4550 Project Leadership and Communication

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Course Description:

This course is designed to equip students with the "soft skills" needed for managing projects, including leadership, communications, team organization and development, conflict management, quality management, and negotiating. Using case studies and exercises, students explore vital aspects of project leadership such as the use of participative management to build commitment, leadership styles, organizational cultures and configurations, interpersonal skill development, project staffing, and working with distance-separated teams. Students also learn to establish clear project goals, overcome communication problems, write performance reports, and manage agreement.

Topics Include:

Project leadership versus project management
Improving project communications
Building commitment to the project
Successfully managing conflict
Using the Johari Window to assess your interpersonal skills

Note(s):

For Online Sections of this course: Online courses are largely self-study with instructor support through threaded discussion groups, email and sometimes scheduled online chats. Some instructors may allow students to pace themselves following the published syllabus, enabling them to accelerate through the material and finish early. However, all students must complete and submit all assignments by the schedule end date. Grades are issued for the entire class approximately two weeks after the scheduled end date.

Applies Towards the Following Certificate(s) & Award(s):

Customized Business and Management Certificate

Certificate Program in Project and Program Management

Accrediting Associations:

Project Management Institute--PMP Professional Development Units 30.0 Hours
HRCI--PHR, SPHR and GPHR general recertification credit 27.5 Hours

Sections:

4550 - 051 Project Leadership and Communication

Status: Available

Section Note(s):Early Enrollment Fee: ($792 through Aug. 25).
There is a new method for obtaining materials for this course. For details, please see ucsc-extension.edu/course-materials.

For Credit 3.0 Units
Wed 6:30PM to 9:30PM
Sep 08, 2010 to Nov 10, 2010
Number of Sessions: 10

Required Text(s): Project Leadership, Lewis, McGraw-Hill, latest edition at time of class.

Tuition:

$880.00

Method of Instruction: CLASSROOM
Campus: SANTA CLARA

Instructor(s):

ALAN TSUDA, M.B.A.

4550 - 052 Project Leadership and Communication

Status: Available

Section Note(s):Early Enrollment Fee: ($792 through Aug. 30).
ONLINE: 30 hours.
For instructions on how to access your online course or the Web component of a classroom-based course, please go to our Online Courses page at: http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/online.

For Credit 3.0 Units
Sep 13, 2010 to Dec 03, 2010

Required Text(s): Project Leadership, Lewis, McGraw-Hill; The Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posner, Wiley.

Recommended Text(s): The Leadership Challenge Workbook, Kouzes and Posner, Wiley.

Tuition:

$880.00

Method of Instruction: ONLINE
Campus: ONLINE

Instructor(s):

ROSEMARY J. HOSSENLOPP, M.B.A.