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NCU Catalog - April 2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Codes and Course Length
Course Codes
NCU course codes include a course prefix and number. The course prefix identifies the content area of a course and the number identifies the course-level (e.g., Undergraduate, Master’s. etc.). Courses in this catalog section are list by School and content area in numerical order.
Example: The course prefix “ACC” indicates Accounting content
Course Numbering
Course numbering used at NCU is as follows:
| Undergraduate |
1000 to 4999 |
| Master’s |
5000 to 6999;
5000-8 to 6999-8 |
| Doctoral and Advance Studies Certificates |
7000 to 8999;
7000-8 to 8999-8 |
| Doctoral Sequence Courses |
9000 to 9799;
9901A-D to 9914A-D
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Course Length
Course length varies by course and program. Please refer to the course listing in this catalog to determine the length of a specific course.
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Public Administration |
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PUB-7020 - Public Management Theory Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The management of public sector organizations introduces unique challenges to leaders. In this course, you will learn to categorize management concepts and theories as they relate to public organizations and assess the applications of theory that contribute to efficiency improvements in public organizations. You will learn to develop management models designed to address public sector issues. Finally, you will formulate positions on public policy that represent rational and independent thinking in order to contribute to the success of public agencies and nonprofit organizations.
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PUB-7021 - Strategic Management in the Public Sector Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Success in the public sector requires deliberation and planning in order to support leadership roles and stewards of the public trust. In this course, you will learn and apply those skills that will help you devise plans that strengthen operations in public sector organizations. You will also learn to apply strategic management techniques and skills to public organization operations that are guided by applied and theoretical knowledge. Finally, you will incorporate strategic planning as an integral component of performance development for government and other public organizations.
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PUB-7022 - Executive Leadership in Public Administration Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will gain executive, high-level skill in differentiating leadership from management in government and other public organizations. You will explore the theories and strategies related to leadership in the public sector and develop methods for creating a vison for public sector organizations that contributes to mission-fulfillment.
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Reading Education |
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RDG-5000 - Theoretical and Research Foundations of Language and Literacy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will study the theoretical and research foundation of language and literacy. Students will explore current research concerning language and literacy and how that research can guide current literacy instruction and educational practice. Students will use research to inform others and promote continuous professional development.
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RDG-5001 - Essential Elements of Elementary Reading and Writing Instruction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will study the essential elements of elementary (K-8) reading and writing instruction. Students will explore evidence-based best practices in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students will learn how comprehensive literacy lessons that include reading, writing, and oral language processes can improve literacy learning. Finally, students will use these best practices in literacy instruction to develop a comprehensive lesson that addresses individual student needs and keeps students motivated and engaged.
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RDG-5002 - The English Language: Etymology, Elements, and Implications for Instruction Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will receive an overview of the influences of history, geography, and culture on the development of the English language as well as information on its grammar, including phonology, morphology, syntax, phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics. There will be an examination of best practices in phonics instruction that support cognitive, cultural and linguistic differences in readers and writers.
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RDG-5003 - Vocabulary Instruction and Development for PK12 Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will explore the derivations, structure, semantics, context, pragmatics, and instruction of words in English. Research and practice in developing levels of academic vocabulary will be presented. Students will explore in the principles in developing word consciousness, sight vocabulary, spelling proficiency, and developing a larger, more complex vocabulary in speaking, reading, and writing.
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RDG-5004 - Reading Comprehension Instruction and Development: Skills and Strategies for PK12 Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will gain an understanding of multiple strategies used in reading comprehension. Levels of meaning in text and textual structures in narrative and expository writing will be studied. There will be an exploration of critical-thinking skills and behaviors as well as strategies for effective studying. Finally, there will be an exploration of the wide range of resources for children’s and adolescent literature, including recently published fiction and nonfiction, as well as electronic texts and non-print materials.
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RDG-5005 - Assessment of Reading and Writing Proficiency for PK12 Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will learn to use a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading and writing instruction. You will practice interpreting measures of performance across different sizes of groups and how data inform the development of interventions. Your analysis of instructional strategies and materials will include an exploration of local, state, national, and international trends as well as principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Remote Teaching |
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RT-5000 - Remote Learning for K-12 Students Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides an introduction to essential teaching and learning concepts for K-12 educators in remote learning environments. You will examine differences between the characteristics of face-to-face, hybrid, and remote learning contexts, explore and evaluate various educational technologies for use in the remote classroom, and develop instruction suitable for remote environments. You also will propose equitable solutions to overcome the challenges of remote learning for diverse student populations.
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RT-5100 - Teaching and Learning Remotely with Limited Online Access Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will explore K-12 education when the teachers, staff, and/or students have limited online access. You will examine factors that contribute to this limited online access. You will also consider how existing standards for classroom-based and online education can be interpreted for remote teaching and learning with limited online access. As you consider how to transform instructional activities for remote learning with limited online access, you will also consider approaches to authentic assessment in remote circumstances. Finally, you will examine approaches to integrate social emotional learning and evaluate the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in remote education.
