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NURS 643 - Psychophysiology of Holistic Health 3 Credits
Provides an advanced foundation in the physiological phenomena associated with holistic health. Explores mind/body concepts such as stress and disease, alternative medicine outcomes, spontaneous healing psychoneuroimmunology and the placebo effect.
Meets with NURS 463 and HSCI 423.
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NURS 644 - Advanced Assessment of Holistic Health 3 Credits
Facilitates the recognition and nurturance of the nurse’s unique, individual expression of wholeness. Holistic nursing philosophy and the nurse focused standards of care and practice are discussed. Emphasis is placed on self-reflection, empowerment, personal responsibility, growth, and mutual support.
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NURS 645 - The Art of Holistic Nursing 3 Credits
Explores theories of esthetics and art for application in healing. Theories of the psychology of the spirit are considered within the caring context of nursing. The processes of imagination are investigated.
Meets with NURS 465 and HSCI 425.
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NURS 646 - Shamanism: Healer and Visionary 3 Credits
Applies the philosophy and practice of shamanism; specifically imagery, memory, reflection, dreams and the creative healing process in nursing practice. The focus is on the nurse’s role and practical application of theories and techniques of shamanism in various clinical situations. Intuitive and analytical thinking are emphasized.Prerequisites: Admission to nursing program required
Meets with NURS 464.
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NURS 647 - Holistic-Praxis: Therapies of the Imagination 3 Credits
Applies imagery, memory and reflection, dreams and the creative processes to holistic nursing practice. The focus is on the nurse’s role and the practical application of theories and techniques of these therapies in various clinical situations.
Meets with HSCI 426 and NURS 467.
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NURS 648 - Holistic-Praxis: Therapies of the Human Energy Fields 2 Credits
Theories and practices of healing modalities which emphasize touch, energy systems, and movement that nourish and strengthen the body/mind/spirit are interpreted artistically and scientifically. Learners explore the use of these modalities in experiential situations. The theoretical, personal, aesthetic, empirical, ethical, and sociopolitical implications of energy modalities are explored.
Meets with HSCI 427 and NURS 468.
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NURS 649 - World Views of Health and Healing 3 Credits
Explores various cultural traditions in health and healing. Traditional Chinese Medicine, Auyerveda, Shamanism, Curanderismo, Native American Healing, and selected complementary and alternative therapies are examined.
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NURS 650 - Forensic Photography 3 Credits
Designed to assist professionals in forensic science and health care in the basic principles and techniques associated with forensic photography at the crime scene, in the hospital setting, or in autopsy laboratory.
Meets with HSCI 439.
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NURS 651 - Perinatal/Newborn Health Assessment, Stabilization and Care 3 Credits
Provides the basis for advanced practice nursing care necessary to meet the assessment, stabilization and early care needs of healthy and at risk newborns and their families. Clinical practicum further develops assessment skills and provides opportunities to practice.Prerequisites: Concurrent with NURS 652, NURS 653, NURS 654
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NURS 652 - Pathophysiology of the Newborn 4 Credits
Synthesis of concepts of embryology, neonatal physiology and pathophysiology and relates these concepts to the rationale for comprehensive management of and the outcomes for illnesses/problems in at risk newborns.Prerequisites: Concurrent with NURS 651, NURS 653, NURS 654
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NURS 653 - Clinical Management of High Risk Newborn 3 Credits
Integrates research based knowledge of disease/ disorders of the newborn within clinical practice. The multiple facets of the advanced practice neonatal nurse and nurse practitioner roles are analyzed.Prerequisites: Concurrent with NURS 651, NURS 652, and NURS 654
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NURS 654 - Neonatal Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics 4 Credits
Introduces pharmaceutical management of a range of fetal and neonatal conditions which are commonly seen in perinatal/newborn settings. Integrates patterns of knowing as applied to the pharmacotherapeutic approach in the management of patients in neonatal care settings.Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent registration in NURS 651, NURS 652 & NURS 653
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NURS 656 - Women’s Health Care Issues 3 Credits
Presents an overview of selected women’s experiences and health issues. Exploration from a historical, psychological and socio-political focus in order to increase understanding regarding the impact on the woman, her significant others, health care professionals and the health care system.
