Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Understand and explain the project life cycle, its stages, and the
  activities that typically occur at each stage in the project.
• Determine the purpose of project management maturity models and
  the process of benchmarking in organizations.
• Identify the elements in the project portfolio selection process and
  discuss how they work in a logical sequence to maximize a portfolio.
• Establish the key behaviors in which project leaders engage to support their projects.
• Identify the steps in developing the scope statement.
• Demonstrate the steps involved in project team building.
• Evaluate the nature of conflict and evaluate response methods.
• Understand the importance of negotiation skills in project management.
• Explain the Project Risk Analysis and Management process.
• Apply common forms of cost estimation for project work, including ballpark estimates, definitive estimates, parametric estimates, and learning curve.
• Understand the importance of project scheduling techniques.
• Construct and comprehend Gantt charts.
• Distinguish between critical path and critical chain project scheduling
  techniques.

Method of Evaluation

The program is composed of 16 courses and in each of those courses, students would be evaluated based on homework assignments, midterm exam worth and final exam.

Completion Requirements

In order to graduate from the program with the skills and competencies necessary to meet the standards of a competent project manager, students must attend a minimum of 70% of in-class sessions in all the 16 courses. For successful completion of the program, students would have to score a minimum of 65% in each course.

Admission Prerequisites:

Students must provide a high school diploma or meet the age of 19 or
above, and provide proof of one of the following English Proficiency
requirements:
 Students whose first language is English must provide evidence of
minimum grade 10 English completion OR be at least 19 years of
age or older.
 Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence
they have successfully completed Grade 12 at an English-speaking
institution OR complete one of the following English proficiency
ability tests:
o IELTS 6.0, OR
o CELPIP 6.0, OR
o TOEFL score of at least 45, OR
o TOEFL iBT score – 78 or higher, OR
o TOEFL Paper score – 546 or higher, OR
o CELPIP score – 7 or higher, OR
o PTE score – 51 or higher, OR
o CAEL score – 50 or higher, OR
o CLB score – 7 or higher, OR
o Duolingo score – 95 or higher, OR
o Successful completion of an academic English Course from a
Canadian accredited post-secondary institution with a minimum
grade of C, OR
o Kootenay Columbia College IAP Exam with a minimum of 65%

Students must also provide confirmation of mature student status (19 years or older on the first
day of classes)

Admission Requirements:

• Two letters of recommendation (sent directly to KCC)
  Application fee of $250.00 CDN (non-refundable) payable to KCC.
• Out-of-country applicants should submit the application fee in the form of a money order in Canadian Funds. In case you have difficulty obtaining Canadian funds please contact KCC. The Registrar may request a personal or telephone/Skype interview with any applicant.

Upon successful completion of this program, students can expect to work as:

• Business Analyst
• Junior Project Manager
• Project Coordinator
• Project Manager
• Project Administrator