Business, Management and Administration

 

Whether your field is architecture, finance, medical or information technology, successful project planning involves a carefully crafted set of steps leading to planned and measurable goals. A thorough study of everything from basic concepts to technical skills and real-world applications is provided. Participants receive comprehensive project management skills that are immediately applicable to their current job and future endeavors. In addition, this certificate successfully prepares participants to sit for the PMP® exam. 

 

The Certificate in Change Leadership from eCornell will help you develop skills and learn processes critical to executing initiatives in corporate, not-for-profit, or public organizations. The skills and processes developed in this six-course series will enable you to identify opportunities for effective action and shepherd them from concept to execution.  

 

This certificate focuses on three of the more comprehensive project management knowledge areas and processes that many project managers are not as familiar with. However, project managers who have acquired the skills to handle these aspects of project management are more empowered to move into a senior level role within their company. This certificate also includes a Project Management Professional (PMP®) Prep component to prepare project managers to take the PMP® certification exam. 

 

This online four-course certificate series has its roots in the Executive Education programs at Cornell University. The course content has been honed through the authoring faculty's experience with major corporate clients. It addresses the issues that are most critical in the development of corporate leaders: the ability to think and plan strategically, make good decisions, and innovate. 

 

Designed for business professionals, mid-level managers, and project managers of any skill level, this three course certificate program teaches the basic essentials of Project Management. The focus is to prepare students with the project management skills necessary to take a project through its life cycle efficiently and effectively. 

 

The HR: Benefits and Compensation Certificate program is designed for HR professionals and those wishing to learn more about employee benefits and compensation packages. Even the most seasoned human resources professionals can learn something new from this six-course certificate series addressing legal and organizational factors related to retirement plans, health plans, and other benefit packages. 

 

More than ever, Human Resources professionals must help organizations strike a balance between employees’ work lives and personal lives, while maintaining organizational efficiency. In the six course certificate series, you will learn strategies for effective communication and investigating and establishing work/life balance initiatives to create a more positive workplace environment. 

 

Performance management is a challenge to every organization that demands a unique approach. The six-course certificate is designed to provide participants with the analytical and organizational skills to determine what kind of performance-management program will work for them and the communication and logistical know-how to bring the program to life. 

 

Selection and staffing are about managing a workforce and optimizing HR processes which in turn leads to effective organizational processes. This six-course certificate will lead you to a deeper understanding of legal and ethical issues in workplace hiring, appropriate and effective communications for recruitment and interviewing, and strategies to address employee staffing and retention. 

 

Each year, thousands of professionals sharpen their skills, develop new ones, and enhance their knowledge of the HR field with Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). eCornell has partnered closely with ILR to adapt its renowned Human Resources Studies Certificate Series in a convenient online format. This 12-course series is designed to give students an overview of all areas important to the Human Resources profession. 

 

Boston University's Paralegal Certificate Program will provide you with up-to-date, hands-on training in knowledge areas relevant for today's paralegal professional. This 14-week online program from Boston University has a unique technology component that will provide you with computer expertise and put you ahead of the competition in the knowledge-based legal environment.

 

This certificate provides a more detailed look into project management by focusing on three key project management knowledge areas and processes. The focus of the certificate is on the planning, execution and control of a project. 

 

Whether you want to enter the exciting field of professional investigation or you’re an investigative professional seeking to enhance your current skills, the Boston University Certificate in Professional Investigation is for you. In this program, you will have the opportunity to learn from instructors who are well-respected licensed private investigators, attorneys, and researchers.

 

eCornell’s Certificate in Project Leadership focuses on the skills needed to improve project management performance, recognizing that projects are social systems that exist within the social system of an organization. This six-course series builds the critical leadership skills necessary to lead a project to success. 

 

eCornell’s Certificate in Project Leadership focuses on the skills needed to improve project management performance, recognizing that projects are social systems that exist within the social system of an organization. This six-course series builds the critical leadership skills necessary to lead a project to success. This certificate has been designed for PMPs® and project managers looking to enhance their skills. Earn up to 30.5 PDUs. 

 

Human Resources plays a significant role, not only in human-capital development, but in how human capital can contribute to the execution of organizational and business strategies. This certificate series is essential for all senior managers, directors, and executive-level HR professionals who are charged with improving HR's ability to contribute to organizational strategy and success or those wishing to move into a leadership position. 

 

This six-course certificate helps participants address issues related to organizational conflict, strategic employment, employee relations and legal compliance from both a local and global perspective, and design initiatives to contribute to enduring organizational success.