Advanced Business Research, Certificate
The Certificate of Advanced Business Research is designed to prepare leaders and consultants from diverse industries and organizations to develop innovative business best practices for transforming organizations in today’s dynamic environment. This certificate focuses on in-depth education in ethics and cultural intelligence as well as designing and delivering a research project that applies contemporary thought, theories, and practices in the learner’s professional field.
At the end of the program, students are able to:
- Qualitative Research and Writing Skills: Conduct qualitative research as well as scholarly writing, and preparation of reports and presentations for practical application in an organizational setting. Demonstrate the ability to communicate ethically and persuasively via written, oral, and visual platform communications to diverse stakeholders in global organizations.
- Leadership and Consultative Skills: Solve problems and identify opportunities using critical, creative, and systematic thinking. Demonstrate ethical leadership principles and consultative skills to influence leaders and provide recommendations for organizational transformation.
- Innovation Skills: Create sustainable recommendations and solutions to complex challenges for leaders considering their organization’s current and future performance.
- Strategic and Business Skills: Apply contemporary business theories, concepts, and techniques to problems and opportunities within an organization. Work with leaders to help create a strategic advantage for their organization as well as form collaborative relationships within their stakeholder networks.
This program typically takes 3 terms to complete for students enrolled full-time.
Required courses for Certificate of Advanced Business Research (1 core, 2 specialization) = 3 courses or 27 credit hours
Core Requirements (1 course or 9 credits)
Entrepreneurship Specialization Requirements (two courses or 18 credits)
Global Leadership Requirements Specialization Requirements (two courses or 18 credits)
Information Technology Leadership Specialization Requirements (two courses or 18 credits)
| CIS 930 | Information Technology Leadership I | 9 |
| CIS 931 | Information Technology Leadership II | 9 |
Strategic Foresight Specialization Requirements (two courses or 18 credits)