From an intensive immersion into business fundamentals to a deep dive into your own communication and collaboration skills—get all the basics covered that will set you on your path to becoming an effective business professional.
Core Course
Program Immersion
Begin your program with an immersion experience. This is where you’ll first practice essential business skills to prepare for the program and assess your readiness on commonly used concepts and tools for industry and career preparation. You’ll begin to develop communication and teamwork skills, reflect on your personal journey, and build a strong foundation for your ongoing success.
Key Topics & Skills
Business, Finance & Communication Fundamentals
Academic & Program-Specific Skills, Tools & Essentials
Career, Professional & Personal Development
Core Course
Teamwork & Collaboration
In modern organisations most of the work is done in teams and so the ability to work with others is fundamental in business. The Teamwork & Collaboration course will lay the foundations for effective teamwork by understanding yourself – your behavioural style and mindset. The course will then focus on how to collaborate with others in a variety of contexts. You will develop a broad repertoire of tools to collaborate and negotiate across cultural and generational boundaries in a range of situations.
Key Topics & Skills
Personal Development
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Collaboration
Diversity
Negotiation
Core Course
AI and the Future of Work
This course will explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of work, specifically from a business perspective. It will cover topics such as automation, blockchain and other Web3 technologies, and the ethical considerations of AI in the workplace. Students will gain a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges presented by AI, and how it can be leveraged to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
Key Topics & Skills
Overview of AI and Current State of AI in Business
Applications of AI through Organizational, Strategy, and Leadership Lenses
Business Opportunities to Web3 Technologies
Core Course
Analyzing Business Processes
Organizations can be conceptualized as a series of interlinked business processes. This course will explore designing, assessing, and improving business processes in product and service organizations.
Key topics & skills
Delivering Value Through Operations Management
Value Chain Analysis
Process Analysis
Process Improvement
Improving Supply Chains
Core Course
Communication & Collaboration: Personal Impact
Effective communication and collaboration skills can make or break a successful career. Gain a clear understanding of the most in-demand interpersonal competencies and skills in business today. Then, continually apply these skills in exercises and role plays—and graduate with the soft skills needed to succeed in the global workplace.
Key topics & skills
Learning & Development
Managing Yourself
Communicating With Individuals & Groups
Presentation Skills—Story Telling, Presentations & Pitching
Core Course
Design Thinking for Innovation
The business environment is transforming from one of scale, predictability, and rigidity to one of speed, agility, and fluidity. And so business management approaches need to change accordingly. Some of the most successful companies have integrated design thinking into a culture where creativity and drive are transformed into implementation and delivery. You’ll apply holistic design thinking methodology to 21st century business challenges.
Key topics & skills
Market Research & Understanding the Customer Need
Mapping the Customer Journey
Design Thinking Methodology
Ideation & Testing of New Products
Product Positioning in the Market
Core Course
Project Planning & Execution
A key driver for competitive advantage is the successful planning and execution of projects. Equip yourself with a set of best-practices, tools, and project management frameworks to allow you to work successfully in a variety of project environments.
Key topics & skills
Project Definition, Planning Methodologies & Tools
Time, Cost & Resource Planning
High Performing Teams
Global & Remote Project Execution
Sustainable (Green) Projects
Business Challenge
Business Challenge: AI Challenge
Put all your newly acquired knowledge and skills directly into practice at the end of each block through a practical and relevant business challenge. Teams will draw on the content and themes of previous courses in each block to complete challenges involving simulations, executive pitch presentations, innovation hackathons, real company challenges, designing new business models, etc.
Key Topics & Skills
Cross Functional Strategic Decision Making, Planning & Coordination
Analyzing Real & Simulated Business Cases
Team Leadership & Dynamics
Courses and challenges subject to change
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