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Developing Emotional Intelligence Competencies for Leading a Diverse Workforce (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X443.2
Emotional intelligence competencies are increasingly critical for leaders and professionals in today’s organizations. Given that knowledge and relationships serve as the currency of the new economy, professionals and those who serve in leadership roles (team leads, project managers, directors, executives, etc.) must develop the necessary skills and behaviors to manage themselves and the stakeholder relationships that drive success in complex organizations.
This course provides participants an invaluable opportunity to rigorously assess their EQ competencies via an assessment tool that has been validated across industry sectors. During this workshop, course participants will: - Learn key EQ concepts and principles
- Deepen their understanding of the business case for EQ and its impact on performance outcomes across levels (personal, team, and organizational)
- Comprehensively assess their current EQ competencies via a professionally validated tool
- Complete a series of experiential exercises to further develop key EQ competencies
- Create a development plan for enhancing selected EQ competencies that align with their job challenges for 2019
Participants will learn about the critical intersection of EQ competencies and diversity as they collectively impact the effectiveness of leaders and their work teams. The first half of the course focuses on the critical EQ skills associated with effective self-management and introspection, which centers on improving self-awareness and self-regulation of emotions. The second part of the course addresses key interpersonal EQ skills and behaviors, which include the ability to empathize with others, inspire and motivate others, and positively influence others via strong communication and change management skills.
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Effective Business Writing for Workplace Professionals (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.3
Your ability to write effectively is one of your most powerful tools in the business environment.
This class will help you organize your thoughts clearly so your ideas can be better understood by your specific audience. You'll discover the three primary types of business messages: positive, routine, and persuasive, as well as identify best practices for creating each type of message.
Your writing will improve as you learn how to select and use appropriate formats for your audience, choose correct graphic tools, eliminate clutter, and recognize strong business writing. You'll also learn to spot and correct the most common business writing pitfalls as you gain valuable experience drafting, writing, and revising your own business writing messages. Finally, you'll learn the latest trends in contemporary business writing.
After this course, participants will be able to:
- Jumpstart the process of getting started
- Recognize three types of writing tone of voice
- Apply best practices for various business documents
- Design documents and apply visual elements for readability
- Describe current business writing trends
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How to Communicate Effectively at Work (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.2
Research concludes that 85% of job success comes from having well-developed interpersonal skills while only 15% of job success comes from technical skills and knowledge.
Whatever your personality profile, your ability to interact effectively with customers, clients, colleagues, managers, and other stakeholders drives your career success and sustainability.
40-50% of those working in today's fast-paced technical or scientific fields, feel added pressure to project more typically-extroverted qualities in order to create rapport and solve problems. Essential communication skills such as speaking up, collaborating on a team, and resolving and managing conflict can be uncomfortable and all too easy to avoid.
This course addresses these differences by using the Everything DiSC Workplace assessment as a framework. At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Define workstyle behaviors and communication strategies
- Practice skills for providing feedback and motivation to others
- Discuss differences between destructive and productive conflict
- Identify and describe individual DiSC workstyle behavior
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Presentation Skills (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.6
Whether leading a team meeting or speaking at a conference, presentation skills are essential when communicating with your audience.
Based on the tools that actors use to bring text and stories to life, participants will learn techniques to craft dynamic and compelling presentations. Proven effective, these tools are a valuable asset in meetings, conferences, and keynote speeches.
The course will cover how to overcome nerves, organize content, and connect with an audience. You will learn how to effectively communicate through body language and vocal techniques as well as create active presentations and command a room.
Participants will learn to:
- Organize presentations in a logical and thorough fashion
- Deliver an active presentation using vocal variations and control
- Use body language effectively to connect with an audience
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Accounting and Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1.50 Units)
MGMT X407.21
In this course gain a better understanding of finance and accounting concepts to drive your organization's growth. Upon completion of this course, you will have improved general financial knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the impact of your decisions outside your functional area. Content of the course includes selected aspects of finance from a non-financial specialist perspective. Specific topics include: financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, financial statements, transaction analysis, and cash flows. This class will be interactive and will require the active involvement of the participants in finance related activities.
