Graduate Certificate in Management Studies

3 Semester Units

Organizational Behavior provides students an in-depth review of available theory and research on the behavior, structure, and process of organizations. Formal organizations and their structure will be critically examined, and human motivations and their constructive application to oneself and others will be discussed. Applicable behavioral science theories will be explored and students will be able to effectively apply the relevant concepts to the management of organizations.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Assess how and why organizational behavior determines the effectiveness of an organization.
• Analyze research areas of organizational behavior such as learning, motivation, leadership, group behavior and communication.
• Evaluate the nature of power and organizational politics.
• Consider the relationship between organizational design and an organization’s structure.
• Critique the various theories and models that explain why and how people and groups behave as they do.

3 Semester Units

Project Management takes a decision-making, business-oriented approach to the management of projects, which is reinforced with current examples of project management in action. It emphasizes not only individual project execution but also provides a strategic perspective, demonstrating means to manage projects at the program and portfolio levels. This course also addresses project management within the context of a variety of successful organizations, whether publicly held, private or not-for-profit.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze how organizations go about evaluating, selecting and implementing projects.
• Examine the role of the project manager in managing the interactions among scope, cost, schedule, team and customer expectations.
• Discover some emerging trends in project management and predict what the process of managing projects will be like in the future.

3 Semester Units

Leadership focuses on leadership theories that seek to explain how traits, behaviors, or situational factors influence leadership style and effectiveness. Students will develop the competencies and skills to immediately start using these principles in their personal and professional lives. The course also explores the critical question of how well a leader is able to influence followers to achieve group objectives—this is what distinguishes effective from ineffective leaders.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze classical and contemporary leadership theories.
• Examine the importance of managerial leadership skills.
• Differentiate transformational and transactional leadership.
• Evaluate the relationships among negotiation and conflict, influencing tactics, power, and politics.
• Examine the importance of ethical principles, personal and company values, and socially responsible leadership practices.

3 Semester Units

Modern Management is a comprehensive approach to the skills of business management. Traditional concepts, theories, contemporary issues and practical applications are examined with the goal of improving organizational efficiency.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Comprehend the importance of management to society and individuals.
• Appreciate both arguments for and against the assumption of social responsibilities by businesses.
• Recognize the advantages of having diversity in the workforce.
• Distinguish what kind of changes should be made within an organization and how to implement those changes.
• Assess production, productivity and quality.