Analyze corporate governance practices and make recommendations for improvement Integrate governance and business ethics Identify sources of corporate governance Identify methods to develop/support an ethical business culture

In this course, you will gain an appreciation for the financial underpinnings of sound strategic decisions. You will learn how to use develop useful information from the organization’s financial statements. When you complete this course, you will be able to develop financial forecasts, benchmark your organization’s health and prospects, understand how markets value an organization, appraise the prospects of long-term opportunities, effectively collaborate with a virtual team to produce quality results, and have an appreciation for the opportunities and risks that confront global enterprises.

This course is focused on the role of financial statements in driving management decisions. The course will focus on the interrelationships of the financial statements and how these statements affect the remaining stakeholders of the financial statements.

This course addresses the leadership issues relevant to today’s world. According to Daft (2005), the world of leadership and organizations is undergoing a revolution and this course addresses the qualities and skills leaders need in this rapidly changing world. “Recent ethical scandals, global crises, the emergence of e-commerce, learning organizations, virtual teams, globalization, knowledge work, and other ongoing transformations place new demands on leaders far beyond the topics traditionally taught in courses on management or organizational behavior” (Daft, 2005, pl Xiii).