PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT

BIOMDSCI 832

Examine how companies gain and sustain competitive advantages by utilizing business tools, methods, and strategies. Critique how company leaders make decisions under uncertainty. Integrate the knowledge and skills gained from prior studies (e.g., marketing, management, finance, accounting) to apply synergistic responses and insights when developing company-wide strategy.

CRB 842

Examine how companies gain and sustain competitive advantages.

BIOMDSCI 830

Focus on effective management and career development techniques that lead to career success. Practice and apply skills needed to effectively lead synergistic team success within a biotechnology company. Explore different communication styles used to engage and assess employees. Expand career pathways through networking and by generating professional resumes and interviewing skills.

CRB 844

Focuses on state-of-the-art topics of global importance in biotechnology. Skills and knowledge from previous courses are integrated and applied to achieve a new level of synthesis and depth of understanding about important programs in biotechnology today. Deepen technical understanding of novel technologies and broaden awareness of ethical and regulatory issues in biotechnology globally. Increase awareness of opportunities for intellectual collaboration and entrepreneurship.

ABT 725

Focuses on strategies and tools that managers use to maximize employee contribution and create organizational excellence. Basic business and leadership principles. Best practices to overcome biases that inhibit organizations and teams from communicating effectively. Examples will come from diverse biotechnology fields, including pharmaceutics, agriculture, and biotechnology services.