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Program Overview

The Facility Management program prepares students to oversee and manage the operations of various facilities. Students gain skills in facility maintenance, safety, and sustainability, ensuring efficient and effective management of facilities.

Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Core Business Foundation:

The program typically begins with a solid foundation in core business disciplines, such as accounting, marketing, finance, management, and organizational behavior. This equips students with a well-rounded understanding of how businesses operate.

Professional Development And Networking:

Beyond the classroom, the College of Business places a strong emphasis on professional development and networking. Our students have access to a wide range of opportunities, including career fairs, industry conferences, and guest speaker events.

Global Business Engagement:

The College of Business is committed to preparing students for success in a globalized business environment. Our programs offer unique opportunities for international engagement, including study abroad programs, global business competitions, and collaborations with multinational corporations.

Introduction to Business

This course will introduce you to the principles and functions of business. Business will be discussed as a part of a total social, political and economic environment. The various functional areas of business will be discussed: economic systems, forms of business ownership, management, human relations, marketing, accounting and finance.

Marketing Essentials

This course is designed to introduce you to the basic marketing concepts. It provides an overview of the marketing functions of selling, promotion, and distribution along with marketing research and strategic marketing process.

Business Communication

This course is designed to give you a comprehensive view of communication, its scope and importance in business, and the role of communication in establishing a favorable outside the firm environment, as well as an effective internal communications program.

Fundamentals of Accounting

The Fundamentals of Accounting course provides you with a solid foundation in the principles and practices of accounting; including Accounting Laws and Processes. This course focuses on user orientation of financial accounting, the uses of financial statements, how to analyze a business entity, and how the accounting system is structured.

Introduction to Finance

Introduction to Finance is a course that introduces basic principles of finance. Through this course, you will be able to develop a fundamental understanding of the finance world, which will help you build a base for pursuing a career in the financial industry.

Management & Administration

The course is designed to discuss management theories, concepts, techniques, and practices in the context of complex, dynamic, changing and globalizing business world. Applying the functional or process approach to the study of management, the discussion will cover all main management functions: planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

E-Business

This course explores what an e-business is and how it is managed. E-Business is an interdisciplinary topic encompassing both business and technology. The major characteristics, opportunities, and limitations of this form of business are explored.

Human Resources

This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today’s organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, appraisal, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and issues such as diversity training etc. are analyzed.

Facility Management Principles

This course delves into the fundamental principles of facility management, providing students with a solid understanding of key concepts and practices. It covers the essential components and functions of facility management.

Fundamentals of Facility Management

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in facility management, including basic concepts, operations, and best practices. It prepares students to manage and maintain facilities effectively.

Introduction to Facility Management

This course introduces the principles and practices of facility management. It covers the basics of managing and maintaining facilities, ensuring they are safe, functional, and efficient.

Facility Management Analysis

This course focuses on analytical skills and techniques for evaluating facility management practices. It emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision-making and critical analysis in facility management.

Facility Management Applications

This course provides practical applications of facility management principles, focusing on real-world scenarios and hands-on learning. It covers the implementation and management of facility management practices in various contexts.

Facility Management Strategies

This course explores advanced strategies for effective facility management. It focuses on developing strategic approaches to managing and maintaining facilities, ensuring they are safe, functional, and efficient.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE $18,480
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $18,480
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Introduction to business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the u.s. business system.
    Understanding the environments of business.
    Conducting business ethically and responsibly.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding entrepreneurship and new ventures.
    Understanding the global context of business.
    Managing the business enterprise .
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Organizing the business enterprise .
    Managing human resources and labor relations.
    Motivating and leading employees.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding marketing processes and consumer behavior.
    Developing and pricing products.
    Distributing products.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Promoting products.
    Producing goods and services.
    Managing for productivity and quality.
    Managing information systems and communication technology.
    Understanding principles of accounting.
    Understanding money and banking.
    Understanding securities and investments.
    Understanding financial and risk management.