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Business Applications of Excel (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.8
Essentials of Excel +++
Get more out of Microsoft Excel 2016: more productivity and better answers for greater success. This intermediate-level course brings together all the intensely useful knowledge you need: insights, techniques, tips, and shortcuts. You will learn to use Excel to successfully tackle financial forecasting, mortgage analysis, purchase order calculations, pro forma financials, capital budgeting and the effects of different economic scenarios on earnings.
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Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.5
Impact your financial decisions and learn how to affect the performance of your unit's profitability and of your organization. In this course gain a better understanding of finance and accounting concepts to better understand financial statements and how company decisions impact them. Upon completion of this course, you will have improved general financial knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the financial impact of decisions in and out of your area. Content of the course includes selected aspects of finance from a non-financial specialist perspective. Specific topics include: financial analysis, budgeting, and cash flows. This class will be interactive and will require the active involvement of the participants in finance related activities.
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Business Applications of Excel: 2 (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.11
Lookup Functions, Macros and Programming, and Pivot Tables
Whether Excel is a daily part of your business or just occasionally used for a quick spreadsheet project, users often find themselves spending hours trying to answer the question, “I know there’s a way to do this in Excel, but how?” Become a more efficient Excel user and learn the most powerful features that the program has to offer in this one-day, advanced course. Highly interactive and hands-on, you will spend the entire time using Excel while an expert trainer walks you through demonstrations and exercises. Topics include:- Lookup Functions and their Limitations
- Advanced Lookup Functions (How to Get Around Those Limitations)
- Pivot Tables
- Pivot Charts
- Macros
- VBA
- Code Writing
- Data Validation
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Business Applications of Excel: 3 (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.12
Modern Excel: Power Pivot and Power Query
Whether Excel is a daily part of your business or just occasionally used for a quick spreadsheet project, users often find themselves spending hours trying to answer the question, “I know there’s a way to do this in Excel, but how?” Become a more efficient Excel user and learn the most powerful features that the program has to offer in this one-day, advanced course. Highly interactive and hands-on, you will spend the entire time using Excel while an expert trainer walks you through demonstrations and exercises. Topics Include: - Power Pivot: PowerPivot is a free add-in for Microsoft Excel that enables you to import millions of rows of data from multiple data sources into a single Excel workbook, create relationships between heterogeneous data, create calculated columns and measures using formulas, build PivotTables and PivotCharts, and then further analyze the data so that you can make timely business decisions without requiring IT assistance.
- Power Query: Power Query is an amazing data tool for Excel! It is built by Microsoft to help you import, transform, and remember your data processes. Can import data from a variety of sources, clean the data and be ready for the analysis phase. After doing it once, this process can be automated.
- Scraping the Internet: Pulling data directly from the internet and then manipulating that data for purposes of analysis.
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Business Applications of Excel: 4 (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.13
Advanced Dashboards: Power BI Desktop
Whether Excel is a daily part of your business or just occasionally used for a quick spreadsheet project, users often find themselves spending hours trying to answer the question, “I know there’s a way to do this in Excel, but how?” Become a more efficient Excel user and learn the most powerful features that the program has to offer in this one-day, advanced course. Highly interactive and hands-on, you will spend the entire time using Excel while an expert trainer walks you through demonstrations and exercises. Topics Include:- Power Business Intelligence: Power BI is a business analytics add-on provided by Microsoft. It provides interactive visualizations with self-service business intelligence capabilities, where end users can create reports and dashboards by themselves, without having to depend on any information technology staff or database administrator.
- Heat Maps: A unique dashboard to show, with color, the “hot spots” and “cool spots.” This is a tremendous technique.
- Animated Dashboards: How key indicators and data change over time in an animated representation.
- Geo-Spatial Maps: How to represent geographical data with maps and towers.
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Essential Excel Tools (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.15
Get more out of Microsoft Excel – by utilizing the full functionality of the production enhancing your productivity and obtaining better and more customized answers for greater success. This beginner-level course brings together all the simple techniques and useful knowledge you need: insights, tips, and shortcuts.
