Master of Science in Nursing Course Descriptions

All courses include required Practicum hours to be completed at the student's identified school site or alternate site. Enrollment in these courses is limited to accepted and matriculated students.

EDL-500: Effective Leadership - From Theory to Practice (3 credits)

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This course focuses on the intrapersonal and interpersonal dimensions of leadership and explores the key role of school leaders in developing a positive and inclusive school culture. Aspiring school leaders will develop an understanding of the attributes, dispositions, and behaviors of effective educational leaders and reflect on how they relate to their own leadership skills and experiences. In this course, we use readings, reflective discussion, and case studies to explore foundational theories of leadership and introduce and reflect on how diversity, inclusion, and opportunity affect our abilities to develop trusting and collaborative relationships within the school community and focus stakeholders on a common mission and vision that supports the success and well-being of all students.

EDL-510: Inquiry and Evidence in the School Context (3 credits)

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This course explores concepts surrounding evidence and processes for becoming critical inquirers who can distinguish fact from myth to make decisions that promote student growth and positive school and district outcomes. Course materials and activities prepare aspiring school leaders to comprehend and evaluate scholarly literature, understand school data, and use action research processes to address problems of practice. An emphasis is placed on gathering and analyzing empirical evidence, drawing conclusions, and formulating suggestions for future practice or inquiry. Discussions and activities consider what counts as data, the challenges of causal attribution, and the implications of varying definitions of success.

EDL-520: Standards-Based Curriculum Development, Pre-K - 12 (3 credits)

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This course approaches curriculum through a practical lens with an emphasis on developing a cohesive Pre-K to grade 12 curriculum that is aligned with state standards, engages each student in meaningful learning, and promotes the mission, vision, and core values of the school district. Aspiring leaders learn to create technically sound assessments and select appropriate instructional strategies, resources, and technologies that are engaging and present all students with an equitable opportunity to learn. Course topics include culturally relevant pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning, and using multitiered systems to support English learners and a wide range of students with diverse learning needs. The course considers curriculum as a key component in systems of continuous improvement and collaborative professional learning.

EDL-530: Critical Issues and Theories in Curriculum Design and Evaluation, Pre-K - 12 (3 credits)

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This course approaches curriculum through critical and theoretical lenses with a focus on identifying and analyzing emerging trends and important issues in education. Aspiring leaders explore sources of curricular innovation and examine how educational innovations emerge and evolve, influence instructional practice, and impact student learning and wellbeing. Such issues include social and emotional learning, neuroscience, societal ethics and values, cultural relevance, equitable opportunity to learn, and political factors that influence the instructional program. Emphasis is placed on employing student, family, and community strengths, diversity, and culture as assets for teaching and learning.

EDL-540: Staff Supervision and Systems for Professional Learning (3 credits)

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This course focuses on the school leader's role in implementing personnel processes and systems for professional learning that ensure each student has equitable access to effective teachers, learning opportunities, and academic and social support. Aspiring leaders learn how to recruit, hire, support, develop, and retain effective and caring teachers and other professional staff and develop an effective and culturally competent team invested in collective responsibility for each student'ss success. Course topics include principles of adult learning and motivation, New Jersey law related to tenure and the evaluation of educational personnel (e.g., AchieveNJ, TEACHNJ), professional frameworks for effective teaching and leadership, differentiated models for learning and growth, and the induction and mentoring of new personnel. Prospective principals practice clinical supervision and develop the ability to collaboratively examine practice and provide collegial feedback.

EDL-550: School Law (3 credits)

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This course prepares aspiring school leaders to apply relevant ethics, laws, regulations, and policies to common problems faced by school or district leaders and recommend courses of action that are fair, legal, congruent with due process, and beneficial for the school community. Course topics include state and federal law related to the operation of schools including copyright, safety/negligence, investigating student misconduct, exclusionary student discipline, student and employee rights, discrimination, personnel issues, bullying and harassment (e.g., New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, Title IX), and educating students with disabilities (e.g., IDEA, ADA, §504). Aspiring administrators will evaluate school and district policies, rules, and procedures to determine the extent they foster physical and emotional safety, equitable access to learning, and educational opportunity for each student.

EDL-660: Supervising Equitable Learning Organizations (3 credits)

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This course explores how supervisors of school organizations develop professional cultures where adults are engaged and motivated to create effective, safe, caring, and healthy organizations. Topics include collaboration, collective efficacy, building leadership capacity, and promoting continuous individual and organizational learning through evidence-based inquiry cycles that involve strategic goal setting, action planning, implementation, and evaluation. Aspiring school leaders learn to use data in service of equitable school and district improvement by employing contextually-appropriate leadership strategies. Critical discussions explore issues such as institutional biases and deficit-based schooling.

EDL-670: Technology of Instruction and Administration (3 credits)

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This course focuses on the key role of the principal as a leader in the selection, use, and evaluation of instructional technology. Students are encouraged to think critically about technology, both in role in the teaching-learning process as well as in its role in school management (ISLLC 1, 2, 3; NJDOE 1, 2, 3).

Note: This course requires that students use Microsoft Access software, which is a Windows-based product and will not run on Macs. Students can run this software and other Windows software on a Mac using Apple's Boot Camp technology or third-party virtualization tools like Parallels or VMWare Fusion. These tools make it possible to run Mac OSX and a Windows operating system side by side. This solution will require a Windows license.

EDL-680: School Finance (3 credits)

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The primary focus of this course is on the management of public school resources to further the mission and vision of the school district and provide equitable opportunity for each child. Course topics include general accounting principles, collaborative school and district budgeting processes, cost drivers, cost-benefit analysis, ethical and responsible stewardship of school and district resources, and the social implications of school financial and resourcing decisions. Aspiring administrators become familiar with local, state, and federal laws and policies related to school finance while examining the cyclical nature of budget development. By considering practical, political, and contextual factors, this course encourages prospective leaders to adopt a systems perspective and advocate for coherence among all aspects of the organization and its programs and services.

EDL-690: Developing School and Community Partnerships (3 credits)

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This course prepares school leaders to develop equity-centered partnerships between schools, families, and communities to support the learning and wellbeing of each student. Course topics include promising practices such as culturally responsive leadership, developmental assets, trauma-informed practices, and collaborative models of whole-school reform (e.g., Full-Service Community Schools). Aspiring school leaders will develop an understanding of how to develop and sustain collective responsibility among students, teachers, school personnel, families, and community members to create communities of support where all children can learn and thrive. Activities include designing a school initiative that involves substantive collaboration with one or more community partners and advocating with families or community members to address their needs.

EDL-700: Field-Based Internship and Professional Portfolio for Building Administrators I (3 credits)

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This course is the first of two consecutive internship semesters required for completion of the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (MAEdL) program. Each semester requires engagement in a 150-hour field-based internship experience in an authentic school or district setting. Under the supervision of a mentor administrator and course mentor, aspiring school leaders put leadership theory into practice by co-planning and implementing a series of administrative, supervisory, curricular, and professional development activities that address each of the professional standards. Candidates document their experiences in an electronic portfolio that includes artifacts of practice, letters of endorsement or support from qualified site administrators, class assignments and research papers, reflective journal entries, contact logs with mentors, and self-assessment narratives. Portfolios are assessed on their substantiation of standards-based competencies and documentation of the required internship hours.

Advisory: By the end of this course, students must complete 150 documented hours of school-based internship activities towards the 300-hour requirement for the New Jersey CE Principal endorsement. (School Business Administration candidates should take EDL-810 and complete a 150-hour district-level internship.)

PRIOR TO ENROLLING

Prior to beginning this course, students must secure the appropriate permissions to conduct an administrative internship in their selected placements. If the administrator who signed the Administrative Supervisor form during the admissions process is no longer in their position, please contact the Office of the Dean; we will need to collaboratively identify an on-site administrator with the required credentials willing to mentor you.
Internship activities must be above and beyond those required for your current position as a teacher or other non-administrative educational role. Hours may be completed during your prep time, lunch, before or after school, on school breaks, and on weekends.
You may only enroll in EDL-710 after 150 documented hours of appropriate field-based activities are completed and approved by your administrative supervisor and TESU mentor.

EDL-710: Field-Based Internship and Professional Portfolio for Building Administrators II (3 credits)

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This course is the final internship required for completion of the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (MAEdL) program. Each internship course requires engagement in a 150-hour field-based internship experience in an authentic school or district setting. Under the supervision of a mentor administrator and course mentor, aspiring school leaders put leadership theory into practice by co-planning and implementing a series of administrative, supervisory, curricular, and professional development activities that address each of the professional standards. Candidates document their experiences in an electronic portfolio that includes artifacts of practice, letters of endorsement or support from qualified site administrators, class assignments and research papers, reflective journal entries, contact logs with mentors, and self-assessment narratives. Portfolios are assessed on their substantiation of standards-based competencies and documentation of the required internship hours.

Internship activities must be above and beyond those required for your current position as a teacher or other non-administrative educational role. Hours may be completed during your prep time, lunch, before or after school, on school breaks, and on weekends.
You may only enroll in EDL-710 after 150 documented hours of appropriate field-based activities are completed in EDL-700 and approved by your administrative supervisor and TESU mentors. By the end of this course, you must complete the full 300-hour building-level requirement for the New Jersey CE Principal endorsement.

Note: Students who are outside of New Jersey, be sure to check with your own state requirements since some states require a total of 320 hours.

EDL-800: School District Administration (3 credits)

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This course addresses both theoretical constructs and practical applications involved in the responsibilities exclusive to district-level administrative leadership. Course topics include macro-level factors related to budgeting, governance, collective bargaining and human resources, community and school board relations, and political advocacy.

EDL-810: Field-Based Internship for District Administrators (3 credits)

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This course is the final internship required for completion of the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (MAEdL) program for the Superintendent and School Business Administrator paths. The internship requires engagement in a 150-hour field-based internship experience in a comprehensive school district serving children in pre-K-12. Under the supervision of a local district official and course mentor, aspiring school leaders put leadership theory into practice by co-planning and implementing a series of administrative and supervisory activities that address relevant professional standards. Candidates are assessed on their substantiation of standards-based competencies and documentation of the required internship hours.

By the end of this course, school superintendent candidates must complete the full 150-hour school district central office internship requirement for the New Jersey School Administrator endorsement that authorizes you to be employed as a district-level administrator.

Prior to beginning this course, you must secure the appropriate permissions to conduct a central office administrative internship with an on-site administrative supervisor who holds state certification aligned with the endorsement you are seeking. If the administrator who signed your Administrative Supervisor form during the admissions process is no longer in their position, please contact the Office of the Dean. We will need to collaboratively identify an on-site administrator with the required credentials willing to mentor you.

Internship activities must be above and beyond those required for a non-administrative or building-level position. Hours may be completed during your prep time or lunch, before or after work, or during vacations, weekends, and school district breaks.

EDL-820: Field-Based Practicum for Superintendents (3 credits)

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The Field-Based Practicum for Superintendents is the culminating activity for students seeking the School Administrator endorsement. It requires a 150-hour internship experience at the district level, at a school site or at an alternative site. In the Practicum, students can put leadership theory into practice, working with a local school superintendent or other district official. Students will develop the practical skills and knowledge necessary to become an informed, dynamic professional at the senior administrator level in a comprehensive school district serving children in pre-K-12. The field experience will test the application of theory, challenge the ability to promote the success of all students, and provide opportunities to develop the skills necessary to solve complex organizational issues. The course experience will culminate in a final Capstone narrative or executive summary that demonstrates the candidate's understanding and acceptance of the responsibility of making decisions typical of those made by educational leaders (ISLLC 1, 3, 6; NJDOE 1, 3, 6).

MNP-502: Leadership and Management in Public Service in the 21st Century (3 credits)

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In this course students explore, expand, and improve their personal and practical approach to leadership and management. The course is designed to allow students to analyze major theories and models of leadership, evaluate the effectiveness of these theories in a practical context, and apply various leadership approaches through a case study format. Students also examine, model, and adapt their own personal style and ethics for real-world practical applications.

MNP-520: Economic Issues for Public Service Managers (3 credits)

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This course explores the complex relationship of strategic economic issues within an organization and the organization's interaction with other firms in the industry. The course begins with a brief overview of the basic economics of the firm and uses those principles to drive an analysis of the firm's activities and interactions with other firms. The course examines different market structures to see how overall economic structure affects decision making and interactions; this basic structure will be used to analyze competition with other firms in obtaining resources, setting prices to maximize profits; and reacting to decisions of competitors. The course also examines methodologies for evaluating results and explores ways to use that analysis in making future decisions.

MNP-540: Finance and Accounting for Managers in Public Service (3 credits)

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This course is designed to provide the non-accountant or non-financial manager with the knowledge necessary to interact with professionals from those disciplines. The majority of the material draws from the theory and practice of financial management. Sufficient accounting background is provided to enable the student to understand and work with information provided by accounting and finance professionals. Emphasis is placed on understanding terms, concepts, and uses of information provided by these functions rather than on the actual performance of the calculations.

EDL-520: Standards-Based Curriculum Development, Pre-K - 12 (3 credits)

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EDL-540: Staff Supervision and Systems for Professional Learning (3 credits)

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EDL-670: Technology of Instruction and Administration (3 credits)

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EDT-500: Foundations of Educational Technology: Theories and Practices (3 credits)

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This course focuses on the conceptual framework of technology, theories, and practices in educational environments. Students are provided the opportunity to investigate educational technology, analyze theories related to instructional design, and apply 21st century skills to teaching with technology.

EDT-510: Curriculum Development in Educational Technology (3 credits)

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This course provides an overview of curriculum development and the infusion of relevant education technology as it applies to individual needs in the on-site and online environments. The course will provide a framework for integrating technology with teaching and the overall development of knowledge in curriculum and classroom instruction.

EDT-520: Leadership and Supervision in Educational Technology (3 credits)

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This course is designed to provide both a theoretical and a practical foundation for current and future school leaders in the adoption and adaption of technology in administrative, curriculum, and instructional areas. The course will trace the development of educational technology today and provide the basis for leaders at all levels to make sound judgments about using technology to improve student learning and professional effectiveness. Included will be an examination of data-driven decision making and the overall collection and use of data.

EDT-700: Capstone Project in Educational Technology and Online Learning (3 credits)

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Capstone Project in Educational Technology and Online Learning provides for a research-based Capstone experience for degree candidates in the Master of Arts in Educational Technology and Online Learning (MAETOL) program. For the Capstone project, students will synthesize prior knowledge with the research necessary in the course to complete the first three chapters of a research-based technology plan for his or her selected level. This culminating experience provides the student with a practical study that could be conducted in or applied to his or her own educational situation or future positions.

EDT-710: Practicum in Educational Technology and Online Learning (3 credits)

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This course provides students an opportunity to articulate and apply best practices gained from courses taken in the Master of Arts in Educational Technology and Online Learning program to design and implement a formal evaluation of an educational technology or online learning program. Major topics include: types of evaluation, evaluation design and theory, measurement, sampling, data collection, data analysis, and presentation and utilization of findings. The course focuses on the capacity-building potential of evaluation and its impact on the quality and delivery of educational technology and online learning programs and requires students to complete a formal evaluation of an existing educational technology or online program. Students will be expected to conduct data analysis and are expected to design and execute all aspects of the evaluation; identify and critique the state of the empirical evidence related to the evaluation; and prepare and report project findings and implications.

Note: You are required to spend a minimum of 60 hours engaged in an educational technology and/or online learning program as a part of your program evaluation. In this regard you should contact and begin working with your Supervising Administrator as soon as possible to set up your supervised tasks and experiences. You will record and log the time spent engaged in the educational technology and/or online learning program in a Practicum Self-Report Log that you download from the course Web site. The Supervising Administrator will be asked to certify and sign-off on the Practicum Self-Report Log, without which you cannot pass and receive credit for this course.

OLT-510: Theory and Culture of Online Learning (3 credits)

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This course is designed to give adult educators a theoretical base and practical orientation to the culture of online learning as well as tools and concepts to use in creating and teaching online courses. The course emphasizes a variety of readings, individual student work, and a class discussion of online learning accompanied by practical experience in designing an online course. Because of the theory-base and instructional approach used in this course, participation by every student is crucial so that students can both learn and support each other in their learning process.

OLT-520: Learning Technology as an Issue in Online Learning (3 credits)

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One of the few things that almost all agree on is that technology is changing rapidly. How can teachers and learners keep up? This course takes the prudent track of discussing technology in the broader context of how to make decisions, solve problems, and learn/teach technological skills.

OLT-630: Issues in Instructional Design in Online Learning (3 credits)

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How is instructional design for online learning different from instructional design for other modes of delivering instruction? This course provides critical discussion of and practice in the ideas and practices that enhance quality in online learning and is designed for teachers who wish to develop effective online courses. Through readings and course discussions, students will gather and evaluate instructional material appropriate for online teaching and apply good instructional design principles to online teaching situations. Students will explore specific issues related to online courses and will plan, implement, and evaluate strategies that present the material to promote student learning in the courses.

OLT-640: Communication and Interactivity in Online Learning (3 credits)

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The technology enabling online learning allows communication and interaction between student and texts, student and teacher, and student and other students. This course considers the theoretical aspects of communication and interactivity and the practical skills of facilitating online discussions and online interactions. With the advent of web 2.0, the interactive web, there are new ways of communicating with students. Some are appropriate for an online class, some are not. This course will examine communication in light of new developments, keeping in mind that all courses must conform to solid pedagogical principles. Students will also be working to develop a "philosophy of online teaching" statement that is often required when applying for an online teaching position.

THC-625: Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses (3 credits)

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Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses looks at technology historically and philosophically. The course focuses on technological issues affecting contemporary and emerging professional, public, and private structures. A central issue is the role of the citizen in dealing with political, economic, and social pressures related to technology. A key purpose of this course is for students to exchange views by engaging in and discussing serious social and technological issues with a view toward their resolution.

CCR-610: Change, Conflict, and Resolution (3 credits)

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This graduate-level course examines change, conflict, and resolution in both historic and contemporary contexts and invites students to apply these concepts to personal and professional lives while reflecting on their local, national, and global significance. Through assigned texts and readings, class discussions, and independent research in interdisciplinary subject areas, students will develop an understanding of change, conflict, and resolution as they relate to diverse cultures and eras, including the civil rights movement, women's rights, civil disobedience, working within the system, and revolution. The course will provide students with practical insights culled from a deep understanding of global change and will empower them with tools to steer and manage change in their lives and communities.

