Course Syllabus: CompTIA Project+ Instructor: Email: Phone: Office: (740) 364-2299 Cell: Textbook Course #: Hours: Meeting Days & Times: Location CompTIA Project+ Study Guide 2 nd Edition (Heldman & Heldman) ISBN: 9780470585924 NT8510E 60 hours Monday & Wednesday 5:30pm 9:30pm Room 1009A Course Prerequisites WorkKeys pretesting High School Diploma or GED Course Materials Notebook and pen for note taking Desktop Computer with Microsoft OS Personal Laptop (optional) Course Description The Project+ course is designed for business professionals involved with projects. This course covers important core knowledge areas of the project life cycle, roles and skills necessary to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor/control and close a project. Students will gain business, interpersonal and technical project management skills required to successfully manage projects and business initiatives. This course is designed to help you prepare for the CompTIA Project+ (PKO-003) Certification Exam
Course Objectives The course objectives include: Preparing students for post-program success, both in the work force and in their educational pursuits. Preparing students to process information using higher order thinking skills and to engage in sound decision-making. Providing a rich learning environment utilizing research-based methods of instruction, state-of-the-art technology, and current resources and materials. Maintaining high expectations for all students regardless of educational needs and providing support necessary for achievement. Providing a challenging, worthwhile curriculum based on current industry/academic expectations. Specifically and upon successful completion of the course and the CompTIA Project+ Certification, the students will be able to: o Explain the requirements to complete a pre-project setup o Identify the characteristics of a project o Summarize the steps required to validate a project o Prepare a project scope document based on an approved project charter o Use a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and WBS dictionary to organize o project planning o Outline a process for managing changes to the project o Develop a project schedule based on WBS, project scope and resource o requirement o Identify components of an internal / external communication plan o Outline the components of a risk management plan o Recognize the purpose and influence of organizational governance on a o project s execution o Using the risk management plan determine an appropriate response to potential risk / opportunity events o Identify potential tools to use when a project deliverable is out of specification as defined in the quality baseline o Identify circumstances in which project/phase closure might occur and identify steps to take when closure occurs o Identify the components and purpose of closing documentation 2
Grading Evaluation of student performance is based upon pupil performance objectives relating to course competencies study. The number of competencies mastered and the degree of mastery is translated into appropriate grades consistent with the C-TEC Board of Education policy on grading guidelines, practices, and procedures. In the process of evaluation, instructors obtain several grades for each student within the time frame of the program/course. These grades may include, but are not limited to, performance on tests, quizzes, homework, assignments, special research projects, classroom participation, lab competency mastery and/or improvement and the demonstration of positive employability traits. Projects This course will use hardware, software, and library projects which are designed to give you an opportunity to apply what you are learning and to research particular aspects of networks and networking more deeply than class time alone would allow. Getting Help If you have questions or need to have something explained there are lots of ways to get help. Here are some options, in no particular order: Stop by and see Program Coordinator Send your question via email to Program Coordinator or course instructor Quizzes and Exams There will be quiz at the end of each chapter for this class and a Final Exam. Students passing the CompTIA Project+ Certification Exam within 1 week of the course ending date will receive a grade of 100% on the final exam. Participation/Attendance It is expected each student to participate in class discussion and to engage your fellow students along with the instructor in the activity of learning. Among other things this means that each student will have completed any reading, exercises, projects, etc. that are due. Assignments will be turned-in at the start of class on the day they are due. Any assignment (exercise or project) will be accepted for partial credit for up to one week after the due date. They will be marked down according to how late they are. One week or more after the due date for any particular assignment it will not be accepted any longer for credit. The breakdown for how your grade will be determined is as follows: Quizzes 10% Homework Assignments 10% Project 15% Journal 20% Professionalism 25% Final Exam/Certification 20% Students must maintain a 70% GPA. Final grades will be assigned based upon the student's accumulated points. Letter grades will be assigned using the following scale: 3
Grading Scale 90-100% - A 80-89% - B 70-79% - C 60-69% - D 59% or below F Credentialing The CompTIA Project+ (Exam N10-006) http://certification.comptia.org/getcertified/certifications/project.aspx Course Policies Disruptive Behavior Disruptive behavior of any type is NOT permitted and may result in dismissal from the program. Sleeping during class, tardiness to class, excessive talking during class, use of cell phones in class, inappropriate Internet usage, and disrespectful behavior are examples of disruptive behavior. Plagiarism Submitting plagiarized work for an academic requirement is considered academic misconduct. Plagiarism is the representation of another s work or ideas as one s own; it includes the unacknowledged word-for-word use and/or paraphrasing of another person s work, and/or inappropriate unacknowledged use of another person s ideas. Diversity - It is the responsibility of the instructor and the students to foster and maintain a harmonious, non-threatening and non-discriminating environment in the classroom. Therefore, all individuals are to be respected as equal and contributing partners of our society. Attendance: Must maintain at least 90% rate of attendance. You are required to attend all classes. However, you may miss up to 2 classes and still pass the course. Any other absences must be approved by the program supervisor. 4
CompTIA Project+: Course Sequence Week 1: Introduction to Project Management Overview of the CompTIA Project+ Exam Introduction to Group Project Initiating the Project Textbook Chapter 1 Week 2: Project Process Groups and the Project Charter Textbook Chapter 2 Planning a Project Textbook Chapter 3 Week 3: Scheduling a Project Textbook Chapter 4 Communicating the Plan Textbook - Chapter 5 Week 4: Defining the Cost Quality and Risk Plans Textbook Chapter 6 Executing the Project Textbook Chapter 7 Week 5: Processing Change Requests Textbook Chapter 8 Controlling the Project Textbook Chapter 9 Week 6: Closing the Project Textbook Chapter 10 Week 7: Finalizing Group Projects Review Final Exam Week 8: Certification Testing 5