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ED 8035 - Sociology of Education
Students in this course will critically explore how individual and group interactions affect educational systems. Topics may include changing student demographics and needs, impact of external pressures on educational systems, and examination of power relations among social groups. Credits: 4
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ED 8040 (HEA 8040) - Seminar in Educational Research II
Students in this seminar will continue in their process to develop their research skills and designs, with an emphasis on quantitative methods. Students will explore and critique various quantitative methodologies and will develop skills to collect and analyze quantitative data. Participants will also continue their review of the literature in relation to their dissertation topic. Students will formalize their research questions and connect their dissertation questions to specific research designs and techniques as well as articulate designs and corresponding data collection tools and analytical processes for their dissertations. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8050 - Seminar in the Creation and Implementation of Best Educational Practices
In this seminar students will identify, develop, implement, and critique best pedagogical and assessment practices for future educators and students. In this seminar students will address the following essential questions: What will be the best pedagogical practices in the next twenty years? How do educational leaders incorporate research about the human brain into educational policy and daily practice? Students will develop a futuristic educational philosophy to use as the basis for their pedagogical and assessment endeavors in their work as future educational leaders. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8060 (HEA 8060) - Dissertation Seminar I
The dissertation presents an opportunity for students to develop in‐depth expertise in a topic of professional interest and selected research methods. In the dissertation seminars students build on their coursework in educational inquiry and research methods and they structure the dissertation research and writing process. Students will then finalize their research questions, research design, data collection tools, letters of consent and formal proposal. Upon acceptance of the proposal by their committees, students will complete their IRB requests for approval. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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ED 8065 (HEA 8065) - Literature Review Seminar
The goal of this seminar is for students to write a comprehensive literature review on a field of interest, including a description of the key concepts, historical review of the topics, theoretical perspective and foundation, synthesis of the research and evaluation of research in this area. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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ED 8070 - Seminar in Reforming Educational Practices
In this seminar, students will review educational reform from two perspectives: 1. What are the elements of successful education reform processes? 2. What will future successful schools, educators and students need to know and be able to do to become successful throughout the 21st Century and beyond? Students will examine and apply their learning to their philosophies of educational leadership and their dissertation work. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8075 - Systemic Educational Reform
In this course you will examine education reform from a systems perspective, and critically analyze the histories and relationships between the purpose of education and reform efforts in America. You will explore the role power has played in failed reform efforts that have ultimately perpetuated systems of oppression in education. You will center questions of equity and social justice as you integrate both practical and research knowledge to understand how systems learn to improve. During this course you will create a systemic improvement plan to address an authentic problem of inequity. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8080 - Seminar in Visionary Educational Leadership
In this seminar students will investigate existing leadership theories and theories about future leadership. Students will develop their own philosophy and theory of futuristic educational leadership. Students will create an educational philosophy based on sound theory of how to create transformational educational institutions. Students will also explore organization of decision‐making systems used by institutions and develop their ideas in relation to communication and decision‐making patterns for their organizations. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8085 - Innovative Leadership
In this course we will look at leadership through the lens of the past, present, and future in an effort to reveal the skills, knowledge, and dispositions needed to lead educational organizations and manage change in a resource-scarce, ever-changing environment. Specifically, students will learn how to be ethical, equity-minded, innovative, and strategic leaders who will lead and sustain innovative and effective change. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8090 - Seminar in Recreating Educational Policy
This seminar works from the premise that education policy development should be based in large part from the work done in the field by professional educators. Education leadership must be developed throughout the system and professionals have a responsibility to conduct and consume research in order to develop schools and colleges that will move students into the future. Students will articulate the role and processes of policy development and implementation. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8095 - Pedagogy, Politics, and Policy for Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning do not happen in the isolation of classroom, school, or university. It is affected by pedagogical values, beliefs, and practices as well as local, state, and national politics and policies. In this course, students will investigate the intersection of pedagogy, politics, and policy on the effectiveness of teaching and learning in primary, secondary, and higher educational settings. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8100 - Seminar in Brain Research and Learning
Participants in this seminar will describe the latest research on the brain and articulate what the research means for motivation and learning. Students will develop applications for the use of brain research in the organization, culture and instructional practices in schools at the k‐12 and higher education levels. During this seminar, participants will also formulate strategies for raising the levels of pedagogical and student thinking, learning and academic achievement. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8110 (HEA 8110) - Dissertation Seminar II
In this seminar, students will focus on the organization and analysis of data and the writing of the dissertation. Students are expected to have completed their data collection by the beginning of year 3 of the program. In this seminar students will analyze their data and draft their findings and discussion chapters of their dissertation. Credits: 4 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8120 - Promoting Access, Retention and Achievement
Building on previous coursework in educational policy, student learning and development, and organizational leadership, this course investigates the challenges of access, persistence, and completion in K-12 settings. Effective strategies for the promotion of access and retention will be explored. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8125 - Leadership for Equitable Educational Organizations
