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MBA 6040 - Managerial Economics Credits: (3)
This course develops the basic concepts and analytical tools of economics which include opportunity cost, marginal analysis, constraints, and optimizing behavior. Applications include theories of the firm, its organizational architecture, transactions costs, markets, pricing, and other managerial issues.
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MBA 6050 - Quantitative Methods I Credits: (3)
This class will give students the opportunity to learn how to write, read, and analyze statistical data as it pertains to business and society. The basic premise of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of statistics as it is used in business and economics. This course will give special emphasis to understanding, interpreting and communicating statistics. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: Additional course work in College Algebra may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements.
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MBA 6051 - Quantitative Methods II Credits: (3)
This course will build on the first foundation course on descriptive statistics by emphasizing inferential statistics. This course will be application oriented and will focus on hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Students will learn how to design a survey and evaluate the data in order to test theories learned in other MBA classes. Students will also learn basic concepts and methods of optimization using elementary concepts in differential calculus. Additional foundation course work in statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6050 , or equivalent course in statistics.
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MBA 6110 - Tools for the Ethical Manager Credits: (3)
This course is designed to be taken at the beginning of formal course work in the MBA program. Students will explore various aspects of moral reasoning and apply these concepts to common ethical issues faced in business. Students will work individually and in groups to explore issues of personal values, self-awareness, teamwork, communication, managing differences, and career management. Students in this course will be introduced to analytical, communication, and technological tools used throughout the program.
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MBA 6120 - Organizational Behavior Credits: (3)
This is a course for graduate students who have already been exposed to the principles of management and organizational behavior and who are now seeking a more advanced preparation for the behavioral role of the manager. It offers a critical review of the factors that influence behavior within the organizational setting. Behavioral concepts are emphasized which particularly relate to group dynamics, interpersonal relations, and ultimately, organizational effectiveness. In short, this course deals with the human aspects of management–the kinds of problems most frequently experienced in day-to-day interaction with others. The format will include discussions, group and individual exercises, case studies, and student reports.
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MBA 6130 - Financial Management Credits: (3)
Financial Management is a detailed presentation of the practices, techniques, and applications of theory in corporate finance. The focus is an understanding of how companies operate and acquire the tools necessary to analyze and evaluate corporate financial policies. Cases and applied research in the form of outside readings will assist students to focus on key issues. The purpose of the course is to assist current and prospective managers in making better investment and financing decisions. The course addresses (1) the investment decision (capital budgeting) as well as (2) the financing decision. Class discussion and cases will focus on capital budgeting and specifically on the establishment of goals, development of strategy, identification of investment opportunities, evaluation of projects, implementation of projects, and the monitoring processes. Shareholder wealth maximization is the standard for determining why one decision is “better” than another. The ethical considerations of wealth maximization will also be addressed. Additional foundation course work in accounting and statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6020 , MBA 6050 & MBA 6051 , or equivalent courses in accounting and statistics.
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MBA 6140 - Marketing Management Credits: (3)
This course centers on creating customer value profitability in competitive markets. In an integrative fashion, it covers analyzing customer needs and preferences; estimating market potential; assessing market opportunities and threats in view of the focal company’s and its competitors’ resources and capabilities; developing market and marketing strategies; making astute product, pricing, distribution, and promotion decisions; and measuring marketing performance. Pedagogical vehicles include lectures, reading assignments, and case-based discussions and reports.
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MBA 6150 - Operations/Supply Chain Management Credits: (3)
“Manufacturing of the future will be required to meet customer-driven demand instantaneously.” The future is now! The requirements for faster response, more customer input, and greater product variety have not diminished, but instead have escalated. This course builds upon basic production and operations management knowledge to meet the needs of customers generated in today’s global market. It is designed to enhance the student’s understanding of how to analyze problems related to design, planning, control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations. Topics include, but are not limited to, supply chain management, materials management, production planning and control, scheduling, capacity and facilities planning, manufacturing strategy, and global operations. Additional foundation course work in statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6050 & MBA 6051 , or equivalent courses in statistics.
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MBA 6160 - Applications of Decision Models Credits: (3)
This course presents a rigorous treatment of quantitative decision-making with emphasis on data collection, analysis, and model building. This course emphasizes experience in structuring realistic business problems, collecting data, developing an appropriate model for analysis, and interpreting and defending results. A number of cases are employed. Additional foundation course work in statistics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6050 & MBA 6051 , or equivalent courses in statistics.