LAP-500: Liberal Arts and Professional Life (3 credits)

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This course seeks to define the liberal arts and explore their relevance in today's world. Proceeding from the past to modern times, the course provides a broad overview of the liberal arts throughout the world, including history, the arts and sciences, literature, the social sciences, and philosophy/religion. With graduate mentor guidance, students will conduct independent research and will relate their findings to workplace or community experiences. As its major objective, this course examines the content, meaning, and interrelationship of the liberal arts and their direct relevance to the intellectual and moral formation of the working professional. Students will explore a selection of texts that illuminate fundamental issues outside of the workplace, in which professionals exercise their responsibilities. As part of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) curriculum, this course provides a basis for subsequent courses by encouraging an appreciation of the liberal arts as a formative influence in Western history and culture and establishing a common understanding of the implications of the professions and professionalism.

SAM-501: Sense of Community I: Art and Morality (3 credits)

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This course examines art and morality through the unique perspective that "reading" artifacts can give to a true understanding of the development of communities in time. The course explores how art gives us access to commune with those here before us as well as those who exist with us, thus enhancing our senses of community and communications. Through this phenomenological approach, the course raises questions about the nature of what we create as both an expression of who we are and an influence that transforms us as new values (including morals and ethics) and realms of experience are created. The course defines "culture" as the interactive growth that brings out and develops uniquely human possibilities and develops sensitivity to the development of ideas and institutions as creative projects. Students will explore selected cultures that coexist with us in time as well as those that may have existed before us and are no more. The course emphasizes how this approach allows us to nurture our own possibilities out of the limitless depths of imagination and expressions as well as the magic power of art to produce understanding. Students will be prepared to incorporate their own imaginative abilities in the creation of individualized projects.

SAM-502: Sense of Community II: Faith and Reason (3 credits)

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This course explores the character and quality of human discourse as it tries to describe what it means to be human in the great dialogues between faith and reason. This course is designed to help overcome perceptual obstacles to cross-cultural understanding through comparing and contrasting philosophical, scientific, and religious texts of Eastern, Western, and Native American cultures. Thus, students will gain a greater sense of being part of a larger global community while attaining a better understanding of their own cultural influences. Students will identify examples and case studies in their professional lives that relate to issues arising from the discussions of the texts and will use the lessons of human discourse as a platform to broaden their vision and create practical applications in the workplace and community. During this process of exploration, students will be expected to articulate their own values and beliefs with an understanding of how these may be influenced by their own cultural biases and perceptions.

SIC-520: The Species, the Individual, and Community (3 credits)

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In this interdisciplinary course, students explore "human nature" using theories and tools from biology and from many of the social sciences, including archeology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Students will learn the theories by reading both classic texts and recent scholarly works, including a novel about human evolution set in the Ice Age, and by watching videos, visiting websites, and writing several short papers. Ultimately, students will be asked to formulate their own understanding of "human nature" and to apply their insights to social situations at home, school, work, or the wider community.

THC-625: Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses (3 credits)

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MLS-700: Capstone I (3 credits)

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This is the first of two courses needed to complete the Capstone Project for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program. The proposal is not the project itself but the foundation on which the student will create the project. The Capstone project represents new work and ideas. Although the idea may come from an issue or report previously undertaken, the project gives the student the opportunity to apply and interpret the ideas, practices, and/or skills learned during the MALS program.

MLS-710: Capstone II (3 credits)

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This is the second of two courses needed to complete the Capstone project for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program. The Capstone project represents new work and ideas. Although the idea may come from an issue or report previously undertaken, the project gives the student the opportunity to apply and interpret the ideas, practices, and/or skills learned during the MALS program.

Note: Students must successfully complete the requirements of MLS-700: Capstone I before enrolling in MLS-710: Capstone II.

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ETM-750: Ethics for Managers (3 credits)

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Successful business practice is firmly grounded in ethics. This course introduces students to foundational principles in ethics for business and life. Students will explore ethics from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Ethics for Managers provides the opportunity for students to critically analyze and evaluate their own views, as well as those of others, in order to develop solid approaches to challenging dilemmas. Significant debates and methodologies in business will be explored.

Note: This is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) course.

FIN-710: Financial Management (3 credits)

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This course reviews the basic concepts and tools of finance for the purpose of decision making. Topics analyzed include investment decisions, capital budgeting, cost of capital, working capital management, valuation of securities, interest rates, corporate liabilities, and risk and return. The course addresses the formation of capital structure, the optimal capital structure, and its choice on the value of the firm.

GSM-730: Global Strategic Management (3 credits)

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This course will explore the challenge of strategically managing in complex organizations within a global environment. It will explain the importance of historical artifacts related to the evolution of strategic management, investigate the driving forces of strategy deployment in highly competitive markets, analyze the impact of business- and corporate-level strategies in organizations quest to compete on the global landscape, and examine the complexities of resource allocation within complex organizations. Students will also be exposed to the practice of assessing, crafting, and employing strategic decisions that allow an organization to realize its long-term goals, while dealing with current challenges.

MBA-730: MBA Capstone (3 credits)

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Candidates for completion of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree will complete an independent project demonstrating their conceptual, analytical, research, and practical management skills achieved through the courses in the program. The project, called a Capstone because it represents a crowning achievement much as a capstone does in architecture, is a 3-credit, one-term requirement that is completed at the end of the program. It is a closely supervised experience resulting in a paper that demonstrates the student's ability to synthesize and utilize the skills and knowledge gained throughout the MBA program.

Prerequisites: This course requires completion of ORR-710: Organizational Research. Students may not take ORR-710 and the Management Capstone during the same term.

Note: This is the last course taken to complete the degree program. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

MKM-700: Marketing Management (3 credits)

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This course is an advanced review of the marketing function within businesses and organizations. Emphasis is placed on understanding how organizations communicate the value proposition of goods and services, differences between marketing environments, the role of competition, and factors associated with marketing success as part of a firm's overall strategy. Specific attention is given to issues related to the marketing process, trends changing the marketing landscape, growth of marketing information, building and managing brands, and marketing strategy and the ongoing role of ethics. Skills are developed to understand the growth of marketing analytics to inform important decisions as it relates to pricing, promotion, branding and value creation.

Note: This is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) course.

ORR-710: Organizational Research (3 credits)

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This course acquaints students with important research concepts so they can develop a sound research study. Students apply the research design process to develop a proposal that incorporates appropriate methods of developing a plan and gathering information. This course is specifically designed to prepare students for their Capstone course, in which the research plan moves to the implementation stage, culminating with a Capstone paper.

Note: This is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) course. This course must be taken one to two terms prior to Capstone. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

SOP-720: Strategic Operations Management (3 credits)

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This course will examine the creation and implementation of organizational distinctive competitive advantages by exploring new technologies to increase efficiency. It explores incorporating mathematical tools to guide management on what decisions are best for the organization. The course also covers supply chain management, which involves strategic materials sourcing, forecasting, warehousing, inventory control and planning, transportation, purchasing, and financials.

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ACC-700: Managerial Accounting for Decision Making (3 credits)

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This course will provide an overview of how managerial accounting information supports the operational needs of businesses in planning, controlling, and decision-making strategies. The goal is to provide both theoretical and practical applications of advanced managerial accounting. Cost analysis is integrated through evaluating various cost processes including product costing, activity-based costing, and just-in-time.

ACC-701: Auditing and Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)

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This course combines the concepts, standards, and processes in auditing with the accountant's role in designing and information technology operations. Audit topics covered include an overview of professional standards, the role of the internal and external auditor, independence and ethics, risk assessment, and internal control. Students will develop process flow charts and substantive tests for various general ledger and subsidiary accounts. Students will develop and evaluate various accounting information systems including online, web-based, and other computer systems. Evaluation of accounting systems and the compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley Act includes in-depth discussion of development and management of effective internal control processes.

Advisory: Completion of ACC-700: Managerial Accounting for Decision Making, is required to be successful in this course. Students are responsible for ensuring they have acquired the knowledge needed prior to registering.

ACC-702: Financial Essentials for Accountants (3 credits)

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This course provides a study of finance techniques, concepts, and procedures related to the role of auditors, senior-level accountants, and controllers in business organizations including discussions related to the functions and management responsibilities. Central to this will be addressing two issues: understanding what corporate finance is and how a controller provides analysis and recommendations in the financial activities of a firm.

Advisory: Completion of ACC-701: Auditing and Accounting Information Systems, is required to be successful in this course. Students are responsible for ensuring they have acquired the knowledge needed prior to registering.

ACC-703: Emerging Issues in Accounting (3 credits)

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This course offers a study on emerging issues pertinent to accounting, auditing, and management. It introduces concepts including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence with U.S. generally accepted accounting procedures (GAAP), forensic accounting and fraud schemes, business ethics, and insight into developing nonfinancial measures for financial statement presentation.

Advisory: Completion of ACC-702: Financial Essentials for Accountants, is required to be successful in this course. Students are responsible for ensuring they have acquired the knowledge needed prior to registering.

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BFO-701: Business Forecasting (3 credits)

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This course introduces students to the business forecasting process. They will examine and apply the most commonly used business forecasting methods. Emphasis is on methods that are replicable, testable, and have been shown to work. Simple forecasting methods, time series graphs, judgmental forecasts, time series regression and decomposition, exponential smoothing, and Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models will be investigated. The course discusses practical issues related to the forecasting process.

DAA-703: Data Analytics and Visualization With Capstone Project (3 credits)

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This course prepares students to access, analyze, manage, and present data to an organization's decision makers. The focus of this course is to prepare students to effectively and efficiently use tools for data mining and data visualization. An essential skill within business intelligence (BI) is the ability to effectively communicate analysis, which includes providing a recommendation to decision makers. This course provides students the ability to do this in a test environment. The Capstone project integrates all concepts learned with the use of a BI application.

DAM-702: Predictive Analytics for Business Intelligence (3 credits)

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This course is intended for business students with these goals: 1) To provide the key methods of predictive analytics and advanced BI concepts; 2) To provide business decision-making context for these methods; 3) Using real business cases, to illustrate the application and interpretation of these methods. The course will cover R Programming, trends in predictive analytics, and understanding available application programs that can be deployed within the business enterprise.

MST-700: Managerial Statistics (3 credits)

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The success of modern business practices and evidenced-based decisions depends on sound statistical and analytical skills. This course lays the foundation for statistical thinking and imparts many valuable, important skills that are widely used in marketing, finance, economics, supply chain management, and financial accounting. This course also expands spreadsheet skills and advances the type of computing expertise for analyzing large complex data. This is a hands-on course with emphasis on examining and interpreting data using various statistical tools rather than on the theory underlying these tools. Statistical tools that are covered are exploratory data analysis; regression modeling for simple and multiple predictors; hypothesis testing and confidence intervals for a mean, a proportion, and regression coefficients; and normal, binomial, and chi-square distributions. This course should provide a foundation for further exploration of advanced data-mining tools.

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ENP-732: Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

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This course provides an overview on the principles of entrepreneurship. It is designed to introduce students to the core concepts and tools used to increase the likelihood of organizational success in launching and managing new ventures in the for-profit sector. Students will be required to develop and present a business plan for a new, or existing, venture, including the production of market research, organizational needs, and financial statements to support an investment in the enterprise.

FSA-712: Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)

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This course provides a broad framework of knowledge and tools for evaluating a firm's business operations and predicting its future condition. The course is designed to develop a critical, user's perspective to analyze and interpret financial statements to gain further insights into firms' performance. The course describes the details of financial statements and their use by investors, creditors, analysts, auditors, and other interested parties. Main topics include, but are not limited to, financial ratio and profitability analysis, pro forma forecasting, earnings analysis, risk analysis, quality of financial reporting, and evaluating firm's financial health. The course is targeted to a wide range of students, including those preparing for careers in general management as well as in investment banking, financial analysis, and consulting.

IBF-504: Corporate and Managerial Finance (3 credits)

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This course addresses the roles, functions, and perspectives of financial decision makers. In particular, the goals and objectives of financial management as well as issues of agency and value creation are examined. Students learn to evaluate financial institutions and markets, and also financial models, ratios, and analytical techniques. Financial statement analysis, operating and capital budgeting, and the systematic use of finance in value creation are key themes.

IBF-507: Financial Modeling (3 credits)

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This course teaches students to design and build financial models for analysis and forecasting in business contexts involving valuation, strategic planning, project management, and corporate research. The focus is empowering students with the tools and techniques necessary to apply economic and financial theory in managerial decision making through modeling and simulation.

INV-711: Investments (3 credits)

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The course will cover investment setting, asset allocation, global investments, functioning of securities markets, portfolio management, asset pricing model, and models of risk and return. It analyzes financial statements, company, industry, and macroeconomic valuation of stocks and bonds. It also examines derivative securities and contracts such as forward, futures, and options. It further provides a conceptual base for investment managers, individual investors, and corporate financial managers.

TGF-713: Topics in Global Finance (3 credits)

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Taught from a practitioner's point of view, this course provides an overview of the world's marketplace and illustrates how successful managers compete in the global arena. To achieve this objective, the course identifies the major similarities and differences between doing business domestically and internationally. It describes the context within which international business takes place, including the macro and micro issues that global managers face on a regular basis. The course also addresses specific financial/accounting issues that international firms encounter.

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HCD-703: Healthcare Delivery (3 credits)

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Operations management is the design and management of the processes that transform inputs into finished goods or services. This course presents an analysis of the operations within health service organizations like hospitals and other health care institutions, and provides management tools and principles that are used to plan, organize, staff, and control the essential processes and systems of those health care organizations. The course also presents advanced techniques that can be used to manage and improve health care services to the benefit of both an organization and its patients. The primary areas of operations management that will be discussed include operations planning, financial management, supply and Inventory management, technology management, and process and quality improvement activities.

HCF-701: Healthcare Finance (3 credits)

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This course focuses on some of the unique components of finance as they relate to a healthcare facility and some of the major issues they are faced with. Students will strive to develop an understanding of the healthcare industry and the unique aspects related to healthcare finance. Increased knowledge of major national issues pertaining to Medicare and Managed Care payment systems and how they affect the economics of providers will be explored. Students will also develop an understanding of significant and nonsignificant financial management and management process issues. A preview of the healthcare industry and its effect on healthcare finance will also be explored. Additional topics include reimbursement systems, managed care, insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, DRG prospective payment, accessibility, eligibility, budgeting, and planning. Emphasis will be placed on the application of these topics to aid in making managerial decisions.

HCL-704: Healthcare Law (3 credits)

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This course provides a foundation in healthcare law and how it can be used to improve the quality of healthcare delivered. Topics include tort law, medical personnel, information management, patient consent, legal reporting, patient rights, management of healthcare data, ethics, AIDS, and end of life issues. Emphasis is placed on establishing foundational knowledge of the different aspects of the legal system as it pertains specifically to healthcare. This includes understanding historical implications that shape the legal system as we know it today. This course will also strive to understand the responsibility to protect the needs of the uninsured and those who face barriers to quality care.

HCO-702: Strategic Management within a Healthcare Organization (3 credits)

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This course introduces students to the importance of strategic thinking and planning, and the management of strategic momentum, and the impact this has on the healthcare industry. Students will understand the role of the leader in managing healthcare organizations. The course will discuss various ways that strategic leaders need to think in order to change the environment by carrying out the strategic plan. Students will also develop a thorough understanding of the analytic strategic management process.

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HRM-761: Human Resource Management in the 21st Century Global Workplace (3 credits)

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This course examines the evolution of human resource management in select countries. Learners analyze macro trends and issues influencing the development and implementation of key components of international human resources. Areas covered include employment law, regulation, talent management, and organizational effectiveness within contemporary organizations. In addition, learners study the effects of emerging sociopolitical economic and culture thought and action worldwide relative to human resource practices.

HRM-762: Human Capital Management in Multicultural Organizations (3 credits)

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This course examines the integration of human resources (HR) into an enterprise wide strategic approach to acquisition of new talent. The course explores the creation of synergy between human resource managers and diversity programs. Learners are challenged to describe the importance of creating a culture that embraces diversity to develop and harness human synergies that increase productivity using workforce engagement, diversity, inclusion, and teaming. Learners evaluate multiculturalism and consider the global imperative leading to the development of an informed global perspective, enabling the development of a high-performance workplace using concrete strategies and practical tools.

HRM-763: The HRM Professional and Attorney Relationship (3 credits)

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This course analyzes the multidimensional partnership between human resource professionals and legal counsel. Learners examine key elements of law with focus on deductive thinking, fact patterning, and modes of legal expression. Learners evaluate the foundational tenets of legal training, in turn enabling them to engage legal counsel with increased knowledge, competencies, and skills relative to building effective and equal partnership relations.

HRM-764: Technology, Data, and Analytics as Change Agents (3 credits)

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This course examines the role of human resources related technologies on enterprise evolution and productivity. Learners evaluate contemporary human capital management applications associated with talent selection, development, and management. In addition, learners will evaluate the roles, models, and methods of data management and predictive analytics and their application to workplace productivity.

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DMA-704: Digital Marketing Analytics (3 credits)

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Through relevant and applied business examples, Digital Marketing Analytics provides learners the opportunity to interpret, evaluate, and integrate digital marketing data. Students will learn to formulate and enact intelligent data-driven strategies and incorporate fundamental web marketing analytics into existing business practices. Core content will focus on identifying and understanding digital marketing metrics to gauge success of traditional, digital, interactive, and social media marketing efforts. Through an examination of available systems and relevant examples, learners will further their understanding of the digital value chain and how to capitalize on emerging trends.

GMK-703: Global Marketing (3 credits)

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This course allows students to apply marketing concepts to global markets. Product, price, distribution, and communication strategies are examined in the global context. This course will also apply issues of research, segmentation, targeting, and positioning to global markets. Global Marketing emphasizes cultural, political, regulatory, and economic factors that come into play when marketing in other countries. Students taking this course will also analyze and assess the marketing tools, practices, and experiences that are used to address business opportunities and issues. The course will examine programs and mechanisms used to create sustainable competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Students taking Global Marketing will collaborate to create a marketing strategy for a specific product to be marketed in a specific country and/or region of the world.

