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MSOL-5112 - Public/Government Relations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is designed to deal with the issues of lobbying at the national and local levels. Student will examine the ways that government officials influence public opinion and the informative role that government plays on major social issues, using publicity, advertising, press agency, public affairs, issues management, investor relations, and development. Finally, the course offers the student a chance to develop a comprehensive public relations campaign.
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MSOL-5111 - Introduction to Public Administration Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, bureaucracy is examined at the federal, state, and local levels with particular focus on how government functions. Major emphasis will be on public policies and their implications for the society; such as, the effect of citizens’ power on decisions related to public accountability, and making choices for the benefit of the society.
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MSOL-5110 - Capstone Professional Project Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course serves as the “capstone” for the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership degree program. Students will collaborate with organizational stakeholders to identify an organizational challenge, gather data to explore the challenge, construct a plan for addressing the challenge through organizational change, and create a strategy for evaluating the results of the plan. Students learn to integrate the concepts and theories considered throughout the degree program with practical application in an organization of their choice. In addition, students will evaluate themselves in their conduct as leaders.
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MSOL-5106 - Understanding Data Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will collaborate with organizational stakeholders to identify a problem, gather data to explore the problem, construct a plan for implementing change, and create a strategy for evaluating the results of the plan. Students will learn to integrate concepts and theories with practical application in an organization of their choice.
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MSOL-5105 - Leadership and Organization Strategy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Leadership scholars widely agree that the role of leadership in the enterprise environment has dramatically changed over the last decade due to increased globalization, volatility leading to high uncertainty, and the introduction of disruptive innovation. This course is designed to help students understand how leadership has changed, and to provide knowledge of the strategies, skills, and tools required by leaders to meet today’s challenges.
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MSOL-5104 - Leadership: Change, Crises, and Communication Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is an introduction to the role of leadership in managing change in organizations. Topics include analyzing change as a constant state; strategies for managing change cycles; evaluating situations for crisis potential; developing proactive approaches for crises; leadership practices in times of crisis; and matching communication strategies to situations.
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MSOL-5103 - People, Processes, and Organizational Health Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will evaluate approaches to improving the health of organizations. Topics include: examining issues related to rightsizing and outsourcing; reviewing current approaches to continuous improvement for quality; trends in human resources; and evaluating the importance of matching organization structure to strategy.
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MSOL-5102 - Ethics and Decision Making Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will evaluate the ethical implications of structures, cultures, values, and leadership practices in organizations. Topics include: defining ethics in organizations; recognizing the organizational structure; analyzing values in organizations; determining leadership practices; evaluating the potential impact of these variables on decision making in organizations, and learning how to promote ethical decision making within organizations.
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MSOL-5000 - Leadership Development and Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will begin to develop and enrich your leadership skills, while exploring historical trends in management through the lens of leadership theories and behaviors. In the leadership role, you will analyze and apply concepts and models to real organizational situations. Through self-assessments, explore your own leadership style, skills, and goals to create a personal leadership profile that will grow throughout the program.
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MGT-8010DBA - Applied Management Capstone Project Doctoral Business Capstone Project Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This doctoral course includes a comprehensive research project that creates a unique solution to a theoretical, hypothetical, or applied topic. The project should be suitable for publication or organizational application. Students will demonstrate proficiency in assignments, which will culminate into a final research project. For the student seeking a (DBA), the project will demonstrate the competency of the student and a systematic research methodology that illuminates the work of a scientific researcher. The DBA requires a more applied focus, and the dissertation may replicate original research.
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MGT-7110 - Leadership in Organizations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Prerequisites: Fundamental requirement in General Management or fundamental Psychology courses
This course is designed to ensure that students are prepared to lead in today’s global workplace. Whether students are aspiring to management or are already a manager, students will find this course professionally relevant to acquire the essential skills to be an effective manager. In this course, students will examine concepts and apply strategies regarding global leadership; managing human capital and teams; ethical decision-making; and navigating organizational change. An important aspect of this course is that students will assess their personal management skills and have others provide input. The results of those assessments will enable students to develop a personal leadership plan.
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MGT-7029 - Strategic Leadership Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will explore the role of decision-making related to strategy and leadership. Specifically, students will focus on corporate governance, characteristics of the contemporary leader in a global/technological age, and actions the strategic leader must take to overcome the challenges which impede their organization from achieving success.
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MGT-7027 - Legal Implications in Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will become familiar with legal principles and management, particularly their affects and outcomes in business. Laws and requirements or regulation are constantly changing and students need to be prepared in both academia and business. Through a series of case analyses and assessments, students will traverse numerous aspects of the legal implications managers face today, and how this is different from the past decades.
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MGT-7022 - Advanced Topics in Organizational Development Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will synthesize and assess present theories and research results related to organizational development. Among many topics identified, students will assess organizational behavior in all sized businesses, evaluate group think and group behavior, and weigh structure and design of businesses for success.
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MGT-7019 - Ethics in Business Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Organizations can no longer ignore ethics and social responsibility, including the green movement. Ethics are required by local, state, and federal legislation, and today, more than ever, stakeholders at organizations are being held accountable for their actions and societal harm. Therefore, academic integrity must be carried out from the classroom to the place of business. In a case study format, students in this course will learn about current laws, their applications to business, and how to maintain an ethical perspective within the context of a global framework.
