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2020-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Graduate Course Descriptions
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Management |
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MGMT 683 - Production and Operation Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None Examines the processes and techniques of decision-making used in the context of production and operations, including planning, analysis, and control. Emphasis is placed on resource allocation, scheduling, and utilization of the human capital. In addition, quality control of processes, product, and services are emphasized. Linear programming, critical path analysis as well as time-series analysis are some of the key techniques utilized in the course.
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MGMT 585 - Quantitative Methods for Decision-making 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course will acquaint students in advanced undergraduate and graduate classes and the practitioner with the quantitative techniques commonly used in the decision-making processes. Topics discussed will include concepts of decision-making.
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MGMT 649 - Seminar in Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course will focus on the analysis of current issues facing top management in mid and large firms. Emphasis is placed on such issues as the globalization of goods, services, capital, technology, domestic and global competition, market opportunities and threats, business strategies, and innovation. Recent developments and trends concerning reengineering as well as organizational and managerial functions also are reviewed.
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MGMT 640 - Strategic Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None The focus of the course is on strategic management process (model): strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation. Key strategies such as differentiation, cost leadership, integration, and diversification are also emphasized. Strategic management theories, concepts, and techniques are augmented with real-life cases, and managerial practices.
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INSS 777 - Advanced Information and Network Security 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 735 nd evaluate strategies for deployment of “Defense-in-Depth” mechanisms in an enterprise computing environment. A Web-related network security project is required.
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INSS 779 - Advanced Information Assurance 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 735 This course provides an in-depth examination of advanced principles of information assurance. A broad range of topics are covered, including penetration testing, formal verification of systems, formal models of information flow and protection, distributed system authentication, protocol design and attack, computer viruses and malware, intrusion and anomaly detection models. Multi-level security, active defenses, investigation and forensics, network firewalls, anonymity and identity, e-commerce support, and database security models and mechanisms are also studied. The course content is largely influenced by latest research in the field.
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INSS 740 - Advanced Object-Oriented Analysis and Design 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 640 In-depth study of the principles and applications of object-oriented methods in information systems. The course examines a variety of languages and design methods used for class construction. Higher-level tools for system construction are considered. Applications are investigated through program construction and case studies in varied settings, such as database systems, graphical user interfaces, knowledge-based systems, simulations, and prototyping. The course offers step-by-step guidelines for exploiting the benefits of object-oriented analysis and design, using running program examples to compare traditional and object-oriented approaches.
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INSS 789 - Applied Cryptography 3 Credits
INSS 735 This course focuses on the tasks and issues involved in the application of cryptographic concepts and technologies to secure data and networks. Basic cryptographic concepts will be explored with an emphasis on understanding the underlying strengths and weaknesses of each. Emphasis will be placed on the best practice deployment of these technologies to secure data stored and in transmission across modern data networks. Hands-on experience implementing cryptographic solutions will be provided through laboratory exercises.
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INSS 770 - Auditing, Monitoring, and Detection Intrusion 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 735 A detailed study of the methodologies, techniques and tools for auditing, monitoring, and detection of problems or intrusions in computer systems or networks and their environments. Emphasis is on strategies for preventing and detecting unwanted process activity and recovering from malicious behavior. Topics include: types of threats, host-based and network-based information sources, vulnerability analysis, denial of service, deploying and managing intrusion detection systems, passive vs. active responses, designing recovery solutions. Operational and administrative security measures contributing to detection activities are also covered. Case studies and exercises will be used to evaluate security operations.
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INSS 733 - Business Process and Change Managemen 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 630 An in-depth study of business transformation and the role of information technology (IT) as both an enabler and a driver of change. The course examines significant organizational changes and other issues associated with the incorporation and integration of IT throughout various levels of the organization, primarily from the process management perspective. A variety of commercial and open source tools will be used to determine the most effective ways of managing change in technology-intensive organizations. Students will learn the best practices in business process re-engineering and continuous process improvement. The focus is on enterprise and IT integration and synergy creation.
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INSS 635 - Communications Theory 3 Credits
535 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615 or consent of the Instructor This course will provide the student with an in-depth analysis of the theory of statistical communication, including applied probability, stochastic processes, random noise theory, linear/nonlinear operations, analysis systems, random inputs, and random parameters.