MKR-700: Market Research (3 credits)

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This course examines the essential analysis skills required for making quality marketing decisions. Developing a market research design demands necessary quantitative and qualitative abilities to identify and define market opportunities and issues; generate, improve, and assess marketing performance; and monitor marketing performance as well as advance understanding of marketing as a process. Students are required to select a contemporary marketing problem or opportunity, frame the issue into a research question, review the relative literature, develop measures and collect pertinent data, statistically analyze data results, and provide an industry-standard final report of findings and limitations.

SOM-702: Social Media Marketing (3 credits)

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Social media is much more than a form of entertainment or tool for communicating with friends and family. With its continued growth, social media has become an indispensable form of communication that organizations need to understand and leverage when interacting with their customers. Businesses need marketing professionals with the 'know-how' to maximize social interactions to drive loyalty and profitability. To address these new realities, this course examines how social media impacts marketing strategy, brand development, and internal and external engagement, along with legal concerns, customer service, and reputation management. By the end of the course, students will develop an appreciation for the type of content that successfully engages customers, learn how to leverage analytics and insights that proliferate from available social media data, successfully manage the round-the-clock nature of social media, and implement a business-level social media marketing strategy.

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ENP-732: Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

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FSA-712: Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)

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HRM-760: Human Resource Management - Talent Management (3 credits)

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This course presents a practical framework for managers and business leaders who seek to understand how the strategic management of people improves performance. The course prepares managers to apply talent management principles to maximize the performance of employees and organizations. It begins by examining the current environment in which human resources departments act and then evaluates best practices for managing talent in the areas of planning, analysis, recruitment, selection, compensation, and performance. Managers will be encouraged to find ways to identify and nurture talent in the workplace.

INV-711: Investments (3 credits)

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MCO-740: Management Communications (3 credits)

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This course sharpens written, oral, and listening skills to meet the demands of a successful managerial communicator. Emphasis is placed on strategically evaluating and creating articulate communications relative to managerial situations along with effectively and efficiently developing procedures for solving communication problems. Topics include structuring message content and argument; communication style, tone, and strategy; presentation graphics; ethics; and technologically mediated, intercultural, and crisis communications.

MKR-700: Market Research (3 credits)

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NEG-731: Negotiations (3 credits)

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Negotiation is a critical skill for leadership and management as well as for daily life. This course will examine the major concepts and theories of bargaining and negotiation as well as the dynamics of interpersonal and intergroup conflict and its resolution. The course will explore the nature of negotiation and the importance of strategizing and planning for negotiation in the context of both distributive bargaining and integrative negotiation. Additionally the course will cover negotiation subprocesses including communication, perception, biases, social contexts, multiparty negotiations, individual differences, global negotiation, and identifying or creating leverage. Finally, the course will examine the key concepts of outcomes, dispute resolution, and remedies. Students will participate in a group negotiation project, and each student will complete a personal "Best Practices Manual for Negotiation" as a final project for the course. This manual will provide a practical framework for approaching business and personal negotiation.

PJM-721: Project Management (3 credits)

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This course is comprised of intricate contemporary managerial processes of how companies plan to execute their missions and visions using strategic project management ingenuities to accomplish these goals. The course will also cover topics such as international projects, agile project management strategies, modern project management, managing project risks, leadership, and nurturing project teams. The course will illustrate how to effectively select projects, develop project plans, monitor progress, and estimate project durations and costs with real-life cases.

Note: This is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) course.

SOM-702: Social Media Marketing (3 credits)

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SUS-700: Designing a Business Case for Sustainability (3 credits)

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This course introduces students to the topic of sustainability with a focus on how they can build a business case for sustainability within their organization. The course provides background into the social, economic, and environmental challenges facing organizations today as they strive for more sustainable operations, explaining both the trade-offs and the potential payoffs from striving for a zero-waste supply chain. Students will learn why it is imperative that all businesses work toward developing a regenerative business model rather than one that is exploitative. This course discusses ways an organization can revise its operations to accommodate the triple bottom line of profit, people, and planet. Students will learn about the global issues challenging today's business managers from the key leaders and the important literature in the sustainability field. Students will also develop their capacity to think critically about the role the organizations they are connected with have played or can play in building a more sustainable world.

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MNP-502: Leadership and Management in Public Service in the 21st Century (3 credits)

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MNP-505: Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service (3 credits)

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This course presents a comprehensive, integrative, and practical focus on leadership and management. It is based upon a framework that analyzes leadership and management at different levels: individual leadership, team leadership, and organizational leadership. The course presents leadership and management theories/concepts that have emerged over the past several decades. In addition, students will survey contemporary perspectives on ethics, networking, coaching, organizational culture, diversity, learning organizations, strategic leadership, and crisis leadership. Special attention will be paid on examining the role that leaders play in identifying and implementing change in organizations.

Note: This course builds upon MNP-502: Leadership and Management in Public Service, although that course is not a prerequisite to MNP-505. While there is some overlap in content between the two, MNP-505 has a far greater emphasis on application and skill development than MNP-502.

MNP-510: Project Management in Public Service (3 credits)

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This course introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organization's schedule, budget, and performance objectives. Tools and concepts such as project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project estimating, and scheduling methodologies are studied. Students will practice with Microsoft Project software to be able to manage a project from start to deployment. What is a project? How do students manage one? What is the best approach? The course will answer those questions and many more. This is an opportunity to learn the project management fundamentals that can guide a project through a maze of challenges to successful completion. Successful projects do not occur by luck or by chance. In fact, many projects do not achieve their organization's goals.

MNP-515: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service (3 credits)

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Managing organizational change is challenging at the best of times. In today's dynamic fast-paced global environment, change is a constant component of organizational life. Whether the change is simple or complex, organizations must constantly change or die. Leaders need to act as change agents to envision necessary change and effectively lead an organization through a change initiative. This course prepares participants to lead change within a variety of organizational settings. Models for the creation and communication of change plans are examined to develop an understanding of the specific challenges associated with change. The theory and methods for effective implementation of change plans are used to examine the practical realities of change implementation in modern organizations.

Note: This course builds upon MNP-502: Leadership and Management in Public Service, although that course is not a prerequisite to MNP-505. While there is some overlap in content between the two, MNP-505 has a far greater emphasis on application and skill development than MNP-502.

MNP-520: Economic Issues for Public Service Managers (3 credits)

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MNP-530: Human Resource Management for Public Service (3 credits)

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This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today's organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, retention, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and current issues such as diversity training, sexual harassment policies, and rising benefit costs are analyzed. Best practices of employers of choice are considered.

MNP-540: Finance and Accounting for Managers in Public Service (3 credits)

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MNP-560: Marketing Management for Public Service (3 credits)

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MPL-510: Research Methods in Public Service (3 credits)

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This course introduces students to the foundations of research study methods with an emphasis on research in the public sector. Concepts presented include study design and selection, data collection guidelines, and study efficacy. A review of data analysis techniques is also featured along with tips on effective presentation of study findings. Ethical issues in research are reviewed to provide greater understanding of the importance of protecting research participants as well as the crucial oversight role of institutional review boards. Students participate in critical evaluations of existing research to engage course content and demonstrate proficiency in course objectives.

MPL-520: Program Analysis and Evaluation (3 credits)

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This course is designed to introduce basic concepts of policy and program evaluation. These include needs assessment, program monitoring, stakeholder awareness and influence, and assessing effectiveness and efficiency. Students will examine quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research approaches. Social, political, and ethical contexts of evaluation studies will also be discussed.

MPL-580: Public Service Leadership and Governance (3 credits)

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MPL-582: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector (3 credits)

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Ethical and socially responsible leadership are core dimensions in the education of local and global public servants. This course provides students with the essential framework for personal and professional ethical decision making applied in the context of diverse workplaces and organizations. Through the study of ethical theories, case studies in applied ethics, and specific assignments looking at legal and ethical complexities, students will examine their personal and professional values, assess their moral intelligence, and consider the legal foundations of public service.

MPL-710: Public Service Capstone (3 credits)

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Candidates for completion of the Master of Public Service Leadership (MPSL), Master of Science and Management (MSM) - Public Service Careers, and Master of Science in Homeland Security (MSHS) degree will complete a project demonstrating their conceptual, analytical, research, and practical management skills achieved through the courses in each program. The project, called a Capstone because it represents a crowning achievement much as a capstone does in architecture, is a 3-credit, one-term requirement that is completed at the end of the program. It is a closely supervised experience resulting in a paper that demonstrates the student's ability to synthesize and utilize the skills and knowledge gained in their graduate program.

MSP-520: Community and Economic Development and Leadership (3 credits)

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This foundation course provides an overview of the theories, models, issues, and policies for community and community economic development in the United States. Beginning with an examination of the theoretical framework for community development and community economic development, the course considers the economic development movement, housing and redevelopment policies, the community development corporation and its role, place-based redevelopment, and neighborhood job creation and planning. Continuing, the course examines recent development strategies and trends. This course concludes by approaching some of the challenges faced by existing community economic development delivery systems and challenges faced by professionals who apply them.

MSP-530: Environmental Issues and Policy (3 credits)

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This course covers major issues and policies in the environmental field. Students will develop an awareness of the political, social, cultural, and economic systems and processes related to environmental protection. Environmental Issues and Policy evaluates the economic factors involved as the business world addresses climate change through government-regulated as well as voluntary programs. Current major issues and policies in the environmental field will be presented, discussed, and analyzed.

MSP-531: Environmental Justice Issues and Policy (3 credits)

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This course explores the foundations of the environmental justice movement, current and emerging issues, and the application of environmental justice analysis to environmental policy and planning. It examines claims made by diverse groups along with the policy and civil society responses that address perceived inequity and injustice. While focused mainly on the United States, international issues and perspectives are also considered in relation to climate change, clean development mechanism trading, and cap-and-trade market approaches.

MSP-540: Advanced Studies in Healthcare (3 credits)

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This course provides an overview of the healthcare services system in America. Topics covered are: characteristics of the U.S. health system, the role of healthcare professionals, medical technology, healthcare financing sources, healthcare delivery structures (including outpatient and primary care), inpatient facilities, managed care and integrated organizations, long-term care, services for special populations, and system outcomes such as healthcare cost, access, and quality.

MSP-542: Epidemiology (3 credits)

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This course is an introduction to the study of the general principles, methods, and applications of epidemiology. It explores outbreak investigations, measures of infectious and chronic disease frequency, standardization of disease rates, study design, measures of association, hypothesis testing, bias, risk factors, effect modification, causal inference, disease screening, and surveillance. Case studies apply these concepts to a variety of infectious, acute, and chronic health conditions affecting the population.

MSP-642: Legal Issues in Healthcare (3 credits)

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This course is designed to give students an in-depth introduction to the issues of health services law and ethics. Among the subjects covered are: the role of law in the U.S. healthcare system; the legal system and legal research; managing and regulating healthcare system including legal structure and governance of healthcare organizations; government regulations in public health and health services; protecting privacy of medical information, medical staff credentialing and clinical privileges; the laws in government payment programs; antitrust law in healthcare field; and legal and ethics issues in patient care and in health insurance.

MSP-662: Practical Grant Writing (3 credits)

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In this course, students will practice researching, writing, budgeting, and evaluating successful grant proposals. Grant writing ethics are stressed throughout the course. While the concepts covered can be applied to business, individual, and government proposals, this course focuses on philanthropic grants to nonprofit organizations from charitable foundations. Within one week of starting class, students will be required to identify a charitable or government entity and project to serve as a subject for their own proposal. To successfully complete the course, each student will create a proposal that he or she may wish to submit to grantmaking organizations, engage in the process of identifying funders and translating technical program objectives to a lay audience, create meaningful evaluation criteria or program process, and demonstrate how his or her program matches the funder's mission.

MSP-664: Volunteer Management (3 credits)

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Volunteers are the lifeblood of many public and nonprofit organizations. This course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of the full range of volunteer management from recruiting prospective volunteers to issues surrounding the departure of a volunteer from the organization. Core issues surrounding volunteer management such as motivations, training, and risk management serve as key topics for this course.

MSP-674: Municipal Finance (3 credits)

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This course examines the budget function and process of county, municipal, and state finance systems; the methods used to determine the needs of the community and individual agency and resource allocation to meet those needs; measuring the capability and benchmarking of the agency; preparation and presentation of the budget; and selling the budget and needs to the county or city administration.

MSP-678: Finance and Budgeting for Nonprofits (3 credits)

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This course is designed to provide finance and budgeting skills to nonprofit leaders and managers, enabling them to make critical decisions related to the financial health of their organizations. Participants will become familiar with processes related to development and management of the budgeting process, governmental requirements and oversight, and ethical concerns facing nonprofit leaders. The course also examines specific legal and policy issues affecting nonprofits and the role of competent financial oversight in guiding organizations through uncertain financial climates.

NPM-502: Nonprofit Management (3 credits)

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This course provides students with an understanding of the unique qualities, philosophies, and practices of the U.S. nonprofit mission-driven sector. The course examines the sources and management of resources as well as strategies for their effective use. Nonprofit Management begins with a historical overview of the nonprofit sector and demonstrates its complex structure. The primary goal of this course is to provide a thorough knowledge base, both theoretical and practical, for effective nonprofit management.

NPM-610: Nonprofit Governance and Board Leadership (3 credits)

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This course explores governance within contemporary nonprofit organizations. The course focuses on leadership dynamics from theoretical and practical perspectives. Students will explore salient internal and external environmental factors that influence behavior through the examination and analysis of best practices. The primary goal of this course is to provide a realistic understanding of the elements that both support and impede effective governance for nonprofits. The significance of strong leadership and governance practices is reinforced in the course's discussion of emerging trends within nonprofit entities.

For all areas of study except Information Technology, the Master of Science degree program includes 18 credits of core courses, 12 credits of area of study requirements and a 6-credit Master's project. For the Information Technology area of study, students who are not working as information technology professionals at the time of their admittance into the program will be required to take 18 credits of core courses and all students in the Information Technology area of study are required to complete 15 credits in the area of study, bringing the total credits needed to earn the degree to 39 credits. Students who are IT professionals at the time they are admitted into the program will not be required to take MSI-501, pending a review by the dean.

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APS-510: Project Management for Technology (3 credits)

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This course introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organization's schedule, budget, and performance objectives. Tools and concepts such as project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project estimating, and scheduling methodologies are studied. Students will practice with Microsoft Project software to be able to manage a project from start to deployment. What is a project? How is it managed? What is the best approach? This course will answer those questions and many more. This is an opportunity to learn the project management fundamentals that can guide a project through a maze of challenges to successful completion. Successful projects do not occur by luck or by chance. In fact, many projects do not achieve their organization's goals.

APS-600: Enhancing Performance in Technology Organizations (3 credits)

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This course provides an overview of the most successful strategies and approaches for achieving performance improvement in technology-based organizations, using the latest research findings and examples of high performing technology organizations. Topics covered include organizational capabilities in managing costs and productivity, performance measurement, leadership system for high performance, enhanced quality in products and services, employee engagement, and enhanced customer engagement and satisfaction as well as performance capabilities (such as organizational values, adaptability, flexibility, agility, responsiveness, and decisiveness) that enable organizations to anticipate and respond to change. The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence are examined as assessment tools for achieving desired organizational capabilities. Discussion also covers specific approaches that contribute to high performance and organizational effectiveness, such as customer relationship management, supply chain management, Six Sigma, lean methodologies, and other process improvement tools. Successful applications of these strategies and approaches are illustrated through practical applications.

APS-601: Technology Innovation and Commercialization (3 credits)

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This course examines the relationship between sustainable growth, innovation, and the commercialization process. Particular emphasis is placed on how to drive profitable innovation through a dynamic process of constantly creating new business models, improving customer experiences, opening new markets, and commercializing or launching new products. Students will research innovative technologies; identify processes that transform technology innovations, research, and results from the laboratory to the real marketplace; determine their commercialization potential; and discuss different types of legal protection.

APS-602: Managing People in Technology-Based Organizations (3 credits)

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Regardless of the size and purpose of the organization and the level of technology involved, people are the common denominator when managing in an information-based global economy. Success or failure hinges on the ability to attract, develop, retain, and motivate a diverse array of appropriately-skilled employees. The purpose of this course is to help students appreciate the value of effective management of people in technology-based organizations as well as to provide the approaches, tools, and methods for doing so. The course will aid students in influencing performance in technological organizations by showing the linkages between contemporary organizational behavior theories and their application. The course has a pragmatic perspective, and the theory-practice link relies on real-life examples, current events, and case studies. Students will both understand organizational behavior concepts and be able to apply them to technology-based organizations. The course focuses on three levels of managing behavior in organizations: managing individual employees; managing groups and relationships effectively; and managing behavior across the organization. In addition, the course will cover emerging organizational behavior topics facing technology-based organizations, such as managing a global workforce, virtual organizations and teams, motivating for creativity/innovation, designing high performance work systems, developing learning organizations, self-efficacy, transformational leadership, work-life balance, the linkage of motivation theory to practice, creating a culture for high performance, and change management.

APS-610: Cost Estimation and Financial Management For Engineers and Technologists (3 credits)

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Decisions on large and small programs, whether in government or industry, always have a financial component and financial impacts. This course will provide students with an understanding of the financial aspects of decision making. The focus will be on the application of cost estimates and cost benefit analyses to program and financial management, budget preparation and justification, the understanding and use of financial statements, and program control. In addition, the course will help participants to become informed consumers of cost estimates and cost benefit analyses. Being informed includes evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the cost-benefit analysis approach as well as the role of risk and uncertainty, comprehending sensitivity analysis, and knowing the right questions to ask when the individual is the recipient of a cost-benefit analysis.

THC-625: Technology and the Human Community: Challenges and Responses (3 credits)

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CTM-510: Introduction to Clinical Trials Research and Drug Development (3 credits)

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This course introduces students to the field of clinical research and provides an overview of the environment, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval processes and regulations, and various elements involved in the development and conduct of clinical trials.