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Special Education |
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SE-5001 - Assessment in Special Education Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will investigate the processes involved in identifying students who may need special education services. You will examine formal and informal assessments used to determine student needs and eligibility for services, including applying assessment data to the development of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and/or Section 504 plans when necessary. Your work will be guided by regulations and policies of relevant federal, state, and local education authorities.
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SE-5002 - Instructing Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will focus on instructing students with specific learning disabilities. Based on the common educational and behavioral needs of students with specific learning disabilities, you will examine relevant accommodations, modifications, and differentiation of instruction as well as monitoring student progress. The context of this course includes both inclusive and separated educational settings.
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SE-5003 - Instructing Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will consider the needs of PK-12 students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. While every student is unique, there are common characteristics and learning challenges you will use to examine instructional strategies, approaches to classroom management, and implementation of accommodations such as IEPs, BIPs, and Section 504 plans that support learning among diverse students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. By the end of this course, you will have compiled effective instructional practices applicable to inclusive and separated settings for diverse students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders.
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SE-5004 - Instructing Students with Intellectual Disabilities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will focus on instructing students with intellectual disabilities. Major emphasis will be placed on the assessment and identification of intellectual disabilities among at-risk students, Individual Education Plan (IEP) development and progress monitoring for students with intellectual disabilities, understanding the educational and behavioral needs of students with intellectual disabilities, and providing effective instructional practices for students with intellectual disabilities in both inclusive and special education classrooms.
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SE-5005 - Special Education Law Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will focus on the basics of the law and legal issues facing special educators and administrators. Topics include: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, discipline, appropriate educational decisions, procedural due process, and privacy issues.
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SE-5006 - Teaching Strategies in Special Education Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will work with teaching strategies that are useful in assisting students with mild disabilities. The latest information on Response to Intervention (RtI) is covered, with information on practical applications to promote success in the classroom. Participants will develop an understanding of how to monitor individualized education programs and select instructional strategies to improve student performance. Analyzing, selecting, and adapting strategies for students with special needs will be addressed. The ability to differentiate instruction utilizing current methods of embedded and explicit strategy instruction will also be explored.
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SE-5010 - Introduction to Students with Disabilities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will explore key concepts at an introductory level related to students with disabilities. These concepts include historical, contemporary, and legal issues related to the field of special education. You will investigate various disabilities that affect students and explore research and collaborative practices for supporting those students.
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SE-7000 - Introduction to the Exceptional Student Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will gain current in-depth research perspectives related to the instructional and administrative responsibilities of educating students with disabilities. Topics will include the history of special education, identification of students with special needs, provisions of the IDEA/IDEIA, legal issues, inclusion, transitions, classroom modifications, instructional strategies, assessment procedures, service delivery models, and educational programming.
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SE-7001 - Assessment in Special Education Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will investigate the assessment and placement process of children experiencing school performance difficulties. Students will explore individuals involved in the assessment process, testing procedures, results, and the analysis and synthesis of data to develop interpretations, report summaries, and defend educational placement decisions.
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SE-7002 - Characteristics of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will focus on understanding research-based characteristics of students with specific learning disabilities. Major emphasis will be placed on the assessment and identification of specific learning disabilities among at-risk students, Individual Education Plan (IEP) development and progress monitoring for students with specific learning disabilities, understanding the educational and behavioral needs of students with specific learning disabilities, and providing effective instructional practices for students with specific learning disabilities in both inclusive and special education classrooms.
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SE-7003 - Characteristics of Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will focus on understanding research-based characteristics of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Major emphasis will be placed on: 1) the assessment and identification of emotional and/or behavioral disorders among at-risk students, 2) Individual Education Plan (IEP) development and progress monitoring for students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders, 3) understanding the learning needs of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders, 4) applying strategies to address students’ emotional and/or behavioral disorders, and 5) providing effective instructional practices for students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders in both inclusive and special education classrooms.
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SE-7004 - Characteristics of Students with Intellectual Disabilities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will focus on understanding research-based characteristics of students with intellectual disabilities. Major emphasis will be placed on the assessment and identification of intellectual disabilities among at-risk students, Individual Education Plan (IEP) development and progress monitoring for students with intellectual disabilities, understanding the educational and behavioral needs of students with intellectual disabilities, and providing effective instructional practices for students with intellectual disabilities in both inclusive and special education classrooms.
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SE-7005 - Law in Special Education Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will focus on various legal issues facing special educators and administrators. Components will include investigations of specific court cases, federal mandates, case studies, and application opportunities. Student identification, service delivery options, appropriate educational services, and family rights and privacy issues are explored. How to research court case rulings that pertain to specific states and how to locate current information on legal issues is included to assist administrators of special education programs. Preparing for due process hearings and following procedural due process are also covered.
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SE-7006 - Teaching Strategies in Special Education Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will explore research-based best-practice teaching strategies for students with disabilities. Topics will include instructional methods and materials, teacher collaborative activities, Response to Intervention (RTI), and Individual Education Plan (IEP) design, implementation, and modification.
