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Courses
Unless noted, all courses are 3 credit hours.
AC 618 Accounting Theory
The impact of accounting theory on past and current practices. Emphasis will be on accounting concepts including those as outlined through the conceptual framework, APB No. 4 and ASOBAT. Also includes policy-making process and contemporary accounting issues. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
AC 619 International Accounting
In-depth study of current standards of practice in international accounting and a comparison of U.S. GAAP to practices in other countries. Emphasis is also placed on understandingthe importance of the harmonization of accounting and auditing standards, the role international standards play in the global marketplace, and the impact of these standards on U.S. GAAP. Prerequisite: AC 312 or Graduate Standing.
AC 624 Seminar in Managerial Accounting
Course in advanced managerial and cost accounting. The historical development of cost accounting and the effectiveness of managerial accounting in meeting the needs of management in today's rapidly changing business environment will be discussed. Other discussion topics will include current managerial accounting issues such as JIT and ABC accounting, meaningful report writing for management, and quality and performance measurement. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
AC 632 Advanced Tax Accounting
Introduction to business income tax procedures for partnerships and corporations. Also covers taxation of estates and trusts. Research of tax law and application of research to case situation is also emphasized. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
AC 643 Advanced Auditing
Designed to examine topics beyond those covered in basic auditing classes. In-depth study of current standards of practice areas of financial auditing, EDP auditing, internal auditing, governmental auditing, and other attestation engagements. Also emphasizes the legal regulatory environment of auditing and theoretical issues. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
AC 652 Accounting for Governmental and Non-profit Entities
Governmental accounting and the various funds associated with non-profit enterprises. Study of accounting techniques as applied to governmental units, public school systems, colleges and universities, hospitals, voluntary health and welfare organizations, and other non-profit organizations. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
AC 661 Seminar in Contemporary Accounting: Selected Topics
This course covers special topics of financial accounting, auditing, tax, or managerial accounting. The specific topic(s) offered will be listed in the course schedules for the session which the seminar is offered. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
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Unless noted, all courses are 3 credit hours.
BA 602 Risk Management
Fundamental principles and practices of risk management and insurance are addressed with an applied focus on risk management processes, rather than institutional and contractual details of the insurance industry. Topics include fundamental principles of risk management such as risk identification; risk characterization; pricing of risk reduction techniques; risk retention; regulatory, legal and tax implications; insurance; and other hedging strategies. Additionally, personal, business, and public policy perspectives concerning life, health, property, and liability risk management and insurance are addressed. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and M.B.A. Foundation.
BA 616A Investments
Investment principles and practices are studied in the context of individuals and organizations. The course will integrate economic relationships and practices for an understanding of the current investment environment. Additionally, the course will survey the institutions and securities that make up the investment environment to provide students a history of how Wall Street operates. The student will understand and experience how individuals trade financial instruments including stocks, options, bonds, futures, and other derivative securities. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and M.B.A. Foundation.
BA 617 International Finance
This course will focus on international financial tools, applications and concepts. Topics include fundamental international financial relationships and their application to firms and individuals, international transactions, tax issues, and multinational corporations. It will cover essential elements of transacting in an international market place. It will also address the fundamental risks inherent in international business and the use of financial securities to hedge these risks. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and M.B.A. Foundation.
BA 620 Cash Management
Also known as treasury management, working capital management, or short-term financial management, cash management addresses fundamental principles and practices concerning cash management. Topics include the role of cash management; credit, accounts receivable, and collection management; accounts payable and disbursement management; electronic commerce; information and technology needs for cash management; forecasting; short term investments and borrowing; international cash management; relevant relationship management; and contemporary issues. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and M.B.A. Foundation.
BA 623 Quantitative Methods
An extension of BA 323A and MBA 522, this course covers advanced topics in management science and quantitative analysis. Emphasis is on understanding the mechanics of each tool as well as areas of application. Topics covered include time series decomposition in forecasting, sensitivity analysis and duality theory in linear programming, network optimization models, statistical quality control, Bayesian analysis in decision-making, expediting and cost analysis for projects, simulation, integer and goal programming and Markovian analysis. Appropriate computer software will be used. Prerequisite: MBA 522.
BA 635 Labor Relations
This course will trace the history of labor/management relations from the industrial revolution into the modern age. It will cover the significant events and laws that have shaped the American labor union. Included in this is a detailed segment about how union contracts are negotiated. Students will participate in a semester long simulation designed to allow them to develop a new labor contract. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
BA 636 Compensation and Performance Management
This course examines current theory, research and practice necessary to make effective strategic decisions in managing compensation and performance issues. Included in this course will be a detailed look at contemporary compensation systems and strategies, job analysis and performance evaluations. Also includes how to design wage and salary structures and benefit packages in order to be competitive in today's organizations. Prerequisite: MBA 501.
BA 637 Global Management
Focus on international management concepts and procedures. Operating in a multinational, multi-cultural managerial environment, one must understand business and management from a global perspective. Emphasis on management in different nation-states and how this affects management decisions on risk, investment, human resources, financing, operations, manufacturing, and production in a multi-national business. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
BA 638 Human Resource Law
Describes, analyzes, and evaluates legal foundations, cases, and applications of human resource law. Areas of law covered will include, but are not limited to, equal employment opportunity law, labor relations law, fair employment practices law, and compensation-benefits law. Human resource management practices will be considered within analysis and evaluation of laws, cases, and settlements. Prerequisite: MBA 565.
