This course provides a survey of the business world. Topics include the basic principles and practices of contemporary business. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of business concepts as a foundation for studying other business subjects. The course covers the following topics: The Environment of Business; Business Ownership and Entrepreneurship; Management and Organization; Human Resources; Marketing; Finance and Investment.
- Teacher: Dr. Nicholas Boehnlein
This course introduces the key concepts, tools, and principles of strategy formulation and competitive analysis. It is concerned with managerial decisions and actions that affect the performance and survival of business enterprises. The course is focused on the information, analyses, organizational processes, and skills and business judgment managers must use to devise strategies, position their businesses, define firm
boundaries and maximize long-term profits in the face of uncertainty and competition. Strategic Management I & II is an integrative and interdisciplinary course. It assumes a broad view of the environment that includes buyers, suppliers, competitors, technology, the economy, capital markets, government, and global forces and views the external environment as dynamic and characterized by uncertainty. In studying strategy, the course draws together and builds on all the ideas, concepts, and theories from your functional courses such as Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, and Statistics. The course takes a general management perspective, viewing the firm as a whole, and examining how policies in each functional area are integrated into an overall competitive strategy. The key strategic business decisions of concern in
this course involve selecting competitive strategies, creating and defending competitive advantages, defining firm boundaries and allocating critical resources over long periods. Decisions such as these can only be made effectively by viewing a firm holistically, and over the long term.
boundaries and maximize long-term profits in the face of uncertainty and competition. Strategic Management I & II is an integrative and interdisciplinary course. It assumes a broad view of the environment that includes buyers, suppliers, competitors, technology, the economy, capital markets, government, and global forces and views the external environment as dynamic and characterized by uncertainty. In studying strategy, the course draws together and builds on all the ideas, concepts, and theories from your functional courses such as Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, and Statistics. The course takes a general management perspective, viewing the firm as a whole, and examining how policies in each functional area are integrated into an overall competitive strategy. The key strategic business decisions of concern in
this course involve selecting competitive strategies, creating and defending competitive advantages, defining firm boundaries and allocating critical resources over long periods. Decisions such as these can only be made effectively by viewing a firm holistically, and over the long term.
- Teacher: Dr. Nicholas Boehnlein
Dive deep into the transformative potential of integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in this comprehensive course. "Blockchain and AI Integration" is the future of these two technologies. The course is designed to furnish participants with profound knowledge and practical skills to amalgamate the robustness of blockchain and the intelligence of AI. This interdisciplinary course covers essential concepts, methodologies, and various applications of blockchain and AI integration across different industries such as finance, supply chain, healthcare, and more.
- Teacher: Dr. James Mulli
The objective of this course is to identify and demonstrate the nature and importance of female leadership. This course will start with discussions on various leadership theories as well as the leadership development, success of female leaders and what it means when a leader needs to be a good follower. This class will host 5 female guest speakers coming from various leadership backgrounds. The students will explore the character, personal attributes, and behaviors of effective female leaders.
- Teacher: Bella Omino
This course presents a systematic approach to front office procedures by detailing the flow of business through a hotel, from the reservations process to check-out and account settlement. The course also examines the various elements of effective front office management, paying particular attention to the planning and evaluation of front office operations and to human resources management. Front office procedures and management are placed within the context of the overall operation of a hotel. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the rooms division of the hotel. Emphasis will be placed on various front office functions: forecasting, reservation procession and guest registration, night audit and check-out procedure. The student will further be instructed in all aspects of the unique relationship between the front office and the other departments of the hotel. New case studies and the most current real-world examples will help the student to understand: the role of each staff member in maintaining quality service, the strategy to keep the front office profitable, the guest safety and key control guidelines that must be part of daily procedures and the impact of the latest technology. The course covers how to understand, organize, perform, and evaluate all of the front office functions so critical to the success of a hotel. Includes automation and computer applications throughout all aspects of the guest cycle and covers: maximize profits in establishing room rates, forecasting room availability, budgeting and using yield management techniques; handle all phases of personnel including recruiting, selecting, hiring, orienting, training, scheduling and motivating; work effectively with today’s multicultural labor force; increase revenues by incorporating sales techniques into the reservations process.
- Teacher: Kevin Odongo
Negotiation is a critical skill in both personal and professional contexts, and this course will provide learners with the tools and techniques to negotiate effectively and achieve favorable outcomes. Covered topics are fundamentals of negotiations, understanding different negotiation styles, developing
effective communication skills, managing emotions during negotiations, building relationships, and creating win-win solutions.
effective communication skills, managing emotions during negotiations, building relationships, and creating win-win solutions.
- Teacher: Stefana Trif