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MBA 6170 - Corporate Communications Credits: (3)
The focus of this course is to develop an integrated corporate communications program in organizations which will provide effective communication both to internal and external stakeholders. Among the topics to be discussed are corporate image and identity, corporate advertising and advocacy, media relations, marketing, communication, financial communication, community relations, corporate philanthropy, government affairs and crisis communication. Attention will also be given to effective communication internally through various methods, such as meetings, programs and publications.
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MBA 6180 - Strategic Management Credits: (3)
This course takes a broad view of the entire organization. In some instances, the organization will have one line of business. In other cases, the organization may be a large diversified corporation with many lines of business. We will examine the strategic issues facing diversified corporations including: vertical integration, diversification into related and unrelated businesses, and operating synergies. Prerequisite: MBA 6130 , MBA 6140 , MBA 6150 .
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MBA 6210 - Management Accounting and Control Credits: (3)
This course is designed to introduce the student to the concepts and procedures of managerial accounting through readings and case studies. The course emphasizes the use of accounting data in the decision-making process by internal decision-makers (e.g., management), rather than external decision-makers (e.g., stockholders, investors, creditors, and regulatory bodies). The course topics include cost terms and concepts, job-order costing, activity-based costing, quality management, cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, profit planning, relevant costs, capital budgeting, cost allocation, and pricing. Additional foundation course work in accounting may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6020 , or equivalent courses in accounting.
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MBA 6310 - Information Technology in the Enterprise Credits: (3)
Information technology from an enterprise perspective with an orientation toward the management of technology for competitive/ strategic advantage. Managers will be increasingly responsible for making decisions with respect to implementing new technology. This course will provide the background knowledge to enable managers in traditional business units to function as full participants in decisions involving the purchase and application of technology to create a business advantage.
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MBA 6360 - Aerospace Program Management Credits: (3)
Within the context of the aerospace industry, students will be taught how to manage change across multiple projects using program management techniques. In organizations in which multiple strategic initiatives as well as continuous improvement projects are ongoing, understanding how to successfully plan and execute is vital.
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MBA 6370 - CPI & Strategy in Aerospace Management Credits: (3)
This management course is designed to teach aerospace business managers how to use the tools in Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) to attain and maintain operational excellence. The course includes relevant CPI tools such as Lean, Six Sigman, Theory of Constraints and Benchmarking. The course will also show managers how to conduct a stategic planning session with senior leadership and straegically align their organizations to maximize the use of CPI tools. Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA Program or approval to seek the stand-alone Graduate Certificate in Aerospace Management. This course is an elective for all MBA students, but is a required course for students seeking the Graduate Certificate in Aerospace Management.
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MBA 6410 - Global Macroeconomic Conditions Credits: (3)
This course will focus on the impact of global macroeconomic conditions on firm decision-making. To review and analyze current macroeconomic topics, a theoretical framework is developed, from the start showing the linkages among national economies. This framework is used to analyze and forecast business cycles, interest rates, exchange rates, causes of trade deficits, short- and long-term consequences of fiscal and monetary policy decisions, and the globalization of financial markets. Examples from different countries are used to enhance knowledge of the world economy. Additional foundation course work in economics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6040 , or equivalent course in economics.
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MBA 6420 - The Economics of Industry Credits: (3)
This course will focus on the behavior of the individual firm in different market settings, competitive and imperfectly competitive. We are concerned with the strategic behavior of firms under different industry structures as they struggle with the pressures of competition. Students will study how differing levels of the firm’s market power impacts pricing and output policies, product differentiation, and barriers to entry. In addition, the student will learn the basics of game theory and use it to analyze the strategic behavior of firms. Topics will include different types of pricing strategies including price discrimination, pricing of product lines, predatory pricing, peak load pricing, and entry deterrence. Issues of non-price competition such as research and development, information, externalities, moral hazard, and firm structure will also be discussed. The course includes both supplemental readings designed to illustrate real-world applications of the theoretical principles developed as well as in-class experiments in strategic behavior designed to illustrate certain theoretical conclusions. Additional foundation course work in economics may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6040 , or equivalent course in economics.
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MBA 6430 - International Marketing Credits: (3)
The course provides foundational knowledge and practical application of international marketing principles and practices so as to prepare participants for entry-level marketing positions in the global context.