Marketing Essentials

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Marketing: managing profitable customer relationships
    Company and marketing strategy: partnering to build customer relationships
    The marketing environment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing marketing information
    Consumer markets and consumer buyer behavior
    Business markets and business buyer behavior
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Customer-driven marketing strategy: creativing value for target customers
    Product, services, and branding strategies
    New-product development and life-cycle strategies
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pricing products: understanding and capturing customer value
    Pricing products: pricing strategies
    Marketing channels and supply chain management
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Retailing and wholesaling
    Communicating customer value: integrated marketing communication strategy
    Advertising and public relations
    Personal selling and sales promotion
    Direct and online marketing: building direct customer relationships
    Creating competitive advantage
    The global marketplace
    Marketing ethics and social responsibility

Business communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding business communication in todays workplace
    Communicating in teams and mastering listening and nonverbal communication
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Planning business messages
    Writing business messages
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Completing business messages
    Choosing and using media for brief messages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing routine and positive messages
    Writing negative messages
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing persuasive messages
    Understanding and planning reports and proposals
    Writing and completing reports and proposals
    Preparing and giving oral presentations
    Building careers and writing rsums
    Applying and interviewing for employment

Fundamentals of accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting and the business environment
    Recording business transactions
    The adjusting process
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Completing the accounting cycle
    Accounting for a retail business
    Internal control and cash
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Receivables
    Inventory
    Long-term assets: plant assets and intangibles
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Current liabilities and payroll
    Corporations and stockholders' equity
    Long-term liabilities
    The statement of cash flows
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial statement analysis.
    Introduction to management accounting
    Job order costing
    Process costing
    Cost-volume-profit analysis
    The master budget and responsibility accounting
    Flexible budgets and standard costs
    Special business decisions and capital budgeting

Introduction to finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to the foundations of financial management - the ties that bind
    The financial markets and interest rates
    Understanding financial statements and cash flows
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Evaluating a firm's financial performance
    The time value of money
    Risk and return
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bond valuation
    Stock valuation
    Capital-budgeting techniques and practice
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cash flows and other topics in capital budgeting
    Cost of capital
    Determining the financing mix
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dividend policy and internal financing
    Short-term financial planning
    Working-capital management
    Current asset management
    International business finance

Management & administration

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to management and organizations.
    Management yesterday and today.
    Organizational culture and environment: the constraints.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing in a global environment.
    Social responsibility and managerial ethics.
    Decision-making: the essence of the manager's job.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Foundations of planning.
    Strategic management.
    Planning tools and techniques.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Organizational structure and design.
    Communication and information technology.
    Human resource management.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing change and innovation.
    Foundations of behavior.
    Understanding groups and teams.
    Motivating employees.
    Leadership.
    Foundations of control.
    Operations and value chain management

E-business

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of ec.
    E-commerce market mechanisms.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reatailing in e-commerce: products and services.
    Consumer behavior, customer service, and advertising.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Company-centric b2b and collaborative commerce.
    Public b2b exchanges.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intrabusiness, e-government, c2c, e-learning, and more.
    Mobile commerce.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Laws, ethics, and cyber crime.
    Payments and order fulfillment.
    E-strategy, internet communities, and global ec.
    Infrastructure and application development.

Human resources

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introducing hrm
    Human resource strategy and planning
    Recruitment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Selection: shortlisting and interviews
    The employment relationship
    Introduction to the learning process
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and development programmes
    Performance appraisal and performance management
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Payment systems
    Managing employee welfare
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health and safety
    Partnership, employee involvement and high performance working
    Discipline and grievance
    Dismissal, redundancy and outplacement

Facility Management Principles

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 Principles of Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Understanding facility management principles
  • Key functions of facility management
  • The role of facility managers
  In Section 2 Facility Operations of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Managing facility operations
  • Ensuring facility safety and compliance
  • Providing facility services
  In Section 3 Maintece Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Planning and scheduling maintece
  • Preventive and corrective maintece
  • Managing maintece resources
  In Section 4 Space and Asset Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Managing space utilization
  • Asset tracking and maintece
  • Planning for future facility needs
  In Section 5 Sustainability in Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Implementing sustainable practices
  • Energy management and conservation
  • Green building standards and certifications