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Social Emotional Learning |
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SEL-5100 - Fundamentals of Social Emotional Learning Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
You will explore the concepts and benefits of social emotional learning (SEL), particularly around their relevance to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Throughout this exploration, you will examine established competencies and models for SEL and compare those with standards in your area. You will also consider broadly what data you might need to support SEL program implementation and subsequent assessment of individual students and the program as a whole.
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SEL-5200 - Instructional Strategies for Social Emotional Learning Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will examine instructional strategies across different curricula and models for social emotional learning (SEL). Part of your examination will include consideration for the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion as well as curricular adaptation and student accommodation. You will identify data needs that support SEL implementation and assessment of proficiency on SEL-related competencies at the individual student and classroom cohort levels.
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SEL-5300 - Emotionally Intelligent Classroom Management and Discipline Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course begins with a review of emotional intelligence and its role in social emotional learning (SEL). You will then investigate how you can apply SEL competencies to the organization and management of the classroom, including discipline. You will examine how to collect and use data that may reflect the extent to which the implementation of SEL supports equity, diversity, and inclusion in classroom organization, management, and discipline.
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SEL-5400 - From Classrooms to Caregivers and Communities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
What happens in the classroom influences and is influenced by students’ experiences outside of the classroom. In this course, you will explore those relationships among the classroom, students’ caregivers, and the communities in which they reside. These caregivers and communities include intermediary spaces such as extracurricular and co-curricular activities and after-school programs. You will examine strategies for involving caregivers and the broader community in social emotional learning (SEL) initiatives, including how existing models and curricula address SEL outside of the classroom. As part of your examination, you will consider sensitivities related to data collection and distribution to diverse audiences.
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SEL-5500 - Coaching Colleagues in Social Emotional Learning Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The purpose of this course is to support your development of coaching skills related to social emotional learning. You will examine the cycle of coaching and relevant models of coaching for social emotional development. Given that the focus is on coaching other adults, you will explore social emotional learning in adulthood and strategies that enhance the continued growth. You will also have the opportunity to practice skills related to observing others, documenting your observations, and using data within coaching relationships.
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SEL-5600 - Action Research for SEL Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this final course of the social emotional learning (SEL) specialization, you will learn about action research generally as well as action research specific to practices associated with social emotional learning and development throughout the lifespan. While you will not conduct an action research project during this course, you will examine the components of an action research project and plan an action research project that you might conduct in the future.
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SEL-7100 - Foundations of Social Emotional Learning Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Your examination of the fundamentals of social emotional learning (SEL) will begin with theoretical support for the foundational concepts and how existing models and curricula reflect those theories, including the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will also explore essential questions around the relevance of SEL to all stages of human growth and development and the role of SEL within or external to the core curriculum. You will identify general data needs suggested by these essential questions.
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SEL-7200 - Implementing SEL in the Modern Classroom Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course offers the opportunity for you to examine what social emotional learning (SEL) looks like in the modern classroom. Your examination will include ways to collaborate within professional learning communities around specific models and curricula, classroom organization and management, discipline, and technology that support SEL within and beyond the classroom. Throughout the course, you will consider what data are needed for implementation and student assessment and how those data can be collected, analyzed, and applied at multiple levels of aggregation.
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SEL-7300 - Integrating SEL into School Culture and Climate Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Social emotional learning (SEL) is for everyone, including adults, and should be more than an isolated activity that happens within individual classrooms. A true SEL learning environment permeates the entire school, including its culture and climate, and reflects the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. In this course, you will explore the distinctions between culture and climate and the role that SEL plays in each. You will investigate your potential roles in integrating established SEL into school culture and climate and consider what data you need to assess SEL in the culture and climate.
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SEL-7400 - Incorporating SEL with Policy Development and Implementation Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will examine strategies to integrate social emotional learning (SEL) in the processes of policy development and implementation in addition to the policies themselves. Such policies and processes could exist at multiple levels, including school, local education agency, region, state, or nation. As you examine alignment with established models for SEL, you will also investigate how policies, their development, and their implementation benefit from the application of data analyses and reflect the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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SEL-7500 - Involving Caregivers and Communities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Opportunities for social emotional learning (SEL) exist throughout the human lifespan. While other courses have considered the roles of caregivers and communities, this course focuses on these roles and how SEL initiatives should reflect the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion across environments. You will examine available models and specific strategies for extending SEL beyond the classroom, explore community benefits from SEL, and consider partnerships that could support SEL efforts. You will also investigate the types of data you would need to assess SEL initiatives beyond the classroom.
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SEL-7600 - Comprehensive Planning for SEL Initiatives Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course supports your efforts to propose or support social emotional learning (SEL) initiatives. You will synthesize your work in the previous courses for the purpose of planning, implementing, and assessing social emotional learning at the school level or beyond. In this course, you will develop comprehensive proposals and plans for implementing and assessing SEL initiatives based on needs analyses, organizational climate and culture, and other relevant factors. By the end of the course, you will be ready to propose new SEL initiatives or revise existing SEL initiatives.
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Social Work |
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MSW-5000 - Introduction to Social Work Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course presents an introduction to the practice of contemporary social work. You will review concepts and theories to better understand populations at risk and to enhance awareness of personal values. You also will examine the individual, familial and community context of social work. Finally, you will evaluate professionalism, ethics, communication, and key skills in social work practice.
