Introduction to Management of Scientific and Engineering Projects

In this course, students become familiar with formal approaches to management of scientific, R&D and engineering projects. They learn how to formulate clear objectives for the project, organize communication between project’s participants, formulate requirements, design implementation of the project, establish quality control, identify and weigh risks. They will also be introduced to financial aspects of project management such as investment decision rules, fundamentals of capital budgeting and cash flow analysis.