BA 644 Service Learning
This course provides an opportunity for students to use their talents as professionals to perform meaningful community service. It is designed to help managers develop the skill sets and mind sets necessary to be effective stewards of a moral society, i.e., to enjoy the fruits of capitalism while actively seeking justice, fairness, and ecological sustainability. It seeks to improve their moral performance as future business managers by encouraging them to actively promote community welfare, thus, bettering themselves, their communities, and their country. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
BA 655 Internet Marketing
This course examines the nature, characteristics and culture of the online environment to understand, develop and implement marketing strategies and tactics for conducting effective online commerce. Emphasis is on the hardware/software tools necessary for internet-based commerce, market segmentation identification, product development, pricing, direct marketing, global marketing, and the methodology to execute marketing strategy in a computer mediated environment. Prerequisite: MBA 501.
BA 656 Consumer Behavior
Review of the classical areas of perceptions, cognition, attitudinal formation, and cultural influences that affect individual and group purchasing behaviors. Emphasis is placed on understanding marketplace dynamics, market segmentation, and understanding the importance of psychographics in market planning analysis. Prerequisite: MBA 501.
BA 657 Multinational Marketing
This course is designed to cultivate and develop a global perspective for planning and decision making. Analysis of how successful companies of all sizes develop and implement strategies and tactics to serve foreign markets with competitive advantage is provided. The purpose of this course is to understand global competition in order to better achieve and sustain competitive advantage in global markets. Includes understanding how global businesses develop and use continuous innovation and improvement, global joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Prerequisite: MBA 501.
BA 658 Sales Management
Examines development, structure, and implementation of an effective and profitable sales force across substantially different environmental conditions. Strategies involving various markets, sales person characteristics, sales program design, and quantitative measurements are emphasized. Prerequisite: MBA 501.
BA 666 Introduction to Cyber Law
This course will introduce students to the legal issues, challenges and opportunities emerging with use of the Internet and E-commerce. It will cover topics such as privileged information, ways to protect privacy, basic intellectual property issues (copyright, trademark, trade name, domain name, and patent law), legal jurisdiction related to cyber commerce, government regulation in cyberspace, sales tax issues, measures that individuals and companies can use to regulate email and Internet access in the workplace, legal enforceability of contractual obligations, statutory individual rights, implication so f employment law in the electronic workplace, criminal liability and ethical implications throughout. Prerequisite: MBA 565
BA 695 Independent Study in Finance
This course provides an opportunity for learners to customize their finance emphasis by specifically studying one of the many other important topics in finance and/or by doing additional advanced work in topic areas addressed in other finance courses. Areas of potential study include, but are not limited to: financial institutions and intermediaries (banking), financial markets, real estate finance, financial modeling, statement analysis and quality of earnings analysis, public finance, finance for non-profit organizations, financial advising, advanced financial valuation, a readings course surveying scholarly research and contemporary issues in finance, etc. Prerequisite: MBA 612.
MBA 501 Survey of Business Processes and Functions
This course provides a survey and foundation of some fundamental aspects of management, marketing, and finance processes and functions within modern businesses. Emphasis is on acquiring a working knowledge of fundamental management, marketing, and finance processes, functions, and perspectives. Issues of finance, marketing, and management address nearly the whole spectrum of business. Course readings, writings, and activities are designed to introduce, explore, and question fundamental aspects of these three distinct business disciplines that today's managers must master. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
MBA 522 Survey of Statistics and Quantitative Methods
An introductory course to essentials of statistics and basic quantitative tools covering measures of control tendency and dispersion, confident intervals, and selected probability distributions with emphasis on the normal distribution. As an introduction to quantitative analysis, topics such as forecasting, decision theory, basic inventory models, linear programming, PERT/CPM, and queuing theory will be introduced. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
MBA 541 Survey of Accounting and Information Systems
This course provides students with an overall understanding of the manner in which business gathers, processes, and uses information. Students are introduced to basic accounting and computer procedures. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of basic accounting processes and practices, on data management in a computerized environment, and on basic financial statements. Students are also expected to develop an appreciation of the need for internal controls in a business. Issues relating to internal control procedures, computer security, privacy issues, and ethics will be introduced through readings and case studies. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
MBA 565 Survey of the Environment of Business
This course introduces prospective managers to the legal system and fundamental concepts in economics and strategic management. It focuses on the reasons for the application of legal constraints to business and its associated activities. To accomplish this goal, half of the course will be devoted to how society controls the law through the statutory process. The other half is devoted to how managers learn to interpret and react to their environments. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
MBA 592 Independent Study in International Business
This course is designed to enhance a learner's understanding of and ability to operate in international settings with customized research and experiences relevant to the learner's interests and deficiencies. Under the direction of a faculty advisor, learners may participate in internationally related simulations, internships, consulting teams, and/or research projects tailored to individual needs and interests. Learners are encouraged to select personally meaningful projects to enhance their understanding of international management, organizations and operations. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
MBA 612 Financial Strategy
Advanced analysis and integration of the financial aspects of a corporation, using fundamentals of financial practice and theory. Emphasis on conceptual foundations and in-depth, analytical analysis of how financial fundamentals impact corporate financial strategies and the efficient allocation of wealth resources. Topics studied include key elements of financial environments, market efficiency, financial analysis, cash flow, incentive theory and practice, time value of money, security valuation, risk analysis, portfolio theory and practice, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policies, options, global financial concerns, contemporary financial issues, etc.. Prerequisites: MBA 541 and MBA 522 or MBA 541 and MAM degree.
