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SCPS College Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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ES 2210 - Geology on Location 4.00 credits.
The Natural World Core Course.Geology on Location is an introductory course in geology that examines national parks and other notable landmarks in order to illustrate basic Earth Science concepts. Additionally, the course blends our knowledge of the geosphere and hydrosphere with issues that affect our human existence on this amazing planet. By understanding the processes within specific geologic features, we enhance our appreciation for the natural world. When applicable, other related issues such as water pollution, conservation, biodiversity, climate controls, natural resources, and natural disasters will be discussed throughout the course.
Students should expect to have fun and be amazed as we discover the geology behind extraordinary landforms, coastlines, volcanoes, etc. In the lab component of this course, students will be required to visit, create a photo journal, and write about the geology of an approved location of their choosing. They will be required to conduct a soil experiment on their own using a few household items.
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FS 1500 - Foundations for Accelerated Learning 3.00 credits.
Core Course.Foundations for Accelerated Learning is designed to introduce adult learners to the scholarly demands of Elizabethtown College’s accelerated coursework. Emphasis is placed upon self-reflection and collaboration with peers, implementing skills for success in an accelerated learning environment, evaluating personal strengths, and identifying strategies to overcome challenges. Students will develop research, writing, and presentation skills that lay the foundation for future success.
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HCA 1620 - Health Care Policy 3.00 credits.
This course provides an introduction to the development and implications of U.S. health care public policy, including key governmental and non-governmental participants within the political process. It examines the major roles played by local, state, and federal governments in the oversight, funding, delivery and evaluation of health care services. To perform this examination, a brief background to the U.S. health care system will be presented. The course then investigates the formulation of health care legislation, the prioritization of health care legislation and the implementation of legislative provisions.
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HCA 2150 - Health Care Marketing and Consumer Issues 3.00 credits.
This course introduces students to marketing and consumer issues in a rapidly evolving health care environment. The learning outcomes will be emphasized from both the provider and consumer perspective. The impact, challenges and issues of consumer decision making with nontraditional and present-day health care marketing are also examined.
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HCA 2650 - Health Care Management 3.00 credits.
This course provides the knowledge and skill set to administer health care organizations and programs. It examines the internal operations of health care organizations (e.g. hospitals, practices, ambulatory care, long-term care, managed care and insurance companies); and expand the student’s traditional management knowledge - plan, direct, monitor, evaluate - as well as contemporary management models that are used in health care organizations. Concepts of planning, organizational behavior, and management specifically applicable to the administration of health care organizations and programs are presented.
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HCA 2680 - Information Systems in Health Care Management 3.00 credits.
The course examines key processes in health care information systems and how information systems support the delivery of health care services. The intent of this course is to identify issues confronting management in health care information systems, examine their causes, and develop reasonable solutions to these issues. Specific federal regulations, vendor solutions, and financial implications are analyzed along with critical current information system topics like electronic health records and telemedicine.
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HCA 3100 - Health Care Ethics 3.00 credits.
This course examines the ethical issues and challenges in today’s complex and changing health care system. Course focus will be on major ethical themes and challenges within the United States health care system. In addition, learners will have opportunities to examine their own values and apply a decision-making process to ethical dilemmas specific to the health care industry.
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HCA 3250 - Health Care Billing, Budgeting and Finance 3.00 credits.
This course emphasizes basic financial management theory related to the health care industry, as well as accounting practices targeted for health care organizations. Focus is on budgeting, cost control, cost reimbursement, taxation, revenue, cost incentive programs and financial analysis specific to the health care and public sectors. An overview of the health care billing practices from a variety of health care delivery systems is presented including an examination of insurance and reimbursement practices in today’s health care industry. Financial data analysis is introduced including quality and performance metrics.
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HCA 3310 - Health Care Law 3.00 credits.
This course will examine the various laws that impact the delivery of health care in the United States. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the legal environment of health care that requires compliance of both providers and facilities. Students will analyze case studies and apply applicable laws to the scenarios.
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HCA 3600 - Issues in Women’s Health Care 3.00 credits.
This course explores some of the major health conditions and challenges that specifically affect women. It examines the effects of chronic, infectious, autoimmune and psychological health conditions on women; as well as health disparities and gender differences in health behaviors. The goal of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the needs of women accessing health care, and how this knowledge is useful in developing successful and effective health care programs, services, management practices and policies.
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HCA 3610 - Managerial Epidemiology 3.00 credits.
Epidemiology uses sound scientific methods of inquiry to determine frequencies (incidence and prevalence) and patterns (distribution) of disease, injury and disability within specific populations. Groups rather than individuals are the focus of epidemiological study. The results of epidemiologic studies help direct public health actions and policies, and to establish best practices in the health care. This course in managerial epidemiology is designed to prepare students for health care management practice in an arena that transitions focus from individual care and facility-based care to managed population-based care. Students will apply principles and tools of epidemiology to the study of health care management, with a focus on quality and planning. The goals of the course are to explore the use of epidemiological tools to design effective health care programs, manage health care resources efficiently, plan strategically for health care services, and strengthen health care decision-making.
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HCA 3620 - Nutrition in Health Care 3.00 credits.
This course will offer basic and essential nutritional information to health care administrators, who will be responsible for the development, implementation, oversight, and communication of nutrition-related programs and services at multiple levels in a variety of settings. The course will cover nutritional requirements, eating behavior, food safety, clinical nutritional interventions, community nutrition, national dietary guidelines and nutrition policies, and health care services. Multiple levels of influence on nutrition-related choices and health outcomes will be examined, including cultural, social, economic, demographic, and environmental barriers. Course assignments will help students think critically and engage in constructive dialogue with peers to better understand how diet influences health outcomes for patients, clients, and community members.
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HCA 3630 - World Health Care Systems 3.00 credits.
World Cultures and International Studies Core Course.This course provides an analysis of world healthcare systems with an emphasis on the healthcare issues and challenges between low, middle, and high-income countries. The course focuses on the global organizations that impact world health and the financial and regulatory issues that each country encounters. The course also analyzes many different health systems throughout the world, examining population demographics, economics, major health problems, healthcare financing, healthcare workforces, and future healthcare perspectives within these various nations.Prerequisite(s): HCA 1620 - Health Care Policy
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HCA 3800 - Health Care Insurance Policy and Management 3.00 credits.
This course investigates the relationship between the health care provider, patient and the payer (insurer). Learners are exposed to the different organizational pieces of the health care insurer including the management of the provider network, ensuring the delivery of quality care, and the operational components such as claims administration. The course also examines Medicare and Medicaid in today’s society. Recognizing the rapid change occurring within the industry, relevant legal and regulatory issues are discussed and debated.Prerequisite(s): HCA 1620 - Health Care Policy
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HCA 4500 - Long-Term Care Administration 3.00 credits.
Learners in this course will study the fundamentals of organization, financing, and management of the institutional and community-based health and social services that make up the long-term care delivery system. Learners will be able to describe the impact of demographics and the changing nature of family relationships on senior services delivery programs as well as to evaluate various models of service delivery, including their relevance to current economic, political and social conditions. The course will include a focus on the role of health care delivery within seniors housing, with attention devoted to the determinants of quality care, various models of care, and the critical role of quality management.
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HCA 4650 - Human Resources in Health Care 3.00 credits.
This course covers how health care institutions manage the people issues that, to a great extent, determine their success. A comprehensive foundation for all aspects of human resources planning, development, and administration is discussed and is vital to both the human resources professional and the line manager within a healthcare setting. Prerequisite(s): HCA 2650 - Health Care Management
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HCA 4700 - Quality Management in Health Care 3.00 credits.
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with the concept of quality and the process of quality improvement across the health care continuum. This course focuses on the history and evolution of quality, its terms, principles, theories, and practices. Students will be introduced to the health information technology safety issues, including tools for operationalizing Health Information Technology safety. Learners will be introduced to data quality, the challenges of data from devices, e-quality measures, as well as experience the challenge of calculating quality measures with data from the Electronic Health Record. The merging of quality outcomes with evolving reimbursement paradigms and models will be examined. Additionally , the students will be asked to review the changes that a selected number of health care systems from across America have implemented in order to achieve the Institute of Medicine’s goals to make quality health care more safe, timely, effective, equitable, efficient, and patient-centered.
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HCA 4900 - Strategy of Health Care Organizations 3.00 credits.
This comprehensive capstone course examines how health care organizations position themselves and strive to compete in today’s rapidly changing marketplace and business environment. It is designed to integrate the concepts, principles, and practices from the student’s prior health care courses. With the aid of case studies, the course involves a comprehensive study of the interrelationships between management principles, problem analysis, strategy formation and implementation for healthcare organizations.
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HI 1150 - Modern European History 3.00 credits.
Western Cultures Core Course.The course is an examination of the major developments that have taken place in European History since 1500. The course will not survey all of the developments over 500 years, but choose those that seem significant in their impact on subsequent developments. Consequently, we will focus on understanding how modern, western attitudes toward religion and politics emerged in response to more traditional attitudes toward religion and politics. We will focus on how industrialization transformed modern society for better and for worse. We will, lastly, focus on the challenge that extremist politics posed to democracies in Europe after World War I and consider what lessons this troubled history can teaches us about how to preserve democracy in a time of crisis.
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HI 2020 - United States History Since 1877 3.00 credits.
The Social World Core Course.This course invites learners to examine major developments of American History from 1877 to the present as a way of preparing them to evaluate key social and political problems of American life. Learners will consider what America’s leading principles should be, what government ought to be for, and how we might solve longstanding problems such as racial and economic inequality in American society.
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HI 2120 - Race and Ethnicity in American History 3.00 credits.
Values, Choice, and Justice Core Course.This course focuses on a variety of racial and ethnic groups in 19th and 20th century America. It will emphasize the struggles, successes, and failures that accompanied each group as they sought a better life for themselves and their families. The course will ask each student to examine critically such terms as multiculturalism and assimilation. The course examines how these terms have also shaped and defined America and its continuing dialogue on race and ethnicity. The course challenges learners to apply lessons learned from the past to current events and most importantly, what we can learn from our history to improve race and ethnic relations in America.
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HS 1080 - Introduction to Human Services 3.00 credits.
This introductory course reviews the historical foundations and the various political and social influences on the development of human services. It examines models of human service delivery, client systems, and service systems. It reviews the major social welfare programs, implementation of human service interventions, and working with diverse clients. Finally, the course covers issues crucial to human service workers, such as burnout and legal issues.
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HS 1620 - Social Welfare Programs and Policy 3.00 credits.
The purpose of this course is to help students understand what drives social welfare policy, the values and beliefs underlying social welfare policy, and how it impacts our lives. The course is designed to be both theoretical and practical. Fundamental concepts and theories of social welfare policy are examined. The competing values and beliefs that influence social welfare policy are discussed and analyzed. An overview of the history of social welfare policy in the United States is explored. Social welfare policies and programs are examined within the context of the social problems they address. The course also explores the strengths and weaknesses of current government interventions. Students will also explore ways to conduct effective social welfare policy analysis.
