Why ENCE 665

Successful projects are not delivered through technical expertise alone. PM's will tell you it takes more than technical and process know-how to deliver great projects consistently. It takes the ability to manage people effectively. The most successful project managers know how to build and maintain an environment in which people are motivated to do their best work and teams capitalize on the strengths of their members. Founded on a wide range of research and real-life experiences, this course will help project managers understand this critical and complex resource and build their people-management skills.

Jocelyn S. Davis Credits 3 Offered^* Spring Online

Topics

Know yourself & Know others

Strengths
Psychological capital
Personality type
Stress and stress management
Approaches to change
Emotional Intelligence

Creating great teams

Management skills
Stages of team development
Managing team development
Types of teams, including virtual
Five dysfunctions of teams
Strengths-based teams

Employee engagement & motivation

Employee engagement
Work engagement
Flow
Motivation theory
Motivation practice

Communications skills

Supportive communications
emails
Written communications
Meeting management

Managing conflict & change

Models for successful change
Conflict style
Managing conflict

Special topics

Leading positive change
Gaining power & influence
Implicit bias at work
Solving problems analytically & creatively
Business case for Positive Workplaces

Performance management

Goal-setting
Performance evaluation
Performance feedback
Progressive discipline

Ethical decision-making

Values in action
Intelligent Disobedience
Courageous principled action
Culture & values

Student Feedback

“I enjoyed learning specifically about soft skills and why they are important in management.” Spring 2021
“I appreciated that this course gave me quantitative data on my own skills and showed me what to work on and improve.” Spring 2021
“I liked that the course challenged me to rethink my views on the concepts of happiness and gratitude and their importance for both personal and professional growth. I really enjoyed the self-assessments and the Pearl Diving essays. These helped me to be introspective and learn about myself, which has been instrumental for my personal improvement and growth.” Spring 2021
“This was likely the most beneficial class in my graduate studies. The material was broad enough that it encouraged independent research, but detailed enough so that I understood its importance and potential. The class was demanding, which challenged me to grow immensely during the semester.” Fall 2020
“This course opened my eyes to the tools I can use to get to know myself, the team, and the company - something that continually needs time for rethinking. The class showed me I really needed think about my "BIG WHY" and what drives me. I really enjoyed the time spent learning about myself.” Fall 2020
“The content was so essential not just for career advancement as a Project Manager, but also for growth and improvement as an individual.” Fall 2020
“I liked that this course taught me a lot about myself and the complexities of a person. The course was challenging and required a lot of time but I did get a lot out of it. The Professor was always willing and able to speak outside of class whenever there were challenges or need for further clarification.” Fall 2020
“All of the topics we learned - the group breakouts, case studies, readings - everything was very informational and life changing.” Fall 2020

Book^*

Developing Management Skills 9th Edition By David A. Whetten and Kim S. Cameron

Schedule

Offered: Spring Online^*

Week 1Course introduction

Overview
Business case for the semester
Creating class culture

Week 2Know yourself, know others

Value of Self awareness
Personality & PM styles
Strengths & strengths based managment

Week 3Know yourself, know others

Attitudes towards change
Stress and coping skills
Power of full engagement

Week 4Know yourself, know others

Optimism & pessimism
Psychological capital
Emotional intelligence
Personal assessment of management skills

Week 5Creating great teams

Foundations of great teams
Stages of team formation
Forming teams using strengths
Team dynamics

Week 6Motivation

Motivation theory
What motivates you
Creating durable motivation

Week 7Employee engagement

Models & business impact
Assessing employee engagement
Building employee engagement

Week 8Communications

Communications model
Building dialog
Meetings & written reports
Communications & type

Week 9Change, conflict, creativity

Managing conflict
Enhancing creativity
Modeling change

Week 10Goals & performance feedback

Set motivating goals
Performance appraisal
Performance feedback

Week 11Values, culture, & ethical behavior

Understanding your values
Understanding & creating culture
Courage to be ethical

Week 12Special TopicsWeek 13Special TopicsWeek 14Final Review

^*All course content, including schedule, topics, and books are subject to change semester-to-semester. Course costs are dependent on students' individual situations, including but not limited to, online vs on-campus enrollment, in-state vs out-of-state enrollment, and scholarships. Not all books on this page may be required readings and additional readings may be assigned. Please check the UMD Schedule of Classes for most up to date semester offerings. Instructors give students specific semester details once they are enrolled.

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Why ENCE 665

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Book*

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