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NURS 657 - Role Transitions 2 to 3 Credits
Designed for certificate nurse practitioners who have completed advanced practice core degree requirements. Facilitates the integration of graduate advanced practice theoretical and conceptual knowledge into clinical practice.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, NURS 612, and NURS 627
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NURS 658 - CNS: Acute Care Management in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 Credits
Focuses on advanced practice nursing with adults experiencing acute alterations in health including clinical management.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 612, NURS 628 NURS 673 and NURS 674
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NURS 659 - CNS: Chronic Care Management in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 Credits
Focuses on advanced practice nursing with adults experiencing chronic alterations in health including clinical management.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 612, NURS 673, and NURS 674
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NURS 660 - Palliative Care and Advanced Practice Nursing 3 Credits
Analyzes principles of palliative care in chronic progressive disease and end-of-life care. Integrates concepts across the lifespan and with various specialty populations, as well as implementation in various clinical settings.
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NURS 661 - Primary Health Care of Childbearing Families 3 Credits
Provides a basis for the practice of advanced practice nursing care through the exploration of the health needs in the childbearing family. Focuses on comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care for the childbearing family in primary health care settings.
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NURS 662 - Primary Health Care of Families I 4 Credits
Assessment and management of common childhood developmental issues, injury prevention, and common acute/chronic disease alterations in children. Application of theory, research, and accepted modalities of advanced practice nursing relevant to the family nurse practitioner role with child rearing families.Open to graduate program students only.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 612, NURS 628, NURS 673, and NURS 674
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NURS 663 - Community and Rural Health 3 Credits
Provides the student with the opportunity to examine concepts and theoretical frameworks relevant to community and rural health. The major emphasis is to provide a foundation for advanced nursing practice in community and rural settings.
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NURS 664 - Primary Health Care of Families II 4 Credits
The application of theory, research, and accepted modalities of advanced nursing practice relevant to the family nurse practitioner role with young through aging families, including pregnant women and their families.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 612, NURS 628, NURS 673, and NURS 674
Meets with NURS 678.
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NURS 666 - Health Promotion & Disease Management for Clinical Nurse Specialist 3 Credits
Provides a basis for advanced practice nursing through the exploration of the human health experience of clients across health care settings. Emphasizes health promotion, acute episodic and community care within a human caring framework.Prerequisites: NURS 673, NURS 674, and NURS 628
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NURS 667 - Primary Health Care of Families III 3 Credits
Focuses on comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care for childbearing, adult, and geriatric families in primary health care settings. Explores acute and chronic health issues through the application of theory and research.Prerequisites: NURS 673, NURS 674, and NURS 628
Meets with NURS 679.
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NURS 672 - Assessment Validation 1 Credits
Validation of health assessment skills. Recommended for students who have not been involved with health assessments in past four years.
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NURS 673 - Advanced Health Assessment 1 to 4 Credits
Incorporates the principles and techniques of advanced health assessment across the life span into a plan for advanced nursing care. Clinical practicum develops advanced health assessment skills and provides an opportunity to develop skills for an advanced practice.Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate MSN Program
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NURS 674 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 Credits
Synthesizes pathophysiologic concepts and theories relating these concepts to the rationale for therapeutic assessment and diagnosis. Provides fundamental knowledge of primary intervention, collaborative interactions, and case management of complex patients in a variety of settings across the age span.
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NURS 678 - Primary Health Care of Adults I 4 Credits
Explores preventive and acute health needs of young through aged adults. Focuses on comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care for young through aged adults in primary health care settings.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 612, NURS 628, NURS 673, and NURS 674
Meets with NURS 664.
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NURS 679 - Primary Health Care of Adults II 3 Credits
Exploration of the acute and chronic health needs of young through aged adults with special emphasis on the health needs of aging adults. Focuses on comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care.Prerequisites: NURS 673, NURS 674, and NURS 628
Meets with NURS 667.
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NURS 689 - Topics in Nursing 1 to 3 Credits
Designed to focus on the explorations of selected topics in advanced nursing practice.