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HS 2200 - Wellness for All 3.00 credits.
The Social World Core Course.Balancing the roles of student, employee, and family member creates challenges to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and promoting it in others. This course will enable students to investigate the six dimensions of wellness from both the personal and professional perspectives. Students will also evaluate the theoretical models of wellness in order to promote a wellness lifestyle in others. (Can be used as a Social World by non-Human Services major)
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HS 2300 - Introduction to Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 3.00 credits.
This foundations course will provide essential concepts for understanding contemporary theories and practices relating to addictive and substance use disorders. Learners will identify appropriate methodologies for identification, prevention, and proper treatment of disorders. Review of the historical perspectives, various diagnostic issues, and numerous types of addictive behaviors, treatment options, and current research developments will be discussed.
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HS 2350 - Counseling Techniques and Skills 3.00 credits.
This course will provide learners with a background of concepts, historical perspectives, and information regarding counseling systems. Learners will develop skills for building effective working relationships with clients and focus on skills required to explore clients’ difficulties and recognize and enhance strengths. It will discuss how to establish plans and implement strategies to accomplish goals related to identified problems or concerns. This course will provide strategies for evaluating case progress in work with individuals, groups and families. It will provide learners with the information they need to meet several Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) competencies—a set of nine standards or competencies centered on an educational format that prescribes attention to outcome performance.
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HS 2800 - Group Counseling 3.00 credits.
Learners are exposed to theories, principles, and practices of group counseling. Opportunities are provided for learners to engage in dialogue relating to ethical and professional concerns, group dynamics and processes, understanding of various types of groups, assessment of group outcomes, group entry and exit transitions, and different leadership styles.
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HS 3100 - Ethical Issues in Human Services 3.00 credits.
Values, Choice, and Justice Core Course.This course will examine the principles, philosophy and theories relating to social and human ethics. Topics for discussion include: why ethics is important, personal vs. community values, social responsibility, cultural and global ramifications, and applicable legislation surrounding ethics in the human services. Application of real-life scenarios and case studies may be utilized. (Can be used as a Values, Choice & Justice by non-Human Services majors)
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HS 3220 - Pharmacology and Substance Use Disorders 3.00 credits.
This course will cover the role of pharmacology in substance use disorders and in the recovery process. Learners will discover how to work collaboratively with clients, patients, and healthcare providers in providing medication assisted treatment. Learners will become familiar with commonly prescribed medications for substance use disorders as well as their side effects, limitations, and advantages.
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HS 3300 - Research Methods in Human Services 3.00 credits.
Considering all that happens around us, it is easy to assume that the world is basically chaotic and unorganized. Nevertheless, one assumption in social research is that there are patterns to social life. Research involves a systematic and objective attempt to study the problems of human nature for the purpose of deriving some of its general principles. This involves explorations, descriptions, and explanations of problems and sometimes evaluations of possible solutions. This course will cover research design, literature review, critically evaluating sources, sampling, measurement, data analysis, primary vs. secondary research, and qualitative and quantitative studies.Prerequisite(s): HS 1080 - Introduction to Human Services .
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HS 3480 - Case Management and Documentation 3.00 credits.
This course educates learners on principles, practices, and issues in human services case management with an emphasis on professional case management skills. Topics include intake assessment, service planning, referral procedures and follow-up. Prerequisite(s): HS 2350 - Counseling Techniques and Skills
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HS 3500 - Biopsychosocial Factors of Substance Use and Abuse 3.00 credits.
The Social World Core Course.This course examines the biological, psychological and social factors relating to the past, present, and future of substance abuse, including its prevention and treatment. (Can be used as a Social World by non-Human Services majors)
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HS 3660 - Counseling Theory and Practice 3.00 credits.
This course will survey the major concepts and practices of the contemporary therapeutic systems and address some ethical and professional issues in counseling practice. The course aims to teach students to select wisely from various theories and techniques and to begin to develop a personal style of counseling. Skills are provided to build the counseling competencies needed in the counseling process. Prerequisite(s): PSY 1050 - General Psychology .
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HS 3800 - Recovery and Relapse Prevention 3.00 credits.
This course introduces learners to specific theories and various methods of treatments for preventing relapse and promoting recovery from substance abuse and/or psychiatric disorders. Particular focus will be given to the Transtheoretical Model and Motivational Interviewing. Other areas for examination and discussion will include community education programs and twelve-step programs, psychoanalytic approaches, family systems, cognitive-behavioral treatments, and behavioral economics.
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HS 3900 - Mental Health and Crisis Intervention 3.00 credits.
This course will provide learners with an exploration of mental health and associated issues, including but not limited to depressed, disruptive, violent, angry, anxious or suicidal clients. Other areas covered include crisis intervention skills and techniques, application, and a systematic approach to dealing with people in crisis.Prerequisite(s): HS 2350 - Counseling Techniques and Skills and PSY 1050 - General Psychology ; Recommended prerequisite: PSY 3220 - Abnormal Psychology
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HS 4120 - Human Services Delivery 3.00 credits.
This course provides an in-depth look at how human service organizations handle various processes. Learners will analyze both the systems – internal and external - and the practices of organizations, including but not limited to: roles and responsibilities of administrators and staff, leadership, organizational culture, HR and fiscal management, strategic planning, marketing and public relations, partnerships and collaborative relationships, and working with a non-profit board of directors. Interaction with a human service agency or comparative study may be required as an individual or group project.Prerequisite(s): HS 1080 - Introduction to Human Services .
