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Objectives
The Technical Project Management program (TPM) combines the theory and techniques of the professional discipline of project management with an emphasis on their application to electronic commerce. The program studies the technical aspects of conducting business in the electronic global environment as well as application of project management skills to information technology situations.
This program can help graduates prepare for a career managing projects in a variety of industries that utilize Information Technology or electronic business methods to market, sell, deliver and receive payment for their product or services.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program may begin their careers in entry-level positions involving personnel and projects to implement, support, maintain and update electronic business systems.
Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.
School Equipment
Students will have the opportunity to use the following school equipment as required throughout the program: computer systems, network hubs, patch panels, printers and other common computer peripherals. Refer to Student Equipment in the Online Course Information section of this catalog for information relating to the student equipment requirements for the distance education courses that are taught online over the Internet.
Class Size
Classes generally range in size from 20 to 40 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes may contain a greater or lesser number of students.
Program Outline
To view a list of the course descriptions, please click here.
Course
Number |
Course |
Credit
Hours |
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General Education Courses** |
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Unspecified General Education courses++ |
24 |
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| EG351 |
Social Psychology+ |
4 |
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| EG371 |
Research Methods+ |
4 |
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| EG372 |
Written Analysis+ |
4 |
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| EG452 |
Economics and Change+ |
4 |
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| EG453 |
Political Issues and the Economy+ |
4 |
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| EG462 |
Contemporary World Culture+ |
4 |
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| EG481 |
Environmental Issues+ |
4 |
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Unspecified Core courses * |
30 |
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| EC311 |
Introduction to Project Management |
4 |
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| EC312 |
Project Management Techniques |
4 |
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| EC313 |
Project Management Systems |
4 |
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| EC314 |
Project Cost and Budget Management |
4 |
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| EC321 |
Introduction to E-Commerce |
4 |
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| EC322 |
Internet Programming I |
4 |
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| EC323 |
Internet Programming II |
4 |
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| EC324 |
Managing and Maintaining a Network |
4 |
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| EC411 |
Project Human Resource Management |
4 |
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| EC412 |
Managing and Maintaining E-Business Web Sites |
4 |
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| EC413 |
Management of Global Projects |
4 |
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| EC421 |
E-Commerce Legal and Security Issues |
4 |
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| EC423 |
E-Commerce Technology System Design |
4 |
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| EC424 |
Technical Service Management |
4 |
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Unspecified Elective courses |
30 |
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Minimum required credit hours for the Baccalaureate Degree (Grand total) |
180 |
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+In this program, this course may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
++Any General Education courses taught by the school in this program may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
*Examples of the subject matter included in the Unspecified Core courses are as follows: operating systems; PC technology; network technology; electronic devices; database applications; communications systems; drafting/CAD; needs assessment; computer accounting and spreadsheets; word processing; customer service; project administration; human resource and project planning. Courses offered at this school that satisfy the Unspecified Core course requirement are CD111, CD121, CD130, CD140, CD210, CD220, CD230, CD240, CD250, CD260, CD310, ET115, ET127, ET145, ET215, ET225, ET245, ET255, ET275, ET285, ET315, IT103, IT104, IT106, IT107, IT109, IT113, IT116, IT201, IT203, IT204, IT209, IT210, IT211, IT212, IT213, IT215, IT216, IT217, IT218, IT219, IT220, IT221, IT222, IT250, IT260, IT300, IT306, IT309, IT310, IT311, IT313, IT320, IT321, IT327 and IT341. The course descriptions for these courses are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog.
**General Education courses include courses in the humanities, composition, mathematics, the sciences and the social sciences. The Unspecified General Education courses must include at least one course in each of the following categories: the humanities, composition, mathematics and the social sciences. Refer to the Course Descriptions section of this catalog for the general education category pertaining to each general education course.
NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the offering and/or sequence of courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of credit hours in the program or in any program course.
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