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MBA 6440 - Strategic Leadership Credits: (3)
This course will expose students to the strategic nature of leadership. Students will evaluate and discuss key principles and frameworks of leadership through the case method. Students will study leadership styles, situational leadership, personal leadership, and power & influence, as they relate to strategy.
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MBA 6450 - Leadership Through People Skills Credits: (3)
This course will provide a highly applied introduction to the interpersonal dynamics of leading and motivating others. Emphasis will be placed on the development and acquisition of key behaviors, skills, techniques and mental models for influencing others through sound people skills. By means of hands-on application, role-playing and “learning-by-doing” activities, students will learn to listen for understanding and insight; gain commitment rather than compliance; manage conflict; adapt their style to different people; apply influence skills in all directions; and develop insights into their impact on others.
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MBA 6510 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management Credits: (3)
This course engages class participants in a detailed study of the practices, techniques, policies and applications of theory in investments. Emphasis will be on an understanding of security markets, analysis, asset allocation, portfolio management and evaluation. Students will examine and apply investment tools and evaluate financial policies. Cases and applied research in the form of outside readings will assist students to focus on key issues and current topics. Course work in finance may be required prior to course registration as per department advisement and student’s program of study requirements. Prerequisite: MBA 6130 .
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MBA 6520 - International Business Field Studies Credits: (3)
This course integrates international travel and site visits with the study of international business topics. Through readings, assignments, discussions, and visits to important business and cultural sites in the destination countries, the course builds understanding and competence in international business practices and managing across cultures. This course entails travel expenses beyond regular tuition and may be repeated when offered to a different world region. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours.
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MBA 6530 - E-Business Credits: (3)
The Internet has become an important influence in the world. Business on the internet, in terms of operations, marketing, security, etc., has increased concomitantly in influence. This course will provide a foundation for understanding the possibilities and potential pitfalls for doing e-business.
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MBA 6540 - Negotiations Credits: (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities for class participants to develop their negotiating abilities for use in organizational and other settings. The course is premised on the assumption that negotiating concepts are best learned through practice which is grounded in rigorous analysis and reflection. While theoretical principles and concepts from various reference disciplines (such as social psychology, sociology, and economics) will be presented through lectures and readings, this course will focus primarily on improving practical skills. Class participants will not only learn to enhance their individual abilities in dyadic and group situations, but also to analyze contexts for the most effective application of these skills.
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MBA 6550 - Managing and Improving Quality Credits: (3)
This course examines how organizations can gain competitive advantage by improving the quality and productivity of their business processes, manufactured goods and service outputs. Customer-focused approaches for designing, controlling and improving processes are emphasized, together with other concepts and approaches of quality management. Specific topics include process analysis, problem-solving methods, variability and statistical process control, performance measurement, and quality management systems. Guest lectures from industry professionals, experiential learning exercises and cases from manufacturing and service industries will assist students in understanding key issues and current topics. Prerequisite: MBA 6050 & MBA 6051 , or equivalent courses in statistics.
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MBA 6560 - Business/Market Planning Using Online Resources Credits: (3)
In this hands-on project-oriented course, students learn to (1) develop and write effective business/marketing plans and (2) use online resources to gather pertinent market, competitor, and environmental information. Students may develop a business/marketing plan for an existing business or for a potential start-up of interest to them. Alternatively, they may write a business/marketing plan and conduct requisite research and data analyses for a business suggested by the course instructor. Learning is facilitated primarily via practical discovery exercises, an extensive term project, and coaching. Although lectures and reading assignments serve to convey essential background knowledge, especially during the first half of the course, much class time is devoted to working on plans in teams under the instructor’s guidance.
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MBA 6580 - Project Management Credits: (3)
This course is a study of topics involved with managing projects. It examines the roles and skills of the project manager and the project office. Students will study the phases of the project life cycle, specifically the activities, requirements, methodologies, and tools common in project management.
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MBA 6590 - Strategic Business Tax Planning Credits: (3)
This course examines tax strategy and planning topics related to making important business decisions. The course addresses business formations, operations, terminations, reorganizations, acquisitions, and divisions. The course also covers tax issues related to multi-state and multi-national business transactions. Unique issues related to executive compensation, partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations and C corporations are also addressed. Prerequisite: MBA 6010 or equivalent course in business law; MBA 6020 or equivalent courses in accounting.
