Francesca Ramirez

MBA Candidate at Crummer Graduate School of Business

My Mission Statement

I’m dedicated to creating meaningful change at the intersection of business and healthcare. Through curiosity, resilience, and continuous learning, I aim to build a career that strengthens the medical device industry, while inspiring others to grow through purpose, perseverance, and passion.

Relavent courses

Courses taken throughout my college career that have helped me improve professionally.

Courses

GEB 4513

Applied Business Technologies

Weekly persuasive and informative team deliverables on integrative business services such as CRM's.

Objectives learned:

Explain how business technology can be applied and leveraged in all functional departments – marketing, accounting, management, and finance
Compare & contrast various CRM systems for firms
Analyze the effectiveness of social networking platforms for business
Discuss the relationship between business technology and contemporary ethical issues
Evaluate and prescribe the appropriate HRIS solution for firms
Analyze, evaluate, and present a business technology for a firm.

MAR 3407

Integrated Marketing and Sales

Developed integrated marketing and sales plans with creative strategies and innovative tactics in Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer markets

Created our own business that served 1/17 sustainable development UN goals.
Established who our company was, target market, company positioning, and marketing strategy through deliverables
Used the SPIN method to demonstrate effective selling skills through role-plays
Developed effective oral communication skills by presenting and performing in different role-playing exercises.
Used creativity and innovation skills to solve cases and challenges in role-play exercises.

MAN 3302

Human Resource Management

Practiced the development and implementation of HR policies and practices. Legal issues and relationships with other business functions were emphasized.

Used behavioral science principles to find solutions for work-related performance problems
Discussed HRM policies and procedures
Created employee recruitment and selection policies
Discussed employee compensation and benefits strategies and how to apply them personally.
Created effective employee performance management systems

GEB 4451

Business Climate Analysis

Examined the impact of change in the external macro environment on industries and individual businesses using the PESTEL framework. Used class discussions and assignments to further critical thinking and written communication skills.

Analyzed the impact of trends in the external environment on the firm.
Developed the ability to make high-quality, evidence-based predictions about how trends in the external environment could affect a firm.
Engaged in debates/ discussions to share predictions about how trends in the external environment could affect a firm.
Developed the ability to critique opposing views.
Articulated clear, concise, and compelling positions in writing