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MSW-5001 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course exposes you to the concepts of diversity, cultural competency, human rights, and justice. You will explore social work practices with diverse populations and assess advocacy approaches to ensure clients and constituents receive justice. You also will examine multidisciplinary frameworks of social work to gain a better understanding of human behavior in social environments. You will be presented with specific theories relevant to diverse client systems. This course emphasizes behaviors of individuals and families of diverse and oppressed populations.
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MSW-5002 - Professional Practice with Individuals and Families Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will focus on the social worker-client relationship development with both individuals and families. Students will be exposed to client assessment techniques and principles of professional client relationship building. Evidence-based practice and service delivery will be explored. Elements of justice from the social work perspective as they apply to individuals and families also will be reviewed.
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MSW-6003 - Professional Practice with Organizations and Communities Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course students will focus on the social work with organizations and communities. Students will assess the impact of diversity on these constituents and the social work roles at the mezzo level in organizations and communities. Students will evaluate usage of evidence-based practices service delivery in organizations and communities. Students will examine how economic policies impact social welfare and by extension, the types of services needed. Students will also review emerging forms of technology used for service delivery.
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MSW-6004 - Social Work in Behavioral Health Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will introduce social work in behavioral health practice. Students will be introduced to laws and regulations that define mental health services and scope of practice. Students will be introduced to evidence-based practices and service delivery models used in behavioral health. Students will also explore intervention plans and strategies social workers use in behavioral health. Knowledge and skill development for multi-systems practice in mental health settings will be explored. Students will examine conceptual frameworks for practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels.
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MSW-6005 - Ethics and Diversity in Social Work Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Models of ethical decision making in social work will be discussed in this course. Students will assess the need for ethics in working with diverse populations and constituents, as well as analyze governmental policy that guides social work practice with diverse clients. Students also will examine the ethics of social workers as advocates to ensure justice for constituents.
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MSW-6006 - Leadership in Social Work Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will assess leadership skills and characteristics for an effective social work practice in diverse environments. Students will analyze theories and research related to effective leadership. Performance difficulties in organizations will be explored to assess effective leadership responses. Students will also assess the impact of social work values and ethics in the practice of leadership. Finally, students will critique licensure and regulation that affects social work practice in their jurisdiction.
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MSW-6007 - Research Methods in Social Work Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The focus of this course is on the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative approaches to social work research. Students will gain an understanding of the strengths and limitations of each approach and how these methods apply to social work research. This course also provides students with a foundation in research ethics, and skills, in conducting literature reviews and scholarly writing. Students will also conduct a critical analysis of existing research on diverse and oppressed populations.
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MSW-6008 - Social Work in Interdisciplinary Settings Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course introduces students to the process and practice of social work engagement and collaboration with other professionals as a team to deliver services to diverse populations. Students will explore communications styles that comprise interdisciplinary therapeutic interventions. Practice interventions supported by research for integrated care settings will also be examined.
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MSW-6009 - Generalist Practicum l Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
This course is designed to provide supervised, individual, and experiential learning within the setting of a social service/social work agency. Students will be exposed to the generalist practice of social work with individuals, families, and communities in an agency. Emphasis is placed on the introduction and development of therapy and assessment skills, theoretical integration, and personal and professional growth.
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MSW-6010 - Generalist Practicum II Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
The Generalist Practicum II emphasizes the knowledge and processes basic to all social work interventions. The course will introduce students to various intervention models designed to effect change in social systems and specific social problems, by providing an opportunity to examine the integration of research, knowledge, and skills regarding a diverse client base.
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MSW-6101 - Advanced Social Work with Children and Families Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will apply evidence-based practice in addressing client problems to gain an understanding of their personal and professional values as a social worker engaged with clients who have complex needs. Students will be exposed to unique ethical considerations regarding practice interventions with both individuals and families. The application of regulations and standards in working with diverse populations will also be assessed. Students will critique the effectiveness of specific practices and explore the adjustment of interventions based on client needs. Students will also explore various family types and dynamics, cultural factors, and other factors influencing family interaction within the family system, with organizations, and the community. Students will also integrate DSM-5 guidelines.
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MSW-6102 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Marginalized Populations Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will examine what is meant by marginalized populations such as those experiencing homelessness, victims of natural disasters, veterans, and those with severe and persistent mental illness. Students will learn how discrimination and oppression impacts the lives of marginal populations. Students will also gain an understanding of the needs and services of diverse populations and the problems they face in accessing social services. Additionally, students will work to advocate for oppressed populations for social, political, legal, and economic justice. Students will explore the role of research, to include the minority stress model, in understanding the needs of marginalized and oppressed populations and in increasing opportunities for oppressed populations to improve resilience and access additional options.
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MSW-6103 - Advanced Social Work in Medical Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will examine current and emerging health behavior theory, research, practice, and interventions specific to various health related settings used by diverse populations. Students will explore theories of behavior change, including resilience orientation, to assist the student’s continuous professional growth. Students will also gain insight into the ethics of social worker facilitation of transitions and endings in medical care. Students will develop knowledge of community resources to assist with social work consultation, advocacy, referral and networking on behalf of clients to include working with DSM-5 guidelines.
