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HSC 650 Healthcare Policy and Economics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Summer only
Explore health care issues, policies and economic factors influenced by technological, social, economic, and political factors; availability of and access to health care; social distribution of health care; actions for dealing with health care dilemmas. Federal and state regulatory programs, and health care financing will be examined.
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HSC 655 Assessment/Evaluation in Health Education (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various assessment and evaluation strategies used in classrooms and clinical settings to assess student learning outcomes. A research-based approach will provide students with strategies to evaluate, develop, and apply to determine best practices. Students will learn how to design effective assessments to meet the particular needs of their students and teaching situations.
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HSC 691 Health Science Capstone (4 credits) Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HSC 696 .
Taught: Fall only
This course is the culmination of the program of studies towards a Master of Health Science degree and is structured for the application of knowledge obtained from all other courses, especially the core courses.
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HSC 696 Health Science Internship (4 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 10 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HSC 600 .
Taught: Spring and summer
Students will apply knowledge, skills, and competencies obtained through core and guided elective coursework.
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HIS 522 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore Standing or consent of instructor.
Taught: Spring only-even yrs
An examination of the growing field of historic preservation including such topics as philosophy, recognition and assessments, survey techniques, preservation planning, conservation, advocacy, federal compliance, and protection of significant resources.
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HIS 541 History of Kentucky (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
History of Kentucky from 1750 to the present; political, economic, and social issues; how developments in the Commonwealth related to trends in U.S. history.
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HIS 545 Topics in Women’s World History (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 108 and HIS 109 or consent of instructor.
Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
Exploring women’s history in a global perspective, by looking at the status and contribution of women to world societies and discussing gender identity, class, race, religious and ethnic differences.
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HIS 550 History of Appalachia to 1877 (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only-even years
History of the Appalachian region from prehistory to 1877; political, economic, and social issues; developments in the region related to trends in U.S. History.
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HIS 553 History of the New South (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
The southern U.S. since 1865; cultural, political, economic, and literary trends; roles of blacks from Reconstruction to present, including the rise of Jim Crowism, legal segregation in the 20th century, desegregation, and Civil Rights movements in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
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HIS 555 Researching the Local History of Underground Railroad (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 102 or HIS 106.
Taught: Fall only
This course explores the various activities of enslaved African Americans as they attempted to abscond from human bondage by crossing the Ohio River, which legally separated slave states from free states. Special attention will be placed on the Abolition Movement as well as the development of various African American communities in parts of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
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HIS 565 The Vietnam War (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only-even years
Roots of Indo-Chinese war in traditional Vietnamese culture as affected by colonialism, nationalism, and Marxism; causes of U. S. military intervention, stalemate, and consequent American political crisis; impact of war on Vietnamese and American societies; debate over lessons of the war.
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HIS 592 Directed Research in History (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individual research in an area of history under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated once for credit.
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HIS 594 Special Topics in History (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Lecture class in topic not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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HIS 595 Study Abroad in History (1-15 credits) Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Departmental permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
An opportunity for students to engage in one or more officially- sponsored and/or departmentally-approved History courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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HIS 596 Internship: History (3 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 515 or consent and instructor.
Taught: Fall and spring
Supervised work experience in a community history agency or institution or experiential learning in an aspect of public history under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated once for credit.
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HIS 599 Independent Study: History (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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HIS 601 Introduction to Public History (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course focuses on three critical experiences: career exploration, problem-based learning, and the honing of professional knowledge and skills. This is a required course for the MAPH program and must be completed during the candidate’s first fall semester.
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HIS 605 Museum Education and Interpretation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Fall only-odd years
Development and operation of museum educational programs; topics include learning theory, program design, programming for all ages, and visitor research. May be repeated once when topics vary.
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HIS 607 Exhibits in Museums and Historic Sites (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 515 or permission of Public History program coordinator.
Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
Theoretical and practical approaches to the development, planning, design, and installation of exhibitions.
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HIS 609 Administration and Collections Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Fall only-even years
Basic stewardship obligations for museum collections and fundamental principles and practices of collection management in modern museums.
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HIS 611 Museum Administration (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Spring only-even yrs
Overview of museum management history and the theoretical and practical issues involved in managing a non-profit organization.
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HIS 616 Theory and Practice of Oral History (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Fall only-even years
Historiographical, theoretical and methodological approaches that inform the conducting of oral histories.
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HIS 618 Local and Regional Research Methods (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Fall only-odd years
Origin and development of the study of local history and the processes of identifying, locating and using primary and secondary sources on local his-tory topics.
