BUSINESS certificate

Upon completion of this course, students will be prepared to analyze and select appropriate paradigms to guide organizational research. Additionally, students will have the ability to systematically apply organizational theories to enrich existing models or develop new models to increase performance and effectiveness. Competencies: Analyze organizational strategies and needs to determine optimal methods for organizational design. Differentiate the roles of communication and power across the systems paradigms. Evaluate the impact of communication and power on organizational effectiveness and levels of productivity. Explore historical and current trends in organizational theory. Analyze the influence of current organization developmental practices to guide organizational research. Apply paradigms of thinking following the tenets of the scholar-practitioner-leader model toward organizational challenges and research. Explore the interplay between organizational structure and cultural competency. Determine the role and significance of ethics in organizational theory, design, and development.

This course explores and evaluates research on how businesses measure and could modify their measure of financial value to improve decision-making. Topics include business analysis, valuation tools, and applications; mergers and acquisitions; marketplace valuation of equity; U.S. GAAP/IFRS convergence; and the challenges of valuing high growth companies, companies in emerging markets, cyclical companies, and banks. Competencies: Develop leadership competence in financial management of an organization. Evaluate the application of risk and risk management concepts to financial activities. Employ statistical and other quantitative measures to management decision-making. Implement strategies that work toward the goal of shareholder wealth maximization. Develop research skills that support the comprehension, analysis, and evaluation of new events and circumstances in a global, fast-paced economic environment.

This course evaluates models for creating economically viable global businesses using the technology of the Internet. Topics include assessing business and management models, assessing geopolitical and economic factors that influence business strategy, and decision making in a global environment.

In this course, students develop models for economically viable businesses using both traditional tools and technology as marketing enablers. Topics include evaluating and summarizing the economic and societal factors, including ethics, that contribute to the success of a marketing strategy in a competitive environment. Outcomes include developing a strategic marketing plan and creating solutions and recommendations for global and entrepreneurial business marketing.

This course provides an overview of business information systems, specifically Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Students will learn how businesses adapt approaches to optimize their operations and the conditions under which these lead to success. Students will also examine the link between operations excellence and corporate strategy.