MBA 626 Applied Production and Operations Management
Deals with the problems of producing, and delivering goods and services. This course also covers the application of problems such as production scheduling, smooth work flow, quality control, inventory control, facility layout, and proper task sequencing, from a managerial viewpoint. Case studies will be used to improve skills in problem identification; mathematical and computer tools will be used when they are appropriate to solve the problem at hand. Prerequisite: BA 623 or MAM degree.
MBA 633 Advanced Organizational Behavior
This course encourages the application of advanced conceptual and theoretical perspectives to the analysis and control of behavior in organizations. Learners will practice diagnosing and resolving behavioral and organizational problems related to management functions, individual differences, group and interpersonal conflict, and work-life interface. Includes emphasis on perception, motivation, leadership, influence, work-family conflict, stress, decision making, diversity, organizational learning, ethics, global issues and change. Prerequisite: MBA 501.
MBA 634 Advanced Organizational Management and Theory
This class encourages the application of advanced conceptual and theoretical perspectives to the design of organizations and the linkage mechanisms that organizations must develop to manage their environments. Learners will practice diagnosing and resolving organizational problems related to the growth, survival and decline of organizations. Research emphasis will be placed on how size, structure, technology and organizational culture impacts operations, strategic contingencies and competitive advantage. Prerequisite: MBA 501.
MBA 639 Strategic Management
Students will develop an understanding of strategic management and the "why" and "how" strategic decisions are made. Emphasizes on how the manager translates strategy into action and achieves organizational integration. Integration involves the functional areas of management; how to balance tradeoffs from the perspective of strategic decision-making at top management levels. Prerequisite: This course must be taken by all students during the last term of coursework.
MBA 642 Managerial Accounting and Information Systems
Provides an understanding of management information systems used in decision-making processes. Designed with a "hands-on approach"; encourages participation and interaction through the use of computer projects, case studies, and classroom discussions. Topics include basic cost accounting concepts and terminology, product costing and pricing, planning and controlling a business operation through budgets and variance analysis, and managerial decision-making using such techniques as cost-volume-profit analysis and variable costing. Computers and appropriate computer software will be used. Prerequisite: MBA 541.
MBA 652 Marketing Strategy
Examines the key concepts and issues in developing and selecting a marketing strategy. Developing and implementing dynamic marketing strategies that are adaptable to changing conditions are emphasized. It examines processes that enable the domestic and/or international organization to continually learn from competitors, customers and other stakeholders with the objectives of developing marketing strategies that are essential to both obtaining and sustaining a competitive advantage. Prerequisite: MBA 565 or MAM degree.
MBA 654 International Consumer Analysis
This course is designed to learn and apply the understanding of Consumer Behavior in order to develop effective marketing strategies for marketing products/services internationally. Emphasis is directed on developing customer focus and competitive advantage by using consumer behavior analysis and then designing products/services to meet consumer wants and needs consistent with the different consumer characteristics of selected cultures throughout the global marketplace. Environmental influences and individual determinants of consumer behavior are analyzed along with consumer decision-making in order to understand the influences on buying behavior that are critical to effective marketing strategy development and market penetration in both developed and developing nations in the global economy. Prerequisite: MBA 652.
MBA 665 Advanced Law
A comprehensive and technical study of common law and its use in the day-to-day operations of business. This course examines the influence of political, social, regulatory, environmental and technical issues on the formation and interpretation of the law. Topics include uniform commercial code, bankruptcy, agency and employment relationships, mortgages and property concept, contracts, torts, criminal law, constitutional law, dispute resolution, and the impact of demographic diversity on organizations. Emphasis is placed on applying these concepts to business decisions while considering both ethical and global perspectives. Students completing Advanced Law should be well prepared for the law areas covered in the C.P.A. examination. Prerequisite: MBA 565.
MBA 667 Regulation and Ethics for International Business
An examination of the basic categories of regulations and laws to develop the framework within which organizations operate in the global economy. The international framework will be contrasted with the one constraining domestic operations. Skills in making ethical, strategic decisions within this framework will be developed through comprehensive international case problems. Ethical and moral analysis will examine issues in human rights, environmental considerations, investment and social responsibility considerations. Prerequisite: MBA 565.
MBA 699 Topics in Business Administration
Exploration of special topics not treated or treated only briefly in other courses. Specific titles of courses offered are listed in the course schedule for the session in which they are offered.
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Unless noted, all courses are 3 credit hours.
