2018-2019 Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MG 5330 - Market Research
This course provides an overview of information needs of the marketing decision-maker. Emphasis is on methods and techniques that may be employed for the collection and analysis of primary data. Major topics include design of research projects, generating primary data, questionnaire design, sampling for survey research, experimental design, controlling data collection, and data analysis. (4 credits)
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MG 5360 - Strategic Sales Management
This course provides students with the tools to develop, implement, and analyze a strategic sales plan. Students will learn how to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of forecasting techniques as well as how to hire and incent a sales force to achieve sales goals. Emphasis will be placed on identification of potential customers and the strategic allocation of resources to effectively reach those customers. Students will review Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software as well as successful tools for sales negotiations. Eligible students can use the knowledge gained in this course to sit for the Certified Sales Executive exam. (4 credits)
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MG 5410 - Organizational Communication, Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
This course explores the psychological contract between leader and follower that take any of many forms between two people or between the leader and small groups. Students study group formation and group development as well as the intricacies of coaching, mentoring, conflict resolution and mentoring. Students study organizational behavior and explore how these concepts affect leadership effectiveness. Students will examine organizational communication including formal and informal communication, as well as the relationship of communication to organizational satisfaction and effectiveness. Topics include: preparing for a negotiation, understanding individual preferences, identifying ethical and cross-cultural issues that might arise, and when and what kind of outside resources may be and assess the importance of coaching and open communication when inspiring individuals to overcome barriers to peak performance. (4 credits)
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MG 5415 - Organizational Communication for Leaders
This course will study organizational behavior and explore how these concepts affect leadership effectiveness. Students will apply various approaches to effective communication including informal and formal channels. Transparency, mentoring, coaching, and conflict resolution are defined and applied to develop and foster a collaborative workplace. Group formation, dynamics, and their development will be examined in relation to understanding the impact to organizational satisfaction and success. Students will explore individual preferences and what motivates them while balancing power and political influence. The dynamics and processes of negotiation and conflict resolution of critical issues in how people communicate and interact within an organizational context are examined. (3 credits)
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MG 5500 - Data Driven Decision Making
This course introduces students to key methods used to extract information from large datasets and apply that data to business problems. Students will learn how to identify quality data using key concepts like classification, data reduction, and model comparison, and interpret that data using tools like decision trees and logistic regressions. In addition, data preparation and visualization techniques are addressed to provide students with skills in visual representation methods. (4 credits)
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MG 5520 - Organizational Effectiveness/Design and Talent Development
This course focuses on the primary factors that enable an organization to meet the talent needs and close critical skill gaps using data-driven processes to achieve HR initiatives and business goals, and contributes to growth, continuity, and stability. Emphasis is placed on leadership competencies & skills, group dynamics, inter- group dynamics, organizational structure and design, succession planning, bench strength, needs assessments, gap analysis, career pathing, promotions, lateral moves, change management, change curve, cultural awareness & effectiveness, innovation, power & influence, organizational savvy, mentoring, eLearning, and organizational behavior. (4 credits)
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MG 5610 - Economics for Decision Making
This course will develop students’ capacity to analyze the economic environment and to employ economic analyses when making key management decisions. Students will review how economics impacts the way in which an organization operates, to understand the constraints this environment places on the organization’s pursuit of its goals, how these constraints may change with time, and to apply economic reasoning to internal decision making. Students will examine a variety of issues including: activity based costing, cost estimation, relevant costs and pricing policies. (4 credits)
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MG 5615 - Organizational Economics
Students will examine how economics impacts organizational operations, recognize its constraints, and apply economic reasoning to managerial decision-making. Students will analyze the current and future economic environment and trends as they impact the organization’s present and future goals. Students will develop and apply a systematic approach to demand analysis, cost estimation, competitive forces, pricing options, and relative costs integral to international and domestic operations. (3 credits)
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MG 5620 - Managerial Economics for Healthcare
This course uses economists’ tools to examine and analyze the health care industry in the United States. Specifically, the course explores the demand for medical care, the supply of health care services, the supply of and demand for health insurance, and issues of rising costs for both suppliers and consumers. In addition, the course examines the extent of and impact of competition in various health care-related markets such as those for hospital services, physicians and other health care workers, and long-term care. Focus is also placed on policy issues such as national health insurance and other aspects of the role for government in health care. At the conclusion of this course, students should understand how the health care industry is organized, as well as recognize current public and community health issues from an economics perspective. In addition, students should have a clear understanding of the economic issues in health care and be equipped to apply economics to relevant problems in their workplace. (4 credits)
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MG 5635 - Global Human Resource Management
This course will provide students with the opportunity to identify and explore the challenges of connecting the global marketplace with human capital strategies while identifying world class solutions. Focusing on a wide range of issues, students will examine managing a global workforce, expatriates, ethics, cultural diversity and effective communication, governance, and outsourcing/off-shoring. Students will be prepared to face challenges in their organizations from a strategic standpoint across the spectrum of HR functionalities. (4 credits)
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MG 5640 - Finance for Leaders
Introduction to tools of financial analysis and problems of financial management, including cash, profitability, and capital budgeting. Various sources of corporate funds are considered, including short, intermediate, and long‐term arrangements. (4 Credits)
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MG 5660 - Business Law
Application of law to managerial decisions and the relationship between legal and business strategy examining the role of the courts; litigation and alternative dispute resolutions; fundamentals of contract, tort, and criminal law; government regulation of business; legal forms of business organizations; ethical considerations in business; international business transactions. (4 credits)