CTM-520: Clinical Trials Research: Practice to Policy (3 credits)

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This course provides students with an understanding of clinical research methods as well as current issues concerning drug and device development in the United States. Students will learn how to formulate a scientific literature search to inform their research efforts and will develop the skills that are necessary for critical evaluation of published studies. The design of clinical research will also be discussed in detail so that the student is prepared to recommend what type of study is best suited for answering a particular research question. This will include a discussion about prospective versus retrospective and cross-sectional designs, randomization and blinding methods, and parallel group versus cross-over studies. Next, students will learn about the various approaches for conducting a survey as a part of clinical research, with a discussion about the relative merits of conducting a survey versus using other sources of data. Specific study endpoints will also be discussed in detail, including economic/cost measures, health-related quality of life measures, and work productivity measures. Reliability and validity of study endpoints will be explored so that students are prepared to identify possible sources of error and bias in clinical studies. Finally, students will develop an understanding of current issues related to clinical research, including controversies surrounding the relationship between industry sponsors and researchers as well as the impact of biotechnology and the generics market on product development.

CTM-530: Introduction to Clinical Trials Data Management (3 credits)

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This course provides an overview of the clinical data management process in pharmaceutical research settings. Introduction to Clinical Trials Data Management is one of four courses in the Clinical Trials Management curriculum.

CTM-540: Ethical Issues and Regulatory Principles in Clinical Trials (3 credits)

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The purpose of this course is to gain a better understanding of the ethical issues and regulatory principles in clinical research. Each module has been designed to be a step-wise approach to understanding clinical research and how today's regulations impact tomorrow's drugs. Modules 1 through 3 take students through the basics of regulation. Module 1 discusses the basics of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by exploring the FDA's structure, history, and goals. Module 2 is an introduction to basic guidelines used when conducting clinical trials. Module 3 talks about the primary applications that must be submitted to the FDA for drug approval. All 10 modules discuss ethics in clinical research. Module 4 digs deeper into the realm of ethics by exploring early ethical guidelines, such as the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki. Module 5 then applies these guidelines to current practice. Modules 6 through 8 take the time to explore essential regulatory documents, regulatory inspections, and adverse event and safety monitoring, all essential aspects of running clinical trials. Finally, Modules 9 and 10 explore regulatory guidelines outside of the United States by discussing the basic regulatory guidelines in 21 other countries around the world. Each module has exercises designed to further enhance the student's drug development knowledge through reading, discussion boards, and assignments.

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MSI-501: Foundations of Information Technology (3 credits)

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This course is a survey course on information technology (IT). It is designed to give students ample opportunity to review critically emerging trends and implications for business managers and IT professionals. Topics covered include IT foundation concepts, data/information management systems, networking systems, enterprise models/systems, IT management processes, IT security, and IT ethics.

MSI-502: Telecommunications and Networking (3 credits)

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This course examines data communication and networking technologies from the business perspective. Topics covered include the networked enterprise, telecommunication network models, communication hardware, and trends and emerging technology, such as social media, mobile computing, cloud computing, big data, and the internet of things (IoT). Emphasis is on data communications as an integral element of business.

MSI-503: Object-Oriented Application Development (3 credits)

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This course provides students with knowledge and skills for object-oriented design and implementation of software applications. Students will learn to apply object-oriented concepts in solving computational problems and implementing structured and easily maintainable software solutions. The course also covers concepts on algorithmic design for problem solving and computer language mechanics.

Advisory: This course is designed for students with a basic understanding of computer programming. Specific programming skills or previous programming experience is not required. However, object-oriented application development will be fully explored so having a basic, working knowledge of computer programming is encouraged.

MSI-504: Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design (3 credits)

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The focus of this course is on the identification of an organization problem, the goals and the purpose of information technology (IT) systems, and how to carry out all the activities in the analysis and design of the systems. It addresses the design phases and all the techniques that are used to carry out the activities using a structured approach. Students will be required to apply these techniques to a work group project.

MSI-505: Principles of Database Design (3 credits)

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This course covers most of the major advancements in the technology of the design, development, and management of database management systems (DBMS) as well as the theoretical concepts and applications of DBMS. Students will have hands-on experience through case study exercises and the design and implementation of projects.

Note: This course requires that students use Microsoft Access software, which is a Windows-based product and will not run on Macs. Students can run this software and other Windows software on a Mac using Apple's Boot Camp technology or third-party virtualization tools like Parallels or VMWare Fusion. These tools make it possible to run Mac OSX and a Windows operating system side by side. This solution will require a Windows license.

MSI-506: Operating Systems (3 credits)

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The focus of this course incorporates core concepts of operating systems. Emphasis is placed on interpreting universal concepts that are applicable to a wide range of operating systems. Topics explored include processes and threads, memory management, virtualization, scheduling and interaction between computers, and the services provided by operating systems hardware. Examples are utilized from UNIX, Windows, and Android operating systems.

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APS-501: Human Performance Improvement (3 credits)

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This course is designed to explore the field of human performance improvement and focuses on the concepts and principles of human performance technology, human performance technology models, training needs assessment, and knowledge management. Other topics include performance improvement interventions, such as behavioral and job task analysis, work redesign, performance management and coaching, and instructional strategies to improve workplace performance.

NUC-501: Atmospheric Dispersion of Radioisotopes (3 credits)

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This course examines the prediction of radiological consequences from the dispersion of airborne radioactive effluents. The theoretical models are substantiated by meteorological data and dose assessment. The applications phase will link the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) code RASCAL to nuclear facility licensing, compliance, and emergency planning. Use of the code for analysis and evaluation is incorporated into the course as instruction.

NUC-502: Criticality Safety (3 credits)

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This course assesses nuclear industry prevention of an accidental, unplanned, and inadvertent self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction that could result in large radiation exposures or release of radioactive materials to the environment. The course emphasis is on the analysis of processes or systems that involve fissile materials, double-contingency principles, independent events in processes that must occur concurrently, and the need for continuous improvements based on operating experience.

NUC-503: Current Issues and Case Studies (3 credits)

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This course presents current nuclear industry incidents, accidents, and issues confronting the future of the commercial nuclear power industry that will be synthesized and evaluated for the creation of continuous improvement recommendations with justifiable evidence. The course requires students to apply a systematic problem-solving approach for the cases discussed. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, new nuclear power plant construction, and small modular reactors are examples of the sources of issues for the course. The course concludes with the project for each student to develop a comprehensive incident analysis report or case study.

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APS-501: Human Performance Improvement (3 credits)

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APS-502: Advanced Quality Analysis (3 credits)

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Advanced Quality Analysis course will explore the most up-to-date quality methods, research, and tools that companies need to succeed in today's challenging environment. Students will explore today's quality management landscape and the universal applications, procedures, techniques, and strategies used in attaining superior and sustainable business results through quality.

CMP-500: Network and Computer Security (3 credits)

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This course is designed for graduate students who are either in the information technology (IT) field or going into IT security, who have some understanding of hardware, operating systems, software, and networks, but not necessarily any background in computer science practices. The course covers the principles, approaches, and standards in computer security. In addition, the course introduces students to security functional requirements, fundamental security design principles, and computer security strategies. This includes fundamentals of securing computers and networks as well as defending networks from security attacks. Topics cover infrastructure security, software and system security, and management issues.

EUT-500: Renewable and Alternative Energy (3 credits)

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This course examines renewable and alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, biofuel, and energy storage. Other concepts include material efficiency issues, recycling, composting, and the concept of life-cycle design. The course also addresses conservation strategies that aid in the development of a more ecologically and economically sustainable future. Students will research renewable and alternative energy innovations, identify the processes they use to capture and store energy, and describe their commercialization potential.

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AVM-501: Aviation Safety and Security Programs Management (3 credits)

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This course examines programs employed by air carriers and airport operators in operating and maintaining various safety and security services. Special emphasis is on the Safety Management System (SMS) as well as the federal guidelines and their applications at commercial service airports. This course will build on subjects learned in TESU AVF-303: Aviation Safety Management. Additional topics include: history and evolution of SMS, components of SMS, safety regulations, and aviation security programs.

AVM-502: Air Carrier Operations (3 credits)

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This course integrates the fundamentals of economics, operations, marketing, and finance in developing the overview of Air Carrier Operations. While these major topics are found in any industry, the uniqueness of Air Carrier Operations requires that they be examined in detail specific to the aviation industry. For example, flight routing structure and queuing are clearly unique to Air Carrier Operations and would not be found in a marketing course. Other fundamental content in the course includes security, regulations, and international flight scheduling. The manager with a broad understanding of the industry and its competitive environment is better equipped to work interdisciplinary assignments within the industry and, ultimately, to succeed and progress in an airline operations career.

AVM-503: Airport Management and Operations (3 credits)

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This course addresses requirements, responsibilities, and methods of operating major U.S. and international airports. The course studies both Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards regarding airside and landside operations, operational safety, maintenance and construction, security, and emergency preparedness. The course will build on subjects learned in AVF-472: Airport Management I and AVF-474: Airport Management II. Airport Management and Operations will provide an in-depth analysis of airport operations and the myriad of responsibilities that airport managers face on a day-to-day basis. It will present airport expansion in its historical context along with the impact airports have had on regional development and on the environment. Students are introduced to the regulatory aspects as well as the operational requirements affecting airports and air travelers. Additional topics include analysis of airport planning and design, financial management, and marketing. Because airports are continually evolving, this course provides airport executives with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to properly evaluate and satisfy these needs while combining fiscal responsibility with sensible management and planning.

AVM-504: Aviation Economics and Fiscal Management (3 credits)

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This course focuses on the fiscal management and financial issues of airports, airlines, and others in the aviation industry. Topics include a review of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and fiscal decision making as they relate to air transportation entities using financial statements, ratios, financial planning, and appraisals. An in-depth examination of operating sources of finance, leasing, costing of operations, and revenue management are explored using finance and micro/macro-economic forecasting. The course integrates economics and fiscal management of airline and airport operations to enable the student to use finance management tools to make knowledgeable and data driven decisions in the air transportation industry.

AVM-505: Human Resource Management and Labor Relations in Aviation (3 credits)

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This course offers a management approach to understanding labor-management relations in the aviation industry with an added focus on the development of labor law in the United States. Additional topics include the collective bargaining process and the use of pressure tactics, contract administration, the arbitration process, legal rights of union members, unfair labor practices, contemporary issues pertaining to labor-management relations in aviation, and current trends in union memberships.

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APS-700: Master Project in Applied Science and Technology (6 credits)

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The Master Project in Applied Science and Technology is designed to provide a guided in-depth experience in defining, measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling a significant opportunity or challenge relevant to the learner's applied science or technology workplace or profession. The learner will be expected to acquire knowledge, apply real-life experience, and conduct research to make recommendations that are based upon solid data and benchmarking.

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DSI-505: Programming 1: Python (3 credits)

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Python programming enables students to implement fundamental principles of modern programming using the Python programming language and problem-solving techniques related to computing.

DSI-506: Programming 1: R (3 credits)

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This course introduces essential concepts and techniques of programming in the R computer programming language. It covers R variables, data types, arithmetic and logical operations, environments, functions, flow control, and loops. The course also discusses using R to get clean and transform data, which is a critical step in any data analysis project. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to set up an R programming environment and perform common R programming tasks.

DSI-507: Programming 2: Python (3 credits)

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This course builds upon the fundamental principles of Python and prepares students to utilize Python for data analysis. It covers Python skills and data structures, how to load data from different sources, rearrange and aggregate it, and how to analyze and visualize it to create high-quality products. Python is a powerful programming language and has a mature and growing ecosystem of open-source tools for mathematics and data analysis. This course covers working with strings, lists and dictionaries (in addition to variables), reading and writing data, use of Pandas for data analysis, group, aggregage, merge and join, time series and data frames, matplotlib for visualization, and creating format and output figures. This course prepares students for further study of predictive analytics using Python.

DSI-508: Programming 2: R (3 credits)

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This course is for students who have an introductory background in R programming. Students will learn how R works with numeric vectors and special values, and how to deal with special values. Students will start working with R to handle text data and learn about regular expressions, dates, classes, and generic functions as well as matrices, data frames, and lists.

DSI-530: SQL - Introduction to Database Queries (3 credits)

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In this course students will learn to extract data from a relational database using SQL (Structured Query Language), so statistical operations can be performed to solve problems. The focus is on structuring queries to extract structured data (not on building databases or methods of handling big data). Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-601: Predictive Analytics 1 - Machine Learning Tools - with Python (3 credits)

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In this course, students will be introduced to the basic concepts in predictive analytics, also called predictive modeling, the most prevalent form of data mining. This course covers the two core paradigms that account for most business applications of predictive modeling: classification and prediction. Four machine learning techniques will be used: k-nearest neighbors, classification and regression trees (CART), and Bayesian classifiers. The course will also cover the use of partitioning to divide the data into training data (data used to build a model), validation data (data used to assess the performance of different models or, in some cases, to fine tune the model), and test data (data used to predict the performance of the final model). The course includes hands-on work with Python, a free software environment with statistical computing capabilities. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-604: Predictive Analytics 1 - Machine Learning Tools - with R (3 credits)

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In this course, students will be introduced to the basic concepts in predictive analytics, also called predictive modeling, the most prevalent form of data mining. This course covers the two core paradigms that account for most business applications of predictive modeling: classification and prediction. Four machine learning techniques will be used: k-nearest neighbors, classification and regression trees (CART), and Bayesian classifiers. The course will also cover the use of partitioning to divide the data into training data (data used to build a model), validation data (data used to assess the performance of different models or, in some cases, to fine tune the model), and test data (data used to predict the performance of the final model). The course includes hands-on work with R, a free software environment for statistical computing.

DSI-602: Predictive Analytics 2 - Neural Nets and Regression - with Python (3 credits)

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In this course, students will continue work from Predictive Analytics 1, and be introduced to additional techniques in predictive analytics, also called predictive modeling, the most prevalent form of data mining. Predictive modeling takes data where a variable of interest (a target variable) is known and develops a model that relates this variable to a series of predictor variables, also called features. Four modeling techniques will be used: linear regression, logistic regression, discriminant analysis, and neural networks. The course includes hands-on work with Python, a free software environment with capabilities for statistical computing. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-605: Predictive Analytics 2 - Neural Nets and Regression - with R (3 credits)

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In this course, students will continue work from Predictive Analytics 1, and be introduced to additional techniques in predictive analytics, also called predictive modeling, the most prevalent form of data mining. Predictive modeling takes data where a variable of interest (a target variable) is known and develops a model that relates this variable to a series of predictor variables, also called features. Four modeling techniques will be used: linear regression, logistic regression, discriminant analysis, and neural networks. The course includes hands-on work with R, a free software environment with capabilities for statistical computing. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-603: Predictive Analytics 3 - Dimension Reduction, Clustering, and Association Rules - with Python (3 credits)

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In this course, students will cover key unsupervised learning techniques: association rules, principal components analysis, and clustering. Predictive Analytics 3 will include an integration of supervised and unsupervised learning techniques. The course includes hands-on work with Python, a free software environment with capabilities for statistical computing. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-606: Predictive Analytics 3 - Dimension Reduction, Clustering, and Association Rules - with R (3 credits)

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In this course, students will cover key unsupervised learning techniques: association rules, principal components analysis, and clustering. Predictive Analytics 3 will include an integration of supervised and unsupervised learning techniques. The course includes hands-on work with R, a free software environment with capabilities for statistical computing. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-622: Interactive Data Visualization (3 credits)

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Students will learn about the interactive exploration of data, and how it is achieved using state-of-the-art data visualization software. Participants will learn to explore a range of different data types and structures (Time Series, scatterplots, parallel coordinate plots, trellising, etc.). They will learn about various interactive techniques for manipulating and examining the data and producing effective visualizations. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-700: Applied Predictive Analytics (3 credits)

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In this course students will apply data mining techniques in a real-world case study. The case study concerns microtargeting in political campaigns, but the principles apply equally to any marketing campaign involving individual-level messaging. This course is really a "lab" for practically testing student's skills in a real world context. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

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DSI-509: Natural Language Processing I (3 credits)

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In this course you will be introduced to the essential techniques of natural language processing (NLP) and text mining with Python. The course will discuss how to apply unsupervised and supervised modeling techniques to text, and devote considerable attention to data preparation and data handling methods required to transform unstructured text into a form in which it can be mined.

DSI-510: Forecasting Analytics (3 credits)

In this course students will learn how to choose an appropriate time series forecasting method, fit the model, evaluate its performance, and use it for forecasting. The course will focus on the most popular business forecasting methods: regression models, smoothing methods including moving average (MA) and exponential smoothing, and autoregressive (AR) models. It will also discuss enhancements such as second-layer models and ensembles, and various issues encountered in practice. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-511: Introduction to Network Analysis (3 credits)

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In this course students will learn a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods for describing, measuring, and analyzing social networks. Students will also learn how to identify influential individuals, track the spread of information through networks, and see how to use these techniques on real problems. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-608: R Programming Intermediate ( credits)

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This course will help to prepare students to become experienced data analysts looking to unlock the power of R. It provides a systematic overview of R as a programming language, emphasizing good programming practices, and the development of clear, concise code. After completing the course, students should be able to manipulate data programmatically using R functions of their own design. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-610: Optimization - Linear Programming (3 credits)

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In this course, students will learn how to apply linear programming to complex systems to make better decisions - decisions that increase revenue, decrease costs, or improve efficiency of operations. The course introduces the role of mathematical models in decision making, then covers how to formulate basic linear programming models for decision problems where multiple decisions need to be made in the best possible way, while simultaneously satisfying a number of logical conditions (or constraints). Students will use spreadsheet software to implement and solve these linear programming problems. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-611: Natural Language Processing II (3 credits)

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In this course you will learn about deep neural networks, and how to use them in processing text with Python. We start with an introduction to neural networks, then extend that knowledge to deep neural networks. We then move on to applications in applying word embeddings, recurrent neural networks, attention, and transformers for information extraction, text classification and other natural-language analytics.

