Project Coordinator

Catalog Description

The Certificate of Achievement - Project Coordinator offers a multi-discipline program of business, computer application and communication courses. Also, this program has a comprehensive internship that provides students with on the job training in the field of project management. This certificate will lead students to an entry level position in project management.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will apply the project management techniques, skills and tools to successfully compete a project on schedule, within budget and meet the customer's objectives.

Students will display their written and oral communication skills variety of audiences.

Students will identify, analyze and solve business problems utilizing several different software packages (MS Project, MS Excel).

Career/Transfer opportunities include the following: Project Coordinator, Junior Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager and Associate Project Manager.

2021 - Enrollees 20 students - 14 students complete the certificate.

2022 - Enrollees 30 students - 21 students complete the certificate.

2023 - Enrollees 40 students - 28 students complete the certificate.

Students will successfully complete a project applying the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) guidelines, as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI). 70% of all students will complete this goal within one year.

Provide students with the appropriate support system to elevate their academic and internship success. 70% of all students who start the Project Coordinator program will complete the certificate within one year.

80% of all graduates of this certificate will be employed and/or enrolled in postsecondary education within four months of program completion.

We plan to offer this certificate for students who have an interest in Project Management, and may not necessarily want to transfer, but start working in the field after the certificate has been completed. We will recruit students and have them go through the Year Up selection process. It will also be open to our general student population.

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Students will complete this 22 unit program in less than a year. The program is divided into two 8-week mini-semesters and a summer semester that includes an internship.

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Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
BUS 021L	Business Computing Lab	1	Y1/Spring
BUS 037 -	Fundamentals of Project Management	3	Y1/Spring
BUS 051 -	Introduction to American Business	3	Y1/Spring
BUS 078B -	Business Communications	3	Y1/Spring
BUS 105	Agile Project Management	2	Y1/Spring
CAP 045A -	Introductory Microsoft Project	1	Y1/Spring
CAP 063B -	Intermediate Microsoft Excel	2	Y1/Summer
COM 008 -	Interpersonal Communication	3	Y1/Spring
WRK300GW	General Work Experience	1-4	Y1/Summer

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We were advised by the BACCC to look at the following Colleges (West Valley, DeAnza, and San Jose City) in our service area that had similar programs. 1. West Valley College: Project Management Certificate of Achievement Contacted: Jim Henderson, Dept. Chair, Business on 10/20/20. Response: Jim Henderson responded 10/20/20. “No problem. We have deactivated this certificate.” Outcome: Since WVC’s Project Management Certificate has been deactivated, it won’t have an impact. 2. DeAnza College—Project Management Practitioner Certificate of Achievement Contacted: Mary Pape, Dept. Chair, CIS on 10/20/20. Mary forwarded my request to Sukhjit Singh, the head of the PM Practitioner program. On 10/21/20, Sukhjit requested more information, and I sent the POR of the Project Coordinator as well as descriptions of all of the courses in the Project Coordinator Program to him. Response: Sukhjit Singh responded on 10/21/20: “This should not impact our program. You are doing a lot more business skills and we are focused on PM. All my best. This is a good opportunity with YearUp and internships.” Outcome: Should not impact DeAnza’s program. 3. San Jose City College— 10/20/21 to 10/21/20. I could not find any reference to project management, project coordinator programs or courses. The only thing I found was just two Management certificates. These did not contain any project management courses. The other program that might have project management courses was in Construction Technology. Again, did not find any project management courses or certificates. 4. Diablo Valley College-. The only other community college in the bay area that has a Year Up partnership in Project Management is Diablo Valley College. However, they are not in our services area, so we did not contact them.