ECE 583 Electric Power Engineering Practicum I

3 Credit Hours

This course will provide general coverage of project management and system engineering principles in a wide range of project management applications from concept through termination. The course will also introduce basic communication skills both oral and writing, and provide practical integration of those skills in project management reports and presentations. Restricted to Master of Science in Electric Power Systems Engineering.

Prerequisite

Graduate Standing in Master of Science in Electric Power Systems Engineering (MS-EPSE) Program.

Course Objectives

• Provide students with a basic understanding of project management principles and practices.
• Apply Systems Engineering concepts and tools in a project management context.
• Deliver professional skills that will allow students to develop, execute, and control a project plan, function effectively on a project team and function more effectively as a project manager.
• Improve the student’s ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Course Requirements

Midterm Report			25%
Final Capstone Project Plan			40%
Lecture Assignments			35%

Textbook

No textbook required.

Updated 10/07/2020