Fundamentals of Facility Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 Core Concepts of Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Understanding facility management
  • Key components of facility management
  • Benefits and challenges of facility management
  In Section 2 Facility Operations and Services of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Managing facility operations
  • Providing facility services
  • Ensuring facility safety and compliance
  In Section 3 Maintece Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Planning and scheduling maintece
  • Preventive and corrective maintece
  • Managing maintece resources
  In Section 4 Space Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Planning and optimizing space utilization
  • Managing moves, adds, and changes
  • Space planning tools and techniques
  In Section 5 Facility Management Technology of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Using technology in facility management
  • Computeraided facility management (CAFM) systems
  • Emerging technologies in facility management

Introduction to Facility Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 Fundamentals of Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Definition and scope of facility management
  • Key responsibilities of facility managers
  • Importance of facility management in organizations
  In Section 2 Facility Operations and Maintece of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Managing facility operations
  • Maintece planning and scheduling
  • Ensuring facility safety and compliance
  In Section 3 Space and Asset Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Managing space utilization
  • Asset tracking and maintece
  • Planning for future facility needs
  In Section 4 Facility Management Technology of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Using technology in facility management
  • Computeraided facility management (CAFM) systems
  • Emerging technologies in facility management
  In Section 5 Case Studies and Applications of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Examples of effective facility management
  • Lessons learned from facility management challenges
  • Realworld applications of facility management principles

Facility Management Analysis

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 Analyzing Facility Performance of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Key metrics for facility performance
  • Techniques for measuring facility success
  • Identifying and addressing performance issues
  In Section 2 Data Analytics in Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Using data to optimize facility management
  • Tools and techniques for facility analytics
  • Interpreting facility data to inform strategy
  In Section 3 Risk Analysis in Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Identifying and assessing facility risks
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Conducting facility risk audits
  In Section 4 Evaluating Facility Management Practices of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Reviewing and analyzing facility management practices
  • Identifying patterns and trends in facility data
  • Drawing lessons from facility case studies
  In Section 5 Reporting and Presenting Findings of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Writing analytical reports on facility performance
  • Presenting analysis to stakeholders
  • Making recommendations based on analytical findings

Facility Management Applications

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 Implementing Facility Management Tools of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Using facility management software and tools
  • Implementing facility management solutions
  • Best practices for facility management tool adoption
  In Section 2 Case Studies in Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Realworld examples of effective facility management
  • Lessons learned from facility management failures
  • Applying best practices to new facility management projects
  In Section 3 Practical Facility Management Exercises of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Simulated facility management scenarios
  • Roleplaying facility management tasks
  • Developing and presenting facility management plans
  In Section 4 Facility Documentation and Reporting of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Drafting and reviewing facility management documents
  • Preparing facility management reports
  • Ensuring accuracy and completeness in facility documentation
  In Section 5 Collaborative Learning of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Group projects and peer review
  • Collaborative problemsolving exercises
  • Building teamwork skills in facility management contexts

Facility Management Strategies

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 Strategic Planning for Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Aligning facility management with organizational goals
  • Developing a facility management strategy
  • Prioritizing facility management initiatives
  In Section 2 Optimizing Facility Performance of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Techniques for optimizing facility performance
  • Enhancing facility efficiency and reliability
  • Monitoring and managing facility performance
  In Section 3 Risk Management in Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Identifying and assessing facility risks
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Conducting facility risk audits
  In Section 4 Sustainability and Facility Management of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Implementing sustainable practices
  • Energy management and conservation
  • Green building standards and certifications
  In Section 5 Case Studies and Best Practices of this course you will cover these topics:
  • Analysis of successful facility management strategies
  • Lessons learned from facility management failures
  • Best practices for facility management
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