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PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Executive Leadership
Change Leadership
Financial Management
Supervisory Skills
Business Leadership
Earn an Ivy League credential in as little as 12 weeks!
Now—wherever you are located—you can train to the highest professional
standards with online courses through eCornell.
These online programs focus on delivering the expertise you need to improve
your performance, add greater value to your organization, and ultimately advance
your career. Now you can learn anytime, anywhere—whenever and wherever it’s
convenient. This is the finest professional training available, taught from the same
curriculum available to in-class students at Cornell University.
A Cornell faculty member who is a recognized authority on the subject has
designed each of the courses. While students learn on their own, they can also
interact with an instructor through e-mail, chat rooms, and discussion boards.
Many of America’s leading companies are turning to eCornell to help meet
their training needs. Companies such as FedEx Express, IBM Corp., McDonald’s
Corporation, Wal-Mart, Intel Corporation, and GAP Inc. are just a few of the
organizations who help train their employees with eCornell. You too can learn
with the best. Take your career to new heights by adding an Ivy League credential
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Certificate Programs
Executive Leadership
Change Leadership
The Executive Leadership Certificate Program was created for managers/
directors and senior executives who need to develop a strategic advantage
for their division and/or organization. The curriculum focuses on the entire
landscape of a company, addressing issues from the front line to the
boardroom. The course content has been honed through experience with
major corporate clients, and it addresses the issues that are most critical in the
development of corporate leaders: the abilities to think and plan
strategically, make good decisions, and innovate.
Change leadership is about developing the future of corporate, not-forprofit, and public organizations. The ability to execute in organizations is the
difference between successful initiatives and failures.
This six-course online certificate series is the product of leading faculty from
Cornell’s highly respected Executive Education Programs. It is composed of four
required courses and your choice of one two-course elective track.
The Change Leadership Certificate Program is specifically designed for
professionals who want to develop the skills and initiative necessary to create
change and build support within an organization. This program focuses on
providing leadership through consensus building within an organization.
Through interactive simulation and animation, participants learn how to map
the political terrain, gather supporters, and implement change in a collaborative
fashion. The skills and processes developed in this series will enable leaders to
identify opportunities for effective action and shepherd these opportunities
from concept to execution.
Required Courses
LSM502
LSM503
LSM506
LSM507
Courses
Strategic Thinking*
Scenario Planning*
Executive Decision Making
Leading Through Creativity
Track 1: Coaching to Develop and Engage Others
ILRSM517 The Coaching Mindset for Engaging and Developing Others
ILRSM518 The Coaching Process for Engaging and Developing Others
Track 2: Developing Financial Acumen: Risk/Return and Raising Capital
HAME509 Risk and Return: How to Identify, Measure and Incorporate into
Capital Budgeting Decisions
ILRSM509 Developing an Agenda for Change
ILRSM510 Mapping the Political Terrain of Allies and Resistors
ILRSM511 Negotiating Support and Buy-in for Your Agenda
ILRSM512 Mobilizing the Coalition for Action
ILRSM513 Establishing Momentum: Managing Structure, Resources,
and Performance
ILRSM514 Sustaining Momentum: Motivating Through Vision, Culture,
and Political Agility
* These courses are designed to be taken in sequence.
HAME510 Raising Capital: The Process, the Players and Strategic
Considerations
* Strategic Thinking and Scenario Planning must be taken in sequence
Project Leadership
Financial Management
The Project Leadership Certificate is essential for Project Management
Professionals (PMPs), project managers, and functional managers charged with
leading a cross-functional or project team to success. Project leaders are more
than just project managers; they are talented individuals that have mastered the
leadership skills necessary to build a high-performing project team, leverage
the collective intelligence of the group, manage it through the process of
completing a project, and exercise influence without authority to ensure
superior results.
The Financial Management Certificate Program teaches leaders sound business
fundamentals that are necessary in any decision-making process. To ensure
success, leaders must also effectively communicate and discuss project and
investment alternatives with an organization’s financial managers. In many
organizations, miscommunication and limited access to financial management
tools and methods hinder decision making.
This six-course certificate series, authored by faculty from Cornell University’s
College of Engineering, is designed to build the critical leadership skills that
Project Management Professionals (PMPs), project managers, and business
managers need to lead a project team to success.
The Financial Management Certificate Series provides managers with a financial
mindset that addresses these problems and allows them to make better business
decisions. This certificate is ideal for corporate employees involved in preparing,
analyzing, and making key business recommendations and decisions using a
variety of return on investment approaches.
Courses
Courses
CEPL551: Introduction to Project Leadership
CEPL552: Project Teams: Mining Collective Intelligence
CEPL553: Dealing with Difference
CEPL554: Earned Value Management
CEPL555: Influence Without Authority
CEPL556: Conflict Resolution
HAME507 Mastering the Time Value of Money
HAME508 Making Capital Investment Decisions
HAME509 Risk and Return: How to Identify, Measure, and Incorporate into
Capital Budgeting Decisions
HAME510 Raising Capital: The Process, Players, and Strategic Considerations
HAME513 Understanding Financial Statements
HAME514 Using Ratio Analysis to Evaluate Financial Performance
Courses are designed in pairs. Within each pair, the courses should be taken in sequence.