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MG 5730 - Talent Acquisition and Talent Management
From strategic planning to acquiring talent to performance management and succession planning, this course will teach the elements of talent management within a framework that uses concrete examples, real language, and an eye towards current application. (4 credits)
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MG 5830 - Designing Innovation and Developing the Venture
Innovation does not happen by chance; this course will examines strategies used to develop, encourage, and assess innovation. The course examines the process of screening ideas and then taking an idea from concept to start up. By the end of the course, students should understand the process involved in transforming a concept into a viable concern. (4 credits)
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MG 5836 - Information Systems in HR Management
Students will gain exposure to current HR management information systems used across a variety of sectors. Emphasis will be placed on how these systems can facilitate more effective team communication, build more robust platforms for analyzing HR approaches, and support the overall strategy direction of a firm. (4 credits)
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MG 5836 - Information Systems in Human Resource Management
Students will gain exposure to current HR management information systems used across a variety of sectors. Emphasis will be placed on how these systems can facilitate more effective team communication, build more robust platforms for analyzing HR approaches, and support the overall strategy direction of a firm. (4 credits)
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MG 5950 - Employee and Labor Relations
The goal of this course is to examine organizational conflict with a focus on managing and resolving employee disputes. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes and procedures to legalistic, adversarial methods of dispute resolution will be explored. Knowledge and skills developed are those needed to analyze complex conflict and dispute situations, using appropriate investigation techniques, shape appropriate processes to involve the right parties, constructively negotiate settlements, select mediators and facilitators, and design dispute resolution program Examine the steps of union organizing, card signing, petitions, hearings, persuading, elections, TIPS & FORE, early warning signs, vulnerability & climate assessments, prevention strategies and tactics. Explore positive employee relations strategies and union avoidance prevention programs. (4 credits)
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MG 5990 - Grant Writing and Contract Management
This course examines the use of contracts and grants in providing social services. Explores the theoretical background of government contracts and grants; the management of third-party services from the perspectives of government agencies, private sector contractors, and nonprofit organizations; and the skills needed to write effective grant and contract proposals. (4 credits)
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MG 5990 - Special Topics: Quality and Lean for Healthcare
This course focuses on the tools and philosophies applied to create a total quality work environment. Emphasis is on improving leadership capabilities, employee/team performance. The term “Lean Manufacturing” is used to describe a business philosophy whose ultimate aim is to meetthe needs of the customer by efficiently providing a defect-free product in a timely fashion through the elimination of waste. Waste is broadly defined and considered to be any activity, delay, or resource consumed that does not directly add value toward meeting the needs of a customer. Students will have oppurtunities to analyze and apply lean concepts and tools in a healthcare environment. (4 credits)
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MG 6040 - Research Methods
This course will provide an overview of graduate level research for the capstone project in both the Master of Science in Management and the Master of Arts in Public Policy. Students will learn about the various methods of research in the discipline, research design, and proper formatting and writing of formal papers. Specific focus will be placed on topic development, developing a research outline, conducting a literature review, constructing an annotated bibliography, and proper citation styles that make use of the Chicago Manual of Style (for MAPP students) and the APA style (for MSM students). This course will provide all students the tools to do research and, in addition, will prepare them for the final capstone project to be developed in the subsequent Strategic Capstone course. (2 credits)
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MG 6060 - Real Estate Market and Feasibility Analysis
This course introduces students to the real estate analysis and valuation. Specific topics will include property asset and space markets, real estate development, and market analysis methods techniques to evaluate project feasibility. Students explore what drives the demand for development and potential political, legal and regulatory challenges. (4 Credits)
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MG 6090 - Compensation and Benefits
The purpose of this course is to help students develop their skills and knowledge in compensation and benefits. Topics covered in the course include benefits, Affordable Health Care Act, overview of philosophies of compensation, total compensation, global and domestic compensation issues, job analysis, compensation analysis, market surveys, and survey data analysis. (4 credits)
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MG 6110 - Project Management
This course presents an overview of managing a project from start to finish, including planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling. Areas covered include project organizational structure, work breakdown structure, scheduling, budgeting, costing, resource allocation, and human resource dimensions such as staffing, negotiations, and conflict resolution throughout the project process. (4 credits)
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MG 6120 - Quality and Lean for Healthcare
This course focuses on the tools and philosophies applied to create a total quality work environment. Emphasis on improving leadership capabilities, employee / team performance, The term “Lean manufacturing” is used to describe a business philosophy whose ultimate aim is to meet the needs of the customer by efficiently providing a defect-free product in a timely fashion through the elimination of waste. Waste is broadly defined and considered to be any activity, delay, or resource consumed that does not directly add value toward meeting the needs of a customer. Students will have opportunities to analyze and apply lean concepts and tools in a healthcare environment. (4 credits)
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MG 6210 - Managing Global Operations
This course addresses issues and problems related to managing global operations and current practices. Topics include international operations comparisons, international operations improvement and competitive leverage, issues critical to global operations, international cross‐ functional coordination, coordinating international material flow, coordinating international process and product design, and leading global initiatives. (4 credits)
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MG 6226 - Digital and Internet Marketing Analytics
This class focuses on how to leverage strategic marketing concepts and tools to grow brand value in a digital environment. Students will learn the fundamentals of web crawling, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and digital marketing analytics in order to process and analyze data and use it to create effective marketing campaigns. (4 credits)
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MG 6230 - Technology and the Art of the Sale
