals and STEM marketing programs

• CBC is the Grant administrator


Other Grant Elements

The grant also includes: • Computer laboratory with 29 computers at CBC• Scheduling software

– Primavera and Microsoft® Project 2010

• Funding for:– Scholarships (~$97K per year)– Adjunct instructors– Peer mentors/tutors

• Outreach and retention activities


PM Education

• Education offerings being developed:– 1-year PM Certificate– 2-year Associate of Applied Science in PM– 4-year Bachelors of Applied Science in PM– Undergraduate certificate in PM

• Building block relationship for certificates and degrees

• Flexible delivery schedule(s)


PM Education

• Incorporating practical application and use of guest speakers in courses

• Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide (PMBOK® Guide) is PM foundation

• Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) being explored to obtain college credit for work experience


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PM Core Courses

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Major Support & General Education Courses


PM Continuing Education

• Continuing education offerings to be developed/ provided:– PM Short-Courses– PMI certification preparation

• Certified Associate in PM (CAPM®)• Project Management Professional (PMP®)• Others if there is sufficient interest

– Pursuing teaching Federal Project Manager certification courses with DOE-HQ, Office of Engineering & Construction Mgmt. (OECM)


Progress

• PM Instructor hired in Sept. 2011• Outreach/Retention Specialist hired in Mar. 2012• Syllabi for nine 1st & 2nd year PM courses have

been developed and approved by CBC Curriculum Committee (CC) in March

• Syllabi for six 3rd & 4th year PM courses have been developed and will be approved by the CC on April 18th

• 29 new computers have been installed.13AACE International - 4/17/2012

Progress

• Required PM Advisory Committee has been established to oversee curricula development.

• PM Stakeholder Committee of DOE, PNNL, and Hanford contractor PM practitioner representatives has been established and is providing input to the PM courses.

• Input from AACE International is being pursued.


Path Forward

• State Board approval of the nine 1st and 2nd year courses in May 2012– Allows formal marketing of PM courses

• Submit six 3rd and 4th year courses to State Board by Fall 2012 for approval– Anticipate announcement of new BAS degree in

Fall 2013


Path Forward

• Conduct 1st short-course, “Lessons Learned from PM Case Studies” on May 17-18

• Begin teaching PM courses in Summer/Fall 2012

• Continue to develop and conduct short courses


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Questions?


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Project Management Education at Columbia Basin College For-Credit & Continuing Education AACE International - 4/17/20121