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Data Storage Architecture (1.00 CEU)
I&C SCI 851.3
The Data Storage Architecture course is designed to provide laymen with the vocabulary and understanding to speak intelligently on data storage methods. This concise course focuses on a different type of data storage in each course meeting. Students leave with substantive knowledge of the pros and cons of each type of storage. They additionally understand why a particular storage type is preferred over another. This course is a must for executives and any non-technical audience working with or in technology.
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Data Analysis Lifecycle (1.00 CEU)
I&C SCI 851.4
This course focuses on implementing a systemic approach to the collection, validation, analysis and reporting of results in an analysis environment. This course implements concepts derived from forensic data analysis resulting in court testimony where accuracy and validity are paramount. Students leave with functional techniques for implementing the plan, describing data and an enhanced conceptual understanding of what data analysis really means. This class is a must for anyone in the data analytics, business intelligence or analysis world.
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Machine Learning Overview (1.00 CEU)
I&C SCI 851.5
This course provides understanding of machine learning technology and its role in development. The class iterates through the main three categories of algorithms – regression, classification, and clustering – and details several common algorithms within each. Students leave with a solid conceptual idea of how each algorithm is employed to perform common tasks in technology. This class demystifies the ‘black box’ approach to machine learning and replaces it with the individual steps necessary to make it work. Technology is not magic, here’s why…. This class is a must for executives and any non-technical audience working with machine learning or artificial intelligence technologies.
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Mobile Overview (1.00 CEU)
I&C SCI 851.6
The Mobile Overview course provides tangible understanding as to how the mobile device market affects modern business. It subdivides differing development strategies for fulfilling the ‘Mobile-First’ development mentality. This is supported by traffic statistics in content usage and provides the student with a framework for approaching customers and interaction using mobile. This class is a must for executives and any non-technical audience working with or in technology.
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Building a Culture of Collaboration (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.4
Connect better with your team. Learn to build and sustain collaborative relationships by getting consistent, stellar results despite changing roles, goals, accountabilities, new structures, or even new team members.
Understand why we and others behave the way we do by completing the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI). The SDI helps provide a base for understanding who we are and what motivates us; providing the same insights into others.
This powerful tool is great for all levels of an organization and provides critical insights to enable leaders and team members to better understand how to influence people who think, behave and communicate differently.
An electronic link to complete the SDI assessment will be e-mailed to participants up to one week prior to the course beginning. Detailed assessment results will be provided at the course meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: We use the TotalSDI assessment in this class. We will send you a link to the online assessment using the email you provided when registering for the course. All participants must complete this prior to the course. The assessment takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. We advise that you register at least one week before the course start date to allow yourself time to complete the assessment. The cost of the assessment in non-refundable. If you complete the assessment and then drop the course before the refund deadline – you will be refunded your enrollment fee minus $80. We will print out the results and have them ready for you upon arrival to the classroom.
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Foundations of Leadership (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X497.43
Leadership is the process of influencing others in order to achieve organizational goals and bottom line results. Leaders today face many challenges including globalization, coping with rapid change, increased complexity, technological advancements and virtual teams. Yet leaders still need to effectively manage employees, inspire others, and shape organizational culture. This course focuses on the components of successful leadership, which includes both theoretical approaches and practical skills. Students will examine styles of leadership, approaches to leadership, and sources of power. Participants will also determine how to create vision, achieve organizational goals, manage conflict, and promote diversity.
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Managing Organizational Change (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X497.65
Leaders face many challenges when faced with planning, introducing, and implementing organizational change whether it is a simpler change (introducing new technology, change in work processes) or more complex (new leadership, new organizational structure, merger). Employees typically resist change due to the uncertainty and fear that surrounds the potential impact on their jobs and roles in the organization. How, when, and who the change is communicated to has a major impact on whether employees will resist or support the change and whether the change succeeds or fails. This course will focus on best communication practices during both planned and unplanned organizational change, change strategies, and successfully leading an organization through change.