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MGT-7016 - Managing Change Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Turbulent and dynamic environments challenge all executives in the management of the organization. This course specifically examines the different aspects of organizational change. It focuses on techniques involved in creating, managing, and sustaining change and responses to different opportunities and challenges of organizational change.
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MGT-7013 - Entrepreneurship Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will enable students to comprehend entrepreneurship as both a business philosophy and as a tool for success. It will present practical concepts and application of entrepreneurship. Students will study entrepreneurship research including aspects of business planning and innovation. Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of entrepreneurial research, principles, and concepts.
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MGT-7006 - Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Doctoral students will investigate organizational behavior (OB) and the impact individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within an organization. Students will specifically focus on how to improve productivity, reduce absenteeism and turnover, and increase employee citizenship and job satisfaction. Students will also study OB and the tools for guiding the productivity of others, predicting human behavior at work, and the perspectives needed to manage individuals from diverse backgrounds.
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MGT-7002 - Marketing Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
We examine the comprehension, evaluation, and synthesis of concepts that are the underlying foundation of marketing theory built around environmental research, marketing strategy differentiation, the product life cycle, segmentation strategies, the marketing mix (4 P’s), and the new product cycle.
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MGT-7000 - Business Organization and Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will develop rational and employable management tools for working within an organization by understanding and analyzing various management techniques, concepts of organization, and analytical skills that are useful for effective organizations. Students are provided a comprehensive and multidimensional understanding of decision-making, communication, and budgeting. The course also examines the responsibilities of management practices in the organization to include employee motivation, leadership, and workplace trends.
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MGT-5027 - Legal Implications in Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will familiarize business law students with how legal principles affect management in business. The student will learn the theoretical foundations of the legal regime governing business and will become familiar with key substantive areas of law affecting business decisions.
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MGT-5025 - Total Quality Perspectives in Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a comprehensive review of Total Quality Management principles, focusing on quality and continuous improvement in all aspects of business operation. A balance of case studies and examples is presented to illustrate major concepts. It focuses on integrating quality and continuous improvement in all aspects of an operation.
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MGT-5022 - Organizational Development Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course defines factors that increase overall organizational effectiveness through change and planning. This course will examine a myriad of topics pertaining to organizational development, including organizational climate, culture, teams, structural bases of centralization and decentralization, job design, decision-making processes, and design theories.
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MGT-5016 - Managing Change Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course examines the challenge of change and the implementation of change in organizations. It focuses on realistic managerial situations and the techniques involved in managing change and responses to opportunities and threats.
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MGT-5010 - Leadership in Organizations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Investigation of leadership roles, styles, philosophy, and behavior in organizations are components of this course. It also explores the qualities of leadership through the presentation of new models dealing with high performance leadership. This course presents a broad survey of theory and research on leadership in formal organizations. The key question to be answered after the completion of this course is: What makes a person an effective leader?
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MGT-5007 - Strategic Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Strategic management examines the long-term needs of an enterprise and, through strategic planning, develops the strategies needed for effective performance. Whether it is for a for-profit or nonprofit organization, this course is designed to enable students to use various analysis tools to arrive at the best strategic recommendations and apply them to a real world enterprise.
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MGT-5002 - Marketing Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This is an overview course in Marketing Management, the core of business operations. In it you will learn not only the vocabulary of marketing and its guiding principles but how to develop and implement marketing strategy. This includes developing a fundamental understanding of marketing as a constantly changing discipline and how to identify marketing opportunities based on an understanding of the consumer and environmental forces. In light of this understanding, you will learn how to create an appropriate segmentation and marketing mix strategy culminating in your ability to develop a marketing plan. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on effective written communication.
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MGT-5000 - Business Organization and Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course examines the essential characteristics of business organizations and management in a manner which will enable students to assess the meaning of management and what is expected of a manager. Students will also analyze how managers can accomplish goals and achieve positive results. Students will also classify how a manager is graded on performance. This course will help students assess whether different organizational structures require different management styles. Finally, students will breakdown how managers communicate and lead.
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MET-8010CAGS - Management of Engineering and Technology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The student will create a comprehensive research project that seeks to create a unique solution to a stated, real, or hypothetical defined topic. The project should be suitable for publication or organizational application. Research scope and definitions must be declared before the specific approved project can commence. Students will be assessed on demonstrated proficiency in designed assignments which will culminate into a final research project.
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MET-7029 - Enterprise Project Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
A strategic plan is an intended course of action. Leaders establish direction; however, followers encounter potential issues in interpreting the intentions. Project leaders manage by information, by working through people, and by action. Effective communication is critical to the success of the plan. Leaders who manage through empowered personnel are usually successful as well. Leaders who manage through action are directly involved in decision making and implementation of strategic plans. This course examines these three strategies of project management. A collaborative and iterative approach must be maintained by leadership throughout the organization to successfully execute the plan.