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MBA 6630 - Networking & Information Systems Credits: (3)
This course covers the role of networking technology in information systems. Through hands-on and conceptual knowledge, students will learn how data communications and networks are used to facilitate decentralized and distributed systems in support of decision making. Various aspects of networking including standards, media, network design and applications will be covered. Students will gain hands-on familiarity with a local area network and the Internet. Prerequisite: Admittance to MACC, MBA or MHA program.
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MBA 6640 - Information Assurance in the Enterprise Credits: (3)
This course covers the basic principles and concepts in information assurance. It examines the managerial, operational, and organizational issues of securing information systems. Topics include legal and ethical issues in computer security; privacy concerns; malware; security awareness at the executive, technical and user levels; physical security, personnel security issues; policies and procedures; the need for enterprise security awareness; and the need for an enterprise security organization. Case studies and exercises in the computer lab will be used to provide examples of the need for organizations to develop security procedures and policies. Prerequisite: Admittance to MACC, MBA or MHA program.
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MBA 6680 - Graduate Consulting Project Credits: (3)
Graduate students are given the opportunity to consult with an existing organization, make recommendations for improvements, and assist in implementing changes in the organization. Students meet periodically with supervising faculty to review results. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
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MBA 6700 - Managing for Sustainability Credits: (3)
This course explores how business organizations can address environmental issues to meet societal needs and create competitive advantages. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impacts of businesses on the natural environment; identifying the opportunities for businesses to align their strategies and practices toward more sustainable business models; and using various methods and tools for measuring and improving the environmental performance of individual business organizations and the business system as a whole. Major topics include frameworks for understanding business and environmental sustainability; innovation, design and assessment of green products/services; green marketing issues; green purchasing; environmental management systems; operations and supply chain management issues for environmental sustainability. Prerequisite: Admission to MBA program; or graduate standing with permission of the MBA program.
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MBA 6710 - Accounting and Finance for Environmental Sustainability Credits: (3)
This course will expose MBA students to contemporary accounting and finance thought on environmental sustainability. The course will be divided into accounting and finance modules. The focus of the accounting module will include measurement and reporting of the environmental sustainability of business practices. The focus of the finance module will include capital budgeting for sustainability, financial assessment of sustainable business practices, and investing in environmental sustainability.
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MBA 6715 - Sustainability Tools and Methods Credits: (3)
This hybrid 8-week course consists of weekly modules, each of which addresses key aspects of sustainability-related business practices. Weekly topics are designed to explore in more depth specific sustainability-related tools and methods as they relate and add value to various aspects of business operations, including finance, accounting, supply chain management, information technology, stakeholder relations, and strategic planning. Secondly, students will gain an overview of the tools, techniques and bodies of knowledge through which they may pursue sustainability-related projects or entrepreneurship within their organizations. The course will utilize sustainability practitioners and subject-matter experts from a variety of organizational backgrounds. Prerequisite: MBA 6700 ; Admission to the MBA Program or Graduate Certificate in Sustainability in Business.
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MBA 6720 - Business, Economics, and the Environment Credits: (3)
Environmental economics considers the efficient and equitable use of society’s scarce environmental resources. Environmental resources include air, water, land, wildlife, biodiversity, and ecological systems. The allocation of environmental resources will be considered from different perspectives: (1) market allocations; (2) efficient allocations; (3) equitable allocations; and (4) government attempts to allocate these resources efficiently. Topics of the course include property rights, market failures, benefit-cost analysis, welfare economics, non-market valuation, environmental regulation, and sustainable development and business practices. Emphasis will be placed on the impacts on the firm resulting from environmental problems and regulations; and on sustainable business practices. Prerequisite: MBA 6040 , MBA 6051 or equivalent.
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MBA 6730 - Consulting Project in Sustainability Credits: (3)
Graduate students are given the opportunity to consult with an existing organization, evaluate sustainable business practices, make recommendations for improvements, and assist in implementing changes in the organization. Students meet periodically with supervising faculty to review results. Prerequisite: Instructor approval and MBA 6700 , MBA 6710 , and MBA 6720 .
