Accounting and Financial Reporting engages learners in applying the principles of corporate finance and accounting to business decision making. Course topics include financial statements and other reports, the basics of financial forecasting and budgeting, accounting analytics, and communications and vocabulary related to financial statements. Learners reconcile financial transactions and accounting records, and examine the implications of international differences in accounting frameworks and financial reporting requirements.

Financial Decision Making prepares learners to apply financial data to make financing, investment, and business decisions that create value for the firm and align with internal financial priorities. Learners evaluate the firm’s capital needs by applying their corporate finance and decision-making skills to financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, operational and investment options, and the use of fintech and emerging financial services. Learners build advanced financial models and apply them to corporate finance situations and financial risk management. This course prepares learners to apply key technologies to inform financial decision making.

Leadership and Organizational Development examines individual and group interaction and helps learners gain a deeper understanding of how human behavior drives organizational behavior and development.  Drawing from neuroscience and cognitive science perspectives, learners transition from manager to leader through the lens of managing self, others, teams, and relationships. Learners examine the principles of motivation, communication, leadership, organizational development and change relevant to contemporary issues.

Marketing Strategy focuses on advanced marketing and leadership skills required in today’s fast-paced technology-driven global economy. Learners prepare for roles within the field of marketing, and gain a solid understanding of the role of marketing, both in traditional and digital platforms, in defining and maintaining a brand and in meeting business objectives. Learners examine how technology and transformational approaches are critical to developing future-forward marketing strategies. Topics include leadership, strategic partnerships, and negotiating skills that are key contributors to successful business growth and company culture.

Technology and Operations Management provides a comprehensive overview of technology utilization to drive a competitive advantage for company operations. Learners explore various technology solutions for business process automation, including value proposition analysis across organization functions. Learners also analyze how technology can be leveraged to improve product development during the four lifecycle phases. The course provides a detailed overview of the impact of technology on various operating models such as manufacturing, supply chain management, customer facing, product development, and support functions (e.g.HR and finance).

Global Business provides learners with an expansive understanding of international markets and how to manage cross-border transactions in order to effectively operate and compete in global, local, and emerging markets. The course focuses on the complexities, strategies, risk, and rewards that arise due to liquid borders, technology, cross-cultural and political issues, international organizations (WTO, IMF, World Bank), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), trade agreements, foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging markets, currency risk, challenges and sustainability. Learners develop a market entry strategy analysis for a business operating in the global, glocal, or local environment.

Strategy examines how the success of any organization is based in part on how effectively strategy is incorporated into the overall mission and vision of the organization. In Organizational Strategy, learners develop an understanding of how adaptability and flexibility are two key aspects of a successful strategy. In many cases, the organization creates, adapts, and remains flexible with its strategy based on the environment in which the organization operates. Learners examine applied principles and frameworks of a successful strategy along with the tools needed to understand how to formulate the appropriate strategy. Learners apply these principles and tools across various industries and markets with the goal of creating a strategy which sustains and/or increases the competitive position of the firm. Strategy places importance on scanning the environment and keeping the strategy flexible and adaptable. This course focuses on the domestic and international strategic approaches needed to solve business challenges, integrating all of the tools related to strategy formulation. Learners perform an external scanning and risk analysis as part of strategy formulation.

Introduction to Intrapreneurship and Innovation provides a framework for how employees with an entrepreneurial mindset can navigate the complex and challenging environments within existing organizations to bring about a meaningful, practical, and effective change. This course focuses on the need for an innovative mindset and explores the concept of intrapreneurship and how it can take place from within an organization. Learners identify and navigate radical and incremental innovation. This course provides a roadmap for how individuals can plan, present, and execute innovative and entrepreneurial approaches. Learners explore how supporting this kind of entrepreneurial culture within the workplace environment can help attract and retain employees who are entrepreneurial-minded but not yet ready or able to start or join a new venture, or who desire to drive innovation within existing firms or institutions.

Business Capstone — Entrepreneurial Focus concentrates on the many dimensions of the entrepreneurial spirit in alignment with new venture creation and growth on the international stage. The principles and concepts apply to entrepreneurship in corporate for-profit and nonprofit settings. This course focuses on content and process questions as well as formulation and implementation issues related to conceptualizing, developing, and managing successful new ventures both nationally and internationally. Learners will apply and synthesize concepts and techniques from functional areas of strategic management, finance, accounting, managerial economics, marketing, operations management, and organizational behavior in the context of new venture development.

Business Capstone — Intrapreneurial Focus examines ways in which innovative corporations cultivate entrepreneurial-minded individuals to become actively engaged in creating new business opportunities within the firm. Learners explore the principles and concepts applied by intrapreneurial individuals in for-profit and non-profit entities. Learners investigate content and process questions as well as formulation and implementation issues related to conceptualizing, developing, and managing successful new ventures, both nationally and internationally. Learners will apply and synthesize concepts and techniques from functional areas of strategic management, finance, accounting, managerial economics, marketing, operations management, and organizational behavior in the context of creating an entrepreneurial venture within an organization.