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NURS 700 - Research Thesis 1 to 5 Credits
Provides an opportunity for graduate students to participate in the research process under the direction of an advisory committee. Synthesis of knowledge and skill in selected areas of the research process necessary to organize and conduct a research study.Prerequisites: NURS 612; and the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 20 credit hours in the MSN program
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NURS 701 - Advanced Reflective Practice 3 Credits
Explores theoretical and philosophic foundations of reflective practice within caring perspectives. Provides principles of reflective practice, advanced skills, holistic therapies and care delivery models. Advanced decision making for assessing populations/communities and clinical documentation/protocol/clinical directives will be discussed.Prerequisites: Admission to DNP Program or permission of Graduate Director
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NURS 702 - Clinical Research Application 3 Credits
Offers the opportunity to develop and/or revise nursing clinical protocols derived from scientifically rigorous empirical and qualitative evidence. Includes a program evaluation and a brief review of research process and research critique.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, and NURS 612
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NURS 703 - Advanced Health Care Policy, Ethics and Law 3 Credits
Provides analysis of principles of ethics, law and policy impacting health care delivery systems. Explores ethical and legal constructs influencing practitioners and systems. Investigate avenues for the advanced practice nurse to impact structure and function of legislative/ regulatory organizations.Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate DNP Program or permission of Graduate Director
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NURS 704 - Health Care Administration 3 Credits
Defines the work of health care organizations. Relates critical aspects of productivity to result oriented management. Defines standards of performance including risk management, qualitative and quantitative measures. Elements of a comprehensive human resource management system and strategies for supportive services are addressed.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611 and NURS 612
Meets with HCAD 619.
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NURS 705 - Health Care Ethics and Law 3 Credits
Provides an analysis of the principles of ethics and law as they impact the health care delivery system and role of the health care administrator. Students will analyze federal and state statues as adopted and interpreted through case law.
Meets with HCAD 639.
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NURS 706 - Health Care Administration II 3 Credits
An analysis of leadership, management and organizational theories. An exploration of multilevel communication used in health care organizations. Examines theoretical and pragmatic approaches to communication, leadership, management, and organizational issues from a nursing administrative perspective.
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NURS 707 - Population-based Health Care for Improving the Nation’s Health 3 Credits
Explores theoretical/philosophical foundations of reflective practice within population-based health care. Provides principles, practices and influences of epidemiology, health promotion, rural health, technology, biostatistics, culture, and socioeconomics of health care delivery. Analyzes environmental/occupational health concepts and sustainability of world health.Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate DNP Program or permission of Graduate Director
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NURS 708 - Clinical Nursing Scholarship for Evidence- based Practice 3 Credits
Examines a broad range of methods for disciplined inquiry to investigate nursing phenomena. Explores how reflective practice influences the selection of inquiry and methods. Emphasis is placed on the design, implementation and evaluation of outcomes research for systems of care.Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate DNP Program or permission of Graduate Director
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NURS 709 - Business Finance and Entrepreneurship for Advanced Practice Nursing 3 Credits
Explores theoretical foundations of business, finance and entrepreneurship of advanced practice. Provides overview of principles of business finance related to clinical care delivery. Financial planning and system management will be highlighted. Individual, societal and political influences on health care finances will be presented. Strategic and business plan related to finance, marketing, operational management and capital budgeting will be discussed.Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate DNP Program or permission of Graduate Director
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NURS 710 - Organizational System Leadership and Quality Improvement 3 Credits
Explores theoretical foundations of reflective practice within organizational and leadership perspectives. Provides an overview of principles of organizational systems/culture, quality improvement/ risk management. Concepts within informational/technological systems, consultation, inter-professional dimensions of health care/organizations within advanced practice will be analyzed.Prerequisites: Admission to DNP Graduate Nursing Program or permission of Graduate Director
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NURS 771 - Clinical Practicum in Nursing Education 3 Credits
Designed to assist prospective nursing educators to operationalize the elements of instruction in nursing clinical education. Students will work with a faculty preceptor in a clinical area relevant to their expertise and interest. Philosophical and experiential issues specific to clinical instruction are discussed in seminar format.Prerequisites: NURS 619, NURS 620, and NURS 621
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NURS 772 - Classroom Practicum in Nursing Education 3 Credits
Assists prospective nursing educators to operationalize the elements of instruction in the classroom setting. Students will work with a faculty preceptor in an area relevant to their expertise and interests. Philosophical and experiential issues specific to classroom instruction are discussed in seminar format.Prerequisites: NURS 619, NURS 620, and NURS 621
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NURS 777 - Role Synthesis in Family Nurse Practitioner Practice 2 Credits
Synthesis course that brings together the diverse roles of the family nurse practitioner. Collaboration, negotiation, and other intra-organizational strategies. Emphasis is placed on the development of an employment plan including budget development, legal, and key practice issues.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 612, NURS 614 and NURS 673
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NURS 779 - Woman’s Health Practicum 7 Credits
Designed to offer students the opportunity to implement skills and knowledge of woman’s health, assessment, intervention and preventative care under the direction of an assigned preceptor.