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Developing Your Organization’s Talent Management Capabilities (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X443.3
Across industries, sectors, and organization sizes, recent industry trends and robust research findings provide compelling evidence for the strong impact of talent development and succession planning practices on business performance outcomes. Despite the strong business case for developing talent management practices, an alarming majority of organizations across industries have failed to develop internal capabilities for the inevitable succession of executive talent. Undeniably, the costs of neglecting to prepare for transitions in executive roles are incredibly high, as research estimates that poor or non-existent succession planning cost public companies $112 billion in market value. To effectively prepare for the unprecedented departure of leadership talent while aligning people development practices in an uncertain business environment, organizations across industries must develop talent management capabilities—the talent management and succession planning practices that enhance bench strength in critical leadership positions, ensure smooth transitions in executive roles, and cultivate leadership talent across the organization. Growing research indicates that organizations across industries are now reaping the benefits of proactively investing in the development of talent management capabilities.
Drawing on robust research findings, including national benchmarking surveys, case studies of exemplary organizations, and consulting engagements, this course presents a series of evidence-based strategies for developing talent and sustaining leadership continuity. As part of the course, you will have an opportunity to evaluate your organization’s talent management capabilities via a nationally-validated assessment tool, and craft a development plan that leverages both strengths and development opportunities. The evidence-based talent management strategies and practices addressed in this course include talent review practices, high-potential leadership assessment and
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Management, Leadership and Teambuilding in the Project Environment (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X474.94
Research suggests that in order to make sense of the complexity of modern organizations, those who aspire to leadership must first seek to understand themselves. In this course, you will administer a variety of self-analysis instruments to understand and reflect on your own leadership preferences and behavioral tendencies. This course is a gateway into understanding what it takes to be an effective leader and assessing where you are now relative to those skills and that knowledge.
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Managing Diversity in the Workplace (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X472.10
This seminar exposes students to the personal and organizational implications of increasing workforce diversity. The seminar aims to: (1) explore the complex dynamics of ethnic, racial, gender and other diversity issues in organizations as seen from the vantage point of social science and organizational studies and (2) examine the managerial implications of increasing cultural diversity in organizations. In accomplishing the former, the current state of theory, research, and application is explored in several thematic areas, including: (1) the nature or character of diversity in organizations, and (2) the dynamics of ethnic, racial, gender and other diversity in organizations. In pursuit of the latter, the seminar examines the orientations to diversity adopted by organizations, the correlates of these approaches, and the possibilities for organizational change. Throughout the exploration of these issues, the emphasis will be on developing greater understanding of issues, problems, and opportunities posed by greater cultural diversity within the United States workforce.
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Effective Time Management (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.10
Everyday you’re faced with the same challenge: too much to do and not enough time to do it. Managing your time actually means managing yourself including your priorities, your day, and your ongoing interruptions.
You have your own individual work style and this style influences how you manage your time and tasks. This workshop identifies your time management profile, targets your strengths, and identifies areas of improvement. With an emphasis on appropriate communication tools, you can confidently improve your time management challenges as we address the following areas:
- Interruptions. Although interruptions are a regular part of your day, learn how you can take control of them.
- Meetings. Streamlining your meetings provides immediate benefits and rewards for you and your team.
- Written communications. Did you know the average worker receives 281 daily emails? This figure is only projected to increase. How can you keep up and stay in control of your email?
- Procrastination. This element of time management can plague us all in unexpected ways. We’ll uncover your core cause and look at strategies for preventive action.
- Other key time management categories covered include priorities, planning, and delegating.
This highly-interactive workshop is designed to provide you with new insights on how you can effectively develop the habits you want to improve.
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Developing Your Authentic Leadership Profile & Impact (2.00 Units)
MGMT X426.36
This leadership development program is designed for front-line and mid-level leaders, including team leaders, managers, and directors, who are seeking to accelerate their careers and advance to executive roles.
This three-day program, Developing Your Authentic Leadership Profile & Impact, is designed to develop leadership competencies and skills across three levels: Leading Self, Leading Others & Teams, and Leading the Organization. The specific topics that will be examined throughout the course include identifying personal values and leadership principles, authentic leadership principles and practices, leader emotional intelligence, and performance feedback and coaching.
In order to gain deep insights and feedback across each level of executive influence, participants will complete a 360-degree leadership assessment at the launch of the course. Validated via industry research and benchmarking data from over 10,000 participants, the 360 Leadership Assessment will provide participants with a set of priorities for further leadership development across four sets of executive competencies: Driving Business Results, Engaging Stakeholders & Teams, Leading Organizational Change, and Leading Self. Participants will learn a validated framework and a series of development tools for better understanding their personal leadership style and values, the leadership challenges and opportunities in their leadership role, and how to maximize their impact on others and their organization.
