Online Course: Project Management for History Professionals

Do you often juggle several projects, trying to keep each one focused and on track? Project management provides valuable training that will help you organize, manage, and successfully complete projects. This online course shows you how to implement internationally recognized project management principles in a history/nonprofit context.

Coursework will cover all of the details included in the four steps to successful project management:

• Define (creating a project charter, setting initial objectives, identifying risks and constraints, and more)
• Plan (developing a schedule, budget, etc.)
• Manage (providing feedback, negotiating for resources and resolving differences)
• Review (turning over deliverables, documentation and more)

Using a real-life project they bring to the course, participants apply project management principles to complete a project charter and scope diagram they can then use to begin or continue their project in an efficient, orderly and open manner.

This course consists of four modules that include assignments, quizzes, and other activities. While the first week’s module is guided, the rest are self-paced. Weekly online chats provide opportunities for students to interact with the instructor and each other.

Students should expect to spend five to seven hours per week on the course.