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NURS 780 - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptorship I 5 Credits
Provides concentrated clinical experiences that prepare the student for entry level functioning in the role of the neonatal nurse practitioner and assuming responsibility for the direct management and care of healthy and acutely ill newborns.Prerequisites: NURS 651, NURS 652, and NURS 653
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NURS 781 - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptorship II 5 Credits
Provides concentrated clinical experiences that prepare the student for entry level functioning in the role of the neonatal nurse practitioner and assuming responsibility for the direct management and care of healthy and acutely ill newborns.Prerequisites: NURS 651, NURS 652, and NURS 653
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NURS 782 - Clinical Specialist Practicum 1 to 5 Credits
Provides the opportunity to enact advanced practice nursing roles in a variety of settings. Applying advanced nursing skills, the student will coordinate, collaborate, network, and develop interdisciplinary skills in the provision of care to clients as they transition through health experiences.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, NURS 612, NURS 615, NURS 628, NURS 673, NURS 674. All immunizations, NP malpractice, CPR licenses must be submitted and current prior to course beginning date
Meets with NURS 783.
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NURS 783 - Community Assessment Practicum 1 Credits
Application of a selected model of population based assessment to a specific community and/or rural aggregate population. Collaboration with health providers is expected to manage health related data and form the foundation for community based advanced practice.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, NURS 612, and NURS 615
Meets with NURS 782.
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NURS 784 - Primary Care Practicum 1 to 3 Credits
Offers the opportunity to practice the skills and knowledge related to the provision of Primary Care. Provision of primary and specialty care with a preceptor to selected adolescent, adult and geriatric patients in a variety of clinical settings.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, NURS 612, NURS 628, NURS 673, and NURS 674. All immunizations, NP malpractice, CPR licenses must be submitted and current prior to course beginning date
Meets with NURS 789.
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NURS 789 - Primary Care of Families Practicum 1 to 9 Credits
This clinical practicum is a lab course designed to offer the Family Nurse Practitioner student an opportunity to implement skills and knowledge obtained in family focused theory courses. This practicum focuses on the application of comprehensive assessment, intervention, and preventive care for families in various primary and specialty health care settings.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, NURS 612, NURS 628, NURS 673, and NURS 674. All immunizations, NP malpractice, CPR license must be submitted and current prior to course beginning date
Meets with NURS 784.
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NURS 790 - Administrative Internship 1 to 3 Credits
Provides administrative experience with an assigned preceptor. Provides foundation for practicum.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, and NURS 612
Meets with NURS 791.
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NURS 791 - Administrative Practicum 1 to 3 Credits
Provides an opportunity to apply principles and skills in advanced health care administration. Student will coordinate, collaborate, network and develop interdisciplinary skills in health care administration in collaboration with preceptor.Prerequisites: NURS 610, NURS 611, NURS 612, NURS 704, and NURS 705
Meets with NURS 790.