With the growth of social media and the digital age customers now have unprecedented access to information, a new reality that is changing the way salespeople do their jobs. Salespeople must now shift the focus from “selling to serving” customers in order to provide the marginal value necessary to build customer loyalty. In this course students will review the psychology of sales from the perspective of this new reality, exploring how this has shaped buyer behavior. Students will learn how to successfully leverage technology to their advantage and negotiate a sale in this constantly shifting environment. Emphasis will be placed on a range of likely sales venues, ranging from social media to a conference. (4 credits)
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MG 6315 - Real Estate Finance
This course provides focus on investment and financing issues in real estate. Project evaluation, financing strategies, investment decision making and real estate capital markets are examined. The impact of the financing decisions on real estate investment risks and return, and various real estate financing techniques will also be covered. Specific topics include: legal considerations in real estate finance, present value concepts, fixed rate mortgage loans, adjustable rate and variable payment mortgages, underwriting and financing residential properties, income-producing properties and valuation fundamentals, leases, projecting cash flows, investment value, investment and risk analysis, financial leverage and financing alternatives. (4 Credits)
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MG 6320 - Principals of Finance and Insurance
This course incorporates managerial finance and concepts of insurance. Topics include the nature of risks, types of insurance carriers and markets, insurance contracts and policies, property and casualty coverage’s, life and health insurance, and government regulations. The functions of underwriting, setting premiums, risk analysis, loss prevention, and financial administration of carriers are emphasized. (4 credits)
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MG 6340 - Applied Business Statistics I
This course presents fundamentals of probability and provides an overview of the statistical tools and methodologies in the context of business strategy and project management. Topics include probabilistic decision making, hypothesis testing, statistical quality control, and regression analysis. This is a case-based course which allows students to apply their knowledge to specific problems. *Requires statistical software package (4 Credits)
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MG 6350 (FI6350) - International Finance
This course examines the effect of political and economic factors on the financial decision-making of the firm, looking at spectrum of risks arising from a firm’s international operations. Students become familiar with how the international financial system works. (4 credits)
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MG 6410 - Professional and Organizational Ethics
This course explores and analyzes the interrelationships among stakeholders in the healthcare industry. The moral implications of the healthcare organization and its decisions are explored with respect to their social effects, and the tension that exists between achieving desirable outcomes and attending to the means by which they are achieved. Topics include: theories of morality; analysis of ethical decision‐making; interaction and conflicts among personal, professional, and organizational values; the effect of cultural diversity on individual and group values; current issues; and the impact of ethical considerations on healthcare organizations. Individual and collective choices, and how they figure in the management of competitive environments and the organization’s position on contemporary moral issues will be explored. (4 credits)
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MG 6420 - Issues in Ethics for Healthcare
This course explores and analyzes the interrelationships among stakeholders in the healthcare industry. The moral implications of the healthcare organization and its decisions are explored with respect to their social effects, and the tension that exists between achieving desirable outcomes and attending to the means by which they are achieved. Topics include: theories of morality; analysis of ethical decision-making; interaction and conflicts among personal, professional, and organizational values; the effect of cultural diversity on individual and group values; current issues; and the impact of ethical considerations on healthcare organizations. (4 credits)
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MG 6500 - Data Visualization
Visualizations are graphical depictions of data that can improve comprehension, communication, and decision making. In this course, students will learn visual representation methods and techniques that increase the understanding of complex data and models. Emphasis will be placed on the identification of patterns. (4 credits)
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MG 6520 - Grant Writing and Contract Management
This course examines the use of contracts and grants in providing social services. Explores the theoretical background of government contracts and grants; the management of third‐party services from the perspectives of government agencies, private sector contractors, and nonprofit organizations; and the skills needed to write effective grant and contract proposals. (4 credits)
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MG 6610 - Strategic Planning and Policy
This course will examine the process of strategic planning. Organizations are undergoing a series of revolutionary changes, including vertical integration, horizontal consolidation, strategic alliances and joint ventures, entrepreneurial startups, and specialized niche networks. This course will critically examine changes and discuss the various strategic decisions and managerial skills needed to confront them in a variety of firms in organizations. The primary focus of the course is on the strategy of the business unit, which is the foundational level for competitive analysis, and an analysis of the issues central to the firm’s short‐term and long‐term competitive success. Using a combination of case studies and industry field research, students will assume the roles of key decision‐makers and/or advisors in analyzing these issues and offering recommendations for strategic change. (4 credits) Meets MED & CAGS Concentration Requirment: School Business Administrator (does not provide Certification)
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MG 6615 - Operational Planning
Students will examine and apply the process of strategic thinking and planning. Globalization is forcing organizations to undergo and adapt to changing markets, consolidation, strategic alliances and ventures, specialization, and tactical startups. Students will explore and implement the various strategic decisions, competitive analysis, and managerial skills required to support both short-term and long-term organizational goals. Students will assume the roles of key decision makers in analyzing these issues and make strategic recommendations. (3 credits)
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MG 6630 - Strategic Fundraising
This course presents the techniques and strategies behind successful non‐profit fundraising in the areas of planning, budgeting, control and other activities in the context of the non‐profit institution. Fundraising is more of an art rather than a science because fundraising is about people, personalities, and personal relationships. Topics include: identification and evaluation of potential donors, development of strategies, differentiating your organization, and developing a comprehensive plan. (4 credits)
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MG 6640 - Dynamics of Nonprofit Governance
This course examines the new trends and standards in the area of nonprofit governance. It is designed to explore policy issues associated with governance issues, as well as provide practical to those in nonprofit management. The structure of non‐profits in relation to board composition and arrangement are examined. Topics include interactivity with the executive director and staff, board development, board management, committee operation and responsibility. (4 credits) Meets MED & CAGS Concentration Requirment: School Business Administrator (does not provide Certification)