It is clear that educational organizations are not providing equitable opportunities or fostering equitable outcomes for all students. In this “anchor” course, students will apply their learning from previous courses to analyze reasons for inequitable opportunities and outcomes and explore strategies for organizational change ensure all students the chance realize their potential. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8130 - Seminar in Curriculum Development for the Information Age
In this seminar, students will develop concepts for the future curriculum processes for educational institutions. Since the world is an ever changing environment students will work to develop curriculum processes that will assist educators in maintaining a forward looking approach to teaching and learning and the recreation of important curriculum models. Students will answer these: How is technology going to help us change the face of education? What kind of curriculum and curriculum development process will be necessary to help our students be successful in the future of their world? Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8140 (HEA 8140) - Dissertation Completion, Presentation and Action Plan
In this seminar students will finalize their dissertation and the final dissertation presentation for their committee and their peers. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. (Prerequisite - successful completion of Seminars in Dissertation ED 8060 /HEA 8060 and 8110 and ED 8150 /HEA 8150 Comprehensive Project) Credits: 4 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8144 - Dissertation III - Part 1
In this seminar, which is part 1 of a 2-part course, students will finalize their dissertation and the final dissertation presentation for their committee and their peers. Prerequisite: successful completion of Seminars in Dissertation ED 8060 and ED 8110 and ED 8150 Comprehensive Project. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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ED 8145 - Dissertation III - Part 2
In this seminar, which is part 2 of a 2-part course, students will finalize their dissertation and the final dissertation presentation for their committee and their peers. Prerequisite: successful completion of Seminars in Dissertation ED 8060 and ED 8110 and ED 8150 Comprehensive Project Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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ED 8150 (HEA 8150) - Comprehensive Project
The comprehensive project challenges students to synthesize their learning in the doctoral program and their professional experiences. Students will work with their advisors to develop a project plan which integrates at least three areas of learning in the program and will produce a professional product (e.g., scholarly article, business or program plan, policy analysis, curriculum) which demonstrates integrative learning and advanced skill. In this seminar students will finalize their comprehensive project products. Upon acceptance of their comprehensive project proposal, students will prepare their final projects both in a written and presentation formats. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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ED 8155 (HEA 8155) - Methods and Analysis Seminar
The goal of this seminar is to provide students the opportunity to extensively study their chosen analysis approach and complete analysis of their data. The final product would be research findings. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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ED 8160 - Professional Learning Network
Learning for professionals rarely takes place in formal classroom settings found in a doctoral program. Rather, learning happens individually and through informal and formal groups. This course exemplifies a professional learning network in which students in small groups will identify a topic they wish to learn more about and collaboratively develop a set of learning strategies and identify resources allowing to explore the respective topic. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8170 - Using Data for Action
While many factors influence decision-making including policies, politics, values, and biases, all decisions should be informed by various forms of data. In addition, data should not be gather simply for the sake of compiling information. Data should be used to inform leadership decisions, effect change, and evaluate outcome attainment. In this course, students will explore various forms of data and consider how those data can be effectively employed to inform decision-making, facilitate action, and evaluate progress toward meaningful change. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8180 - Strategic Planning and Financial and Resource Management
With increasing economic pressures on educational organizations, planning and prioritization have never been more important. In this course students will explore the strategic planning and use of various institutional resources to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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ED 8190 - Leveraging Human and Intellectual Capital
The most important resource in educational organizations may be the people and the skills and knowledge they possess. While critical, these resources are rarely considered in the context or organizational goal achievement. In this program signature course, students will examine the importance of human, intellectual, and professional capital as drivers for organizational change and success. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
Engineering Project Management |
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EPM 5670 - Risk and Decisions Making
Decisions are rarely made under conditions of certainty. Managers routinely make decisions with imperfect knowledge and where a degree of risk exists. Through cases and projects students will confront making decisions involving risk. While this course is primarily designed to provide students with the quantitative tools necessary to make and articulate these decisions, understanding qualitative frameworks in which decisions are made will also be examined. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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EPM 6770 - Quality Management and Six Sigma
This course is designed to introduce quality management from the vantage point of Six Sigma. Students will learn about the philosophy underpinning Six Sigma, quantitative and qualitative tools utilized, Six Sigma methodology, and context specific metrics used to measure quality. Prerequisites: MG 6340 Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
English |
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EN 5311 - Mentorship Study: Creative Writing
Mentorship Study coursework is guided by an approved individualized study plan and one-on-one faculty mentorship. This course requires students to submit a required amount of creative work, as well as to read and respond critically to selected literary works, paying particular attention to craft and/or literary theory and emphasizing the development of research and writing in practice. Students will explore the relationship between their critical engagement with selected literary and scholarly texts and their own writing. Faculty mentors will provide feedback, support, and direction to assist students in the development of their research, writing, and revision processes.
