Overview
Diploma in Project Planning and Management
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Diploma in Project Planning and Management prepares undergraduate students for careers in project planning and management in both public and private sectors of the economy and also forms the foundation for undergraduate degrees in relevant fields. It also provides an avenue for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the objectives of Vision 2030 for national development. This programme is highly relevant in all areas of management in organisations as it meets the needs for upcoming managers or those who need specific skills in the management of projects. The programme intends to offer education and training in project planning and management to a broad spectrum of students from the East African region and beyond.
The course will enable the learners to conceive, design and implement development projects in both private and public sectors. It will also enhance management skills in other professional disciplines in initiating and managing projects. Organizations, both in the public and private sectors are continuously adjusting and seeking ways of becoming more efficient and more effective in the planning and management of projects. The program will ensure that developmental projects are efficiently and effectively implemented by producing competent, qualified and professional workers. This course is in line with the Government of Kenya Vision 2030 which aims at enhancing the political, social and economic development of the country. The programme has been developed around three main themes: Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Control; Project Planning, Design and Implementation and Project Financing.
This programme fills a gap for students who complete the certificate programme and wish to progress to the diploma and undergraduate degrees in the same field. The Diploma programme, therefore, completes the logical progression of training in project planning and management ranging from Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor’s, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy qualifications in Project Planning and Management currently being offered by the Department of Extra-Mural studies. The programme will be offered through face to face and open, distance and e-Learning modes (ODeL). The flexibility that comes with ODeL modes will accommodate the special needs of those in full-time employment and increase access to a larger number of students.
Course Objectives
By the end of the programme, the learners will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge for proper management of development projects.
- Develop ability to plan and manage development projects.
- Apply analytical tools, principles and concepts of project identification, appraisal, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Attain skills to enhance problem solving and decision-making in a project environment
- Attain an academic qualification to enable students pursue further studies in a relevant field.
Contacts
Email Address: dept-mgtsci@uonbi.ac.ke
Chairman: Dr. Thomas O. Ombati
Tel: 020-491-9013
Structure
Diploma in Project Planning and Management
COURSE STRUCTURE AND DURATION.
- The course is divided into three semesters of four (4) months.
- The students will take all Fourteen (14) course units.
- Each course unit will be covered in 45 contact hours of study
- The course will be delivered through lectures and tutorials.
- The course will take one calendar year.
- No candidate will be registered in this course for more than six semesters (equivalent to 2 years).
- The students will be expected to carry out a Research Project which will constitute two units.
Admission Requirements
Diploma in Project Planning and Management
- KCSE grade C and above with C- in Maths or Business Studies or Commerce or Accounting or Economics AND C- in English or Kiswahili
- KCE/EACE Division II with a Pass in Maths or Business Course & one language
- ‘A’ level with at least 2 (two) Subsidiary Passes
- KCSE mean grade C- OR KCE/EACE DIV. III with a Professional Certificate* from a recognized Institution
*The certificate must have been undertaken for at least one semester from an institution recognized by the university of Nairobi senate
Careers
Diploma in Project Planning and Management
By the end of the programme, the learners will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge for proper management of development projects.
- Develop ability to plan and manage development projects.
- Apply analytical tools, principles and concepts of project identification, appraisal, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Attain skills to enhance problem solving and decision-making in a project environment
- Attain an academic qualification to enable students pursue further studies in a relevant field.
Careers and Internships.
Project Manager
Construction Project Manager
Healthcare Management
Program Manager
Administrative Assistant
Consultant
Marketing
Project Coordinator
Construction
Engineering
Finance
Healthcare
IT
IT Project Manager
Operations Manager
Business Analyst
Marketing Project Manager
Purchasing Manager
Account Manager
Architecture
Engineering Manager
Environment Project Manager
Estimator
Legal Project Manager
Notable Alumni
MOGAKA, Leonard
APIYO, Carol Liz
EKENO, Ephraim Ejore
EKENO, Witness Akadeli
GITONGA, Teddy Kuria
KIHIKO, Virginiah Wangui
MARIAM, Ibrahim Osman
MOSETI, Cynthia Moraa
NZIOKA, Isaac
ODONGO, Isaiah Omondi
ODUK, Henry Edward O.
OMONDI, Vianney Akinyi
RACHEAL, Mary Wambui
RONOH, Jeptum Sharon
RUTH, Kemuma Bundi
SERSERA, Asili Ibrahim
SIMUKHU, Eugene Paul
TIMA, Collins Kipelian
Fees and Funding
| DIPLOMA IN PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT - L147 | |
| TOTAL UNITS -14UNITS | |
| TUITION | 156,000 |
| MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR) | 6,500 |
| EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000) | 14,000 |
| ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR) | 2,000 |
| CAUTION - (ONCE) | 5,000 |
| REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250) | 4,500 |
| STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR) | 1,000 |
| ID CARD ( PER YEAR) | 1,000 |
| ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR) | 7,000 |
| LIBRARY (PER YEAR) | 4,000 |
| Total-DPM | 201,000 |