Summer Pre-School Update

At European School of Management, our top priority is ensuring the safety and well-being of our students. With that in mind, the decision has been made to adapt our Summer Pre-College 2024 program to a 3-week online experience  with 4 course options.

This year’s Summer Pre-College program will take place in an online, three-week format from May 9-30. Each program below is tailored to your unique interests and designed to help you develop the fundamentals of your future career!

Courses:

• Business
• Creative Writing
• Cybersecurity
• Data Science for Polling and Political Communication
• Digital Media

Business

If you are interested in Business, this is a fantastic opportunity. This course introduces students to the world of business and the practice of management.  Students will learn to see and analyze an organization as a complete and integrated system. We will cover the dynamic world of business, the nature of managerial work, the history of managerial thought, planning and decision making, organization structure and design, individual responsibility, and the nature of careers in today’s business environment. Students will be challenged to think critically and discuss the implications of organizational action. 

Business Program goals:

• Get a firm grasp on business foundations and how they interact
• Scrutinize the growing challenges the business field will encounter in the 21st Century
• Explore the advances in information technology
• Analyze the importance of globalization to Georgian firms
• Get a taste of the growing emphasis on business ethics
• Examine the expanding role entrepreneurial firms have in the marketplace
• Learn about the art of business firsthand from skilled and successful business professionals

Creative Writing

Do you enjoy writing your own poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction? Do you wish there was a place to work on your own writing and share ideas with other writers? If so, think about attending the Summer Pre-School Creative Writing Program at European School of Management! 

Creative Writing Program goals:

• Learn the terms and techniques associated with the craft of creative writing
• Develop and identify your own unique style and voice
• Build confidence and independence in your own craft
• Share writing ideas and strategies with your peers in a friendly workshop environment
• Sharpen your own critical reading and thinking
• Learn firsthand from a variety of writing professionals who will relate their own experiences

Cybersecurity

Have you ever wondered how computer hackers go about accessing your bank records and medical files, stealing your identity, and holding your data for ransom?  Or what you can do to protect yourself and others from cyber attacks which seem to grow more frequent and more complex all the time? 

Cybersecurity Program Goals:

• Understanding risk assessments, access privileges, kill chains, and other basic concepts
• Analyze email, web, and cloud security attacks and defense
• Gain hands-on experience with tools like WireShark, AppScan, and more
• Practice basic secure programming principles
• Learn about mobile and wireless security considerations
• Understand what makes a strong password system
• Experience cryptography, hashing, and steganography through hands-on labs

Data Science for Polling and Political

Communication

You’ve seen them on social media, online, and even in the news. But, have you ever wondered, what is a poll? How are polls conducted? How are they analyzed? How are they reported to the public, and can they be trusted?

In this course, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of scientific public opinion research and explore what polls mean in Georgian politics and society.

Program Goals:

• Students will gain an understanding of the basic concepts and terminology of public opinion research.
• Through guided experiential learning, students will understand how to write poll questions and create a survey questionnaire.
• Students will be introduced to the science and methodology behind polling and will learn how to effectively conduct a public opinion poll through hands-on experience.
• Students will learn how to effectively and accurately analyze data to determine its larger context and meaning.
• Students will be introduced to the public release and data visualization process and how to best communicate survey results.
• An examination of social media will be included and used to inform students about the appropriate platform(s) on which to distribute poll results.
• An overview of the history of public opinion research will be included so that students may explore how the field, including modes of design, has evolved over the last century.
• Students will be able to decipher quality, scientific polls from polls with less rigor that lack scientific validity.

Digital Media

Do you ever wish you could create the images, films, and graphics that you see in your favorite games, movies, and magazines? Have you ever wanted to make a website so that you could express yourself through the internet, or spread your message to the world? The Digital Media course at European School of Management will take you through the process, step-by-step, of learning how to use major industry tools to create these things. You will not only learn how to make your own website, but will also use industry-standard programs like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere to create graphics, edit images, and make videos that you can use in your digital projects, or share on social media.

Program Goals

• Introduce students to the basic principles of design, editing, and media creation.
• The program will delve into software, like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere.
• Students will create a fun online portfolio of digital works to share with others.
• The program will teach basic image creation, image editing, and website creation.
• Students will express creativity and gain technical skills even if they have no background in art or computers.