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INSS 510 - Computer Concepts 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Fulfillment of all required prerequisite courses or consent of the Instructor This course will provide an overview of basic computer concepts as they apply to MIS professionals. Emphasis will be placed on basic machine architecture, including data storage; manipulation; the human-machine interface, including the basics of operating systems, algorithms, and programming languages. In addition, the basic concepts of data organization, including data and file structures, will be examined. Emerging trends in computer technology and their impact on organizational information systems will also be discussed.
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INSS 638 - Data Communication Systems Networks 3 Credits
538 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615, 630 or consent of the Instructor This course provides analysis of data communications technology and the application of data communications technology within the public and private sector enterprise. It gives an in-depth view of the communications environment, data communications and telecommunications equipment, and local and wide area networks. The Student will examine case studies in communications systems design in educational, industrial, governmental, and military environments.
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INSS 755 - Data Warehousing and Mining 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 650 This course provides a comprehensive study of the business potential of data warehousing, including techniques for designing and maintaining large data warehouses as well as how to effectively use data warehouses for business advantage. Topics include OLAP, star schemas, data integration, data cleaning, maintenance of views in the presence of updates to the sources, and query processing of warehouses, data mining techniques such as classification, clustering, association rules, mining of time-series and complex data. The course presents a current and futuristic view of decision support data repositories, and discusses several successful applications of data warehousing.
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INSS 650 - Database Management and Decision Systems 3 Credits
550 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615, 630 or consent of the Instructor This course will examine database concepts and practices as they relate to business environments. Various database structures, including relational and object-oriented, will be discussed. Concepts of distributed database architecture will be explored. Design, development, and implementation of databases will be examined. Organizational issues concerning the implementation of databases will also be examined. The role of data in the decision-making process will be examined. Decision support system architectures will be reviewed, with emphasis on the database component. Issues of intelligent databases will be discussed. A database project will be required.
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INSS 662 - Decision Support and Intelligent Decision System 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 650 This course explores how computers can be used to aid decision makers in dealing with unstructured and other complex problems. Students will learn the characteristics, use, and development of decision support systems (DSS) within the context of other business information systems. Theoretical and practical perspectives on business intelligence, knowledge management, artificial intelligence, visual languages, and agent-based computing, as well as other appropriate material will be used to facilitate the design and implementation of DSS within distributed environments. Various techniques for evaluating DSS implementation are discussed.
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INSS 773 - Digital Business Security 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 650 The principles of electronic commerce security and advanced technologies for secure digital business are explored in this course. Emphasis is on the critical elements of safe electronic commerce, including the data transaction, the server, the client, and the host network. The information security phases of inspection, protection, detection, reaction, and reflection are also emphasized. Topics include cryptography, SSL, SET, active content security issues (PKI, Java, ActiveX, JavaScript, and VB Script), transaction security, Web privacy, secure UNIX and Windows NT server configuration (hardening, access controls, encryption), CGI scripting, remote authoring, administration, and firewalls. The course also discusses how the business and financial risks associated with security are estimated and managed.
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INSS 673 - Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course develops a strategic understanding of the new electronic marketplace. It provides students with in-depth knowledge of how to innovate or leverage a competitive business advantage using Internet strategies and e-business. Students gain insights and build skills formulating strategies for evaluating, planning, and developing a commercial Web site as part of an overall business strategy. Emphasis is on technical, entrepreneurial, legislative, social and other issues influencing digital business. The course integrates concepts of business strategy and policy with functional knowledge developed in other courses and business practice.
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INSS 898 - Directed Thesis Research 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion all core courses and advancement to candidacy. This course is designed for students in the optional thesis program and is based on a semester-long research project. The project will involve original or advanced research effort evaluated by a committee of three faculty members. Prior approval by a faculty sponsor who supervises the student’s work is required. The course should be taken as the last course in the program.
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INSS 750 - Distributed Database Systems Security 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 650 This course emphasizes hands-on experience in the study of security frameworks for databases in a distributed environment. Students learn the science and methods of securing distributed data. Models for multilevel security in both relational and object-oriented databases are studied. Topics include discretionary and mandatory access controls, secure database design, data integrity, secure architectures, secure transaction processing, information flow controls, inference controls, auditing, and statistical database security. Students survey commercial systems and develop research prototypes.