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NURS 800 - DNP Clinical Residency 1 Credits
Affords the DNP student the opportunity to develop a personal philosophy/ theory of reflective practice, develop a role transition model for practice and develop a vision for future clinical practice. Provides guidance for the development of DNP practice.Prerequisites: Admission to the DNP program
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NURS 801 - DNP Capstone Proposal
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NURS 802 - DNP Capstone Project
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NURS 930 - Independent Study 1 to 3 Credits
Undergraduate independent study is arranged with a specific faculty member in an area of interest. Independent study can fulfill elective or core course requirements..Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required
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NURS 940 - Independent Study 1 to 3 Credits
Undergraduate independent study is arranged with a specific faculty member in an area of interest. Independent study can fulfill elective or core course requirements..Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required
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NURS 950 - Independent Study 1 to 3 Credits
Graduate students investigate an area of interest in the field of health care with the guidance of a faulty member in nursing.Prerequisites: Permission of supervising faculty member.
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NURS 960 - Independent Study 1 to 6 Credits
Graduate students investigate an area of interest in the field of health care with the guidance of a faulty member in nursing.Prerequisites: Permission of supervising faculty member
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NURS 999 - Candidate for Degree 0 Credits
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OPTM 300 - Fundamentals of Operations Management 3 Credits
Intro to the design and analysis of production systems in manufacturing, service and public organizations. Topics include facility location and layout, job design and work standards, production and inventory planning and control, quality control, forecasting, simulation, waiting line analysis, linear programming, and productivity and competitiveness.Prerequisites: Computer literacy, ACCT 201, ACCT 202, QUAN 201, and QUAN 202.
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OPTM 339 - Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage 3 Credits
Covers the fundamental project management topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management. Emphasis will be from a management perspective that addresses the basic nature of managing projects for business, information systems and the public. Students will deal with the problems of selecting projects, initiating them, operating them and controlling them. Also covered are the issues associated with terminating a project and with conducting a project that involves what project managers like to call the “real world.”
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OPTM 449 - Organizational Skills for Project Management 3 Credits
Through a team experience, students learn both theory and practice of teamwork, with an emphasis on negotiation and mediation. Students learn how to adapt communication media to achieve management goals both inside and outside the team. Additionally, the course emphasizes the need to develop human resources as capital and intellectual assets to effectively manage projects within a dynamic organization.Prerequisites: OPTM 339.
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OPTM 459 - Project Estimation and Risk Management 3 Credits
Management of successful projects includes estimation and proactive risk management in areas of project scope, cost, resource allocation, schedule, and financial planning. Uncertainty is reduced when project risks, both technical and non-technical, are identified, quantified, and mitigation strategies implemented. Included will be tools, techniques, and methodologies commonly used by successful project managers.Prerequisites: OPTM 339.
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OPTM 469 - Bridging Strategy and Tactics in Project Management 3 Credits
Managers of project managers operate in the broad context of a business, unlike project managers who generally need to complete a project on time, within budget and within quality constraints. This course covers a broad range of topics including managing multiple projects, motivating project managers, make-vs.-buy decisions, outsourcing, project assessment, portfolio management, running project offices, maturity monitoring, and communication.Prerequisites: OPTM 339.
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OPTM 600 - Operations: Competing Through Capabilities 3 Credits
Operations management focuses on the strategies and processes involved in providing goods and services to customers. This course will provide students with the ability to evaluate key factors in the design of an effective operations system and to align an operations system with an organization’s business strategy. The course provides the tools to effectively design, analyze, and manage operations systems in manufacturing, service, and public entities.Prerequisites: ACCT 550 and QUAN 550.
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OPTM 609 - Operations: Competing Through Capabilities 3 Credits
Operations management focuses on the strategies and processes involved in providing goods and services to customers. This course will provide students with the ability to evaluate key factors in the design of an effective operations system and to align an operations system with an organization’s business strategy. The course provides the tools to effectively design, analyze, and manage operations systems in manufacturing, service, and public entities.Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses.Prerequisites: ACCT 559 and QUAN 559.
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OPTM 610 - Customer Focused Processes: Quality Management and Metrics 3 Credits
Customer satisfaction provides the critical link of operations to the marketplace. This course examines service and manufacturing processes and their impact on quality. Students are provided with tools to document processes, diagnose problems, develop innovative process improvement solutions, and design metrics for process analysis. Through strategic quality management programs and techniques, students will develop an understanding of the critical link between productive systems and success in the marketplace.Prerequisites: OPTM 600.
