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Program Overview

  • Duration

    1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

    Can be done in 6 months

  • Total Courses

    14

  • Total Credit Hours

    84 Hours

Mid Island University's Project Management program offers students a well-rounded education that combines academic rigor with hands-on experience. Our dedicated faculty members create a supportive learning environment, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities necessary for success in the field of project management.

Core Business Foundation:

The program typically begins with a solid foundation in core business disciplines, such as accounting, marketing, finance, management, and organizational behavior. This equips students with a well-rounded understanding of how businesses operate.

Professional Development And Networking:

Beyond the classroom, the College of Business places a strong emphasis on professional development and networking. Our students have access to a wide range of opportunities, including career fairs, industry conferences, and guest speaker events.

Global Business Engagement:

The College of Business is committed to preparing students for success in a globalized business environment. Our programs offer unique opportunities for international engagement, including study abroad programs, global business competitions, and collaborations with multinational corporations.

Introduction to Business

This course will introduce you to the principles and functions of business. Business will be discussed as a part of a total social, political and economic environment. The various functional areas of business will be discussed: economic systems, forms of business ownership, management, human relations, marketing, accounting and finance.

Marketing Essentials

This course is designed to introduce you to the basic marketing concepts. It provides an overview of the marketing functions of selling, promotion, and distribution along with marketing research and strategic marketing process.

Business Communication

This course is designed to give you a comprehensive view of communication, its scope and importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program.

Fundamentals of Accounting

The Fundamentals of Accounting course provides you with a solid foundation in the principles and practices of accounting; including Accounting Laws and Processes. This course focuses on user orientation of financial accounting, the uses of financial statements, how to analyze a business entity, and how the accounting system is structured.

Introduction to Finance

Introduction to Finance is a course that introduces basic principles of finance. Through this course, you will be able to develop a fundamental understanding of the finance world, which will help you build a base for pursuing a career in the financial industry.

Management & Administration

The course is designed to discuss management theories, concepts, techniques, and practices in the context of complex, dynamic, changing and globalizing business world. Applying the functional or process approach to the study of management, the discussion will cover all main management functions: planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

E-Business

This course explores what an e-business is and how it is managed. E-Business is an interdisciplinary topic encompassing both business and technology. The major characteristics, opportunities, and limitations of this form of business are explored.

Human Resources

This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, appraisal, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and issues such as diversity training etc. are analyzed.

Principles of Project Cost

Project Cost Estimation is beset with pitfalls. This course aims to shed light on the basic principles of project costing. It presents a structured analysis of cost estimating. After all, if the cost estimator gets it wrong, the implication affects the whole project.

Information Systems Project Management

This course aims to equip you with both theory and practical skills in the management of software development and IS infrastructure. This course will help you understand the role and responsibilities of a software project manager; further enhancing your team management skills. 

Basics of Total Quality Management

Quality is the responsibility of every individual and embedded in every activity undertaken by the organization and is customer driven. The aim of the course is to build an understanding of the management of quality and the recognition of quality performance as a strategic goal in manufacturing and service companies. The course will provide an insight into issues of global competitiveness, quality planning, all integrated to successfully face today's business challenge.

Introduction to Conflict Management

Conflict is a part of life. This course explores how to develop the universal skill of negotiation. It explores the complexities of negotiations, by looking at how conflict is related and how temperaments and personality traits impact the process.

Introduction to Project Management

In this course, we introduce the concept of project management, discuss the role of project manager, identify and orient you with the issues related to planning the project, schedule and project control and evaluation and management of project team.

Basics of Project Risks

Risk is a profit maker or profit killer in business. This course teaches project managers how to identify risk, quantify its potential impact and create a plan to respond to the occurrence of risk events. In this course, you will work through the proactive approach to threat and opportunity.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE $18,480
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $18,480
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Our Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Introduction to business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the u.s. business system.
    Understanding the environments of business.
    Conducting business ethically and responsibly.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding entrepreneurship and new ventures.
    Understanding the global context of business.
    Managing the business enterprise .
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Organizing the business enterprise .
    Managing human resources and labor relations.
    Motivating and leading employees.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding marketing processes and consumer behavior.
    Developing and pricing products.
    Distributing products.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Promoting products.
    Producing goods and services.
    Managing for productivity and quality.
    Managing information systems and communication technology.
    Understanding principles of accounting.
    Understanding money and banking.
    Understanding securities and investments.
    Understanding financial and risk management.

