What follows is a sample lesson from the 12-lesson PMP Exam Prep Course which will enable you to experience most of the interactive features and benefits found in the full course.  Before you begin, please read the following technical issues below.

Technical Requirements and Instructions

This online, interactive, multimedia-based course is designed to satisfy the 35 hours of training that is required prior to taking the Project Management Institute's PMP® Certification Exam, but only if you complete all the lessons and engage in all of the activities that are available.

Browser Issues and Requirements

  • This course was built for use with Microsoft® Internet Explorer.  Many of the special visual effects created with CSS files or JavaScript will not be visible with Netscape®, Mozilla Firefox® or AOL® browsers.

  • The streaming video is played using Java technology.  Your browser must be set to enable the running of Java and JavaScript and I-Frames, which are normally default conditions with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

  • The audio files found in the Hot Topics flash cards are MP3 files.  You may experience a delay of a few seconds in their playing if you are using a slower dial-up internet connection.  You should not experience any delay if you have a broadband internet connection.

  • The My Gaps online notebook feature is used to record all of the "Gaps" in your knowledge, i.e., areas you identify that require further study. This notebook has a limited 2,000 character capacity for storage, so please use phrases and/or short sentences to describe each gap. Also, be sure to click Save after each note-taking session.  This feature uses cookies to save your personal course notes to your hard drive.  Consequently, cookies must be enabled in your browser.

Course Organization

Each lesson is organized in the same way:

  • An introductory video by the course's author, Rita Mulcahy, who describes the significance of the lesson's subject to the exam-taker, and provides examples and tips on what to focus on to be successful.

  • The interactive tutorial that describes and defines the project management terms and principles of each knowledge area using interactive games, tips and tricks.

  • A scored multiple-choice quiz that checks your understanding of the topics covered in the tutorial and provides feedback and analysis after each question.

  • Hot Topics - a timed and audio-narrated deck of flashcards test your ability to quickly respond to the wide range of questions that you can expect to see on the timed exam.

  • A timed, 200-item final exam at the end of the course provides an example of what to expect on the real PMP exam.

Navigation

We highly recommend that the first time through the course that you begin with Lesson 1 and proceed through each subsequent lesson to the end of the course (Lesson 12).  Multiple navigation options such as jumping to a particular topic within a lesson or jumping to a lesson out of sequence should only be used after your initial time through the course.

Problems or Questions?

If any problems or questions arise while taking this course, contact RMC Project Management Customer Service - Online Products at 952-846-4484.  Or e-mail our manager of online education at dennis@rmcproject.com

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