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MSW-6104 - Advanced Social Work Practice in Mental Health Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course students will examine DSM-5 inclusion with facets of mental health intervention needs for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness from a social work perspective. Of particular focus for students in this course will be distinguishing between evidence-based practice, best practices, and areas with emerging research knowledge. Students will also examine strategies that evaluate and monitor client progress and treatment outcomes as well as the recovery paradigm for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Students will also critically analyze the impact of health/mental health policies on populations-at-risk.
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MSW-6105 - Forensic Clinical Social Work Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will examine the core clinical skills in forensic social work practice. Students will explore contemporary and complex social problems, including health and justice disparities. Common populations and issues regarding forensic social work, including children and families, adults, and older adults as well as theories integral to forensic social work practice will be evaluated. Students will also explore the diverse roles and careers in forensic social work, along with the collaborative relationships that forensic social workers engage in with physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, legal professionals, law enforcement, and correctional officers.
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MSW-6106 - Advanced Leadership Skills for Clinical Practice Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students will explore the skills needed to cultivate leadership and professional behavior and work effectively with multi/interdisciplinary teams. Students will examine the delivery of supervision, leadership development, strategic planning, and transitioning from clinician to a leadership position. The role of leader at the organizational level will also be evaluated, including legislative advocacy and a review of jurisdictional regulations and requirements related to licensure and practice. Students will examine the expectations of administrative leadership for the daily operation of social work service delivery systems, including the functions of management, team-work, decision-making, use of authority, program planning, and staffing.
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MSW-6901 - Advanced Practicum I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
Advanced Practicum consists of two courses with a focus on experiential learning, offered within a community social service agency, or practice, and supervised by approved community practitioners. In this course, students will apply practice skills with families, groups, and individuals in their social contexts. The emphasis for this first advanced practicum is on developing professional roles and relationships, engaging in interactions with clients, and applying multi-systems assessment and interventions.
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MSW-6902 - Advanced Practicum II Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this second advanced practicum course, students will implement practice skills to differentially assess the strengths and capacities of interacting with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Application of social work ethics in professional practice will be utilized. Students will also practice interventions and models of evidence-based therapies to evaluate and problem-solve client issues from a generalist practice perspective.
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MSW-6903 - Capstone Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The capstone course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to consolidate what has been learned in the social work program and effectively apply concepts to real-world social work practice. Students will collaborate with their field placement to identify a project in which they will evaluate a selected aspect of the organization or agency work. Students will also evaluate their ability to integrate social work knowledge, values, and practice skills in their professional role as a social worker. The capstone is a course at the end of the MSW process that provides students the opportunity to demonstrate key social work competencies at an advanced level with the potential to engage in research-informed practice which may lead to publications.
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Sports Management |
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SM-5000 - Leadership and Administration of Athletic Programs Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
You will explore the methods, principles, and decision-making responsibilities of a university athletic administrator. Through readings and independent activities, you will have the opportunity to equip yourself with skills in leadership and management related to regulatory compliance, budgeting, scholarships, fundraising, and relationships with the broader university. You will apply these skills by taking on the role of an athletic director and tackling some of the problems involved in the development and supervision of intercollegiate athletic programs.
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SM-5002 - Legal Aspects in Athletics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and awareness of the law and how legal precedence relates to interscholastic sport settings. Students will discuss, explore, analyze, and create solutions to specific dilemmas found in athletics at the high school level. An emphasis will be placed on current events and practical applications.
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SM-5006 - Sports Governance and Policy Development Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will learn the governance and policy development of interscholastic athletic programs. The roles of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA), the state athletic/activity associations, and federal/state guidelines will be examined. Local board of education governance and the structure of local athletic programs will be reviewed. The course will also address sample athletic program philosophies and departmental organizational structure and procedures.
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SM-5010 - Marketing in Athletics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, student will learn how the dynamics of marketing and consumer behavior apply to sports organizations is essential for those who desire to become professionals within interscholastic athletics. Beginning with an overview of basic marketing theories and concepts, Students will gain insight into the ethics of sport marketing, fundraising, and sponsorship while analyzing leagues, teams, and events. Students will apply this insight by developing a marketing plan for an athletic program.
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SM-5012 - Issues in Athletic Administration Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will explore theoretical perspectives on athletic administration and the role of sport in local communities and the broader society. You will examine challenges faced by athletic administrators, and how different media have portrayed those challenges. Such challenges include identifying and managing risks specific to athletic administration and evaluating the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion within sport.
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SM-7100 - Development of Human Resource Strategies in Intercollegiate Athletics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students are presented with the latest human resource strategies to successfully address everyday problems that may arise with coaches, staff, and personnel of an intercollegiate athletic department. Students develop a working knowledge of human resource policy and procedure in complex organizations and how this may affect the employees that they supervise. Topics addressed include recruitment, hiring, retention, planning, Title IX compliance, and related management strategies.
