Project Management Course (Level 3 Award)

Overview

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain an award in Project Management. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Project Management is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 3 Project Management course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

Do you want to upgrade your project management skills? This course
covers everything you need to know to make project management a
breeze. You will learn how to keep records and develop detailed project
plans with milestones and dependents. A thorough understanding of
project management will stand you in good stead for any career.

At the end of thiscourse you’ll be able to:
• Know the benefits of good project management
• understand project estimating
• plan projects effectively
• conduct risk assesments

HOME STUDY SUPPORT

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your course of study. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Throughout the course manuals you will find exercises and multiple-choice questions to complete which will help you understand the knowledge element of the course. These are for your own use and do not need to be submitted to the college for marking.

You will also be required to submit comprehensive assignments based on your understanding and skills, to be marked by your tutor.

There is no word count for these assignments. However, you do have to prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the questions asked.

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

COURSE KEY TOPICS

Module 1 - What is project management?
Module 2 - History of PM
Module 3 - Organisational Structure
Module 4 - Project Life Cycle
Module 5 - Feasibility Studies
Module 6 - Project Estimating & Scope Definition
Module 7 - Project Procurement Plan
Module 9 - Work Breakdown Structure
Module 10 - Critical Path
Module 11 - Resource Planning
Module 12 - Controlling the Project
Module 13 - Quality Management
Module 14 - Risk Management

COURSE DURATION

We recommended you spend approximately 100 hours of your time studying for the Project Management course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 3 NCFE Award in Project Management in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

HOME STUDY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Project Management and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.

Description

The NCFE Level 3 Project Management course is divided into fourteen comprehensive modules:

Module 1 - What is project management? :
Why use project management? - Benefits of project management - What do project managers actually do?

Module 2 - History of PM:
Project management old and new - Modern scientific project management - Gantt charts - The Fayol management model - Network diagrams - Critical path method (CPM) - Program evaluation and review technique (PERT)

Module 3 - Organisational Structure:
The four basic organisational structures

Module 4 - Project Life Cycle:
The four stage project cycle model - Milestones and hold points - Project close-out

Module 5 - Feasibility Studies:
The client’s feasibility constraints on the project - Value management - Financial models for project selection Payback period - Return on investment - Discounted cash flow - Net present value

Module 6 - Project Estimating & Scope Definition:
Ball-park cost estimate - Feasibility study – Costing - Subdivision of project costs - Direct costs - Indirect costs - Time related costs - Labour & staff costs - Material & logistics costs - Miscellaneous costs Changing scope - Scope Management - Project closeout - Project closeout report

Module 7 - Project Procurement Plan:
What is required? – Sourcing - Communication of requirements to potential suppliers - Evaluation & selection of supplier - Review & evaluate tenders - Manage the Contract - Closeout

Module 9 - Work Breakdown Structure:
Presentation - Producing a WBS - WBS numbering system - WBS and costing

Module 10 - Critical Path:
Network diagrams - WBS and critical path – Logic - Activities in series - Activities in parallel - Generation of logic

Module 11 - Resource Planning:
Estimating – Forecasting - Resource availability – Constraints on the project - Use of resources - Resource overload & under load - Resource adjustment - Increasing project resources - Reducing resources

Module 12 - Controlling the Project:
Why control projects? - Scope of control - Scope management - Technical backup - Time management - Resource & procurement management - Commercial management – QHSE - Gathering information - Applying project control - Dealing with people

Module 13 - Quality Management:
Definitions - Cost of quality - Right first time costs - QA costs - Internal cost (of failure) - External cost (of failure) - Quality circles - Quality auditing - Conduct of an audit - Why audit? Quality control plans

Module 14 - Risk Management:
Hierarchy of control - Controlling risk - Risk assessment - Identify the hazard - Decide who might be harmed - Evaluate the risks and decide upon precautions - Record and implement your findings - Review and update your risk assessments.

Requirements

No prior knowledge or experience is required.