Inspired leadership
This Program is Perfect For
- Professionals seeking to enhance leadership and management skills
- People interested in applying supply chain operation principles and techniques to cost effectively create products or services that can be competitively sold in the global marketplace
- Career changers aiming to enter the business field
- Professionals looking for guidance in a dynamic and changing business environment
Build the foundation of successful leadership
Our program builds on the huge body of science underlying the latest best practices for management. You will gain practical skills to handle the day-to-day aspects of running a business and study evidence-based methods to maximize company performance. Network with industry professionals who teach facilitation, negotiation, coaching, and how to help employees carry out a unified vision. Choose elective courses from the following areas:
- Business Essentials
- Financial Analysis/Accounting
- Management Development
- Marketing Business Development
Courses
Program Requirements
Total: 7¨C10 courses (minimum 19 quarter units)
- 5 required courses (13 quarter units)
- 2¨C5 elective courses (6 quarter units)
- End with a certificate of completion review.
| Title | units | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Chain Operations Management | 3.0 | Flexible | |||
| Organizational Development and Change | 2.0 | Live-Online | |||
| Customer-Driven Marketing: Principles and Practice | 2.0 | Flexible | |||
| Finance I, Fundamentals | 3.0 | Flexible |
| Title | units | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Business and the Global Economy | 3.0 | Flexible | |||
| Business Law: Legal Principles for Effective Decision-Making | 3.0 | Flexible |
| Title | units | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facilitation Skills | 2.0 | Flexible | |||
| Principles of Business Analysis | 3.0 | Flexible | |||
| Logistics and Transportation Management | 3.0 | Flexible | |||
| Effective Negotiations: Principles, Strategies, and Techniques | 1.5 | Flexible | |||
| Managing Global Supply Chains | 1.5 |
| Title | units | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | 3.0 | Flexible | |||
| Finance for the Business Professional | 1.0 | Flexible, Live-Online |
| Title | units | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principle Based Leadership for Project Managers | 1.5 | Flexible | |||
| Business Communications | 2.0 | Flexible | |||
| Human Resource Management | 1.5 | Flexible |
| Title | units | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Marketing: From Planning to Launch | 2.0 | ||||
| Applied Market Research for Strategic Decisions | 2.0 | Flexible |
| Title | units | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration Certificate Completion Fee |
1. Required Course(s):
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 05-30-2026 | 8:30am | 3:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Sat, 06-06-2026 | 8:30am | 3:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Sat, 06-13-2026 | 8:30am | 3:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Sat, 06-20-2026 | 8:30am | 3:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Sat, 06-27-2026 | 8:30am | 3:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.
Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop / tablet to each class meeting.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Tools & Materials: Matching Supply with Demand, An Introduction to Operations Management, 4th edition, 2018, Gerard Cachon and Christian Terwiesch, McGraw Hill, ISBN13: 978-1-260-31706-0. New and used copies are readily available through Amazon, both printed and e-book versions. Both the 2nd and 3rd editions will work for this class.
Additional materials for this class include industry reports, case studies, and supply chain articles, all of which will be provided to students at no additional cost.
Recommended Tools & Materials: Operations and Supply Chain Management, 15th Edition, 2018, F. Robert Jacobs and Richard B. Chase, McGraw Hill, ISBN: 978-1-259-66610-0. Keeping the cost of the textbook in mind, editions 13 or 14 will have relevant information. Students may also be able to find it via online resources such as Amazon, AbeBooks, etc.
- Live-Online Attend via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 04-04-2026 | 9:00am | 4:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Sat, 04-11-2026 | 9:00am | 4:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Sat, 04-18-2026 | 9:00am | 4:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
| Sat, 04-25-2026 | 9:00am | 4:00pm | Live-Online | REMOTE |
This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.
IMPORTANT: STUDENTS MUST ATTEND AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ALL FOUR CLASS SESSIONS.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Professional Credit:
SHRM-CP(R) or SHRM-SCP(R) 19.25 PDCs.
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 03-31-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 04-07-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 04-14-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 04-21-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 04-28-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 05-05-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.
Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop / tablet to each class meeting.
IMPORTANT: STUDENTS MUST ATTEND AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN A MINIMUM OF FIVE OF THE SIX CLASS SESSIONS.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Textbook: Principles of Marketing, Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong, 19th edition, 2023, Pearson, ISBN: 9780137864898 (hardcover).
Please use this edition for most recent updates. Note the publisher offers an eTextbook. ()
The 18th edition is acceptable. However, please note that the lecture is based on the 19th edition.
2. Core Course(s): (Choose 1)
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 04-07-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 04-14-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 04-21-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 04-28-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 05-05-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 05-12-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 05-19-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 05-26-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 06-02-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Tue, 06-09-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Just like a traditional in-person class meeting, you are expected to attend and participate in the discussion. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience.
Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop / tablet to each class meeting.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Tools and Materials:: International Business: The Challenges of Globalization Plus MyLab Management with Pearson eText, 10th Ed., 2023, John J. Wild, Kenneth L. Wild, ISBN-13: 9781292450278. **Important** Please wait until start of course for MyLab registration instructions.
|| Skills Needed:
Prerequisites / Skills Needed
3. Electives: Business Essentials
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 05-06-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 05-13-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 05-20-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 05-27-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-03-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-10-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-17-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-24-2026 | 6:30pm | 9:30pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.
Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop / tablet to each class meeting.
To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Tools & Materials: None
Recommended Tools & Materials:
Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Kaner, Sam, John Wiley & Sons, 2011, ISBN: 9781118047019.
The Skilled Facilitator, Schwarz, Roger M., John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN: 9780787964221.