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MET-7020 - Strategic Technology Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The primary question for a strategic manager of innovation and technology is where to look for opportunities. Since business accepts change as a constant and is likely accepting change at a more rapid rate in the 21st century, one potential opportunity area is customer expectations and demands for the organization’s products while looking for the disruptions in the product development process. The product development process is a cycle where innovation leads to productivity, productivity leads to intensified competition, and intensified competition leads to innovation. This course examines how technology is the identification, description, and explanation of needs resolved for business and industry applications. It is important to realize that technology evolves from implementation modifications due to customer feedback. This evolution is a trajectory of needs.
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MET-7015 - The Impact and Process Optimization of Technology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course, designed for doctoral students, permits them to examine how people skills, processes, and machines relate to current technology and through proper process optimization coupled with strategic focus, can provide an organization with a competitive advantage.
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MET-7003 - Applications of Decision Theory Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
During the business day, supervisors, leaders, those on the manufacturing line, those drafting blueprints, and everyone else in the business environment are faced with making a decision. Some decisions are common and are made easily while other decisions are political, complex or require vast amounts of data to make the final decision. To make a correct a decision the person needs to follow a methodology to ensure the proper facts are considered and hidden traps of decision-making are avoided.
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MET-7002 - Applications of Systems Theory Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
There is little doubt that the 21st century will bring unheralded change to the business world. A system must exhibit certain principles of interrelationships, such as wholeness or hierarchic order, to ensure the collective behaviors result in an efficient final system product. System thinking integrates the individual, team, and various departments into activities associated with organizations, environment, and strategy. The result is a more accurate representation of the organization and its environment. Situational contingencies and context influence the individual’s level of actions within the organization and the organization’s context influences the individual’s actions. This course, designed for Doctoral students, examines the application of systems theory, which focuses on complexity and interdependence.
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MET-7000 - Fundamentals of Productivity Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
To achieve a competitive advantage, organizations attempt to increase productivity, responsiveness, and adaptability. Problems and challenges accompany efforts directed towards achieving the highest level of productivity and efficiency. In this doctoral-level course, students will examine the productivity considerations of today’s organizations including a fluctuating economy, technological advancement, variable work volumes, and increased globalization.
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MET-5023 - Managing the Research and Development Organization Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The management of R&D is the discipline of designing and leading R&D processes, managing R&D organizations, and ensuring smooth transfer of new knowledge, know-how, and technology to the stakeholders. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the planning, new product development, technological forecasting and strategy, innovation, ethics, sustainability, and creativity required in the management of R&D.
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MET-5020 - Management of Technology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is concerned with the impact of rapidly changing technology and the problems of managing these technological changes. The success of these ventures is even more dependent on timely and often courageous technological change decisions. The traditional concepts of operational and economic life of technologies must be used with caution. The real and impending impact of technological change is ever present as a factor and it must be continually managed for a firm to survive.
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MET-5017 - Emerging Technologies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course allows participants to identify and understand the direction and consequences of emerging technologies on industry and society. Addressed in the course are the evolutionary development of technology and application, revolutionary inventions, and expanding needs that result from new technological possibilities.
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MET-5016 - Improving Productivity Through Technology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is primarily concerned with the processes of acquiring technology to improve productivity in the firm. This includes looking at organizational change needed to successfully implement technological advances. The course will review organizations and their attempts to adopt technological innovations - especially computer and information system related innovations. This course will also examine the changes needed to make effective use of new technology and assure consistency between the technology and organizational processes and structures. This course also investigates the impact of technology on improving productivity, and the limits of such improvements.
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MET-5010 - Quality Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The effective implementation of total quality management practices is a requirement for all organizations to be successful. This course introduces a systematic approach for implementing total quality management for an organization with a strong emphasis on the customer, including customer expectations for product quality. This course covers the topics of defining quality, the history of quality management, identifying and understanding the customer, and adopting process improvements to implement quality management.
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MET-5002 - Applied Systems Theory Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Applied systems theory is the process by which the orderly evolution of human-developed systems can be achieved. The knowledge and tools needed for implementation of applied systems theory is discussed. Included in this class are; the system design process, system analysis and modeling, and the techniques of designing for operational feasibility. Students in this course will examine managerial systems concepts such as object modeling, system development strategies, user interface design, and database design. Students will understand and optimize organizational processes using applied systems theory. An overview of system engineering management is presented.
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MET-5000 - Principles of Productivity Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is designed to provide an overview of many topics that can affect productivity. The topics covered in the course are product design and operations, process design and choice of technology, management of quality, capacity and scheduling management of production and inventory management systems.
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MIS-7005 - Enterprise Network Architecture Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The purpose of this course is to provide a professional understanding of the value and uses of information systems architectures and processes designed to improve the overall performances of an organization. As such, students will explore an overview of enterprise architecture, computer networks, systems applications, and information systems processes. Topics include: the ways in which technologists might develop an enterprise network architecture to improve application accessibility, data storage, and management, communications, and business processes. Emphasis is on the tools needed for mastery of enterprise network architecture concepts and terms.
