Program Guides: Management in the Marine Industry: Welcome

BUS 110 PROJECT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT IN THE MARINE INDUSTRY (2 CREDITS)

The marine industry domain is broad and varied, ranging from small marinas to large yacht manufacturing facilities. This course will focus primarily on boatyards and marinas; however, many of the regulations and principles apply across the marine industry domain.

Technical project success is predicated upon delivering the project on schedule, within budget, and within specifications to a customer or sponsor. Delivering marine industry project success requires technical expertise in the relevant industry domain as well as skills in project management and leadership. In this course students learn to: (1) Define a project as a system and specify its mission, (2) decompose a project into appropriate work packages, (3) use deterministic and probabilistic methods to plan the project, (4) use methods and metrics to measure project progress, (5) manage change during project execution, (6) use quantitative and qualitative methods for decision-making, (7) use psychometric frameworks to better understand human behavior, (8) understand and apply appropriate motivational strategies for enhanced workforce performance.

Talk the talk ...

These definitions are from online dictionaries.

marina
"a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities"
boatyard
" a yard where boats are built, repaired, and stored and often sold or rented"
management
"the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc.: the people who make decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc.: the act or process of deciding how to use something"
leadership
"a position as a leader of a group, organization, etc.: the time when a person holds the position of leader: the power or ability to lead other people"
innovation
"a new idea, device, or method: the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods"
benchmark
a: a point of reference from which measurements may be made
b: something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged
c: a standardized problem or test that serves as a basis for evaluation or comparison (as of computer system performance)

Resources

Starting and Managing a Business
This online publication available through the US Small Business Administration covers topics that would be of interest to someone considering starting a business.
Steps in Starting Your Own Business
"... this article will walk you through the basic steps of getting your business off the ground, from writing a business plan to securing funding to filing legal paperwork to organizing your office. By the end, you'll be able to start thinking about how to adapt this general process to your own business idea." (from the site)

BUS 120 MARINA AND BOATYARD MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)

Brightwork -- A Best Management Practices Manual for Maine's Boatyards and Marinas

Best marina practice
Maine EPA - best management practices manual was written in 2006 by a dedicated group of people including members of industry, environmental advocacy organizations and regulatory departments. We fully expect this manual to evolve over time and so will publish updated sections periodically. (from the site)