For each section of Mentorship Study, students will complete and submit assigned packets of coursework which include written responses to assigned reading writing, formal critical papers, and creative or project work in the student’s specified genre, form, or area of practice. While course content is individualized, all students must meet the program’s standard curricular and credit hour requirements. Home-based. Credits: 4 or 8 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 or 8 |
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EN 6411 - Residency Study: Creative Writing
This course includes all residency-based curriculum requirements for the program. Residency Study courses include seminar sessions, lectures, workshops, and panels covering a diverse range of subjects in literature, literary technique, aesthetics, publication, and the writer’s craft, as well as faculty-led peer workshops during which students read and critique each other’s work and discuss a range of literary and craft-related concerns in conjunction with the works. Taken on campus during program residencies. Credits: 4 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 |
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EN 7051 - Mentorship Study: Thesis Development
The final semester coursework is focused on the development of a substantial body of literary work in the specified genre. Students will also compose a critical introduction to their creative theses. Upon completion of the thesis semester coursework, students will be able to situate their own work in current aesthetic and critical contexts, and in relationship to its historical and critical/theoretical antecedents. The thesis coursework is supported by a faculty mentor as well as a second faculty thesis advisor. To fulfill final degree requirements, students must give a public lecture and reading of their work as well as successfully defend their theses. Home-based. Credits: 4 or 8 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 or 8 |
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EN 7130 - Final Residency: Lecture, Public Reading, and Thesis Defense
Attendance at and participation in the final residency. Credits: 0 Pass/No Record
Credits: 0 |
Finance |
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FI 5320 - Corporate Finance
Students will explore and apply the tools available to identify capital management, its formation, and relationship to the financial stability of the organization. Students will examine and apply the principles and basic tools of financial management and related frameworks for making ethical financial decisions within organizations. Non-financial metrics of performance including social and financial return are explored in relation to social return on investment and its impact on stakeholders. Students will examine and analyze the tension between social and financial return. Along with how does an organization include non-financial metrics on a balance sheet and is it appropriate to convert non-financial metrics to a financial metric to achieve this? This course will help students develop and apply a core set of skills in modeling, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, and taxation. Students will determine how to choose between investments, taxation, cash flows, exchange rate risk, pricing and trading of equities, derivatives, and degrees of risk and the relationship to the financial stability of the organization. (Pre-requisites: MG 5140 ) Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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FI 6310 - Finance for Leaders
In this course students will explore the tools available to recognize capital management and its formation and relationship to the financial stability of the organization and decision making process. Emphasis is placed on developing a core set of skills in financial modeling, debt and equity issues, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning, risk management, financial reporting and analysis, and taxation. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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FI 6315 - Managerial Finance
Students will explore and apply the tools available to identify capital management and its formation and relationship to the financial stability of the organization. Students will examine and apply the principles and basic tools of financial management and related frameworks for making ethical financial decisions within organizations. Students will develop and apply a core set of skills in modeling, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, and taxation. Students will determine how to choose between investments, taxation, cash flows, and degrees of risk. Credits: 3
Credits: 3 |
Health Information Management |
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HIM 5110 - Principles of Health Informatics
An overview of definitions, systems, and challenges in the field of health informatics and its place in the design and management of healthcare systems. Students will study key terminology and analyze the systems behind the use of Electronic Health Records. The course touches people and organizational aspects of health information systems as well as technology. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HIM 5330 - Information Security in Healthcare
Multi-user, multi-device network security is essential in healthcare. This course will review the policies associated with patient privacy and the use of electronic records. Students will be introduced to the threats to network security, ways to mitigate these threats, and recovery systems. The wide variety of policy and technical solutions available to improve data security and patient records will be explored. This course will examine the security issues facing healthcare providers as technology advances. Prerequisite: HIM 6000 Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HIM 6000 - Healthcare Technology and Systems
An in‐depth study of the basic concepts surrounding clinical information systems, with emphasis on electronic health records ‐ terminology and standards, clinical configuration, user interface design, computerized physician order entry, clinical decision support, and clinical reporting. This course introduces concepts dealing with interoperability. The course then focuses on the practical application of these concepts, including implementation, clinical workflow, privacy and security, certification, medical device integration, and community health information exchange. Prerequisite: HIM 5110 Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HIM 6020 - Knowledge Management in Healthcare