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HIS 622 Cultural Heritage Tourism (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
Resources and theories employed in development and management of historical, cultural and heritage tourist sites; analysis of best practices in fulfilling both public expectations and professional standards.
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HIS 624 Historical Editing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
Theories, practices, and issues involved in editing and publishing historical documents, including prefatory material, transcriptions and annotations.
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HIS 625 Introduction to Archives (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 601 or Program Director Approval.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Gives the student a basic understanding of the management and operation of Archives in various venues such as museums, libraries and corporations.
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HIS 628 Contract History (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Spring only-even yrs
Creation and management of a historical consulting business, including: grant-writing, budgets, contracts, and marketing.
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HIS 630 American Decorative Arts (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
An exploration of American decorative arts within a historical context. The goal is to provide students the skills to research, interpret and explain styles, materials, and time periods of American antiques.
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HIS 631 Living History in Museums (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MAPH program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Students critically evaluate practices in living history and museum theatre, apply key terminologies and theories utilized in living history and museum theatre, and explore how sites can use living history and museum theatre by creating a program that includes a plan for funding and assessment.
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HIS 645 History of Women in the United States since 1900 (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 103.
Taught: Summer only
Women’s role in U.S. economic, social, political, and cultural development since 1900; participation of women in recent history as experienced in di-verse ways depending on racial, ethnic, class, and regional differences.
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HIS 689 Research and Writing in Public History (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 601 or Program Director Approval.
Taught: Variable, check with department
dents’ under-standing of how to research and write about United States history.
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HIS 692 Graduate Research in History (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individualized graduate research projects directed by members of the faculty, must be selected before registration.
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HIS 694 Topics: History (3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Detailed and comprehensive readings on an aspect or era determined by instructor.
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HIS 696 Public History Practicum (3-9 credits) Hours: 3-9 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 515 and permission of the Public History program coordinator.
Taught: Fall and spring
Individualized research, study, and professional development experience. Each student will complete a combination of primary research, secondary source study and practicum in the field work. May be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.
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HIS 699 Independent Study: Directed Readings (1-3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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HIS 701 Public History Capstone I (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 601 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course explores the methods, strategies, and aims of doing productive graduate research and writing in Public History in preparation for the final project.
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HIS 702 Public History Capstone II (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HIS 701 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course serves as the Public History capstone course culminating in a publishable article, museum exhibit, co-op experience, or other suitable project with the instructor’s approval. The project proposal created in Cap-stone I must have the approval of both the instructor from Capstone I and the program director before the student is allowed to begin the project in this course. The final project must have a writing component for assessment purposes.
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HIS 791 Public History Comprehensive Oral Examination (0 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Public History program coordinator.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Cumulative examination based on student’s coursework and study experiences in the program.
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HSR 500 Multicultural Family Work (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): HSR 105 or EDU 570, or equivalent.
Taught: Summer only
Best practices of in service delivery to families of young children at risk; importance of parent worker partnerships and shared decision making in assessment, communication/intervention, and evaluation; participation in collaborative supervised assessment of one family; family centered services plan.
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HSR 526 Family Centered Interventions and Prac (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or Graduate standing.
Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
This course provides a review of theories and research on family stress, coping, resiliency, and well-being at different stages of family life and the impact of decision making on families’ quality of life. The course will involve an examination of family reactions to crises and special problems encountered in family living and community resources pertinent to such problems.
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HSR 530 Substance Abuse and Process Addictions (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work or Human Services major, or senior or graduate student standing.
Taught: Fall and spring
This course will explore substance and “non-substance” addictions, referred to as process addictions, acquiring knowledge and skills required to provide services to those suffering from such addictions and their families. This course is an upper level course for those interested in working with addiction issues in various facilities and agencies.
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HSR 547 Children and Families in Health Care (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work or Human Services major, or senior or graduate student standing.
Taught: Fall and spring
This course introduces the theory and practice of Child Life, demonstrating how child life specialists provide emotional care and meet the develop-mental needs of pediatric patients and their families.
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HSR 550 Substance Abuse Asses, Diag, Treatment (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work or Human Services major, or senior or graduate student standing.
Taught: Fall and spring
This course will explore the field of substance abuse and addictions, acquiring knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance abuse and addiction and their families. Course will explore pharmacology in the treatment of substance abuse disorders and related mental health disorders.
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INF 594 Graduate Topics: Informatics (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, other prerequisites vary with topics.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Special topics course in Informatics directed by an Informatics faculty member.
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IST 585 Introduction to Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Master of Art in Integrative Studies program or permission of instructor.