CIS 520 Survey of System Development
This course introduces concepts of software specification and design with an emphasis on structured development and exploration of object-oriented design.
CIS 525 Business System Programming
This course builds upon an introductory programming class. Students will be immersed in the C++ language syntax and the interactive PC environment. Emphasis will be on solving problems by deriving appropriate algorithms and implementing them in C++ .
CIS 535 Analysis and Design of Database Systems
The major focus of the course will be the relational model. Database design using E-R Diagrams will be presented and the relational terminology and the theoretical concepts of the model, such as normalization, will be discussed. The query languages, SQL and QBE, will be used to manipulate the model. Students will prepare a small application using either Oracle, IBM DB2, MS SQL, or other major DBMS. Prerequisites: CIS 525
CIS 540 Survey of Voice and Data Communications and the Internet
Explores the history and recent developments in the industry, its regulation and technologies. Major aspects of domestic and international telecommunication practices, media and devices will be discussed. Investigating the Internet, from a technical and business perspective, will provide the tie between theory and practice. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
CIS 600E The Object-Oriented Enterprise
This course explores how IT decision makers can conduct business over the Web. It equips the student with the knowledge necessary to evaluate and implement electronic commerce business models and projects. It explains the core technologies that support E-Commerce. Prerequisite: CIS 535
CIS 601 Data Structures
This course deals with data structures, algorithms, and memory management. Searching, sorting, recursion, stacks, queues, linked lists, hashing, trees, heaps, sets and graphs are covered. The students will write programs using many of the above. Prerequisite: CIS 400A or CIS 535.
CIS 602A Intranetworking Using Java, C, and the Web
This course is designed to teach principles of programming on the World Wide Web using JAVA and other programming languages. This course is offered as part of the Sun Authorized Educational Alliance. Example client applications that include graphics and user input will be developed. Prerequisite: CIS 525
CIS 603 XML Programming
This course is designed to teach principles of programming on the World Wide Web using the Extensible Markup Language (XML). This course explores the use of XML as the primary development language for Web information portals. Each student will have their own Website and will be expected to develop it into a useful information portal using the tools demonstrated in this class. Prerequisites: CIS 525 and CIS 540.
CIS 604 Advanced Networking Using Java
This course is designed to teach advanced principles of programming on the World Wide Web using JAVA. It emphasizes database and telecommunications connectivity across diverse computer platforms. Each student will have his/her own website, but will be expected to develop tools and techniques that are generic for any web installation/server. A requirement for completion of the course is to develop at least one shareware product that will be accepted by an independent publishing service. Prerequisite: CIS 602A
CIS 605 Advanced Database Management
The subject of database management will be approached in its role as the back end of client/server technology. The focus will be relational database theory and design with specific emphasis given to the use of relational database as enabling technologies in the area of Transaction Processing and Online Processing. The use of the SQL query language will be a second significant subject. Issues of distributed databases including concurrency will also be covered. Prerequisites: CIS 520, CIS 540
CIS 620 Management Information Systems
This course is designed as an overview of contemporary information systems technology (IT) management. It covers areas of computers, telecommunications, and office systems. It discusses issues of effective management of information services activities, and points out areas of greatest potential for application of current technologies. Prerequisite: CIS 520
CIS 621 Applied System Development
Addresses the complex and evolving issues of effective systems development. Extends concepts introduced to students in CIS 321 and 322 and CIS 520, throughout all phases of the system development lifecycle. Team-based and discovery-based learning methods are stressed. Development projects will reflect actual problems provided by local industry. A formal software project management plan and schedule will be developed for the implementation and integration phases. Prerequisite: CIS 520
CIS 625 Knowledge-Based Systems
An in-depth examination of the issues related to knowledge management in the current corporate environment. Examines opportunities for enhancing existing information architectures with knowledge based resources. Provides practice in developing knowledge-based systems using current software tools and best practices of knowledge engineering. Prerequisite: CIS 520
CIS 633 Information Technology Project Management
Addresses the complex and unique issues related to effectively managing projects in an Information Technology context. Emphasis is placed on the nine knowledge areas specified by the Project Management Institute(PMI) in the Project Management Body of Knowledge(PMBOK). Team-based and discovery-based learning methods are stressed. Development projects will reflect actual problems provided by industry. A formal software project management plan detailing the process groups of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing will be developed. Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
CIS 635 Visual Development Methodologies
The practice of effective Graphical User Interface (GUI) design will be a foundation of this course. Various GUI operating systems and environments will be explored. Visual Basic will be used to demonstrate elements of the curriculum. Other visual front-end design tools will be discussed. The overall focus of this course will be the visual front-end portion of the multi-tiered systems. Prerequisite: CIS 535
CIS 640 Advanced Telecommunications
The computer/communications industry is undergoing intense and dramatic change. The rapid evolution and deployment of automated, complex, and large information systems has forced a reevaluation and reengineering of the telecommunications infrastructure. This problem-solving course addresses design, system engineering, and integration issues associated with the development, deployment and use of systems which incorporate advanced and emerging telecommunication technologies. Typical problem scenarios will address increasing bandwidth needs, fiber optic technologies, new communication transfer modes, and mobile communications. Whenever possible, design problems will reflect real world problem situations provided by local industry. Prerequisite: CIS 540
CIS 645 Introduction to Software Engineering
This course is designed to discuss the basic concepts and major issues in software engineering. It will describe the current tools and techniques, which provide a basis for the analysis, design, development, maintenance and evaluation of software. Prerequisites: CIS 520
CIS 647 Network Operating Systems
This course explores network operating systems and network technologies using the latest products by Microsoft, Sun, Linux Project, and others. Prerequisite: CIS 540.
