Post-Graduate Diploma – Global Business Management with Co-op

• Application of skills and knowledge acquired during the academic component of the program into an analysis of a company or industry.

• Mandatory schedule of alternating class sessions and work terms
• Adherence to the program scheduling format is mandatory and is designed to provide the prospective candidate with valuable exposure to language usage in a work setting
• The alternating classroom sessions allow the student to maximize the lessons taught within the curriculum.

Strategies for Student Success:

• Interview techniques
• Create a Career Development Marketing Plan
• Apply aspects of professionalism
• Identify target markets and employment resources

• Costing systems
• Cost analysis
• Capital budgeting

• This course focuses on the fundamental principles of accounting with full online courseware that includes the digital textbook and learning materials.

• Conduct thorough research and analysis to determine the viability of a prospective international initiative and its possible components
• Assess organizational readiness for new international trade initiatives
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis for importing and/or exporting potential products and services

• Select the most advantageous market entry strategy based on research and analysis of options and potential issues
• Develop an international business plan, including key business strategies with metrics to monitor success
• Develop, implement and monitor an organizational code of ethics/ conduct to support professionalism and organizational decision making in international trade activities

• Consider design options and implement good development and testing processes in order to establish a competitive advantage when developing or adapting products for international target markets
• Develop products for the international market based on customer specifications and regulations to maximize output and minimize costs and risks
• Develop well-defined and/or customized service offerings to maximize the competitive advantage for the organization while addressing target market needs, as well as regulatory, legal and cultural requirements

• Prepare and manage all necessary documentation for exporting and importing goods and services
• Determine requirements and make arrangements for efficient and effective transportation of goods in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Ensure preparation of goods for transportation in a manner that minimizes risk, maintains the condition of the goods and complies with regulations

• Adapt products and services for the specific international market being targeted
• Promote the brand and its identified products and services to create demand in the designated market
• Establish effective sales channels, pricing strategy and sales agreements within legal and regulatory requirements to minimize risks while ensuring benefits to all parties

• Describe types of commercial, currency and other financial risks involved in international trade transactions and describe methods available to minimize them
• Negotiate payment method as a part of the terms and conditions of a contract for an international venture
• Describe bonds and types of guarantees and how banks and international financial institutions support international trade finance

• Skills and strategies conducive to learning in a college atmosphere, orientation to the college environment, using technology, knowing college policies and procedures.
• Time management, writing and using citations, study strategies, student budgeting, and wellness/self-care/stress management.
• An orientation to the PCP program and the emergency medicine professions.
• Prepare for upcoming studies, learning environments, and work experience placements throughout the program.

• Introduction to the basic elements of digital marketing, their meaning, use and importance

• Learning how to choose the right social media platforms and how best to utilize the features offered by those platforms

• Understand the fundamental components of internet infrastructure
• Apply design principles which consider traditional and mobile devices when planning a website
• Optimize a website design using effective layout techniques and SEO principles

• Use blogging effectively as a marketing tool
• Understand how display advertising fits into marketing strategies
• Review techniques to enhance social media marketing to maximize exposure