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MIS-7004 - IT Data Communications Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Prerequisites: MIS -5004 or equivalent or permission of the Dean of the School of Business and Technology
This course presents the technical, economic, social, and management issues involved in building network architectures to deliver reliable, consistent, low cost information transmission services. Those who manage corporate network equipment and facilities will understand the theory behind, and application of, data communication principles.
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MIS-7003 - Information Technology Decision Support Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a professional understanding of the value and uses of information systems for business collaborations, management decision-making. This course is designed for students who desire to understand collaboration, decision support systems, and executive information systems from a business perspective. This course provides with a synthesis regarding the ways in which the students can utilize decision support systems to improve corporate competitiveness within the global marketplace. The course concentrates on providing the tools needed for mastery of decision support systems concepts and terms, which are important for all senior executives and stakeholders.
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MIS-7002 - Database Administration and Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will encourage database administration and management personnel such as executives, strategic planners, network and information technology (IT) and system (IS) managers and scientists, data archivists, corporate librarians and information managers, systems integrators, and consultants to enhance their knowledge of the process of data collection, conversion, and migration. This course will present to students how data models align with the overall scope of business operations, which include hiring and forming strategic partnerships with knowledge workers.
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MIS-7000 - Information Technology Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This doctoral course provides a basic understanding of the value and uses of information systems (IS) for business operations, management decision-making, and strategic advantage. The course concentrates on examining tools and concepts that are important to various managers who may not be directly managing the IS functions of the organization. This course provides an overview of practical applications of business IS and the critical issues surrounding them. More importantly, it introduces the doctoral student to several streams of recent research in the primary topic areas related to IS, and challenges the student to begin assimilating that research into a potential dissertation topic.
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MIS-5011 - Computer Security Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a focus on information systems security applicable to the business environment. The intention is to emulate real-world considerations, so that practical and proven strategies are examined and considered. Topics include: computer security technology and principles; software security; management issues; cryptographic considerations; and operating system security.
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MIS-5005 - Local Area Networks (LAN) Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The purpose of this course is to provide a professional understanding of the value and uses of network architecture to improve a business’ overall performance. Students will have the opportunity to synthesize the ways that firms should develop a network architecture to improve communications, data management, storage, and application accessibility. The focus of this course is to provide the tools needed for mastery of enterprise network architecture concepts and terms, which are important for all managers. Students will be provided with an overview of network management and architecture within a competitive business environment. They will learn how to manage network architecture, communications systems, and information systems processes.
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MIS-5004 - Telecommunications Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Telecommunications network specialists, consultants, managers, satellite tracking system designers, and technical support engineers who manage corporate network equipment, facilities, and land-lines will be able to understand the need to migrate from traditional communications networks to 21st century communication wireless, sensor, and broadband networks. This course will look at the managerial issues involved in building digital production and distribution technologies and network architectures to deliver reliable, consistent, low cost services.
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MIS-5002 - Database Management Systems Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course focuses on data as a valuable organizational resource that must be managed, distributed, and kept secure. Information is the lifeblood of the modern organization. Information that is managed in an effective manner is often the difference between success and failure. For this reason, more and more organizations have come to depend on database systems to pool and to protect this valuable commodity. This course introduces the student to the essential principles that guide the design, implementation, and management of effective database systems.
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MIS-5000 - Management Information Systems Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides a basic understanding of how information systems function and support business functions. The course content focuses on different aspects of the integration of information systems and business for competitive advantage. This course is designed for students who want an overview of information systems from a business perspective or who expect to be managerial end users of information systems. Different functions of information systems are further explored throughout the course.
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MKT-7101 - Brand and Product Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course incorporates product and brand strategies into a comprehensive management platform for understanding how to create the best marketing plans using an optimal marketing mix. Brand development focuses on image and equity coupled with product management. Creating new concepts and constructs requires best practices and a balance between plan requirements and brand needs in order to develop optimal marketing results.
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MKT-7100 - Consumer Behavior Theory and Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will explore consumer behavior theory and consumer behavior. Consumer behavior theory examines the applications of creating theoretical constructs incorporating marketing dominant logic, customer lifetime value models, and new analytical methods to develop and design consumer response systems and marketing strategy. Customer loyalty and satisfaction are measures to help assess impacts of various new marketing strategies using techniques and scales to create improved consumer results.
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MKT-7003 - Integrated Marketing Communication Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course focuses on the effective use of integrated marketing communications (IMC) programs and processes. Students will analyze the elements of integrated marketing communication including the trends, technology, and other macro-environmental issues impacting marketing communication.
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MKT-7002 - Customer Relationship Management Strategies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The manner in which a company develops and manages customer relationships has evolved over the past two decades. This Doctoral level course explores strategies to develop and align customer, channel, brand, and relationship strategies to ensure that Customer Relationship Management (CRM) projects are effectively managed. Customers’ needs, preferences, and behavior are analyzed so that the insight gained can be utilized to design better ways of interacting with customers or market segments. CRM strategies in communications, government, manufacturing, resources, and retail are examined. CRM processes are analyzed to determine the impact on the overall profitability of the company.
