Professionals Prepare for the Next Economy At UC Berkeley Extension.Business/News Editors BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2002 What does business want? In these leaner times, businesses want to maximize the efficiency and productivity of core staff, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. students flocking to project management courses at UC Berkeley Extension this fall. Overflowing o·ver·flow v. o·ver·flowed, o·ver·flow·ing, o·ver·flows v.intr. 1. To flow or run over the top, brim, or banks. 2. To be filled beyond capacity, as a container or waterway. 3. enrollment in the project management certificate program the last two terms have led Extension's business and management department to schedule additional courses for fall and to launch an intensive, accelerated six-month program as an alternative to the standard 12-month course of study. The project management program teaches professionals to deliver jobs on-time and on budget, passing on the skills necessary to juggle multiple projects and keep on top of schedules and vendors, all the while eyeing the bottom line and maintaining quality control -- no easy task. Students receive practical step-by-step instruction in how to develop and refine their abilities to plan, manage risk and lead a project team, and how to apply these techniques to everyday situations. "Our students say it gives them an edge at work over co-workers who might appear to be less disciplined," said business and management chair Bev Olivier, "and that gives them an added sense of confidence and security as well as bolstering their management skills." Students find the instruction applies to a wide range of fields, including finance, software development, engineering and construction, and participants plan their own projects throughout the program. The program uses case studies from a variety of fields and emphasizes quantitative tools such as networking, barcharting, computerized computerized adapted for analysis, storage and retrieval on a computer. computerized axial tomography see computed tomography. scheduling and strategic resource allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs . Extension's project management certificate program debuted in 1991, and though it has remained steadily enrolled for years, enrollment has boosted dramatically since last fall. The certificate program consists of six courses. Students generally complete the standard program in around 12 months. The accelerated program is scheduled so that students interested in intensive study can earn their certificate in half the time. "It's not for the timid timid, adj in Chinese medicine, pertaining to inadequate energy needed to face and overcome obstacles. ," advised Martha Haywood, an instructor in the program. An electrical engineer by training, Haywood has managed projects for such firms as Cisco, Disney and Hewlett-Packard, and was recognized by UC Berkeley Extension as one of this year's eight Honored Instructors. This fall, a free career night information session offers students the chance to meet instructors and staff and ask questions to see what program might best match their needs. The career night will be held Mon., Sept. 9, 6-8 p.m., at the UC Berkeley Extension International Center, 2222 Harold Way, in downtown Berkeley Downtown Berkeley is the central district of the city of Berkeley, California, United States, centered around the intersection of Shattuck Avenue and Center Street, and extending north to Hearst Avenue, south to Dwight Way, west to Martin Luther King Jr. (two blocks from BART). There is no charge nor any obligation to enroll. The first project management course begins on Sept. 5 in downtown San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Courses are also offered in Berkeley, San Ramon San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
The initial response to the accelerated project management program has been so positive that accelerated programs are being devised for the marketing certificate program as well. Extension's accelerated programs in high technology, developed during the boom years, served as models for the program. The accelerated high-technology programs, such as Java FastTrack, enables dedicated students to earn certification in three months. UC Berkeley Extension was founded in 1891 as the continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). branch of the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . Today Extension offers more than 3,000 courses each year, including online courses, along with more than 35 certificate programs and customized contract training. Extension hosts free career nights this fall for programs ranging from art studio to telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. . For a free UC Berkeley Extension fall catalog, call toll-free 1-888-UC-SMART (888/827-6278) or visit Extension's Web site at www.unex.berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley Extension press releases are online at www.unex.berkeley.edu. |
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