DSI-613: Anolmaly Detection (3 credits)

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In this online course, students will learn how to examine data with the goal of detecting anomalies or abnormal instances. This task is critical in a wide range of applications ranging from fraud detection to surveillance. At the end of this course students will have understood the different aspects that affect how this problem can be formulated, the techniques applicable for each formulation, and knowledge of some real-world applications in which they are most effective. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-614: Customer Analytics in R (3 credits)

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In this course students will work through a customer analytics project from beginning to end, using R. Students will start by gaining an understanding of the problem and the context, and continue to clean, prepare, and explore the relevant data. Work will focus on feature engineering, handling dates, summarization, and working with the customer life cycle concept in data analysis. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-621: Integer and Nonlinear Programming and Network Flow (3 credits)

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In this course students will learn to specify and implement optimization models that solve network problems. Students will also learn how to solve integer programming (IP) problems and nonlinear programming (NLP) problems. Students will use spreadsheet-based software to specify and implement models. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-625: Risk Simulation and Queuing (3 credits)

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This course covers important modeling techniques. Students will learn how to construct and implement simulation models to model the uncertainty in decision input variables so that the overall estimate of interest from a model can be supplemented by a risk interval of possible other outcomes (risk simulation) and the variability in arrivals over time (customers, cars at a toll plaza, data packets, etc.) and ensuing queues (queuing theory). Students will also learn how to employ decision trees to incorporate information derived from models to actually make optimal decisions. Students will use spreadsheet-based software to specify and implement models. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

DSI-640: Spatial Statistics with Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

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Spatial analysis often uses methods adapted from conventional analysis to address problems in which spatial location is the most important explanatory variable. This course is directed particularly to students with backgrounds in either computing or statistics, but who lack a background in the necessary geospatial concepts. Spatial Statistics with Geographic Information Systems will explain and give examples of the analysis that can be conducted in a geographic information system such as ArcGIS. Graduate students enrolled in this course will complete a project/assignment that engages in higher levels of thought and creativity, requiring them to demonstrate knowledge at more advanced taxonomical levels.

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HCF-701: Healthcare Finance (3 credits)

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HCL-704: Healthcare Law (3 credits)

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HCM-500: 21st Century Healthcare Systems (3 credits)

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This course presents the principles and dynamics of healthcare management, the healthcare system, and basic concepts and skills in administration. Students will analyze the institutional, social, and political forces in the field of healthcare and fundamentals of management in modern healthcare. This course introduces an overview of the healthcare stakeholders in a variety of settings as well as key health and medical terms. Students will also examine current trends in modern healthcare delivery.

HCM-501: Organization of the Healthcare Value Chain (3 credits)

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Students identify and describe components of the system, including patients, healthcare professionals, public and private third-party payers, regulators, reimbursement methods, and information technology. The roles of patients, physicians, hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies through the lens of the healthcare value chain. The interaction between the government and these different groups will also be covered using the most contemporary healthcare legislation as the backdrop.

HCM-502: Healthcare Administrator Leadership (3 credits)

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This course explores how healthcare organizations can create sustainable competitive advantage in a volatile, reimbursement driven industry. Topics include external and internal environmental analysis, strategy formulation, organizational design and control, and the impact of mergers and alliances on industry performance. This course also explores the theories, processes, and practical techniques of negotiation so that students can successfully negotiate and resolve disputes in a variety of situations including interpersonal and group settings. Emphasis is placed on understanding influence and conflict resolution strategies; identifying interests, issues, communication strategies, and positions of the parties involved; analyzing co-negotiators, their negotiation styles, and the negotiation situations; and managing the dynamics associated with most negotiations. The course will also discuss the role of motivation as a tool for the encouragement of growth and creativity. Practical skills are developed through the use of simulations and exercises.

HCM-503: Quality Improvement Strategies in Healthcare (3 credits)

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This course will focus on the methods used by managers to assess the quality of hospital or provider healthcare and evaluate the tying of reimbursement to healthcare outcomes. Topics will include the history of healthcare outcomes analysis; the framework for outcome studies; and how the consumer and the payers define and demand quality. By the end of the course, students will have developed a thorough appreciation of the current methods used by policymakers, researchers, payers, and healthcare providers to evaluate outcomes as well as those used by consumers to choose where they get medical care. Specific issues facing the healthcare manager and the need to synthesize complex and often disparate outcomes will be addressed as well.

HCO-702: Strategic Management within a Healthcare Organization (3 credits)

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HRM-530: Human Resources Management (3 credits)

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MSM-620: Leading Strategic Change (3 credits)

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ORR-510: Organizational Research (3 credits)

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This course acquaints students with important research concepts so they can develop a sound research study. Students apply the research design process to develop a proposal that incorporates appropriate methods of developing a plan and gathering information. This course is specifically designed to prepare students for their Capstone course, in which the research plan moves to the implementation stage, culminating with a Capstone paper.

Note: This course must be taken one to two terms prior to Capstone. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

PJM-510: Project Management (3 credits)

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This course introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organization's schedule, budget, and performance objectives. Tools and concepts such as project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project estimating, and scheduling methodologies are studied. Students will practice with Microsoft Project software to be able to manage a project from start to deployment. What is a project? How is it managed? What is the best approach? This is an opportunity to learn the project management fundamentals that can guide a project through a maze of challenges to successful completion. Successful projects do not occur by luck or by chance. In fact, many projects do not achieve their organization's goals.

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MAN-630: Management Capstone (3 credits)

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Candidates for completion of the Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Science in Healthcare Management (MSHCM), or the Master of Human Resources Management (MSHRM) degree will complete an independent project demonstrating their conceptual, analytical, research, and practical management skills achieved through the courses in either program. The project, called a Capstone because it represents a crowning achievement much as a capstone does in architecture, is a 3-credit, one-term requirement that is completed at the end of the program. It is a closely supervised experience resulting in a paper that demonstrates the student's ability to synthesize and utilize the skills and knowledge students have gained in previous courses in the MSHRM, MSHCM, or MSM programs.

Prerequisites: This course requires completion of ORR-510: Organizational Research. Students may not take ORR-510 and the Management Capstone during the same term.

Note: This is the last course taken to complete the degree program. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

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HLS-500: Terrorism and Homeland Security in the U.S. (3 credits)

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This course examines the phenomenon of terrorism as it relates to the United States as well as to American interests in other countries, primarily in the time period from the Cold War to the present. The attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, and the subsequent adoption of a formal U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be examined in the context of the global terrorist threat and the more general concept of homeland security. Emphasis is on the identification and understanding of appropriate definitions and concepts so that students may critically evaluate the threats present and the range of responses available in our democratic society. Appropriate historical foundations, as well as essential components of a mechanism for homeland security, will be presented. Other key topics include the relationship between homeland security and preparation; terrorism response and recovery mechanisms; and goals, objectives, and strategies. The importance of coordinating various plans and strategies among local, state, and federal government response organizations will be stressed.

HLS-501: Natural Disasters and Security Planning (3 credits)

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This course will investigate a wide range of natural disasters and develop appropriate plans for mitigating resulting problems. Natural disasters include a variety of events from earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and fires to the outbreak of disease and may themselves trigger secondary disaster situations such as chemical spills, nuclear incidents, and power outages. This course focuses on the impacts of disasters on security, critical resources, and key infrastructure.

HLS-510: Protecting the Homeland: Balancing Security and Liberty (3 credits)

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This course will examine the development of various situations that have evolved since the day of the terrorists' attacks, on New York City and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001. Since that day, the events which transpired have been seen to have made many Americans feel more vulnerable than ever before. After the events of that day, the United States Congress quickly enacted the USA PATRIOT Act, which permitted a number of extraordinary and unprecedented changes to civil liberties without judicial oversight. This course will examine the USA PATRIOT Act, along with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which were initiated by the events of 9/11. This course will allow students the opportunity to examine and understand why the government and the public began to question and scrutinize the country's intelligence mechanisms, and national security structure and procedures. During this course there will an opportunity to examine the creation, development, and organizational structure of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As part of the examination of DHS, there will be opportunities to also examine entities such as the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), which was established after 9/11. This course will also examine other developments including the detention and torture of "enemy combatants" in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and consider whether the nation's security needs justify the consequent restrictions on our freedoms.

HLS-610: The Psychology and Sociology of Disaster (3 credits)

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This course explores best practices for mitigating the adverse psychological and social impacts of disaster. The course discusses types of disasters, the way trauma typically affects victims, the means for assessing trauma after a disaster, the importance of early intervention during the response phase, and approaches suitable for the longer recovery phase of disaster. This course uses current government and law enforcement sources to discuss specific disasters from the last two decades, both acts of terrorism and natural occurrences.

HLS-611: International Legal and Ethical Issues (3 credits)

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This course examines statutory, constitutional, military, and international legal principles and their relation to the design and implementation of national and international strategies related to homeland security in both the domestic and global arenas. Emphasis will be on legal and due process actions and the legality of those actions in domestic, military, and international settings. There will be an intense focus on the exposure, explanation, and understanding of the existing domestic and international laws and treaties. This course will provide the student with exposure to a multitude of issues in the area of homeland security by examining the basic concept of investigating and prosecuting terrorism and its affect both domestically and internationally. The method of study and exposure to these topics is designed to facilitate the student in the development of the ability to identify, understand, and perform critical thinking and written assessment of concepts directly relating to legal and due process issues relating to terrorism and homeland security challenges.

HLS-620: Homeland Security Preparedness: Prevention and Deterrence (3 credits)

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This course focuses on how strategic planning, incident management, and intelligence techniques are brought together to provide the necessary foundation for anti-terrorism preparedness. The assignments in this course are designed to give students engagement in these areas. Students will learn how potential acts of terrorism are deterred and prevented through vigilance, observation, and the reporting of suspicious indicators of terrorist acts. Emphasis is placed on the level of planning and management involved in preparedness, prevention, and deterrence, and to the implementation of specific techniques and strategies. The topics that will be covered in this course will include the protection of infrastructures, various aspects of the National Incident Management System, and various aspects of data collection and analysis techniques. In addition the course will address threat and vulnerability assessments, information sharing, resource planning, intelligence failures, and terrorism prevention and deterrence.

HLS-625: Technology and Information Security (3 credits)

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This course covers a wide range of cybersecurity and technology concepts. War, crime, and terrorism have affected the domains of land, sea, air, and space for decades. As technology has become more pervasive in our society, a fifth domain has become evident: the cyber domain. Traditional crimes and acts of terror have become leveraged with technological capabilities that give criminals and terrorists a greater advantage than before. In addition, this environment makes it more difficult for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent, detect, and prosecute those that commit horrific acts. This course explores topics in information technology security management. It examines the necessary technical, physical, and administrative controls required to protect information and information systems that are likely to become vulnerable to a cyberattack. Topics within the course include cryptography, disaster recovery, business continuity of operations, network and host security, threats and vulnerabilities, access control, forensics and incident handling, and legal issues involving computers.

HLS-630: Protecting the Homeland: Response and Recovery (3 credits)

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This course focuses on the many response and recovery efforts possible for the various actors in homeland security, both in the public and private sectors. The concept of planning is addressed with a focus on implementation, testing, and evaluation. Students will discuss how best to lead, communicate, and coordinate in response and recovery efforts across jurisdictions and agencies. Technology and information gathering, as tools for planning and responding, are explored. Both government and law enforcement efforts and business continuity planning (BCP) are studied.

HLS-640: Funding and Program Administration for Homeland Security (3 credits)

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This course introduces funding and program administration for homeland security. Following the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, the United States established the Department of Homeland Security and developed new national security requirements to secure the nation's most critical infrastructure. This course will focus on spending in areas such as counterterrorism, defense, intelligence, and securing of critical infrastructure. In addition to covering the financing of these operations, the course will center on security program administration in both the public and private sectors.

MPL-510: Research Methods in Public Service (3 credits)

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MPL-710: Public Service Capstone (3 credits)

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HRM-530: Human Resources Management (3 credits)

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HRM-540: Lifestyle Benefits and Compensation in The New Millennium (3 credits)

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This course examines both the theory and practice of total compensation. Topics include strategic compensation, employee compensation and benefits, job evaluation, external competitiveness and market analysis, incentives and variable pay, employee motivation, compensation administration, and the compensation of special groups. A variety of approaches are employed to examine organizational compensation policy and design. Consideration is given to the interaction between human resource managers and managers throughout the organization in order to realize effective compensation programs. This course balances theory and practice. There will be many opportunities to apply compensation theory in required weekly discussions and in both the individual and group projects. The course will emphasize the strategic aspects of compensation and how the organization can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage through compensation policy/programs. By the end of this course, students should have a very in-depth understanding of how to establish, organize, and administer an effective and equitable compensation system.

HRM-550: Strategic Recruitment and Selection (3 credits)

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Regardless of industry, business unit, or department, people are every organization's key source of competitive advantage. In the war for talent, organizations have two choices: develop strategic human resources (HR) systems that support the recruitment and selection of highly qualified employees, or hire employees with a poor fit, draining organizational resources and resulting in poor outcomes. Not only is recruiting the right people a difficult and daunting task, but selecting the best organizational fit is a significant challenge. Organizations must design a recruitment and selection process from a strategic perspective to successfully win the talent war. This course will focus on the best practices of strategic HR planning. Throughout the course students will be introduced to successful recruitment and selection programs and methods that can be adapted to any organization.

HRM-560: The Entrepreneurial Organization: Learning as Competitive Advantage (3 credits)

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This course explores three key concepts and best practices associated with cultivating entrepreneurial behavior within organizations. Integrating adult learning, organizational learning, and knowledge management are central to adapting entrepreneurial behaviors and practices. In this course, students will consider the necessity of understanding adult learning theory to create a culture that supports entrepreneurial behavior. Students will also consider the importance of organizational learning and knowledge management on enabling stakeholders to adopt entrepreneurial orientations and practices, and they will apply these orientations and practices toward advancing entrepreneurialism in the workplace. Finally, students will identify the theoretical and practical intersection points among these topics and analyze the importance of adult learning, organizational learning, and knowledge management on promoting an entrepreneurial organization.

HRM-570: The Effectiveness of a Market-Connected Culture (3 credits)

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This course includes a critical examination of how human resource professionals can participate in creating and maintaining an effective organization that responds to the marketplace and services its customers effectively. Emphasis is placed on the internal and external cultures and environments, the emergence of a knowledge economy, and the importance of intellectual capital.

HRM-600: Managing the Human Resources Enterprise (3 credits)

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The profession of human resource management (HRM) has become a major strategic partner with senior management and as a proactive consultant with operational managers within many organizations. Assuming these roles has increased the credibility of human resource management as a key component to enhance the effectiveness and productivity of employees within contemporary organizations. As important as these proactive interventions for HRM professionals, it is also critical for HRM to have an enterprise perspective. Through research and analysis, this course will assess the contemporary research in the field of HRM and examine the ways that HRM incorporates greater efficiency and effectiveness in responding to the challenges facing human resources and organizations. This course will analyze and assess important HRM functions and programs that include social media, technology, risk management, talent management, diversity workforce, retention management, employee engagement, organizational branding, and delivery models.

HRM-610: Human Resources as a Strategic Partner (3 credits)

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Managing strategically is a complex, rational, well thought out sequence of activities and approaches that addresses the various competitive challenges organizations face. Human resource management faces a series of challenges and opportunities to be regarded as a strategic partner with other senior leadership executives. One manner in which to accomplish this is to earn a seat as a partner during the strategic planning process. There are many roadblocks, however, on the road to becoming an organizational partner, which results in frustration, resentment, confusion, and possibly a regression back to maintaining nothing more than an administrative function. A key, however, to the successful acceleration of human resources showing they can add value is by gaining critical information from the voices of the organization's customers and integrating these into a roadmap that will take human resources from the role of "caretaker" to "organizational leader." All of the human resource management functions must be implemented and maintained with a strategic focus. It is not only considering the present challenges but also planning for future developments that will have an impact on the organization. This course will focus upon those critical elements that will help turn human resources away from "paper pushing" and toward a value added facilitator of strategic change.

HRM-620: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Human Resources (3 credits)

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This course provides a careful examination of the significant ethical and legal issues facing the human resource professional. While there is a focus on employment law, there is an equally strong consideration of ethical issues, which human resource personnel must address and share with other decision makers in the organization.

ORR-510: Organizational Research (3 credits)

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This course acquaints students with important research concepts so they can develop a sound research study. Students apply the research design process to develop a proposal that incorporates appropriate methods of developing a plan and gathering information. This course is specifically designed to prepare students for their Capstone course, in which the research plan moves to the implementation stage, culminating with a Capstone paper.

Note: This course must be taken one to two terms prior to Capstone. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

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MAN-630: Management Capstone (3 credits)

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ACC-501: Principles of Forensic Accounting (3 credits)

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This course provides a solid foundation for building skills in forensic accounting techniques, including gathering, interpreting, and documenting evidence. Students examine the investigative techniques used by accountants to conduct forensic examinations as well as the common schemes and techniques used to commit fraud. The skills acquired in this course will enable students to assist businesses in detecting, investigating, documenting, and preventing fraud. The course also introduces the many professional opportunities available to forensic accountants.

Advisory: Students considering enrolling in this graduate course should have a thorough understanding of the business transaction cycle and, at a minimum, a background in both financial accounting and auditing, obtained through either prior course work or professional experience. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.

CSR-610: Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits)

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This course introduces students to the concept of corporate social responsibility, which involves an examination of whether organizations should expand their focus from serving stockholders to also considering the impact of the firm's activities on diverse stakeholders. Practicing corporate social responsibility requires that a corporation meld business goals with societal expectations. To do so means addressing complex questions such as: What obligations do businesses have to the societies in which they operate? Can the interests of corporations and their outside stakeholders be aligned or are they in inherent conflict? This course examines these and other questions without prescribing simple solutions.

EIO-520: Economic Issues in Organizations (3 credits)

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This course explores the complex relationship of strategic economic issues within an organization and the organization's interaction with other firms in the industry. The course begins with a brief overview of the basic economics of the firm and uses those principles to drive an analysis of the firm's activities and interactions with other firms. The course examines different market structures to see how overall economic structure affects decision making and interactions; this basic structure will be used to analyze competition with other firms in obtaining resources, setting prices to maximize profits, and reacting to decisions of competitors. The course also examines methodologies for evaluating results and explores ways to use that analysis in making future decisions.