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MG 6725 - Facilities Management
This course familiarizes the student with the business of Facilities Management as it pertains to senior managers. It introduces the concepts of operations and maintenance technology, management of people and the administration of real estate and construction projects. Facility Management is an exciting and ever‐changing filed. This course also emphasizes that successful facility mangers possess high leadership and organizational qualities. (4 credits)
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MG 6740 - Financing the Venture
This course is designed to explore the range of financing options available to the entrepreneur. Through case studies and projects, students will explore traditional (e.g. SBA loans, venture capital, export financing) and emerging ways (e.g. crowd funding) to secure the funds necessary to finance the startup and growing concern. Students will examine the impact of the various financing options on the operations of the firm. (4 credits)
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MG 6811 - Advertisement and Promotion
This course provides an understanding of key concepts in IMC (Integrated Marketing Communications) and IMC Management through how the major types of marketing communications messages are created and delivered. This will provide a theoretical foundation for strategic brand management and the tools to implement marketing communications. Assignments are designed after “real world” scenarios. (4 credits)
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MG 6830 - Strategic Human Resource Management
This course is based on a proactive approach to the management of people and resources. Using their workplace as the starting point, students will walk through a strategic, competency‐based facilitation model of human resource management and will deal with practical aspects of managing people in the workplace in activities ranging from the assessment of the global environment to the identification of staffing needs and competencies that impact human resource decisions. This course covers the basics in the functional areas of HR: job analysis, staffing, job design, training, performance appraisal, compensation, succession planning, work‐life balance and termination. Emphasizes the strategic rather than the administrative role of HR and, therefore, its thrust will be HR as a business partner to gain and sustain a competitive advantage. Students will examine the role of socio‐technical systems and its interaction with human resources and all stakeholders (human element) in relation to moving the organization forward. (4 credits)
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MG 6880 - Supply Chain Management
This course examines the concept of logistics management from the perspective of competitive strategy, costs and performance, and benchmarking. The course will also discuss recent innovations in supply chain management, such as “just‐in‐time” and “quick response” methodologies. Strategic, tactical and operation decisions in supply chains will be examined as well as Internet-enabled supply chains including: customer relationship management ERP and supply chain automation and integration. (4 credits)
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MG 6890 - Quality Analysis for Technology
The course focuses on the tools required to create a total quality work environment. Emphasis is on improving leadership abilities, employee involvement/teamwork, and initiating performance management techniques to measure progression. Troubleshooting techniques are discussed to assist when a team is at an impasse. In addition, quantifiable processes are introduced to measure performance viability of different processes through statistical quality controls including: ISO 9000, 9001, 9002 from a managerial perspective. (4 credits)
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MG 6895 - Quality and Technology in the Workplace
This course will explore and apply managerial decision-making in support of the continuous improvement required to create a total quality work environment. Students will research and execute decisions around improving leadership capabilities, statistical quality controls, and processes designed to improve root cause analysis and implementation of quality driven strategies. Persistent change techniques including Lean and Six-Sigma will be examined, and an outline of national quality honors (Baldrige) and global quality confirmations (ISO) is introduced. (3 credits)
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MG 6920 - Legal Issues in Healthcare
The purpose of this course is to examine the background, foundation, and ethical aspects of the United States’ legal system and the role of the legal and political environment as it affects the health care industry. Topics include: liability, negligence, taxation, antitrust, compliance, and emergency care. This course will examine contemporary issues affecting the industry and local facilities. (4 credits)
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MG 6940 - Applied Business Statistics II
Picking up where Applied Business Statistics ends, this course will further explore statistical tools used in strategic decision making like conjoint analysis and multi-dimensional scaling, stochastic control and noise theory. Using “real-world” problems, students will develop frameworks for cause-and-effect logic that supports predictive analysis for developing suitable hypotheses. Emphasis is placed not just on gathering data but also on the interpretation of data and the limitations of each tool. Prerequisite: MG 6340 (4 Credits)
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MG 6950 - Contract Management
This course introduces the student to the contract management process from both buyer and seller perspectives, from pre‐RFP planning, proposal development, and negotiation through contract administration and closeout. Using the work breakdown structure as a framework for planning, the course explains all typical major tasks, responsibilities, and customer interfaces. (4 credits)
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MG 6975 - Strategic Capstone
The Capstone project provides an integrative experience in developing an actual program or solution to an organization problem. Students assume responsibility for all components of completing the paper, from selecting the topic, researching the literature, preparing a research design and writing solutions while working closely with their instructor and a peer partner to complete the paper. The capstone experience requires students to integrate principles, theories, and methods learned in prior courses required throughout their program. Students creatively analyze, synthesize, and evaluate learned knowledge in the project having a professional focus and communicate the results of the project effectively at a professional level. (2 credits) Note: For MBA program MG 6040 and MG 6975 are combined into one 4‐ credit class.
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MG 6976 - Capstone Project
This capstone experience requires students to integrate principles, theories, and methods learned in courses required through their program. Students creatively analyze, synthesize, and evaluate learned knowledge in the project having a professional focus and communicate the results of the project effectively at a professional level. (4 credits)
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MG 7320 - Statistical Modeling for Managers
This course trains students to apply statistical tools towards building robust predicative models. This is a hands-on course that focuses on using JMP® software to build optimization and simulation models with a variety of applications from finance to marketing. Students will become familiar with fundamentals such as cost functions, curse of dimensionality, distance measures in multidimensional space and statistical methods such as parametric and non-parametric statistical tests, supervised and unsupervised learning for regression and classification problems including generalized linear modeling techniques, logistic regression, KNN, Naïve Bayes’, dimension-reduction techniques such as principal components analysis, clustering techniques like k-means, hierarchical and DBSCAN.
