After initial testing, students are placed in an appropriate English class according to their abilities. This course is designed to help students improve writing skills for graduate level business classes. Specific activities can range from basic grammar and writing techniques to advanced cross-cultural business writing and communications. Management classes focus on major topics considered part of the common body of knowledge needed by today's students of management. This course examines the nature of management jobs and explores the work environment of managers.
Topics covered include management by objective, theories of management, and organizational design.
An introduction to popular software packages including a word processing program, a database package, a spreadsheet program for financial analysis, and a graphics program. This computer training provides the student with the basics necessary to attend graduate level computer courses and the use computer applications in other graduate courses. An introduction into marketing as it is conducted in the United States. In addition to studying the basic marketing principles of product, price, place, and promotion, the importance of identifying and satisfying customer needs is emphasized. Working in teams, students develop and present an extensive marketing plan for innovative products or services.