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Diploma in project management

  • 30-07-2008 07:50PM
    #1
    turi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi, I searched on the forum, but couldn't find what I'm interested in.
    I'm looking forward in doing a course in project managemnt,
    I checked at the dublin business school, it's a partime evening class, has anyone done it?
    I was thinking the prince2 as an option.
    Thanks in advance for your help and recommendation.


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  • #2
    siochain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭siochain


    ul do a distance learning PM diploma course,


  • #3
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 19,021 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Prince2 might be worth a look at too.


  • #4
    ENEMEV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭ENEMEV


    turi wrote: »
    Hi, I searched on the forum, but couldn't find what I'm interested in.
    I'm looking forward in doing a course in project managemnt,
    I checked at the dublin business school, it's a partime evening class, has anyone done it?
    I was thinking the prince2 as an option.
    Thanks in advance for your help and recommendation.

    I was going to to this one with the CMI
    Advanced Diploma in Project Management (ADV.DIP.PM)
    http://www.cmi-ireland.com/dipl_project_management.html

    Looks okay in my opinion, PMI approved and its a feeder to the PMI 16 week course the
    Project Management professional (PMP®) & Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) course

    anyone done this or can recommend it ?


  • #5
    turi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭turi


    Thanks for the link, I'll give a look


  • #6
    petergfiffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 234 ✭✭petergfiffin


    I did the one in DBS, it's 100% geared towards the PMP certification and it's only 6 months so it was perfect for me. Didn't find it overly taxing but the PMP exams (you have to do them seperately) were stiff enough


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  • #7
    pmhut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭pmhut


    Hi,

    1. Have you thought about getting the degree online?
    2. Have you thought about volunteering somewhere to get free Project Management experience?

    The reason for the second question is that most (if not all) companies won't hire a Project Manager fresh from school. You have to have the experience first, and then you go to school in order to build on your experience and increase your salary.

    I don't think you'll be able to apply for a PRINCE2 certificate because you have to have a previous experience in Project Management prior to applying. Same thing is for PMP (although PRINCE2 is the dominant in Europe).

    Project Management - PM Hut


  • #8
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    I've done the part time diploma with DBS, found it very good and has helped me get a new better paid job, I'm in the IT industry.

    Well recommended.


  • #9
    Archu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Archu


    www.itb.ie

    ITB act as satellite center for UL's Diploma and Master in PM

    They also offer their own evening FETAC approved course - well worth a look
    Six modules, three a term, taken as you like

    Next enrollment is January (?)


  • #10
    philidub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 97 ✭✭philidub


    I would like to do a degree to have one on my cv because I dont have one.

    Is there any part time PM degree degree you can do in Dublin?


    I want to be a pm and work in different sectors so dont necessarily want to do a specific degree, ie business or engineering. Ideally I would like to do a pure pm degree but dont think that is possible. Something split say three ways between IT/Finance/PM, IT and finance being areas that interest me.

    Thanks in advance.

    Edit: I have done the PM course in DBS


  • #11
    gagalina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭gagalina


    PM course in Blanch was not run this October due to not enough people signing up... Not sure what the story for January will be. I thought the course sounded quite good.

    The course in DBS was also not run due to not enough people signing up...

    My last option was CMI and so far I would not recommend it... It's only 3 hours a week, so not that bad, but I find the 3 lectures quite confusing in regards to hand-outs, their "lecures/presentations" and what what they talk about will have to do with the exams...
    I guess if I find that they prepare us well for the exams, I might get a bit happier about the course, but at the moment a bit dissapointed...


    Gagalina


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  • #12
    siochain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,548 ✭✭✭siochain


    diploma or masters part-time or distance http://www.cpm.ul.ie/


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