Explore Applied
Project Management - 100% online!

• Prepare for PMP® certification
• 100% online format—study day or night
• Program based on the international PMBOK® Guide
• Courses created by academic and industry experts
• Coursework can be directly applied to workplace projects
• Next term starts in July 2013

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Professional Insight

Meet the University of Adelaide Staff

Dedicated to the career success of all students in the project management program, the University of Adelaide staff comprise knowledgeable and caring members who prepare you for real-world scenarios. This devoted team of professors, operating in the Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences department, combines industry insight with an interactive online curriculum, ensuring that students receive a unique, relevant education.

The staff of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences provides high-quality teaching and research in strategically chosen areas of study. Members of this staff are highly regarded by employers and have been successful in a variety of areas. Theyare leaders in their disciplines, staff who actively contribute to real-world problems through consulting and advanced fundamental and applied research.

The staff has close links with industry, and its research is well supported by grants and contracts from both government and the private sector. Many of its technological breakthroughs form the basis of independent companies with University shareholding or joint venture agreements with industry both in Australia and overseas.

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  Vernon Ireland

  Program Director
  Project Management

  Professor Vernon Ireland has been Director of Project Management and Industry Programs for the University of Adelaide's ECIC since 2003. Project Management programs currently have over 200 students enrolled and over the past two years over one hundred students have successfully graduated.

  Professor Ireland's expertise is project management and the processes which organisations employ to ensure corporate goals are achieved through projects. With a PhD in Project Management, Professor Ireland is also a Past-President of the Sydney Division of the Engineers Australia.

The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC)

The ECIC is a centre for excellence, where imagination, creativity and knowledge produce innovative outcomes.

The ECIC’s mission is to foster innovation through entrepreneurship, commercialisation and project management research, teaching and community and industry engagement activities.

The ECIC is all about helping individuals make a difference – to create wealth in the form of economic growth and social advancement for companies and communities.

Programs and Courses

The ECIC’s programs and courses are designed to assist individuals in achieving personal growth and professional goals. Experienced Academic Directors within the ECIC deliver a comprehensive suite of flexible programs in the following disciplines:

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Project Management
• Science and Technology Commercialisation

Research Excellence

The ECIC is committed to research excellence and has cultivated a strong and diverse research program with a range of options for people wishing to undertake research-based projects or PhD studies.

Industry and Community Engagement

Our industry and community engagement initiatives include our student business planning competition the Entrepreneurs' Challenge (eChallenge), and our Thebarton Student Entrepreneurial Incubator (ThIncLab).