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Administration brochure
2019
2 Nexford University
Fadl Al Tarzi
CEO
Nexford University
BBA brochure 2019 3
Contents
07 A next-generation
learning experience
08 Nexford University:
born different
The workplace is
changing, and so must
higher education.
BBA brochure 2019 5
Globally
affordable
Tuition tailored to you:
the faster you finish,
the more you save.
Workplace Personalized
focused support
Master the skills to A dedicated team of
succeed in the career experts who put your
you want. needs first.
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A next-generation
learning experience
Nexford University:
65 %
born different
By 2030, there will
be an additional
350 million
Skill cycles are post-secondary
shorter than ever graduates, and
and 65% of the jobs a significant
GenZ will perform increase in the
do not yet exist number of globally
mobile students
90 350m
Source: SA Technologies
% Source: World Economic Forum
to build a career
Source: Gallup
What are we
Source: McKinsey
11
of the desired core
%
skillsets of most
occupations will
comprise skills that
are not yet considered
crucial to the job today
78 %
83 %
360 marketing –
Digital Advertising
and Search Engine
Optimization
78% of CMOs
believe that custom
Source: CMO
83% of enterprise
workloads will be in
the cloud by 2020
Source: Deloitte
80 %
Source: Forrester
Source: MicroStrategy
90
E-Commerce –
%
Introduction to
Supply Chain
AI and the Future
Management
of Automation –
Nearly 80% of Machine Learning
organizations with and Predictive
superior supply chain Analytics
capabilities (also Business Analytics
More than 40% of
known as supply chain – Data Analytics
enterprises will
leaders) report revenue
create state-of-the- 90% of enterprise
growth significantly
art digital workers by analytics and
above average
combining AI with business
Robotic Process professionals
Automation (RPA) currently say data
>45 %
and analytics
are key to their
organization’s digital
transformation
initiatives
10 Nexford University
Choose a
specialization
Focus on a
hot-topic area
After core, you have two choices. Either opt
to take a specialization with your degree,
which means you’ll follow a sequence
of four courses, or select four elective
courses. You can broaden your knowledge
with specializations that will help you learn
more in one field or area.
360°Marketing
Digital Transformation
Building a Tech Startup
Product Management
Business Analytics
Supply Chain and E-Commerce
AI and the Future of Automation
Doing Business in EMEA & Australia
Doing Business Across Emerging Markets
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International Business
Technology for Business
Make business decisions that are in tune
Integrate technology in the workplace with the economic, social, geopolitical and
to support teams in achieving cultural environments within which global
organizational goals. businesses operate.
Faculty spotlight
Dr Joe Cappa
Business Program Director
Nexford University
Dr Joseph Cappa is applying his 10 years
of teaching and administration experience
at Nexford. His background in teaching
ranges from online to onground. Before
entering the world of higher education, Dr
Cappa worked in a variety of areas, which
included operations management, supply
chain management, quantitative analysis/
decision making, and global leadership/
management. His research interests
over the years encompass operations
management, logistics, and supply chain.
14 Nexford University
A bachelor’s that
How you’ll learn flexes to your schedule
Every Nexford course is structured
as a series of six ordered modules,
with each one building on the last.
In addition to course assignments,
at the end of each module, you’ll How we make
also complete an assessment
to demonstrate your mastery of
knowledge stick
course skills. At Nexford, we use a course-based competency
learning approach, and the latest frameworks
to help you tool up for tomorrow and walk away
with skills you can use from day one. All you’ll
need at Nexford is an electronic device such as a
smartphone or laptop. This makes microlearning
accessible anywhere, at any time. Our interactive
content includes videos, podcasts, blog-length
articles, electronic flashcards, and any other
media formats that help you fully grasp concepts
in as little time as possible.
