Management Essentials: Practical Management School

• The optimal format allows you to master the material and immediately implement it in your work
• Eight modules are offered from simple modules to complex modules
• Video lectures and self-study materials are combined with live webinars. Homework and final projects are based on real business situations
• We use an up-to-date learning management system OWL LMS, where students receive materials from teachers and view them in a convenient format, upload homework, take tests and monitor their grades
• Students can get support from a tutor throughout the training period to ensure that they will not miss important messages from teachers, not to miss a deadline and successfully complete the programme

The programme has eight modules that are built from simple to complex. 

To successfully master the programme, you will need up to 5-7 hours per week 

• Introductory module. Typical mistakes of managers 
• Module 1. What is our employee like? Benefits of flexible management. Approaches to managing different types of employees, taking into account their personality and behaviour 
• Module 2. Manager-leader. What is proactivity, power and leadership. How to use them correctly 
• Module 3. How a team works. Principles of teamwork and factors that determine its effectiveness 
• Module 4. Managing employee performance. What mistakes in managing these processes can be avoided 
• Module 5. Motivation/engagement management. Concepts of motivation and engagement. Methods of measuring and increasing engagement in a company or department 
• Module 6. Managing employee development. The concept of a competency model and an approach to competency management 
• Module 7. Career management. Exploring the concept of career. How to plan a career for yourself and your subordinates

• Our lecturers are internationally recognised academics, experienced teachers, and recipients of prestigious international awards 
• We have developed more than 800 non-degree programmes: from the most popular to the rarest and unique ones 
• Here, you can get in touch with the 300-year tradition of the oldest classical university in Russia and become a part of it 
• St Petersburg University is a special cultural environment that has given the world many famous people in science, politics, business, sports, literature, and art 
• Upon completion of the programme, students receive a certificate in the standard form established by St Petersburg University, which confirms the high level of knowledge achieved 
• Studying at St Petersburg University, students get access to the unique University’s resources: from a rich scientific library to its many museums

To enrol on the programme, please contact us by phone or email — we will get back to you within one working day.

You will need to sign a contract and make payment before you can start the course. If you have any questions, feel free to reach us at: +7 (800) 775-79-90 or email: online@gsom.spbu.ru.