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INSS 663 - Electronic Commerce and E-Business Technologies 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 650 This course explores the constantly changing field of electronic commerce and the underlying Internet tools and technologies. The basic components, skills, business concepts, strategic opportunities, and issues involved with electronic commerce are discussed. Topics include: Internet fundamentals, e-business frameworks and models, business process analysis, Web service architectures and standards, electronic payment methods and systems, intelligent integration and interchange of information among business partners, certificates, as well as security and digital rights management in e-business environments. The course explores the extensible markup language (XML) and other emerging agent-based languages used in e-business transactions and services.
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INSS 895 - Emerging Issues in Digital Business/Knowledge Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 630 Broad coverage of issues associated with advanced information technologies for digital business in the era of the knowledge economy. Selected technologies and their central underlying concepts and functional applications are discussed. Topics include the Internet, semantic Web, networks, Web Ontology Language (OWL), Web services, enterprise applications and integration, e-commerce architectures, supply and value chain management, intelligent systems, cryptography, security, privacy, databases and knowledge bases, collaborative and knowledge management systems, data mining, user interfaces, hardware architecture, resource management, and operating systems. Case studies of successful knowledge acquisition and problem solving systems are presented.
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INSS 887 - Emerging Issues in Information Security Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 735 Exploration of emerging issues and rapidly evolving technologies in the field of information security. The course is structured as a research seminar where students present research papers to the class.
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INSS 658 - Health Informatics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing INSS 615 or consent of the Instructor This course provides a state-of-the-art view of how health information is stored, organized, retrieved and used. The course examines emerging trends in information technology, and provides students with the knowledge and skill-set to function effectively in the modern healthcare IT environment. Students will study health information applications in hospitals, clinics, public health settings, government repositories, Internet, and on CD-ROMs. Emphasis will be on the use and analysis of health information by patients/consumers, professionals and governments.
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INSS 655 - Human Information Processing 3 Credits
555 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615 or consent of the Instructor This course will examine human information processing capabilities and limitations as they relate to the design, development, and implementation of information systems. Artificial intelligent methodologies for the emulation and enhancement of human information processing will be examined. Expert system, neural net, and natural language processing will be discussed.
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INSS 625 - Individual and Group Dynamics in Organizations 3 Credits
525 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615 or consent of the Instructor Many information systems fail due to organizational and behavioral issues. This course will examine the dynamics of individuals and groups as they relate to the design, development, and implementation of information systems within organizations. Information systems will be discussed within the context of an overall socio-technical framework. The organizational culture and politics of change within groups will be discussed. The role of the system analyst as a change agent will be examined.
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INSS 765 - Information Measures 3 Credits
665 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615, 630 This course focuses upon the theory of quantitative methods of information measurement. Measurement functions and syntactic, semantic and pragmatic levels of information measures and their application in communication systems will be examined.
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INSS 778 - Information Security Risk Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 735 This course addresses the perspective of information security as a risk to be managed. The risks, costs, and other issues involved in planning for business continuity and developing secure operations in information systems and networks are studied. Topics covered include disaster recovery, outsourcing issues, service level agreements, contingency and business continuity planning, qualitative/quantitative risk analysis, audit procedures, financial integrity, cost/benefit analyses, back-up and recovery provisions, as well as insurance protection, information security risk management standards, and security awareness programs. Relevant organizational procedures and public policies are also explored. Students will undertake a research project in information security risk management.
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INSS 640 - Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credits
540 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615, 630 or consent of the Instructor This course will provide an in-depth look at all phases of information systems development. Requirement acquisition methodologies will be reviewed and evaluated with respect to different application areas. Logical design will be reviewed and implementation issues will be addressed. Data-centered as well as process-centered approaches to system design will be reviewed. Particular design methodologies, including structured design and objected-oriented design will be discussed. Life cycle as well as heuristic approaches to system development will be examined and discussed. Organizational and behavioral issues with respect to information system development will be examined. An analysis and design project will be required.
