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Leadership

Program Type: Certificate in Applied Science

Program Level: UG

Division: Business, Computing, & Social Science

Program Duration: 16 months

Program Contact: Pete Gioldasis

Credit Requirement: 24

Time: Day

Program overview

This program focuses on management with an emphasis on the basic skills necessary to be a manager. Students are taught planning, staffing, organizing, leading and monitoring skills. Additional skills include: a basic understanding of the laws that affect business, essential accounting concepts, management and leadership skills, and being successful in a global business environment.

Courses Required

Semester 1

Introduction to Business

Course Code: BUS-101

This course is a study of the nature of business activity in relation to the economic society, including how a business is owned, organized, managed, and controlled.

Microcomputer Applications

Course Code: CPT-170

This course introduces microcomputer applications software, including word processing, data bases, spreadsheets, graphs, and their integration. Note: May not be used for credit in any CPT degree or certificate program.

Principles of Management

Course Code: MGT-101

This course is a study of management theories, emphasizing the management functions of planning, decision making, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Semester 2

Small Business Operations

Course Code: MGT-121

This course is a study of the daily operations of an established small business, emphasizing staffing, recordkeeping inventory control and marketing.

Management Spreadsheets

Course Code: MGT-206

This course emphasizes the use of spreadsheet software to support managerial decision-making through the analysis of data.

Semester 3

Business Analytics I

Course Code: BUS-190

This course introduces basic concepts and applications of business analytics. Topics include an overview of the analytical process and the role of the analyst, applied descriptive statistics, and exploratory data analysis.

Business Ethics

Course Code: BUS-220

This course includes an exploration of ethical issues arising in the context of doing business. Representative topics: employee rights and responsibilities, corporate regulations and rights, discrimination, truth in advertising, employee privacy, environmental exploitation and free enterprise.

Organizational Behavior

Course Code: MGT-255

This course is a study of effective individual and group behavior in an organization to maximize productivity, and psychological and social satisfaction.

Entry Requirements

To see a list of entrance requirements for this program, please check the FDTC Course Catalog.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Communicate effectively using best practices prevailing in the business environment.
  • Prepare financial statements and reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
  • Analyze and prepare business information using appropriate software.

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