Participants will further develop the following leadership skills and competencies as a result of completing the program:
- Identify the core values, principles, and life experiences that drive their personal beliefs about effective leadership and the resulting impact on demonstrated leadership competencies;
- Develop leader emotional intelligence competencies, including self-awareness, self-regulation, and emotional management;
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Executive Challenge Simulation (1.00 CEU)
MGMT 802.2
Empower rising leaders to turn business strategy into results. Executive Challenge is a team-based leadership development simulation which serves as a “laboratory for leaders,” helping them understand organizational dynamics and their own opportunities for growth.
In this simulation, leaders run an entire business: from forming strategy to making critical personnel decisions, setting operational capacities, and designing effective sales campaigns. Executive Challenge encourages self-awareness and tests cross-functional collaboration, operational excellence, and strategic thinking.
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Leading Through Storytelling (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.14
Storytelling is one of our most powerful communication tools. However, many people don’t understand how to use stories to their advantage. To be an effective leader, you should know how to tell stories to inspire and motivate your team. This fun and interactive class will show you what makes an effective story, how to craft an engaging narrative, and how to connect to your audience through the power of your words.
You will leave having brainstormed, workshopped, and practiced telling specific stories that all leaders should have prepared including:
- How you got started
- A challenge you overcame
- What keeps you going
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Culture Crafting (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X422.20
Culture is the barometer used to ensure a high-performing, healthy organization. Employee engagement, vendor partnership and customer loyalty are all driven through culture. Building cultural awareness and developing skills to navigate change is essential to sustainable success.
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Leading Across Cultures (1.50 Units)
MGMT X404.5
This course addresses the leadership skills and competencies that are requisite for leading across cultures in a global business environment.
Participants will learn from frameworks, principles, and practices regarding how to leverage their cross-cultural business experiences for greater influence and effectiveness across cultural contexts (teams, organizations, regions, countries, etc.). This course is designed to develop participants’ recognition and understanding of the biases and implicit assumptions about other cultures (ethnic, racial, national, gender, generational, functional/professional, etc.) that often erode value for organizations in global business environments and undermine leadership effectiveness in such contexts.
Participants will learn how implicit bias plays a key role in organizations and many decision-making processes driven by global leaders, and how the development of CQ capabilities is critical for limiting implicit bias and its negative impact across global organizations.
Module 1: Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Framework
- CQ Drive
- CQ Knowledge
- CQ Strategy
- CQ Action
Module 2: Global Mindset Framework
- Psychological Capital
- Intellectual Capital
- Social Capital
Module 3: Implicit/Unconscious Bias
- Costs of implicit bias and the business case
- Biases and implicit assumptions of ‘other’ cultures
- Strategies for minimizing bias as a global leader
Module 4: CQ Development Plan
- Personal development actions & strategies
- Team development actions & strategies
- Leadership Development Journal: Reflections & Application Questions
- Leadership Development Plan (Leading Across Cultures)
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Leading Strategy (1.50 Units)
MGMT X404.6
Participants will develop their knowledge and skills concerning the role of leaders in developing and executing business strategy in a global context. Participants will learn how to consistently adopt a ‘big picture’ view of the issues and challenges facing their organization in a global context, and
avoid the ‘silo thinking’ that often obstructs an organization’s capacity for executing strategic initiatives. This module will introduce participants to frameworks for assessing their organization in the global business environment and develop their skills in considering organizational issues and
challenges from multiple perspectives (departments, business units, geographic regions, etc.). Participants will assess their organization according to the principles of learning organizations, and target potential development opportunities for enhancing responsiveness to changes in the global
business environment. Overall, participants will develop deeper strategic insight into their organization and their role by enhancing their skills in identifying the critical changes in the global business environment that impacts the business.
