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Courses - January 2026

Level 1

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Conestoga 101
CON0101

Description: This self-directed course focuses on introducing new students to the supports, services, and opportunities available at Conestoga College. By the end of this course, students will understand the academic expectations of the Conestoga learning environment, as well as the supports available to ensure their academic success. Students will also be able to identify on-campus services that support their health and wellness, and explore ways to get actively involved in the Conestoga community through co-curricular learning opportunities.
  • Hours: 1
  • Credits: 0
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Introduction to Project Management
MGMT8300

Description: This course provides the practical knowledge to prepare for starting and completing a project successfully. It will cover the components and tasks related to complex projects that often involve multiple functional teams and departments. You will explore how the knowledge areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) are applied during each phase of a project's life cycle as well as the processes related to successful project management. An overview of status reporting and the use of MS Project will be covered. This knowledge will help establish priorities and effectively manage your projects. It will be of particular interest to those students who have a long-term goal of attaining the Project Management Professional (PMP)® designation certified by the Project Management Institute.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Project Planning - Scope and Quality
MGMT8310

Description:

Project managers need to ensure that the scope of the project is effectively managed from concept through to implementation. This course will focus on all aspects of scope management, including the link to company strategy, concept development, business case, contract management, requirements gathering, work breakdown, scope definition, and scope control. Directly related is the need to ensure that the project implements the scope as intended. Quality management techniques will be studied in detail.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Stakeholder Management
MGMT8322

Description:

In the past few years, today’s world has evolved by using technology to communicate effectively with stakeholders. Hybrid and remote work has changed the culture of organizations and processes regarding stakeholder management. Employers will be looking for employees well versed in collaborative tools to facilitate effective presentations and meetings. Students will simulate specific situational applications of effectual communication skills in stakeholder change management. This approach to communication and presentation skills will address written, spoken, and electronic modes—non-verbal communication and body language, to foster business-appropriate competencies for the professional.

  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
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Business Operations
MGMT8342

Description:
  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
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Project Management Communications and Technology
MGMT8615

Description:

Effective project management hinges on robust communication strategies and the strategic use of technology. This course is designed to provide students with a focused and practical understanding of how to leverage modern technology and communication tools to streamline project workflows, enhance team collaboration, and drive project success.

  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
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Agile Project Delivery
MGMT8755

Description:

Whether you're an aspiring project manager or a professional seeking to enhance your project management capabilities, this course provides a practical foundation for successful project execution and completion.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Level 2

Course details

Project Leadership and Team Management
MGMT8295

Description: Project leaders need to recruit, orient, maintain and motivate individuals and teams as part of their business strategies. This course will compare leadership theories and practices as they apply to the field of project management. Students will also learn how to create and manage teams, along with tactics to facilitate constructive problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Projecting Planning - Schedule and Budget
MGMT8362

Description:
  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
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Project Risk and Issues Management
MGMT8370

Description:

This course builds on the knowledge acquired in the introductory Project Management course. Students will learn a structured multi-tiered approach that can be used to identify the different types of risks associated with projects such as technical, time, costs, quality and others. Students will learn to communicate risks effectively and share the responsibility of managing risks with team members, customers and management. Students will develop creative thinking skills and problem solving skills in the context of dealing with issues encountered while managing a project.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Applied Project
MGMT8635

Description:

This course will include an extensive project management initiative. A comprehensive business case outlining a project to be implemented will be developed and evaluated.

  • Hours: 56
  • Credits: 4
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Electives: Program Option
Student must pass 2 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options

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Please note that all courses may not be offered in all semesters. Go to your student portal for full timetabling details under "My Courses".

Advanced Project Planning and Control
MGMT8400

Description: This course will cover advanced topics in project planning and control, which are either not covered or very briefly covered in the introductory Project Management course. Topics will focus on four main areas: project governance, procurement of goods and services, earned value management and project management software.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Project Management - Capstone
MGMT8460

Description: This course prepares the learner to write the (PMI) ® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) ® certification exam. This exam is a valuable entry-level certification for project practitioners. Designed for those with little or no project experience, the CAPM® demonstrates your understanding of the fundamental knowledge, terminology and processes of effective project management.
  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Project Management Technology
MGMT8565

Description:

This course provides an overview of how technology plays a supporting role in many project management areas where software plays a supporting role. Students will build knowledge of project management software options, beyond MS Project.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Project Management in Industries
MGMT8655

Description:

This course will review how project management varies in some key industries such as health care. Industries by necessity adapt project management tools.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Project Procurement
MGMT8675

Description:

Students will build knowledge of the processes and support project teams use to obtain goods and services. Students will learn how project teams find and approach potential suppliers. In addition, students will learn how to decide on the right suppliers and manage relationships throughout the engagement.Students will build knowledge of the processes and support project teams use to obtain goods and services. Students will learn how project teams find and approach potential suppliers. In addition, students will learn how to decide on the right suppliers and manage relationships throughout the engagement.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Agile Coaching and Transformation
MGMT8705

Description:

This course will provide insights into why agile delivery can be a significant advantage to companies in the current business environment. You will learn what it means to be an agile enterprise and will explore the agile coach’s role in supporting the people, process, and organizational structure in the transformation towards greater agile maturity and mindset. Through the exploration of theory, relevant case studies, and classroom discussions, you will study ways to enhance the company’s agility by applying practical coaching tools and strategies. The course content highlights the essential dimensions of developing agile maturity while differentiating various scaling models that chart a roadmap to successful transformation. This course aligns well with students interested in becoming familiar with how Agile works at scale or want to pursue a career as an Agile coach.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
  • Pre-Requisites: MGMT8755
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Change Management and Project Implementation
MGMT8715

Description:

Project implementation can mean significant changes to stakeholders. This course will teach students how to manage the implementation of changes and minimize the disruption to stakeholders.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Agile Product Ownership
MGMT8725

Description:

A product owner bridges business strategy and product delivery and decides what the Agile team will build next to deliver the most value to the customer. In this course, you will learn about the product owner's role, leadership traits, and responsibilities. You will discover how to align the team around the product vision and develop techniques to refine and prioritize a product backlog and user stories. You will explore release planning processes and discover approaches to interact with stakeholders, customers, and agile team members to provide more value to the product being delivered. This course aligns well with students who want to pursue a career as a Product Owner or expand their knowledge of agile roles and processes.

  • Hours: 42
  • Credits: 3
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Program outcomes

  1. Manage the scope, cost, timing and quality of a project including the project success as defined by the project stakeholders.
  2. Align a project to an organization's strategic plans and business justification throughout the lifecycle.
  3. Establish project goals, constraints, deliverables, performance criteria, control needs, and resource requirements in consultation with stakeholders.
  4. Perform tasks with professionalism, ethics, and integrity to work effectively as a project leader and role model to teams.
  5. Adapt projects in response to issues that arise both internally and externally to an organization.
  6. Integrate inclusive practices to support and promote equity, participation, and collaboration of diverse stakeholders when managing projects.
  7. Utilize technology tools for communication, collaboration, information management, and decision support.
  8. Determine the most appropriate project methodology, such as Agile or Waterfall, and implement the relevant framework to effectively manage projects throughout their lifecycle.
  9. Apply appropriate legal and ethical standards to the execution and management of a project.
  10. Facilitate effective communication to produce high-quality business documents that integrate project management terminologies to support project outcomes.
  11. Recognize the importance of project objectives and outcomes that consider an inclusive and a sustainable global economy, to support alignment with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).