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MBA 6740 - Principles of Contract Management Credits: (3)
Students will gain an overview of the fundamentals of contract management from the development of acquisition requirements, solicitation/proposal, negotiation, contract formation, contract performance, and contract closeout. Learn the basics of what it takes to solicit, procure, negotiate and administer contracts and subcontracts while gaining a broad understanding of business principles to establish long-term relationships with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. Explore an insider’s view of the roles and responsibilities of contract administrators and the various interfaces with program management and other internal disciplines. Learn how to identify the basic differences between contract types and how they are selected to mitigate risk in a contractual environment, as well as exploring the key distinctions between commercial, government and international contracting processes.
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MBA 6750 - Financial Aspects of Contract Management Credits: (3)
Within the context of contract management, students will learn how to structure cash flow through financial methods that include invoice timing, pricing, overhead considerations, advance payments, letters of credit and other financial sources. Gain a comprehensive knowledge of accounting systems, budgeting, reporting, auditing and settlements. Enhance the profitability of your business through prudent contracting financial practices.
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MBA 6760 - Legal Aspects of Contract Management Credits: (3)
Within the context of contract management, students will gain a working knowledge of stakeholder requirements, applicable common law, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and other local, state and federal regulations and law that must be adhered to throughout the contract management process. Students will learn the legal aspects of contract management with an emphasis on real world, day-to-day application. Students will explore all phases of managing an approved contract successfully through completion of performance including change management, communications, negotiations, contract types, terms and conditions, risks, defaults, terminations, claims and much more. Students will participate in projects and discussions to rapidly enhance knowledge and proficiency in contract management in order to apply classroom concepts in the workplace.
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MBA 6800 - Directed Study Credits: (1-3)
Directed individual study and research on special topics related to business. May be repeated for a cumulative total of three credits. Prerequisite: Written approval of MBA program and instructor.
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MBA 6850 - Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
Students will learn how to effectively come up with an idea, iterate around that idea, and validate customers around their final direction so that they can learn how to successfully launch an idea into a business with low risk, low capital, and higher degrees for success. In addition, if a student is interested in learning how to be a better “intrapreneur” this course will help them use some of these same skills in a corporate or employee environment. Being innovative and creative is always valuable.
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MCJ 6000 - Criminal Justice Statistics Credits: (3)
Criminal Justice Statistics is a focus on the role of data collection and analysis in formal, empirical research projects. The course begins with a review of statistical applications including measures of central tendency, dispersion, and hypothesis testing. The course concludes with an examination of more complex analytical tools such as MANOVA, Factor Analysis, Path Analysis, and Logistical Regression. Students will review various styles of multivariate analysis in peer-reviewed scholarly literature as well as use computing resources to conduct their own multivariate analysis of a criminal justice dataset.
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MCJ 6100 - Contemporary Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Course provides an analysis of the policies and practices of agencies of the criminal justice system including the police, prosecution, courts and corrections. Additionally, the latest technology and developments in the field of criminal justice will be addressed.
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MCJ 6110 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
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Summer [Full Sem]
Course teaches quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection and analysis techniques, and research presentation and dissemination methods. Descriptive and inferential statistics will be covered as well as basic computer applications in criminal justice.
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MCJ 6120 - Theories of Crime and Delinquency Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Course focuses on a review of classical and current theories of criminology and delinquency and the underlying assumptions of each. Advancements in profiling and classification as well as other applications of theoretical models will be studied.
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MCJ 6130 - Law and Social Control Credits: (3)
Course focuses on the nature of law and legal institutions and the relationships between law and social control. Concepts of law and justice from the perspectives of its effects on the American criminal justice system will be investigated as well as the public policy concerns of laws and their relationship to our society.
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MCJ 6140 - Technology and Innovation in Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Course explores the latest developments in technology and innovations in criminal justice. Included will be current developments in forensic science, i.e. DNA and the use of computer applications in criminal justice. Specific topics will be adjusted as new technologies arrive. Emphasis will be on impact and management rather than the strict science of the protocols.
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MCJ 6150 - Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
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Spring [Full Sem]
Course will sensitize and educate criminal justice professionals to issues of diversity. It explores the cross-cultural contact that criminal justice professionals have with citizens, victims, suspects, and co-workers, and the influence of culture, race and gender in the criminal justice field.
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MCJ 6160 - Criminal Justice Policy Analysis Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem Online]
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Summer [Full Sem Online]
Course focuses on crime as a political issue and examines how conflicting political philosophies influence criminal justice policy. Emphasis will be placed on how decisions in politics affect criminal justice organizations and how these decisions can be influenced by executive managers.
