CEB 0302-C1 | Executive Leadership Academy: Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics Certificate
Started Jan 1, 2026
1.5 CEUs
Full program description
Course: CEB 0302 | Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics Certificate-Gateway Program | 13.5 CEUs
Cohort One - August 10-December 13, 2026
Course Description:
The Artificial Intelligence & Business Analytics Certificate equips participants with foundational AI knowledge, data-driven decision-making skills, and strategic frameworks for creating business value with AI. The program emphasizes real-world applications, executive interpretation of analytics, and responsible AI use across business functions.
This program consists of 9 microlearning offerings in the areas of:
AI Foundations for Business Leaders
AI Applications Across Business Functions
Using AI Tools for Business Problem-Solving
Business Intelligence & Data-Driving Insight
Predictive Analytics for Decision-Making
Analytics for Strategy Risk, & Performance
AI Strategy & Business Value Creation
Managing AI in Organizations
Ethical, Responsible, & Sustainable AI Use
Upon the successful completion of the continuing ed program, participants may apply to CUW and transfer the completed 13.5 Continuing Ed Credits (CEU's) to receive 9 academic credits that will apply toward the graduate artificial intelligence certificate. Participants would then enroll in one more AI concentration course (per catalog) in order to complete the Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence.
At completion of the certificate, participants have the option to stop out or continue on and complete either the MSBA or the MBA program with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence.
Schedule & Location:
- Start Date: August 10, 2026
- End Date: December 13, 2026
- Online/In-Person Hybrid: Participants are required to log in and participate in live online sessions AND in-person at specified meeting days/times according to a predetermined schedule. Offering has fixed Start and End dates and regular assignment due dates.
13.5 CEUs awarded upon completion.
Program Map:
Amber Gray
Concordia University Professor
Amber Gray serves as the Director of Academic Innovation and Professor of Accounting at Concordia University Wisconsin. She earned both her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy and Master of Science in Accountancy from Western Michigan University and began her professional career in public accounting with KPMG LLP. After advancing through a variety of corporate accounting and finance roles, she later served as CFO and Controller of Alaris, a Michigan-based medical and vocational case management organization.
While successful in industry, Amber discovered that her greatest professional passion lay in higher education. Her teaching career began in 2003 while completing her graduate studies at Western Michigan University. Since that time, she has held faculty and leadership roles at Cleary University, Eastern Michigan University, Adrian College, and Walsh College.
In 2021, Amber earned her Doctor of Education in Leadership, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement. In her current role with the Batterman School of Business, she focuses on advancing innovative academic programs, expanding continuing and executive education, and designing interdisciplinary, career-relevant learning pathways that support the evolving needs of students, employers, and the broader university community.
Dr. Kim Schave
Concordia University Professor
Dr. Kim Schave is a Certified Public Accountant who has also served as a nonprofit leader and Lutheran Deaconess. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching college accounting and business courses. She brings extensive expertise in management, finance and accounting, development, grant writing, and volunteer leadership, with professional experience spanning for-profit and nonprofit organizations as well as higher education. Dr. Schave also served as a military police officer in the Ohio Army National Guard. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership (Business Management concentration) from Eastern University, an MA in Theology with Deaconess certification from Concordia Theological Seminary, a Certificate in Business Management for Nonprofit Leaders from Washington University, and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati.