Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Project Management Associate
Career Cluster:	Information Technology

CCC	
CIP Number	0511100501	
Program Type	College Credit	
Standard Length	12 credit hours 	
CTSO	PBL, BPA 	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	Assignment pending.	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose

This certificate is part of the Technology Project Management AS degree program (1511100509). 

A College Credit Certificate consists of a program of instruction of less than sixty (60) credits of college-level courses, which is part of an AS or AAS degree program and prepares students for entry into employment (Rule 6A-14.030, F.A.C.).

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers such as project managers and professionals incorporating IT project management strategies in their business activities in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and  competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to balance of business and technology components and allows the student to gain additional skills in the area of Project Management.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Project costs and budgeting. 
02.0	Fundamentals of project management.
03.0	Full project life cycle and various project management processes.
04.0	Define stakeholder expectations and initiate a project successfully.
05.0	Create a comprehensive project plan.
06.0	Work in teams, manage team members, and interact with stakeholders.
07.0	Plan and monitor project budget and schedule.
08.0	Basic tools and techniques of managing project quality and risk.
09.0	Principles of identifying, developing, and managing resources.
10.0	Navigating a project experiencing scope, resource, and scheduling constraints through effective communication.
11.0	Technical and human aspects of project control, with a focus on change control.
12.0	Contextual relationship between the project and the organization that hosts the project.
13.0	Ethical considerations in every aspect of a project’s operations.

Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Project Management Associate
CIP Number:		0511100501
Program Length:	12 credit hours
SOC Code(s):		

This certificate is part of the Technology Project Management AS degree program (1511100509). At the completion of this program, the student will be able to:	
01.0	Project costs and budgeting.  The student will be able to:	
01.01	Demonstrate an understanding of the basic accounting principles and practices.	
01.02	Demonstrate an understanding of budgeting.	
01.03	Demonstrate an understanding of costing.  	
01.04	Identify fundamental financial analysis concepts.  	
01.05	Describe financial analysis tools.  	
01.06	Understand and interpret financial reports.  	
02.0	
Fundamentals of project management.  The student will be able to:	
02.01	Describe the importance of PM in the context of various organizational cultures and strategies, and summarize the typical components of the PM system and the processes that are considered essential to any project.	
02.02	Select and describe an appropriate PM strategy for a new project that can meet stakeholder expectations in a given organizational context.	
03.0	
Full project life cycle and various project management processes.  The student will be able to:	
03.01	List and describe the project phases that make up a typical project, and summarize PM processes that occur within each.	
03.02	Describe the typical PM process documentation and PM deliverables that are produced by project managers in each project phase.	
04.0	Define stakeholder expectations and initiate a project successfully.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Given an organizational context, project objectives, and recommended strategy, develop a sequence of categorized PM processes and activities that will meet stakeholder expectations.	
04.02	Create, or identify, a project charter and its primary components, including writing a concise statement of business needs that the project will address.	
05.0	Create a comprehensive project plan.  The student will be able to:	
05.01	Develop a PM plan that documents the actions necessary to define, coordinate, and measure all project activities, and to ensure control and management of costs and changes to the project.	
05.02	Describe the components of the project plan and the interactions of the various processes of the project plan with other processes in the PM system.	
06.0	Work in teams, manage team members, and interact with stakeholders.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Select appropriate communication tools and methods to communicate with identified stakeholders, including commonly used templates for communication activities such as status reporting, issues tracking, change control, and project reviews.	
06.02	Understand sources of conflict and, given a specific challenge, apply a problem‐solving process that focuses on confronting and resolving the problem.	
07.0	Plan and monitor project budget and schedule.  The student will be able to:	
07.01	Identify necessary labor and material resources, including contracted resources, and estimate how many units of each are required to meet project expectations.	
07.02	Describe the fundamental types of time- and cost‐estimating approaches and how these are best related to the time line of the project, becoming more specific as more information is known about project requirements, risks, and activities.	
08.0	Basic tools and techniques of managing project quality and risk.  The student will be able to:	
08.01	Given a specific project context and plan, identify potential project risks and/or opportunities, evaluate each according to criteria for impact on the project, and document them in a prioritized risk register.	
08.02	Demonstrate knowledge of the core quality processes and explain the role of each process in planning and managing projects.	
09.0	Principles of identifying, developing, and managing resources.  The student will be able to:	
09.01	Demonstrate how teams are assigned and formed, and describe the stages of team development.	
09.02	Enhance team capability after assessing personal strengths and weaknesses, and develop skills to manage a team and lead others.	
10.0	Navigating a project experiencing scope, resource, and scheduling constraints through effective communication.  The student will be able to:	
10.01	Demonstrate ability to optimize the project schedule by allocating resources to the critical path.	
10.02	Demonstrate ability to optimize schedules to maximize efficiency.	
11.0	Technical and human aspects of project control, with a focus on change control.  The student will be able to:	
11.01	Demonstrate knowledge of how changes to project scope may affect the project’s schedule, cost, and quality, and how to evaluate the impact and recommend a solution that produces the desired project product.	
11.02	Describe how to monitor and control variances as they pertain to project cost, schedule, scope, and quality, and how to formally communicate such variances to the stakeholder.	
12.0	Contextual relationship between the project and the organization that hosts the project.  The student will be able to:	
12.01	Describe how to manage a project in a matrix organizational structure, and illustrate how to successfully deliver a project when the PM might not be sufficiently empowered.	
12.02	Demonstrate knowledge of key linkages between organizational and project‐level issues, including decision making, motivation, and project roles.	
12.03	Demonstrate knowledge and skills in procurement, supply‐chain management, finance, cost management, and other business aspects of projects.	
13.0	Ethical considerations in every aspect of a project’s operations.  The student will be able to:	
13.01	Given a case study scenario involving ethical considerations, demonstrate how a project can be executed according to the standards of the organization hosting the project.	
13.02	Demonstrate knowledge of situations involving unethical project activities, and best practices for whistle blowing and ethical decision making.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) and Business Professionals of America (BPA) are the intercurricular career and technical student organization(s) providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors.  Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed.  Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems.  Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Additional Resources

For additional information regarding articulation agreements, Bright Futures Scholarships, Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit and Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses please refer to:
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml