Syllabus

 

Course:

ENMA 714/814-Crisis Project Management

 

 

Course Overview:

Graduate level research colloquium examining the existing and potential role of project management approaches and analysis procedures in the handling of crisis related activities. Emphasis will be placed on the management of organizational level processes and activities related to crisis preparation, handling and recover. Case studies, problems and reports.

 

Course Approach:

Class periods will include short lectures based on articles, class discussion, and assignments. Class discussion will be on lecture material, and assignments. The course will be administered using Blackboard (www.blackboard.odu.edu) as the communication media between the students and the professor.

 

Course Objectives:

 

  1. Understand what is a crisis

 

  1. Develop knowledge of concepts and methods about the management of crisis

 

  1. Develop knowledge of concepts and methods for the management of crisis in technical/project environments

 

Course Requirements and Expectations:

The following requirements are considered necessary to successfully complete the course:

 

Course Administration: This course is paperless. Class materials and submission of assignments will be executed electronically. The students are expected to have the capabilities (knowledge, skills, and tools) to use: e-mail, an Internet browser, and the operating system Windows. All students must have an active Old Dominion University e-mail account to have access to the class materials through www.blackboard.odu.edu. The students can login using the e-mail name (e.g., for my e-mail rlandaet@odu.edu, the e-mail name is “rlandaet”. The password is the same that the student uses to open the ODU e-mail. To request an e-mail account contact the OCCS. For technical help call customer service 1-877-348-6503 or 757-683-3192 or e-mail: occshelp@odu.edu. Students are encouraged to read Blackboard’s manual. This manual will be provided by the professor in the first class.

 

For more information about this course e-mail the professor.