The Foundations phase of the MBA program marks the beginning of the graduate-level journey and helps prepare students from a wide range of diverse academic and professional backgrounds to succeed at Emory & Henry and in the workplace. During Foundations, students will get to know more about graduate-level concepts, methods of instruction (e.g. Chase Method), and expectations while acquiring valuable skills and tools that they will use repeatedly during the yearlong MBA program. This course is consistent with the Executive Education Rising Manager Program offered in 2022.
In particular, the Foundations Leadership course places special emphasis on developing a "System's Thinking Mindset" and a "Leading Through Diversity and Innovation Mindset" as well as developing Entrepreneurial and Problem-Solving methods for Leadership. Through the use of dynamic simulations, team building activities, case studies, role plays, and lectures. Foundations Leadership helps students understand, apply and diagnose competencies and skills in a repeatable development process that they can continue to build on during their MBA.