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

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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

Project Management: The Basics for Success

Course 1, 7 hours

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: Communication Planning
Category: Team Management
Category: Stakeholder Analysis
Category: Team Performance Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Team Leadership
Category: People Development
Category: Performance Reporting
Category: Project Controls
Category: Team Building
Category: Leadership
Category: Project Performance
Category: Initiative and Leadership
Category: Management Training And Development
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Communication
Category: Management Reporting

What you'll learn

  • Apply crisis management techniques to prevent and manage crises

  • Manage time and energy resources effectively and efficiently

  • Recognize and overcome barriers to successful time management

  • Plan effectively to achieve your personal and professional goals

Skills you'll gain

Category: Time Management
Category: Planning
Category: Mental Concentration
Category: Scheduling
Category: Calendar Management
Category: Strategic Prioritization
Category: Professionalism
Category: Overcoming Obstacles
Category: Productivity Software
Category: Crisis Management
Category: Communication Strategies
Finance for Non-Financial Professionals

Finance for Non-Financial Professionals

Course 3, 7 hours

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: Cash Flows
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Budget Management
Category: Cost Reduction
Category: Cash Management
Category: Finance
Category: Cost Control
Category: Financial Data
Category: Financial Planning
Communication in the 21st Century Workplace

Communication in the 21st Century Workplace

Course 4, 11 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify communication benefits across diverse work environments (in-person, virtual, hybrid).

  • Discuss effective techniques for communicating with a diverse workforce.

  • Differentiate communication preferences across five working generations.

  • Implement a flexing communication strategy for improved workplace team communication.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Communication
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Business Communication
Category: Verbal Communication Skills
Category: Diversity and Inclusion
Category: Demography
Category: Professional Development
Category: Team Collaboration
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Intercultural Competence
Category: Internal Communications
Category: Telecommuting
High-Impact Business Writing

High-Impact Business Writing

Course 5, 7 hours

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: Concision
Category: Target Audience
Category: Editing
Category: Communication
Category: Report Writing
Category: Proofreading
Category: Grammar
Category: Writing and Editing
Category: Business Correspondence
Category: Target Market
Category: Global Marketing
Category: Virtual Teams
Category: Press Releases
Category: Writing
Category: Business Communication
Category: Presentations
The Art of Negotiation

The Art of Negotiation

Course 6, 7 hours

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: Relationship Building
Category: Adaptability
Category: Empowerment
Category: General Sales Practices
Category: Planning
Category: Conflict Management
Category: Influencing
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Fundamentals of Management

Fundamentals of Management

Course 7, 8 hours

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: Leadership and Management
Category: People Management
Category: Planning
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Business Planning
Category: Business Management
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Smart Goals
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Professional Networking
Category: Staff Management
Category: Professional Development
Category: Operations Management
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Leadership
Category: Management Training And Development
Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

Course 8, 8 hours

What you'll learn

  • Reflect on how mindset and personal bias influence your ability to solve problems and make decisions.

  • Explain how organizational decisions impact personal development, team dynamics, and company performance.

  • Analyze the affordances and limitations associated with problem-solving and decision-making.

  • Articulate how team decisions can benefit your professional growth and organizational strategy.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Open Mindset
Category: Teamwork
Category: Team Collaboration
Category: Organizational Strategy
Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action

Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action

Course 9, 5 hours

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: Business Management
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Business Operations
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Innovation
Category: New Business Development
Category: Feasibility Studies
Category: Ideation
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Business Planning
Category: Process Management
Category: Operational Analysis
Career Success Project

Career Success Project

Course 10, 5 hours

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: Constructive Feedback
Category: Innovation
Category: Organizational Effectiveness
Category: Communication
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Peer Review
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Project Management
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Business Communication
Category: Analysis
Category: Professional Development
Category: Business Solutions
Category: Presentations
Category: Business Planning
Category: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Category: Report Writing
Category: Problem Solving

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Instructors

David Standen, MBA
University of California, Irvine
11 Courses341,803 learners
Rob Stone, PMP, M.Ed.
University of California, Irvine
9 Courses695,919 learners
  Dave Nagy
University of California, Irvine
8 Courses195,182 learners

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