Course Topics

Essentials of Management Certificate Program offers you the full breadth of topics required in the modern manager's toolkit and is designed to ensure that you are at the forefront of today's business thinking.



Strategy and Change
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Strategy and Change
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Business Strategy
  • Value Creation
  • Change Management
Faculty: Prof. Steven W. Floyd, Claus Jacobs
Financial Management
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Financial Management
  • Financial performance indicators
  • Value management
  • Information systems
  • Business planning
Faculty: Dr. Thorsten Truijens, Dr. Daniel Heine
Leadership Leadership
  • Leadership principles and styles
  • Leadership instruments
  • Leadership in change and transition
  • Leadership competence
Faculty: Prof. Heike Bruch, Dr. oec. Sabina von Arx
Accounting
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Accounting
  • Financial accounting
  • Hands-on exercises
  • Financial reporting
  • Financial statement analysis
Faculty: Dr. Thorsten Truijens, Dr. Daniel Heine
Business Modeling
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Business Modeling
  • The concept of a business model
  • Dimensions of a business model
  • Value drivers in a business model
  • In-depth case studies
Faculty: Prof. Steven W. Floyd
Human Resource Management
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Human Resource Management
  • The multicultural context of HRM
  • Value creation from HRM
  • Personnel selection and development
  • Transnational HR practices
Faculty: Dr. Ursula Knorr
Marketing
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Marketing
  • Marketing for long-term profitable growth
  • The four elements of tasks-oriented marketing
  • Brand management
  • Marketing strategy
Faculty: Prof. Sven Reinecke
Sustainability
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Sustainability
  • What is sustainable development about?
  • What does sustainability mean for companies?
  • The business case for corporate sustainability
  • Defining your company's position
  • Putting it into practice
Faculty: Prof. Thomas Dyllick