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MCJ 6170 - Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem Online]
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Summer [Full Sem Online]
Course examines the origins and development of the juvenile justice system with particular emphasis on the current policies and practices of the agencies which process young offenders through the juvenile system. Course examines a variety of political initiatives designed to reduce the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, enhance the due process rights of juveniles, and create a more punitive approach in the juvenile justice system.
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MCJ 6180 - Contemporary Legal Issues Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem Online]
Spring [Full Sem Online]
Summer [Full Sem Online]
This course exposes students to current law impacting criminal justice professionals. Topics will change depending upon current legal developments, but will include the general areas of corrections, law enforcement, employment, civil liability and criminal procedure.
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MCJ 6190 - Legal Foundations of Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Broad survey of foundational legal topics relevant to criminal justice, including: criminal law, search and seizure, bail, right to counsel, self-incrimination, lineups, responsibilities of courtroom legal actors, speedy trial, impartial jury, plea bargaining, double jeopardy, sentencing law, inmate rights, juvenile law, death penalty law, and basic rules of evidence.
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MCJ 6200 - Advanced Victimology Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem Online]
Spring [Full Sem Online]
Summer [Full Sem Online]
This is a graduate-level seminar designed to provide an overview of key research areas in victimology. Particular emphasis will be placed on theory, measurement, and empirical results related to different types, consequences, and prevention of victimization.
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MCJ 6210 - Judicial Administration Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem Online]
Spring [Full Sem Online]
Summer [Full Sem Online]
Course exposes students to the dynamics of the American criminal courthouse. Students will examine how defense attorneys, defendants, prosecutors, judges, juries and others interact and contribute to America’s version of criminal case disposition. Course also examines the mechanics of criminal case processing, as well as how the court system is supposed to work, how it really does work, and the implications for American democracy.
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MCJ 6220 - Contemporary Law Enforcement Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem Online]
Spring [Full Sem Online]
Summer [Full Sem Online]
From the response and investigation of crimes committed, to the theory and practice involved in crime prevention, this course studies the development, theory, history and contemporary organizational structure of America’s law enforcement organizations.
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MCJ 6230 - Contemporary Corrections Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem Online]
Spring [Full Sem Online]
Summer [Full Sem Online]
Course provides an analysis of critical problems confronting contemporary adult corrections agencies. Course examines the problems of institutions, the affect of judicial intervention in corrections, alternatives to incarceration, and the political milieu in which this occurs.
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MCJ 6250 - Topics in Criminal Justice Credits: (1-3)
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Fall [Online]
Spring [Online]
Summer [Online]
Course focuses on a special issue or topic in criminal justice. A new topic/issue will be selected each time the course is offered. May be repeated with a maximum of 10 credit hours.
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MCJ 6255 - Great Thoughts in Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
This course explores the broader context of criminal justice studies and concepts through the writings of significant authors and thinkers. Readings will focus on subjects such as justice, punishment, law and social control. Students will be expected to read extensively and participate in analysis and discussion.
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MCJ 6260 - Graduate Readings Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Course allows the student to examine the scholarly literature on a subject of special interest under the supervision of faculty. Reading list and accompanying assignments must be approved by the supervising faculty member. Periodic progress meetings will be scheduled throughout the semester. May be repeated once with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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MCJ 6810 - Experimental Course Credits: (1-3)
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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MCJ 6920 - Workshops and Conference Credits: (1-3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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ME 3040 - Dynamic System Modeling Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Fundamentals of analysis, design and control of physical engineering systems. Analytical and numerical modeling of mechanical, electrical, fluid and thermal systems with applications. Prerequisite: MATH 2250 and ENGR 2080 .
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ME 3050 - Machine Design Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Design and analysis of machine elements and machines. Material selection, connections and joints, shafts and bearings, fits and tolerances, fasteners, material failure and reliability. Prerequisite: ENGR 2080 and ENGR 2140 .
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ME 3060 - Sensors, Instrumentation and Control Systems Credits: (3)
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Spring [Full Sem]
Fundamental principles of sensors for the measurement of physical quantities. Instrumentation for processing the inputs and outputs of sensor signals. Control of mechanical, electrical and thermal systems. Lecture plus laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 3040 and ME 3050 .