This course explores the relationship between clinical data and clinical knowledge and how organizations develop and deploy them to support improvements in patient care and research. The course content includes topics such as available medical data and how it should be accessed, analyzed, and organized to support evidence-based medicine and research. Throughout the course, students will analyze current and prospective approaches to clinical decision support and expert system development and how to deploy them via new or existing knowledge-management infrastructures. Prerequisite: HIM 5110 Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HIM 6240 - Research and Evaluation
Research and development projects in the broad field of biomedical informatics can take many forms, from field studies that improve understanding of the tasks and information needs of users, to development projects that design, build, and deploy information systems, to studies that assess the impact of information systems on health care processes and outcomes. This course provides an overview of the concepts, vocabularies, and strategies needed to design and evaluate projects in biomedical informatics, including a breadth of methodologies drawn from qualitative research, quantitative research, and software engineering. Prerequisite: HIM 5110 Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
Healthcare Administration |
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HCA 6130 - Comparative Healthcare Systems
This course will cover the major models for provision and financing of health care used in America, with a couple of international cases for comparison. Students will learn to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of various ways of organizing and financing health care and to evaluate health policies according to a range of criteria for cost, quality and equity. The course will also examine a number of health care policy issues facing the United States such as rising health care costs, quality of health care services, financing of the health care system, adoption of new technologies, and the role of the public and private sectors in providing health care. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
Higher Education Administration |
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HEA 5110 - Higher Education Organization and Administration
An understanding of complex systems of organization and governance in higher education is critical to successful administration and leadership. This course is an introduction to administration and organizational dynamics. Although the roles of multiple internal and external constituencies will be considered, the class focuses on institution and system‐wide perspectives but will provide an overview of specific departments or functions. Theories of organizational leadership, culture, change and administrative management will be applied to case studies and individual and group projects. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 5130 - College Students in the United States
Colleges and universities in the United States welcome a diverse array of students who are pursuing multiple educational goals in a variety of educational settings. This course will provide an overview of student participation in higher education, the theories that underlie their personal development (regardless of age), and address the impact of higher education on student learning and development. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 5190 - Multicultural Competence
The college student population in the United States is diversifying at a tremendous rate. Higher education administrators must develop the skills and knowledge to understand and address the implications for higher education resulting from this diversity. This course will provide an introduction to theory and practice of multicultural competence allowing students to apply this skill and knowledge through course assignments. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 5230 - Stakeholder Relations
The higher education environment presents numerous challenges and opportunities for effectively communicating with an institution’s diverse stakeholders. This course will help to prepare campus public safety administrators with the knowledge needed to effectively manage internal and external relations with various stakeholder groups, including students, faculty, staff, administrators, governing boards, parents, community members, elected officials, outside law enforcement agencies and others. Credits: 2
Credits: 2 |
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HEA 5241 - Retention I
College student retention is one of the most critical issues face higher education administrators at all levels. This course will examine the educational, ethical, and financial imperatives of persistence and retention and investigate relevant theories and practices. Credits: 2
Credits: 2 |
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HEA 5242 - Retention II
College student retention is one of the most critical issues face higher education administrators at all levels. This course will examine the educational, ethical, and financial imperatives of persistence and retention and investigate relevant theories and practices. Part two of this course continues exploration of issues related to retention. Credits: 2
Credits: 2 |
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HEA 5320 - Advising and Helping College Students
Advising and helping are essential skills working within higher education as virtually every administration will have student contact. This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of advising and helping students individually and in group settings. Those skills and knowledge will be critiqued and applied through course assignments. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 5370 - Title IX and Clery Compliance
Complying with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and the Clery Act requires understanding how to implement a patchwork of laws, regulations, and sub-regulatory guidance to effectively prevent and respond to sex-based discrimination on college and university campuses. The course covers laws, regulations, investigations, and reporting. This course will provide practitioners with the knowledge necessary to build and administer a robust Title IX and Clery Act compliance program at their institutions. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 5920 - Campus Public Safety Considerations
This course will provide a review of special topics in campus public safety administration. Foundations of behavioral threat assessment and management will be explored as well as issues regarding physical security, weapons on campus and alcohol and other drugs. Emphasis will be placed on campus public safety administrator’s roles in effectively managing these issues. Credits: 2