(4 credits)
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PW 5020 - Editing and Publishing
The course is designed to introduce students to the field of professional publishing and editing. Students will be exposed to industry standards and gain competency specifically geared towards individual career goals. Specific topics include: digital publishing, editing in the professions, independent publishing, and publishing industry trends and protocol. (5 credits)
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PW 5400 - Writing for the Media and Public Relations
This course focuses on understanding the basic concepts, skills, and practices of writing for the media and public relations. Communication protocols that involve the media and specific writing tasks such as writing for television, print, and radio are covered. Specific writing assignments may include articles, press releases, and scripts, media kits, personality profiles, speeches, and writing for public relation campaigns and media conferences. (5 credits)
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PW 5500 - The New Media
This course will introduce students to critical concepts and practical skills related to writing for those new media that have developed out of the use of digital computers, such as writing for the internet (online publications, blogs, email, chat, social networks, text messaging, etc.) and computer games. Image manipulation, software developments, desktop publishing tools, and instructional design concepts will also be covered in relation to actual professional writing tasks and opportunities. (5 credits)
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PW 5600 - Business and Technical Communication
The course is designed to cover the purposes and styles of business and technical writing and to offer students a variety of focused writing exercises structured around scenarios or actual work situations. Within the course students will learn how to write a wide assortment of business and technical documents ethically such as letters, memorandums, reports, proposals, cover letters, resumes, questionnaires, brochures, technical reports, FAQs, presentations, and/or manuals and technical documents that require technical explanations. (5 credits)
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PW 5990 - Special Topics in Professional Writing
Topics for this course will vary from term to term. Special topics of particular interest to professional writers will be explored within the context of student generated writing assignments. (5 credits)
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PW 6005 - Creative Nonfiction
In this course we will explore the genre(s) of Creative Nonfiction in which people write creatively about their own experiences, about the experiences of others, and about the world around them. Typically Creative Nonfiction genres employ standard aspects of craft found in most fiction, but Creative Nonfiction includes autobiography and memoir, travel writing, research-based personal essays, and, more recently, blogs and websites. We’ll read a number of examples of Creative Nonfiction, and then students will focus their efforts in this course on the writing of their own Creative Nonfiction narrative. (5 credits)
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PW 6920 - Digital Platforms for Professional Writers
Digital Platforms for Professional Writers introduces students to the concept and practical use of digital platforms to maintain professional writing portfolios. Students examine digital platforms as a marketing tool that reflects individual professional interests and career goals. Specific focus in Digital Platforms for Professional Writers is given to setting up a digital platform and examining brand identity, marketing trends in professional writing, and audience-centered design. (3 Credits) Course is Offered Pass/Fail.
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PW 6930 - Brand Development for Professional Writers
Brand Development for Professional Writers is focused on establishing brand identity as a professional writer through the use of digital platforms. Attention is focused on using personal mission statements, social media, marketing techniques, and communication strategies to communicate a professional writing brand in a digital platform. (3 Credits) Course is Offered Pass/Fail.
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PW 6950 - Capstone Portfolio
This is a 2-part capstone course:
The first course in the Capstone process introduces students to the concept and practical use of digital platforms to maintain professional portfolios. Students examine digital platforms as a marketing tool that reflect individual professional interests and career goals. Specific focus in the first course is given to the examination of brand identity, marketing trends in professional writing, and audience-centered design.
The second course is focused on the creation and realization of students’ digital platforms as professional writers. Building upon individual strengths and skills acquired in the first part of the capstone, attention is focused on creating and maintaining a professional digital-based presence that demonstrate versatility and understanding of professional design and content. (3 Credits) (Must be taken twice for Professional Writing Capstone Requirement) (This course is taken as pass/fail.)
