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Eligibility Criteria

High school diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

18 Hours

Course Duration

2 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

3

Courses Offered In UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Principles of Management Skills

  • This course introduces you to the various skills required by an individual to solve problems occurring at individual and organizational level. These skills include; motivating others, building relationships by communicating supportively, gaining power and influence, empowering and delegating etc.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship

  • This course is an introduction to the concept of Entrepreneurship. It examines the factors that lead towards entrepreneurial success as well as the skills and behaviours necessary to be a successful entrepreneur.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Management

  • This course covers the broad areas of planning, leading, organizing and controlling and spans classical to contemporary approaches to management thinking. More specifically topics and themes include: ethics, rationality, strategic frameworks and international business, HRM, organizational change and innovation.

  • 6 Credits
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Principles of Management Skills

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    - developing self-awareness
    - managing personal stress
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    - solving problems analytically and creatively
    Building relationships by communicating supportively
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Gaining power and influence
    Motivating others
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing conflict
    - empowering and delegating
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    - building effective teams and teamwork
    Leading positive change

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The foundations of entrepreneurship
    Inside the entrepreneurial mind: from ideas to reality
    Designing a competitive business model and building a solid strategic plan
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Conducting a feasibility analysis and crafting a winning business plan
    Forms of business ownership
    Franchising and the entrepreneur
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Buying an existing business
    Building a powerful marketing plan
    E-commerce and the entrepreneur
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pricing strategies
    Creating a successful financial plan
    Managing cash flow
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sources of financing: debt and equity
    Choosing the right location
    Global aspects of entrepreneurship
    Building a new venture team and planning for the next generation

Introduction to Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Managing change
    Evaluating the external environment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing within cultural contexts
    Ethics and social responsibility
    Strategic management
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Organizational structure and design
    Planning
    Decision making
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Leadership i: basic concepts and practices.
    Leadership ii: approaches and issues.
    Motivation
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Groups and teams
    Communication and negotiation
    Managing human resources
    Control
    Organizational development and transformation