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In this course you will learn key critical thinking concepts and how to apply them in the analysis and evaluation of reasons and evidence. The course examines the basic components of an argument, the credibility of evidence sources, the impact of bias, and how to construct an argument that provides good support for a claim. The course consists of an introduction and four major sections. Each section includes learning opportunities through readings, videos, audio, and other relevant resources. Assessment activities with feedback also provide opportunities to check your learning, practice, and show how well you understand course content. Because the course is self-paced, you may move through the material as quickly or as slowly as you need to gain proficiency in the four competencies that will be covered in the final assessment. If you have no prior knowledge or experience, you can expect to spend 30-40 hours on the course content.

Welcome to Composition: Successful Self-Expression! In this course, you will focus on four main topics: professional writing for a cross-cultural audience, narrowing research topics and questions, researching for content to support a topic, and referencing research sources. Each section includes learning opportunities through readings, videos, audio, and other relevant resources. Assessment activities with feedback also provide opportunities to check your learning, practice, and show how well you understand course content. Because the course is self-paced, you may move through the material as quickly or as slowly as you need to gain proficiency in the seven competencies that will be covered in the final assessment. If you have no prior knowledge or experience, you can expect to spend 30-40 hours on the course content. You will demonstrate competency through a performance assessment. There is no prerequisite for this course and there is no specific technical knowledge needed.

Applied Probability and Statistics is designed to help students develop competence in the fundamental concepts of basic statistics including: introductory algebra and graphing; descriptive statistics; regression and correlation; and probability. Statistical data and probability are often used in everyday life, science, business, information technology, and educational settings to make informed decisions about the validity of studies and the effect of data on decisions. This course discusses what constitutes sound research design and how to appropriately model phenomena using statistical data. Additionally, the content covers simple probability calculations, based on events that occur in the business and IT industries. No prerequisites are required for this course.

Design Thinking for Business examines the design thinking methodology for solving complex problems. This course introduces students to design thinking as a human-centered approach to problem-solving and innovation that draws upon empathy and creativity to develop solutions to complex problems. Students will explore the principles and stages of design thinking and analyze the use of design thinking in developing solutions through real-world scenarios.

Welcome to Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others! It may seem like common knowledge that communication skills are important, and that communicating with others is inescapable in our everyday lives. While this may appear simplistic, the study of communication is actually complex, dynamic, and multifaceted. Strong communication skills are invaluable to strengthening a multitude of aspects of life. Specifically, this course will focus on communication in the professional setting, and present material from multiple vantage points, including communicating with others in a variety of contexts, across situations, and with diverse populations. Upon completion, you will have a deeper understanding of both your own and others��� communication behaviors, and a toolbox of effective behaviors to enhance your experience in the workplace.

Health, Fitness, and Wellness focuses on the importance and foundations of good health and physical fitness, particularly for children and adolescents. This course addresses health, nutrition, and fitness, and substance use and abuse.

This course teaches students to think like sociologists, or, in other words, to see and understand the hidden rules, or norms, by which people live, and how they free or restrain behavior. Students will learn about socializing institutions, such as schools and families, as well as workplace organizations and governments. Participants will also learn how people deviate from the rules by challenging norms and how such behavior may result in social change, either on a large scale or within small groups.

Applied Algebra is designed to help you develop competence in working with functions, the algebra of functions, and using some applied properties of functions. You will start learning about how we can apply different kinds of functions to relevant, real-life examples. From there, the algebra of several families of functions will be explored, including linear, polynomial, exponential, and logistic functions. You will also learn about relevant, applicable mathematical properties of each family of functions, including rate of change, concavity, maximizing/minimizing, and asymptotes. These properties will be used to solve problems related to your major and make sense of everyday living problems. Students should complete Applied Probability and Statistics or its equivalent prior to engaging in Applied Algebra.

This is World History: Diverse Cultures and Global Connections. In this course, you will focus on three main topics���cultural and religious diversity; pandemics; and the relationship of empires and nation states���as well as the skills of identifying root causes, explaining causes and effects, and analyzing complex systems. This course consists of an introduction and four major sections. Each section includes learning opportunities through reading, images, videos, and other relevant resources. Assessment activities with feedback also provide opportunities to practice and check how well you understand the content. Because the course is self-paced, you may move through the material as quickly or as slowly as you need to, with the goal of demonstrating proficiency in the four competencies covered in the final assessment. If you have no prior knowledge of this material, you can expect to spend 30-40 hours on the course content.

This course provides students with an overview of the basic principles and unifying ideas of the physical sciences: physics, chemistry, and earth sciences. Course materials focus on scientific reasoning and practical, everyday applications of physical science concepts to help students integrate conceptual knowledge with practical skills.