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Project Management Tool Box (1.50 Units)
MGMT X442.34
This project management boot camp will examine the basics of putting together a well-defined, planned, and executed project. The goal is to deliver on time and on budget while meeting customer expectations. Learn the basic components of project management and the project life cycle: project definition; practical and collaborative methods for creating a successful project charter or initiation document; building and managing a project team; perform risk analysis; and project closure. Explore how to develop and lead high performance teams. If you have never managed a project before, this class will give you an introduction and provide tools that you can use for your next project.
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Applied Lean Six Sigma (1.50 Units)
MGMT X410.60
Lean and Six Sigma and are process improvement methodologies. Lean reduces process waste and Six Sigma reduces process variation within a process. Combining the two, arms the user with a variety of tools that enable them to make significant improvements within their work processes. Participants in this course will learn and then practice how to apply basic Lean and Six Sigma tools to processes in their workplace. This program, combined with organizational support, will produce quantifiable benefits within the term of the program. The benefits typically are in the form of cycle time reduction, quality improvement, and ultimately lower costs.
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Introduction to Project Management: Principles and Practices (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X442.33
Project management has been proven to be the most effective method of delivering products or services within cost, schedule, and resource constraints. This intensive and hands-on course gives you the skills to ensure your projects are completed on time and on budget. You will gain a strong working knowledge of the basics of project management and be able to immediately use that knowledge to effectively manage work projects. At the end of the course you will be able to identify and manage a project from inception to completion.
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Project Procurement (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X405.2
Procurement management has become a vital project management skill, as organizations increasingly outsource all but their core competencies. In this course, students will gain an understanding of the significance of procurement management in the modern project management environment, and the role and duties of the procurement manager on a project team. In addition, students will learn how to conduct make vs. buy analysis, develop evaluation criteria, select vendors and progress through contract changes and the close out process.
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Project Risk (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X405.3
Effective risk management is critical to project and organizational success. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of project risk management principles, processes, tools and techniques to allow participants to gain a better understanding of its application in day-to-day project management activities and set the groundwork for establishment of this success.
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Project Monitoring & Control (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X405.4
This course demonstrates the essential project monitoring and control techniques necessary for a project manager. The course covers what project managers must know about the organization of a project just prior to execution, which includes the definition and use of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Responsibility Matrix (RAM). The course also will introduce the project manager to scheduling basics and introduce fundamental scheduling metrics used for monitoring and control. The course concludes with monitoring and control metric display and reporting options.
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Agile Project Management (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X405.5
This course begins with an overview of agile and lean methodologies and techniques. We will look at how you can apply these techniques outside of just the software world. In addition, we will look at how to integrate processes from Traditional Project Management (TPM).
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Project Leadership (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X405.6
The success of projects is dependent not only upon the project management process itself, but also upon the people in the process and how effectively they work together and communicate with and influence clients, stakeholders, and each other.
This course focuses on the project manager's role as both manager and leader, with particular emphasis on the competencies and skills associated with effective project leadership and what is required to develop and maintain a high-performance project team.
- Explain basic project leadership concepts
- Define personal leadership style in the context of the project environment
- Develop project teams
- Facilitate communication among project team members
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Supply Chain Management (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X403.6
Supply Chain has become big news over the last few years. You hear about it when natural disasters strike or when your favorite products become unavailable or when popular brands are accused of mistreatment in their supply chain. So, what exactly is this supply chain and how does it affect me?
This program will take you through the major components of the supply chain including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Supplier Selection, Logistics and Risk Management.
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Power and Politics for Project Managers (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X472.97
The practice of professional project management is fraught with the reality of political processes. Projects are conducted within organizations and the reality of the political framework affects the conduct of all business activities including the conduct of project managers. Usually project managers do not have a stable and consistent political power base and must utilize various techniques to enlist support and conduct the work in order to achieve project objectives. This course will deal with the various issues faced and ways to be effective within the framework of a given organizational power structure.
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Bringing Design Thinking to Life Through Design Sprints (1.50 Units)
MGMT X422.19
You have probably heard the terms design thinking and design sprints around the office, but what are they and why are they important? Design thinking focuses the creative development process on the customer from the beginning. This shift in thinking leads to better products, services, solutions and processes for the end user. Using design sprint methods pioneered by IDEO and Google Ventures, students will explore what kinds of organizational challenges could benefit from a design sprint, how to assemble the ideal design sprint team and how to advocate for the use of design sprints in their organization. By the end of this course, students should be able to apply design thinking principles and the steps in the design sprint process to address a specific challenge in their organization.