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SM-7103 - Intercollegiate Sport Governance Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will gain the knowledge of governance and politics of sport organizations that govern intercollegiate athletics. Students will analyze how people involved in governance set the tone of an organization and how individual sport bodies fit into the greater industry. Emphasis will be placed upon the development of a working knowledge of what organizations do and what their purpose is in the administration of an intercollegiate department.
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SM-7106 - Legal Aspects of Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Within this course, doctoral students will study the Title IX’s structure and requirements applied to intramural, recreation, interscholastic, and intercollegiate athletic programs. The philosophical, historical, and conceptual account of this law will be explored and its effects upon these programs. Students will examine the historical account of the social, legislative, and judicial environments in which in which Title IX has grown to maturity in the last three decades. Students will also explore how current trends in campus demographics have affected sports programs throughout the nation. An experiential learning model will be utilized whereby students will be able to use their personal experiences when researching the legal aspects concerning equity in interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics as we know it today.
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SM-7109 - Sport Compliance Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will study rules and regulations associated with intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA I, II, and III level, NAIA, and NJCAA. Students will examine key components of compliance including recruiting, eligibility, amateurism, and financial aid. Topics include: strategies used by institutions across the country to maintain institutional control, the differences and similarities of the 5 different groups (NCAA I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA), and the groups which govern NCAA legislation.
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SM-7112 - Advising the Student Athlete Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students explore the role and function of the academic advisors in the lives of students-athletes. Students will examine existing student-athlete retention programs in college and universities to understand their components and effectiveness. Recognizing learning differences in students with learning disabilities or disorders will also be explored in this course. The goal of this course will be to find academic services and counseling programs to help students that are in need, reach their greatest potential.
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SM-7115 - Facility Management and Programming Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will explore the principles, responsibilities, and issues involved with the management of athletic facilities. Activities include personnel and risk management, merchandising, quality assurance, and issues affecting the community. Additional components include environmental issues, and factors in operating facilities and sporting events.
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SM-7118 - Financial Administration of Sports Facilities and Programs Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students are presented with basic financial principles and concepts in interscholastic athletic programs. Course activities include marketing, revenue management, documentation and technological practices, and strategies for long-range planning. Course mastery is demonstrated by developing a fundraising plan as a sports administrator.
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PSY-6904 - Foundations of Sport Psychology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will study theoretical foundations and empirical research of psychological factors related to performance and participation in athletic settings. You will learn about the physical, affective, and cognitive behaviors associated with sport participation and will also examine the psychological theories and research related to sport performance. You will be introduced to performance enhancement techniques and strategies. You will also learn about injury in sports, team dynamics, youth sport and athletic coaching. The topics covered in this course are designed to increase your understanding of the psychological makeup of athletes and how psychological factors influence involvement and performance in sport.
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PSY-6905 - Professional Ethics in Sport Psychology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will be introduced to different ethical principles, decision-making models and ethical guidelines, and professional issues for the field of Sport Psychology. You will review the guidelines presented by AASP and other professional organizations. You will explore common ethical challenges and situations that arise when working in the field and critically analyze research articles that are pertinent to ethical issues in Sport Psychology. You will explore Sport Psychology as a professional identity.
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PSY-6906 - Research Methods in Sport Psychology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will gain an overview of various qualitative and quantitative research methods, learn about basic concepts in descriptive and inferential statistics, parametric and non-parametric statistical tests, and be exposed to different types of experimental research methodologies. You will learn about tests and measurements. You will develop critical-thinking skills and an understanding of the methodological tools necessary for functioning as an applied sport psychology consultant.
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PSY-6907 - Kinesiology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course will introduce you to each of the major biophysical sub-disciplines of kinesiology—anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and motor control. You will gain insight into the integrated study of human movement and learn how to apply this knowledge to human performance and physical activity across the lifespan.
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PSY-6908 - Psychopathology in Sport Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will be familiarized with the major classifications of psychopathology and their impact upon individual performance. You will be introduced to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). Emphasis will be placed on assessing for mental health conditions that require referrals to appropriate treating professionals. The course will focus on recognizing the classification of mood and anxiety disorders, impulse control disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, organic brain disorders, thought disorders, personality disorders, and substance abuse disorders. You will become familiar with counseling strategies in psychology.
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PSY-6909 - Applied Sport Psychology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will be exposed to a variety of performance enhancement techniques used in sport psychology to help athletes. You will gain competence in performance enhancement skills and techniques for use in working with athletes in a variety of diverse settings while also developing the foundation for your own personal consulting style. You will explore the process of becoming an applied practitioner in the field and begin creating a binder of performance enhancement activities to be used in your fieldwork experience and in professional practice.
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PSY-6910 - Counseling Skills for Sport Psychology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will be provided with a fundamental overview of the helping relationship provided within the context of applied sport psychology. You will gain a broad understanding of the philosophic bases of helping processes: counseling theories and their application, basic and advanced helping skills, consultation theories and their application, client and helper self-understanding and self-development, and facilitation of client change.
