Program Courses
To earn a project management certificate, students must successfully complete the following courses depending on which track of study they choose:
- Applied Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 402-0 or PROJ_PMI 402-DL) only
- Essentials of Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 401-0 or PROJ_PMI 401-DL) and two Electives
- Certificate in Agile Practices: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 403-0) and two Electives
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Annual Schedule
Expand the annual schedule lists below to see which quarters each project management class is typically offered in.
Attribution
PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Course Registration
PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus.
Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.
IMPORTANT:
The registration process for all professional development courses requires you to register for your course and
update your emergency contact information
in CAESAR, Northwestern University's Student Enterprise System.
Please contact
pdp@northwestern.edu
with any questions.
PROJ_PMI 204-0 : Developing People and Teams
Description
Organizational leaders do not achieve their goals by themselves. Effective leaders develop people in a way that promotes individual growth while improving business outcomes. Students will learn about their own strengths and focus on how to bring out the best in others through coaching and feedback. They will gain an understanding of team development and learn skills to address team dysfunction. Participants will also have the opportunity to assess their personal style of conflict management and explore the benefits of engaging in and facilitating positive conflict.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify ways to leverage your strengths and the strengths of your teams
- Outline the stages of team development and understand the leader’s role at each stage
- Apply the Five Dysfunctions model to improve team effectiveness
- Utilize coaching skills in conversations with peers and direct reports
- Approach conflict as an opportunity
Total Professional Development Units (PDUs): 13 (Leadership: 13)
Registered students can access their online course site here. An activated NetID and password is required for login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered students to be added to the online course platform.
Additional Information:
This course is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Tuition : $1200| Summer 2024 | ||||
| Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
| 07/16/24 - 08/08/24 | MTh | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | 43 | |
| Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
| Hansen, Bliss | Remote Campus | Open | 42757 | |
| Schedule Notes : This course will be conducted remotely, online. This course has required live, synchronous sessions, held online via Zoom. Sync session attendance is mandatory unless otherwise stated by the course instructor. Weekly Zoom sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. All times listed CST For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu. | ||||