Continuing Education - Capital Community College - Connecticut ...

MBA Boot Camp
WIA ALUMNI
Get grounded in the essential elements of high-level business courses in just four weekly sessions. You will learn how key components of
various business units must be integrated and aligned to achieve short and long-term success. These sessions are presented by a team
of expert faculty specializing in accounting, finance, strategy, marketing and management. With practical examples, case studies and
practice, this series is your ticket to accelerating to the next level of professional excellence.
DAY 1 (4/2): Accounting Basics & Finance Fundamentals: Financial and Managerial Accounting Principles: This day introduces the generally
accepted principles that govern an entity’s financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal
end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an
organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. Students will learn the
difference between fixed, variable and semi variable costs; understand the concepts of break-even analysis and contribution margins; and
understand the concepts of cost allocations. Instruction for this day consists mostly of lecture, and there will be one interactive activity in
which students will be able to construct a Balance Sheet from scratch.
DAY 2 (4/9): Cost Analysis and Profit Planning & Capital Expenditures: This day introduces the basic measures of Finance. Students will
become familiar with the types of capital expenditure decisions required in business and understand the ways to calculate the following:
Time Value of Money (TVM), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Profitability Index (PI). For Project Management,
students will become familiar with the role of a Project Manager, the various stages required to effectively manage and run a project, and
tools used in the process such as a Gantt chart. Instruction will consist of lecture followed by an interactive case study in which students
will evaluate a real-life company and situation using the principles discussed in class so far.
DAY 3 (4/16): Corporate Strategy and Marketing: This day introduces basic Strategy and Marketing principles. Students will learn the
concept and importance of a business or corporate strategy; understand relationship between vision, mission and strategy; understand
the SWOT approach to strategy creation; understand how to use quantitative analysis to screen, evaluate and select strategies; understand
the concepts of positioning, product/service, price, place/distribution channels, promotion; understand the guiding principles for effective
marketing; understand the concepts of product and market development.
DAY 4 (4/23): Human Resources: Human resource (HR) management can be defined as the effective use of human resources in an
organization through the management of people-related activities. It is a central and strategic organizational activity of increasing
complexity and importance. This day covers the range of HR activities all managers need to understand: strategic HR, legal issues, staffing,
recruitment and selection, performance management, training, compensation, labor relations. Through interactive lecture and a case
discussion, students become familiar with the basic principles and techniques of human resource management.
DAY 5 (4/30): Management: Understand the basic functions of management; understand Emotional Intelligence (EI); understand how
to motivate, increase morale and enhance productivity; Understand how to lead and build effective teams; understand how to analyze
performance management and conduct effective performance reviews; Being a team leader and building effective teams; understand how
to make organizational change; become familiar with the 7S Model of aligning skills, shared values, staff and other factors to support your
organizational goals.
PRFD 5486-3040 - $425
Dates/Days/Time: 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, Tuesdays, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Room: 307
Instructors: Rob Torte, Portia Bachman
CEUs: 3.0
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Certificate
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Learn alternative dispute techniques in this high demand program. You will develop skills to resolve issues voluntarily and quickly.
Topics include:
Communicating with Difficult People
Win-Win Conflict Resolution
Successful Negotiating
Mediating Workplace Conflicts
PRFD 5531-3200 - $475
3/8 - 4/26, Fridays, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Room: 301
CEU: 4.5
26 Spring 2013 | 860-906-5130 | www.capitalcc.edu