Foundations

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.

Effective communication enables leaders to grow their impact in the world as part of a global community. In Communicating with Impact, you will learn to use storytelling as a powerful communication tool to inform, engage, motivate and inspire others. You will also develop presentation skills for success in business environments by learning how to create and deliver a clear, concise, and compelling pitch.

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.

Successful businesses compare past business performance with newly acquired information to visualize industry trends and make decisions. Using data analysis helps companies predict industry and market trends and adapt accordingly. This course will help students understand and apply different business metrics and use quantitative and qualitative analyses to provide specific recommendations to their businesses and clients.

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.

As a business professional, you’ll need to understand and analyze financial reports and business problems as well as create budgets. Gain the financial knowledge that marketers need to assess financial performance and health of companies, determine pricing strategies, perform profit planning, and budget for operating activities and new project proposals.

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.