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The Kogod School of Business at American University

As the oldest accredited business school in Washington, DC, we pride ourselves on our over 65-year history of proven success. Our experience-based approach bridges theory with practice, giving you the skills to make a meaningful impact. In addition to empowering our students with the knowledge, experience, and resources needed to succeed, we take pride in a diversity that helps our students thrive in a complex global environment. Kogod is nationally recognized as a top resource provider for women and minority students, and our programs attract professors, speakers, and students from all around the world. 

Customized & Agile Programs

There are no off-the-shelf solutions to today’s complex challenges. Our program begins with a thorough needs assessment, since interviewing a range of stakeholders that affect the practice is an essential first step. 

Our 5-Step Process

Our goal is to ensure that specialized workshop content is tailored to each client, requiring a listening and assessment phase. Every customized program we create aligns perfectly with the learning that you and your practice need. Our programs offer the rare opportunity for participants to step back from daily clinical responsibilities, reevaluate priorities, set goals, and aim for the future. 
STEP 1: Exploration

Interview key stakeholders.

STEP 2: Customization

Design a specialized program to fit your needs based on your feedback.

STEP 3: Experiential Learning

In-person, live online, and real-world problem-solving. 

STEP 4: Assessment

Monitor progress and readjust.

STEP 5: Certification & Support

Issue badges and certificates, offer support and mentoring. 

Types of Workshops We Offer

Live Projects & Experiential Learning

Experiential learning involves learning by doing. We know that experiential learning is crucial for business leaders in today’s competitive business environment because it puts knowledge into action. That’s why clients never just sit and listen to lectures for hours on end. Instead, most of our courses include a project where participants are assigned to a working practice environment and must analyze and recommend solutions for ongoing business challenges. The challenges vary, depending on the subject matter of the course.

We constantly innovate our curriculum by integrating the latest research with what the workplace demands. Our academic experts and world-class executives-in-residence provide learning solutions that clients can apply immediately upon returning to work. Furthermore, the ability to measure, assess, and further adjust individual and program success is built into the program.

I wanted to tell you that I enjoyed this workshop very much, and I'm sad to see it end.

Recent Executive Program Graduate

Sarah Mady Practitioner
Our Unique Business Workshops

Through case studies, business simulations, and small group discussions, you’ll gain the strategies, tools, and insights to solve your most challenging problems. In interactive workshops, you and your management team will come to appreciate and understand the new dynamics of the changing modern workforce—one that is focused less on repetitive tasks and more on problem-solving, persuasion, and creative thinking. No matter your focus, we bring out the best in your organization through applying leading-edge practices. Once we clearly understand your needs and goals, we will build a series of customized workshops developed with your requirements and culture in mind.

Thank you very much for the highly effective workshops. We are already applying the newly-learned approaches in Quantico. 

Recent Executive Program Graduate

Case Studies

The case study method is one of the premier teaching methods in management and strategic decision-making education. We will discuss real problems that you are or will be facing in your practice. Case studies help clients develop and practice their analytical and communication skills, which are crucial for business leaders to produce viable solutions to actual business problems. Our workshops make extensive use of the case study method, enabling participants to explore new analytical frameworks and the latest research within the context of real-world decision-making. 

Working in teams or groups is one of the hallmarks of business education. By working together, participants learn how to navigate team dynamics, resolve conflict, and share responsibilities in order to successfully complete a project. Participants build these skills through group interaction in case discussions, simulations, and team exercises. The soft skills gained by learning and achieving in teams are immediately transferrable to private practice and crucial to driving organizational success.

Octavian Ionici Practitioner
Innovative & Agile Approach to Course Delivery

Courses and workshops are delivered in person (onsite at your location of choice) or live online. The evolution of online education allows tremendous flexibility for busy professionals who have full-time jobs along with personal obligations. Our live, synchronous format delivers a customized interactive learning environment with a high level of peer engagement and networking, along with direct access to our faculty. Our faculty employ a variety of pedagogical techniques to engage participants in the classroom and build their business, communication, and critical thinking skills, including live and published case studies, group projects, experiential learning, and networking opportunities.

I appreciate all the lessons, and we are already employing the processes, strategies, and case studies we covered in the workshops.

Recent Executive Education Graduate

Business People and Alliances
Business Alliances & Partnerships

Partnering with Kogod results in strategic, lifelong learning experiences and offers a variety of benefits, including co-branding, sponsorship opportunities, support and mentoring, and access to talent.

We provide partner organizations with direct access to our team of experts and research faculty. We’ll develop a collaborative environment where your organization can access expertise, feedback, and unique solutions to questions and problems.

We provide employers with a direct pipeline to professional candidates who are ready for the future of the workplace. You’ll have immediate access to qualified graduates sp 

 

Examples of Customized Offerings

South Korean Ministry of Personnel Management

Programs 

  • Global Leadership in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 
  • Transformative Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Overview

Kogod provided Korean government employees at the South Korean Ministry of Personnel Management with several one-week training programs to develop transformative leadership capabilities relative to emerging digital technologies. The program consisted of lectures by Kogod faculty and industry leaders, as well as site visits to and guest speakers from organizations such as Kaiser Permanente Health Innovation Center, IBM Center for the Business of Government, World Bank, IMF, and FCC.

Freddie Mac

Programs 

  • Master of Science in Finance 
  • Master of Science in Management

Overview

Kogod partnered with Freddie Mac to provide a customized Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program and a Master of Science in Management (MSM) program to several cohorts where the courses were taught at the Freddie Mac campus by experts from AU.

US Department of the Navy

Programs 

Master of Science in Management (Strategy and Security)

Overview

Kogod worked with the US Department of the Navy to offer the Low-Residency Graduate Education Program (LGEP) MS in Management. The focus of the program is on strategy, leadership, and cybersecurity. The program is offered in a hybrid format, combining synchronous and asynchronous online course work along with monthly in-residence sessions. Courses utilize case studies, group projects, and experiential learning to bridge theory and practice. It is taught by Kogod’s top research faculty and expert faculty practitioners.

Casey Evans Practitioner
Faculty with Real-World Experience

The Kogod faculty include top scholars and experienced professionals who bring a wealth of expertise from their work to the classroom. Every workshop is led by Kogod faculty and world-class visiting professors carefully selected for their expertise facing realworld situations. Drawing on extensive research and real-world experience, these experts will disrupt your way of thinking and empower you to implement innovative ideas.

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