ETH-590: Ethics for Managers (3 credits)

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FAM-540: Finance and Accounting for Managers (3 credits)

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This course is designed to provide the non-accountant and non-financial manager with the knowledge necessary to interact with professionals from those disciplines. The majority of the material draws from the theory and practice of financial management. Sufficient accounting background is provided to enable the student to understand and work with information provided by accounting and finance professionals. Emphasis is placed on understanding terms, concepts, and uses of information provided by these functions rather than on the actual performance of the calculations.

Advisory: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.

GLM-550: Global Management (3 credits)

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This course examines the issues and challenges facing managers in a global business context. Specifically, the course explores and analyzes international aspects of organizational behavior, human resource management, labor relations, corporate strategy, and political risk. In doing so, the course covers both micro-level topics (for example, cross-cultural communication) and macro-level considerations (for example, formulation of international strategy).

LCO-610: Leading Change in Complex Organizations (3 credits)

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This course focuses on organizational change and examines the importance of change, how change agents can work with others to affect meaningful change in organizations, and why change will become increasingly significant to organizations in the future. Students will examine and apply a change process that provides them with an opportunity to think about change, to reflect on stories of individuals who have changed their organizations, and to put learning into practice in current organizational settings.

MKM-560: Marketing Management (3 credits)

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MSM-620: Leading Strategic Change (3 credits)

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NPM-502: Nonprofit Management (3 credits)

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NPM-610: Nonprofit Governance and Board Leadership (3 credits)

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OML-610: Organizational Management and Leadership I (3 credits)

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This course presents a comprehensive, integrative, and practical focus on leadership and management. It is based upon a framework that analyzes leadership and management at different levels: individual leadership, team leadership, and organizational leadership. The course presents leadership and management theories/concepts that have emerged over the past several decades. In addition, students will survey contemporary perspectives on ethics, networking, coaching, organizational culture, diversity, learning organizations, strategic leadership, and crisis leadership. Special attention will be paid on examining the role that leaders play in identifying and implementing change in organizations."Note: This course builds upon ORG-502: Leadership and Management in the 21st Century, although that course is not a prerequisite to OML-610. While there is some overlap in content between the two, OML-610 has a far greater emphasis on application and skill development than ORG-502. "

OML-620: Organizational Management and Leadership II (3 credits)

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This course focuses on how skills and abilities in leadership and management can be developed and applied by individuals in order to make a difference in organizations, communities, or societies. The course looks first at exemplary leaders, both those who are well known and national or international in their scope (e.g., Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Mohandas Gandhi) and those who are not well known (e.g., everyday people who have exercised moral leadership or community leadership), all with special consideration of the moral aspects of effective leadership in several different contexts. It then looks at how individuals can develop leadership and act with authenticity, integrity, and creativity, all with special consideration of exercising leadership as a 'whole person' who must balance responsibilities to home, work, and community. Ultimately, the course is intended to help students become more effective leaders in contexts where they currently serve or in contexts to which they aspire. The course is based in the belief that leadership involves moral/ethical dimensions and that effective leadership equals good leadership; that is, that it includes service to others and to contexts beyond the self as well as qualities such as authenticity and integrity.

Note: This course builds upon ORG-502: Leadership and Management in the 21st Century, although that course is not a prerequisite to OML-620. While there is some overlap in content between the two, OML-620 has a far greater emphasis on application and skill development than ORG-502.

OML-630: Contemporary Issues in Leadership (3 credits)

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This course focuses on compelling issues in leadership theory and practice. It is intended to present students with some of the latest and most innovative thinking about leadership and to promote practical insights for leadership within work and community settings. The course encourages students to look beyond embedded leadership ideas and practices and to consider leadership more broadly. Students cover the topics of leaders and followers (toxic leadership), men and women (gender in leadership), and individuals and teams (team leadership). Students are invited to rethink their orientation to leadership and human interaction and to apply their learning to a real-world setting.

Note: This course follows naturally from the foundations laid in OML-610: Organizational Management and Leadership I and in OML-620: Organizational Management and Leadership II. The three courses together form a logical sequence that moves from a general exploration of theory and practice in OML-610, to a focus on leading and managing self in OML-620 and, finally, to a focus on contemporary leadership issues in OML-630: Contemporary Issues in Leadership. While these courses present a comprehensive look at management, OML-610 and OML-620 are not prerequisites for OML-630, which can be taken as an individual course that provides exploration and focus on contemporary leadership issues and practices.

ORG-502: Leadership and Management in the 21st Century (3 credits)

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In this course, students explore, expand, and improve their personal and practical approach to leadership and management. The course is designed to allow students to analyze major theories and models of leadership, evaluate the effectiveness of these theories in a practical context, and apply various leadership approaches through a case study format. Students also examine, model, and adapt their own personal style and ethics for real-world practical applications.

PJM-510: Project Management (3 credits)

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This course introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organization's schedule, budget, and performance objectives. Tools and concepts such as project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project estimating, and scheduling methodologies are studied. Students will practice with Microsoft Project software to be able to manage a project from start to deployment. What is a project? How is it managed? What is the best approach? This is an opportunity to learn the project management fundamentals that can guide a project through a maze of challenges to successful completion. Successful projects do not occur by luck or by chance. In fact, many projects do not achieve their organization's goals.

PJM-520: Project Leadership and Communication (3 credits)

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This course provides leadership and management guidelines for the project manager in a variety of situations. Principles of effective planning, communication, and motivation throughout the project life cycle are the focus of this course. Project Leadership and Communication presents principles of project control from initiation through execution to closure in a clear and practical manner.

Advisory: Students should have successfully completed PJM-510: Project Management before beginning this course.

PJM-530: Project Risk Management (3 credits)

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This course addresses identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk in order to maximize results of positive events and minimize the consequences of adverse events. Identification, quantification, response planning, and control are covered. Risk factors, contract types, assessment techniques, tools to quantify risk, and procedures to reduce threats to project objectives and contingency are covered.

Advisory: Students should have successfully completed PJM-510: Project Management and PJM-520: Project Leadership and Communication before beginning this course.

PJM-640: Global Project Management (3 credits)

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This course examines project management in a variety of global business settings. Included are project management methodologies and processes as well as culture, team building, and behavior management in a global context. Project management is examined as a set of best practices aimed at managing the total enterprise. Through a project management approach, corporate and organizational strategies are translated into project-level, value-adding elements of a company's project portfolio. This course will focus on the five global project management frameworks: global teams; global communication; global organizations; collaborative tools; and collaborative techniques.

Advisory: Students should have successfully completed PJM-510: Project Management, PJM-520: Project Leadership and Communication, and PJM-530: Project Risk Management before beginning this course.

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EIO-520: Economic Issues in Organizations (3 credits)

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This course explores the complex relationship of strategic economic issues within an organization and the organization's interaction with other firms in the industry. The course begins with a brief overview of the basic economics of the firm and uses those principles to drive an analysis of the firm's activities and interactions with other firms. The course examines different market structures to see how overall economic structure affects decision making and interactions; this basic structure will be used to analyze competition with other firms in obtaining resources, setting prices to maximize profits, and reacting to decisions of competitors. The course also examines methodologies for evaluating results and explores ways to use that analysis in making future decisions.

FAM-540: Finance and Accounting for Managers (3 credits)

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HRM-530: Human Resources Management (3 credits)

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MKM-560: Marketing Management (3 credits)

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ORG-502: Leadership and Management in the 21st Century (3 credits)

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ORR-510: Organizational Research (3 credits)

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This course acquaints students with important research concepts so they can develop a sound research study. Students apply the research design process to develop a proposal that incorporates appropriate methods of developing a plan and gathering information. This course is specifically designed to prepare students for their Capstone course, in which the research plan moves to the implementation stage, culminating with a Capstone paper.

Note: This course must be taken one to two terms prior to Capstone. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

PJM-510: Project Management (3 credits)

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This course introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organization's schedule, budget, and performance objectives. Tools and concepts such as project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project estimating, and scheduling methodologies are studied. Students will practice with Microsoft Project software to be able to manage a project from start to deployment. What is a project? How is it managed? What is the best approach? This is an opportunity to learn the project management fundamentals that can guide a project through a maze of challenges to successful completion. Successful projects do not occur by luck or by chance. In fact, many projects do not achieve their organization's goals.

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MAN-630: Management Capstone (3 credits)

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MSM-620: Leading Strategic Change (3 credits)

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ACC-501: Principles of Forensic Accounting (3 credits)

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ACC-601: Intermediate Accounting III (3 credits)

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This course discusses accounting for investments, revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions and postretirement benefits, and leases. The course also covers principles involved in accounting for changes of various types as well as for correction of errors. This course will also summarize the preparation of statements of cash flows as well as full disclosure in financial reporting. Throughout, the course will analyze the impact of international accounting standards on accounting issues. The material makes references to both the U.S. Accounting Standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Advisory: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.

ACC-602: Advanced Accounting (3 credits)

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Advanced Accounting provides valuable information about accounting for home office and branches, business combinations and consolidations. Also, the course focuses on concepts and techniques of accounting for partnerships and foreign currency transactions. The course provides various techniques for solving some of the more complex problems in the business environment.

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ACC-603: Accounting Theory (3 credits)

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This course studies the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as they affect today's practitioners. The course emphasis is on accounting conceptual framework and philosophy that includes income, liability, and asset valuation based on inductive, deductive, and capital market approaches. The course also surveys price-level changes, monetary and nonmonetary factors, problems of ownership equities, and the disclosure of relevant information to investors and creditors.

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CSR-610: Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits)

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ETH-590: Ethics for Managers (3 credits)

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GLM-550: Global Management (3 credits)

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HRM-540: Lifestyle Benefits and Compensation in The New Millennium (3 credits)

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HRM-550: Strategic Recruitment and Selection (3 credits)

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HRM-560: The Entrepreneurial Organization: Learning as Competitive Advantage (3 credits)

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HRM-570: The Effectiveness of a Market-Connected Culture (3 credits)

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HRM-600: Managing the Human Resources Enterprise (3 credits)

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HRM-610: Human Resources as a Strategic Partner (3 credits)

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HRM-620: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Human Resources (3 credits)

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LCO-610: Leading Change in Complex Organizations (3 credits)

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OML-610: Organizational Management and Leadership I (3 credits)

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This course presents a comprehensive, integrative, and practical focus on leadership and management. It is based upon a framework that analyzes leadership and management at different levels: individual leadership, team leadership, and organizational leadership. The course presents leadership and management theories/concepts that have emerged over the past several decades. In addition, students will survey contemporary perspectives on ethics, networking, coaching, organizational culture, diversity, learning organizations, strategic leadership, and crisis leadership. Special attention will be paid on examining the role that leaders play in identifying and implementing change in organizations."Note: This course builds upon ORG-502: Leadership and Management in the 21st Century, although that course is not a prerequisite to OML-610. While there is some overlap in content between the two, OML-610 has a far greater emphasis on application and skill development than ORG-502. "

OML-620: Organizational Management and Leadership II (3 credits)

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OML-630: Contemporary Issues in Leadership (3 credits)

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PJM-520: Project Leadership and Communication (3 credits)

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PJM-530: Project Risk Management (3 credits)

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PJM-540: Procurement and Vendor Management (3 credits)

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This course examines the processes and techniques through which goods and services are acquired in the project management environment. Course topics include: contract and procurement strategies; legal issues; contract pricing alternatives; technical, management and commercial requirements; RFP development; source selection; invitations to bid and bid evaluation; risk assessment; and contract negotiation and administration.

PJM-640: Global Project Management (3 credits)

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MNP-502: Leadership and Management in Public Service in the 21st Century (3 credits)

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MNP-505: Organizational Management and Leadership in Public Service (3 credits)

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MNP-510: Project Management in Public Service (3 credits)

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MNP-515: Leading Strategic Change in Public Service (3 credits)

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MNP-520: Economic Issues for Public Service Managers (3 credits)

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MNP-530: Human Resource Management for Public Service (3 credits)

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MNP-540: Finance and Accounting for Managers in Public Service (3 credits)

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MNP-560: Marketing Management for Public Service (3 credits)

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MPL-510: Research Methods in Public Service (3 credits)

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MPL-520: Program Analysis and Evaluation (3 credits)

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MPL-580: Public Service Leadership and Governance (3 credits)

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MPL-582: Law, Ethics, and Decision Making in the Public Sector (3 credits)

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MPL-710: Public Service Capstone (3 credits)

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MSP-520: Community and Economic Development and Leadership (3 credits)

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MSP-530: Environmental Issues and Policy (3 credits)

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MSP-531: Environmental Justice Issues and Policy (3 credits)

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MSP-540: Advanced Studies in Healthcare (3 credits)

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MSP-542: Epidemiology (3 credits)

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MSP-642: Legal Issues in Healthcare (3 credits)

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MSP-662: Practical Grant Writing (3 credits)

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MSP-664: Volunteer Management (3 credits)

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MSP-674: Municipal Finance (3 credits)

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MSP-678: Finance and Budgeting for Nonprofits (3 credits)

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NPM-502: Nonprofit Management (3 credits)

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NPM-610: Nonprofit Governance and Board Leadership (3 credits)

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CYB-510: Cybersecurity Foundations (3 credits)

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Cybersecurity Foundations covers fundamental concepts of the interdisciplinary field of cybersecurity by taking into consideration both technical and management aspects. Students analyze cyber threats and vulnerabilities and examine common cyber defense technologies, processes, and procedures. Students are exposed to how cybersecurity can be enforced, in networks, operating systems, and software development lifecycle (SDLC). The course also introduces students to the human, legal, privacy, and ethical aspects of cybersecurity. The goal is to prepare students for advanced study in cybersecurity.

CYB-520: Network Defense and Security (3 credits)

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Network Defense and Security offers in-depth coverage of secure network design concepts, intrusion detection and prevention systems, network monitoring and mapping tools, web filtering, packet filtering, and advanced malware protection. Proactive methodologies for assessing and analyzing both host-based and network-based vulnerabilities are examined. Appropriate network defense measures and technologies are identified and evaluated. The course also examines the nomenclature of mobile and wireless networks and security of mobile systems and devices.

CYB-530: Operating Systems Security (3 credits)

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This course explores the fundamentals of modern operating systems (OS), including basic operating system structure, file systems and storage, memory management techniques, process scheduling and resource management, and threads. Course activities evaluate OS-level mechanisms as well as policies designed to detect and defend against cyberattacks. Lab activities explore applications of OS security techniques such as authentication and memory protection.

CYB-540: Cryptography and Data Security (3 credits)

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Cryptography and Data Security is the study of information hiding and verification. It focuses on how cryptographic protocols, algorithms, tools, and techniques work, how to appropriately apply them to prevent or delay unauthorized access to sensitive information, and how to enable verifiability of every component in a communication. Different attacks on cryptographic systems are analyzed and the role of cryptography in data protection, data integrity, privacy, and authentication is thoroughly investigated. Students learn to protect data at rest, in process, and in transition.

CYB-550: Software and Applications Security (3 credits)

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This course covers the foundations of software and applications security. It provides exposure to key programming and software development processes, underlining for students the risks associated with insecure software. Fundamental coding concepts, principles, and techniques that make software more secure and resilient are explored. The course analyzes software vulnerabilities and attacks, such as buffer overflows, SQL (Structured Query Language) injection, and session hijacking. It also applies appropriate prevention and mitigation methods including advanced testing and program analysis techniques.

CYB-560: Cyber Forensics and Investigation (3 credits)

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This course covers the fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques of digital forensics and cyber investigation. Topics include the identification, preservation, collection, examination, analysis, and presentation of digital evidence for administrative, civil, and criminal investigations. Applications of appropriate tools and technologies used for securing, handling, and preserving digital evidence are explored. The legal and ethical aspects associated with digital forensics and cyber investigation are examined in depth.

CYB-570: Cyber Risk Management and Incident Response (3 credits)

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This course delves into practical methods and techniques used for assessing and managing cybersecurity risks to an organization. Both quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methodologies are covered. Common cybersecurity risk assessment/management models and frameworks are evaluated and applied. Another major area of focus is cyber incident response and contingency planning consisting of incident response planning, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity planning.

CYB-580: Cybersecurity Strategy, Governance, and Ethics (3 credits)

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This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to design a cybersecurity strategy in a modern enterprise, including managing people, processes, and technology. Students analyze security organizational dynamics, cybersecurity policy, and governance oversight including audit and control functions to ensure compliance and efficacy. Students also learn to navigate the human, legal, privacy, and ethical aspects of cybersecurity.

CYB-690: Special Topics in Cybersecurity (3 credits)

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This course explores emerging trends and latest technological advances related to cybersecurity and cyberspace. Special, state-of-the-art cybersecurity-related topics are explored, such as cloud computing security, security of the Internet of things (IoT), security of industrial IoT (IIoT) and cyber-physical systems (CPS), prevention and detection of insider threats, supply chain security, and blockchain technology for IT security. Topics are modified from time to time to reflect the rapidly evolving changes in the field of cybersecurity.

CYB-700: Capstone in Cybersecurity (3 credits)

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Capstone in Cybersecurity is an integrative, multidisciplinary course that applies the knowledge, skills, and postures gained throughout the program to real-world cybersecurity contexts. Students analyze current cybersecurity problems and develop recommendations to solve the problem(s) and/or mitigate the impact. Students apply best practices and appropriate technologies to design, implement, manage, assess, and further enhance information security in a modem enterprise. Students also demonstrate self-awareness and industry knowledge that integrates their academic and professional career journeys into actionable post-degree next steps.

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ACC-501: Principles of Forensic Accounting (3 credits)

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ACC-604: Fundamentals of Accounting I (3 credits)

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This course presents a comprehensive study of the theory and practice of financial accounting and explains the role of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and their impact on financial statement presentation. Students will demonstrate how financial transactions from the beginning of the business cycle to closing entries affect the health and condition of an entity as well as identifying and proposing corrections to the financial statements. Finally, students will interpret financial results of an entity through applying financial ratios and evaluating management's financial disclosures.

Advisory: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.