Credits: 2 |
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HEA 6110 - Leadership Theory and Practice in Higher Education I
Leadership can take a multitude of forms. Regardless of their department or role, higher education administrators are leaders and lead in a variety of ways. This course provides an overview of theory and practice of leadership to enable students to develop and hone knowledge and skills for personal and organizational leadership. Credits: 2
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HEA 6120 - Leadership Theory and Practice in Higher Education II
Leadership can take a multitude of forms. Regardless of their department or role, higher education administrators are leaders and lead in a variety of ways. This course provides an overview of theory and practice of leadership to enable students to develop and hone knowledge and skills for personal and organizational leadership. Leadership Theory and Practice II is a continuation of Leadership Theory and Practice I. Credits: 2
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HEA 6160 - Leadership and Ethics
Campus public safety administrators are frequently called upon to make strategic and tactical decisions that can impact the stability and well-being of their departments and the communities they serve. A well-formed philosophy of leadership and an unwavering ethical foundation are essential to making sound decisions. This course will review pertinent models of decision-making as well as leadership theories and behaviors that can be applied to the campus public safety realm. Credits: 2
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HEA 6240 - Assessment in Higher Education
Leaders in higher education must demonstrate the outcomes for their work as well as identify opportunities for improvement. This course provides an overview of selected strategies of inquiry used in investigating problems of practice in higher education. Students will develop skills and knowledge to create outcomes, identify and apply appropriate assessment methods, interpret data, and design an assessment plan. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 6390 - Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
The administration of higher education is fraught with complex debates on topics of concern to internal and external constituencies, and those who work in higher education are required to communicate professional and scholarly positions, institutional commitments, and strategic decisions to a variety of audiences. The class explores the foundations of higher education through critical analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Students will assess potential implications of policy recommendation and administrative decisions in areas such as affordability, access, academic freedom, privacy concerns, and commercialization. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 6820 - Emergency Management
Crisis and emergency management are essential competencies for leaders in contemporary campus public safety agencies. This course will help to equip practitioners with knowledge regarding reducing vulnerabilities to hazards and mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters affecting college and university campuses. Credits: 4
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HEA 6920 - Legal Issues in Higher Education
This course provides an understanding of the broad scope of higher education law, general legal principles relevant to higher education, and the role of law on campus. Through discussion of a diverse range of administrative problems and practices with legal implications students will become acquainted with emerging legal issues and best practices and will develop administrative and problem‐solving skills related to legal issues in higher education. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 6970 - Capstone
The capstone experience requires a synthesis of theories, conceptual frameworks, and experiential learning throughout the program. Students must develop a research or professional development project that demonstrates evidence‐based decision making, an understanding of specific higher education/professional contexts, and strategic analysis. Students with no fulltime work experience in higher education are advised to integrate experiential learning into their projects. The instructor must approve capstone proposals before students start their projects. At the end of the program, students present their projects to the academic community. Credits: 4 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 8010 (ED 8010) - Seminar in Educational Research I
The Educational Research Seminars combine the exploration of the research process with the development of specific qualitative and quantitative research skills. Students will develop fundamental in the use of the statistics, methods, and organizational strategies and data collection tools associated with educational research. The first seminar will also concentrate on developing competency in qualitative research methods. Students will be able to compare and contrast qualitative methodologies, implement data collection methods, and analyze qualitative data. In addition, students will develop the capacity to analyze a variety of types of literature critically. Students will continue to develop their research questions in order to apply their learning to their final research dissertation. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Credits: 4
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HEA 8020 - Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
The administration of higher education is fraught with complex debates on topics of concern to internal and external constituencies, and those who work in higher education are required to communicate professional and scholarly positions, institutional commitments, and strategic decisions to a variety of audiences. Students will explore the foundations of higher education through critical analysis of contemporary issues in the field. Students identify contemporary issues and assess potential implications of policy recommendations and administrative decisions in areas such as affordability, access, student needs, and student success. Credits: 4
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HEA 8030 - Organizational Leadership and Change