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PS 5000 - Orientation Seminar
This seminar is designed to orient new students to the field of mental health and human services and the requirements and expectations of licensed mental health practitioners in New Hampshire and New England. Students will also spend time designing their course of study at New England College with the guidance of the Program Director. Students will gain a working understanding of the history of the Mental Health Counseling field and understand the professional specificities re: competencies, scope of service and become familiar with professional guilds, certification and licensure processes. (0 credits)
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PS 5140 - Human Growth and Development
Building on a conceptual foundation of Piaget and Erickson, this course focuses on the application of contemporary thinking in the field. It considers human development from adolescence through late adulthood. Topics to be covered include heredity, environmental factors, and cognitive, emotional, physical, and psychosocial aspects of the developmental process. Current research will be examined and its applicability to treatment will be discussed. (3 credits)
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PS 5210 - Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology
Based on the DSM5 , this course is designed to provide an in-depth examination of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment methods associated with psychopathology. Students will gain an understanding of the social implications of psychiatric diagnosis, recovery, and stigma commonly associated with mental illness. The clinical application of these principles will be explored through case studies, role‐play, and class discussions. (3 credits)
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PS 5510 - Clinical Counseling Theories
Theoretical and practical foundations of the psychotherapeutic process are presented in this course. Approaches to counseling will be explored with the primary focus on the brief treatment model emphasizing evidence-based and outcome‐based interventions. Students will learn to establish and maintain the therapeutic frame, rapport, assess needs, and develop treatment plans utilizing various theoretical frameworks through role play, case presentations and discussion. The major historical theories will be reviewed, with attention being brought to those theories most relevant in the contemporary field. (3 credits)
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PS 5520 - Clinical Counseling Techniques
This course is a continuation of Clinical Counseling Theories. Student will develop the skills to effectively assess, design, implement, and evaluate counseling strategies that help the client enhance functioning in targeted areas. Emphases will be placed on the interpersonal dynamics inherent in the process, ethical issues, and technique, through role play, demonstration, case presentations and discussion. (3 credits)
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PS 5530 - Group Therapy
Students will develop a thorough understanding of the theory and method of group therapy. The student will learn to think and intervene systemically in order to facilitate effective positive change in the individual through group dynamics. The ethical and professional issues inherent in this modality will be discussed. This course will include an experiential component as a vehicle for students to understand and demonstrate group dynamics within the classroom. (3 credits)
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PS 5910 - Professional Orientation and Ethics of Mental Health Counseling
This course will help students explore the relationship between the law, and the framework of ethics, and human service and mental health organizations. Legal duties and the rights of clients and providers will be discussed. The course will also provide a forum for the exploration and analysis of ethical questions and value dilemmas encountered by managers and clinicians in mental health and human services. Continuing to build on concepts presented in Orientation Seminar, students will continue development of their professional identity as a clinical mental health counselor trainee, understanding the history of the Mental Health Counseling field and understand the professional specificities re: competencies and the scope of service of the profession. Students will become familiar with professional guilds, certification and licensure processes. (3 credits)
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PS 5920 - Testing and Assessment
Designed as a practical introduction to psychological testing and assessment, this course covers the basics in psychological assessment including statistical concepts used in testing, as well as test development, administration, scoring, and interpretation. Topics include intelligence, achievement, neuropsychological assessment, objective and projective personality testing, and testing of ability, aptitude, and attitudes. The course is designed to enable students to become competent and critical readers of testing data and research, to improve their knowledge of referral options, and to integrate testing data in treatment planning and therapy. (3 credits)
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PS 6120 - Research Methods
This course provides students with a strong understanding of the importance of research within the counseling and human service profession as well as the ability to critically examine related research literature. Students develop an appreciation for the nature of evidence based practice as well as the ability to identify appropriate epistemological approaches to address research questions and design research proposals as well as utilize outcome measures. Data analysis strategies, both quantitative and qualitative are also explored in relation to program evaluation and research findings. Ethical and cultural considerations in the development and implementation of primary research as well as program evaluation strategies are explored. (2 credits)
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PS 6170 - Substance Use and Addiction in the Counseling Field
This course is designed to provide mental health counselor and human services students with an overview of substances abuse and dependency. This course examines the various etiological factors that contribute to Substance Use and dependence, including neurobiological, genetic, psychological, sociocultural, environmental, spiritual, and contextual factors. Emphasis will be placed on a bio psychosocial model, highlighting the inter‐relationship between such factors. Special emphasis will be placed on comorbid disorders, differential diagnostic issues, and the various methods used to evaluate substance use problems. Historical & contemporary treatment modalities will be reviewed, including detoxification, self‐help philosophies, assessment techniques, individual, group and family modalities, dynamics of motivation, and relapse prevention. An introduction to Motivational Interviewing will be included. Barriers to effective treatment will also be discussed. This course examines the various aspects of professional practice, including case management functions, record keeping, report writing, consent to treatment, confidentiality and disclosure. (3 credits)
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PS 6180 - Program Planning and Evaluation
It is essential for practitioners to determine whether the mental health and human services they are providing really help the people they are intended to serve. Students will develop skills in the areas of program evaluation, needs assessment and outcome measurement. They will learn the most effective tools and tasks associated with examining, appraising, analyzing and demonstrating program performance. (3 credits)
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PS 6190 - Social and Cultural Foundations in Mental Health
This course is designed to promote development of a theoretical and practical framework for effective delivery of mental health and human services within the context of multicultural and pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups. In addition to exploring the dynamics cultural diversity has on helping relationships, this course will examine the relationship that ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, minority status, aging, and disability has on the therapeutic process. Students will identify the impact of privilege and power as well as practice‐based strategies that enhance the mental health counselor’s capacity to work effectively with culturally diverse clients. Building awareness of one’s own cultural lens and the impact this has on one’s mental health counseling practice will also be emphasized. (3 credits)
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PS 6220 - Graduate Capstone
Graduate Capstone includes the implementation of the research proposal developed during the Research Methods course. MS in CMHC students conduct primary research in an area of clinical mental health counseling. HS students also utilize this time to implement the proposal developed during the Research Methods course addressing a substantive issue confronting the human service and helping profession. Both CMHC and HS student’s work culminate in a Capstone Paper and presentation before a faculty panel. (2 Credits)
