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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Courses Offered In ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to Business

  • This course will introduce you to the principles and functions of business. Business will be discussed as a part of a total social, political and economic environment. The various functional areas of business will be discussed: economic systems, forms of business ownership, management, human relations, marketing, accounting and finance.

  • 6 Credits

  • Marketing Essentials

  • This course is designed to introduce you to the basic marketing concepts. It provides an overview of the marketing functions of selling, promotion, and distribution along with marketing research and strategic marketing process.

  • 6 Credits

  • Business Communication

  • This course is designed to give you a comprehensive view of communication, its scope and importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Accounting

  • The Fundamentals of Accounting course provides you with a solid foundation in the principles and practices of accounting; including Accounting Laws and Processes. This course focuses on user orientation of financial accounting, the uses of financial statements, how to analyze a business entity, and how the accounting system is structured.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Finance

  • Introduction to Finance is a course that introduces basic principles of finance. Through this course, you will be able to develop a fundamental understanding of the finance world, which will help you build a base for pursuing a career in the financial industry.

  • 6 Credits

  • Management & Administration

  • The course is designed to discuss management theories, concepts, techniques, and practices in the context of complex, dynamic, changing and globalizing business world. Applying the functional or process approach to the study of management, the discussion will cover all main management functions: planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

  • 6 Credits

  • E-Business

  • This course explores what an e-business is and how it is managed. E-Business is an interdisciplinary topic encompassing both business and technology. The major characteristics, opportunities, and limitations of this form of business are explored.

  • 6 Credits

  • Human Resources

  • This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, appraisal, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and issues such as diversity training etc. are analyzed.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management introduces you to operations management concepts and issues surrounding effective management of supply chains and operating systems. This course focuses on operations management, which, in its simplest form, is the study of processes within the supply chain.

  • 6 Credits

  • Corporate Finance

  • This course examines important issues in corporate ?nance from the perspective of ?nancial managers who are responsible for making signi?cant investment and ?nancing decisions. The course covers topics that are important to decision-making in marketing, operations management, and corporate strategy.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Logistics Systems

  • The aim of this course is to provide you the concepts of the major issues of a balanced treatment of quantitative methods for logistics systems planning, organization and control. It also helps to implement Supply Chain Management related strategies for forecasting logistics requirements and transport systems.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Logistics

  • Logistics has come to be recognized as critical business concerns, getting the "right goods to the right place at the right time" has never been more important. This course focuses on the fundamental principles that underpin successful logistics and supply chain management, which is the foundation of thriving organizations.   

  • 6 Credits

  • E-Business Supply Chains

  • This course introduces you to the significance of e-supply chain in business logistics. It will help provide you with the necessary concepts and techniques in e-supply chain design and implementation from a managerial perspective.

  • 6 Credits

  • Principles of Transportation Management

  • The course will help prepare you for taking on truly multifaceted challenges; requiring a balance between theoretical and practically oriented skills with regard to transport business. Topics that you will study includes aviation safety, airport policy, planning and design, environmental impact and airline management.

  • 6 Credits
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Introduction to business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the u.s. business system.
    Understanding the environments of business.
    Conducting business ethically and responsibly.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding entrepreneurship and new ventures.
    Understanding the global context of business.
    Managing the business enterprise .
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Organizing the business enterprise .
    Managing human resources and labor relations.
    Motivating and leading employees.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding marketing processes and consumer behavior.
    Developing and pricing products.
    Distributing products.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Promoting products.
    Producing goods and services.
    Managing for productivity and quality.
    Managing information systems and communication technology.
    Understanding principles of accounting.
    Understanding money and banking.
    Understanding securities and investments.
    Understanding financial and risk management.

Marketing Essentials

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Marketing: managing profitable customer relationships
    Company and marketing strategy: partnering to build customer relationships
    The marketing environment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing marketing information
    Consumer markets and consumer buyer behavior
    Business markets and business buyer behavior
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Customer-driven marketing strategy: creativing value for target customers
    Product, services, and branding strategies
    New-product development and life-cycle strategies
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pricing products: understanding and capturing customer value
    Pricing products: pricing strategies
    Marketing channels and supply chain management
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Retailing and wholesaling
    Communicating customer value: integrated marketing communication strategy
    Advertising and public relations
    Personal selling and sales promotion
    Direct and online marketing: building direct customer relationships
    Creating competitive advantage
    The global marketplace
    Marketing ethics and social responsibility

Business communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding business communication in todays workplace
    Communicating in teams and mastering listening and nonverbal communication
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning business messages
    Writing business messages
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Completing business messages
    Choosing and using media for brief messages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing routine and positive messages
    Writing negative messages
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing persuasive messages
    Understanding and planning reports and proposals
    Writing and completing reports and proposals
    Preparing and giving oral presentations
    Building careers and writing rsums
    Applying and interviewing for employment

