Learn the skills you’ll need to succeed as a business professional. This comprehensive program covers tools and strategies for project management, finance, marketing, data analysis, productivity with generative AI, and more.
Overview
Syllabus
- Course: Project Management Level I
- Learn about the five phases of project management, focusing on the first two: Initiation and Planning
- Understand important foundational concepts and project management terms
- Learn about selecting projects, defining/planning/scheduling activities, managing resources, and much more
- Become familiar with the various duties and qualities of a project manager
- Course: Project Management Level II
- Continue learning about the five phases of project management, focusing on the last three: Execution, Monitoring, and Closing
- Understand project costs and budgeting
- Learn how to manage resources
- Manage risk, changes, and uncertainty
- Get an overview of Agile Project Management frameworks: Scrum, Kansan, and Extreme Programming (XP)
- Course: Intro to Financial Accounting & Financial Statements
- Financial accounting fundamentals, including cash versus accrual accounting and GAAP
- Income statement line items and financial metrics
- Balance sheet: Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder's Equity
- Cash Flow Statement: Cash flows from operations, investing, and financing
- How the financial statements tie together
- Course: Intermediate Financial Accounting
- Prepare for complex accounting tasks
- Learn advanced income statement processes
- Handle unusual items and EPs
- Work with deferred taxes and tax journal entries
- Manage intercompany investments
- Understand how debt accounting works
- Course: Excel Level I: Fundamentals
- Learn how to use functions to speed up your workflow
- Add formatting and other visual effects
- Turn data into visual charts, including line, column, and pie charts
- Learn tips and tricks for easy workbook management
- Course: Excel Level II: Intermediate
- Learn to split and join text, add data validation, and named ranges
- Use database functions and logical statements
- Create Pivot Tables to quickly summarize large databases
- Create advanced combo charts from multiple charts
- Course: Excel Level III: Advanced
- Cell management including cell locking, auditing, and hot keys
- Special formatting for calculating dates
- Use advanced functions and advanced analytical tools
- Record macros and relative reference macros for ad hoc reporting
- Course: Data Analytics Foundations
- Fundamentals of data analytics and statistics
- How to use data for forecasting & decision-making
- How businesses use data analytics in their processes
- Course: Marketing Strategy
- Understand the foundational principles of marketing
- Learn how to conduct market research to identify target audiences, understand customer needs, and analyze market trends
- Discover how to create an effective marketing plan, including setting objectives, defining strategies, and outlining actionable steps
- Gain an introduction to digital marketing channels and how to leverage them in your strategy
- Learn how to track and measure the success of your marketing efforts using key performance indicators (KPIs) and analytics tools
- Course: Generative AI with ChatGPT
- Explore generative AI and ChatGPT so you know what’s possible and how you can use it
- Learn how to write prompts that generate useful responses
- See real-world applications of ChatGPT
- Course: AI for Workplace Productivity with Microsoft Copilot
- Explore how Microsoft Copilot can expand your capabilities, save time, and make you more creative/professional
- Learn how to use Copilot’s integration in Office apps (365 apps) such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive
- Get to know the capabilities and limitations of AI and how you can best utilize it to enhance your work
- Course: Intro to Corporate Finance
- Corporate finance fundamentals including NPV and IRR
- Roles of corporate finance professionals and investment bankers
- Financial instruments: stocks, bonds, and options
- Initial Public Offerings
- Bonds, yields, and credit ratings
- Dividends versus share buybacks
- Mergers and acquisitions
- How leverage increases risk and returns
- Corporate valuation
- Course: Applied Leadership & Management Skills
- Explore different leadership styles and when to apply them effectively
- Learn techniques for clear, persuasive, and motivational communication
- Understand how to build, manage, and motivate high-performing teams
- Gain strategies for resolving conflicts and fostering a collaborative environment
