Business Essentials Certificate – Online
GMBA 796 MBA Internship 1 credit Prerequisite: Permission of the MBA Program Director. Students are placed in work roles related to their professional interests and supervised by both a faculty member and a field coordinator. The student applies knowledge and skills learned throughout the curriculum. The student will maintain a journal, submit a paper reflecting on the work experience in the context of the academic experience, and make a final presentation. Students are expected to work a minimum of 50 hours for a total of 1 credit. (50 hours per credit hour). GMBA 797 MBA Internship 3 credits Prerequisite: Permission of the MBA Program Director. Students are placed in work roles related to their professional interests and supervised by both a faculty member and a field coordinator. The student applies knowledge and skills learned throughout the curriculum. The student will maintain a journal, submit a paper reflecting on the work experience in the context of the academic experience, and make a final presentation. Students are expected to work a minimum of 150 hours for a total of 3 credits. (50 hours per credit hour).
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Business Essentials Certificate – Online Director: Celene M. Kalivoda, DBA
INTRODUCTION Gannon University is a student-oriented teaching university. This philosophy guides our approach to curriculum design, teaching, and advising. We recognize and understand the dramatic changes ongoing in the world of business. Our approach is to pay careful attention to each student, challenge them to grow, and help them to reach their own personal and career objectives. Courses in the Business Essentials Certificate are rigorous and challenging by design, but the faculty is prepared to work with each student to build the skills needed for the business world of the 21st century. The purpose of the Gannon University Business Essentials Certificate Program is to provide a flexible program to students seeking an opportunity for more in-depth business knowledge and/or seeking career advancement. This Graduate Certificate is a 12-credit program that can be completed in one year. Courses are delivered online, in a 7-week format. Students who complete the Online Business Essentials Certificate can continue into the Online MBA program. All 12 credits of required coursework from the Certificate will transfer towards the 30 credit requirements of the Online MBA program.
CERTIFICATE OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to: 1. Critically evaluate evidence that influences decision-making in firms 2. Articulate management issues, ideas, theories, and solutions to a range of audiences in written and oral form 3. Apply knowledge to theory in problem-solving through the application of appropriate business theories, principles and data 4. Explain the relationship among the core, functional areas of business and the context of their roles in today’s business environment