CIS 648 Introduction to Multimedia Development
This is a project based course designed for students to learn about multimedia guidelines related to CD-based and Web-based multimedia development for entertainment, education, and training. Legal and ethical issues related to multimedia projects will also be stressed. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
CIS 650 Information Technology Accounting and Information Systems
Provides an understanding of financial management principles as they apply to IT professionals. Designed to provide IT students with opportunities to use management information systems in decision-making processes. This course uses a "hands-on approach"; encouraging participation and interaction through the use of computer projects, case studies, and classroom discussions. Topics include areas of budgeting, costing, control and performance evaluation and strategic cost management. Students will gain experience in effective forecasting, measuring cost, quality and time, and managerial decision - making. Computers and appropriate computer software will be used. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
CIS 699A Independent Study in Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
Provides an opportunity for learners to customize their MSCIS degree by specifically studying one of the many rapidly changing topics in business technology that is not covered in the standard curriculum. Prerequisite: All required foundation courses
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Unless noted, all courses are 4 credit hours.
MCOM 500 (6 hrs) Introduction to Communication Studies
This course serves as the introduction to the Master's program and is designed to prepare the student for successful completion of the degree. It will emphasize and combine communication theories and models, qualitative communication research methodologies, and research writing.
MCOM 510 Leadership and Organizational Communication
This course is designed to help the student conceptualize communication and communication processes in the contexts of organizations and leadership. Emphasis will be on theories and models, qualitative communication research methodologies, and research writing.
MCOM 520 Socialization and Diversity
Includes an overview of intrapersonal communication, interpersonal communication, small group process, and work place socialization. Topics include self-assessment, ethics, diversity, listening, persuasion, and communication apprehension. It will address the communication elements of culture, and social interaction practices inherent in ethnographic studies.
MCOM 530 Quantitative Communication Research and Methods
An introductory course which provides an overview of quantitative research methodologies in communication studies, quantitative analysis of scholarly journal studies and research design. Topics include surveys, content analysis, measurement and sampling techniques.
MCOM 540 Global & Computer Mediated Communication
This online course provides students the opportunity to experience the online learning environment; course content includes an overview of mass media, human communication via computers, global communication, Internet and the World Wide Web. Projects include online library research, Web research, discussion boards, scholarly discussions, and virtual teamwork. Areas of study include all manner of communication reliant upon computers and their impact on organizations, society, and interpersonal relations.
MCOM 610 Conflict and Negotiation
This course is designed to help the student conceptualize conflict and negotiation processes in the contexts of organizations and leadership. Emphasis will be on theories and models, qualitative conflict and negotiation research methodologies, and research writing.
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Unless noted, all Courses are 3 credit hours.
MHCA 805 Disease, Health, and Biostatistics
Examines methods of study of disease frequency and distribution in populations. Exposes students to the basic principles of epidemiology and inferential statistics. Presents a variety of statistical tests, along with their intended applications. Introduces students to a statistical software package.
MHCA 810 Evaluation Research for Health Care Administrators
Provides an understanding of appropriate research methods including literature search, experimental design, evaluation methods, and report development. Practical research problems are discussed and management studies conducted in applied settings.
MHCA 825 The Design and Structure of Health Care Organizations
Analyzes Health Care organizations with an emphasis on organizational structure and strategy. Topics include governance, adaptation, design, networks, and organizational performance.
MHCA 830 Operation Management in Health Care
Examines the general systems perspective and introduces students to team management and quality management strategies. Beyond reengineering, management practices to assist enterprises with rapid response to Health Care challenges are examined.
MHCA 840 Health Care Delivery Systems
Addresses the issues of cost, access and quality within managed care configurations and developing integrated systems and collaborated networks.
MHCA 850 Strategy and Community Based Planning
Focuses on community-based planning as a vehicle for design and implementation of strategic initiatives. Addresses issues of assessment, collaboration, conflict management, resource allocation, and program development and evaluation.
MHCA 860 Managerial Accounting for Health Care Administrators
An introduction to finance including management control process, financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, variance analysis, capital structure and other cost accounting methods.
MHCA 865 Decision Support in Health Care Administration
Applies principles and techniques of decision making to the solution of a variety of health-related problems. Explores the use of technology in decision making through a variety of learning formats. Explores the use of quantitative information in decision analysis, as well as input, output, and report design. Addresses issues in qualitative analysis. Develops and applies data gathering and information retrieval skills.
MHCA 875 Personnel Administration and Employee Relations
An overview of human resource management practices in Health Care organizations. Examines changing work force demographics, work design and reengineering, emerging technologies, and personnel law and regulations.
