FSU Project Management Center - Student Project Plans

Student Project Plans

Degree and certificate seeking graduate students have considerable flexibility to pursue personal interests. Coursework requirements typically include both academic and practical aspects.

Students earning the project management certificate are exposed to best practices for developing project plans. Some students may opt to augment their studies with practical "hands on" work assignments. The following project plans are representative samples of works that students have created as part of their Master's degree studies.

2007
Web Site of the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority: A multimedia project plan by Brian Morgan	This document presents a proposal and project plan to develop a promotional and informational Web site for the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority(www.tallahasseedowntown.com). It was created within the Florida State University’s Department of Communication and demonstrates knowledge obtained within the Interactive Media emphasis of the department’s Integrated Marketing Communication program, and its certificate in Project Management. Much of the information about the background of the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority and Downtown Tallahassee was obtained while consulting with Mr. Al Pasini, DIA Executive Director and Mr. W. Allen Thompson, Promotions Coordinator. They provided valuable insight into the direction and their vision of the Web site. Their time, cooperation, and generosity were vital to this project and are duly recognized.
United Nations web-based application by Farhood Basiri	The purpose of this project was to develop an online application for the Model United Nations (MUN) conference. The development team recognized that such an application could potentially be sold to other organizations with comparable needs. As such, the project was approached and designed with the idea of reselling the product to similar conferences and organizations.
2006
WFSU and the Florida Channel on the web: From Spaghetti farm to corn field by Aimee Coleman	The goal of this project is to document WFSU’s struggle with its web site, identify reasons that are keeping the organization from moving forward with an Internet presence, and provide content and structural recommendations that will increase traffic, help generate more financial support, and make WFSU competitive on the radio, television and Internet.
2005
Virtual project management: Creative success beyond physical boundaries by Eric E. Ellis	This paper explores the challenges that geographically distant creative teams face to succeed, including which aspects must be administered and controlled. These include the following: 1. Integration of technology among virtual team members for seamless production and execution 2. Management, accountability and control factors unique to virtual teaming 3. Control of time constraints and schedules that are often in conflict among widely dispersed team members.