Harvard Business School (Credential Of Readiness)

It made academia sit up and take notice when it launched as a beta version in June 2014. Some believed the ‘classroom of the future’ had arrived; others, at a loss for words, called it ‘reality TV’ in education. Most of all, this technological phenomenon had Harvard Business School (HBS) revelling in its own achievement.
Called ‘HBX CORe’, this was not any old ‘online course’. This was a futuristic, virtual classroom that brought students together, from all over the world, to take a Harvard-designed program in business – in real time.
What’s more, it broke all the rules. HBX CORe is broadcast from a television studio, where Bharat Anand, faculty chair of the program, addresses a high-res video wall that contains the live images of the students

Consisting of three modules – Business Analytics, Economics for Managers and Financial Accounting – it aims to make you conversant with the language of business.
The technical wizardy used to deliver the course is jaw-dropping – it replicates the interactive nature of a classroom while also being engaging, vibrant and exciting – the USP of this course is that it is centred around HBS’s famed case-study approach to teaching, the biggest plus for those paying $1,800 for the

Being a Harvard-designed course, HBX CORe delivers on its promise to prep you in basic business concepts. At the end of a very intense 11 weeks, you will be thoroughly conversant with business jargon and able to communicate with peers and other professionals on an equal footing.
Since the course uses Harvard’s signature case study-based approach to learning, it gives non-MBA candidates a taste of HBS’s powerful, hands-on teaching methodology. It may not be a mainstream HBS program but HBZ CORe does carry the ‘Harvard’ tag, even if obliquely, and for many that’s reason enough to sign up.
Those who have taken the course say it is packed with videos of professionals from the business world, which makes it very relatable. What’s more, the interactive platform is fun and keeps students riveted throughout. And here’s the thing about the HBX certification. It is by no stretch an MBA degree but, unlike platforms like Coursera, you can include it on your resume. If you pass with ‘honors’ or ‘high honors’, so much the better!

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