ACC-605: Fundamentals of Accounting II (3 credits)

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Fundamentals of Accounting II provides a review of accounting theory and how theory impacts accounting including the importance of accounting standards. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of the underlying elements of accounting and financial theories and their application to financial statements. Additionally, students will be exposed to the relationship between theory and accounting events and transactions and their recording and reporting in the financial results. Finally, students will discuss real-world examples to form a richer understanding of financial accounting and applications.

ACC-606: Federal Taxation (3 credits)

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Federal Taxation presents an analysis of the U.S. federal tax system, including taxation of individuals, taxation for property transactions, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, and federal gift and estate taxation. Students will focus on key concepts that underlie federal taxation along with application techniques, filing requirements, tax formulas, and tax calculations. Students will evaluate the various influences on and implications of applying the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the regulations set down by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

ACC-607: Accounting and Information Systems Design and Implementation (3 credits)

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Accounting and Information Systems Design and Implementation focuses on the development, design, and implementation of accounting information systems with an emphasis on process integrity, risk assessment, internal controls, and prevention of both fraud and computer crime. The course examines the systems development life cycle, threats to the system, information privacy, and availability controls. Students will extend their exploration of the role of information technology in business with an evaluation of data mining techniques and issues surrounding e-commerce.

ACC-701: Auditing and Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)

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IBF-504: Corporate and Managerial Finance (3 credits)

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ACC-507: Government and Not-for-Profit Organization Accounting (3 credits)

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Government and Not-for-Profit Organization Accounting analyzes and evaluates the accounting principles and techniques used by state and local governments and not-for-profit organizations. The course explores the role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in establishing accounting standards and disclosure requirements for state and local governments and not-for-profit organizations. Course content illustrates the modified accrual basis of accounting and the classification of funds. This course also discusses the accounting measurements, recognition, and disclosures for certain transactions related to government-type and business-type activities. Additionally, the course analyzes the required financial statements for state and local governments as well as the required financial statements for not-for-profit organizations. Students will also analyze and discuss the financial reporting and disclosures required for local governments who have filed for bankruptcy.

ETM-750: Ethics for Managers (3 credits)

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IBF-500: International Business Policy and Operations (3 credits)

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This course examines the development and implementation of business policies and operations in the global environment. Global business issues and challenges are studied from the perspective of how organizations in both host and home countries work to operate within the intricacies and sensitivities of world cultures. The course will also touch upon topics such as globalization and international business ethics, political and legal environments, foreign exchange markets, global supply chain management, global marketing, international financial management, and international human resources management. Real-world global challenge cases will be analyzed in the context of international business policy.

IBF-501: Comparative Economic and Political Analysis (3 credits)

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This course advances students' understanding of economic and political systems. Students learn to examine and compare the economic, political, legal, educational, financial, and social organization and structures of countries from the perspective of the global manager. Particular emphasis is placed on using analytical outcomes in the management of international operations and foreign direct investment.

IBF-503: U.S. and International Accounting (3 credits)

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This course advances students' understanding of accounting principles employed under the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Students will master the organization and content of financial statements that are prepared using both U.S. GAAP and IFRS. This course will examine the key differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS regarding fair value measurements, accounting for stock options, comprehensive income, revenue recognition, income tax, and accounting for derivatives and financial instruments. In addition, the course presents detailed discussions and information regarding the presentation of financial statements in both U.S. GAAP and IFRS, along with examination of the conceptual framework for the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)..

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CYB-521: Foundations of Utility Cybersecurity (3 credits)

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This course introduces foundational cybersecurity concepts applied to utilities as part of critical infrastructure. Topics covered include: fundamental security concepts and nomenclature; types of utility networks and systems including information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), such as industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA); risk management concepts; the pairing of threats to defensive countermeasures; introduction to applicable standards and control frameworks; and presenting cybersecurity plans to decision makers. This course lays the foundation for the graduate certificate. It is recommended that this course be taken first.

CYB-522: Cybersecurity Risk Management in Utility Environments (3 credits)

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In this course, students will learn how to identify applicable cybersecurity risk mitigation models and apply them in an organizational context. They will develop the knowledge and skills needed to make recommendations related to the choice of risk mitigation security controls and to provide oversight for the implementation of those controls within information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. This course will give students the tools to develop risk models that reflect the organization's unique governance structure and corporate culture. Using risk analyses that are predicated upon a holistic risk picture (business, environment, compliance, etc.) of the organization, students will learn how to articulate and defend risk allocation recommendations to accept, transfer, mitigate, or ignore risk, and to communicate cybersecurity risks to peers and senior management in both IT and OT. This course will also expose students to relevant international utility-related cybersecurity regulations, standards, and guidelines.

CYB-523: Protective Security Controls in Utility Systems and Networks (3 credits)

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In this course students will learn how to identify, develop, and apply security controls in utility information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments with a focus on protective security controls. These controls are implemented to mitigate inherent risks and reduce the chances of utility systems being compromised. Such controls include identity and access management, awareness and training, asset management, secure network architecture and segmentation, secure coding practices, personnel security, and physical security. Students will use risk-based frameworks, regulations, standards, best practices, and security control catalogs to identify and select applicable protective controls in utility environments.

CYB-524: Monitoring, Detection, Response, and Recovery in Utility Environments (3 credits)

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The students will learn methods and techniques for monitoring information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments. Along with developing an expertise in system monitoring techniques, students will learn methods for detecting compromise and develop strategies for effectively responding to and recovering from compromise. Students will learn methods and techniques such as network baselining, perimeter and internal monitoring and defense, situational awareness, intrusion detection, detecting exploits, "kill chain" management, event analysis and correlation, incident response, evidence collection and preservation, and system recovery and restoration.

CYB-525: Integrating Cybersecurity into the System Life Cycle (3 credits)

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This course focuses on integrating security into the entire system and solution life cycle. Topics include system planning, architecture, design, acquisition, development, implementation/operation, sustainment, and disposal. Students will learn the importance of ensuring that security practices are identified and integrated into utility networks and systems projects. In addition, this course will help students develop knowledge and skills needed for integrating security requirements into technology acquisitions and identifying and managing supply chain risks across life cycle. Using case studies, students will apply concepts learned throughout the program to solve real-world utility and network system security challenges.

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DTM-531: Advanced Database Systems (3 credits)

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This course covers advanced database management system design principles and techniques. Course topics include access methods, query processing and optimization, transaction processing, distributed databases, object-oriented and object-relational databases, semi-structured data, search engines, transaction management, advanced indexing, multidimensional data, performance evaluation, advanced structured query language (SQL), and database tuning. Students learn about the advanced object-relational features such as binary large objects (BLOBs), abstract data types, and methods. In addition, students learn about database programming including the use of triggers and stored procedures.

DTM-532: Data Warehouse Design (3 credits)

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Corporate data is used to make strategic business decisions. Business intelligence (BI) is used to present data in such a way as to help businesses survive in a competitive market. A data warehouse (DW) is a read-only analytical database that is used as the foundation for BI systems and is designed to consolidate data from the various data stores supported by an organization. This course will focus on the design and technical aspects of building a data warehouse. The topics covered will include the data warehousing life cycle, data warehouse architectures, system planning, warehouse requirements gathering, schema development, warehouse design, and other implementation issues.

DTM-533: Data Analytics (3 credits)

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Data Analytics refers to the use of analysis techniques and processes to enhance productivity and business gains. Analytics is a multidimensional discipline that uses mathematics and statistics, descriptive techniques as well as predictive models to extract and present valuable knowledge from data stores. Organizations use analytics to process business data in an effort to describe, predict, and improve business performance. In this course, students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to extract and categorize data and to identify and analyze behavioral data and patterns using methodologies and techniques tailored to meet organizational requirements. Students will learn to apply frameworks for information optimization, visual analytics, data discovery, predictive analytics, and right-time and real-time analytics.

DTM-534: Information Retrieval (3 credits)

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This course explores the theories and methods used to search and retrieve text and bibliographic information from document repositories. Information retrieval focuses on the analysis of relevance and utility of information. The course will explore data organization and representation, and information access techniques; categorization, content analysis, data structures used for unstructured data, indexing and indexes, clustering and classification methodologies; search and navigation techniques; and search engines. In this course, students will learn to use statistical and linguistic methods for automatic indexing and classification, Boolean and probabilistic approaches to indexing, query formulation, and output ranking. In addition, students will learn to develop and analyze various data filtering methods, measures of retrieval effectiveness, and retrieval methodologies.

DTM-535: Data Mining and Knowledge Management (3 credits)

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This course will serve to introduce students to data mining and knowledge management. Data mining (DM) is concerned with the discovery of "hidden" knowledge in large data sets. This knowledge represents one aspect of an organization's intellectual capital and is often expressed in the form of trends or major themes that reoccur in the data. Knowledge management (KM) systems are designed to exploit the results of data mining and facilitate the analysis and evaluation of both tangible and intangible knowledge assets. In this course students will explore data mining methods used for prediction and knowledge discovery. These methods include regression, nearest neighbor, clustering, K-means, decision trees, association rules, and neural networks. In addition, students will become familiar with the current theories, practices, tools, and techniques used to management knowledge assets.

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HIT-541: Foundations in Health Informatics (3 credits)

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This course combines diverse disciplines such as information technology (IT), information science, social science, management science, behavioral science, communications, and healthcare to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Informatics is "the science, the how and why, behind health IT," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The tools used in health informatics include computer systems, clinical guidelines, health nomenclature, and information and communication systems. It is applicable to various health-related domains including public health, nursing, dentistry, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and biomedical research. In this course, students will learn to collect, store, analyze, and present health-related data in a digital format and to improve health outcomes by applying informatics concepts, theories, and practices to real-world situations.

HIT-542: Clinical Informatics (3 credits)

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Clinical informatics (operational informatics) is the application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services. It is the study and use of data and information technology aimed at improving the patient's ability to monitor and maintain his/her own health. The application of clinical informatics includes various aspects including clinical decision support, visual imaging, clinical documentation, healthcare provider order entry systems, system design and implementation, and user adoption issues. The data and clinical decision support used in this field are developed for and used by clinicians, patients, and caregivers. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure the optimal functionality of present and future informatics systems by providing opportunities for them to design, build, and test clinical information systems that address real-world problems. Students will learn to identify clinical practice workflow and process issues, and to provide leadership and guidance in the definition of system and process requirements that will serve to optimize system performance and facilitate technology utilization by clinical practitioners.

HIT-543: Electronic Health Records Management (3 credits)

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Electronic health records (EHRs) capture patients' health information, such as medical history, allergies, laboratory test results, radiology images, and payment in an electronic form that enables clinicians and other providers to access and share the information across medical specialties or facilities. Electronic health records are composed of many separate systems that function together to capture, create, share, maintain, and store an accurate and complete patient health record. Students in this course will learn the various systems, applications, standards, and specifications that must be in place in order to meet the goal of true interoperability. This course prepares students to understand and use electronic records in a medical setting. It introduces students to current frameworks for the implementation and management of electronic health information using common electronic data interchange systems. Students will develop the skills and knowledge needed to address the medical, legal, sanction, and regulatory requirements of electronic health records systems.

HIT-544: Telehealth Systems (3 credits)

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Telehealth refers to the actual delivery of remote clinical services using information technology. It makes use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support off-premise clinical healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health management, and health administration. The technologies used in telehealth include videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications. Applications of telehealth run the gamut from something as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone to a surgeon conducting remote robotic surgery at a medical institution on a different continent. Telehealth changes the location where healthcare services are routinely provided and includes preventative, maintenance, and curative features. Students in the course will develop the skills and knowledge needed to design and implement fully functional telehealth solutions.

HIT-545: Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues in Health Informatics (3 credits)

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Notwithstanding the potential for electronic health records to revolutionize healthcare, significant complex legal, ethical, and financial questions related to their use serve to impede their widespread adoption. Legal and ethical issues surrounding ownership, economics, privacy, data security, the use (or misuse) of decision support systems, and accountability as well as regulatory compliance are central to the debate surrounding health informatics. All these issues affect the requirements, design, implementation, and evolution of these systems. In this course, students will learn to develop solutions that address key legal and ethical challenges germane to health informatics.

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IAS-551: Foundations of Information Assurance (3 credits)

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Information assurance (IA) is concerned with protecting the reliability of information and managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data. It includes securing the systems and processes that house and manipulate the data as well. IA includes protection of the integrity, availability, authenticity, nonrepudiation, and confidentiality of organizational data. IA practitioners use physical, technical, and administrative controls to accomplish these tasks. These protections apply to data in transit, both physical and electronic forms as well as data at rest in various types of physical and electronic storage facilities. Information assurance as a field has grown from the practice of information security. As opposed to information security and cybersecurity, IA relates more to the business value and strategic risk management of information and related organizational systems, rather than focusing on the creation and application of security controls. In this course students will learn to defend against malicious attacks while considering corporate governance issues such as privacy, regulatory and standards compliance, auditing, business continuity, and disaster recovery as they relate to an organization's information assets.

IAS-552: Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Attacks (3 credits)

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The impact of a security breach can be devastating to any organization. Information technology (IT) practitioners must have the skills to identify and address system vulnerabilities including weaknesses related to hardware, software, interrelated systems, and personnel. In this course, students will explore current and potential threats to information assets and will develop a comprehensive awareness of prevailing trends in malicious attacks. This course will provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to secure organizational resources and to develop effective methods to detect and monitor internal and external malicious activity. Topics covered in this course include: passive and active attacks, technology audits, physical security, computer security policies, contingency planning, business impact analysis, password management, information warfare, intrusion detection, risk assessment and auditing, operational security, permissions and user rights, service patches, securing network services, and security baseline analyzers. Students will learn to identify threat vectors and to develop strategies for implementing a prioritized, risk-based approach to mitigating security.

IAS-553: Countermeasures Design and Implementation (3 credits)

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A countermeasure in computer security is any action, device, procedure, or method that can be used to mitigate a threat, vulnerability, or attack by either eliminating it, preventing it, minimizing its effect, or by discovering and reporting it so that corrective action can be taken in the future. In this course students will learn the principles of active defense. They will develop the skills and knowledge needed to design and implement multilayered (defense in depth) security strategies as well as expertise in using tools to harden and secure networks and organizational assets. Course topics include: threat vectors; data encapsulation at Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) layers 2, 3, 4, and 5; packet decoding; network firewalls; intrusion prevention; network address translation (NAT); access control lists (ACLs); virtual private networks (VPNs); virtual local area networks (VLANs); proxies; border routers; web application, and database security; securing the operating system (OS) and services; vulnerability assessment; baseline audits; forensics; logging; encryption; authentication; wireless security; and network access control and security tools.

IAS-554: Policies and Procedures Development and Implementation (3 credits)

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Information technology professionals, whether in the public or private sector, must ensure that their information systems comply with privacy and security laws, regulations, directives, and any organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines. This challenge can be a daunting task and confronts both public and private organizations alike. To meet this charge, they develop and implement security policies and procedures that explicitly define the organization's security protocols. Security policies are custom-created, dynamic standards of business conduct. While the best practices of the information security field form the basis of any security policy, each organization has unique requirements that shape policies used to manage security. Students in this course will develop the skills and knowledge needed to access the security posture of an organization and then apply the information gathered during this assessment to inform stakeholders about the challenges inherent to their unique information assurance landscape. They will learn to develop processes and define policies that achieve the targeted level of security for an organization based on the level of risk mitigation required. With respect to securing networks and systems people are often the weakest link. To address this challenge, students in this course will learn to develop policies and best practices for members of technology groups as well as for system users. Students will develop training documentation for management, technical, and user populations that exposes them to the policies and processes required to secure information technology and to align these with the business objectives of the organization.

IAS-555: Computer Forensics and Information Systems Auditing (3 credits)

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Computers are increasingly used to commit crimes and evidence of these crimes is often recorded on those computers. Computer forensics is the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques to the process of discovering and preserving potential legal evidence. Systems auditing is concerned with ensuring that adequate security controls are in place to prevent or at least discover fraud or other misuse of information technology (IT) resources. Legal evidence might be sought in a wide range of computer crimes or misuse. and students in this course will develop an understanding of forensic and auditing and will develop the skills needed for discovering and preventing theft of trade secrets, theft of or destruction of intellectual property. and fraud. They will learn how to recover deleted, encrypted, or damaged file information and to plan and execute audits of security and other related IT procedures. This course is intended to provide a foundation in computer forensics and auditing, and provide hands-on practice in applying forensic and auditing techniques.

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NET-561: Designing Large-Scale Systems: Routing, Switching, and Broadband (3 credits)

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This course explores the local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), broadband technologies, and network protocols needed to design and implement converged switched networks in an enterprise environment. In this course, students are introduced to integrated network services and learn how to select the appropriate systems and technologies to meet the technical requirements of large complex networks. Students learn how to implement and configure common network protocols and how to apply network design best practices, access control methodologies, and basic security frameworks. In addition, students will learn how to detect, troubleshoot, and correct common enterprise network implementation issues.

NET-562: Wireless and Mobile Networks (3 credits)

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Wireless networking is a framework for using radio signals to transmit data between various devices and systems. A mobile network or cellular network is a wireless network designed to use radio signals for data over a wide geographic area. Telecommunications companies have installed cellular voice and data networks over most of the populated areas of the planet thus allowing mobile phones and other wireless devices to be connected to the public switched telephone network and public internet from almost anywhere on the globe. In this course students will explore the design and implementation of wireless and mobile networks. Topics covered include: Bluetooth, induction wireless, infrared wireless (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), microwave, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS), FSO (free space optics), Wi-Fi, WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), satellite, cellular networks, Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), 3G and 4G (third and fourth generation mobile network), wireless and mobile security, global area networks (GAN), and sensor networks.

NET-563: Pervasive and Cloud Computing (3 credits)

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The goal of pervasive computing, which combines network technologies with wireless computing, voice recognition, internet capability, and artificial intelligence, is to create an environment where the connectivity of devices is embedded in such a way that it is unobtrusive and always active. Pervasive computing goes beyond the realm of personal computers or the internet. At its core is the notion that almost any device, be it clothing or tools or appliances or a body or a toothbrush, can be embedded with chips that connect the device to a vast network of other devices. Cloud computing, on the other hand, focuses on the use of shared resources to achieve computational coherence and economies of scale. Similar to utility computing and edge computing, cloud computing has at its core the management of a converged infrastructure and shared services. In this course students will explore the various computing models, operational frameworks, and technologies that are used to implement pervasive and cloud systems. Topics will include: personal area network (PAN), distributed computing, grid computing, utility computing, virtualization, cloud characteristics, cloud service models, cloud deployment models (public, private, hybrid, federated, reservoir), architectures, cloud security, and fog computing (federated cloud).

