Business & Economic Consulting
MODULE: Business & Economic Consulting
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 30 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
This program covers the principles and techniques needed to make an analysis of business and economic projects or investment alternatives. It provides recent updates of business plan analyses, cost concepts, inflation, income taxes, risk, and includes a conceptual framework for understanding and evaluating alternatives. This program offers expert advice on virtually every practical aspect of business and economic consulting skills, tools, problem solving and know-how, as well as building, and marketing a consulting practice.
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).
Economic Analysis
Customer Relations Management Positioning Strategies Financial Performance Evaluation Innovation Management Financial Strategic Planning Human Resources Management Investment Strategies Coaching Strategies Business Consulting
Academic Supervisor: Juan Carlos Bernial
More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.
* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.
* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.
* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.
* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.
* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.
* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.
BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.
Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
Economic Analysis
This course examines the theory and applications of several instruments of the economic analysis of a business: production technologies, cost and profit; perfect and imperfect competition, individual choice preferences and demand, and the market-based system (price formation, efficiency, welfare). It considers the use of economic analysis for problem identification, problem solving, critical thinking, consultation, project management, and strategies for effectiveness.
Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial
Customer Relations Management
Companies are often derailed by poor customer support and management. This course explains the relationship between suppliers, technology, and customers, which together provide the infrastructure for customer support in any business environment. Managing successful relationships with customers has become a critical organizational competency for acquiring and retaining customers.
Instructor: William Martin Olsen
Positioning Strategies
This course focuses on defining the competition; analyzing the competition’s position, strategies, and tactics; and developing competitive strategies and actions to secure and increase our market penetration. It examines positioning, competitive analysis, tactics and strategies.
Instructor: William Martin Olsen
Financial Performance Evaluation
This course explains the ratios that can be useful in measuring and monitoring financial performance in conjunction with a set of financial statements. It provides a clear and concise overview of specific ratios that are used to measure liquidity, asset management, profitability, leverage, market value ratios, and comparative analysis.
Instructor: Jose A. Cordova
Innovation Management
This course studies the methods for transforming organizations to create innovation. It covers diagnosis of opportunities for innovation and development, intervention activities and implementation strategies. It examines problems and issues in integrating technology and innovation into processes and products, management of research and development (R&D); and new product and/or process development according to customer needs.
Instructor: Earle Taylor
Financial Strategic Planning
This course outlines the process for effective financial planning, including where to start, what types of budgets to prepare, and how to turn planning into a value-added activity. The objective of the course is to provide guidance for the user on how to do financial strategic planning.
Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial
Human Resources Management
This course examines the cost effectiveness of human resources programs in terms of culture diversity, work force management, benefits, budgets and financial planning. It explores how to plan the effective utilization of human resources in organizations. Topics include: human resources information systems, employee protection, management succession and human resources strategic planning.
Instructor: Philipose Daniel
Investment Strategies
This course deals with the theory and practice of portfolio management. Topics included are alternative techniques for designing investment portfolios and the criteria for revision and performance evaluation. It also discusses portfolio insurance, the use of options and futures markets, and international topics, ethics, and social issues affected by investment strategies.
Instructor: Saidur Rahaman Dipu
Coaching Strategies
This course reviews important strategies relating to leadership, motivation and coaching applicable in various situations. It considers leadership communication strategies, creative thinking, teamwork, motivation, and the effect of different leadership and coaching styles upon the organization. It focuses on the coaching intervention strategies used in managing different organizational settings.
Instructor: Deric N. Bircham
Business Consulting
This course is about leading and structuring consulting projects in order to deliver optimal value to clients.It follows a consulting assignment based around a case study that starts with a first client contact, and finishes with the implementation of the project. It deals with the capability to add increased value to clients and to consulting practice by effective resource planning and project management.
Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial
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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.
Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.
