In this course, you get prepared to analyze and answer the question - “How to invest money today, in order to get back more tomorrow?”, using financial concepts like time value of money, pro forma financial statements, financial ratio analysis, capital budgeting analysis, capital structure, and the cost of capital. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to understand financial statements, cash flow, time value of money, stocks and bonds, capital budgeting, ratio analysis, and long term financing, and apply these concepts and skills in business decisions.

In the introductory Financial Accounting course, you learned to understand and record financial information, in order to report to various stakeholders. You will learn now, that in order to make informed business decisions, managers need more detailed and specific financial information. You will get familiar with the management accounting terminology and elaborate on the methods and theories of costs and profits analyses. You will also learn how managers report the overall or department performance within the company for internal purposes.

In this course you will learn about what determines and affects organizational behaviour. It has wide range implications, affecting everyone in the organization. You will learn the five major pillars of Organizational Behaviour - managing individuals, managing groups, power and politics, conflict management, and organizational change.

In this course you will learn the difference between managers and leaders and how to be successful in both roles. Management and leadership skills are key to any successful business endeavor. During the course you will study major leadership models and theories and get an idea of what is it like to be an effective manager and inspiring leader. Later in the course you will follow the decision-making process and how to effectively lead without direct supervision. In the final unit you will focus on managing groups and teams.

In this course you will learn what strategic management is - the process of identifying company goals, designing strategies to achieve them and finally, the implementation of these strategies. This is an advanced course and contains elements from all of the previous courses. In the introductory topics you will learn the definition of some important terms and concepts. Then, you will gather more information and explore practical examples on how to identify company goals, formulate strategies and move to the implementation stage.

This course will introduce you to the laws and ethical standards that guide managers in their business interactions. As a Chief executive officer, your decisions will be determined by laws and ethical practices like: a bank`s interest rate must be appropriate, car manufacturers must consider pollution regulations and install the necessary hardware or develop new environmental-friendly technologies. Upon completion of this course, you will understand the legal and ethical environment, in which businesses operate.

This course offers a more advanced knowledge in the exciting and challenging task of leading people in the organization. Human Resource Management deals with the most valuable resource in the company - people. This course will teach you how to manage and lead people in the organization. You will learn the process of identifying the right job positions within the company, hiring qualified professionals, training and development within the company, maintaining high motivational levels, performance assessment, payment and compensation, etc. As Richard Branson once said: “Clients do not come first, employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your clients.”

In this course you will learn what are the characteristics of a successful start-up. It teaches some basic business skills like business planning, launching a new venture, identifying market opportunities, creating a marketing plan, financing a business, building a successful team.

This course will walk you thought the general framework of the negotiation process. The knowledge and skills you will learn apply equally to all models of negotiation in public and private partnerships. In the span of this course you will explore the essential techniques and strategies that aim to nurture nothing but healthy relationships in today’s dynamic business world. More importantly, you will focus on key concepts, styles, and strategies. The course will reflect on the negotiation process from ethical perspective discussing behavior issues in multicultural business environment. You will be introduced to the basic doctrines, methods and practices, types of negotiation behavior and conflict-resolving tactics that apply in common scenarios. If you take all the benefits this course brings, you will be able to manage negotiations confidently and effectively, and achieve professional and personal success. You will examine styles and techniques that are persuasive as well as those that will scarcely lead to success. You will analyze a strategy, determine the factors that make it work; discuss other approaches and evaluate their potential effectiveness. Additionally, as you learn to recognize various models of negotiation and conflict-solving techniques, you will gain awareness of the national and cultural barriers that affect the negotiation process and its outcome. After completing this course, you will have gained valuable knowledge of the main principles, strategies, and approaches that define the successful negotiator. Furthermore, you will have developed the necessary conflict-resolving skills to establish healthy and long-lasting business partnerships. You will have learned how to assess and modify your own values and personal style across various contexts. Eventually, you will have sharpen your abilities to assess different personalities, cultures, and behavior, which are the make-or-break factors that impact the outcome of negotiations.