Professional Credit:
HRCI(R)---PHR(R), SPHR(R) and GPHR(R) general recertification credit: 19.25 hours.
This course is valid for 19.25 PDCs for the SHRM-CP(R) or SHRM-SCP(R).
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 04-15-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 04-22-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 04-29-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 05-13-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 05-20-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 05-27-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-03-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-10-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-17-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Wed, 06-24-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.
No meeting on May 6, 2026. To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop / tablet to each class meeting.
Required Tools & Materials:
Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide, 2nd ed, PMI, PMI Practice Guide, 2023, ISBN: 978-1628258080. Note: If you are PMI member, you get this for free. Otherwise you may either buy this from PMI.org, amazon.com or other places. Use this guide to embrace a business analysis mindset for successful investigation and discovery-and as a tool to achieve outcomes.
Organizational Behavior Simulation: Judgment in a Crisis, Roberto, Michael A., Harvard Business Publishing Education, 2014, Product Number:
7077-HTM-ENG. Note: You need to buy this to play the simulation. You also may need to create a Harvard Business Publishing student account, and they charge about $16.25 per student.
4. Electives: Financial Analysis
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 04-06-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 04-13-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 04-20-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 04-27-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 05-04-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 05-11-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 05-18-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-01-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-08-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-15-2026 | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.
No meeting on May 25, 2026. To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Required Tools & Materials: None
Recommended Tools & Materials: Managerial Statistics, S. Christian Albright, Wayne L. Winston, Christopher James Zappe, Brooks/Cole, 2002, ISBN: 9780534389314.
5. Electives: Management Development
6. Electives: Marketing Business Development
- Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 05-04-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 05-11-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 05-18-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-01-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-08-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
| Mon, 06-15-2026 | 5:30pm | 9:00pm | Flexible | SANTA CLARA / REMOTE |
This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.
No meeting on May 25, 2026. To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.
You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.
Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop / tablet to each class meeting.
Required Tools & Materials: None
Recommended Tools & Materials: Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation, Malhotra, 7th edition, Naresh K., Pearson, 2021, ISBN: 9780137504879.
This book is not required. It is a recommended resource for those who want a detailed text on marketing research. We will be using weekly Power Points as our text.
7. Completion Review:
Please enroll in the Business Administration Certificate Completion Fee only when all of the certificate requirements have been met and your final grades are posted.
Recommended course sequence
Flexible course sequence
Courses may be taken in any order provided the prerequisites are met. You can learn more about each course in .
Substitutions
If you have not yet declared your candidacy in the Business Administration certificate program, please follow the current curriculum requirements.
To receive your certificate
Upon completion of the course sequence, you may request your Business Administration Certificate Completion Review.
Professional development
The credit you earn in many Business Administration certificate courses qualifies as credit within professional organizations. Check with your professional association.
Transfer your Business Administration certificate units to NDNU
Completion of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Silicon Valley Extension Business Administration certificate program allows you to transfer up to nine °®¶¹´«Ã½ SV quarter units (equal to six NDNU semester credits) toward two advanced programs at .
Transferrable °®¶¹´«Ã½ Silicon Valley courses
- Organizational Development and Change | HRMT.X401
- Customer-Driven Marketing: Principles and Practice | MKTG.X400
- Applied Market Research for Strategic Decisions | MKTG.X401
Transfer requirements
- Complete the identified Business Administration courses before enrolling in the NDNU MBA Program.
- Have received a grade of B or higher in each °®¶¹´«Ã½ course to be transferred.
- Be in good academic standing.
- Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- Meet NDNU admission requirements.
Grade requirements
Please note that only letter grades of C or higher may be applied to a certificate, and in some programs, students may have more stringent requirements. Students in most employer- and government-sponsored payment programs, such as workforce development, as well as international students on F-1 visas, need to maintain a B average to meet their requirements.
See Grading and Credits Policy for further information.
Instructors
Reynold H Lewke
REYNOLD LEWKE, M.S., M.B.A, LLB, a corporate attorney, litigator, author and business advisor, runs his own strategic talent management consulting and executive search firm. He has worked with startups and global Fortune 100 companies integrating engineering, business and legal perspectives. He offers actionable insights into issues ranging from domestic and international contracts to products liability, technology, human resources, and construction. Reynold, a certified personal trainer and Ironman coach with more than 22 Ironman distance races behind him, also offers career coaching services for professionals and fitness and personal training services. He has served as chair or co-chair of the Business Administration certificate program since 2020.
Dianne Conry
DIANNE V. CONRY, M.S., CPA, is a consultant with Kranz & Associates and has more than 30 years of accounting experience both in public accounting and in private industry. She has been teaching with °®¶¹´«Ã½ Silicon Valley Extension since 1996, served many years as chair of the former Accounting certificate program, and currently serves as co-chair of the Business Administration certificate program.
Advisory Committee
, B.S.M.E, M.B.A
Principal, Phil Brotherton Consulting
Vice President, Solutions and Alliances
NetApp
LARRY O'CONNELL M.S., M.A., M.B.A
Former Instructor, Business Administration Program
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Silicon Valley Extension
DIANNE V. CONRY, M.S., CPA
Consultant, Kranz & Associates
Co-Chair / Instructor, Business Administration Program
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Silicon Valley Extension
REYNOLD LEWKE, M.S., M.B.A, LLB,
Co-Chair, Business Administration Certificate Program
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Silicon Valley Extension
WENLEI SHAN, M.B.A
Former Instructor, Business Administration Program
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Silicon Valley Extension
, MD.
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer
NeVap, Inc
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