The concentration in Project Management is designed to prepare students for positions as IT Project Managers. Project Managers organize, schedule, and control IT projects, ensuring that they are implemented on-time, within budget, and that they meet stakeholder expectations and needs. Many PMs now manage virtual projects, where their project team is globally scattered and communications are primarily electronically facilitated. Some PMs lead an individual project, while others may be responsible for allocating scarce monetary and human resources across a variety of competing projects. Regardless, Project Managers must be skilled negotiators. In addition, all Project Managers require substantial organizational ability, sound judgment, and outstanding interpersonal skills.
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Online Learning Options
This concentration is available online. CDM online degrees are delivered mostly through
COL-enabled courses, although other delivery technologies are also used. If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. To complete this degree a student may take any combination of online and on campus courses. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the
Online Learning page.
CourseRequirements
Prerequisite Phase
The goal of the prerequisite phase is to give students the background necessary for starting the graduate program. These prerequisite phase requirements can be fulfilled in one of three ways:
- The student takes the course and earns a grade of B- or higher
- The student takes a Graduate Assessment Exam (GAE) to test out of the course
- The faculty advisor waives the course because of equivalent academic background or work experience.
All students are blocked from enrolling in Graduate Phase courses prior to completing their prerequisites. Students must submit an online Change of Status request (through myCDM) when the Prerequisite Phase is completed to inform the Student Services offices that the block can be removed.
Foundation Phase
| IS 421 |
| IS 422 |
| CSC 451 |
| ECT 424 |
| IS 430 |
Advanced Phase
| IS 535 |
| IS 560 |
| IS 440 |
| IS 556 |
Major Electives
Students must take
2 courses from the list below.
| IS 570 |
| ECT 556 |
| MGT 500 |
| IS 540 |
| IS 565 |
CDM Open Electives
Students must complete
1 CDM elective course in the 420-699 range. ANI and DC courses do not qualify. Credit for courses taken outside of the school will only be given if approved by a faculty advisor.
Capstone