HCA 650: Principles of Project Management

This course focuses on best practice in project management and applies this to healthcare. The course considers project management tools, reports, outputs and methodologies and the mechanisms for controlling risks. The curriculum includes the procedures and tools used in: project initiation, planning and scheduling, managing people, time, costs, quality, contract negotiations, and program completions and close-outs. The course makes use of several case studies for active participation in the various phases of a project.