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[quote=Anonymous]I am thinking about taking one or more courses in project management and looking for advice.

My situation: I'm a researcher who has stayed at this company rather longer than I wanted to because of family issues and the economy. Due to the nature of the project I work on (as well as my supervisor's control issues), I have not had the opportunity to advance to a position with more authority. In a couple of years, I will be looking to move somewhere else but I don't have a lot of management experience to show for my years here.  Therefore I'm looking into taking project management courses and maybe going for a certificate.  I'm thinking about Georgetown, Graduate School USA (formerly known as the USDA grad school), or University of Maryland.  So here are my questions for you DCUMers who know more about this area:

Does it make sense to go for a certificate and not just a course?
Is it worth it to take the test for certification from the Project Management Institute?
Do you have any sense of whether an on-line or in-person course is clearly preferable? (GU is more expensive but is on weekends. Grad School USA is either online or weekdays. Intro course would mean four days out of the office. Haven't really explored UMd yet.)
Does anyone have experience with these programs or others that you can share?

Thanks for whatever light you can shed on this! I appreciate it!
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