In times of scarce resources and great competition, colleges and universities face growing demands for greater accountability, entrepreneurial leadership, and pedagogical innovation. In this course students will examine organizational change in higher education, with emphases on organizational cultures, constituent perspectives, governance structures, and professional ethics. Students will critique current theories of change and will identify and critique strategies for addressing organizational leadership and change. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 8040 (ED 8040) - Seminar in Educational Research II
Students in this seminar will continue in their process to develop their research skills and designs, with an emphasis on quantitative methods. Students will explore and critique various quantitative methodologies and will develop skills to collect and analyze quantitative data. Participants will also continue their review of the literature in relation to their dissertation topic. Students will formalize their research questions and connect their dissertation questions to specific research designs and techniques as well as articulate designs and corresponding data collection tools and analytical processes for their dissertations. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Credits: 4
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HEA 8050 - Advanced Student Development
The development of competencies needed to address and assist diverse populations of students is the focus of the course. In this seminar students will identify, critique, and evaluate student development theories, including those related to identity development, moral and cognitive development, and learning and engagement. Students will apply theoretical knowledge to the development of programs and services that facilitate student development and achievement. Credits: 4
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HEA 8060 (ED 8060) - Dissertation Seminar I
The dissertation presents an opportunity for students to develop in‐depth expertise in a topic of professional interest and selected research methods. In the dissertation seminars students build on their coursework in educational inquiry and research methods and they structure the dissertation research and writing process. Students will then finalize their research questions, research design, data collection tools, letters of consent and formal proposal. Upon acceptance of the proposal by their committees, students will complete their IRB requests for approval. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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HEA 8065 (ED 8065) - Literature Review Seminar
The goal of this seminar is to provide students the opportunity to delve deep into the literature regarding their dissertation topic and develop the literature review for their proposal. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
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HEA 8070 - Budgeting and Finance
This course provides an overview of strategic financial resource management in public and private institutions of higher education. Students will articulate various budgeting approaches, interpret financial statements, develop diversified sources of revenue including auxiliary enterprises and fundraising; analyze costs; and implement budget and control procedures. Simulation exercises will be used to illustrate principles and develop budgeting skills. Credits: 4
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HEA 8080 - Strategic Management in Higher Education
Demographic, social, legal, financial, and geographic factors all affect the educational capacity of higher education institutions. In this course students will explore the strategic use of institutional resources and planning to enhance college and university students. Students will increase their knowledge of topics will include enrollment management, external affairs, campus planning, and institutional research. Students will develop the skills to use assessment and other data to plan and facilitate change will also be addressed. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 8090 - Public Policy in Higher Education
This seminar examines the roles of the states, the federal government, coordinating and governing boards, media, scholars, and other interested parties in shaping the public‐policy context of higher education. Students develop the skill in knowledge regarding how to manage and address selected public policy issues and the dynamic political processes that affect higher education. Credits: 4
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HEA 8100 - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education-Innovative Pedagogies
This course will examine the philosophical, historical, sociological, and organizational issues that shape academic programs, curriculum development, and co‐curricular initiatives in American higher education. The course will explore recurring tensions that drive curriculum reform and innovative pedagogies that support student learning. Credits: 4
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HEA 8110 (ED 8110) - Dissertation Seminar II
In this seminar, students will focus on the organization and analysis of data and the writing of the dissertation. Students are expected to have completed their data collection by the beginning of year 3 of the program. In this seminar students will analyze their data and draft their findings and discussion chapters of their dissertation. Credits: 4 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 8120 - Promoting Access, Retention and Achievement
Building on previous coursework in educational policy, student learning and development, and organizational leadership, this course investigates the challenges of access, persistence, and completion in postsecondary settings. Effective strategies for the promotion of access and retention will be explored. Credits: 4
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HEA 8130 - Preventative Law
Legal issues influence educational and administrative practices on college campuses in direct and indirect ways. Students will articulate the broad scope of higher education law, the contemporary legal environment and general legal principles relevant to higher education, and the role of law and risk management on campus. Through discussion of a diverse range of case law, scholarly literature, and administrative problems and practices with legal implications, students will identify and analyze emerging legal issues and best practices and will develop their problem‐solving, risk management, and supervision skills related to legal issues in higher education. Credits: 4
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HEA 8140 (ED 8140) - Dissertation Completion, Presentation, and Action Plan
In this seminar students will finalize their dissertation and the final dissertation presentation for their committee and their peers. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Prerequisite: ED 8060 or HEA 8060 , and ED 8110 or HEA 8110 , and ED 8150 or HEA 8150 . Credits: 4 Pass/No Record
