About the course
The course aims to introduce students to important project management approaches to deal with a highly complex environment that involves a range of stakeholders, learners, different design members, an array of platforms and tools which need to be managed within tight budgets and time constraints. Topics include project management methodologies (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Scrum) and tools (e.g. kanban boards, wekan boards) proposal writing, project management software and skills, forecasting, budgeting, managing diverse teams and acting as a 'go-between' for subject matter experts/academics, clients, learners, and the production team.
Learning objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the range of stakeholders who form part of the project;
- Understand the contextual policies, procedures and practices with respect to financial management and reporting; human resource appointment, induction, management, performance review; quality assurance;
- Broadly understand the platforms and tools available and which teams are responsible for different aspects of the learning design process (e.g. curriculum development, student/audience analysis, learning design, learning and teaching resource development, implementation, evaluation and quality assurance);
- Select a particular project management approach and methodologies (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Scrum) using various tools (e.g. kanban boards) suitable to your context;
- Prepare proposals for scoping new projects including budgeting using spreadsheets manage diverse teams;
- Liaise with subject matter experts/academics/trainers/educators, clients, learners, consultants and the production team;
- Use project management software to plan, track progress, prioritise tasks, and make data-driven decisions; and
- Develop the ability to evaluate the success of a project and make recommendations for future improvements.
Course cost
The full cost of the course is R5500 with discounts available as follows:
- When enrolling 5 or more participants, participants are entitled to 10% discount.
- UCT staff are entitled to a 30% discount i.e. R3850.
- All current full-time postgraduate students from any institution are entitled to a 50% discount i.e. R2750.
- HELTASA members are entitled to a 10% discount i.e. R4950.
NB: Please request a discount voucher code from: pgbold@uct.ac.za BEFORE you enrol for the course.
More information
Blended and Online Learning (BOLD) short courses
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