Project Management Principles for Engineers: A Course Module
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Marietta, Georgia
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March 10, 2024
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March 10, 2024
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March 12, 2024
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Diversity
- Page Count
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8
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--45555
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https://strategy.asee.org/45555
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11
Paper Authors
Eva Theresa Singleton The Citadel Military College
Dr. Eva Singleton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering at The Citadel Military College in Charleston, SC.
She is a certified Project Management Professional with over a decade of experience in various industries, including publishing, manufacturing, and government contracting. She enjoys teaching and serving in complex project management roles requiring adaptability and problem-solving, strategic planning, and leadership skills. Dr. Singleton is enthusiastic about educating professionals and students to advance their business and academic endeavors using project management competencies, tools, techniques, and leadership.
The purpose of this paper, Project Management Principles for Engineers: A Course Module, is to introduce the 12 Project Management Principles to engineering students to influence their behavior in future project environments.
Abstract
Project engineers should have the appropriate technical and non-technical soft skills to produce the desired project outcomes. The Project Management Institute's Standard for Project Management in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ®) Guide – Seventh Edition includes 12 principles to guide the behaviors of project practitioners toward successful project deliveries that create value. Introducing the project management principles to engineering students will enhance their career skills by guiding the behaviors in future project environments. This one-week module was created to better equip engineering students with project management competencies within an undergraduate three-credit hour project management career skills course. The module includes a lecture on the 12 guiding principles from the PMBOK ® Guide – Seventh Edition, a case study, a homework assignment, and an exam essay question. The module can be modified for a graduate-level course.
Singleton, E. T. (2024, March), Project Management Principles for Engineers: A Course Module Paper presented at 2024 South East Section Meeting, Marietta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--45555
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