UPDATED 2024: Just as with any new business venture, the topic of finance is crucial to conducting international business. A Gamble in Foreign Markets homes in on this idea by placing you in Central Products’ fictitious accounting department, where you will learn the foundational principles of international finance. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 3 PDCs (SHRM).

UPDATED 2024: Financial and Managerial Accounting takes a true-to-life approach to a difficult topic by casting you as an intern for Tsong Hua, Central Product’s quirky International Accounting Director. By exploring income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow documents, you’ll have the opportunity to review important financial accounting principles. But the addition of managerial accounting concepts like budgeting and financial planning means you will see how the two sides of the profession come together to prepare a company for expansion. Furthermore, since you’ll be assisting Tsong Hua with Central’s assets, liabilities and equities, you’ll have the perfect opportunity to review the most essential indicators of corporate financial health. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 28.5 CPE Credits (CPA/NASBA).

UPDATED 2023: This course explores issues like data auditing, COGS, and fiscal losses to help you understand the importance and role of income statements in healthily functioning organizations. Beginning with the departments involved in their creation and taking you through to the functions they serve, Income Statement Analysis provides a brief but helpful overview of a difficult accounting topic for those unfamiliar with the subject. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 3 PDCs (SHRM) and 3 CEUs (HRCI Business Credits).

UPDATED 2024: The topic of management is one every worker should be familiar with, whether in a position of leadership or not. Understanding the basis of good team management will help ensure that employees know what to expect from their leaders, as well as equipping them to lead well themselves. In this course, you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the top managers at Central Products, a fictional company. By placing you in a narrative setting, you will have the chance to see how different aspects of management play out in real situations. This will further help you hone your own skills in planning, executing projects, and learning to lead others well. Course Type: Business Simulation. Worth 24 RCHs (APA).