MHCA 880 Capstone Project
This is the culminating experience of the formal course of study. During formal course work, participants are engaged in addressing a work-related organizational problem under the tutelage of an experienced mentor. The capstone project provides opportunity to demonstrate application of theory to a specific real life problem in Health Care. The project concludes with a structured presentation to faculty and peers, thereby demonstrating the ability to achieve practical application of theory and subject matter.
MHCA 890 Internship
Initiated upon completion of all formal course work and the capstone project. Supervised experience in a Health Care organization provides opportunity for hands-on experience and participation in various fields of Health Care administration.
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Unless noted, all courses are 3 credit hours.
HS 510 Research Methods in Human Services
Consideration of major research models in the human services. This course will emphasize a multi-method approach to behavioral science research, including both quantitative and qualitative methods, e.g., experimentation, survey design, case study, content analysis. Students will learn to critically evaluate human services research. Students will also apply their knowledge and skills in the writing of a research proposal.
HS 511 Developmental Psychopathology
An in-depth study of psychopathological disorders during childhood. This course will investigate theories and models of psychopathology, as well as the various types of syndromes that are specific to childhood and adolescence. Treatment issues will also be discussed.
HS 512 Program Evaluation
An introduction to the basic concepts and models of program evaluation as applied to the human services. Topics will include: planning an evaluation, selecting criteria and setting standards, basic measurement principles and tools, ethical considerations in conducting a program evaluation, and the presentation of the results of an evaluation. Students will apply their knowledge and skills to case studies.
HS 515 Professional Ethics and Legal Issues in the Human Services
Consideration of theoretical and practical standards for ethically dealing with individuals and information about them in a variety of human service settings. Emphasis will be on American Psychological Association ethical statements and case examples.
HS 517 Techniques of Assessment and Intervention in the Human Services
Integration of clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions or consultations for individual, group, and institutional system levels. Emphasis is on typical mental health and behavioral problems such as depression, coping with stressors, and addictions. Students are assisted to develop qualitative diagnostic skills as well as the ability to select and use standardized instruments. Goal-oriented interviewing provides the problem solving context within which students are to learn to react quickly and realistically to generate assessment and intervention options. This course provides important preparation for practicum experiences.
HS 518 Clinical Case Formulation
A review and analysis of ways to approach the task of describing a client's needs and of making decisions about how to respond. Among the approaches which will be considered are traditional psychoanalytic, interpersonal, and cognitive-behavioral theories. Newer formulations for addressing more specific populations or problems include Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Problem Solving and Functional Analysis, and Time-Limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. The pros and cons of each approach will be considered along with exercises or projects designed to gain experience in analyzing simulated cases and in writing case formulations that take into account the factors most likely to be significant in treatment.
HS 519 DSM Diagnosis of Psychopathology in Adults
An introduction to differential diagnosis of psychological disorders from the perspective of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Distorders (DSM). Case studies and background research will be reviewed mainly for adult disorders, but childhood conditions also will be reviewed. Students who complete HS 519 will be familiar will all the diagnostic categories in the DSM at a level which will allow them to be effective members of mental health clinical teams. They may analize and explore certain parts of the DSM in more depth according to their professional goals and needs.
HS 520 Diversity Issues in the Human Services
Investigation of the major issues surrounding the impact of gender, race, ethnicity, and cultural background in providing adequate human services intervention. Emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of and sensitivity to the different needs and services that may be required by clients based on the above characteristics. Students will evaluate how their own characteristics might impact upon their abilities to deal with clients from a wide diversity of backgrounds and how to cope with this knowledge.
HS 521 Theories of Human Development
An introduction to the major theories of human development as they apply to the human services. Students will be presented with the basic concepts of theory construction and evaluation. A variety of theoretical perspectives will be discussed with an emphasis on those theories that take a life-span perspective. The ways in which the various theories can be used to help understand human behavior will also be emphasized.
HS 522 Social Policy and Social Change
A consideration of social change theories and their influence on the development of social policy in a variety of areas, e.g., poverty, family issues, juvenile delinquency, substance abuse. What is meant by social change and the means to create that change will be studied. The processes involved in the development of social policy and the assessment of its impact on individuals and varying levels of society will be investigated.
HS 524 Group Process and Facilitation
Investigation of major issues of group processes for mental health and organizational improvement. A workshop environment will be used to demonstrate techniques and to ensure individual skill development. Students develop ability to assess how their own methods and dynamics of groups interact to facilitate cognitive, emotional, and behavioral change.
HS 526 Human Services Issues in the Workplace
Consideration of the issues, laws, regulations, and resources involved in Employee Assistance Programs and other human resource services for employees. The course will also be of interest to students working in addictions, criminal justice, advocacy, and other areas of the human services.
HS 531 Psychological Assessment
Introduces testing and measurement with emphasis on clinical assessment applications. Students examine a variety of psychological tests, learn the basics of measurement statistics, and consider assessment methods such as standardized instruments, behavior checklists, and projective techniques.
HS 532 Applied Behavior Analysis
Provides an in-depth introduction to the application of behavioral principles in human service and educational environments. Emphasis is on learning to analyze behavior using functional analysis methods and to plan behavior change through use of behavior modification principles. Previous course work in learning or behavior modification helpful but not required.