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HS 4350 - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 3.00 credits.
Learners will review, practice, and demonstrate the clinical application of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Areas examined are principles of both cognitive and behavioral theories, engagement and the education of clients, goal setting, strategies and techniques for positive change, enhancement of individual motivation, contingency management, and ongoing assessmentPrerequisite(s): HS 2350 - Counseling Techniques and Skills .
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HS 4480 - Advanced Assessment and Interventions 3.00 credits.
This upper-level course covers outcome measures, documentation, functional and strengths-based approaches, uniform patient-placement criteria, co-occurring medical, addictive and psychiatric disorders and intervention practices and methods. Learners will actively engage in applications of multi-modal assessments and treatment planning process incorporated for individuals with addictions. Intervention tactics are discussed. Relevant and related mental health treatment settings are also incorporated.Prerequisite(s): HS 3480 - Case Management and Documentation .
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HS 4900 - Human Services Seminar 3.00 credits.
This capstone course encapsulates a comprehensive understanding of the human services. Integration of previously learned theories, concepts, skills and practices will be implemented. Learners will incorporate critical thinking skills necessary for a human service professional. A major project is required which will assess mastery of the learner’s competency in the field.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status.
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HUM 2600 - The Creative Process 3.00 credits.
Creative Expression Core Course.This course will examine the creative process as it relates to both individuals and organizations. Learners will use readings and their own experiences to explore how the creative process varies from individuals and how it can be developed. The idea of creativity will be explored from both the perspective of business and artistic expression. Through readings, discussion and group activities, learners will better understand how the creative process is used in the creation of art, literature, music and product development and design. The course will also focus on the importance of creativity in the workplace and the impact of innovation on both society and business.
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IDC 1050 - Introduction to Philosophy through Environmental Consciousness 3.00 credits.
Western Cultures Core Course. Values Choice and Justice Core Course.As an introduction to the Western philosophical tradition, this course uses the topic of environmental consciousness to explore the most fundamental existential questions that confront us, and examines some of the great Western philosophers’ answers to these questions throughout history. Great historical figures in Western philosophy such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes and Nietzsche are covered, as well as contemporary voices in the field. Course topics and questions include: the examined life, reality, knowledge, and values.
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IDC 2710 - Introduction to Globalization 3.00 credits.
The Social World Core Course. Values, Choice, and Justice Core Course.In an increasingly interconnected world, globalization is a political, economic, cultural, and environmental phenomenon affecting individuals and communities in every society. This course will examine the dynamics of globalization along with the ethical implications of living in a globalized world.
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IDC 2750 - Religion and the Human Condition 3.00 credits.
World Cultures and International Studies Core Course. The Social World Core Course. Values, Choice, and Justice Core Course.Using Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and perspectives from “Eastern” and so-called “primal” religions, this course examines three interrelated topics: 1) Religious teachings regarding the human condition; 2) Religious traditions’ responses to the human condition and 3) the behavior of those who claim to be followers of a religious tradition. The course will conclude with a look at what constitutes a “true” follower of a tradition and how “true” followers act in relation to the norms of the prevailing culture.
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IDC 2770 - Poverty in the World of Plenty 3.00 credits.
World Cultures and International Studies Core Course. Values, Choice, and Justice Core Course.This course will examine the many causes behind half of the world’s people living on less than two dollars a day–the majority of them women and children. Factors such as bias against women, sweatshop labor, a failing environment, government corruption, the history of colonialism, and misguided foreign aid will be explored. Solutions will be sought related to consumer purchases, women’s empowerment, and influencing government policies and aid distribution.Prerequisite(s): May not be taken by students who have completed IDC 273.
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IDC 2780 - Global Films: Reflections of Cultures and Creativity 3.00 credits.
Creative Expression Core Course. World Cultures and International Studies Core Course.This course involves the study of global films selected for their artistic, cultural, and historic value. A variety of styles and genres of films will be studied and analyzed, including classic as well as contemporary films. The reflective nature of film allows the viewer to investigate cultural identity and the impact of political and historical events through the eyes of the cultures themselves. All films are subtitled and the readings, written work, lectures and discussions are all in English.
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IDC 2790 - The Female Immigrant Experience 3.00 credits.
Western Cultures Core Course. World Cultures and International Studies Core Course.In this course we will consider the female immigrant experience through historical and contemporary cultural analysis. Learners will identify, articulate, and explore values as they interpret issues associated with women and immigration. This knowledge will be integrated into analysis and discussion of gender-related immigration and public policy issues.
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IDC 3150 - Victimology 3.00 credits.
The Social World Core Course.(This interdisciplinary course can be used to fulfill a Criminal Justice Elective, a Human Service Elective or a Social World Core requirement.) The course examines crime victims, their quandary, and the relationships they have among social groups and institutions, such as the media, business, politicians, special interest groups, and social movements. Issues such as justice and compensation from the perspective of the victim, as well as society at large are examined. A review of programs designed to support victims from prevention and assistance through approaches that are gaining attention such as Restorative Justice, Victim Repayment, and Victim/Offender Mediation will be discussed. Also addressed is the interdisciplinary approach to the study of victims with particular relevance for students in the fields of criminal justice, human services and the social world.
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IDC 3700-3800 - Special Topics 1.00 - 3.00 credits.
Core Course.Weekend seminar courses are offered on contemporary topics of interest with an interdisciplinary focus in one or three-credit options. In the three-credit option, the learner will extend the classroom learning to produce a significant research project by the end of the course. This course is repeatable for credit.Prerequisite(s): EN 1000 Writing and Language and nine college credits
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IDC 4900 - Core Program Capstone 3.00 credits.
