This series of courses will help you build, develop and hone the essential skills needed to improve your employability and advancement in today’s dynamic workforce. The courses in this Specialization may be taken in any order. Each course can also be taken independently. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that will give you the opportunity to integrate and apply the skills you have gained throughout the courses to your individual and organizational needs.
Career Success Specialization
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Career Success Specialization
Build Essential Skills for the Workplace. Improve your employability and advance in today’s dynamic workforce.
Instructors: David Standen, MBA
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Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6
(15,060 reviews)
Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Apply management principles and problem-solving skills
Communicate with co-workers and produce clear and concise writing
Manage your time and plan projects effectively
Understand finance and use winning negotiation strategies
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Goal Setting
- Business Writing
- Cash Management
- Leadership and Management
- Negotiation
- Communication Strategies
- Feasibility Studies
- Business Planning
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Project Controls
- Entrepreneurship
- Time Management
- Project Planning
- Project Management
- Business Correspondence
- Team Performance Management
- Scheduling
- Communication
- Team Leadership
- Problem Solving
What’s included
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Taught in English
40 practice exercises
Advance your subject-matter expertise
- Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
- Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
- Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
- Earn a career certificate from University of California, Irvine
Specialization - 10 course series
What you'll learn
Understand the stages of the project cycle
Monitor project activities and assess progress
Communicate proficiently to report project status
Develop and strengthen high performance teams
Skills you'll gain
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Team Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Project Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Communication
Category: Team Building
Category: Project Performance
Category: Team Performance Management
Category: Management Reporting
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Leadership
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Performance Reporting
What you'll learn
Plan effectively to achieve your personal and professional goals
Recognize and overcome barriers to successful time management
Keep your sense of perspective to prevent and manage crises
Manage resources effectively and efficiently
Skills you'll gain
Category: Planning
Category: Strategic Prioritization
Category: Crisis Management
Category: Scheduling
What you'll learn
Apply the concepts of accounting and finance
Understand key accounting and finance terms
Examine financial statements by using key ratios
Explain the importance of budgeting process
Skills you'll gain
Category: Accounting
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Balance Sheet
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Cash Management
Category: Budgeting
Category: Finance
Category: Financial Management
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Cash Flow Forecasting
What you'll learn
Differentiate between the five working generations and their communication preferences
Identify the communication benefits of different work environments, such as in-person, virtual, or hybrid
Discuss effective techniques for communicating with a diverse workforce
Implement a flexing communication strategy to better communicate with one’s workplace team
Skills you'll gain
Category: Communication
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Empathy
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Cognitive flexibility
Category: Virtual Teams
Category: Digital Communications
Category: Business Communication
Category: Collaboration
Category: Intercultural Competence
Category: Diversity Awareness
What you'll learn
Write effective presentations, emails, writing for visual communication
Edit and proofread business documents
Create business reports and press releases
Spot, correct and avoid the most common writing pitfalls
Skills you'll gain
Category: Business Writing
Category: Persuasive Communication
Category: Report Writing
Category: Editing
Category: Proofreading
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Communication
Category: Concision
Category: Grammar
Category: Target Audience
Category: Presentations
Category: Virtual Teams
Category: Business Correspondence
Category: Press Releases
Category: Writing
Category: Global Marketing
Category: Business Communication
What you'll learn
Understand how negotiation differs from selling
Identify common negotiation styles
Describe the personal and behavioral characteristics of an effective negotiator
Assess your personal style and how it affects the negotiation process
Skills you'll gain
Category: Negotiation
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Assertiveness
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Conflict Management
Category: General Sales Practices
Category: Planning
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Leadership
Category: Empowerment
Category: Communication
Category: Adaptability
Category: Influencing
What you'll learn
Explain the difference between managers and leaders
Describe the five functions of management
Use the SMART goal-setting technique
Understand the power of building a network
Skills you'll gain
Category: Change Management
Category: Business Planning
Category: Goal Setting
Category: People Management
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Staff Management
Category: Customer Service
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Leadership
Category: Customer Relationship Management
Category: Business Management
Category: Professional Networking
Category: Business Administration
Category: Organizational Leadership
What you'll learn
Explain both the affordances and limitations associated with problem-solving and decision-making
Reflect on how mindset and personal bias influence your ability to solve problems and make decisions
Explain and discuss how organizational decisions or non-decisions impact personal development, team dynamics, and company-wide performance
Articulate how both good and bad team decisions can benefit your professional growth
Skills you'll gain
Category: Decision Making
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Root Cause Analysis
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Creativity
Category: Analysis
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Personal Development
Category: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Category: Professional Development
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Organizational Effectiveness
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Adaptability
Category: Creative Problem-Solving
Category: Business Solutions
What you'll learn
Describe the entrepreneurial process and how to manage it
Recognize opportunities to develop new business ideas
Apply entrepreneurial approaches, concepts, and methods
Understand operational challenges involved with creating new business ventures
Skills you'll gain
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Marketing
Category: Human Resources
Category: Ideation
Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Operational Analysis
Category: Business Planning
Category: Innovation
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: New Business Development
Category: Business Strategies
What you'll learn
Add value to your organization by effectively gathering, synthesizing, and analyzing information
Develop practical and innovative solutions to organizational problems
Use powerful strategic planning tools
Communicate information, ideas, and solutions to senior-level decision makers
Skills you'll gain
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Communication
Category: Prioritization
Category: Negotiation
Category: Time Management
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Business Planning
Category: Project Management
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Finance
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Presentations
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Business Writing
Category: Entrepreneurship
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Frequently asked questions
No. The courses in this Specialization can be taken in any order. In the Capstone Project, you will have the opportunity to synthesize your learning in all nine courses and apply your combined skills in a final project.
This Specialization is self-contained. No additional resources are needed.
To complete to Specialization you must earn a Verified Certificate in all 9 courses and successfully complete the Capstone Project course.
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