HS 540 Cross-Cultural Psychology
Covers research in cross-cultural psychology with emphasis on those aspects of interpersonal behavior, personality, and psychopathology most relevant for work in the human services.
HS 560 Internship/Fieldwork
A program designed to provide the student with actual experience in a human service agency. Students and the professor plan the internship experience together. It is suggested that the student take this course near the completion of their graduate program so as to take advantage of the knowledge and skills acquired in the rest of their coursework. Written assignments will be required as well as reports from the student's site supervisor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
HS 565 Special Topics in the Human Services
This course provides students the opportunity to explore topics or issues in the Human Services either not covered in required course work or in greater depth than covered in other courses. The student or students will be responsible for the content and direction of the course under the guidance of the instructor. The goal for the student is to attain greater ability in analysis and logic when confronted with arguments about Human Services issues. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
HS 590 Thesis
Designed to facilitate individual thesis projects, including the collecting and analysis of data and preparation of the final written thesis. Thesis-option students must enroll for a total of six credit hours of this course during their program. Students must be enrolled in this course when the defense is conducted. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; Independent Study only.
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Unless noted: all courses are 4 credit hours.
LDR 601 Concepts of Leadership and Power
Explores concepts of leadership within diverse organizational and situational contexts. Reviews biographies and writings of historical and current great leaders, and discusses philosophies of leadership. Styles of leadership, leadership roles and leadership as it relates to different organizational configurations are examined. The theory and practical implications of issues such as quality, motivation, influence, power, shared decision making and problem solving, and visionary leadership are discussed. Practical applications of leader knowledge, skills, and abilities to business and non-business related situations are reviewed.
LDR 611 Leadership in Formal Organizational Systems
Provides the basis for promoting the formulation of, and commitment to, the organizational mission, goals and objectives. This course explores the essential role a leader has in inspiring, empowering and leading organizational constituents toward collaborative strategic planning and actions which meet and exceed organizational expectations. Maintaining effective relations among organizational sub-systems is seen as a critical role for the organizational leader. Ethics, social responsibility and leader relationships with internal and external organizational stakeholders are discussed. Relationships with strategic partners, competitors, and the community are reviewed.
LDR 621 Strategic Communication and Information Leadership
Focus is on strategic communication and information leadership processes as a new way of thinking consistent with Communications Theory. This theory asserts that living systems are interconnected and dynamic, requiring continuous feedback to grow. Emphasis is on the whole system and the unique skills, knowledge and abilities requisite of leaders to use strategic communication and information processes to connect an organization's vision, mission, and goals through stronger interpersonal and group communication, networking, and problem-solving. The course demonstrates the complexity involved in communication and information sharing with others and the value-added components of effective feedback, collective intelligence, and generative learning. Students are presented with exercises and technology to facilitate communication while encouraging effective critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving. Theory and practice related to the dynamics of supportive communication systems, meeting management, communication and diversity, and strategic information sharing are presented.
LDR 631 Team and Group Dynamics
This course examines the leader's role in facilitating the team or group in efficient and effective use of its resources. It explores the process and content issues of team building, interpersonal and group relations, maintenance, and use of effective problem solving and decision making skills within teams and groups. Emphasis is placed on the relation between teams within organizations, and the relationship of groups to external constituents. Strategic leadership skills, knowledge and abilities necessary for facilitation of highly functional groups are discussed, with an emphasis being placed on leadership and diversity.
LDR 641 Leadership Models for Organizational Psychology and Behavior
Focuses on leadership issues related to complex problem solving using appropriate diagnostic methods, psychological and organizational behavior models, patterns of behavior, individual differences, perceptions, and the impact of technology. Needs theories are reviewed, as are theories of expectancy and the psychological contract, self-actualization and socialization. This course is designed to provide leaders with the insights needed to motivate followers, as well as to analyze, diagnose and resolve problems which are behaviorally-related.
LDR 651 Organizational Change and Leadership Development
Students are presented with theoretical and pragmatic information regarding climate determinants, elements of cultural environment, organizational values and norms, and responses to changing environments. Change models of leading theorists and industrial engineers are presented. Students are introduced to the essential components of change and development strategies, including analysis, diagnosis, feedback to relevant constituents, shared roles in change and development decision making, consultant roles and relationships, systems and sub-systems analysis and determinations, and change methodologies.
LDR 661 Advanced Human Resource Leadership and Management
Leadership expectancies, performance and rewards, allocation of scarce resources and equity issues with regard to human resources are presented. Human resource management theory and application in areas of recruitment, staffing, training and development, employee and labor relations, and diversity are provided in the framework of leader roles which facilitate appropriate human resource management. Leadership of human resources during change, conflict, crises, start-up, maintenance, partnering, and decline are discussed. Contemporary issues in human resource management, from the leader's perspective, are presented.
LDR 671 Leadership Strategy and Policy
Describes leader roles in the creation and maintenance of strategy and policy in private and public sectors, and within for-profit and not-for-profit settings. Legal and ethical issues related to strategy and policy are discussed. Socially responsible leadership in the frameworks of competition and global markets, as well as strategy and policy as they relate to profitability, safety, ethics and the environment are key elements of this course. The need for regulation and issues surrounding perceived over-regulation are debated.
