Project Management Principles for Engineers: A Course Module

Project engineers should have the appropriate technical and non-technical soft skills to produce the desired project outcomes. The Project Management Institute's Standard for Project Management in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ®) Guide – Seventh Edition includes 12 principles to guide the behaviors of project practitioners toward successful project deliveries that create value. Introducing the project management principles to engineering students will enhance their career skills by guiding the behaviors in future project environments. This one-week module was created to better equip engineering students with project management competencies within an undergraduate three-credit hour project management career skills course. The module includes a lecture on the 12 guiding principles from the PMBOK ® Guide – Seventh Edition, a case study, a homework assignment, and an exam essay question. The module can be modified for a graduate-level course.