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MKT-7001 - Strategic Sales Force Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will explore the role of the sales force, which is expanding greatly as a result of economic and competitive pressures and social and cultural changes in markets. Salespeople are often engaged in consultative relationships with their customers. The student will explore strategic sales force management issues, organizing, staffing, and training a sales force, and directing sales force operations. This will include the analysis of motivational issues, sales planning, and evaluating sales performance. In addition, the ethical and legal responsibilities of sales managers will be covered.
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MKT-7000 - Strategic Service Marketing Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will prepare students in the understanding of service marketing theory. These concepts provide the foundation necessary to examine the components of formulating service dominant logic. Through investigative research, aspects of theory development are identified and new theories are formulated. The research work developed through this course is suitable for an initial concept paper, research study, or for journal publication in order to further prepare the doctoral student.
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MKT-6001 - Product Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Product Management is a critical activity that develops strategies and plans for building winning products, increasing market share, improving customer appeal, and beating the competition. This course provides the marketing foundations required to develop, through the use of various analytical tools, a focused product marketing strategy. The student will be Developing sound product strategies through a series of building exercises that requires he or she to carefully construct a valuable Product Marketing Plan that can use as an actual or template model for future applications. The course covers all of the critical marketing activities from the Product Manager’s (PdM) vantage point. This course is a core Marketing Specialty component offering a comprehensive tour de force of best -practice, theory -based marketing methodology for immediate real world application.
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MKT-5003 - Advertising and Promotion Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will examine the creative and strategic process of advertising and promotion. The emphasis is on current practices and research in advertising and promotion, focusing on consumer behavior theories. Students will examine advertising and promotion methods and the ethical practices of designing, developing, and implementing an integrated marketing communication program. Students will also evaluate the challenges and opportunities of advertising and promotion in a global environment.
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MKT-5002 - Customer Relationship Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course examines the consequences of initiating, developing, and maintaining a customer relationship management strategy and analyzes the impact of profitable, long term customer relationships.
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MKT-5000 - Service Marketing Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Service Marketing is a relatively new marketing discipline that extends the classical definitions of marketing theory and introduces new ideas to the design, development, and management of service products. Students will explore new theories of service quality (SERVQUAL) with emphasis on customer service behavior and acquire analytical tools to measure customer perceptions and expectations. A variety of learning methods prepares the student for new career opportunities in a service-dominated economy while providing the freedom of student assignment selections and work exercises.
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MFT-8970 - MFT Supervision Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course introduces the fundamentals of systemic supervision with an emphasis on the importance of contextual variables such as culture, SES, and ethnicity. There is also an exploration of the impact of gender on the supervisory relationship. The design of the course meets the criteria for the 30-hour supervision fundamentals course for the AAMFT Approved Supervisor track. The intention is for the course also to be useful for any professional who is actively engaged in clinical supervision. Learning methods include short writing exercises and 15 hours of participant involvement in videoconferences with colleagues and course faculty. During the videoconferences there will be critiques of vignettes, role playing exercises, and discussion of short papers. Participants wishing to pursue the AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation should verify their eligibility with AAMFT.
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MFT-8965 - MFT Doctoral Internship and Portfolio Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of the practicum course, doctoral students are required to complete a 9-month, full-time (i.e., 30 hours per week) clinically focused internship. Prior to beginning the doctoral internship, all students must develop an internship contract approved by the Director of Clinical Training in the PhD Internship DRF in Taskstream. The 9-month experience is organized into three 1-credit courses, each being 12 weeks in duration. The second of these in MFT -8962 . All students in this internship must have a local supervisor who has the documented expertise to mentor the PhD student’s development in the area of the student’s specialty. The supervisor’s credentials must be approved by the Director of Clinical Field Placement as a part of the internship contracting process in Taskstream. The internship contract will guide both the student’s work during the 9-month internship, and the supervisor’s evaluations of the student’s work. While each student’s internship will be very individualized to provide the best possible growth through experiential learning, each internship will share these characteristics: students will meet regularly with their supervisor; unless it is required by the student’s internship contract, students will not have to attend the weekly NCU supervision groups online; each internship is focused solidly in the student’s degree specialty (e.g., military family therapy, medical family therapy, couples therapy, etc.); it represents a growth in the student’s previous functioning (i.e., it cannot be simply doing more of what the student is already doing); and it provides an experiential base for the student to meet to PhD Program Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes.
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MFT-8962 - MFT Doctoral Internship II Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of the practicum course, doctoral students are required to complete a 9-month, full-time (i.e., 30 hours per week) clinically focused internship. Prior to beginning the doctoral internship, all students must develop an internship contract approved by the Director of Clinical Training in the PhD Internship DRF in Taskstream. The 9-month experience is organized into three 1-credit courses, each being 12 weeks in duration. The second of these in MFT8962. All students in this internship must have a local supervisor who has the documented expertise to mentor the PhD student’s development in the area of the student’s specialty. The supervisor’s credentials must be approved by the Director of Clinical Field Placement as a part of the internship contracting process in Taskstream. The internship contract will guide both the student’s work during the 9-month internship, and the supervisor’s evaluations of the student’s work. While each student’s internship will be very individualized to provide the best possible growth through experiential learning, each internship will share these characteristics: students will meet regularly with their supervisor; unless it is required by the student’s internship contract, students will not have to attend the weekly NCU supervision groups online; each internship is focused solidly in the student’s degree specialty (e.g., military family therapy, medical family therapy, couples therapy, etc.); it represents a growth in the student’s previous functioning (i.e., it cannot be simply doing more of what the student is already doing); and it provides an experiential base for the student to meet to PhD Program Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes.
