Executive Training
Open Enrollment Graduate Course Fall 2012
The following graduate level course now includes sections that are open to non-degree students. Credits may be applied to a subsequent Master’s of Professional Studies degree in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management at FIT.
Corporate Finance for Managers
(Wednesday evenings, 5:30pm-8:30pm)
Covers how to recognize, read, analyze, and interpret financial statements in an international business context. Includes distribution channel and product category financial planning. Emphasis on financial planning for new-product introductions. Addresses asset management, specifically the management of inventory and accounts receivable and the evaluation of capital expenditures. Includes the impact of information technology on cosmetics and fragrance manufacturers and retailers. Introduces the concept of value creation in conjunction with the merger and acquisition decision-making process. 3 credits.
About the Professor:
Dr. Brooke Carlson has over 20 years of senior level management, P+L responsibility, and executive marketing experience in the beauty industry, including Parfums de Coeur, L’Oréal, and Conair. Her experience includes marketing, sales, creative, advertising, public relations, product development, integrated communications, as well as magazine editing and publishing. Her results-driven entrepreneurial approach includes strategic and tactical planning, brand image/positioning, channels of distribution, market penetration, new product development and category expansion, as well as research and analysis. Brooke holds a Doctor of Science Degree in Management Systems from the University of New Haven, as well as an Master’s of Business Administration in Marketing from Sacred Heart University.
Timing
• Classes begin August 29, 2012 and conclude mid-December
Tuition
The following graduate level course now includes sections that are open to non-degree students. Credits may be applied to a subsequent Master’s of Professional Studies degree in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management at FIT.
Corporate Finance for Managers
(Wednesday evenings, 5:30pm-8:30pm)
Covers how to recognize, read, analyze, and interpret financial statements in an international business context. Includes distribution channel and product category financial planning. Emphasis on financial planning for new-product introductions. Addresses asset management, specifically the management of inventory and accounts receivable and the evaluation of capital expenditures. Includes the impact of information technology on cosmetics and fragrance manufacturers and retailers. Introduces the concept of value creation in conjunction with the merger and acquisition decision-making process. 3 credits.
About the Professor:
Dr. Brooke Carlson has over 20 years of senior level management, P+L responsibility, and executive marketing experience in the beauty industry, including Parfums de Coeur, L’Oréal, and Conair. Her experience includes marketing, sales, creative, advertising, public relations, product development, integrated communications, as well as magazine editing and publishing. Her results-driven entrepreneurial approach includes strategic and tactical planning, brand image/positioning, channels of distribution, market penetration, new product development and category expansion, as well as research and analysis. Brooke holds a Doctor of Science Degree in Management Systems from the University of New Haven, as well as an Master’s of Business Administration in Marketing from Sacred Heart University.
Timing
• Classes begin August 29, 2012 and conclude mid-December
Tuition
Registration
Contact Ewa Garbos at ewa_garbos@fitnyc.edu to register. The course number for the "open enrollment" section is #CF513.59B.