Applied Business Management

The certificate will facilitate student acquisition of skills need for an analytic approach to organizational assessment for decision-making and leadership purposes.

Program Competencies:

• Understand and apply accounting information for effective decision-making in the strategic planning process
• Understand the principles and theories of finance to analyze statements and financial information for effective decision-making in competitive environments
• Analyze and evaluate theories and decision processes of change management in organizations in aspects of technology, market opportunities, core competencies, and skill acquisition
• Synthesize internal and external factors of strategic management to optimize organizational positioning and competitiveness in today’s dynamic marketplace

ACT 500 Managerial Accounting: Understand and apply accounting information for effective financial decision making in the strategic planning process.

FIN500 Principles of Finance: Understand the principles and theories of finance to analyze statements and fiscal information for effective decision-making in today’s competitive environment. (Prerequisite: ACT500)

MGT510 Strategy Planning: Examine and apply the concepts and theories of strategic planning in present-day organizations.  Understand how strategy is developed and the affects of integration through the various disciplines of an organization.

ORG505 Organizational Change: Analyze and contrast the theories and decision processes of change management. Understand the various methods to instigate appropriate change within industries and organizations including technology, market opportunities, core competencies, and skills acquisition.