University of California, Irvine
Career Success Specialization
University of California, Irvine

Career Success Specialization

Build Essential Skills for the Workplace. Improve your employability and advance in today’s dynamic workforce.

David Standen, MBA
Rob Stone, PMP, M.Ed.
  Dave Nagy

Instructors: David Standen, MBA

Sponsored by IEM UEM Group

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6

(14,812 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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

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Specialization - 10 course series

Project Management: The Basics for Success

Course 17 hours4.6 (11,087 ratings)

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: Project Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Scope Management
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Team Management
Category: Earned Value Management
Category: Collaboration
Category: Program Management
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Teamwork
Category: Project Performance
Category: People Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Project Controls
Category: Requirements Management
Category: Team Building

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: Time Management
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Multitasking
Category: Strategic Prioritization
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Prioritization
Category: Project Portfolio Management
Category: Human Learning
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Learning Strategies

Finance for Non-Financial Professionals

Course 36 hours4.6 (4,509 ratings)

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: Financial Accounting
Category: Financial Management
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: General Accounting
Category: Cost Accounting
Category: Finance
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Corporate Accounting
Category: General Finance
Category: Financial Statements

Communication in the 21st Century Workplace

Course 410 hours4.5 (3,770 ratings)

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: Strategic Communication
Category: Communication
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Team Management
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Culture
Category: Cooperation
Category: Virtual Teams
Category: Professional Development
Category: Internal Communications
Category: Collaboration
Category: Active Listening
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Personal Attributes
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Corporate Communications
Category: Teamwork

High-Impact Business Writing

Course 56 hours4.5 (3,828 ratings)

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: Writing and Editing
Category: Communication
Category: Proofreading
Category: Editing
Category: Writing
Category: Business Communication
Category: Business Management
Category: Literacy
Category: Business Correspondence
Category: Grammar
Category: Business Writing
Category: Presentations
Category: Verbal Communication Skills
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Report Writing
Category: Business Operations
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Public Speaking
Category: Strategic Communication

The Art of Negotiation

Course 65 hours4.5 (2,997 ratings)

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

Fundamentals of Management

Course 77 hours4.6 (3,826 ratings)

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: Organizational Leadership
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: People Management
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Business Operations
Category: Operations Management
Category: Personal Development
Category: Business Management
Category: Lifelong Learning
Category: Professional Networking
Category: Workforce Management
Category: Professional Development
Category: Human Resources Management and Planning
Category: Talent Management
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Staff Management
Category: Management Training And Development
Category: Goal Setting

Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

Course 88 hours4.6 (7,185 ratings)

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: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Complex Problem Solving
Category: Decision Making
Category: Leadership
Category: Creative Problem-Solving
Category: Performance Management
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: People Management
Category: Process Improvement and Optimization
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Business Process Improvement
Category: Initiative and Leadership
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Process Analysis
Category: Business Process Management
Category: Root Cause Analysis

Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action

Course 95 hours4.6 (2,853 ratings)

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: Business Strategy
Category: Business Management
Category: Business Analysis
Category: New Business Development
Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Business Operations
Category: Business Consulting
Category: Business Planning

Career Success Project

Course 103 hours4.7 (328 ratings)

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

Instructors

David Standen, MBA
University of California, Irvine
11 Courses312,110 learners
Rob Stone, PMP, M.Ed.
University of California, Irvine
9 Courses560,222 learners
  Dave Nagy
University of California, Irvine
8 Courses180,954 learners

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