Volume X - Issue II - February 2008
PM Education News
UT Dallas graduates 29 with Masters Degrees Reported by A Matt Piazza in North Texas The University of Texas at Dallas held its commencement ceremonies on December 14, 2007, at the UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas, with 29 students graduating with degrees from the UT Dallas Graduate Program in Project Management; 27 graduated with Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Project Management and 2 graduated with Masters of Science (MS) in Project Management. This group was one of the largest graduating classes in the history of the UT Dallas Project Management Program and marked a major milestone, the end of the 10th calendar year of the program.
Altogether, there are 77 students currently enrolled in the program, with another 40-45 being added each year. The MS degree requires 39 semester credits and the MBA 53 whether online or on campus. The first year is devoted to 21 credits of Project Management studies, including methodology and Interpersonal skills such as leadership, management, negotiation, The second year is devoted to Statistics, MIS, Business Economics, Financial and Managerial accounting and an International study tour. Students may stop here with the Master of Science in Management. The next phase earns them the MBA, and consists of Global Economy, Operations Management, Finance, Marketing and Strategic Management. A total of 21 professors / instructors participate in the program. Some highlights of the program, according to James Joiner, program director at UT Dallas, include:
According to John Baley (pictured), immediate past president of the PMI Dallas Chapter and current Regional Mentor for PMI, who was among the graduates, “The international trip was probably the biggest highlight of the entire MBA program. I enjoyed the classroom atmosphere, but visiting a different country and seeing the different business perspectives was enlightening.” As for challenges, he added, “There were a lot of team assignments, and the biggest challenge was getting 2 to 4 others on the team to participate in meetings, calls and work. This is similar to what a PM deals with every day, but the difference is that in a project team, there is the matter of salary, and in the class team there is not.” When asked how it felt to graduate, John stated, “I am glad to have graduated and while I do not feel any different, I am already seeing the benefits of the diploma. In my current position, I am looked at as more in the know on business discussions. And having completed the program, I am now able to spend more volunteer time for PMI, time that I did not have available for the past 28 months.”
The Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education center in the School of Management, students have the option of earning a Graduate Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master of Business Administration degree with project management emphasis. The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. Delivered both on campus and online, the program attracts students from across the United States and around the world. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project/. Professor Hubert Vaughan in China named International Professor Hubert Vaughan, professor of project management in the Institute of International Engineering Project Management at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China has been named an International Editorial Advisor for PM World Today, the online project management eJournal published by PMForum, Inc.
Professor Hubert Vaughan is a graduate of Melbourne University in Australia, with an MBA from York University in Canada. Currently he is a Professor at the Institute of International Engineering Project Management of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He also teaches program and project management at the Graduate School of the China Academy of Science; the Software College of Beijing University of Astronautics and Aeronautics; the Software College of Nankai University, and the School of Software Engineering of the Harbin Institute of Technology. Apart from his teaching engagements, Hubert also acts as consultant for numerous State Owned Organizations in China. He is currently a program consultant for the China Galileo Navigation Satellite Program, an Advisor to the Jiangsu Provincial Transportation Technology Institute on Project Management, a Program Management Consultant to the 2010 Shanghai Expo, and most recently the Program Planner for the First Aviation Institute of China. Professor Vaughan commenced his career with National Mutual Insurance in the field of Information Technology in 1972. During the last 30+ years, he has served a number of International Organizations around the world, including IBM, DEC, Unisys, Tandem, Cable & Wireless, Bell Canada, ANZ Banking Group and Bank of Montreal, holding senior management positions in Technology related services. His career has covered the five major continents; he has lived and worked in Australia, the USA, Canada, Latin American countries, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Germany. Hew was once based in London, covering the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Hubert’s career has included software development, professional services, technology consulting, project/program management, strategic planning as well as business development. He has held senior positions as Director, Assistant Vice President, and Vice President in various global locations. Hubert is also a committee member of PMI’s CGC’s Program Management Credentialing Committee.The Institute of International Engineering Project Management (IIEPM) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, was founded in November 2001. It provides engineering management research, and consulting services to governmental bodies and corporations. IIEPM aims to become a research, consulting and training base which will help advance project management standards in China and raise the competitiveness of China's industries and companies to international levels.
Tsinghua University was established in 1911 and is recognized globally for academic excellence. At the end of 2000, Tsinghua University had eight colleges and 43 departments, 44 research institutes, nine engineering research centers, and 163 laboratories, including 15 national key laboratories. The university offers 37 bachelor's degree programs, 107 master's degree programs and 64 Ph.D. programs. The university's motto of "Self-discipline and Social Commitment" has inspired many generations of Tsinghua teachers and students to contribute toward the prosperity of China. Now, striving to build Tsinghua University into a world-class university by its 100th anniversary in 2011 has become the objective of each member of the teaching staff and the student body. http://pm.tsinghua.edu.cn.Professor Vaughan lives in Beijing, China and can be contacted at hubertvaughan@pm.tsinghua.edu.cn. The PMForum team welcomes Professor Hubert Vaughan to the International Editorial Advisory Council for PM World Today.The PM World Today International Editorial Advisory Council includes representatives from some of the world’s leading universities that offer graduate programs in project management. Each representative is a full professor or head of department, and is well known in his or her respective country’s project management academic community. Additional information about the PMWT International Editorial Advisory Council can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/editorial_advisors.htm.
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and continues to be one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum, Inc. is a company formed to operate and administer the pmforum.org website. PMForum also produces the monthly online PM World Today eJournal where articles, case studies, papers and viewpoints by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net. Examples of PMForum partnering efforts and media coverage can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm. Places taken for APM Student Activity Weekend 2008 Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK
APM’s popular Student Weekend now has a full roster of teams for the popular eventsponsored by BAE Systems. Student Weekend runs from the 18th to 20th April.
Full details about the event can be found at www.Apm.org.ukStudentWeekend.asp in the 'Membership' section of the website.
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Some of the graduates afterwards
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