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PMP Test Taking Strategies
MGMT 805.2
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP®) is one of the most renowned certifications in the field of project management. All professionals, regardless of the industries to which they belong, are trying to be PMP® or CAPM® certified. There are various facts, myths and general doubts surrounding this certification. Through this course, you will learn details you need to know before applying for the certification. This one-day overview is not a replacement for the traditional 4-to-5 day boot camp traditionally used for preparation, but it is designed to assist students in preparing for the exam, either as individuals or in small study groups. As a result of the course, students will know the application and how to prepare for application audits, methods to prepare for the exam using both the PMBOK and Auxiliary Study books, specific difficult areas to study and exam day test tips and tricks.
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Agile Simulation (1.00 Unit)
MGMT X472.98
Agile methods have become increasingly popular in the application of project management. Though started for use in software development, it has evolved and has proven useful in various types of projects including but not limited to product development, process improvement and various types of IT projects. The two areas of Agile that can be applied include SCRUM methods and the use of Kanban’s. This course covers a basic introduction to these methods and concentrates on actually applying these methods to sample projects. The Simulation will start with the Agile Initiation or Sprint 0 and include development and prioritization of the Product Backlog, development of the SCRUM/Kanban Board, practice of range estimating and the development of the Burn Down Chart.
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Putting the Bio in Biotech (1.00 Unit)
I&C SCI X430.03
This course is designed to introduce basic cellular biology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology and pharmacology concepts to a non-scientific audience. Students will explore the structure and life of a cell, multi-cellular life and development, genetic engineering and molecular therapies. The course will help students understand these concepts and how they apply to work done in the field of biotechnology.
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This is How You Soar!
MISC 910.1
Situations in life can be stressful and debilitating. Anxiety and worry can be daily experiences. How do you rise above the muck and yuck of your life to experience peace, ease, happiness and fulfillment - no matter what is going on around you?
In this interactive and inspiring workshop, you'll, explore what keeps you anchored where you DON'T want to be, get clear on the keys to soaring in every aspect of your life, and create your action plan to overcome obstacles with courage and confidence.
Instructor: Valerie Sheppard describes herself as a "recovering corporate executive on radical sabbatical." In addition to having a successful 30+ year career in marketing, including running a portfolio of brands worth close to $1 billion dollars, she’s also a catastrophic-stroke survivor, inspirational keynote speaker, university lecturer, and CEO of The Heart of Living Vibrantly, Center for Mindfulness and Self-Mastery. Valerie uses the principles and practices in her multi award-winning, #1 best-seller, Living Happy to Be ME!© as the centerpiece of her transformational practice, which is helping young people and adults, executives and entrepreneurs experience more happiness, success and fulfillment.
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Sleep and Health Across the Lifespan
MISC 910.2
Sleep is a fundamental pillar of health. Individuals that age well tend to sleep well, and disturbed sleep and is often concurrent with a variety of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, medical conditions, and health problems, including those that put individuals at risk for dementia such as diabetes and depression. Maintaining healthy sleep habits is critical for physical and mental health and wellbeing throughout life. This course will give a broad overview of sleep across the human lifespan, as well as a survey of evidence indicating sleep plays a critical role in maintaining both the health of the brain and the health of peripheral organs in the body. Participants will learn about their own sleep habits and how these habits align with the general recommendations from experts in sleep medicine. Instructor: Dr. Bryce Mander is an Assistant Professor at UC, Irvine in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. He obtained his PhD in Neuroscience at Northwestern University and then completed his postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley. His current research focus considers the role of sleep in cognitive aging.
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The Power of Lifestyle: An Overview
MISC 910.4
This course will provide an overview of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, and how to make and sustain behavioral change. From stress management and resilience, the quality of your relaxation, food and exercise to social support, this workshop will guide participants to understand what changes may be helpful to them and how to integrate them into their busy lives.
