Global Project Management – Loyalist College in Toronto

Courses

• First Year - Semester One
• BUSI1019 Capture Planning
• In this course, students will demonstrate the principles and processes of creating an expanded project capture plan (based on the ISO Charter) to be used by companies and organizations to generate new business or solve complicated integrated tasks. The objective is to make students understand how this type of plan is used in the international business environment and to create realistic plans in preparation for life after College.
• BUSI1025 Project Communication
• This course is designed to provide students with insight regarding project communications management, with a basis in the Project Management Institute, PMI Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide). Communication is a critical element of successful projects and from initiation to closing, project managers must develop and execute integrated communications plans involving all project resources and stakeholders. Students will learn the core concepts, as well as the tools and practices to be employed for effective project communications management.
• BUSI1021 Project Cost Management
• Project Cost Management involves formulating, estimating, evaluating and documenting the project budget plan and outcomes when alternatives to accomplish the scope are available. The course will cover a collection of principles, standards, processes and techniques that are required in analysing and influencing the budgeting performance of projects. The key topics covered include the fundamental of project budget planning and accounting, project estimating techniques, activity based costing (ABC) principles and techniques, project financial feasibility assessment models, earn value management and the basics of project budget, reporting and accounting principles and techniques.
• BUSI1033 Project Information Systems & Management
• The project management team is in the business of getting things done. The bottom-line, there is no piece of technology that can replace the project manager. This is a hands-on course that will help you use the correct process at the right time to develop the right balance between scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communication and risk. In this course, learn how Microsoft Project™ will assist you in becoming a better project manager.
• BUSI1037 Project Management Context & Control
• The Project Management Context and Control course is the baseline for your studies and lays the foundation for more advanced courses in the Project Management program. This course provides an introduction to the environment in which projects operate and focuses on the five process groups and 10 knowledge areas. An emphasis is placed on project management methods, procedures, rules, tools and techniques, triple constraint and project lifecycle. Put knowledge into practice through hands-on application exercises that include creating a project charter, project RACI, project budget and project risk register.
• BUSI1022 Project Risk Management
• In this course, the processes and activities necessary to manage risk throughout a project lifecycle will be identified and applied. Students will be exposed to practical exercises, tools and techniques for both qualitative and quantitative analysis for handling project risks. There will be an introduction to a comprehensive project risk management process/matrix that extends from initiation through to project completion and from risk symptoms to risk event impact. Critical to risk management success is the business risk to project risk alignment and mitigation strategies beyond the basic financial contingency approach.
• BUSI1035 Service Learning 1
• The Building the Applied Project course takes a holistic and practical view of project management as your team applies various tools and techniques to effectively run and manage project tasks and to deal with various project issues – just as you would daily, as a project manager. This course focuses on your role as a project team member and as a project manager. Not only will you will get a better understanding of your role and responsibility as a project team member, but also how to delegate and accept responsibilities in any project as a manager. This course provides a practical opportunity to apply what you are learning to a multifaceted project. Thereby, you will experience the entire project workflow, with emphasis on the planning, executing, monitoring and controlling phases.

• First Year - Semester Two
• GPMG2010 Co-op and Canadian Career Search Prep 1
• This course builds students’ co-op and career search ‘toolkit’ with a range of skills to enhance their industry connections.
• BUSI1034 Human Factors in Proj. Mgmt
• The Human Factors in Project Management course at Loyalist College is not your typical course that other programs deliver. To build a good team, or to be a good team member or project leader, you must first understand what skills and talents are required for the project to be successful; that is the focus of this course. This is a hands-on application-based course where you create and perform job analysis, job descriptions, résumés, interviewing, job appraisals, coaching, mentoring and counselling. In this course, you will build an arsenal of tools, strategies, and techniques to land, manage, and develop your career in project management.
• BUSI2023 Procurement, Supply, Contracts
• Organizational projects are usually delivered through complex supply chains and networks with several suppliers, contractors, and customers that require detailed planning and scheduling timelines. This hands-on course begins with an exploration of core principles of project procurement and expands to a consideration of how modern organizations expand their influence beyond simple contractual relationships, including project procurement, contract management, supply chains, ethics and legal considerations, as well as negotiations and conflict resolution.
• BUSI1023 Project Leadership
• Leadership is a people activity and is distinct from human resource administration or planning activities. This course will explore the theories of leadership and provide some application through case studies of leadership on a project team. Students will learn the core concepts, as well as tools and practices for effective leadership in project management positions.
• BUSI1020 Quality Project Management
• Students will demonstrate the principles and processes of creating a quality project plan based on a management-approved capture plan used by companies and organizations to generate new business or solve complicated integrated tasks. The objective is to make students understand this type of plan and its applications in the international business environment in order to create realistic plans in preparation for life after College.
• BUSI1036 Service Learning 2
• The Applied Project is an enriched, practical and hands-on learning experience. This course is structured and designed to tie in all your courses and build on the knowledge and lessons learned from the “Building the Applied Project” course. This course encourages the exchange of ideas on how to solve issues in project management as your team experiences them moving through the five (5) process groups and ten (10) knowledge areas in a semester-long project. 360-degree feedback plays an important role in the Applied Project course.
• SUST2001 Sust & Corp Social
• This course examines how global organizations are integrating the three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) throughout the functional areas (e.g. human resources, marketing, operations, accounting, finance) of business to remain competitive in the long-term. Students will explore the historical context, the business case, internationally recognized frameworks and respective principles, the role and significance of multiple stakeholders, sustainability assurance, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Students will participate in cases and investigate sustainability practices of global entities.
  This course examines how global organizations are integrating the three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) throughout the functional areas (e.g. human resources, marketing, operations, accounting, finance) of business to remain competitive in the long-term. Students will explore the historical context, the business case, internationally recognized frameworks and respective principles, the role and significance of multiple stakeholders, sustainability assurance, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Students will participate in cases and investigate sustainability practices of global entities.