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PS 6350 - Career and Lifestyle Development
Theories and stages of Career & Lifestyle Development will serve as the foundation for an exploration of life planning and career development. This course explores in depth tools for assessing client abilities, interests, values, personality and other factors that contribute to career development. In addition students gain an understanding of as well as develop practice skills in the area of career development program planning, strategies for client skill development and advocacy to include the effective use of labor market information resources, technology and information systems. Ethical and cultural strategies for effective career development will also be explored. (3 credits)
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PS 6400 - Treatment Modalities and Evidence Based Practices for Treatment & Recovery
This course provides the student with a fundamental understanding of key clinical counseling theories and techniques for the effective treatment of individuals with alcohol and other substance abuse disorders. The course explores various evidence based treatment modalities such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Enhancement Therapy. Students gain an understanding of the rational for using one approach over another as well as the treatment modalities indicated based on the client’s clinical profile and the nature of their substance abuse and addiction. (3 credits)
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PS 6500 - Core Functions for Effective Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselors
This course provides the theoretical and practice based exposure to the 12 core functions for effective alcohol and other drug counseling. Students work with the faculty to fully understand the scope of each core function while working from a practice based approach to integrate key theoretical constructs in support of counselor efficacy. Theory and practice related considerations form the basis for fully exploring each of the core function. (3 credits)
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PS 6600 - Family Systems in Addiction Counseling
This course explores the impact of addiction from a family systems perspective. The cultural context in familial relations informs this exploration providing a lens for carefully considering the implications for addressing for the given family system. The use of structural family therapy as an intervention and support for substance abuse treatment as well as the family dynamics present both in addiction and in recovery. (2 credits)
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PS 6700 - Neurobiology, Psychopathology for Addiction Counseling
This course delves into the neurobiology of addiction exploring in depth what is known about the pathways of addiction that are the result of scientific research. Understanding the neurobiology of addiction is central to the development of practice and policy necessary to effectively treat substance use disorders. Students develop understanding of research into the brain as well as ways in which our cultural understanding of addiction can cause barriers to effective treatment strategies. (2 credits)
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PS 6910 - Crisis Intervention
Focusing on the growing need for skills in crisis management, this course will help students build competency in the handling of emergency or crisis situations in the field of mental health and human service. Students will learn skills in crisis intervention, as well as legal and ethical issues specific to the area of emergency service. Traditional techniques as well as Psychological First Aid will be covered, with discussion regarding crisis intervention occurring in trauma related situations. (3 credits)
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PS 6960 - Internship Seminar
300 hours that is achieved during any of the three existing internship courses within the CMHC program. These hours are used to help the student achieve the requisite internship hours. Internships and supervision are adapted within this course to focus treatment for addiction. Students may take this course at during any semester during the certificate program in order to align with field placement sites. Prerequisites: Students must be in good academic standing to enroll in Internship Seminar, and must have completed previously offered clinical courses in year one. (5 credits)
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PS 6960 - Internship Seminar I
This course is intended to facilitate students’ development during the completion of their Master’s level 700 hour clinical internship requirement (300 face‐to‐face direct clinical client contact hours are required for completion). It is designed to support the direct internship clinical experience of the internship placement. This will occur via feedback & discussion with peers and faculty in a small group format on a regular basis, as well as through the texts and supplemental articles provided by the instructor and class. Students will demonstrate their internship experience and skills by discussion, audio & videotaping, journaling, periodic written assignments and the completion of a final project. By the end of this seminar, students will be able to state that they have experienced an increase in their theoretical framework and will demonstrate an understanding and utilization of concepts concerning assessment, treatment planning, counseling, and professional and ethical issues. Students will gain an awareness of the use of self in counseling and the implications of this, and will be able to identify the next steps for themselves along the road of continued professional growth. Prerequisites: Students must be in good academic standing to enroll in Internship Seminar, and must have completed previously offered clinical courses in year one. (5 credits)
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PS 6970 - Internship Seminar II
This course is intended to facilitate students’ development during the completion of their Master’s level 700 hour clinical internship requirement (300 face‐to‐face direct clinical client contact hours are required for completion). It is designed to support the direct internship clinical experience of the internship placement. This will occur via feedback & discussion with peers and faculty in a small group format on a regular basis, as well as through the texts and supplemental articles provided by the instructor and class. Students will demonstrate their internship experience and skills by discussion, audio & videotaping, journaling, periodic written assignments and the completion of a final project. By the end of this seminar, students will be able to state that they have experienced an increase in their theoretical framework and will demonstrate an understanding and utilization of concepts concerning assessment, treatment planning, counseling, and professional and ethical issues. Students will gain an awareness of the use of self in counseling and the implications of this, and will be able to identify the next steps for themselves along the road of continued professional growth. (5 credits)
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PS 6980 - Internship Seminar III
This course is intended to facilitate students’ development during the completion of their Master’s level 700 hour clinical internship requirement (300 face‐to‐face direct clinical client contact hours are required for completion). It is designed to support the direct internship clinical experience of the internship placement. This will occur via feedback & discussion with peers and faculty in a small group format on a regular basis, as well as through the texts and supplemental articles provided by the instructor and class. Students will demonstrate their internship experience and skills by discussion, audio & videotaping, journaling, periodic written assignments and the completion of a final project. By the end of this seminar, students will be able to state that they have experienced an increase in their theoretical framework and will demonstrate an understanding and utilization of concepts concerning assessment, treatment planning, counseling, and professional and ethical issues. Students will gain an awareness of the use of self in counseling and the implications of this, and will be able to identify the next steps for themselves along the road of continued professional growth. (5 credits)
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PS 7010 - Family Systems Therapy
This course will introduce students to Family Systems Theory from both a theoretical and practical framework. Family Systems psychotherapy focuses on the family, rather than a single individual, as the source of presenting issues family therapists challenge communication styles, disrupt ineffective family dynamics, identify and develop strengths, and challenge defense conceptions in order to harmonize relationships among all members and within each member. The course is designed so that students will have experience with the clinical application of family systems therapy, through discussion and role play. (3 credits)