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ME 3300 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Fundamental principles of fluid statics and dynamics. Fluid properties, flow regimes, pressure, velocity, flow rate, internal and external flow, and dimensional analysis. Applications of fluid mechanics. Lecture plus laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 1220 , ENGR 2080 and ENGR 2300 .
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ME 3350 - Engineering Computing Credits: (2)
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Fall [Full Sem]
Introduction to engineering computing with applications to the analysis and design of engineering systems using an industry-standard software platform. Prerequisite: MATH 2250 .
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ME 3500 - Numerical Methods for Engineering Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Fundamental methods for the numerical solution of engineering problems. Topics include root finding, interpolation, curve fitting, differentiation, integration, differential equations and curve fitting. Prerequisite: MATH 3710 , ME 3040 and ME 3350 .
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ME 4000 - Heat Transfer Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Fundamental principles of conduction, convection and radiation. Heat transfer with phase change, heat exchangers, and applications of heat transfer. Lecture plus laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 2250 or MATH 2280 and ME 3300 .
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ME 4100 - Senior Project I Credits: (3)
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Fall [Full Sem]
A mechanical engineering project will be selected for team participation. Team assignments will lead to the completion of a preliminary design phase which includes concept generation, engineering analysis and design, prototype testing, and preliminary economic analyses. Senior Project I culminates in a preliminary design review based on formal student presentations of documented engineering drawings of the proposed design. Prerequisite: Departmental permission.
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ME 4150 - Vibrations Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Fundamental principles of free and forced vibrations of discrete linear systems with and without damping. Multiple-degree-of freedom systems, continuous systems, shock isolation and vibration control. Prerequisite: MATH 2250 and ENGR 2080 .
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ME 4200 - Senior Project II Credits: (3)
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Spring [Full Sem]
Continuation of ME 4100. Team assignments will lead to the construction, testing and optimization of the design. This includes detailed engineering analysis and testing of prototypes, final parameter and tolerance design, and economic analysis of the project. Senior Project II culminates in a final design review based on formal student presentations of the documented final product and verification that the final product meets all requirements. Prerequisite: ME 4100 .
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ME 4250 - Finite Element Analysis Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Introduction to the finite element method. Survey of FEA theory, including element formulation, stiffness matrix operations, shape functions, etc. Application and use of commercial FEA software for engineering design and analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 2250 and ME 3050 .
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ME 4300 - Material Failure Analysis Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A survey of material failure modes, including fatigue, fracture, wear and corrosion. Introduction to damage tolerant design methodologies. Case studies in material failure. Prerequisite: ENGR 2160 and ME 3050 .
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ME 4350 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Advanced topics in mechanics of materials such as three-dimensional combined stress fields, stress concentrations, dynamic loads, torsion of non-circular members, plates and shells, stability and buckling of columns, and energy methods. Prerequisite: ENGR 2140 .
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ME 4400 - Aerodynamics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Airfoil theory, lifting bodies, boundary layers, lift and drag, compressible aerodynamics. Prerequisite: ME 3300 .
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ME 4450 - Aerospace Propulsion Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Design and analysis of gas turbine engines and rocket motors. Liquid and solid fuel propulsion systems. Thermodynamics of flow associated with aerospace propulsion systems. Introduction to fuel combustion processes. Prerequisite: ME 4000 .
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ME 4500 - Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Principles of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) of buildings. Refrigeration systems and indoor thermal environmental control system analysis and design. Prerequisite: ME 4000 .
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ME 4550 - Robotics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
The mechanics and dynamics of robots. Kinematics, kinetics and trajectories of motion. Instrumentation, sensors and control system theory of robotic systems. Programming of robotic systems. Human/robot interfaces and safety. Prerequisite: ME 3040 .
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ME 4800 - Individual Research Problems Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
With permission and under the direction of faculty, the student researches a specific problem in the mechanical engineering field. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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ME 4830 - Readings in Mechanical Engineering Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
With permission and under the direction of faculty, the student studies a topic taken from the mechanical engineering literature. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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ME 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Provides academic credit for engineering work experience. Permission of department required. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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ME 4900 - Special Topics Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
A special topic in mechanical engineering is selected by the faculty to be taught on a one-time basis. With departmental approval, may substitute for a technical elective. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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ME 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Academic credit for attendance at short courses, workshops, seminars, special training, etc. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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ME 4990 - Seminar in Mechanical Engineering Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Seminar is designed to prepare the student for professional engineering employment. Topics include resumes, interviewing techniques, engineering ethics, professionalism, patent law, social issues, lifelong learning, diversity, communication, timeliness, and continuous improvement. Lectures and presentations by faculty, staff, and guests from local engineering industry. Prerequisite: ME 4100 .