Fundamentals of Spreadsheets and Data Presentations offers learners an overview of the use of spreadsheet functions and methods for presenting data within spreadsheets. Learners will have the opportunity to explore features and uses of MS Excel and apply the tools to situations they may encounter while studying in their program. They will also be introduced to real world uses and tools to collect, organize and present data.

Principles of Management provides students with an introductory look at the discipline of management and its context within the business environment. Students of this course build on previously mastered competencies by taking a more in-depth look at management as a discipline and how it differs from leadership while further exploring the importance of communication within business. This course provides students with a business generalist overview in the areas of strategic planning, total quality, entrepreneurship, conflict and change, human resource management, diversity, and organizational structure.

Concepts in Marketing, Sales, and Customer Contact introduces students to the discipline of marketing and its role within the strategic and operational environments of a business. This course covers fundamental knowledge in the area of marketing planning, including the marketing mix, while also describing basic concepts of brand management, digital marketing, customer relationship management, and personal selling and negotiating. All of this helps students identify the role of marketing within an organization. This course provides students with a business generalist overview of the field of marketing and an exploration of the marketing major.

Introduction to Business Accounting provides students with an introduction to the discipline of accounting and its context within the business environment. This course will help students gain a fundamental knowledge of the role of financial and managerial accounting and the use of financial statements, budgeting, and managing costs and profits in business. This course is designed for business generalist students. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Success in today���s workplace requires more than technical skill. It depends on emotional awareness, cultural understanding, and ethical decision-making. This course will help you strengthen your ability to communicate effectively, connect across differences, and lead with empathy. These are not soft skills. They are the professional capabilities employers value most and the human qualities that technology can never replace.

Principles of Economics introduces students to foundational economic theories on markets and market behavior. This information is valuable to students pursuing careers involving decision making and is applicable to any industry. This course has three competencies: The Economic Way of Thinking, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics. In the first, economics is defined, and fundamental economic principles are introduced. Microeconomics develops the supply and demand model and demonstrates how it is used to understand business interactions and to make public policy decisions. The competency includes supply, demand, elasticity, efficiency, market failure, costs, production, and market structure. Macroeconomics focuses on the measurement and performance of the nation economy. The competency includes macroeconomic variables, aggregate supply, aggregate demand, money, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and international trade.

Business Environment Applications 1 provides students with a generalist overview of the business environment and a deeper look at a number of topics that make up the non-discipline areas of business which are required for a business person to be successful within any business environment. The first part of the course focuses on knowledge about organizations and how people operate within organizations, including the areas of organizational theory, structure, and effectiveness. The course then looks at business from a legal perspective with an overview of the legal environment of business. The course will prepare the student to consider specific legal situations and to make legal and ethical decisions related to those situations.

Introduction to Business Finance provides students with an introductory look at the discipline of finance and its context within the business environment. This course will help students gain an understanding of the systems, structure, roles, and impact of finance in business. Students will also gain an understanding of the uses of financial ratios, the application of the time value of money concepts, and capital budgeting in business. This course provides the student a business generalist overview of the field of finance. The prerequisite for this course is Introduction to Business Accounting.

Managing in a Global Business Environment provides students with a generalist overview of business from a global perspective, while also developing basic skills and knowledge to help them make strategic decisions, communicate, and develop personal relationships in a global environment. Business today is by its very nature a global environment, and individuals working in business will experience the global nature of business as they progress through their careers. This course builds on previously acquired competencies by providing an overview of U.S. federal laws in relation to doing business in a global environment.

This course ties together all the skills and knowledge covered in the business courses and allows the student to prove their mastery of the competencies by applying them in a simulated business environment. This course will help take the student's knowledge and skills from the theoretical to applicable.

Organizational Behavior and Leadership explores how to lead and manage effectively in diverse business environments. Students are asked to demonstrate the ability to apply organizational leadership theories and management strategies in a series of scenario-based problems.

Project Management prepares you to manage projects from start to finish within any organization structure. The course represents a view into different project-management methods and delves into topics such as project profiling and phases, constraints, building the project team, scheduling, and risk. You will be able to grasp the full scope of projects you may work with on in the future, and apply proper management approaches to complete a project. The course features practice in each of the project phases as you learn how to strategically apply project-management tools and techniques to help organizations achieve their goals.

Values-Based Leadership guides students to learn by reflection, design, and scenario planning. Through a combination of theory, reflection, value alignment, and practice, the course helps students examine and understand values-based leadership and explore foundations in creating a culture of care. In this course, students are given the opportunity to identify and define their personal values through an assessment and reflection process. Students then evaluate business cases to practice mapping the influence of values on their own leadership. In this course, students also participate in scenario planning, where they can practice implementing their values in their daily routine (i.e., behaviors) and then in a leadership setting. The course illustrates how values-driven leadership is used in goal setting as well as problem-solving at an organizational level. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Change Management provides an understanding of change and an overview of successfully managing change using various methods and tools. Emphasizing change theories and various best practices, this course covers how to recognize and implement change using an array of other effective strategies, including those related to innovation and leadership. Other topics include approaches to change, diagnosing and planning for change, implementing change, and sustaining change.

