{"id":1145,"date":"2019-02-21T09:30:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T17:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:55:31","slug":"business-fundamentals-online-graduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/business-fundamentals-online-graduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Business fundamentals online graduate certificate backed by real-world expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Students will learn from faculty with vast professional experience<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1146\" class=\"wp-caption wp-caption-745 aligncenter\" style=\"width: 745px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1146\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/business-fundamentals-main.jpg?resize=744%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Business professionals in an office with computers\" width=\"744\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/business-fundamentals-main.jpg?w=521&amp;ssl=1 521w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/business-fundamentals-main.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students can earn an advanced business credential in as few as three months thanks to Oregon State University&#8217;s new online Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Learning fundamental business theories is important. Learning those theories from people who know what it\u2019s like to apply them in real-world settings is more than important \u2013 it\u2019s crucial to your success in a world driven by business.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State University\u2019s new online <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/graduate\/business-fundamentals\/\">Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals<\/a> provides students with that foundational knowledge by delivering courses taught by faculty with extensive, practical business experience.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of relevant online coursework and expert instruction is a pathway to diverse career opportunities in any industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness is a skill we all use in our daily lives, trying to find value in the things we buy, balancing our checkbook, or taking a loan out to buy a home or a car.,\u201d said Chuck Toombs, an Oregon State instructor with 30 years of experience in marketing, advertising and retail management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis certificate program will teach the details, the theory <em>and<\/em> how to apply them in marketing, accounting and finance among other fields so you feel confident in your everyday life about business situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Business fundamentals brought to you by an accredited college<\/h3>\n<p>Offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/business.oregonstate.edu\/\">OSU\u2019s AACSB-accredited College of Business<\/a> and delivered 100 percent online by nationally ranked OSU Ecampus, this 18-credit program lays a foundation for mastery of key business concepts that learners can immediately put into practice within any organization.<\/p>\n<p>Students have the option to study full time over the summer and complete all 18 credits \u2013 and earn an advanced business credential \u2013 in as few as three months. Or they can enroll part time and finish the program on a timeline that best fits a busy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Toombs teaches Creating Value in Exchange (BA 516) on campus at OSU, which is one of the five core courses in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/graduate\/business-fundamentals\/curriculum.htm\">online business fundamentals certificate curriculum<\/a>. Like Toombs, the faculty who teach these classes online bring to the table a wealth of experience in business and industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheories are important because they answer the questions of \u2018why\u2019 in a controlled atmosphere,\u201d Toombs said. \u201cApplying them in the real world takes experience, plenty of wrong turns, but most importantly, understanding through experience gives one the confidence that they can do it too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis skill comes from within, and that&#8217;s why you need teachers with real-world experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/graduate\/business-fundamentals\/admissions.htm\">admissions requirements and how to apply<\/a> on the OSU Ecampus website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>Oregon State University\u2019s new online Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals provides students with that foundational knowledge by delivering courses taught by faculty with extensive, practical business experience. The combination of relevant online coursework and expert instruction is a pathway to diverse career opportunities in any industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6,678,8],"tags":[19,301,107,25,24],"class_list":["post-1145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-ecampus","category-faculty-and-programs","category-students","tag-business","tag-business-and-entrepreneurship","tag-college-of-business","tag-online-education","tag-online-learning"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/business-fundamentals-main.jpg?fit=521%2C347&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-it","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1085,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/oregon-state-supply-chain-online-graduate-certificate\/","url_meta":{"origin":1145,"position":0},"title":"Oregon State\u2019s online supply chain program aims to meet rapidly growing industry needs","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"November 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"To help answer a nationwide call for professionally trained workers who can manage global supply chains, Oregon State University now offers a Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain and Logistics Management 100 percent online. 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