True to our promise that you’ll learn
skills you can use in the workplace, we’ll Here’s a sneak peek at some of the
never ask you to read 80-page theoretical program highlights.
research papers – instead, expect a
concise executive dashboard. Your mission statement:
You’ll start your journey by thinking about
When you begin your course, all six modules your goals. What’s your higher purpose, what
will be open to you, so you can plan ahead. are your aiming for in your personal and
We’ll ask you to complete all six modules, professional life? Answers to these questions
including their assessments, in order, but you feed into your personal action plan.
can log in whenever you like. Assessments
help you gauge your understanding and
Discussion forums:
provide you with feedback that indicates
where your strengths and weaknesses lie. You’ll take on a role of a professional within
Here’s the trick: this knowledge helps to keep a fictional organization to solve a problem.
you engaged. These activities consolidate to You’ll present your recommendations
an average workload of six to seven hours by pitching to your peers, who’ll give you
per course. objective, constructive feedback.
Stay on track
with support
Faculty office hours: three times a week
Dedicated success advisor
24/7 access to help
What you’ll
be able to do
Start with the Personalized
end in sight careers advice
Every course, module and assignment During your program, you’ll have access to
is designed to guarantee that you learn the latest trends in the market thanks to
a specific skill. We call these outcomes. our AI advisor, Cary, coming soon. Through
By starting at the end, we know the a combination of our Success Team,
competencies you’ll master on Nexford’s technology and data, we help you identify your
BBA program. It all starts with our professional goals – and equip you with the
institutional learning outcomes – our first skills and focus you need to achieve them.
promise to you.
We spoke to
5,600
Digital Fluency Critical and
Locate and access digital
information efficiently
and critique its relevance
Creative Thinking
Create connections in a
+
holistic, innovative, and
and accuracy using interdisciplinary manner
technologies responsibly to think unconventionally, More than 5,600 students in the US, Egypt,
and securely. question the status quo, Nigeria, the Philippines, India, China and
and imagine new scenarios. Pakistan to uncover their needs
30m
Create written and oral Intelligence
messages by tailoring Use cultural and emotional
its content and means of intelligence practices to
delivery to the needs of promote more effective
the target audience. communication and
More than 30 million job vacancies
personal relationships.
2.5m
Apply customer- principles to make a
centric knowledge and difference in self and the
competencies to meet world.
and exceed the needs and
expectations of internal
and external stakeholders.
Leaders who employ more than 2.5 million
people worldwide
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Supply chain
• Logistician
HR • Quality control inspector
• HR executive
• HR generalist
Finance and
accounting
Technology
• Financial analyst
• Technology analyst • Compliance
• Business analyst associate
PR and
communications
• PR executive Business analytics Consulting
• Communication • Business data analyst • Business Process Analyst
specialist • Business analyst • Business analyst
Management
Business operations
• Program manager
development
• Business operations
• Sales executive associate
• Sales account
executive
Data science
• Junior data scientist
• Associate data scientist
Healthcare
Digital marketing administrator
Product
• Social media/digital • Public health
media analyst management business analyst
• Digital marketing • Junior product designer • Revenue
specialist • Junior product manager management
analyst
20 Nexford University
Speak the
language of
advanced
global business
57 %
As an American university, we want
you to succeed in a global career.
Source: LinkedIn
At Nexford, we understand that a lack of leaders say
of confidence in English may hold some soft skills are
people back from taking advantage of our more important
programs. This is why we offer special than hard skills
access to our free Comm2 Writing Lab
during your BBA program. We take your
3
Source: Nexford University and Ipsos
writing and then we multiply it so you can Top baseline
have a greater impact in the world of work. skills
employers
The writing lab offers you support
want
through carefully-selected content and
systematic feedback. The content within
(1) Communication
the lab complements your required course
assignments, while activities help you with a (2) Organizational
timely apply-what-you-learn support system. (3) Planning
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Faculty spotlight
Dr Joan Ilagan
Assistant Professor of Business
Nexford University
22 Nexford University
Mission statement
Nexford University
Suite 200
1140 3rd St NE
Washington, DC 20002
US
www.nexford.org
info@nexford.org
Tel: +1 202-280-2049