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Project Management (PrMgt)

  1. Participating Student Disciplines
  2. Project Management (PrMgt)

Overview

Today's project managers work in teams to create unique products, services, and results. They work on projects that tend to have an established objective with specific time, cost, and performance requirements. These projects can range from developing next generation smart phones to building new production facilities to improving and updating existing data management services.

MECOP interns develop skills in both the science and art of managing projects. They use proven methodologies to define, plan, schedule, and monitor project progress. At the same time, they use their interpersonal and leadership skills to resolve problems, manage expectations, and sustain commitment to the successful completion of the project.

Key Course Highlights

  • Scope Management
  • Scheduling and Monitoring Progress
  • Budgeting and Cost Management
  • Leadership and Team building
  • Negotiating and Problem Solving

Internship Project Samples

Engineering:

  • Developing project schedule templates using MS Project
  • Issue tracking during pre-production trials and product launch
  • Developing an overlay of resource needs for multiple projects, aiding in resource planning and project start timing

Information Technology

  • Analysis and report development of employee survey results
  • Developing SharePoint site and file structure for business units, based on user needs
  • Developing Team Board to display department metrics targets and track performance

Internship History


Please note: Numbers for the latest set of data (2023) are subject to change

Internships offered are a function of both industry demand as well as the volume of students applying to MECOP. Changes can result from fluctuations in industry demand and/or available participating students.

Active Company Participants

The following participating companies have taken PrMgt students in the recent past (within the last 5 years):

  • Boeing Company
  • Concept Systems
  • Daimler Trucks N.A.
  • FormFactor
  • Genentech
  • Intel Corporation
  • Jacobs MECOP/Portland (Formerly CH2M)
  • OECO
  • Oregon Department of Transportation
  • Oregon Tool, Inc.
  • Schneider Electric
  • Siltronic Corporation
  • Tektronix
  • Teledyne FLIR
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Warn Automotive
  • Past participation is not necessarily an indication of future opportunities. Each company's internship needs change annually. The volume of companies and quantity of internships available for each discipline will vary every year. MECOP accepts new students to the program annually based on projected demand.

    Student Participation

    Participating Universities

    MECOP currently accepts Project Management students from the following universities:

    • Oregon State University

    Internship Timeframes

    The following timeframes have been laid out by our participating universities for when an internship should be offered. These timeframes have been structured to allow students to participate in the program and not fall behind on their upper-division coursework schedule beyond the terms that internships overlap.

    Oregon State University

    • Junior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
    • Senior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
    • Spring-Summer Internship: Internship occurring during Spring and Summer school terms (March through September).
    • Summer-Fall Internship: Internship occurring during Summer and Fall school terms (June through December).

    Coursework Requirements

    Each participating university discipline has a set of required courses that must be taken to stay on schedule for program participation. Theses requirements are optimized to provide the necessary skills to participate in MECOP's internships while minimizing the amount of time added to receiving a degree. If you are a student and want to discuss your current academic qualifications please see our directory of advisors for a list of staff members familiar with MECOP.

    • For a full listing of coursework requirements, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/students/course-requirements
    • Need a spreadsheet to plan your coursework? For sample worksheets, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/students/curriculum-plans

    Coursework Requirements:

    • Oregon State University
    Need a spreadsheet to plan your coursework? See our curriculum plans for sample worksheets.

    Academic Advisors

    • Need to talk to an advisor familiar with MECOP? For advisor contact info, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/universities/advisors
    • Oregon State University
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