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Supervisory Skills
The Supervisory Skills Certificate Program helps managers understand people as individuals while managing in a challenging environment. With an overview of
employment law, from Title 7 to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), this program addresses the legal and psychological issues of dealing with people and
groups. It also provides insight into how to become a better listener and communicator with staff members.
Earning a Supervisory Skills Certificate enables you to gain special attributes that you can directly apply to improve your performance, add greater value to your
organization, and ultimately advance your career.
Courses
Effective Interviewing
ILRMD501 Selection Requirements and Communication Skills for
Interviewing
ILRMD502 Legal and Unbiased Interviewing and Selection
Essential Skills for Managing People
ILRMD503 Overcoming Barriers to Successful Management
ILRMD504 Leading People to Higher Performance
Legal Issues for Managing People
ILRMD505 Legal Issues in the Workplace
ILRMD506 Preventing and Addressing Inappropriate Workplace Behaviors
Managing Multiple Priorities
ILRMD507 The Power of Managing Your Time and Personal Priorities
ILRMD508 Manage People Issues to Stay Focused on Priorities
Effective Communication Skills
ILRMD509 The Impact of Personality Styles on Communication
ILRMD510 Managing Communication Challenges
Managing Performance
ILRMD511 Managing Performance
Business Leadership Skills
The Business Leadership Skills Certificate Program explores the skill of leadership in a way that gives participants an understanding of how to lead organizations
toward positive and profitable results. A combination of the Financial Management, Proactive Leadership, and Executive Leadership Certificates, the Business
Leadership Skills Certificate provides a balanced business curriculum applicable to most industries, including healthcare and education. The courses in this
series can be customized to prepare professionals in fields such as human resources, healthcare, and education to chart the future of their organization as well as
manage for bottom-line performance today.
Core Courses
Elective Courses
Strategy
LSM502 Strategic Thinking
LSM503 Scenario Planning
ILHR513 Internal Consulting Skills for HR Professionals
Finance
HAME507 Mastering the Time Value of Money
HAME513 Understanding Financial Statements
LSM509 Unlocking Your Leadership Potential
LSM506 Executive Decision Making
LSM507 Leading with Creativity
LSM510 Overcoming Challenges to Leaders and Their Teams
Getting Things Done in Organizations
ILRSM509 Developing an Agenda for Change
ILRSM510 Mapping the Political Terrain of Allies and Resistors
ILRSM511 Negotiating Support and Buy-in for Your Agenda
ILRSM512 Mobilizing the Coalition for Action
ILRSM513 Establishing Momentum: Managing Structure, Resources,
and Performance
ILRSM514 Sustaining Momentum: Motivating through Vision, Culture,
and Political Agility
HAME508 Making Capital Investment Decisions
HAME509 Risk and Return: How to Identify, Measure, and Incorporate into
Capital Budgeting Decisions
HAME510 Raising Capital: The Process, The Players, and Strategic Considerations
HAME514 Using Ratio Analysis to Evaluate Financial Performance
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who is eligible for the programs?
Although anyone may take the online courses, the most successful
candidates will be those who have a background in the area of
interest. This background should include education, employment
experience, or a combination of the two in a specific area.
Q. What are the actual online courses like?
Online courses consist of a variety of activities, including viewing
case studies or topic briefings, working on assignments, and
interfacing with the instructor and fellow students. The customer
will spend 2-3 hours per week in course study and online activity.
Q. How do I register?
One of the services provided by The College Network is to register
our customers for the eCornell programs. Contact a Program Advisor
at 1-866-249-2131 to begin.
Q. Can customers take more than one course at a time?
eCornell recommends that customers begin their certificate
program with one course at a time. They can then determine if their
personal schedule can accommodate a double course load.
Q. When do courses start?
Courses begin on Wednesdays and end on Tuesdays. Courses are
two weeks long.
Q. Are there any specific login requirements?
No. eCornell certificate programs are completely asynchronous.
Q. How long are the programs?
The total length of a program depends on several factors: how many
courses the program requires, whether the courses are two-week or
four-week courses, and whether they are being completed one at a
time or two at a time. Expect to spend 2-3 hours per week.
Q. Are the eCornell courses the same as Cornell University
in-class courses?
Yes. eCornell has taken Cornell’s certificate course curricula and
brought it online. The online courses are even developed by the
same renowned faculty, all with in–depth, real world experience.
Q. What are the technical requirements?
Minimum system requirements are: PC with sound capability;
Windows 98/ NT/2000/ME/XP OR Mac OS 9.1 or later; one of the
following browsers: Internet Explorer 6 or later, Netscape 7, Mozilla
1.2, Safari 1.2 (Mac OS).
Q. Will the certificate reflect that I earned it online?
No. Upon completion, you will receive an official certificate from
Cornell University. After the last required course has been
completed and all fees have been paid, you will be able to print
your certificate within the online classroom.
Q. What if I have a question not answered here?
All you have to do is ask. Call one of our Program Advisors at
1-866-249-2131 to have any and all of your questions answered.
eCornell
Established and wholly owned by Cornell University, eCornell has the most comprehensive online professional and executive
development curriculum offered by any top-twenty university in the United States.
eCornell provides exceptional online learning experiences tailored for professional and executive development in the areas of
strategy, leadership and management development, human resources, financial management, and hospitality management.
Collaboration between Cornell faculty experts and eLearning designers results in engaging and robust interactive learning.
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