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MFT-8961 - MFT Doctoral Internship I Semester Credits: 1 Weeks: 12
Upon completion of the practicum course, doctoral students are required to complete a 9-month, full-time (i.e., 30 hours per week) clinically focused internship. Prior to beginning the doctoral internship, all students must develop an internship contract approved by the Director of Clinical Training in the PhD Internship DRF in Taskstream. This 9-month experience is organized into three 1-credit courses, each being 12 weeks in duration. The first of these is MFT8961. All students in this internship must have a local supervisor who has the documented expertise to mentor the PhD student’s development in the area of the student’s specialty. The supervisor’s credentials must be approved by the Director of Clinical Field Placements as a part of the internship contracting process in Taskstream. The internship contract will guide both the student’s work during the 9-month internship, and the supervisor’s evaluations of the student’s work. While each student’s internship will be very individualized to provide the best possible growth through experiential learning, each internship will share these characteristics: students will meet regularly with their local supervisor; unless it is required by the student’s internship contract, students will not have to attend the weekly NCU supervision groups online; each internship is focused solidly in the student’s degree specialty (e.g., military family therapy, medical family therapy, couples therapy, etc.); it represents a growth in the student’s previous functioning (i.e., it cannot be simply doing more of what the student is already doing); and it provides an experiential base for the student to meet the PhD Program Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes.
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MFT-8951 - MFT Doctoral Practicum I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their competence in advanced MFT practice. Emphasis is placed on the clinical competence in working with diverse populations, advanced application of family and couple therapy models, ethical decision-making, and professional growth. Students must be clinically active during the course and participate in weekly clinical supervision.
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MFT-8601 - Gerontology and Systemic Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Prerequisites: This course deals with the biological, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects of aging. Ancillary aspects of aging are also explored, including: issues related to long-term care, end of life issues, the cultural context of human development, and the impact of socioeconomic status (poverty) on the elderly. A significant focus of the course is the application of systemic treatment/theory to the elderly adult population and multigenerational families.
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MFT-8506 - Behavioral Health Care with Military and Veteran Populations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on evidence based treatment and research pertaining to behavioral health challenges that are experienced by military and veteran populations. Attention is given to clinical assessments and treatment as well as current evidence based research, including biopsychosocial complications associated with each behavioral health challenge.
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MFT-8505 - Ethical Challenges and Moral Injuries Across Military and Veteran Populations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on ethical standards, moral injury, compassion fatigue, burnout, and common ethical challenges that occur in clinical practice, research, and supervision with military and veteran populations.
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MFT-8504 - Trauma and Resilience in Military and Veteran Couples and Families Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on precursors, assessment, diagnoses, indicated treatments, research practices, and policies related to trauma and resilience across military and veteran populations.
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MFT-8503 - Military and Veteran Cultures Across the Lifespan Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This doctoral-level course focuses on military and veteran cultures, including culturally informed clinical practice, research, and policies across the lifespan.
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MFT-8407 - Loss and Bereavement Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students will explore various aspects of grief and loss. The course will include theory and cultural beliefs and values surrounding death and dying and will highlight clinical approaches to assisting people in navigating grief and loss experiences. This course will also focus on self of the therapist experiences and self-care practices of helping professionals.
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MFT-8406 - Families, Health, and Illness Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course addresses the challenges faced by individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing a chronic illness. Throughout this course, students will have the opportunity to identify health complaints and diseases, explore the psychosocial barriers and facilitators to effective treatment, and discover the ways in which cultural beliefs and norms impact the illness experience.
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MFT-8405 - Medical Family Therapy Applications Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course addresses the many facets of creating and maintaining effective integration of behavioral health and medical care. Through this course, students will gain an in depth understanding of the practice of medical family therapy (MedFT). Students will discover how the clinical, operational, and financial components of care intersect and impact psychosocial care delivery.
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MFT-8401 - Medical Family Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to introduce students to the theory, concepts, and practice of medical family therapy. Students will learn about collaborative healthcare, medical specializations, assessments commonly used in healthcare settings, and the ways in which biopsychosocial components of patients’ and families’ lives may impact their experience of health and illness.
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MFT-8307 - The Couple Life Cycle in MFT Practice and Supervision Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
It is important for clinicians and clinical supervisors to be aware of the challenges and critical points of change and/or distress for couples throughout the couple life cycle. Throughout this cycle couples are challenged with how to face difficult circumstances and maintain a strong relationship. This course involves a look at the development of couples and their relationship cycle. The course will incorporate an overview of different issues that present in couples’ relationships and examine the couple’s dynamics through a lens of diversity. Students will learn about different models of couple’s therapy and assessments pertaining to couple therapy. In addition, the students will learn about the importance of creating a therapeutic alliance with the couples.