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OPTM 620 - Managing Supply Chains 3 Credits
As companies seek to provide their products and services to customers faster, cheaper, and better than the competition, the need for cooperation between suppliers, manufacturers, and markets becomes increasingly important. Addresses the strategic implications of an integrated supply chain and the management of functional activities required to make a supply chain successful. Develops the integration of functional activities within the company and between supply chain partners with the help of textbooks, cases, and selected readings.Prerequisites: OPTM 600.
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OPTM 630 - Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage 3 Credits
Covers the fundamental project management topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management. Emphasis will be from a management perspective that addresses the basic nature of managing projects for business, information systems and the public. Students will deal with the problems of selecting projects, initiating them, operating them and controlling them. Also covered are the issues associated with terminating a project and with conducting a project that involves what project managers like to call the “real world.”Prerequisites: ACCT 550 and QUAN 550.
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OPTM 639 - Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage 3 Credits
Covers the fundamental project management topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management. Emphasis will be from a management perspective that addresses the basic nature of managing projects for business, information systems and the public. Students will deal with the problems of selecting projects and initiating them and operating and controlling them. Also covered are the issues associated with terminating a project and with conducting a project that involves what project managers like to call the “real world.”Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses.Prerequisites: ACCT 559 and QUAN 559.
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OPTM 649 - Organizational Skills for Project Management 3 Credits
Through a team experience, students learn both theory and practice of teamwork, with an emphasis on negotiation and mediation. Students learn how to adapt communication media to achieve management goals both inside and outside the team. Additionally, the course emphasizes the need to develop human resources as capital and intellectual assets to effectively manage projects within a dynamic organization.Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on campus courses.Prerequisites: OPTM 639.
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OPTM 659 - Project Estimation and Risk Management 3 Credits
Management of successful projects includes estimation and proactive risk management in areas of project scope, cost, resource allocation, schedule, and financial planning. Uncertainty is reduced when project risks, both technical and non-technical, are identified, quantified, and mitigation strategies implemented. Included will be tools, techniques, and methodologies commonly used by successful project managers.Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses.Prerequisites: FNCE 609 and OPTM 639.
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OPTM 669 - Bridging Strategy and Tactics in Project Management 3 Credits
Managers of project managers operate in the broad context of a business, unlike project managers who generally need to complete a project on time, within budget and within quality constraints. This course covers a broad range of topics including managing multiple projects, motivating project managers, make- vs.-buy decisions, outsourcing, project assessment, portfolio management, running project offices, maturity monitoring, and communication.Distance MBA course. Tuition schedule differs from on-campus courses.Prerequisites: OPTM 639.
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OPTM 696 - Internship in Operations 1 to 3 Credits
Graduate Internship for Business Students in operationsPrerequisites: Admitted MBA students only. Instructor and Dean approval.
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OPTM 950 - Independent Study in Operations and Technology Management 1 to 3 Credits
With the consent of both the instructor who directs the study and the dean.Prerequisites: Instructor consent.
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P AD 3400 - Public Administration and Homeland Security 3 Credits
Examines the role of administration in government, general trends in American public administration, problems in organization, and techniques in management. Emphasis will be on homeland security, including the importance of homeland defense and U.S. Northern Command, its mission, and other government organizations with which it interacts. Participants will gain an understanding of homeland security and homeland defense from the perspective of the primary national level players: Department of Defense, U.S. Northern Command and the Department of Homeland Security.Prerequisites: ENGL 131 and ENGL 141 or equivalents
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P AD 4400 - Understanding Terrorism 3 Credits
Understanding the sources of terrorism can help in dealing with terrorists and others who could threaten our homeland. Attendees will be provided with an understanding of the source of threats that may help them in developing effective methods of deterring, preventing, and defeating those threats. Topics may include the history of terrorism, psychology of terrorists, terrorist organizations and support, counter-terrorism organizations, weapons of mass destruction, and asymmetric threats.