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PSY-6911 - Psychological Foundations of Human Behavior Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will be exposed to an overview of the neuropsychological, cognitive, social and affective bases of behavior in sport psychology. You will also examine the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, brain development, neuropsychology, neurophysiology and psychopharmacology. You will be familiarized with theories of personality, individual difference, and human lifespan development. You will then be required to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical strategies and interventions appropriate for athletes reflect on how to integrate concepts of positive psychology and factors that enhance meaning and well-being.
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PSY-6912 - Diversity, Culture and Society Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, you will be given an overview of historical and current topics relevant to the understanding of diversity and culture in sport. You will be exposed to various sociological theories and how diversity issues have impacted the development of sport. You will gain an understanding of the complex nature of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, age, and disability as it relates to current sport practices. You will also be exposed to culturally-competent counseling and consulting strategies for facilitating acceptance of diversity within individual and team sports. You will learn to challenge the idea of sport as an innocent leisure pursuit, to consider its social, cultural, political and economic significance, and its rise to significance, in contemporary society.
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PSY-6913 - Team Building and Group Dynamics Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will learn how to facilitate team building, through interactive experiences, in an effective way. You will learn ways of working with a team in order to build necessary skills including cohesion, communication, trust, and respect. Emphasis will be placed on activities, skills and strategies that will enable students to effectively work with teams and groups of many kinds. You will gain an understanding of group behavior and dynamics and will be able to use this knowledge with diverse populations. You will learn to recognize ethical issues in relation to working with groups and will examine their interpersonal and professional style through hands-on application of ideas.
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PSY-6914 - Psychology of Athletic Injury
In this course your will learn how to work with an injured athlete as part of an integrated approach to sport rehabilitation. Using mental training strategies for rehabilitation, this course will address the principles of Sport Psychology, which will assist injured athletes, as well as those working with injured athletes, in identifying variables responsible for hindering and enhancing performance. The complex physical and psychological nature of injuries will be discussed, including theoretical foundations of behaviors, psychological intervention of performance problems, and psychosocial strategies/ mental health issues related to injury.
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PSY-6915 - Field Work I Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this internship placement you will gain applied experience in sport psychology consulting. The internship-placement aspect will require you to intern at a site working with athletes and applying knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Under the supervision of a faculty member, you will be provided with weekly one-on-one meetings to discuss your experiences, challenges, and ethical issues. The supervision will provide you with a supportive environment for discussions exploring issues which pertain to the fieldwork experience.
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PSY-6916 - Field Work II Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12
In this internship placement you will gain applied experience in sport psychology consulting. The internship-placement aspect will require you to intern at a site working with athletes and applying knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. Under the supervision of a faculty member, you will be provided with weekly one-on-one meetings to discuss your experiences, challenges, and ethical issues. The supervision will provide you with a supportive environment for discussions exploring issues which pertain to the fieldwork experience.
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PSY-6917 - Capstone in Sport Psychology Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
The Capstone course in Sport Psychology is an opportunity to incorporate your knowledge and understanding of educational concepts and processes that have been learned throughout the program. You will demonstrate a range of competencies, reflecting the knowledge, critical thinking, sensitivity to ethics and diversity, and appreciation of research that has been acquired during the program. The final product for the course will include a written document summarizing this work.
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Strategic Knowledge Studies |
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SKS-5001 - Comprehensive Strategic Knowledge Studies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course, students have the opportunity to gain foundational knowledge in fifteen different areas important to business and management including accounting, finance, law, ethics, marketing, global business, information systems, research, leadership, strategic management, operations management, human resources, organizational behavior, and micro and macroeconomics. This course serves as a foundation for success in future courses in the MBA program.
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SKS-7001 - Doctoral Comprehensive Strategic Knowledge Studies Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Students will analyze and apply knowledge in 12 business areas necessary to address a wide variety of business-related situations. The focus of the course is demonstrating core proficiencies in the following business areas: Marketing, Business Finance, Accounting, Management, Legal Environment of Business, Economics, Business Ethics, Global Dimensions of Business, Information Systems, Quantitative Techniques and Statistics, Leadership, and Business Applications. The intent is not to introduce these core business concepts, but rather to verify a graduate-level threshold competency within each. The course includes a comprehensive case study that will allow students to demonstrate their competency within all 12 professional component areas.
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MKT-5021 - Strategic Marketing Management Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course is an overview of Marketing Leadership, the core of business operations. You will learn not only the vocabulary of marketing and its guiding principles, but how to develop and implement change leadership methods in marketing strategy. This includes developing a fundamental understanding of marketing leadership as it pertains to proactively identifying market changes and thereby marketing opportunities. In light of this understanding, you will learn how to predictively and proactively create an appropriate segmentation and marketing mix strategy culminating in the ability to develop a marketing plan.
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MKT-5022 - Advanced Digital Marketing 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. The objective is to 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. The intent of the course will help you build marketing knowledge that will prepare you to achieve a marketing certification if you wish.
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MKT-5023 - Global 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, using various analytical tools, a focused product marketing strategy. Students will develop sound product strategies through a series of building exercises that requires careful construction of a valuable Product Marketing Plan. The course includes critical marketing activities presented from the Product Management’s (PdM) vantage point.