Core Course.This course serves as the Core Program’s capstone course with a final project that represents the student’s ability to define a contemporary problem and construct a defense of the thesis, both orally and in writing. The course also provides the opportunity for the student to reflect on the impact of Core Program learning and explore how that learning relates to a contemporary problem being studied.
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MA 1080 - Applied Mathematics: Problem Solving Using Excel 3.00 credits.
Mathematical Analysis Core Course.This course provides an introduction to a variety of mathematical concepts focusing on real-world applications of mathematical modeling and meaning, rather than on proving theorems. This is an application-oriented course and the approach is practical. Learners will use Excel to find the solutions to real-world mathematical situations. Focusing on translating every day questions into mathematical problems to solve, the topics will include: Algebra, Sets, Graphing, Number Theory, Linear Equations and Inequalities, Statistics, Probability, and Consumer Mathematics. Part of the class is devoted to lecture and part will be an interactive lab. Although not required, this course is recommended as a preparatory course for Ma 1510, Probability and Statistics.
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MA 1510 - Probability and Statistics 3.00 credits.
Mathematical Analysis Core Course.This course will explore the basic principles and methods of Probability and Statistics in order to develop: An awareness and appreciation of the role of statistics in our daily environment and activities; as well as a foundation for the advanced study and further application of statistics in one’s particular area of specialization.
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MBA 501 - Foundations in Critical Business Analysis 3.00 credits.
This foundations course will cover three essential key areas: statistics, research design, and economics. Learners will study statistics and probabilities as applied to the business environment, including how to approach statistical problems, obtain quantitative results, and interpret those results. The research design segment covers the process of survey and questionnaire design, as well as evaluating data for reliability. The economics segment discusses supply and demand, competitive environments, financial markets and labor markets. (If this course is listed as a requirement, it must be completed prior to taking MBA520, MBA540, and MBA595).
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MBA 502 - Foundations in Financial Accounting and Finance 3.00 credits.
Foundations in Financial Accounting and Finance will provide a solid base of understanding for learners in two essential disciplines: Accounting and Finance. The accounting portion of the course covers the recording of the transactional information and the creation of financial statements and reporting using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The finance portion will cover the key concepts of discounting versus compounding and creation of the optimal capital structure for the organization to maximize shareholder value. (If this course is listed as a requirement, it must be completed prior to taking MBA520 Data Analysis and Techniques for Informed Decision Making, MBA525 Accounting for Strategic Decision Making, and MBA595 Applied Business Leadership in Action.)
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MBA 510 - Leadership in Business and Life: Bridging the Gap 3.00 credits.
This introductory course provides a foundation for the study of leadership through a comprehensive examination of the history, theories, and processes of leadership. Opportunities will be provided for learners to explore the application of specific leadership strategies and techniques within the context of challenges leaders face. Learners will be engaged in self-reflection and feedback activities geared toward assessing current strengths and formulating plans for building their own leadership skills.
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MBA 515 - Integrated Marketing Communications, Branding and Promotions 3.00 credits.
Product and brand management are at the heart of an organization’s survival. This course offers cutting-edge thinking on integrated marketing communication, branding, and promotion. The goal of this course is to prepare managers and/or potential managers to build brand assets and create an enduring advantage for their brands in the marketplace. Learners will be exposed to the contemporary challenges facing firms in creating and maintaining brand equity.
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MBA 520 - Data Analysis and Techniques for Informed Decision Making 3.00 credits.
Information is everywhere, but managers need to know how to effectively collect and use that information to make informed business decisions. This course follows information through its life cycle from creation to reporting. Learners will compile spreadsheets for analysis, dashboards, key performance measures and visually impactful reports to disseminate the data to stakeholders and to assist in making business decisions.
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MBA 525 - Accounting For Strategic Decision Making and Control 3.00 credits.
This course delves into the characteristics of organizational costs at all levels and the accounting systems and processes that record them for purposes of reporting, analysis and decision making. Focus is on the use rather than the detailed generation of complex cost management reports. Different reporting formats are reviewed which provide management with improved insights for decision making. Analytical skills and thought processes required to identify the relevant costs will be incorporated. Application and practice will enhance understanding and exposure to the actual practice of management accounting.
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MBA 530 - Corporate Social Responsibility: Making a Bigger Impact on the World 3.00 credits.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is viewed as a business and social movement that influences the role of businesses in a global world. The fundamental component of CSR is essential in an age of transparency to how a business operates and how CSR is linked to business strategies and practices. Students will gain an understanding of how integrating CSR into day to day business operations serves as a differentiating factor for businesses to remain competitive over the long term in a constantly evolving and globalized world. This syllabus explores the environmental and social aspects of CSR and the advantages/disadvantages to stakeholders. It examines the moral, rational, and economic argument for CSR and its importance and relevance when tied to an organization’s core mission.
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MBA 540 - Societal Economic Analysis 3.00 credits.
Leaders must be able to critically examine a wide-range of interrelated organizational, governmental and societal issues by applying economic analysis. Learn to apply the economic theories, techniques and applications necessary to practically explore a variety of real-world domestic and global problems.
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MBA 550 - Information for Strategic Decision Making 3.00 credits.
Business leaders must have a solid grasp of the organizational change dynamics associated with new information systems being implemented. This course addresses the real world of Information Technology (IT) management. Topics include evaluating IT investment value, outsourcing, working with vendors, IT governance, IT project management, and IT security and trends.
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MBA 560 - Global Business Strategies 3.00 credits.