Taught: Fall only
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to graduate studies in liberal arts, multi- and inter-disciplinary research and developing integrative insights. It prepares students for defining their research interests, planning their individualized curriculum and initiating active learning strategies. It also provides opportunity to develop one’s writing skills, to gain knowledge of professional writing styles, and practice integrative writing.
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IST 694 Interdisciplinary Seminar (1-3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This seminar provides graduate students with opportunities for in-depth study of important interdisciplinary topics or issues. May be repeated when topics vary.
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IST 699 Independent Study: Directed Readings (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individually supervised readings and study of selected topic. May be repeated as topics vary.
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IST 793 Integrative Studies: Capstone (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
This is the culminating experience for the Master of Arts in Integrative Studies. It includes reviewing the disciplinary work you have completed throughout your multidisciplinary graduate program, analyzing that work, updating and organizing work performed and identify integrative insights. Students produce a portfolio of their multidisciplinary graduate work. Based on the integrative insights identified in the portfolio building process, each student will develop or revise a piece of their graduate-level writing with the goal of submitting it for publication.
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IST 797 Applied Research: Capstone Thesis (3-6 credits) Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Student will work closely with a faculty advisor on a culminating thesis that integrates methods and approaches from two or more of the academic disciplines explored through the MAIS program’s coursework.
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IST 798 Continued Thesis/Project Enrollment (1 credit) Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of IST 793 or IST 797 and consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Continued enrollment for candidates needing more than two semesters to complete the capstone experience (IST 793 or IST 797 ). Graded pass/fail, this course may be repeated for two semesters until the project or thesis is complete. NOTE: all coursework that is applied to the degree must be no older than six years by the time the program is completed.
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JPN 520 Readings in Japanese (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): JPN 380 or equivalent.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various literary, linguistic, cultural, and pedagogical topics. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
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MGT 612 Managing People and Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Organizational, situational, and human factors defining the context of managerial work in complex organizations; interactive business cases and readings from organizational and human behavior literatures are used to facilitate student interaction and group development.
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MGT 620 Leadership and Ethics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and spring
Introduction to elements of leadership, ethical decision making and social responsibility which are critical influences for organizational success.
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MGT 625 Operations Management and Decision Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and spring
Structure and behavior of productive systems in organizations that produce goods and services; managerial viewpoint, using quantitative analysis to enhance quality of decisions; operations planning, productivity, quality improvement, production information systems, use of computer programs, and case simulations.
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MGT 630 Essentials of Project Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Qualitative and quantitative approaches to structuring projects in multi- functional organizational settings; planning, team development, software, quality improvement, completion; case analysis, internships, and/or term projects to blend theory with practice.
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MGT 640 Total Quality Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 612 or consent of MBA director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Managerial focus on quality in diverse organizations, encompassing customer focus, employee involvement, measurement, continuous improvement, and performance management within a Baldrige Award framework. Case analysis and/or term projects blend theory with practice.
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MGT 650 Project Management Implementation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 612 or consent of MBA director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Approaches to applying project management; behavioral/organizational management, cost analysis, or project control techniques. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours if topics differ. Case analysis and/or term projects possible.
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MGT 660 International Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Management concepts in international settings; strategic and operational planning, organization design, motivation, leadership, quality, management systems, and control; case analysis, projects, and/or study tours abroad to blend theory with practice.
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MGT 670 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
The primary purpose of this course is to provide the student with a conceptual and practical understanding of the concepts, legal framework, theory and practices, of negotiation and conflict resolution. Core subjects in the course include the research and framing of issues, bargaining strategies, successful tactics, and methods of reaching a settlement.
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MGT 675 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
Effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills are essential for to-day’s managers and administrators. In line with the trend toward cooperative problem solving, students study the use of interest based problem-solving to facilitate business disputes and to their preparation and participation as a party in a mediation and/or arbitration process. Classes will include lectures, active discussion and application of reading assignments, and role-plays.
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MGT 685 Business Strategy, Implementation, and Control (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and spring
Strategic planning in the business department; social, political, economic, and ethical forces to which managers must respond; implementation of strategy and control process; use of cases and computers to develop and analyze strategic decisions.
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MGT 694 Topics: Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Topics and issues in entrepreneurship, organization behavior, organization theory, operations, or international management. Repeatable for a maxi-mum of 6 semester hours if topics differ.
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MGT 699 Independent Study: Management (1-3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized aspect or topic in management chosen by student and appropriate faculty member.
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MKT 625 Marketing Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Chair.
Taught: Fall and spring
Problems faced by mid- and top-level marketing decision makers and the consequences of their decisions; case study and/or simulation. A variety of marketing areas will be considered in depth.
