Human Factors and Team Dynamics for Project Management
X469.2 (3 semester units in Business Administration)
45 pdu: PMI provider #1173
A requirement in the Certificate Program in Project Management and in the Professional Sequence in Project Human Resource ManagementLearn the leadership and communication skills needed to promote and support quality management in your organization. You’ll also learn how to master the most difficult aspects of quality management: creating, nurturing, and sustaining an organizational climate based on best principles and practices. Discover how quality management ensures concepts such as teamwork, employee empowerment, and continuous improvement don’t degenerate into buzzwords that increase cynicism and decrease employees’ responsiveness to organizational goals.
Prerequisites: Project Management X470.
There are currently no sections open for enrollment.
Sections closed for enrollment
Tues. May 19, Online
CATHERINE MCKNIGHT, M.A., is a trainer/group facilitator with specialized skills in interviewing, group facilitation, interpersonal communication, and group dynamics. She has experience providing holistic coaching and alternative dispute resolution counseling, and has been teaching at UC Berkeley Extension Online since 2000.
- Online course: Internet access required
- May 19 to Aug. 11
- $815 (EDP 845271)
Sat. July 25, Berkeley
ZACHARY WONG, Ph.D., named Honored Instructor in 2002, is a manager at the Chevron Energy Technology Company in Richmond. He has held senior positions in research and technology, strategic planning, and business analysis. He is the author of Human Factors in Project Management.
- 6 meetings
- July 25 to Aug. 29: Sat., 9 am-5:30 pm
- Berkeley: Room 204, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $750 (EDP 315473)
Tues. Sept. 8, Berkeley
JIM O'DONNELL, M.B.A., has an extensive background in managing sales and marketing projects at high-tech companies, including Infortext Systems. He is director of instructional design at MSI Learning, where he manages the development of online project management content. He has designed instruction for secondary as well as adult education.
- 15 meetings
- Sept. 8 to Dec. 15: Tues., 6:30-9:30 pm
- Berkeley: Room 204, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $750 (EDP 311977)
Tues. Sept. 8, Online
CATHERINE MCKNIGHT, M.A., is a trainer/group facilitator with specialized skills in interviewing, group facilitation, interpersonal communication, and group dynamics. She has experience providing holistic coaching and alternative dispute resolution counseling, and has been teaching at UC Berkeley Extension Online since 2000.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Sept. 8 to Dec. 1
- $815 (EDP 841361)
Sat. Sept. 26, San Francisco
ZACHARY WONG, Ph.D., named Honored Instructor in 2002, is a manager at the Chevron Energy Technology Company in Richmond. He has held senior positions in research and technology, strategic planning, and business analysis. He is the author of Human Factors in Project Management.Revised class schedule in red.
- 6 meetings
- Sept. 26 to Nov. 7: Sat., 9 am-5:30 pm (no meeting Oct. 17)
- San Francisco: Room 802, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $750 (EDP 321174)
Sat. Oct. 3, Redwood City
BARBARA BLALOCK, M.A., has worked as a senior project manager for a curriculum development company specializing in Web-based training for high-tech companies and has 15 years of experience in project management in telecommunications and training organizations. She was also president of the California Governor's Quality Awards Program for four years.NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
