Project Planning

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Learn the basics in effective methods of project planning. Understand how to acquire and process information to benefit your project. Enhance your knowledge and skillset to further your professional career.

Overview

This course is an introduction to the wider field of project planning and project management. The course itself is aimed at a wider field of professionals and will cover several areas including the basics of planning, information, and processes.

This is a level 5 course aimed at those already in the field of project planning and wanting to enhance their knowledge and skillset.

Course structure

This short course is delivered over one day via face-to-face sessions. They will be delivered at one of our Sunderland campuses.

Topics on this course include:

Planning - the basics of effective project planning, including are the expected objectives, timescales and challenges of the project.
Information - what areas of information are required and how can we acquire, process and use the information to the benefit of the project.
Methods - what are effective methods for project planning, as well as the theory behind effective project planning, and the methods used in continual project management.

This course will help you to complete a level 5 qualification.

We’ve got thousands of relevant books and e-books, with many more titles available through the inter-library loan service. We also subscribe to a comprehensive range of print and electronic journals so you can access the most reliable and up-to- date academic and industry articles. There are nearly 9,000 journal titles, mostly in electronic format.
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The St Peter’s Library contains over 31,000 books related to business, economics, management, human resources, marketing, strategy and tourism, with many more titles available through the inter-library loan service. We also subscribe to a comprehensive range of print and electronic journals so you can access the most reliable and up-to-date academic and industry articles.
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Facilities

This course is delivered via face-to-face session on our Sunderland campuses.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

This is a level 5 course aimed at those with experience of project planning who are looking to expand their own knowledge and skillset.

Fees and finance

For available funding opportunities please contact esf@sunderland.ac.uk.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

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Contact

For more information on studying this course, contact the ESF team on 0191 515 3361 or esf@sunderland.ac.uk.

Page last updated: 15 March 2023

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