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MKT 630 Customer Behavior and Marketing Communication (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Household and business customers; customer decision-making processes and the cultural, socio-economic, environmental, and inter- and intra-personal factors that influence it; principles of marketing communications planning and of conventional and emerging media and their interface with diverse customer response behaviors.
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MKT 640 Services Marketing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Service marketing processes and service delivery systems; managing the seven P’s of services - product, price, place, promotion, people, processes, and physical facilities; role of technology in service delivery; managing service quality and recovery from service failures.
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MKT 650 Marketing Strategy and Planning (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Factors and concepts in decisions about a firm’s long-term strategy to build, maintain, and grow its market position; skills and hands-on experience (through project work) in developing a long-term strategy, and a five-year annualized marketing plan implementing that strategy.
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MKT 660 International Marketing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Concepts, perspectives, and analytical tools to assess opportunity and pre-pare marketing plans for a firm’s multi-country operations; researching cultures and customer behaviors in markets around the world; market analysis and planning in mature, growth, and emerging markets of the world; global marketing strategy and programs.
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MKT 694 Selected Topics in Marketing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Chair.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized topics of faculty and student interest. Topics vary and may include entrepreneurial marketing, services marketing, product planning and development, behavioral sciences in marketing, and marketing research. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours if topics differ.
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MKT 699 Independent Study: Marketing (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized aspect or topic in marketing chosen by student and appropriate faculty member. Subject to academic regulations pertaining to independent study as given in the MBA catalog.
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MBA 600 MBA Boot Camp (0 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program.
Co-requisite(s): MBA 601 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course will provide the needed background to fully prepare students to perform well in the MBA program.
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MBA 601 Managing and Leading in Organizations (6 credits) Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA Program.
Co-requisite(s): MBA 600 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Develop understanding of human behavior in organizations. Develop skills to anticipate and actively direct self and others’ behaviors.
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MBA 602 Analytics for Decision Making (6 credits) Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 601 and successful completion of competency software assignments.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Formulation of appropriate questions for managerial decision-making; development of skills in understanding data needs, financial statements, and related analytics.
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MBA 603 Managerial Concepts and Tools (6 credits) Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 602 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Analyze the impact of legal, regulatory, public policy, ethical, structural, and cultural complexities on the decision-making process. Develop awareness of the constraints imposed by these dimensions on an organization.
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MBA 604 Managing for the Future (6 credits) Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 603 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Analysis of the current and future business conditions to position organizations for future competitive environments.
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MBA 605 Operating in a Global Environment (6 credits) Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 604 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Examination of broad issues of globalization and its relationship to business strategy, processes, and practices; macroeconomic issues that affect business operations.
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MBA 606 Aligning Strategy and Structure (6 credits) Hours: 6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 605 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Implementation and evaluation of a global strategy; development of skills to manage the sustainable global enterprise in a geopolitical context.
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MBA 694 Topics in Business (1-3 credits) 1-3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Taught: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course covers special topics in business. Register for the course for a specific topic. The credit hours will vary, based on the topic, from 1-3.
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MBI 599 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Independent project or intensive study/research with faculty guidance. Open only by consent of advisor/instructor. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
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MBI 605 Application Development for Business Analysis (3 credits) 3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program.
Taught: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This course will introduce students to computer software design and programming in a workplace applications development environment. Students develop computer programs with a business problem context. The course includes a survey of systems design, programming techniques, and language syntax for developing for computer-based business systems. Topics include, but are not limited to: event programming, arrays, decision making, data types (classes, records, etc.), error handling, developing user forms, reading from and writing to the web.
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MBI 615 Analytical Tools in Business Informatics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
This course exposes students to an integrated set of computer-based analytical tools in business. These tools are foundational for an Informatics professional’s ability to assess business operations and more effectively manage projects, departments, and organizations. The course emphasizes the analysis and understanding of business data.
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MBI 620 Strategic Leadership for Informatics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
This course exposes students to an integrated set of skills needed in the areas of organizational leadership, communication, marketing and strategy. These skills are foundational to an Informatics professional’s understanding of and ability to formulate and communicate business needs and thereby more effectively manage projects, departments and organizations. Subject matter will include, but not be limited to, leadership skills, managing teams and groups of professionals, market segmentation, product positioning, external and internal analysis of the firm, long-range planning, and managing by objectives.
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MBI 625 Information Systems in Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
Introduction to the core concepts and fundamental principles of information systems in the context of business decision making. This will include a sur-vey of the information systems discipline and an explanation of its importance in modern organizations. The key objective of the course is to give the student a good understanding of how managers can manage and exploit the potential of information technology for their own career and for the organization.
