What Are Global Business Badges?
The Global Business badge series is a flexible, self-paced learning opportunity for students, professionals, and lifelong learners who want to better understand today's interconnected global economy. Through a series of short online courses, participants explore the forces shaping international business, including globalization, culture, trade, workforce trends, and international market expansion.
These badges are designed by faculty with experience in international business, economics, and global workforce development.
Each course is worth one credit hour or less and provides practical knowledge that can be applied in a wide range of industries and organizations operating in a global environment.
✔ Self-paced & fully online – learn on your own schedule
✔ Explore real-world issues affecting international business
✔ Earn a badge and college credit for each course
✔ Develop globally minded business and leadership skills
✔ Ideal for students, business professionals, entrepreneurs, and workforce leaders
About the Badges:
NEW! Aging Workforce
In this 0.5-hour badge, students will learn about the drivers of aging populations
and workforces. They will discuss the challenges that aging leads to as well as potential
opportunities to capitalize on.
NEW! Deglobalization
In this badge, students will learn about what culture is and how it affects businesses.
Badge information will include core concepts of overview of cultures, understanding
cultural frameworks, and using these frameworks to understand how different aspects
of culture affect businesses. Hofstede’s cultural framework will be used to help analyze
how cultural dimensions affect businesses and organizations.
Globalization and Its Implications
In this badge, students will learn about globalization, its causes, and its impact
on different stakeholders. Badge content will include an analysis of the history of
globalization, and its effects, both positive and negative, on different stakeholders
in society.
Managing Across Cultures
In this badge, students will learn about what culture is and how it affects businesses.
Badge information will include core concepts of overview of cultures, understanding
cultural frameworks, and using these frameworks to understand how different aspects
of culture affect businesses. Hofstede’s cultural framework will be used to help analyze
how cultural dimensions affect businesses and organizations.
An Overview of Exporting
In this 0.5 hour badge, students will learn the basics of exporting. This includes
the importance of exports, potential barriers to exports, evaluating export markets,
and sources for export related market research.
Modes of Entry into Foreign Markets
This 0.5 credit hour course introduces students to the different possible methods
of entering foreign markets and evaluates these in terms of different products and
services. It also describes ways in which foreign market partners can be identified
and evaluated.
Why Earn Global Business Badges?
Develop a deeper understanding of the economic, cultural, and workforce trends influencing organizations around the world. You'll build valuable, transferable skills such as:
- Global awareness
- Cross-cultural communication
- Critical thinking
- Strategic decision-making
- International market analysis
- Business problem solving
Learn on Your Time
All badges are 100% online and self-paced, making it easy to balance learning with
work, school, and personal commitments.
Ready to Start?
Global business impacts nearly every industry, from manufacturing and healthcare to technology, logistics, and finance. Whether you're looking to strengthen your business knowledge, prepare for a global career, or better understand the forces shaping our world, the Global Business badge series can help you build the skills employers value.
Earn your first badge today and gain the perspective needed to succeed in a global economy.