Business & Management courses

This course focuses primarily on pre-project planning activities—the process of identifying and translating business needs into project requirements. You learn how to launch project initiation, develop stakeholder management plans and conduct requirements…

Projects today are more time constrained, pose greater technical challenges and are less likely to have adequate resources than in the past. However, specific techniques can help you deal with project risk and recognize and manage potential problems. Learn…

Get a comprehensive overview of quality management. Understand the philosophies and strategies of prominent quality authorities, and explore ways to implement a management-improvement program effectively.

Get the tools you need to make informed decisions about real estate investments. Topics include investment real estate basics, using a cash flow model tool, impact of taxation and debt, case studies, and the financial relationship between real estate and…

Learn how to manage conflicts, issues and changes to ensure that stakeholders and the project team agree on the solution scope and how requirements are communicated. Study the elicitation knowledge area, which includes details for eliciting business,…

Understand how financial planning practitioners bridge the gap between their clients' wealth preservation and their extended income needs during retirement. Assess retiree financial situations and longevity probabilities, and develop risk-mitigation…

Explore social media and semantic web strategies and tactics by using contemporary and emerging new-media channels, and digital and mobile technologies and platforms. Learn how to establish realistic business and performance goals within these environments;…

Stock-based compensation is often the most valuable part of a client’s compensation package, especially in the Bay Area. And yet, due to complex plan structures, special tax law exposures, corporate and regulatory restrictions, and the psychological…

Learn how to build and maintain strong brands. You'll focus on such topics as brand strategy, research and positioning, as well as brand extensions, global branding, and measuring and managing brand equity over time. You then apply the information learned in…

Familiarize yourself with the principles and strategic concepts of marketing analytics, a high-growth area that uses computer-based models and metrics to improve marketing decisions and return on marketing investment (ROMI). Through case studies and…

Learn to prepare a comprehensive financial plan for an individual client. Master the technical skills required in areas such as income tax, investments, insurance, employment benefits, estate planning and mathematical analysis. Learn how to provide…

Talent management has evolved beyond the hiring and firing of employees, and now covers all elements of human capital strategy, from employee selection, retention, performance management and compensation to succession planning, diversity and more. In this…

Learn about income taxation of various entity types: corporations ("S" and "C"), LLCs, sole proprietorships, partnerships, estates, and trusts. We'll also discuss gift and transfer taxes, and review rules governing the formation, operation, and disposition of…

Compensation, as well as benefits programs, need to reflect the changing business landscape and organizational challenges. Learn about a range of compensation and rewards programs that address monetary and non-monetary options for employees beyond salary…

Students in this course will develop proficiency in analyzing and evaluating the public health aspects of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and also identify methods from improvement. It provides an overview of the different types of public…

In today's fast-paced, highly competitive business world, it is more important than ever to recognize and study the significant role communication plays in our business lives. How well we communicate greatly determines the success of our performance on the…