Certificate in Workplace Competencies

Students learn to gather, organize, and present data for understanding and impact. They then use this data to answer questions and test hypotheses; make predictions; and for sensitivity analysis and decision-making.

Students will learn how to identify meaningful career paths, manage their preparation for various careers, and understand how to best promote themselves to future employers. Students will also gain practice and knowledge around their strengths, values, personality, effective communication, and organizational evaluation as it relates to their professional career journey. Developing and practicing core career competencies will contribute to students’ overall career brand, confidence level around their career path, and their connection to targeted industries of choice.

Introduces the concepts and application of intrapreneurship (organizational internal entrepreneurship) to utilize the student’s disciplinary expertise in an organization. The basics of the practice of entrepreneurship in and by organizations in three ways are covered. First, why internal entrepreneurship? Second, what are the challenges for innovation within an organization? Third, how do you become entrepreneurial?

An introduction to the theoretical and practical exploration of key issues and developments in the field of technical/professional writing. Students will write and publish print and online documents by rhetorically integrating text and graphics.

The principles of good communication in the workplace, focus on the special needs of writing in technical fields such as health, the sciences, and business. Emphasis is placed on communicating effectively in an increasingly diverse world.

Behavioral knowledge and skills essential to becoming an effective manager/leader including behavior and motivation in an environment of complexity and rapid change and ethical implications of actions and their effects on a demographically diverse and increasingly international workforce.

Negotiation is the art and science of securing an agreement between two or more independent parties. Conflict management involves resolving situations where the interests of two or more parties differ. Involves developing a repertoire of skills and techniques for negotiation and conflict management to develop a systematic and positive approach to negotiating with multiple stakeholders. Case studies, readings, and simulations are used.

The theoretical and practical components of innovation. Introduction to design thinking and the innovation process from idea generation to early design to declaration of importance to delivery to the end user. Implementation of innovations.