Fundamentals of accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting and the business environment
    Recording business transactions
    The adjusting process
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Completing the accounting cycle
    Accounting for a retail business
    Internal control and cash
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Receivables
    Inventory
    Long-term assets: plant assets and intangibles
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Current liabilities and payroll
    Corporations and stockholders' equity
    Long-term liabilities
    The statement of cash flows
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial statement analysis.
    Introduction to management accounting
    Job order costing
    Process costing
    Cost-volume-profit analysis
    The master budget and responsibility accounting
    Flexible budgets and standard costs
    Special business decisions and capital budgeting

Introduction to finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to the foundations of financial management - the ties that bind
    The financial markets and interest rates
    Understanding financial statements and cash flows
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Evaluating a firm's financial performance
    The time value of money
    Risk and return
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bond valuation
    Stock valuation
    Capital-budgeting techniques and practice
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting
    Cost of capital
    Determining the financing mix
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dividend policy and internal financing
    Short-term financial planning
    Working-capital management
    Current asset management
    International business finance

Management & administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to management and organizations.
    Management yesterday and today.
    Organizational culture and environment: the constraints.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing in a global environment.
    Social responsibility and managerial ethics.
    Decision-making: the essence of the manager's job.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Foundations of planning.
    Strategic management.
    Planning tools and techniques.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Organizational structure and design.
    Communication and information technology.
    Human resource management.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing change and innovation.
    Foundations of behavior.
    Understanding groups and teams.
    Motivating employees.
    Leadership.
    Foundations of control.
    Operations and value chain management

E-business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of ec.
    E-commerce market mechanisms.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reatailing in e-commerce: products and services.
    Consumer behavior, customer service, and advertising.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Company-centric b2b and collaborative commerce.
    Public b2b exchanges.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intrabusiness, e-government, c2c, e-learning, and more.
    Mobile commerce.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Laws, ethics, and cyber crime.
    Payments and order fulfillment.
    E-strategy, internet communities, and global ec.
    Infrastructure and application development.

Human resources

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introducing hrm
    Human resource strategy and planning
    Recruitment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Selection: shortlisting and interviews
    The employment relationship
    Introduction to the learning process
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and development programmes
    Performance appraisal and performance management
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Payment systems
    Managing employee welfare
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health and safety
    Partnership, employee involvement and high performance working
    Discipline and grievance
    Dismissal, redundancy and outplacement

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the supply chain
    Supply chain performance: achieving strategic fit and scope
    Supply chain drivers and metrics
    Designing distribution networks and applications to e-business
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Network design in the supply chain
    Network design in an uncertain environment
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Demand forecasting in a supply chain
    Aggregate planning in the supply chain
    Planning supply and demand in the supply chain: managing predictable variability
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing economies of scale in the supply chain: cycle inventory
    Managing uncertainty in the supply chain: safety inventory
    Determining optimal level of product availability
    Transportation in the supply chain
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sourcing decisions in a supply chain
    Pricing and revenue management in the supply chain
    Information technology and the supply chain
    Coordination in the supply chain

Corporate Finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
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Introduction to Logistics Systems

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Business logistics/supply chain and #8212;a vital subject.
    Logistics strategy/supply chain and planning.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The logistics/supply chain product.
    Logistics/supply chain customer service.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Order processing and information systems.
    Transport fundamentals.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Transport decisions.
    Forecasting supply chain requirements.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Inventory policy decisions.
    Purchasing and supply scheduling decisions.
    The storage and handling system.
    Storage and handling decisions.
    Facility location.
    The network planning process.
    Logistics/supply chain organization.
    Logistics/supply chain control.

Introduction to Logistics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The supply chain management concept.
    Supply management.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Operations.
    The integrated logistics concept.
    Quality customer service and integrated logistics.
    Service response logistics.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Domestic transportation.
    Transportation management.
    Inventory management.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Scheduling.
    Warehouse management.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Material handling and packaging.
    Reverse logistics.
    Organizational structure.

E-Business Supply Chains

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Business engineering and enterprise optimization.
    The business blueprint.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Configure to order.
    Value chain thinking.
    Sales logistics.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Production logistics.
    Procurement logistics.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    External accounting.
    Organization and human resource management.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Business planning and controlling.
    Capital asset management.
    Finance management.
    Customer service.
    Architecture of the r/3 and trade; system.
    R/3 and trade; framework and infrastructure.
    Business engineering in r/3 and trade;.
    Next generation enterprise.

Principles of Transportation Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Transportation basics.
    Traffic flow: theory and analysis.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Highway design for performance.
    Modeling transportation demand and supply.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Planning and evaluation for decision-making.
    Safety on the highway.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Highway design for safety.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Design of intersections for safety and efficiency.
    Highway design for rideability -pavement design-.
    Public mass transportation.
    Air transportation and airports.
    Moving freight.
    Toward a sustainable transportation system.