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MED 6000 - Fundamentals of Graduate Study Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
This course serves as an introduction to the MED program and to scholarship in education. Students will draw from diverse fields of educational inquiry (e.g. psychology, sociology, philosophy, history) to develop and present critically informed perspectives on current topics in P16 education. Multiple approaches to scholarly writing will be addressed.
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MED 6010 - Advanced Historical Foundations Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk]
Study of the relationship of contemporary schooling issues to historical practices and philosophies.
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MED 6020 - Diversity in Education Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [2nd Blk]
This course is designed to integrate classical and contemporary education theory and practice as a way to understand the nature and scope of how equity manifests itself in an ever-changing society. Students will apply their understanding of equity in education as they critically reflect, empirically investigate, and apply their knowledge as skillful transformative educational leaders.
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MED 6030 - Advanced Educational Psychology Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [2nd Blk]
This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of behavioral, cognitive and brain based psychological theories. The focus will be how this knowledge can impact and inform educational decisions and practices.
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MED 6040 - Politics, Policy, and Practices of Education Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course explores interactions among the relationship of political actions, policies, and practices in education, with particular attention to sociological concepts such as institutions, civil society, structure and agency, shared governance, neoliberal capitalism, and equal access. that develop from those actions, and the educational practices implemented in response to policy.
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MED 6050 - Curriculum Design, Evaluation & Assessment Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [2nd Blk]
An overview of the theories of curriculum development as well as a practical appraisal of curriculum design, implementation, evaluation and assessment. Prerequisite: (Recommended) MED 6080 .
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MED 6055 - Curriculum Theory Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This course will focus on advancing students’ understanding of the historical and contemporary theoretical underpinnings of curriculum development in the United States. In exploring these issues, students will gain a broad perspective of curriculum, recognize historical orientations of curricular theories, and investigate the societal consequences of the implementation of individual curricular frameworks.
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MED 6060 - Instructional Strategies Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk]
This methods course will include organizing and universal teaching strategies that can accommodate the variety of learning contexts and content that is taught to a diverse audience of learners. Prerequisite: (Recommended) MED 6080 .
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MED 6065 - Assessment and Informed Decisions in the Classroom Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This course explores making ethical and practical decisions in the classroom informed by a variety quantitative and qualitative data as well as formal and informal assessments relative to students’ safety, academic achievement, and overall well-being.
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MED 6080 - Conducting Educational Research Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students learn to locate and interpret educational research, and to apply research methods to their own education issues. Prerequisite: MED 6000 . (Only taught fall and spring)
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MED 6082 - Educational Inquiry Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
This course is a comprehensive exploration of the ways that researchers answer questions and solve problems in education based on historical,, philosophical, sociological, and psychological foundations. Additionally, this course examines the epistemic limits of any method of research representation, and the political and ethical implications of those limits for researchers.(Students will conduct a literature review to advance their research project).
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MED 6085 - Developing a Project Proposal Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
This course is designed to help students develop a Master’s project proposal that is carefully researched and professionally written. Prerequisite: Graduate Committee approved and MED 6030 , MED 6050 , MED 6060 , and MED 6080 successfully completed.
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MED 6090 - Master’s Project Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
The student independently works with the project chair and committee to complete the masters project. Students must have a signed proposal and department permission to register. Prerequisite: MED 6085 .
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MED 6091 - Graduate Synthesis Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [2nd Blk]
A review and synthesis of the program and its course work. The course includes opportunity to work with the development of personal portfolios. Prerequisite: All core requirements completed; Master’s Project Proposal committee-approved, and Master’s Project Report completed or in progress. Student must have a signed proposal and program approval to register. Prerequisite: MED 6085 .
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MED 6100 - Leadership and Organizational Theory Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This course focuses on the multiple facets of organizational cultures, leadership styles, and organizational change for educational leaders. Students will examine how organizational theory is applied in the educational setting.
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MED 6101 - Assessment and Program Evaluation Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This course will provide an overview of planning and decision making including assessment, strategic planning, and program evaluation and review processes. Concepts will include the gathering and use of data as well as the utilization of that data in the decision making process.
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