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MFT-8306 - Behavior Informed Couple Therapy Models Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will focus on and emphasize couple therapy modalities that have been validated, in some way, by research. There are other models not covered in this course that have some empirical evidence (e.g., there is considerable evidence for EFT’s effectiveness) but the models emphasized in this course are largely built on principles of cognitive-behavioral psychology. Two primary models will be covered throughout the course: Gottman’s couple therapy model and Jacobson’s and Christensen’s Integrative Couple Therapy. This course places heavy emphasis on empiricism and students will be encouraged to be thinking like “scholar-practitioners” throughout the course.
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MFT-8305 - Emotion and Differentiation Focused Couple Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course will focus on and emphasize the roles of two major human development forces that influence behavior in relationships: connection (attachment and inclusion) and separation (individuality and differentiation). There are ongoing debates in the MFT world about the role these two forces play in intimate relationships and clinical models differ in how to go about engaging clients in these realms. This course will give students the opportunity to discover more about these life forces and how their principles are applied in therapeutic conversations with couples. Learners will also be asked to consider both of these influences from a clinical research perspective throughout the course.
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MFT-8303 - Systemic Sex Therapy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on physiological, psychological, and sociocultural variables associated with human sexuality and then maintains a focused emphasis on systemically oriented sex therapy including methods of conducting sexual assessments and both individual and relational therapy designed to help clients with variety of sexual issues, sexual dysfunctions, and sexual challenges within relationships.
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MFT-8207 - Systemic Treatment of Neurodevelopment Disorders in Children and Adolescents Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course evaluates theory and research on evidence-based, systemic interventions with children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders including attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disabilities (ID), and learning disorders (LD). Students will establish an ethical framework for family therapy that is developmentally informed and culturally sensitive. This course presents marriage and family therapists as critical members of multidisciplinary treatment teams for ADHD, ASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
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MFT-8206 - Early Childhood and Parenting Interventions Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course reviews theory and research on interventions for early childhood, emphasizing play therapy and parenting interventions. Since a developmental-informed approach is critical for early childhood, play therapy theoretical foundations and techniques will be explored in-depth. From a systemic lens, children’s emotional and behavioral difficulties are viewed in the context of the couple relationship, family structure, and parenting behaviors. As a result, students will learn to integrate several interventions for changing dynamics and behaviors within the parent system. Issues of cultural sensitivity and ethical practice will be considered for each topic discussed.
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MFT-8205 - Child and Adolescent Assessment and Diagnosis Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course students will evaluate the scholarly literature on clinical assessment and diagnosis of childhood and adolescent disorders. DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and assessment procedures will be viewed through a systemic lens and critiqued for their cultural sensitivity. Ethical concerns related to the assessment of children and adolescents will also be discussed.
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MFT-8202 - Family Therapy with Adolescents Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course evaluates theory and research on systemic interventions with adolescents and their families. Students will establish an ethical framework that is developmentally informed and culturally sensitive. This course emphasizes how families can support adolescents through the difficult transition of increased independence from the family, as well as how to engage an adolescent in the therapeutic process.
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MFT-8199 - MFT Research Project Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This doctoral-level course requires the student to create a research project in coordination with an MFT program faculty member. The student will conduct a research study in the area of specialization or interest, and document the results in a formal project paper that documents the topic, methodology, analysis of results, and discussion/conclusions according to standard research conventions in the field of family therapy. Individual topic areas are to be submitted to and approved by the faculty prior to enrollment.
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MFT-8115 - Family Systems Approaches to Addiction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an overview of a variety of addictive substances and how a systemic therapist approaches treatment of addiction. Students will be expected to consider self-of-therapist issues and diversity concerns as it relates to exposure to and treatment of addiction. A variety of approaches to treating addiction will also be addressed.
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MFT-8105 - Theories of Personality Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students will examine, compare, and contrast key personality theories. Drawing on classic and contemporary sources, students will consider Freudian, post-Freudian, behaviorism, and social learning theories. Students will also examine more contemporary theories on personality such as those put forth by cognitive, humanistic, and positive psychology. After learning these theories, students will apply these concepts to the practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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MFT-8104 - Pharmacology for Family Therapists Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an overview of clinical psychopharmacology. The course will focus on psychiatric disorders their symptoms and medications. Students will explore basic classifications, indications, and contraindications of commonly prescribed psychopharmacological medications, so that appropriate referrals can be made for medication evaluations and so that the side effects of those medications can be identified, and appropriate treatment plans may be developed. In addition, the course will teach Marriage and Family Therapists how to interact effectively in collaborative/ multidisciplinary settings with other mental healthcare practitioners.
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MFT-8103 - Assessing and Treating Family Violence Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This graduate-level course offers an overview of treatment/clinical approaches for MFTs working in the context of family violence. Theory and research related to definitions, causes, consequences, and characteristics of affected family members will be explored. The course will also include the examination of family violence in diverse contexts, as well as consideration of ethical dilemmas associated with situations pertaining to family violence and abuse.