Credits: 4 |
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HEA 8150 (ED 8150) - Comprehensive Project
The comprehensive project challenges students to synthesize their learning in the doctoral program and their professional experiences. Students will work with their advisors to develop a project plan which integrates at least three areas of learning in the program and will produce a professional product (e.g., scholarly article, business or program plan, policy analysis, curriculum) which demonstrates integrative learning and advanced skill. In this seminar students will finalize their comprehensive project products. Upon acceptance of their comprehensive project proposal, students will prepare their final projects both in a written and presentation formats. Both K‐12 and higher education students take this course together. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
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HEA 8155 (ED 8155) - Methods and Analysis Seminar
The goal of this seminar is to provide students the opportunity to extensively study their chosen analysis approach and complete analysis of their data. The final product would be research findings. Credits: 2 Pass/No Record
Credits: 2 |
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness |
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HSEP 5010 - Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Students will perform an in depth study of the history and issues surrounding homeland security and emergency management. They will gain a mastery of roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and its operating principals. The National Response Framework (NRF) and the ways in which homeland security processes occurs at the national, state, and local levels will serve to fuel a discussion of emergency preparedness processes, and how the intelligence community feeds homeland security planning and implementation. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HSEP 5220 - Legal Foundations for Homeland Security
Students will develop an understanding of the U.S. government, particularly on the constitutional separation of powers and the impact of federalism. The concept of emergency response being led at the lowest possible level will be discussed in terms of the legal relations between federal (including military), state, local, l government as well as business. Partisan politics and their impact on homeland security and emergency preparedness will also be discussed. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HSEP 5350 - Emergency and Strategic Planning
Students will develop an understanding of military and civilian planning processes and how to develop strategic plans and how to implement them in times of crisis. The military planning process is encapsulated in the concept of JOPP, or Joint Operations Planning Process, while federal emergency planning relies on the concept of SPAR, or Strategy, Plans, Analysis, and Risk, a methodology which integrates planning across various levels of civilian government. Both methods will be compared and contrasted with each other and other planning processes. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HSEP 6060 - Research Methods for Homeland Security Studies
This course will provide an overview of graduate level research for the capstone project in the Master of Arts in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. 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 APA style. 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 Capstone Project course. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HSEP 6220 - Psychology and Communication in Crises
Emergency Support Function 15, Communication, is the specific focus of this course, which will expose students to the principals of crisis communication, planning, and implementation. Additional emphasis will be placed on the impact of disasters and terrorism on the psychology of victims, in order to help emergency responders and planners to understand the psychological consequences of mass-casualty terrorist attacks and other disasters. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HSEP 6350 - Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
Critical Infrastructure protection is one of the vital cornerstones of homeland security. This course will examine the Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CIKR) sectors such as: Water, Power & Energy, Information & Telecommunications, Chemical Industry, Transportation, Banking & Finance, Defense Industry, Postal & Shipping, Agriculture & Food, Public Health, and Emergency Services. Students will analyze model-based vulnerability analysis used by government and public sector organizations to extract the critical nodes from each sector and model the vulnerabilities to determine the best means for protection of each sector. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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HSEP 6850 - Intelligence and Cyber Security
This course focuses specifically on the cyber realm, examining cybercrime, warfare, and defense through a Homeland Security/Protection of Critical infrastructure and architecture perspective. The course will expose students to broad strategic cyber threats and responses at a theoretical level. It will also discuss specifics of cyber action and reaction at the local or tactical level, focusing on how the federal government enables its partners to defend against cyber incursions. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
Management |
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MG 590x - Internship in Business Administration
The internship allows students to connect and apply the academic and theoretical study of strategic leadership with practical experience in the field. Students have the means to apply academic concepts to solve real world business problems. The internship is designed for students to better understand the work expectations and individual organizational culture. Credits: 1 to 4
Credits: 1 to 4 |
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MG 5120 - Organizational Leadership and Change
This course combines theory and practice by encouraging students to learn traditional and contemporary leadership theories and apply them to the analysis of the behavior or leaders, colleagues, and subordinates. Through a variety of readings, cases, and exercises, students will examine numerous effective leadership models. Students will examine organizational communication including formal and informal communication, as well as the relationship of communication to organizational satisfaction and effectiveness. Topics include the leadership responsibilities of creating effective teams, organizations and cultures; the exploration of different leadership styles; and preparing and implementing negotiation processes. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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MG 5125 - Leadership and Change in Organizations