NET-564: Large-Scale Network Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (3 credits)

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Network operations centers (NOC) are the command and control hubs used to manage network resources in large networks. NOC personnel are concerned with the operation, administration, and maintenance of these systems. Operation pertains to keeping the network up and running efficiently. This includes monitoring the network to identify and resolve issues as soon as possible. Administration involves keeping track of resources in the network and how they are allocated. It includes all the day-to-day detail work needed to control the network. Maintenance is concerned with performing repairs and upgrades as well as corrective and preventive measures to make the managed network operate more efficiently. In this course, students will develop the knowledge and skills in network management to allow them to control, plan, allocate, deploy, coordinate, and monitor network resources. Topics include network planning, frequency allocation, predetermined traffic routing to support load balancing, cryptographic key distribution authorization, configuration management, fault management, security management, performance management, bandwidth management, route analytics, and accounting management.

NET-565: Network Security (3 credits)

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This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to implement and manage the security measures required to protect computer resources from unauthorized access or attack. This course focuses on the design and implementation of network security and is designed to provide students with the technical expertise needed to protect enterprise information and computing assets connected to the internet. Topics include: threat vectors; encapsulation at Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layers 2, 3, 4, and 5; packet decoding; static filters; stateful filters; stateful inspection; intrusion detection and prevention; Network Address Translation (NAT); access control lists (ACLs); virtual private networks (VPNs); proxies; border routers; firewall rule bases; web application and database firewalls; securing the operating system (OS) and services; firewall assessment; vulnerability assessment; baseline audits; forensics; logging; encryption; authentication; wireless; and network access control and security tools.

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SWT-571: Software Design and Architecture (3 credits)

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This course provides students with a solid foundation in software engineering and develops their knowledge and skills related to contemporary software development processes, methods, and practices. The goal of this course is to develop the student's ability to understand, design, develop, and implement complex programs using current architectural frameworks and design methodologies. In this course students will develop the expertise to reason about programs of moderate size. Topics include the software development life cycle, requirements engineering, modeling, software testing, and quality assurance. Additional topics, include: design patterns, modularity, code reuse, application program interface (API) design, assertions, invariants, separation of concerns, programming patterns, debugging, profiling, asynchronous programming, event-driven programming, metaprogramming, and graphical user interfaces (GUI). Students in the course will work in teams to develop fairly large projects that include a project plan, formal specifications, design artifacts, program documentation, and a fully functional software system.

SWT-572: Software Modeling and Analysis (3 credits)

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This course focuses on software development models that are used to develop, validate, verify, and analyze software systems. Students will develop knowledge and skills in software verification and validation as well as expertise in data and process modeling. Various software modeling frameworks will be covered in this course and students will learn to apply them to the design and development of software artifacts. They will learn to use software verification tools and techniques to ensure that a software system has been built according to the requirements and design specifications defined in the model. Students will also use software validation frameworks to test whether the software actually meets the user's needs and that the initial specifications were correct. Topics in this course include development life-cycle models, modeling languages, software design templates, system documentation, software verification frameworks, and software validation methodologies.

SWT-573: Secure Software Design and Development (3 credits)

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Software security is concerned with ensuring that software processes are designed to prevent data and computing resources from becoming lost, unreliable, altered, inaccessible, or corrupt. In this course, students will learn how to identify, categorize, and prioritize the information and other resources used by software systems and to develop security requirements for the processes that access the data. Students will learn to develop strategies that mitigate security vulnerabilities caused by either nonconformance to software requirements or omissions caused by incorrect requirements. In this course, students will learn to perform software security evaluations; establish security requirements; develop guidelines for security that are applied during the software design, operations, and maintenance processes; evaluate security requirements during software reviews and audits; develop a configuration and process management policy that addresses corrective action for existing software; monitor software modifications to ensure that any changes do not unintentionally create security violations or software vulnerabilities; and develop plans for the physical security of the software.

SWT-574: Software Product Development and Quality Management (3 credits)

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The software development process focuses on software production concerns and not the technical issues related to software development such as the selection and use of software tools. This process exists to support the management of software development and is generally more focused on addressing business concerns associated with managing software. In this course students will learn about software development processes and will acquire the knowledge and skills required to manage the development of large, complex software projects. Students will learn to apply product development life-cycle methodologies and to develop strategies for managing product introduction, growth, maturity, and decline phases. In addition, students will learn about various quality management processes including requirements, testing, configuration, change, defect, risk, improvement, safety, and release management. Project planning, monitoring, and control as they apply to software development and management will also be covered in this course.

SWT-575: Software Systems Integration (3 credits)

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This course is concerned with combining individually tested software components into an integrated whole. Software is considered integrated when individual components are combined to form subsystems or when subsystems are joined to form products. Integration can be implemented as a discrete step near the completion of the software development life cycle or incrementally as software components and subsystems are developed. In this course, students will learn various software system integration strategies and frameworks. Students will explore the role of application programming interfaces (API), core assets and product lines, interface languages, wrappers, middleware, and system generators. In addition, students will explore barriers and risks associated with software system integration including component granularity and variability, complexity, risk, and cost.

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DBA-800: Critical Thought and Informed Action: Models of Decision Making and Organization Achievement (3 credits)

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This course will focus on the development of effective models of decision making in a dynamic business environment. The decisions that business leaders make on a daily basis define and refine the culture and impact the ability of the organization to achieve successful outcomes. Exploring and critically thinking about the model(s) used to make these decisions is important in creating a business executive with the skills necessary to lead an organization to accomplish the defined goals. Topics will include the exploration of methods, techniques, and theoretical frameworks associated with creating a systematic approach to complex decision making. By the end of the course, students will have a toolbox of effective decision-making tools and techniques that can be applied to increase effective outcomes.

DBA-801: The Global Business Context: Trends, Issues, and Markets (3 credits)

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This course provides a strategic analysis of the contemporary influences on globalization. Under investigation are the technological, sociocultural, demographic, political, legal, economic, and environmental factors in establishing and fostering worldwide business entities. Through readings and projects, students will critically evaluate topics such as trending opportunities, emerging markets, barriers to entry, national cultures and social structures, and contingency planning. Students will also debate cases on international financial management, cross-cultural leadership, and various negotiation styles.

DBA-802: Seminar in Economics and Finance: Models and Matrices of Sustainability (3 credits)

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The interactive seminar concentrates on applying economic theory and tools in examining real-world problems. Learners will utilize library journals and online resources to analyze economic and financial problems, and will work collaboratively in groups to maximize discussion and participation. Topics in the seminar include understanding consumer behavior, business approaches to economic problems, tax policy, and welfare economics.

DBA-803: Seminar in Organizational Dynamics: Leadership, Culture, and Change (3 credits)

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This course explores the interrelated individual and group behavior topics of leadership, culture, and change. Students reflect upon the classic theories in these subject areas and analyze the applicability of these theories to modern organizations. The course increases self-awareness in the areas of leadership style, the effects of culture on the individual and the individual on culture, and relationship to change as students analyze the interconnectedness of these concepts and their importance to organizational effectiveness. By understanding themselves better in terms of leadership, culture, and change, students will be more prepared to be effective organizational leaders.

DBA-804: Seminar in Strategic Planning and Organizational Effectiveness (3 credits)

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This course will focus on the importance of analyzing all elements of the strategic plan to reach optimum organizational effectiveness. Strategic planning is a cornerstone of crafting a successful organization that is forward thinking, action oriented, and able to adjust to a dynamic fluid marketplace. The elements of the strategic plan provide the framework for reaching the organizational vision and mission. Topics will include utilizing appropriate research methods and internal and external analysis tools, choosing an appropriate strategic approach to the marketplace, and using this information to craft a five-year strategic plan that acts as a living document to guide effective leader decision making. By the end of the course, students will have analyzed existing strategic plans, critiqued these plans, and created a new plan to improve effectiveness in an existing organization.

DBA-805: Seminar in Marketing and Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

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This course examines how organizations can leverage advanced marketing information, unique applications of consumer data, and organizational knowledge to effectively communicate value to consumers. Furthermore, this course addresses the importance of entrepreneurship and how this mindset can be encouraged and developed within organizations and by individual entrepreneurs. Topics include a full range of core principles and advanced theories to build upon current knowledge and expand students' understanding of marketing, ranging from market-oriented planning and competitive positioning to pricing and integrated communications, along with the variations of entrepreneurship. Emphasis is placed on applying advanced concepts through interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, and various doctoral-level assignments. By the end of the course, students will have developed an appreciation of advanced, next-level insights into the influence and impact that marketing has on organizational success. Students also gain significant insight in understanding how research and theory intersect with and increase marketing effectiveness at various organizational levels.

DBA-806: Empirical Entrepreneurship: Data, Technology, and Business Intelligence (3 credits)

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This course focuses on the development of techniques for assessing technology relative to entrepreneurship. It evaluates the trends and issues associated with the intersections among management, technology, and business. Central to the course is examining the integration of business strategy with technology, the evolution and predictive role of big data within the global business context, and modalities and methods for translating data into new knowledge, languages, and applications promoting empirical entrepreneurship.

DBA-807: Seminar in Law, Ethics, and Global Society (3 credits)

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This course is an empirical and academic exploration of the impact of law and ethics on business practices. The course focuses on developing a practical and ethical approach to business in both domestic and international environments. Students analyze the value of a unified body of law in facilitating domestic business activity through consistency of expectations; they will compare this with the more varied influences that impact doing business around the world. Throughout the course, students evaluate best practices in legal compliance and ethics. Specific bodies of law including business law, employment law, labor law, and international law will be examined.

DBA-808: Teaching Adults: Archetypes, Tools, and Tactics - Andragogy Lab (3 credits)

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This course explores how to effectively design and teach business courses by examining diverse, effective structures and delivery methodologies. Topics include a full range of core teaching principles and advanced educational concepts to expand students' understanding of what effective teaching means, ranging from learner psychology and curriculum design to quality teaching dynamics and the use of active learning in the "classroom." Emphasis is placed on demonstrating effective business education foundations through interactive discussions, illustrative cases, practical examples of educational design, and various doctoral-level assignments. By the end of the course, students will have developed an appreciation of how to effectively design and deliver traditional and adult student courses in on-campus, online, and hybrid environments. Learners also gain significant insights into connecting professional experiences into their teaching while leveraging academic resources effectively.

DBA-809: Organizational Consulting: Process Consultation, Avocation, and Business Sustainability (3 credits)

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This course will focus on the process of consulting for organizations of all sizes and defining the role of the consultant through the development of a contract for services and deliverable schedules. A consultant must be able to create rapport with the client and define achievable objectives for the contracted services. Defining and agreeing on achievable objectives is the first step in the process. Once defined, the consultant must design an approach to gathering data, analyzing markets, and interpreting the information to meet objectives successfully. This allows the consultant to advocate for a specific set of choices that meet business objectives and support sustainability. By the end of the course, students will be able to create a contract, develop SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound) objectives, select data collection methods that fit specific scenarios, interpret information, and advocate for a set position in writing.

DBA-910: Scholar-Practitioner Field Project I - Research Methods, Project Identification, Framing, and Site Preparation (3 credits)

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This is the first of the three consecutive Scholar-Practitioner Field Project (SPFP) courses of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree. The course focuses on writing the first two sections of the degree culminating field project. The student works collaboratively with the Capstone mentor to write the field project overview section and the literature review that integrates and applies key knowledge acquired from the DBA curriculum. The central focus of the course is describing the problem through information in the industry literature, defining the methodology, and writing a concise literature review supported by evidence-based literature and contemporary field experience. Key field project products completed in this course include: the field project overview section and literature review.

Advisory: All milestones in DBA-910 must be completed and approved before students will be allowed to enroll in DBA-920.

DBA-920: Scholar-Practitioner Field Project II - Research Methods Supervised Practicum: Data Collection and Analysis (3 credits)

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This is the second of the three consecutive Scholar-Practitioner Field Project (SPFP) courses of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree. This course builds on the work accomplished in the first course (DBA-910) as students conduct the field project. Students will apply critical-thinking, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills they have developed throughout the degree program. Central to this course is the integration of data collection and cogent analysis within the context and conditions of the field project.

Advisory: All milestones in DBA-920 must be completed and approved before students will be allowed to enroll in DBA-930.

DBA-930: Scholar-Practitioner Field Project III - Project Completion, Presentation, and Publishing (3 credits)

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This is the culminating course of the three Scholar-Practitioner Field Project (SPFP) courses of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree. This course enables the student to submit field project findings, articulating how the findings can influence, improve, ameliorate, or otherwise change the identified business-based problem or opportunity. Students are required to prepare an oral presentation of their finalized Capstone project. Additionally, students may propose a plan during a closing discussion to disseminate the project findings to the population(s) that could benefit from this project information.

NUR-763: Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology (3 credits)

Statistical concepts are used to critique and determine applicability of research findings to support clinical decisions and to further evidence-based practice. Study designs, data sources, and statistical measures are examined and applied to the study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease in human populations.

NUR-800: DNP Role Development (3 credits)

DNP Role Development is designed for those in direct clinical practice and areas that support practice environments: administration, organizational management and leadership, and policy. The course focus is on exposing the student to the leadership roles expected of DNP practitioners. The importance of clinical inquiry, scholarship, and ethics within nursing and related disciplines, and the imperative of interprofessional collaboration to promote quality improvement and safe patient outcomes will be explored.

NUR-805: Scholarly Inquiry: The Basis for Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)

This course provides an in-depth review of the research process, enabling students to analytically appraise and synthesize existing scientific research, practice guidelines, and other scholarly evidence. The course focus is on research design, research methods, project implementation, data analysis techniques, and evaluation of a nursing practice change that is based on the highest quality evidence.

NUR-810: Health, Healthcare Policy, and Politics (3 credits)

In this course, students enhance skills to analyze health policy, develop and implement health policy in institutions and government, and advocate for sound health policies. Health policy content addresses the interplay of access, cost, and quality in healthcare; quality assessment; financing; governance; delivery; and the social justice of policies affecting health. Students will examine this interplay from the patient, nursing workforce, and organization perspectives. Policy and advocacy concepts will be reinforced by examining how they are demonstrated in specific policy initiatives, such as the Affordable Care Act, and the impact they have on the behavior and outcomes of patients, nurses, and healthcare organizations.

NUR-815: Information Systems and Technology Impacting Healthcare Delivery (3 credits)

In this course, students expand their knowledge and skills in using information systems and technology as tools to evaluate and improve patient and system outcomes. Additionally, students explore how data are extracted and analyzed to improve organizational decision-making behaviors and examine the role of system leaders in the selection and integration of information systems and technology.

NUR-820: Integrating and Evaluating Population Health in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)

This course prepares the learner to lead population health initiatives. Students examine and apply biostatistical and epidemiological methods of analysis. The course addresses the use and analysis of available systems data to identify gaps in care or services and to design, plan, and evaluate evidence-based health promotion/clinical prevention programs and care delivery models.

NUR-825: Health Economics and Finance (3 credits)

This course provides students an in-depth exploration of value-based service, economics, finance, budget, and reimbursement models that impact healthcare organizations and healthcare practices. Students develop and analyze business plans and implement a cost-benefit analysis based upon value and quality models. Application of resources, tools for decision making, and communication strategies will be integrated.

NUR-832: Organizational and Systems Leadership I (3 credits)

This course immerses the doctoral student in the conceptual underpinnings of leadership and organizational theory to support the leader's role in improving organizational and system-level outcomes. Students will develop a deeper understanding of organizational dynamics and culture change at all levels of nursing practice and policy. The course will build upon the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Competency domains to define the role of professional nursing and to develop strategies to influence and transform healthcare systems. Systems thinking will be discussed as a key strategy to improve performance and lead change.

NUR-842: Organizational and Systems Leadership II (3 credits)

This course explores models, concepts, and processes to enhance care quality and patient safety in healthcare organizations. Concepts and principles of systems analysis, stakeholder theory, and complexity science will be discussed to describe and evaluate contemporary healthcare organizations' approaches to nursing issues. Various methods used in outcomes management and their application in healthcare organizations will be analyzed. Through the use of case studies, students will analyze a variety of scenarios and incorporate appropriate methods, measurement tools, and data elements to improve quality and safety and make a business case for system-level changes to improve outcomes.

NUR-902: Scholarly Immersion I: Project Identification and Mentored Practicum (3 credits)

This is the first of three clinical immersion experiences that provide the student with the opportunity to synthesize and apply the knowledge and skills obtained during the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum. In this course, students will identify a real-world practice problem/issue that will serve as the basis for their entire clinical immersion experience. The course supports student creation of an executive summary, problem statement, evidence-based literature review, and the development of a preliminary, clinical immersion project proposal. The practicum element of this course will reflect the foundation for project development focusing on improving practice.

NUR-912: Scholarly Immersion II: Project Management and Mentored Practicum (3 credits)

This is the second of the three clinical immersion experiences that provide the student with the ongoing opportunity to synthesize, integrate, and apply knowledge and skills obtained during the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum. Prior to entry into Scholarly Immersion II, students will finalize the evidence-based practice change project proposal and submit the proposal to a designated committee for review, revision, and approval. The course will focus on the implementation of the approved DNP practice change project in a selected healthcare practice setting. The practicum element of this course will reflect the integration of project development.

NUR-922: Scholarly Immersion III: Project Completion and Mentored Practicum (3 credits)

This is the culminating component of the clinical immersion course sequence that provides the student with the opportunity to synthesize, integrate, and apply the knowledge and skills obtained during the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum. In this final clinical immersion experience, students will focus on the evaluation of the evidence-based practice change and on the impact the DNP change project had on the selected population. Students will develop a plan for dissemination of the project outcomes. The practicum element of this course will reflect the change element of project development. A scholarly presentation of the project is required. Demonstration of achievement of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program outcomes and competencies is required.