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MBI 630 Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
Develops an understanding of tools, techniques and methods for analysis, design and implementation of information systems. Uses theory and applied projects to build effective interpersonal and communication skills that are essential to interact with clients, users and other team members involved with development, operation and maintenance of information systems. Approaches to systems development such as Rapid application Development (RAD), Joint Application Development (JAD) and other techniques to create quality systems are explored.
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MBI 635 Database Management Systems (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
In depth investigation of intelligent database management systems in sup-port of business decision making. This course includes an investigation of all aspects of data modeling, database design and implementation of relation-al, object-oriented and semantic databases.
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MBI 640 Data Communication and Network Security (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
This course provides students with a balanced understanding of the technical and managerial issues associated with the effective development and use of telecommunications by organizations. Through hands-on labs and a group project, the course also incorporates network security concepts and explores emerging technologies as related to telecommunications.
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MBI 645 E-Business (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
This course includes looking at commercial transactions in an electronic age, technology underpinnings, transactions marketing and exchange, business, managerial and technical implementations of electronic commerce.
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MBI 647 ERP Business Process Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or permission of the program director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
teaches “the fundamentals needed to understand data integration across different departments” in every organization.
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MBI 650 Information Technology Project Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625
Taught: Fall and spring
This course is an overview of software development project management practices, context and processes of software development projects, project risks and failures, managing technical personnel, and issues relating to project outsourcing.
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MBI 655 Advanced Business Application Programming (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 605, MBI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Modern techniques for business application design, object-orientation in business application systems, interfacing with web-enabled technologies and databases, introduction to component programming and transaction servers.
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MBI 657 ERP Business Process Integration (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 and permission of program director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Business Process Integration (BPI) is defined as the controlled sharing of data and business processes among any connected applications and data sources within an enterprise and between trading partners. This course uses SAP R-3 environments to illustrate how various business processes of an enterprise relate to each other.
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MBI 660 Business Intelligence Development (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 635.
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course covers the design and development of business intelligence systems (data warehouses and data marts, for example). Dimensional models will be developed and implemented in an enterprise system. Students gain a working knowledge of business intelligence systems with hands on labs and an applied project.
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MBI 662 Decision Analysis (3 credits) 3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Prerequisite(s): MBI 635
Taught: Spring Only
This course will show students how to analyze a wide array of business planning and decision problems with models and application software. We assess the essential structure of a decision problem in terms of objectives, decision variables, uncertainties, outcomes, choice criteria, and feasibility. Students will examine the complexity of decision making process and attempt to make optimum decisions with modeling and application software.
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MBI 664 Data Visualization and Analytics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 615 or equivalent coursework.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course surveys core concepts and methods for the design, analysis and visualization of organizational data for business planning and decision making purposes. Through applied projects, students will be exposed to an integrated set of computer-based business data analytical and visualization tools.
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MBI 665 Knowledge Management and Decision Support (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course introduces students to knowledge management practices and the technologies collectively called decision support systems. It covers the most current topics affecting how individuals and organizations use computerized support in making decisions. Business applications of data ware-houses, online analytical processing, group support systems, knowledge acquisition and representation, knowledge management, knowledge-based decision support and intelligent systems will be explored.
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MBI 673 Collaboration Software and Systems (3 credits) 3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in a graduate program or permission of MBI director.
Taught: Variable-check w/department
Groups and teams are used in today’s business environment to implement and accomplish most if not all business activities. The business environment uses groupware tools and techniques to organize and accomplish these activities. This course is designed to introduce students to those tools and techniques at the graduate level; and further, to have students demonstrate the ability to analyze and automate a team based workflow process.
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MBI 675 Enterprise Workflow Design and Reengineering (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 635 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Internet, mobile, global-positioning and other technologies and applications are transforming the manner in which business transactions and work-flow processes are carried out. Much of the innovation and value-add has come not from the technologies per se but from the way in which newer business processes and supply chains have been conceptualized, designed and implemented to take advantage of the newer technological functionality.
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MBI 677 ERP Programming for SAP (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or permission of the program director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
The objective of this class is to provide students a basic understanding of the concepts surrounding Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs) and the basic understanding of accessing data across the ERP for reporting purposes. This is done through the various programming languages of SAP including NetWeaver.
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MBI 680 Global Information Technology and Systems (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or permission of MBI director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course reviews issues relating to information systems that will serve global markets and facilitate expansion and entry of business into global markets; Using IS resources across national boundaries as in offshore development of IS and outsourcing IS across countries is emphasized.
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MBI 682 Information Security and Governance (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course provides an overview of the field of Information Security and Assurance in various technical and administrative aspects including audit and controls. Students will be exposed to a spectrum of security activities, methods, methodologies, and procedures.
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