University of California, Irvine

Learn how to enhance your organization's internal communications to improve employee retention, engagement, and overall organizational success. Explore how mission statements, values, and DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging) initiatives contribute to a robust company culture. Additionally, discover the importance of transparency in executive-level communications, particularly to protect an [...]

Learn the functions of external communications as well as strategies and channels to communicate with the outside world. See how they play a crucial role in promoting your products, corporate imaging and branding, and building long-term relationships with customers. Explore how to manage media, stakeholder, and investor relations effectively. [...]

Discover the fundamental principles of corporate communications in this introductory course by learning about the significance of transparent communication, the art of storytelling, and the power of social media tools. Learn practical strategies to engage employees, whether they work in-person, remote, or hybrid. Additionally, gain insights into the personality [...]

Supply chain planning is an important activity in any supply chain. This is where organizations get an idea of the upcoming demand, realize if they have the capacity to meet the demand, and determine how to realize these demands. In this course, we will explore how to use data [...]

Data science and artificial intelligence are exciting, growing fields with a lot to offer prospective job seekers. However, even with the massive growth in technology and positions, there are still many barriers to entry. This course explores today’s challenges and opportunities within data science and artificial intelligence, the varying [...]

Finding and preparing for the right job in the DS/AI field can be tricky. In this course, we will explore how the job market has vastly different descriptions for the same job title, how to identify what a company is really looking for, and how to search the “hidden” [...]

Prepare yourself for interviewing and landing a job in the DS/AI field. In this course, we will discuss what needs to be done before, during, and after the interview process. We will also provide tips and tricks on how to practice for a major component of data science interviews: [...]

Inventory is a strategic asset for organizations. The effective management of inventory can minimize a company’s spending while dramatically increasing its profit. In this course, we will explore how to use data science to manage inventory in uncertain environments, how to set inventory levels based on customer service requirements, [...]

Optimization is an important piece of an agile supply chain. In this course, we will explore the components of optimization and how to set up an optimization problem in Excel. We will also practice capacity and resource optimization and explore examples of both in the supply chain. Building off [...]

This course builds on “The Nature of Data and Relational Database Design” to extend the process of capturing and manipulating data through data warehousing and data mining. Once the transactional data is processed through ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), it is then stored in a data warehouse for use in [...]