Multinational corporations are increasingly exposed to greater risks associated with currency fluctuations, trade embargoes, and social and political instability. Similarly, domestic businesses must be increasingly aware of competitive threats related to new technologies or cheaper subsidized products arising from foreign entrants. Thus, globalization is a pervasive phenomenon that requires the attention of both foreign and local businesses alike. This course provides learners with a comprehensive understanding of the political, economic, social, and technological forces shaping today’s global business environment.
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MBA 570 - Strategic Human Resource Management 3.00 credits.
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) by exploring today’s Human Resource (HR) environment including current trends in HRM. The course examines the principles of employee recruitment and selection, performance management, employment law, employee compensation, talent development, and safety and wellness. The goal of this HRM course is to provide leaders with a deeper insight into their crucial role in the management of people and with an understanding of current best practices in the field of human resources.
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MBA 571 - Organizational Behavior 3.00 credits.
Whatever the size and purpose of the organization and the technology involved, people are the common denominator when facing today’s immense challenges. Success or failure hinges on the ability to attract, develop, retain, motivate, and lead a diverse array of appropriately skilled people (and to do so in an ethical manner). The human factor drives everything. To know more about workplace behavior is to gain a valuable competitive edge. The purpose of this course is to support organizational participants to better understand and manage people at work.
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MBA 573 - Business Ethics 3.00 credits.
This course includes discussion and evaluation of social and moral dimensions of managerial decision making. Focus of the course is an in-depth study of values, conflicts, resolutions, and ramifications in a variety of business contexts. A major priority of the course is to equip students to make thoughtful and effective arguments as to how to deal with business issues as to which there is no obvious, clear answer, and in which ethical, social, or political concerns are present.
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MBA 576 - Sustainability 3.00 credits.
Today, nearly everything from architecture to zoos is being described as sustainable. Sustainability is elusive, it defies definition for many. This module aims at equipping learners with the tools to critically evaluate sustainability claims by providing an understanding of the rich cultural and historical roots of the idea of sustainability or “Nachhaltigkeit”. Through an examination of the major issues confronting our environment and the systemic relationships with the business domain, this module explores how individuals and organizations can integrate sustainability perspectives to arrive at better outcomes. A specific focus will be on how organizations can incorporate the environmental (planet), social (people), and economic (profit) perspectives of the concept into their strategies, operations and stakeholder engagements. Also considered are measurement and reporting of sustainability and its challenges, as well as the role of innovation and technology.
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MBA 580 - Corporate Finance for Business Leaders: Theory and Practice 3.00 credits.
This course provides a review and further enhances the understanding of financial theories and practices, and develops the skills necessary to strategically manage the financial operations of an enterprise. Readings and case studies will inject real-world situations into the learning process in order for students to draw upon them in the formulation of financial strategies and management of financial issues.Prerequisite(s): MBA 525 - Accounting For Strategic Decision Making and Control
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MBA 595 - Applied Business Leadership in Action 3.00 credits.
What strategic moves are necessary for an organization to stay competitive in today’s ever-changing business environment? This capstone course challenges learners to integrate what they have learned from previous MBA courses. Learners will assess an organization’s current strategy and identify the next steps a leader should consider to strengthen the organization’s ability to compete successfully in the business world.
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MCI 505 - Curriculum Theory in Comparative Peace Contexts 3.00 credits.
This course explores the foundations and exemplars of curriculum theory with emphasis upon their philosophical, ethical, political, and cultural influences and their methodological and epistemological dimensions. Examining the broad PK-12 continuum, it brings into focus the comparative curricular approaches of peace educators and emphasizes the development of a student-centered curriculum which promotes inquiry, respect, responsibility, social justice, and ethical growth. Register by Instructor.
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MCI 510 - Curriculum and Public Policy 3.00 credits.
This course examines the current educational policy debates, both in the United States and abroad, with focus upon governance, the purposes of schooling, models of curriculum reform, and teacher preparation. Students will be required to apply what they learn as they analyze real-life case scenarios. Register by Instructor.
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MCI 520 - Pedagogy, Models, and Methods of Instruction for Effective Schools 3.00 credits.
This course explores best practices in pedagogy and the correlates for the creation of effective schools across the PK-12 continuum. It emphasizes the epistemologies and strategies associated with instructional models and curricula of peace education across the globe, including intercultural, multicultural, and integrative programs. Students will be required to apply what they learn as they analyze real-life case scenarios. Register by Instructor.
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MCI 530 - Building Social and Community Capacity 3.00 credits.
This course explores how teachers across the PK-12 continuum can create partnerships with parents and students that facilitate participation in the schools while also validating home culture and family concerns and aspirations. It reflects current research and theory in family literacy development, bilingual and multicultural education, critical pedagogy, participatory research, cooperative learning, and feminist perspectives. It examines the roles the community and family play in sustaining a cooperative and peaceful culture of learning. Register by Instructor.
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MCI 535 - Current Issues and Trends in Assessment in Special and Applied Statistics 3.00 credits.
This course emphasizes the latest research in the current trends of assessment and evaluation. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher order thinking, and applied statistics for assessment and evaluation. Strategies are discussed that promote and evaluate the continual intellectual, social-emotional, and personal development of all learners. Register by Instructor.
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MCI 540 - Methods in Culturally Responsive Teaching 3.00 credits.
This course explores the methods of culturally responsive teaching and provides participants the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, process, and understanding of the techniques and methods needed to create culturally responsive curricula, learning activities, relationships and classrooms. Learners will have the opportunity to authenticate their learning experiences through research, exploration, implementation, and reflection. Register by Instructor.Prerequisite(s): Completion of all foundational courses.
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MCI 550 - Social Emotional Learning 3.00 credits.
Students will develop and demonstrate an understanding of social-emotional learning and explore how it can impact both academic achievement and classroom behavior. Students will engage in activities through which they will learn, plan to use, and implement strategies designed to foster social-emotional and self-management skills using the peace education paradigm. Register by Instructor.Prerequisite(s): Completion of all foundational courses.
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MCI 555 - Classroom and School Climate 3.00 credits.
This course examines the dynamics of power – as it is contextualized in the PK-12 school and classroom – and the implications for student performance, regulation, and achievement. The discussion will revolve around practices that create a school culture that empowers educators and students to critically evaluate and seek to improve traditional educational cultures through the workings of a “culture” including routines, rituals, myths, lore, and values. Register by Instructor.Prerequisite(s): Completion of all foundational courses.
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MCI 560 - Conflict Resolution 3.00 credits.
This course explores the theory, process and principles of conflict resolution and examines the methods, curriculum, and peace programs used in schools to manage conflict constructively. Students will have the opportunity to apply course concepts through reflection on personal conflict style, case study, and research. Register by InstructorPrerequisite(s): Completion of all foundational courses.
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MCI 590 - The Graduate Research Seminar 6.00 credits.
This course serves as the research seminar capstone for graduate teachers to understand and apply research theories and design in curriculum and instruction, culminating in a scholarly paper and corresponding oral defense. Register by Instructor.Prerequisite(s): Completion of all foundational courses.
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MHA 510 - Leadership and Management in Health Care 3.00 credits.
This course examines the major leadership and management approaches in public and private health care agencies. The course will focus on management principles in the American health care delivery system, including the roles of patients, third party insurance payers, and health care professionals. The course presents contemporary thinking about leadership and management skills, competencies, and how management “gets it done” in health care organizations. This course will also explore both the structure and functions of health care organizations. How governance, administration, and professional components interface to provide proper health care to society will be examined. The course will similarly explore health care leadership approaches to evaluate a student’s leadership skill set. In addition, students will apply management skills and techniques to case studies and real-life situations involving health care administration. Students will showcase critical thinking skills with support from outside references, in addition to the assigned reading, in order to better understand health care leadership and management.
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MHA 550 - Health Informatics 3.00 credits.
This course will offer a broad overview of major information system methodologies and approaches in the delivery and administration of modern health care systems. The development and use of decision support systems and Internet-based applications in the context of Electronic Health Record (EHR) needs, Health Insurance Portable and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements, health care data standards, and associated clinical information systems will be examined. Students will also study how core competencies of health care informatics can be developed and applied to real-world situations.
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MHA 570 - Human Resource Administration in Health Care Organizations 3.00 credits.
This course examines human resource management functions, processes and systems within organizations including recruitment, selection, training of personnel and the legal and regulatory environment affecting human resource management operations in health care organizations. Managing and developing human resources within and between systems/organizations is also studied. Organizational performance and creativity are examined as critical factors in adapting to the quickly-changing business of health care.
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MHA 573 - Health Care Policy: Ethics, Compliance, and Legal Issues 3.00 credits.
This course addresses the government’s responsibility to respect the interests, promote and protect the health and welfare, and uphold the rights of the public. Students will explore health care policy, applications of health care law and ethics, and management ideas, theories, and case studies.
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MHA 580 - Health Care Finance and Decision Making 3.00 credits.
This course will provide the practical skills necessary for health care managers to understand and effectively use financial information in a health care setting. The course will cover health insurance and health care related internal and external financial reports and data to ensure a working understanding of the most critical information needed by a health care finance professional. Learners will develop the skills to prepare budgets, calculate reimbursement and use metrics to understand and quantify health care staffing / personnel expenses. In addition, learners will utilize established profitability measures to evaluate the efficacy of specific investments and their value to the organization.
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MOD 560 - Leading Individuals and Teams 3.00 credits.
Successful leadership of individuals and teams requires strategic leaders to employ aspects of situational and transformational leadership principles. This course will examine how individual personalities, team dynamics, corporate structures and organizational needs provide direction for a strategic leader. Learners will explore how team leadership, tasks, and goals impact team design and function in order to build effective teams.
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MOD 562 - Leading Innovation and Change through Cross-Sector Collaboration 3.00 credits.
Successful strategic leaders must lead and facilitate innovation, creativity, change, and collaboration within and amongst diverse organizations—including local, regional and international partners in the public, private, and service sectors. These partners will have varied and often conflicting goals, incentives, power bases, resources, and cultures. Participating in a course-long student-led cross-sector strategic planning case study, students will strengthen their capacity to create and implement strategies and methodologies for leading and facilitating innovation, creativity, change, and cross-sector collaboration to effectively address complex community problems.
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MOD 564 - Leading Conflict Resolution and Negotiation 3.00 credits.
This course addresses the prevention and management of internal and external conflicts that managers encounter daily; as a part of working in medium and large organizations. Learners will identify their habitual responses to conflict situations; learn the various conflict styles and how to utilize alternatives to address conflict in a proactive rather than reactive method. Our focus will include: conducting fact-finding workplace investigations, building the skills to resolve conflict through basic negotiations, and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes. Learners will model how to conduct constructive discussions with employees on topics including the setting of performance goals, giving feedback and Performance Improvement Plans. Learners will examine internal workplace conflict from individuals and teams; and external conflict with customers. The strategies and skills learned and applied will be of use in many life roles and professional career.
