Business Operations - Certificate
The Business Operations Certificate is designed to equip you with the foundations of business practices to help you become an integral part of any organization. The concepts and techniques are applicable to any service or manufacturing organization. The possibilities and career paths are varied and many. This certificate is great for individuals looking to add business expertise to an existing degree, earn additional educational experience for career advancement or jump start your college degree. The classes are offered on a flexible schedule to include online and blended courses. Credits from this certificate may be applied toward the Business Management associate degree.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $2,661, Books: $172, Supplies: $0
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Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. https://www.nwtc.edu/admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=901023
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the certificate in the number of semesters shown.
8 Week 1
8 Week 2
Course Descriptions
Explore the business environment; global business; ethics and social responsibility; types of business ownership; entrepreneurship; role of management: operations management; human resources; marketing; managing financial resources and legal issues impacting business.
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringDevelop knowledge skills, process of lean operations management/JIT, quality management, quality control, continuous improvement methodologies, statistical process control chart interpretation, material handling and production logistics.
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringDevelop knowledge skills process of lean manufacturing/JIT environment, systems approach, productivity attainment, line balancing, kaizen, Kanban, 5S system, value stream mapping, human resource development and lean operations management. (Corequisite: 10-182-111, Lean Operations)
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringSafety awareness, federal/state/local compliance, inspections, risk analysis, workplace violence, substance abuse, health hazards, first aid, CPR, fire and electrical safety, and emergency preparedness.
Course Typically Offered: Fall SpringDevelop a general awareness of Lean Six Sigma: what it is, why it matters, what makes it successful. This course provides an overview of Six Sigma concepts and language and an introduction to the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) process improvement cycle. This course will prepare you to take the green belt six sigma certification. (Corequisite: 10-182-112, Lean Manufacturing)
Course Typically Offered: Fall SpringStudents will have the opportunity to explore culture, global trade, politics, global law, economic integration, global trade and investment theories, exporting, global human resource management, and corporate social responsibility.
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringExplore the process of evaluating alternative courses of action to given problems and arriving at the most suitable plan. Operational decision making requires thorough analysis of the pros and cons of every alternative solution. Explore features of production/service systems to include aggregate planning, forecasting techniques, scheduling, MRP and ERP, and inventory management systems. An operational simulation will apply the learnings.
Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring