Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies

Creativity & Innovation Certificate Program

Introduction  |  Process |  Get Started

Line

Learn skills that will be critical to your success in the 21st century's global economy.

“... innovation skills increasingly are being recognized as the skills that separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. Skills include:

  • Demonstrating originality and inventiveness in work
  • Developing, implementing and communicating new ideas to others
  • Being open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives
  • Acting on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the domain in which the innovation occurs."
                                                       - Partnership for 21st Century Skills

"Creativity/Innovation is projected to “increase in importance” for future workforce entrants, according to more than 70 percent (73.6 percent) of employer respondents. Currently, however, more than half of employer respondents (54.2 percent) report new workforce entrants with a high school diploma to be “deficient” in this skill set."
                       - "Are They Really Ready To Work?", Conf. Board

Top20 LOGOThe top ranked Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies at FDU’s Silberman College of Business has been teaching innovation and entrepreneurship to high school students for many years as part of its popular Discover Business Teen Camp program held each summer and taught by our faculty. In addition, FDU's acclaimed entrepreneurship program has been teaching undergraduate and graduate students these topics for 20 years. 

Based on this experience, we have developed, tested and refined an online creativity and innovation program designed to teach high school students these important skills to help them excel through high school, college and beyond. 

Participating students who enroll in the certificate program receive a certificate after viewing lectures, reading assigned materials, completing the various exercises, and passing a multiple-choice exam with an essay question. This achievement can also be listed on their resume and/or college admissions application. Based on our experience, the estimated time to complete this intensive program is 6 to 8 hours.
 

Creativity & Innovation

Communication, Networking & Etiquette

Personal Finance

Global Understanding

Innovate

Under Development: Sustainability, Collaboration and Citizenship modules

Note: The content for these programs is available free of charge if the student does not want the University to assess their exercises, tests and essays, or issue a certificate. In our experience, the assessment process and the resulting certificate are important markers for student success.

Our goal is to educate young people so that they have the necessary skills to lead and be successful in the future. If that can be accomplished without faculty guidance or the goal of a certificate, the material is available at no cost.