Selected emerging technologies and their future evolutions are studies. View Syllabus . MGT 598 Project Management Back Project management skills are quickly becoming requisites for effective management. Project management techniques are as applicable to marketing as they are to finance, and as applicable to retail industries as they are to manufacturing industries. These techniques can be applied to any type of project, including information systems development, facility relocations, construction, marketing campaigns, business process reengineering efforts, and special events.
Managers possessing project management skills are therefore vital organizational resources.
This course addresses the concepts, principles, problems, and techniques of project management. The emphasis is on processes for planning and controlling projects in such a way as to enhance the firm's strategic positioning in terms of quality, delivery, flexibility, and cost. The use of project management software is discussed. Other topics include organizational structure issues, roles of the project manager and team members, project leadership and team building, and the management of conflict and stress in projects. ACC 503 Accounting Information Systems and Auditing Back Accounting systems design and the audit process, and how they interact to aid management in controlling business operations.