BUS 442: Project Quality Management (Summer "A" 2023)

Today, projects aren’t successful unless the customer’s needs are met at the highest level of quality at the lowest cost to the organization. Project Managers must know customer needs, and manage them throughout the project lifecycle, in order to gain acceptance.

This course on Managing Quality in the Project Environment enables students to practice identification of:

  1. Critical quality requirements (Quality Planning)
  2. Fulfillment of those requirements through well-designed processes (Quality Assurance)
  3. Statistical awareness of technical specifications of project deliverables (Quality Control).

The goal of this second course of the Project Management specialization is to provide students with skills necessary to plan and execute traditional engineering projects. Project managers must plan and manage complex projects constrained by time and budget. As part of this course, you will determine project schedules, budgets, and risk assessments. At the end of this course, you will also be able to identify and explain various quality tools and methods used in project management.

CIT 121: Technology Applications for Business (Summer "A" 2023)

Business Technology Applications is designed to provide students with skills in computer technology and business applications in business.

The emphasis is on understanding and using integrated software with basic business applications. This course utilizes computers as a business tool through the use of database, spreadsheet, word-processing, and presentation software, along with internet research.

The student will use computing tools to understand the requirements, learn the fundamental architecture and how to operate an ecommerce site.

The final project will combine all the learning into a real case, and the students are expected to use Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and other tools as required/desired to product the final document.

BUS 204: Introduction to Project Management (Summer "A" 2023)

Project Management is a growing field used increasingly by businesses of all sizes. As entrepreneurs and company executive’s deal with the daily responsibilities of managing an organization, it is important to use dedicated project managers to oversee projects from conception to completion. Understanding effective project management techniques helps organizations carry out large-scale projects on time, on budget and with minimal disruption to the rest of the business. 

This course presents and discusses what it takes to make a successful project; procuring the right amount of resources; how to cope with and control project changes and bring projects under budget and on schedule.

We will bring a comprehensive coverage of the most important aspects of Project Management.

ACCTG 220: Accounting Information Systems (Summer "A" 2023)

This course will focus in providing the essential tools in understanding the role of accounting information system and to implement the review systems of internal controls. The course will provide basic elements of the revenue cycle by enabling students to become more proficient in understanding organization economic events and analyzing financial data. The process of accounting information systems will consist of the application of analytical tools and techniques to financial statements and data in order to derive from them measurements and relationships that are significant and useful for decision making. Students will explore the importance that exist between information technology and internal auditing.