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P AD 4401 - Introduction to First Responder Organizations 3 Credits
Students will analyze the policies and practices of agencies commonly referred to as local “first responders,” including emergency management, fire and emergency medical, and police organizations. Emphasis will be on homeland security, including the formal and informal relationships between first responder agencies and the manner in which local first responders interact with the state and federal agencies involved in homeland security. Topics may include historical evolution of these agencies; current and future challenges in the fields; services and operations.Course may be taken for credit more than once, provided subject matter is not repeated.
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P AD 4498 - Special Topics in Public Administration 1 to 3 Credits
Covers a variety of special topics relevant to public or nonprofit administration.
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P AD 5001 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Service 3 Credits
It is a time of rapid change, resource limitations, and questioning of the roles of public service organizations and professionals in American society. In such a time, it is essential for practitioners and citizens to understand the history, nature, and scope of public service. This course explores the creation of American public and nonprofit institutions, the ways organizations are structured and managed, and the role of the public service practitioner in the challenging contemporary setting.
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P AD 5002 - Organizational Management and Change 3 Credits
Under the pressures to increase productivity with ever diminishing resources and the constant watch of the public eye, public administrators face constant dilemmas over issues of leading and motivating subordinates, of making decisions in what are often highly political environments, of communicating effectively, and of managing the constant flow of change. This course examines these issues.
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P AD 5003 - Research and Analytic Methods 3 Credits
This course examines research methods used to answer questions and test hypotheses in public and non-profit settings. Methods covered include identifying and reviewing scholarly literature; formulating research questions; selecting appropriate design, data collection, and sampling strategies; and analyzing data. Topics include causal and descriptive designs, interviews and surveys, and statistics such as t-test, chi square, regression, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Meets with C J 5321.
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P AD 5004 - Economics and Public Finance 3 Credits
Uses economics to explore public and private sector roles, and the allocation of resources in the public sector. Introduces the concepts of public goods, market failure, and externalities. The effects of taxation and subsidies on consumer and firm behavior are analyzed. Also covers cost benefit analysis and national, state, and local budgeting methods.
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P AD 5005 - The Policy Process and Democracy 3 Credits
This course offers a theoretical approach to understanding the public policy process in the context of a democratic system. Presents theoretical models of the policy process, and issues in public affairs will be discussed.
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P AD 5006 - Ethics and Leadership 3 Credits
Placed as they are in the public fishbowl and surrounded by a renewed interest in right and wrong, public administrators are constantly faced with ethical questions and dilemmas. This course looks both at age old ethical problems as well as issues facing administrators in the public setting today. It builds on the ethical framework of the founding fathers to consider issues relevant to the practice of public administration today.
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P AD 5007 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credits
This seminar focuses on qualitative research methods that incorporate field work techniques such as observation, interviews and content analysis. The main objective is to discover practicalities and limitations of ethnographic methods with a comparative methodology perspective. Students are required to conduct a research project.Prerequisites: P AD 5003
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P AD 5110 - Seminar in Nonprofit Management 3 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of the principles and concepts that are unique to nonprofit management. Topics include funding diversity, human resource management, program planning and evaluation, marketing, volunteer management, and ethics. Students are also given an introduction to the history and the importance of the nonprofit sector.
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P AD 5120 - Nonprofits and Public Policy 3 Credits
Examines the intersection of public policy and the nonprofit world and the ways in which each affects the other. Looks at current policy issues that relate to the nonprofit sector such as conversion of nonprofit to for-profit status, regulation of the nonprofit sector, issues of financial management, the roll of nonprofits to devolution and privatization of government services, tax exemptions, “charitable choice,” donor control and governance, and the future of the sector. Also investigates the ways nonprofits have affected the policy process and public policies by exploring the factors that shape social movements, nonprofit advocacy, strategies of influence, and the role of nonprofits in social movements such as Civil Rights and the environment.
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P AD 5125 - Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations 3 Credits
Designed for students interested in the international nonprofit sector. Compares non-western forms of civil society with the American tradition of civil society. Students will learn about the efforts of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) working in Third World countries to influence democracy, free association and/or increased political and societal pluralism. Additionally, the course will focus on NGO management and governance issues in countries where there are strict controls and limits on the activities of NGOs.