Business Ethics is designed to enable students to identify the ethical and socially responsible courses of action available through the exploration of various scenarios in business. Students will also learn to develop appropriate ethics guidelines for a business. This course has no prerequisites.

Discovering Data introduces analytical concepts, processes, and tools used in the field of business analytics. This course explores the importance of asking effective questions to collect the right data. Students will examine using analytical thinking to organize, analyze, and share data to drive decision-making. This course provides students the opportunity to work toward the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate and the 91勛圖厙 Business Analysis Certificate. Introduction to Spreadsheets is a prerequisite for this course.

Exploring Data builds proficiency with data, including the organization, preparation, transformation, cleaning, and verification of data. This course examines how to apply critical thinking, spreadsheet, and structured query language techniques to data management and decision-making. Students may simultaneously work toward the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate and the 91勛圖厙 Business Analysis Certificate. The course D468: Discovering Data, which also includes Google certificate materials, is a prerequisite.

Analyzing and Visualizing Data examines the principles and techniques used to effectively analyze data to answer questions and share data through the art of visualization. This course explores how to use formulas and functions to perform calculations, how to design and create visualizations and dashboards in Tableau, and how to build an effective data presentation that considers limitations associated with the data and best practices for audience considerations. This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of what is involved in the conversion and formatting of data and apply the use of functions and syntax to create SQL queries for combining data from multiple database tables. The course D467: Exploring Data, which also includes Google certificate materials, is a prerequisite.

Data Applications examines the principles and techniques used to effectively analyze data to answer questions and provides foundational knowledge of R and RStudio environments. This course teaches students how to aggregate; how to format and adjust data using spreadsheets and SQL; how to use formulas and functions to perform calculations in SQL; how to organize, transform, clean, and analyze data in R; and how to create visualizations in R Markdown. Upon completion of this course, students will earn the 91勛圖厙 Business Analysis Professional certificate and may also choose to earn the Google Data Analytics Professional certificate.

Managing Operations examines management systems and processes to improve operating efficiency. In this course, students will be introduced to operations management concepts and will learn how analysis of these systems and processes can improve operating efficiency across the organization. Students will explore ethical and sustainable operations management strategies and will analyze operating processes for continuous improvement.

Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution examines logistics and the planning and management of transportation and distribution. This course introduces requirements and risks, facilities and inventory, strategy and supply chain synchronicity, efficiencies and costs, and laws and regulations related to transportation, distribution, and logistics. Students will explore warehousing and warehouse management, inventory and logistics management, distribution, and supply chain management from the lens of transportation, logistics, and distribution. This course is aligned with the Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD) certification from the Association for Supply Chain Management.

Global Supply Chain Management introduces a broad range of supply chain management concepts. Students consider supply chains and supply chain management strategies, including planning and design, risk management, and global and sustainable supply chain networks and management. Students learn about managing important relationships and their interdependencies. Students also investigate how supply chain costs affect consumers, quality and continuous improvement, and the role of the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. Portions of this course are aligned with aspects of ASCM APICS certification programs, namely the CSCP and the CPIM.

Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Lean Six Sigma examines how organizations can measure and improve the quality of products, goods, and services. Students consider different dimensions and characteristics of quality and are introduced to a variety of strategies and tools that are used to manage quality and measure performance. This course explores how to apply continuous improvement processes by analyzing the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) method. C955: Applied Probability and Statistics is a prerequisite for this course.

21st Century Operations and Supply Chain explores modern issues in supply chain management. Building on the supply chain landscape introduced in prior courses, this course addresses more complex supply chain and operations issues. The course examines how disruptions transform operations and the supply chain and how to use qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate solutions.

Solution Design and Visualization Capstone guides learners to synthesize and apply the skills learned throughout their business analytics, operations, and supply chain education. This course gives learners the opportunity to solve challenges in procurement, sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes, distribution, logistics and transportation faced by a fictional company. In the course capstone project, learners play the role of an operations and supply chain manager or consultant, redesigning the existing supply chain to implement lean processes and using Six Sigma methodology to improve efficiency and allow the company to bring new products or services to market faster. Learners in this course address a real operations and supply chain problem and design solutions, which they communicate in a report and a presentation. At the end of the course, learners will have an authentic experience they can add to their portfolio and show employers. Working through this capstone helps learners to understand how their knowledge interacts with real situations and how roles fit within the industry. The D472: 21st Century Operations and Supply Chain course is a prerequisite.

Human resource management is where strategy and people come together. This course introduces you to the full scope of HR functions, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation, employee development, labor relations, and workplace safety. By understanding how these functions work together, you will see how HR professionals influence both business results and the employee experience.