The purpose of the Capstone Project in the Career Success Specialization is for you to apply the methods and techniques you learned in the series of courses to a personal experience, giving you a way to communicate your value to potential employers. You’ll focus your communication, management, negotiation, problem solving, business writing, time management, finance, entrepreneurship, and project management skills into a single project that demonstrates your career readiness.
Build Essential Skills for the Workplace
Improve your employability and advance in today’s dynamic workforce.
About This Specialization
This series of courses will help you build, develop and hone the essential skills needed to improve your employability and advancement in today’s dynamic workforce. The courses in this Specialization may be taken in any order. Each course can also be taken independently. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that will give you the opportunity to integrate and apply the skills you have gained throughout the courses to your individual and organizational needs.
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10 courses
Follow the suggested order or choose your own.
Projects
Designed to help you practice and apply the skills you learn.
Certificates
Highlight your new skills on your resume or LinkedIn.
Projects Overview
Courses
- Beginner Specialization.
- No prior experience required.
COURSE 1
Project Management: The Basics for Success
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
About the Course
This course combines the essential elements of Project Management and Team Leadership into one course. Through class engagement and reflection, you will acquire further understanding of the responsibilities of leadership and become better preparedYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 2
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, Dutch, Bulgarian, Korean, Russian, Spanish
About the Course
You will be able to gain and apply your knowledge and understanding of personal and professional awareness, organization and commitment, and use the tools, methods and techniques that you have learned in goal setting, prioritization, schedulYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 3
Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified)
About the Course
Impact your financial decisions and learn how to affect the performance of your unit's profitability and of your organization. In this course gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts to drive your organization's growth. Upon complYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 4
Communication in the 21st Century Workplace
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese, Arabic
About the Course
In today's fast-paced business environment, employees at all levels find themselves being asked to handle more tasks, meet more deadlines, take on more responsibilities, and adapt to more change. Added to these challenges is the constantly shifting dYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 5
High-Impact Business Writing
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Russian
About the Course
Effective writing is a powerful tool in the business environment. Learn how to articulate your thoughts in a clear and concise manner that will allow your ideas to be better understood by your readers. Improve your business writing skill by leaYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 6
The Art of Negotiation
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese, Spanish
About the Course
The art of negotiation comes into play daily in the life of employees at all levels and in every position. Participants explore how current approaches to negotiation strategy and tactics are used, what negotiation entails, types of negotiation relationshYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 7
Fundamentals of Management
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese
About the Course
Are you about to enter the workforce? Are you an emerging professional? Are you new to your role in the organization? All prospective new employees benefit from understanding management principles, roles and responsibilities, regardless of position. NowYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 8
Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese, Spanish
About the Course
Critical thinking – the application of scientific methods and logical reasoning to problems and decisions – is the foundation of effective problem solving and decision making. Critical thinking enables us to avoid common obstacles, test our belYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 9
Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action
Current session: Oct 23- Commitment
- 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes
- Subtitles
- English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Arabic
About the Course
Success in business can be greatly enhanced with an understanding of key entrepreneurial characteristics and competencies solutions. This interactive course provides potential entrepreneurs with the knowledge of succeeding in an entrepreneurial opporYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 10
Career Success Project
Current session: Oct 16- Subtitles
- English
About the Capstone Project
The purpose of the Capstone Project in the Career Success Specialization is for you to apply the methods and techniques you learned in the series of courses to a personal experience, giving you a way to communicate your value to potential employersYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
Creators
David Standen, MBA
Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
Rob Stone, PMP, M.Ed.
Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
Dave Nagy
Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
Patricia Bravo, MBA, SPHR
Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
Sue Robins, M.S. Ed.
Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP
Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension
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