Human Factors and Team Dynamics for Project Management

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San Francisco, Thurs. Feb. 14, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

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• 15 meetings
• Feb. 14 to May 23: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm
• San Francisco: Room 808, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
• $850 (EDP 316141)

Jim O'Donnell, M.B.A., has an extensive background in managing sales and marketing projects at high-tech companies, including Infortext Systems. He is director of instructional design at MSI Learning, where he manages the development of online project management content. He has designed instruction for secondary and adult education.

Textbook(s) for this course: Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence
Author: David Keirsey
Publisher: Prometheus Nemesis Book Co
Publication Year: 1998
ISBN: 1885705026

San Francisco, Sun. Feb. 24, 8:30 am, 6 meetings

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• 6 meetings
• Feb. 24 to April 7: Sun., 8:30 am-5 pm (no meeting March 31)
• San Francisco: Room 206, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
• $850 (EDP 316158)

Ali Aiyed, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., PMP, is an information technology manager with Bayer Corp. in Berkeley. Aiyed's expertise is in large and complex IT infrastructure projects, focusing on acquisition and divestiture projects and communications in the global environment and across cultures.

Textbook(s) for this course: Note: Kindle edition is fine
Introduction to Type and Teams
Author: Katherine Hirsh, Elizabeth Hirsh, Sandra Krebs Hirsh
Publisher: CPP, Inc.
Edition: 2 edition
Publication Year: 2011
ISBN: B005KMB6CY

Online, Tues. March 5

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• Online course: Internet access required
• March 5 to April 30
• $900 (EDP 846683)

Catherine McKnight, M.A., is a trainer and group facilitator with specialized skills in interviewing, group facilitation, interpersonal communication and group dynamics. She has experience providing holistic coaching and alternative dispute resolution counseling and has been teaching at UC Berkeley Extension Online since 2000.

Textbook(s) for this course: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Edition: 4th
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 1933890517

AND Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Author: Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, Bruce Patton
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Year: 2011
ISBN: 0143118757

AND The Team Handbook
Author: Peter R. Scholtes, Brian L. Joiner, and Barbara J. Streibel
Publisher: Oriel Incorporated
Edition: 3rd
Publication Year: 2003
ISBN: 1884731260

Berkeley, Fri. April 5, 8:30 am, 6 meetings

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• 6 meetings
• April 5 to May 10: Fri., 8:30 am-5 pm
• Berkeley: Room 202, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
• $850 (EDP 316166)

Lisa Bausell, M.B.A., PMP, has more than 20 years of IT project experience on business, infrastructure and disaster recovery projects. Her experience includes responsibility for both a corporate project management office and an IT vendor management office.

Textbook(s) for this course: Human Factors in Project Management
Author: Zachary Wong
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, an imprint of Wiley
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 0787996297

X469.2 (3 semester units in Business Administration)

45 pdu: PMI provider 1173

A requirement in the Certificate Program in Project Management and in the Professional Sequence in Project Human Resource Management

Learn the leadership and communication skills to support quality management in your organization. Through team-based projects, learn how to master the most difficult aspects of quality management. Discover how quality management ensures that concepts—such as teamwork, employee empowerment and continuous improvement—don’t degenerate into buzzwords that increase cynicism and decrease employees’ responsiveness to organizational goals.

Prerequisite: Project Management X470

Future-Term Courses and Enrollments

Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.

• Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
• Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
• Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.

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Sections Closed for Enrollment:

Online, Tues. Sept. 11

• Online course: Internet access required
• Sept. 11 to Dec. 4
• $900 (EDP 848705)

Catherine McKnight, M.A., is a trainer and group facilitator with specialized skills in interviewing, group facilitation, interpersonal communication and group dynamics. She has experience providing holistic coaching and alternative dispute resolution counseling and has been teaching at UC Berkeley Extension Online since 2000.

San Francisco, Wed. Sept. 12, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

• 15 meetings
• Sept. 12 to Dec. 19: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm
• San Francisco: Room 809, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
• $850 (EDP 308924)

Jim O'Donnell, M.B.A., has an extensive background in managing sales and marketing projects at high-tech companies, including Infortext Systems. He is director of instructional design at MSI Learning, where he manages the development of online project management content. He has designed instruction for secondary and adult education.

Online, Thurs. Oct. 25

NOTE: This section is temporarily closed. Please notify me when this section opens.

• Online course: Internet access required
• Oct. 25 to Dec. 20
• $900 (EDP 848713) Eight-week accelerated format

Catherine McKnight, M.A., is a trainer and group facilitator with specialized skills in interviewing, group facilitation, interpersonal communication and group dynamics. She has experience providing holistic coaching and alternative dispute resolution counseling and has been teaching at UC Berkeley Extension Online since 2000.

San Francisco, Sat. Nov. 3, 8:30 am, 6 meetings

Revised class schedule.

• 6 meetings
• Nov. 3 to Dec. 15: Sat., 8:30 am-5 pm (no meetings Nov. 22 and Nov. 24) (revised)
• San Francisco: Room 815B, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
• $850 (EDP 318915) Note: Only class on Nov. 3 meets in 815B; all others will meet in room 811.

Ali Aiyed, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., PMP, is an information technology manager with Bayer Corp. in Berkeley. Aiyed's expertise is in large and complex IT infrastructure projects, focusing on acquisition and divestiture projects and communications in the global environment and across cultures.

Online, Thurs. Jan. 3

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• Online course: Internet access required
• Jan. 3 to Feb. 28
• $900 (EDP 846667)

Alex Brown, PMP, IPMA-C, president and owner of Real-Life Projects Inc., provides advice and training to companies focused on improving processes and controls in project management.

Online, Tues. Jan. 15

• Online course: Internet access required
• Jan. 15 to April 9
• $900 (EDP 846675)

Catherine McKnight, M.A., is a trainer and group facilitator with specialized skills in interviewing, group facilitation, interpersonal communication and group dynamics. She has experience providing holistic coaching and alternative dispute resolution counseling and has been teaching at UC Berkeley Extension Online since 2000.

Berkeley, Sat. Jan. 26, 8:30 am, 6 meetings

Revised class schedule.

• 6 meetings
• Jan. 26 to March 16: Sat., 8:30 am-5 pm (no meetings Feb. 16 and March 23) (revised)
• Berkeley: Room 207, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
• $850 (EDP 316133) Note: Class on March 16 meets in room 208.

Zachary Wong, Ph.D., Extension Honored Instructor, is an accomplished author and instructor of human factors and manager of high-performing teams for more than 30 years. Previously, Wong was a senior manager at Chevron with positions in research and technology; strategic planning; business analysis; health, environment and safety; mergers and acquisitions; and risk assessment. He is also an adjunct professor at UC Davis.