Marketing Essentials

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Marketing: managing profitable customer relationships
    Company and marketing strategy: partnering to build customer relationships
    The marketing environment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing marketing information
    Consumer markets and consumer buyer behavior
    Business markets and business buyer behavior
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Customer-driven marketing strategy: creativing value for target customers
    Product, services, and branding strategies
    New-product development and life-cycle strategies
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pricing products: understanding and capturing customer value
    Pricing products: pricing strategies
    Marketing channels and supply chain management
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Retailing and wholesaling
    Communicating customer value: integrated marketing communication strategy
    Advertising and public relations
    Personal selling and sales promotion
    Direct and online marketing: building direct customer relationships
    Creating competitive advantage
    The global marketplace
    Marketing ethics and social responsibility

Business communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding business communication in todays workplace
    Communicating in teams and mastering listening and nonverbal communication
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning business messages
    Writing business messages
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Completing business messages
    Choosing and using media for brief messages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing routine and positive messages
    Writing negative messages
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing persuasive messages
    Understanding and planning reports and proposals
    Writing and completing reports and proposals
    Preparing and giving oral presentations
    Building careers and writing rsums
    Applying and interviewing for employment

Fundamentals of accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting and the business environment
    Recording business transactions
    The adjusting process
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Completing the accounting cycle
    Accounting for a retail business
    Internal control and cash
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Receivables
    Inventory
    Long-term assets: plant assets and intangibles
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Current liabilities and payroll
    Corporations and stockholders' equity
    Long-term liabilities
    The statement of cash flows
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial statement analysis.
    Introduction to management accounting
    Job order costing
    Process costing
    Cost-volume-profit analysis
    The master budget and responsibility accounting
    Flexible budgets and standard costs
    Special business decisions and capital budgeting

Introduction to finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to the foundations of financial management - the ties that bind
    The financial markets and interest rates
    Understanding financial statements and cash flows
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Evaluating a firm's financial performance
    The time value of money
    Risk and return
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bond valuation
    Stock valuation
    Capital-budgeting techniques and practice
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting
    Cost of capital
    Determining the financing mix
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dividend policy and internal financing
    Short-term financial planning
    Working-capital management
    Current asset management
    International business finance

Management & administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to management and organizations.
    Management yesterday and today.
    Organizational culture and environment: the constraints.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing in a global environment.
    Social responsibility and managerial ethics.
    Decision-making: the essence of the manager's job.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Foundations of planning.
    Strategic management.
    Planning tools and techniques.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Organizational structure and design.
    Communication and information technology.
    Human resource management.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing change and innovation.
    Foundations of behavior.
    Understanding groups and teams.
    Motivating employees.
    Leadership.
    Foundations of control.
    Operations and value chain management

E-business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of ec.
    E-commerce market mechanisms.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reatailing in e-commerce: products and services.
    Consumer behavior, customer service, and advertising.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Company-centric b2b and collaborative commerce.
    Public b2b exchanges.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intrabusiness, e-government, c2c, e-learning, and more.
    Mobile commerce.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Laws, ethics, and cyber crime.
    Payments and order fulfillment.
    E-strategy, internet communities, and global ec.
    Infrastructure and application development.

Human resources

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introducing hrm
    Human resource strategy and planning
    Recruitment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Selection: shortlisting and interviews
    The employment relationship
    Introduction to the learning process
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and development programmes
    Performance appraisal and performance management
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Payment systems
    Managing employee welfare
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health and safety
    Partnership, employee involvement and high performance working
    Discipline and grievance
    Dismissal, redundancy and outplacement

Principles of Project Cost

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Process approach to project management
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Engineering economic analysis
    Life-cycle costing
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Project screening and selection
    Multi-criteria methods for evaluation
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Scope and organizational structure of a project
    Management of product, process, and support design
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Project scheduling
    Resource management
    Project budget
    Project control
    Research and development projects
    Computer support for project management
    Project termination

Information Systems Project Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to project management
    The project management lifecycle
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing project teams
    Managing project communications
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Managing project scope
    Managing project scheduling
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing project resources
    Managing project quality
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing project risk
    Managing project procurement
    Managing project execution
    Managing project controland closure

Basics of Total Quality Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Customer satisfaction.
    Continuous process improvement.
    Performance measures.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Benchmarking.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Information technology.
    Quality management systems.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quality function deployment -qfd-.
    Failure mode and effect analysis -fmea-.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Products liability.
    Total productivity maintenance.
    Statistical process control -spc-.
    Experimental design.
    Taguchi's quality engineering.

Introduction to Conflict Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Defining negotiation and its components
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Personality
    Conflict
    Negotiation style
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Key negotiating temperaments
    Communicating in negotiation
    A note on cultural and gender differences
    Interests and goals in negotiation
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the importance of perception in negotiation
    Effects of power in negotiation
    Asserting yourself
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Principles of persuasion
    Rules of negotiation and common mistakes
    The negotiation process and preparation
    Alternative styles, strategies, and techniques of negotiation
    Team negotiation
    Negotiation in leadership and public relations
    Third-party intervention
    Using your personal negotiating power
    Post-negotiation evaluation

Introduction to Project Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Project management overview.
    The project manager.
    Essential elements for any successful project.
    Defining a project.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning a project.
    Developing the work breakdown structure.
    Estimating the work.
    Developing the project schedule.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Determining the project budget.
    Controlling a project.
    Managing project changes.
    Managing project deliverables.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing project issues.
    Managing project risks.
    Managing project quality.
    Leading a project.
    Managing project communications.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing expectations.
    Keys to better project team performance.
    Managing differences.
    Managing vendors.
    Ending a project

Basics of Project Risks

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Integration, general approach and definitions
    Risk identification
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Risk assessment goals and methodology
    Computer applications
    Risk response and documentation
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Management of contingency allowances
    Managing the risks of the project's environment
    Dealing with risks in contracts
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
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