With these highly targeted programs, professionals can gain specialized management skills quickly and cost-effectively
TAMPA, Fla., April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — To succeed in a specialized discipline such as management requires highly targeted management skills. To help professionals acquire them quickly and affordably, the Stayer Center for Executive Education at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business now offers eight management mini-courses 100 percent online. Each builds competencies in a specific area of management expertise:
Emerging Managers and Coaches
Legal Issues in the Workplace
Managing for Results
Managing Conflict and Change in the Workplace
Managing Time and Diversity
Essentials of Communication, Empowerment and Delegation
Building Effective Teams and Continuous Improvement
Attitude, Accountability and Decision Making in the Workplace
These mini-courses feature skills-based content from the two courses that comprise Notre Dame's 16-week Professional Certificate in Management: Foundations of Management and Critical Management Skills. By breaking these eight-week courses into convenient two-week sessions, Notre Dame provides professionals with immediate access to concentrated management skills and the flexibility to budget their professional management studies over time.
Participants receive an instantly downloadable certificate of completion for each mini-course taken. Or they can opt to complete the full Professional Certificate in Management, which provides a comprehensive end-to-end management skill-set.
"The launch of these two-week courses marks the first time Notre Dame has offered two ways to complete one of its certificate programs," said Paul Slaggert, director of Non-Degree Programs at the Stayer Center for Executive Education, located at the Mendoza College of Business. "They present an economical way for emerging and experienced managers alike to build targeted expertise quickly."
Delivered through video-based e-learning technology powered by University Alliance, these management courses provide unmatched convenience and mobility for busy professionals. Streaming video technology enables students to view professor-led lectures anytime, anywhere.
Notre Dame is currently enrolling students for all eight courses. For more information, please call 855-300-1475 or visit http://www.NotreDameOnline.com.
About the University of Notre Dame
Founded in 1842, the University of Notre Dame is an accredited, independent, national university located in Notre Dame, Indiana. Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business was established in 1921 with a mission of fostering academic excellence, professional effectiveness and personal accountability. Both the University of Notre Dame and the Mendoza College of Business have consistently achieved top rankings from Bloomberg, Businessweek and U.S. News & World Report.
About University Alliance
University Alliance (UA) is a leader in facilitating the online delivery of associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees as well as professional certificate programs from the nation's leading traditional universities and institutions. Universities powered by UA's technology and support services have surpassed 450,000 online enrollments – making UA one of the largest facilitators of e-learning in the country.
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