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PO 5330 - State and Local Government
The late Speaker of the House, Thomas P. ‘Tip’ O’Neil is often quoted as having said all politics is local. In this course, students examine the roles state and local governments play in the American system of federalism. The course examines the relationship between and among localities, states and the federal government. Students will have the opportunity to focus on the various roles of state and local government from the ability to make laws, regulate behavior, impose taxes and provide for the common good. The limitations of government is also examined. Particular attention is given to policy issues like voting and voter registration, education, school finance, health care, law enforcement and tax and debt limitations. (4 credits)
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PO 6020 - Public Policy Analysis
This course will introduce the student to the policy lifecycle. It will build on knowledge gained through the program to add to the student’s toolset for policy formation, implementation and review. Participants will also discuss issues such as agenda setting and goals of the policy process. (4 credits)
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PO 6030 - Economic Analysis
This course is an analysis of economic phenomena (prices, taxation, market values) from the perspectives of economic institutions (government, markets) and the decisions that they make. Topics covered will include the role of government and markets in advancing the public good, effects and limitations of government economic policies, and analysis of the effects of economic decisions on the institution and the public. (4 credits)
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PO 6040 - Research Methods
This course will provide an overview of graduate level research in the Master of Arts in Public Policy program. Students will learn about the various methods of research in the discipline, research design, and proper formatting and writing of formal papers at the graduate level. Specific focus will be placed on topic development, developing a research outline, conducting a literature review, constructing an annotated bibliography, and proper citation styles. This course will provide all students the tools to conduct research and prepare graduate level writing in the discipline. (2 credits)
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PO 6200 - Campaigns and Elections
A study of the election process, including positioning of candidates, interaction with the media, campaign finance and law, party politics, and building a voter base of support. Students will manage a hypothetical campaign from its inception to a mock election. Guest presentations by successful candidates and campaign managers will be a central focus of the course. (4 credits)
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PO 6220 - Governmental Policy Makers
The United States Congress both constitutionally and pragmatically, plays an indispensable role in the formulation of Public Policy. This course will examine the way in which this complex institution fulfills its essential role. Among the issues the course will deal with are the role of committees, lobbyists, the executive branch, constituency groups, and the media, and the way these groups help shape policy in local, regional, and federal government. This course will also explore current issues and trends in local and regional government. It will use a spectrum of issues to give students an understanding of the purpose of mixed levels of government, the relationship between governing elites and the people from whom their authority is theoretically derived, the differences between the theory of government operation and its practice, and the utility and organization of government from the executive to the local level. This course will also examine the growing role of the Executive Branch, not only in implementing the policies enacted by Congress, but in setting the policy agenda for the nation. Institutional tensions between the Executive and Legislative branches will be studied and the wartime powers of the Presidency will be considered. The Judiciary will be studied in light of recent challenges to its independence and differing conceptions of the activism versus conservatism of the bench. The evolution of the confirmation process will also be studied. (4 credits)
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PO 6300 - Class, Poverty, and Race in America
A study of the persistent issues of class, poverty and race in America and how they compromise the pursuit of the American dream of equality and opportunity. The “War on Poverty,” The Civil Rights movement, welfare reform and educational inequalities will be examined. (4 credits)
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PO 6310 - Public Finance and Budgeting
Government intervention in the economy, the form of that intervention and the impact of governmental policy at local, state, and federal levels will be examined in this course. Students will focus their study on economic tools of analysis used in public finance and budgeting by the public sector. Public policies to address externalities, perverse incentives, public goods, social insurance, and the effects of taxes are among the topics examined in detail. (4 credits)
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PO 6320 - Leadership and Negotiations
The focus of this course is the interplay between effective leadership, the art of negotiation, and timely and effective decision-making. Apart from serving as marketing terms, each of the three concepts are critical to effective public policy making. The course examines their interplay within the context of public servants and their efforts to serve the public good. In addition to specific public policy, students will examine the role that perception plays in the public policy process. Ethics and power are important aspects of this course. (4 credits)
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PO 6490 - Research in Public Policy
This course is designed to provide the student with the tools necessary to conduct graduate level research and writing. The course will focus on formulating a research question, a review of methodologies, creating a research outline, and conducting preliminary research on the topic of the student’s choice. The course will provide some fundamental readings in policy analysis. Students will work with library staff to access discipline related scholarship. The final goal of this course is to prepare students for graduate level research throughout the program generally and their capstone experience specifically. (4 credits)
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PO 6500 - Origins of American Democracy
This course will investigate the intellectual and practical beginnings of democracy in America. It will analyze the bedrock documents that guide our government and examine the history of electoral politics in the U.S. (4 credits)
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PO 6650 - Program Evaluation
Program evaluation is a key component in the public policy process. Once a policy has been developed, operationalized and implemented, policy analysts must conduct program evaluation. Policy evaluation seeks to assess the design, implementation, outcomes, efficacy, and outcomes of a program. The evaluation works to identify both barriers to successful implementation as well as opportunities for improved outcomes. Students will focus on a variety of evaluative tools in this course. (4 credits)
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PO 6975 - Capstone Project
The Capstone project provides an integrative experience through the student’s efforts in developing an actual program or public policy. The students assume all components of completing the policy paper, from selecting the topic, preparing a research design and writing of the policy solutions. This capstone experience requires students to integrate principles, theories, and methods learned in courses required through their program. Students creatively analyze, synthesize, and evaluate learned knowledge in the project having a professional focus and communicate the results of the project effectively at a professional level. (4 credits)
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PO 7050 - Environmental Politics and Policy
Are we facing an unprecedented environmental crisis or are environmental problems exaggerated? Has political discourse helped to shape sound environmental policies in the public interest or mainly served as an arena for a battle of special interests? What has been the role of environmental organizations and other institutions in environmental politics? What environmental issues are most likely to receive more attention in political debate and how might this debate unfold? This course will examine these and other issues. (4 credits)
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