INSTRUCTOR: Alisa Eisenberg, MFT, created The RENEW Program, the first web-based wellness program to be federally funded in a long-term clinical trial. Clinically significant results include: slowed rate of growth of Coronary Calcium with reversal in some cases, Reversed Fatty Liver, Decreased Visceral Fat, Lowered Cholesterol, Decreased Type A Behavior traits, Increased Global Health Habits, Increased Exercise habits, Decreased Depression and Anxiety, Improved Perception of Stress, Decreased pessimism, Increased Social Support, better sleep, higher levels of happiness. She has lectured at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UC Irvine Medical School and the School of Public Health, and has been a regular guest on Sirius Radio addressing issues of stress management (Sex, Chocolate & other Creative Solutions to Stress), creativity, health and wellness. She has authored many publications, and was invited to present her research at the 2016 and 2017 World Congress of Cardiology. For more information go to www.TheRENEWprogram.net.
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Mindfulness
MISC 911
Mindfulness. It’s pretty straightforward. To be present. Seems trivial, but often, our thoughts about the past or worries about the future rob us of the present. In this workshop, you will learn what mindfulness is, the evidence-based benefits of this practice, its effects on the brain, including changes in structure and connectivity, and practical tools for bringing more awareness into your day. We will also practice a series of mindful exercises, including guided meditation, breathing exercises, and aromatherapy. Instructor: Mitra Hooshmand, PhD is a Public Speaker, Director, and Entrepreneur. Ms. Hooshmand earned her PhD in Neurobiology from UC Irvine and conducted extensive research there for over a decade in the area of spinal cord injury to find a treatment for paralysis. She currently serves as the Director of Scientific Programs at Americans for Cures, a non-profit organization with the mission to educate and raise public awareness about the potential of stem cells to treat diseases. She also teaches Human Stem Cells & Medicine at UCLA.
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The Science of Weight Management
MISC 911.2
Weight loss and weight gain continue to be a multi-billion dollar industry every year, yet people are more confused about why they lose or gain weight more than ever before. What if we could understand the biology of the human body and how our weight is managed? Explore with Jason Tate, biologist and Functional Medicine Health Coach, the science of weight management as he shares not only how we gain and lose weight in healthy "weighs" but, why we gain and lose weight. Learn how to make changes immediately to begin your journey towards the healthiest you've ever been as he guides you through the psychology, anatomy, physiology, and history of human health and weight management. Instructor: Jason Tate is a 13-year veteran in secondary education with a B.S. in Biology and numerous training and certificates in the fields of Nutrition, Education, Mind-Body Medicine, and Health Coaching. Jason has been engaged in public speaking for 15 years and primarily focuses on topics involving wellness education and the body. Mr. Tate is the Founder of the Human Health Initiative, dedicated to improving the lives of billions and eradicating the pandemic of chronic diseases.
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| Career Success |
Your Employment Portfolio Tool Box: Maximizing Your Job Skills (1.00 CEU)
MGMT 815.8
Your ability to conduct an effective job search is essential to sustaining your career success. Additionally, your communication skills play a key role in this important process from creating and maintaining an eye-catching resume to interviewing well when the stakes are high.
Whether you’re entering a new industry, changing career paths, or simply looking to create or update your resume, you need a current set of communication skills to plan, design, and deliver an effective employment portfolio. This workshop provides the practical and relevant skills you need to feel confident conducting your job search.
Topics include:
- Networking/Information Interviews
- Managing Your Job Search
- Employment Communication Documents: Cover Letters, Resumes, Follow Up Letters
- Interviewing Skills: Current Trends, Best Practices
Taught over two Saturday mornings, this format enables you to receive instructor feedback on written documents so you leave with a complete and professional employment portfolio consisting of a final resume, cover letter, and follow up letter. At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the three main types of professional resumes.
- Determine which resume is best suited for current professional need.
- Design and develop an individual resume format to match current goals.
- Recognize different interviewing formats, including current trends.
- Practice interviewing through role play scenarios such as anticipating and effectively answering behavioral questions.
- Identify the correct way to obtain a letter of recommendation.
- Create and finalize an employment portfolio containing a final resume, cover letter, and follow up letter.
- Establish customized processes for managing career growth and networking activities.
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