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MFT-8102 - Dynamics of Family Interaction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course examines the theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of diverse couple and family systems. The specific focus of the course is on the processes and dynamics of interaction within these relationships, highlighting that from a life course perspective, these dynamics change over time. The course will include content on the history of family life and diverse family types, exploring various family structures and roles. Legal processes related to families will also be reviewed. Conceptualizations of effective functioning in couple and families will be studied and various factors that impact couple and family systems will be addressed.
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MFT-8101 - Advanced Theories in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an advanced overview of the theoretical literature related to the practice of marriage and family therapy. The course offers an opportunity to critically examine systems theories from cybernetics to natural systems. Students will also have an opportunity to reflect on common factors influencing MFT clinical practice and integration of various systems-based models.
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MFT-7109 - Planning Dissertation Research in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Students in this course will begin the process of writing a dissertation. The course will address the University dissertation process and aids to successfully completing a dissertation, including self-care and time management.
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MFT-7108 - Advanced Data Analysis Strategies in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is an intermediate examination of statistical analyses commonly used in the field of marriage and family therapy (MFT). It prepares doctoral MFT students with the skills required to plan, conduct (using SPSS), report, and interpret quantitative statistical analyses. Topics include: basic statistical knowledge, probability theory, exploratory date analysis, assumptions for statistical tests, parametric, and nonparametric tests. Specific analyses include: correlation, regression (simple, multiple, and logistic), basic ANOVA, and advanced ANOVA techniques.
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MFT-7107 - Qualitative Research Design in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with the skills essential in the critique and execution of qualitative research methods relating to marriage and family therapy. The particular focus of this methodological course is on the application of qualitative research to understanding human phenomena (clinical and non-clinical individuals, families, and social groups). Course content will cover evaluation and critique of research processes, research problems, research designs, selection of appropriate methods of data collection, data analysis strategies, interpretation of findings, and research/evaluation report writing. Students will develop a preliminary methodological design for potential use with their envisioned dissertation research. There is an emphasis on clinical research and students will be expected to take a learning-through-doing/experiential approach.
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MFT-7106 - Quantitative Research Design in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides students with the skills essential in the critique and execution of quantitative research methods relating to marriage and family therapy. Course content will cover evaluation and critique of research processes, research problems, research designs, selection of appropriate methods of data collection, data analysis strategies, interpretation of findings, and research/evaluation report writing. Students will develop a preliminary methodological design for potential use with their envisioned dissertation research.
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MFT-7105 - Assessment in MFT Research and Intervention Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this course, students are trained to administer assessment instruments as an evaluative component of clinical practice and research in marriage and family therapy. Students will become familiar with the use of a wide variety of assessment instruments and clinical assessment procedures relating to children, individuals, couples, and families. Students will also identify specific measurement and evaluation tools or methods for potential use in their own dissertation research.
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MFT-7104 - Statistical Design for MFT Research Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course provides an introductory exploration of statistics for the graduate student. It includes instruction on the calculation, use, and interpretation of descriptive statistics, and introduces inferential statistical analysis. The emphasis of this course is on providing a working knowledge of basic statistical concepts to help the student understand statistical methodology used in family therapy research, and also more generally, developing a working knowledge of statistical usage in everyday life.
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MFT-7103 - Research Methods in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This graduate-level introductory research methods course builds on the Scholarly Literature Review course. In addition, it provides a foundation for subsequent research courses in preparation for successfully completing a dissertation at Northcentral University. Students will practice some of the skills learned in the Scholarly Literature Review course, such as how to critically analyze the work of others, but now with a focus on methods utilized. In addition, students will learn to critically discuss the primary research methodologies used in scholarly research, determine the steps to collect data, and begin to explore techniques used to analyze original data relating to marriage and family therapy. Students will also identify what criteria are needed for a quality research project and be able to recognize whether the various elements of a research study are aligned and cohesive. These topics and others will be examined with the goal of enhancing a student’s independent scholarly skills and preparing them for their own dissertation research and future scholarly endeavors.
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MFT-7102 - Scholarly Writing in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course focuses on the scholarly review of literature and academic writing in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. The course emphasizes preparation for an applied dissertation focused on issues at the local, community, or societal level. In this course, students will a) conduct effective literature searches; b) critically read and synthesize current research; c) write comprehensive, critical, and synthesized reviews of research literature; d) critically review and write about theoretical frameworks; e) address issues of diversity and ethics pertaining to research topics; and f) exercise cultural awareness while apprising a possible research topic. The overarching goal of this course is for students to conduct an exhaustive search of the peer-reviewed research literature in their topic area and identify potential areas of inquiry for their dissertation in the framework of the field of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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MFT-7101 - Foundations for Doctoral Study in MFT Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students in this course will be prepared for success in the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) doctoral program at Northcentral University. Students are introduced to relevant academic communities, professional standards, and doctoral level expectations. Essential skills, including critical thinking, comprehending complex scholarly texts and research articles, as well as ethical and effective written communications are emphasized. Students will begin to explore potential research topics for use in their doctoral studies and complete the course with a roadmap to navigate their way to degree completion. Students will also develop a personal philosophy of diversity and cultural competence, as well as continue to explore a personal fit of MFT theories.
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