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P AD 5130 - Collaboration across Sectors 3 Credits
The blurring of the three economic sectors, government, business and nonprofits, continues to increase as more partnerships are developed across sectors. Focuses on collaboration and partnerships involving public, nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Students are expected to gain an understanding of the issues and policies associated with the bidding, contracting, program delivery and reporting processes when nonprofit organizations are contracted to achieve public sector goals and/or private sector objectives.
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P AD 5140 - Nonprofit Financial Management 3 Credits
Financial management is one of the core competencies of effective nonprofit managers. Every nonprofit organization needs money to sustain or advance its mission. This course provides a grounding in financial management for the “non-accountant” by focusing on an array of knowledge and management skill areas necessary for allocating and controlling resources, and for analyzing, reporting and protecting the fiscal health of the organization. Topics include key accounting principles, understanding and using financial statements, the budget development process, cash flow analysis, banking relationships, using the audit report, maximizing investment policy and strategy, and understanding the boundaries of tax exemption.
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P AD 5150 - Understanding and Achieving Funding Diversity 3 Credits
This class is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the range of funding sources available to nonprofit organizations (e.g. foundation and governmental grants, individual and corporate donations, entrepreneurial sources of revenue, events, etc.), as well as detailed information on how to secure support of the various sources presented. Additionally, students are expected to gain both theoretical and practical knowledge relevant to fund raising and why it is important to diversify an organization’s revenue streams.
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P AD 5160 - Nonprofit Boards and Executive Leadership 3 Credits
The important roles and responsibilities of a voluntary board of directors and the process of governing are often misunderstood. This course explores the special powers of a nonprofit board of directors as framed by and responsive to public policy. From the perspective of organizational behavior and theory, the course examines the leadership role and interplay between board members and the executive director. The examination includes a comparative analysis of different governing models and explores fundamental questions of board composition, the role of advisory boards, achieving effective board meetings, the realm of liability, using committees, and the board’s role in fund raising, among other special subject matter.
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P AD 5170 - Strategic Management for Nonprofit and Public Managers 3 Credits
This survey course is designed to train public and nonprofit managers in the effective use of strategic management tools and techniques. Strategic management tools and skills, although traditionally used by business, should not be seen as the exclusive domain of the private sector. The course teaches students how to adapt traditional strategic management capabilities to the particular conditions of public and nonprofit organizations.
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P AD 5180 - Social Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
Designed to introduce students to the concept of social entrepreneurship. Using nonprofit (and public) organizational examples, students gain an understanding of what it means to be an innovative manager in the course of building viable social enterprises. Students study techniques designed to advance an organization’s mission and increase organizational effectiveness, accountability and efficiency through the use of for-profit techniques within a nonprofit context.
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P AD 5220 - Managing People in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credits
Study and practice of human resource management to build effective organizations. Reviews the process of staffing, motivating and managing employees from the initial steps of describing a position and determining compensation to recruiting qualified and diverse applicants; screening and selecting good employees; hiring, training, motivating, developing and providing feedback to employees; and layoffs and promotions. Contemporary issues concerning managerial flexibility and merit pay will be reviewed.
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P AD 5260 - Managing in a Multicultural Society 3 Credits
Using a systems approach, diversity within organizations is examined through the construction and review of theories in private, public and nonprofit organizations. Existing modes of managing diversity are examined and analyzed.
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P AD 5262 - Leadership Workshop 3 Credits
This skill building workshop focuses on issues of effective leadership in the organizational setting and enables participants to examine their own leadership style(s) and how those styles influence others. Models of effective leadership are examined and applied to the specific work settings of those participating, with distinctions between leadership and management being developed.
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P AD 5265 - Group Dynamics 3 Credits
Explores small group processes and the theories that strive to explain them, with particular attention focused on workplace teams. The course provides an introduction to theories, studies, and empirical findings pertaining to groups and teams, with an emphasis on managerial and organizational implications and applications. Topics include stages of group development, team processes, conflict, power and influence in groups, decision-making, leadership, diversity, problem-solving, virtual teams, and the impact of organizational culture.
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