Online Classes
So I am all signed up for my online certificate program in Project Management through UC Davis. I am still waiting for my book to be delivered to me, but so far the course looks like it should be pretty interesting. For the first “assignment,” we all had to introduce ourselves on the class forum. It looks like a fairly diverse group. Also from what it sounds like I am one of the few who doesn’t have much experience in actual project management. That could also be because I am probably the youngest one in the class. That is fine by me though.
The syllabus looks pretty straight forward. 10% participation, 40% homework, and 50% for the final. One nice thing about the final is that it is open book, open note. Sometimes that works against you though, because the test is made 10x harder because of this. I think that I should fare fairly well in this class as long as I can stay on top of things. One interesting thing about the format of the class is that it is self paced. Therefore, it is plausible that classmates could all be at totally different parts of the class at different times. I think that this may provide some confusion to the message board, but I’m sure we will be able to sift through it.
I think this course will start to come together a little bit more once I get my textbook. I will write more once it comes in and I get a chance to look at it.
Tags: online education, project management, uc davis