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MKT-7021 - Marketing Change Leadership Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this doctoral course, you will examine the comprehension, evaluation, and synthesis of concepts that are the underlying foundation at the intersection of leadership, disruptive innovation, change management and marketing theories for the modern marketing leader. These strategic leadership and change attributes are built around environmental research; marketing strategy differentiation, the product life cycle, segmentation strategies, the marketing mix (4 Ps), and the new product cycle.
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MKT-7022 - Marketing Economics Innovation Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will incorporate product and brand strategies into a comprehensive management platform and will gain an understanding of 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 strategic marketing plan requirements and brand needs in order to develop optimal marketing results.
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MKT-7023 - Marketing Science Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will explore the emerging role of data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence on the modern marketing manager. The emerging fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is expanding greatly as a result of platform technologies. As such, the marketing manager needs to become more scientific from a data science perspective, when evaluating and implementing strategic planning and tactical execution imperatives, in the ever changing global marketplaces. This course will include the analysis of the interaction of technical, business, and human aspects of the trend toward personalized marketing driven by biometric focused artificial intelligence. In addition, the cultural, diversity, ethical, and legal responsibilities of emerging marketing managers will be examined.
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MKT-7024 - Strategic Marketing Communication Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will focus on the effective formulation of strategic integrated marketing communication (IMC) programs and processes covering areas such as, but not limited to; the social media as an IMC tool in conjunction with the seminal use of advertising, promotion, public relations. You will develop dynamic strategic marketing communications by analyzing the elements and impact of integrated marketing communication including current trends, technology, and other macro-environmental issues.
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MKT-7025 - Global Product Strategy Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
In this course you will incorporate product and brand strategies into a comprehensive management platform and will gain an understanding of 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 strategic marketing plan requirements and brand needs in order to develop optimal marketing results.
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Technology Management |
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TIM-5002 - Principles of Information Technology for IT Managers Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
To be successful, technology managers require a broad set of applied skills and knowledge. These skills include a functional understanding of the critical elements of information technology and their application in organizations of different sizes with diverse missions. During this course you will be introduced to the salient elements of IT systems, the processes for technical solutions and development, and consider the legal, ethical, and privacy issues that affect the development and management of technology. At the end of this course you will develop technology management solutions for a global organization.
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TIM-5010 - Computer Networks & Mobile Computing Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
During this course, you will establish an overview of the technologies, concepts, software, hardware, and related standard involved in connecting billions of devices around the world. Content includes the key implications of the Internet, mobile computing, the remote workforce, the Internet of Things. The focus will be the application of the knowledge regarding the building effective solutions, their use to transport information, interact with applications, to withstand threats, and enable continuous improvement. Your learning includes the implications of relying on third-party services to transport data and the risks of external application suppliers.
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TIM-5020 - Databases & Business Intelligence Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Data and databases are the foundation of all business systems. Organizations that do not understand the importance of data management are less likely to survive in the modern economy. During this course, you will study the fundamental concepts of database management systems and data warehouses. You will also examine the process and techniques used to create data repositories, manipulate data, and prevent data corruption. By the end of the course, you will be able to analyze, organize, and transform data to support informed business decisions.
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TIM-5030 - Managing Risk, Security, & Privacy in Information Systems Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Data is a valuable asset managed electronically these days. As more applications are migrated to the cloud and mobile environments, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities are on the rise. As more privacy, data integrity, and security concerns arise, there is a need to protect data from tampering, theft, or unauthorized manipulation. Protection mechanisms, practices, and procedures must be implemented and managed in operations and information systems and applications. In this course, you will learn strategies to assess, identify, measure, mitigate, and manage technology and operational risks to ensure secure and optimal performance of technology solutions.
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TIM-5035 - Cybersecurity, Risk Management and Policy for IT Professionals Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
As more applications and data are migrated to the cloud and mobile environments, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities are on the rise. IT professionals must be able to establish protection mechanisms to support secure hardware configurations and implementations. During this course, you will study the concepts and application of cybersecurity, privacy, and information protection frameworks in IT environments. You will also explore the standards, mechanisms, tools, and policies needed to protect data and network infrastructures from internal and external cybersecurity threats.
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TIM-5040 - Systems and Architectures for IT Professionals Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
Computers and information technology are present in all layers of today’s modern organizations and are vital to business success. Thus, IT professionals must be able to implement and manage every component in the technical landscape. During this course, you will explore computing platforms and peripherals, identify the internal components and functions of a computer, and examine the internal architecture and systems configuration of real and virtual servers. You will also evaluate different operating systems and examine some of the best ways to configure and manage patches and upgrades.
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TIM-5050 - Project Management for IT Professionals Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8
This course provides an overview of the project management principles aligned with internationally recognized standards and methodologies that are commonly used to support information technology efforts. During this course, you will explore information technology project management principles, tools, and frameworks, such as the Agile approach to project management. You will also learn how to develop a project plan, conduct a needs analysis, manage project resources, identify project risks, and manage multiple projects at the same time.
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