Business/Management Master Certificate Program

Comprised of three eight-week online courses, the Master Certificate in Business/Management helps you become a highly productive manager and enhance your organization’s competitiveness. You’ll acquire new skills you can begin applying immediately on the job, along with a new certificate that will serve as an important milestone as you complete each course. Courses include:

• Business Essentials I
• Business Essentials II
• Advanced Management Strategy

Course Outlines

Instructors: Melissa Johnson Morgan, PhD; William A. Reese Jr., PhD; Russell P. Robins, PhD; Karen M. Foust, PhD, CPA(LA)

Enhance your leadership abilities by learning the latest business practices and trends in Business Essentials I, the first online course in the master certificate program. This eight-week course helps busy professionals like you build a solid understanding of the business disciplines that make up the core of the MBA. Whether you're sharpening your skills or studying business for the first time, this course demonstrates your ongoing commitment to excellence — enhancing your reputation and pushing you closer to the peak of your profession.

During this course, you will:

• Learn the four "P"s of the marketing mix and how they interrelate
• Get the tools you need to analyze investment and financing decisions
• Use statistics to help measure the past and make better decisions for the future
• Acquire an overview of the financial accounting process

Instructors: James H. Biteman, DBA; Salvatore Cantale, PhD; Paul Hooper, PhD; Mary J. Waller, PhD

Take your knowledge a step further with the second online course, Business Essentials II, which brings you up to date on the most critical topics affecting business today. Completing this course demonstrates solid business understanding as well as a commitment to continuing education and professional success.

During this course, you will:

• Learn about the financial accounting process and develop advanced finance techniques
• Explore the impact of globalization and international trade barriers/agreements
• Examine leadership and motivation styles

Instructors: Jim Sowers, PhD; Mary Konovsky, PhD; Mike Hogg, PhD; Daniel Arce, PhD

In order to make and implement decisions that advance company goals, managers must think in terms of organizational productivity and outcomes rather than individual ones. From leading employees to evaluating metrics, the challenges can be complex. Advanced Management Strategy, the capstone course to the Master Certificate in Business Management program, gives you the management insight and tools needed to make more effective leadership decisions and boost your career. No matter where you live or what your schedule, you can tap into one of the nation's most prestigious business schools — ONLINE — and gain management expertise you can begin applying at work immediately!

During this course, you will:

• Gain an increased understanding of the role and function of the manager in organizations
• Learn how to select, develop and motivate people to meet and exceed a company’s objectives
• Maximize your managerial effectiveness while minimizing liability
• Use the hidden logic of economics in management decision-making and strategy

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