About
Zschool Provides Impactful Professional Education Courses
At Zschool, we collaborate with universities and corporations to coordinate, develop, refine, market, and facilitate exceptional professional education programs. We combine the academic rigor of a university with the real-world practicality necessary to generate a return on investment.
As a full-service educational partner, we deliver exceptional, highly engaging curriculum to professionals, across a variety of industries. We bring together educational programs and fortune 500 corporations for a unique partnership that provides mutual benefit and growth.
Our mission is to provide the best learning experiences possible! We don’t take our mission lightly. At Zschool, we work hard everyday to make sure our offerings are current, relevant and incorporate the best frameworks - and also superior participant experiences. We strive to set our programs apart from others. We believe that learning should be engaging, thought-provoking, hands-on, and awesome - thereby fostering loyal advocates.
As a full-service educational partner, we deliver exceptional, highly engaging curriculum to professionals, across a variety of industries. We bring together educational programs and fortune 500 corporations for a unique partnership that provides mutual benefit and growth.
Our mission is to provide the best learning experiences possible! We don’t take our mission lightly. At Zschool, we work hard everyday to make sure our offerings are current, relevant and incorporate the best frameworks - and also superior participant experiences. We strive to set our programs apart from others. We believe that learning should be engaging, thought-provoking, hands-on, and awesome - thereby fostering loyal advocates.
Our Core Values
Honesty
We feel the classroom should be a safe haven to open up and be honest with each other. We don’t teach theory - we impart practical advice and authentic learnings. Instructors provide the “real-scoop” on the interworking of organizations, delivering both their successes and failures, supplying deep insights from real experiences. Imparting this type of information allows participants to understand roadblocks they themselves may encounter, along with authentic strategies to overcome and succeed.
Focus
Our focus and passion is what brings us to triumph. We sweat the details to make sure your participants receive unsurpassed executive, leadership and business education. We make sure participants have great experiences and audit classes to confirm up-to-date materials, participant engagement, and a cohesive flow of teaching. We provide tools to support participant learnings and focus on your brand to ensure that all class materials reflect highly on your image.
Encouragement
Teaching and mentoring takes more than standing up and regurgitating facts. It takes thoughtful encouragement - encouraging participants to overcome the fear of learning and changing behaviors. We feel this is a critical component and believe this characteristic is key to our leadership.
Compassion
When we define compassion, we include empathy, caring, kindness and true concern for others. By seeing the need of others, and by standing in their shoes, we provide amazing learning experiences that are unique and considerate for each participant. We consider compassion as the foundational nature of the very best teachers, and we settle for nothing less.
Passion Leads to Beautiful Things
At Zschool, it's OK to be messy. We know that experimenting, trial and error, and continual improvement can lead to amazing results. That's why we focus on providing educational programs that are dynamic and changing. Today's world is fast paced, and we work hard to ensure our courses meet, and exceed, our business partner's expectations.
Our Guiding Principles
- Our idea from day one has been to create and provide amazing courses.
- We strive for uncompromised, sincere, caring, and exceptional services (as close to perfection as possible).
- Mutual benefiting partnerships is very important to us, and we focus on creating value-added partnerships between our Zschool expert staff, and our large corporate network.
- We want to earn the right to be a "beloved company," known for providing exceptional education experiences and for being a valued partner.
- We take our mission seriously, "to provide the best learning experiences possible". We live our corporate values, "Honesty, Focus, Encouragement, Compassion." We feel that by doing this, we will become better citizens and contributors to the community.
Helpful FAQ's
Here are answers to the questions we get asked most often about our programs. We hope you find what you're looking for, but if you still have a question, please contact us (see contact information below).
Who should attend these programs?
All are invited! Each program is designed for individuals and teams that want to achieve professional growth, influence change within their organization, and drive new initiatives. Topics are interdisciplinary and appropriate for those at all levels, including leadership and management roles throughout the organization. And it doesn't make a difference which department you're in; all departments, such as legal, human resources, sales, marketing, product design, IT, finance, and operations can participate and benefit.
When do the programs begin?
You can start immediately! The online programs are offered as rolling admissions, meaning you don't need to wait to begin.
Do I receive academic credit?
No. Sorry, at this time, we're not offering academic credits for program completion.
How long will it take to complete a program?
These online programs can be completed on your own schedule. We suggest completing at least one module a week, finishing in eight weeks. Overall, average time spent is from 24-32 hours (depending on the projects you pick to work on).
How much time should I expect to spend on each module?
Plan to spend approximately 2-3 hours for each module. This time will include watching videos, completing exercises, and participating in discussions.
What is the online learning experience like?
You'll enjoy the freedom and flexibility of a self-paced course as you work through the Southwestern Law School certificate programs online. Unlike other online courses comprised solely of reading and tests, your online learning experience includes:
- A learning by doing approach.
- An easy-to-use learning platform.
- Short video presentations that can be replayed and revisited as needed.
- Engaging activities and exercises that reinforce your new skills and are downloadable for multi-purpose use.
- Knowledge challenges to test your learning.
- Interactive discussions with peers and instructors.
- Professional plans of action to take back to your organization.
- An official school-backed certificate after completion.
- Inbox access to instructors and teacher aides.
- Helpful templates, eBooks, workbooks, posters, and more, all included.
Are there any prerequisites or work experience required?
No, there are no requirements.
What type of technology and skills do I need for the online class?
For online courses, certain skills and up-to-date technology are needed to successfully complete the programs. The technology requirements are as follows:
- Computer or tablet with internet access
- Up-to-date browser, such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.
- Microsoft Word or equivalent
- Microsoft Excel or equivalent
- Microsoft PowerPoint or equivalent
- Adobe PDF Reader
Is there an application fee?
No, there is no application fee or per-admittance processing. Simply enroll using the "Register & Pay" option above.
What is each program cost?
Each program costs $4,995. The price includes all course materials and, if online, access to the Executive Education Online Learning Portal. (The Learning Management system we used is called "Canvas.") Group discounts are available for teams of three or more individuals.
I would like a corporate program for a large number of my employees. Who should I contact?
For corporate programs, group discounts and company-exclusive learning portals, contact Jodi Sporn at 561.972.0808, jsporn@zschool.com
Contact Information
Dana Lockwood
Program Manager
Tel: 213-205-6886
Email: dlockwood@execed.swlaw.edu