• Second Year - Semester Three
• GPMG2001 Agile Project Management
• Agile project management has become the most powerful project management methodology to develop new or improved products, services, or results in a variety of fields such as software development, engineering, product development, pharmaceuticals and process improvement. Agile can be implemented in many ways. Scrum is the most used methodology. This course will introduce the students to the Agile Project Management methodologies, tools, and techniques as well as the applications in real-life scenarios using case studies from Canadian-based and global businesses.
• GPMG2006 CAN Proj Management Prac
• In this course, students will explore how project management is practiced in different Canadian industry sectors. Student teams will study practices in one sector and present their findings to their peers, so that all students will better understand the range of practices in Canada as they relate to globalized projects.
• GPMG2003 Cloud Comp & ERP Sys
• Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power delivered over the internet, without direct active management by the user. The demand for cloud computing skills is on the rise as more and more companies are adopting cloud services. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been in use for decades. ERP systems are the backbone of big business. This course will train students in the fundamentals of ERP and Cloud Systems as more and more IT projects involve these two key elements.
• GPMG2011 Co-op and Canadian Career Search Prep 2
• This course continues students’ trajectories into their co-op placement or future career search.
  Prerequisite: GPMG 2010
• GPMG2002 Enterprise Project Management
• This course will explore the Enterprise Project Management software suite from Microsoft that enables an entire range of project, program, and portfolio management capabilities. This course will provide hands-on skills for effective global project management.
• GPMG2004 Proj Collab & Comm Tools
• Global projects require excellent collaboration among team members who are geographically dispersed. This course will provide students with professional skills to use various collaborative technologies and tools.
• GPMG2000 Proj. Portfolio & PM
• As organizations reach higher levels of maturity in managing projects on an individual basis, the focus is shifted to managing them collectively as a project portfolio. This course offers tools, techniques, and best practices for managing project portfolios. This course will help students understand the PMI standards for program management as well as portfolio management, using international and Canadian industry examples.
  Co-requisite: GPMG 2002

• Second Year - Semester Four
• GPMG2009 Professional Certification Preparation
• In this course, students will prepare for certification in the most in-demand proprietary certifications to enhance their employability attributes upon graduation.
  Prerequisite: BUSI 1019, BUSI 1021, BUSI 1022, BUSI 1025, BUSI 1033, BUSI 1035, BUSI 1037, BUSI 1020, BUSI 1023, BUSI 1034, BUSI 1036, BUSI 2023, SUST 2001, GPMG 2000, GPMG 2001, GPMG 2002, GPMG 2003, GPMG 2004, GPMG 2005, GPMG 2006

• Second Year - Semester Four (Elective Group 1 )
• GPMG2008 Applied Industry Project - Global Project Management
• The capstone project will enable students to work on an industry-relevant problem, leveraging their program vocational skills, to provide comprehensive solutions.
  Prerequisite: BUSI 1019, BUSI 1021, BUSI 1022, BUSI 1025, BUSI 1033, BUSI 1035, BUSI 1037, BUSI 1020, BUSI 1023, BUSI 1034, BUSI 1036, BUSI 2023, SUST 2001, GPMG 2000, GPMG 2001, GPMG 2002, GPMG 2003, GPMG 2004, GPMG 2005, GPMG 2006
• GPMG2007 Co-op Placement
• Students will apply previous learning in a hands-on environment in the Canadian industry to gain experience to add to their resumé.
  Prerequisite: BUSI 1019, BUSI 1021, BUSI 1022, BUSI 1025, BUSI 1033, BUSI 1035, BUSI 1037, BUSI 1020, BUSI 1023, BUSI 1034, BUSI 1036, BUSI 2023, SUST 2001, GPMG 2000, GPMG 2001, GPMG 2002, GPMG 2003, GPMG 2004, GPMG 2005, GPMG 2006, GPMG 2010, GPMG 2011
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*Courses subject to change.