This course will balance theory and real-world practice by encouraging students to explore and learn about both traditional and contemporary leadership styles. Students will apply them to everyday situations in today’s dynamic workplace analyzing the behavior of leaders, colleagues, and subordinates. Throughout the course students will examine change and the impact leaders have on developing and fostering a cooperative and collaborative environment. Topics address purposeful, planned and consciously directed change and evolution within an organization. Through case studies, individual and group exercises, students will be introduced to tools and techniques for engaging people at all levels of the organization in successful and lasting transition and transformation. Credits: 3
Credits: 3 |
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MG 5140 - Leadership and Human Centered Design
This course will provide students with the opportunity to identify and explore domestic and global challenges affecting today’s dynamic marketplace. Students will examine applied design theory and apply strategies to lead a global workforce. The moral implications of leadership and decision making are explored with respect to social impact, and the challenge that exists between achieving desirable outcomes and the means by which they are achieved. This course examines and analyzes the interrelationships among an organization’s various stakeholders. Throughout the course students will examine decision-making, sustainability, change and the impact leaders have on developing and fostering a cooperative and collaborative environment. Through case studies, individual and group exercises, students will be introduced to tools and techniques for decision-making, thought and applied leadership, planning and execution, and engaging individuals at all levels of the organization and in the external environment in successful and lasting transition and transformation. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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MG 5230 - Relationship Selling Strategies
This course allows students the ability to become familiar with the selling environment. A decision making perspective is accomplished through a modular format that consists of the discussion and analysis of basic concepts, identifying critical decision areas and presenting analytical approaches for improved professional selling and sales management initiatives as they apply to customer satisfaction strategies. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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MG 5310 - Strategic Marketing
This course introduces marketing strategy in the context of a variety of businesses. A goal of this course is to introduce and reinforce financial and managerial decision making that play an integral role in a firm’s strategic position and approach. The characteristics and management of markets are described in topics that include the marketing environment, components of the marketing mix, market segmentation, and planning. This course focuses on formulating and implementing marketing management strategies and policies, a task undertaken in most companies at the strategic business unit level. This course will provide a systematic framework for understanding marketing management and strategy. Students will develop a foundational knowledge of marketing concepts and practices, marketing decisions making techniques, sources of financial support and strategies for their development, and apply that knowledge in the development of a marketing plan proposal. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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MG 5315 - Marketing Strategies
Students will explore and apply best practices to design and implement the most effective combination of marketing initiatives to execute an organization’s strategy in its target markets. Students will develop, apply, and execute analytical concepts and tools including segmentation, targeting, pricing, branding, distribution, and promotion. Students will examine the impact financial decision-making and management techniques within an organization has on its overall strategy, risk management, valuation, and stakeholders. Credits: 3
Credits: 3 |
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MG 5320 - Marketing Management in Healthcare and Service Sectors
The course introduces fundamental marketing principles then layers issues specific to service industries, health organizations, and fund raising structures. Students will develop a foundational knowledge of marketing concepts and practices, marketing decision‐making techniques, sources of financial support and strategies for their development and apply that knowledge in the healthcare or services industry. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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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. Credits: 3
Credits: 3 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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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. Credits: 3
Credits: 3 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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MG 5633 - Human Resources as a Strategic Partner
Seen as the effective use of human capital in an organization, human resources is a central and strategic organizational activity of increasing importance and complexity. This course will provide students with the opportunity to identify and explore global challenges connecting today’s dynamic marketplace. Human resources involves leadership, personal and organizational values, planning, recruitment and selection of employees. Students will examine and apply strategies to manage a global workforce, cultural diversity and effective communications, governance, and ethics. Students will be prepared to face challenges in their organizations from a strategic standpoint and play an integral role in carrying out policies and practices in their organization. Credits: 3
Credits: 3 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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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. Credits: 4
Credits: 4 |
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