LDR 681 Leadership Project
This project requires that students be aware of, and be able to explain to others, their own distinct and defined style and mode of leadership. It is requisite that conclusions drawn during development and presentation phases be based on cogent synthesis of concepts presented throughout the Leadership Program, as well as the student's own perspective. Development, presentation and assessment of a final project is managed under the direction of qualified faculty holding terminal degrees.
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Unless noted, all courses are 3 credit hours.
MGT 500 Organizational Behavior: A Micro Approach to Understanding, Predicting, and Controlling Behavior
This course is designed to provide learners with a framework for understanding and applying the cognitive, behavioral, and social learning frameworks of organizational behavior. The focus is on learning how personality, cognitions, and environmental forces determine behavior in organizations.
MGT 502 Applied Management Research
This course deals with the general art of collection, analysis, and transformation of data into information for the purpose of decision making. Graphical, tabular, and numerical descriptive methods are covered to accomplish this. In particular, organizational surveys re emphasized as a tool to collect data and generate information to improve organizational decision-making.
MGT 504 Ethical Decision Making in Today's Organization
This course investigates, examines, and interprets ethical decision-making issues within modern organizations. While the orientation of topics is that of democratic and market-based societies, ethical topics are approached through several philosophical, moral, socio-economic, and cultural foundations. Examination of these foundations provides perspective of the basic approaches taken in ethical decision-making. Topics in collective moral reasoning, business/organizational social responsibility, socio-cultural beliefs and values, personal values, and related legal systems provide frameworks to describe, examine, and interpret specific ethical decisions within their contexts.
MGT 510 Contemporary Organizational Design
This class encourages the application of advanced conceptual and theoretical perspectives to the design of organizations and the linkage mechanisms that organizations must develop to manage their environments. Learners practice diagnosing and resolving organizational problems related to the growth, survival and decline of organizations. Research emphasis is placed on how size, structure, technology and organizational culture impacts operations, strategic contingencies and competitive advantage.
MGT 527 Human Resource Management for Practicing Managers
This course investigates, examines, and assesses selected critical human resource issues, functions, and approaches that practicing managers use. Course emphasis includes human resource issues and methods in the areas of: planning, recruitment, selection, fair-employment and related legal compliance, performance appraisal, compensation, training/development, mentoring/empowerment, data and information systems.
MGT 528 Accounting Information for Decision Making
The course introduces students to basic accounting terminology, concepts, and applications needed to understand how to interpret financial information to make basic management decisions. The course introduces students to the basic terms and concepts used to develop financial information used in both the external and internal reports. Basic accounting reports that aid managers in making decisions about how to interpret information related to planning, controlling, and evaluating performance are introduced.
MGT 535 Operations Management: Creating and Sustaining a Competitive Advantage
This course covers the subject of producing and delivering goods and services and focuses on how effective management of this function provides a competitive advantage for the organization. This course also examines the interaction of the operations function with other primary functions, primarily marketing and finance. The primary techniques are covered, including process and product design, JIT manufacturing, allocation of scarce resources, E-commerce and quality management principles.
MGT 538 Marketing for Managers
MGT 538 is concerned with developing, presenting, and marketing oneself and new products/services that are essential both to personal and organizational survival and growth. Students learn to effectively present, market and sell their ideas to superiors, peers, subordinates, customers and other stakeholders. This course focuses on the importance for managers to develop sound presentation and communication skills so they may more effectively persuade, negotiate, convince, and sell various internal and external stakeholders on their tangible and intangible ideas and the products/services that the organization markets.
MGT 540 Financial Methods for Managerial Decision Making: Managing for Value
This course provides learners an understanding of why financial management is important and how it integrates with managerial decision making. Principles and techniques essential to an understanding of financial management and its application to effective decision making are taught with a pragmatic, application oriented focus. Topics of study include the financial environments firms operate within, financial principles, financial statements and their analysis, cash flow analysis, time value of money, capital budgeting and valuation principles, risk and return principles, and other fundamental finance issues.
MGT 552 Crafting a Strategic Vision in Your Organization
This course develops an understanding of how strategies are formulated and implemented within the business organization. The integration of the functional areas of management and how to deal with the various trade-offs from the perspective of management are considered. Emphasis is placed on the role of strategy development in unifying the organization in its development of sustainable competitive strategy through the use of case studies.
MGT 560 Applied Leadership in Today's Organization
This course provides a framework for business learners to become more proficient in recognizing, understanding, predicting and controlling the dynamics and outcomes of organizational behavior. The focus will be learning how to manage and lead for high performance. Topics include leadership, communication, conflict resolution, stress, decision making, group management, power and politics, job design, ethics, work-life interface, and implementing change.
MGT 585 Special Topics - Simulation
Students incorporate business management, marketing, human resources, operations, finance, accounting and strategic perspectives of decision making into a business simulation experience. The integration of the functional business areas will demonstrate the trade-offs in management decision making. As part of the simulation experience, students will research business issues that form part of the input to the simulation decision making process.
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