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MSE 512 - Learning Environment and Social Interaction in Inclusive Settings 3.00 credits.
A study of the scientific principles and best practices for creating and sustaining an optimal learning environment and positive social interaction for diverse learners in an inclusive classroom setting. Emphasis is on analyzing factors that influence academic and social behavior, adapting the physical environment, implementing an equitable classroom management system, maintaining a respectful climate, teaching social skills, and implementing positive behavioral supports.
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MSE 522 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3.00 credits.
This course is an introduction to philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education and inclusive education principles and practices. The history, etiology, characteristics, and accommodations for students with special needs in the classroom setting will be examined. Twenty hours of field experience required. *Corequisite(s): MSE 522 L.Corequisite(s): MSE 522L
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MSE 524 - Methods of Teaching Students with High Incidence Disabilities 3.00 credits.
A study of the specialized instructional strategies to adapt and accommodate classroom environments, testing methodologies, and curricula to meet the needs of exceptional children and youth. Emphasis is on high incidence disabilities, such as learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, emotional and behavioral disorders, communication disorders, and cultural or linguistic diversity. Field experience is required.Corequisite(s): MSE 524L
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MSE 530 - Teaching Individuals with Low Incidence Disabilities 3.00 credits.
This course is designed to prepare students to implement best practices, ensure access, and to serve as advocates in collaboration with a service team for students with low incidence disabilities and their families. These disabilities include the traditional categories of significant and/or multiple disabilities: mental disabilities with significant cognitive needs, low vision and blindness, hearing impairments and deafness, deaf-‐blindness, autism, physical or health disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.
Students learn strategies for collaboration, specific instructional and classroom management procedures, considerations for younger and older students, and are challenged to identify and use innovative tools to support active participation. Students are also encouraged to wrestle with current trends and issues in special education and the larger field of education. Collaborative learning are an integral part of the course.
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MSE 533 - Assessment 3.00 credits.
This course provides an overview of assessment as a tool to guide various types of decisions in the educational setting. The primary focus is on use of informal and formal assessment to craft instruction that is responsive to individual learners. The course also includes information on how to use data to make eligibility and placement decisions while highlighting best practice to ensure that these decisions are well informed and in the best interest of the learner. Specific topics include legislation, trends, and issues in assessment practices; different types of tests and their appropriate administration, scoring, and interpretation; use of descriptive statistics to describe and interpret data sets; reliability and validity considerations in designing, administering, and reporting; and assessment of young children and behavior.
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MSE 540 - Etiology, Equity and Law 3.00 credits.
This course discusses federal and state special education law, including relevant court cases, and its interrelationship with equity and etiology of special needs students. Laws, regulations, policy, and stereotypes relating to the education of special needs populations are discussed. Methods of conflict resolution, mediation, and ethical standards are examined. Students will be required to apply what they learn as they analyze real-life case scenarios.
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MSE 542 - Effective Instruction for Students with ASD and/or EBD 3.00 credits.
This course is designed to prepare teachers to support the participation and education of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Emotional Behavioral Disorders (EBD) in the PK-12 setting. Emphasis is on the diagnostic criteria, methods of identification, and best practices in intervention and support according to current research. Twenty hours of field experience is required.Corequisite(s): MSE 542L
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MSE 544 - Intensive Reading, Writing, and Mathematics Intervention 3.00 credits.
This course provides substantive, research-based instruction that effectively prepares future teachers to assess and provide interventions to students who are struggling in the reading, writing, and mathematics content areas. An emphasis will be placed on determining differences between typical and problematic performance in each of the areas and modifying instructional methods, providing strategy instruction, and monitoring progress in each area. An intensive clinical field experience of 30 hours is required.Prerequisite(s): MSE 542 - Effective Instruction for Students with ASD and/or EBD Corequisite(s): MSE 544L
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MSE 575 - Special Education Internship 6.00 credits.
This internship is supervised graduate student teaching for a total of six weeks in a special education classroom setting.
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MSE 590 - Graduate Seminar 3.00 credits.
This course serves as the research seminar capstone for graduate candidates to understand and apply theories and design related to special education.Prerequisite(s): MSE 565
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MSL 510 - Foundations of Leadership 3.00 credits.
This introductory course provides a foundation for the study of leadership through a comprehensive examination of the history, theories, and processes of leadership. Opportunities will be provided for learners to explore the application of specific leadership strategies and techniques within the context of challenges leaders face. Learners will be engaged in self-reflection and feedback activities geared toward assessing current strengths and formulating plans for building their own leadership skills.
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MSL 520 - Strategic Communication for Effective Leadership 3.00 credits.
This course will focus on the strategic nature of communication and its role in being an effective leader. Coursework will include exploring the role of ethics in communications, feedback, team collaboration and persuasion. Learners will evaluate effective presentations and develop strategies for creating clear and compelling messages. Discussions will include reflection on constituent needs and communication channels as well as an analysis of one’s leadership communication style. The course will make use of the case study analysis method and learners will have the opportunity to create a communication plan based on an organizational need.
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MSL 530 - Applying Research for Strategic Leadership 3.00 credits.
Disruptive forces are creating complex challenges for almost every organization. This course develops the learner’s ability to apply conceptual frameworks for strategic thinking and using data to solve problems. Learners will discover how to apply strategic leadership principles to deconstruct challenges, consider alternatives and weigh potential consequences. The course will explore how leaders can influence behaviors to achieve desired results through data-driven decisions.Prerequisite(s): MBA 510 - Leadership in Business and Life: Bridging the Gap or MSL 510 - Foundations of Leadership .
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