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INSS 636 - Information Systems and Telecommunications 3 Credits
536 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615, 630 or consent of the Instructor The primary objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of the principles of telecommunications. It will include the following topics: application of telecommunications transmittal, data-enhancing flow of information within the organization, identification of opportunities to apply technology to support the organization, terminology, hardware, and software analysis of needed specifications for designing telecommunications systems.
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INSS 630 - Information Systems in Organizations 3 Credits
530 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615 or consent of the Instructor This course will introduce basic management information systems concepts and examine the fundamental types of information systems. Personal, work group and enterprise information systems will be discussed. The challenge and use of information to gain competitive advantage will be examined. Other topics to be discussed include: the economics of information use of valued added concepts to evaluate information system effectiveness, and the application of system theory to information system architecture.
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INSS 720 - Information Systems Policy 3 Credits
620 Prerequisite(s): INSS 640 or consent of Instructor This course will examine the issue of linking business performance with information systems technology. Alternative structures for matching the information system organization with the overall organization will be discussed and evaluated. Planning mechanism and strategies will be examined. Behavior and legal issues that relate to information systems management will be addressed. Case studies will be used to expose students to information systems policy issues.
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INSS 880 - Information Systems Practicum 3 Credits
680 Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy, INSS 540, 550, and 620 This course provides the student with practical experience in analyzing, designing, implementing and evaluating an information system in industrial, governmental, educational, or military environments. The student is assigned a systems development project where all of the systems development cycles can be experienced. Students can be placed in practicum sites independently or in a team to acquire practical experience.
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INSS 888 - Information Systems Practicum II 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 880 This is the second of a two-part sequence of the year-long, supervised practicum capstone coursework designed for professional learning experience in information systems practice. The practicum provides an opportunity for the student to synthesize, integrate, and apply the practical skills, knowledge, and training acquired through the program. It involves practical explanation of the total systems concept and knowledge of systems development and addresses the entire information system development cycle. Students are engaged in the analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of an information system in real-world setting; and are placed in practicum sites independently or in a team to acquire practical experience. The practicum effort is jointly supervised by a faculty member and a manager at the practicum site.
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INSS 775 - Information Systems Project Management 3 Credits
675 Prerequisite(s): INSS 530, 540 or consent of Instructor This course will provide of overview of the project management process as it relates to information systems. Project management techniques and methodologies for information systems development will be examined. Important issues that will be addressed include scheduling, resource allocation, risk assessment, contingency planning, management, and user reporting, and automated project management systems. A survey of automated project planning tools will be included.
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INSS 735 - Information Systems Security 3 Credits
635 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615, 630 or consent of Instructor This course explores security policies, policies, models, and mechanics for secrecy, integrity, and availability. Topics include operating systems models and mechanisms for mandatory and discretionary controls; data models, concepts, and mechanisms for database security; basic cryptography and its applications; security in computer networks and distributed systems; as well as control and prevention of viruses and other malicious programs.
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INSS 500 - Introduction to Information Systems 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course is designed to prepare the student to successfully enter and complete the MIS Master’s program. The course will cover basic computer and information concepts, including general computer literacy, computer programming, and information concepts appropriate for the MIS professional. In addition, the fundamental statistical concepts necessary for professional information systems work will be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on hands-on laboratory work that will acquaint the student with various software packages and hardware platforms.
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INSS 505 - Introduction to Object Oriented Programming 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course is designed to prepare the student to successfully enter and complete the MIS graduate program. This course introduces students with Object- Oriented (OO) methodology as well as OO programming. Object-oriented design principles and practices are emphasized throughout the course. Real world programs are also used as examples throughout the course.
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INSS 825 - Issues in Information Systems Management 3 Credits
625 Prerequisite(s): INSS 540, 620 or consent of Instructor In this course, current issues in information systems management that relate to the integration and implementation of new information systems technology into the organization will be discussed. Possible topics include: managing end-user computing, integrating artificial intelligence capabilities into information systems, and using intelligent databases. The focus of this course will be on the management issues raised by the adoption of new information systems technology.
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INSS 715 - Knowledge Management Systems 3 Credits
615 Prerequisite(s): INSS 650 This course examines and explores the foundations of successful Knowledge Management programs, including concepts such as centralized versus decentralized organizational structures, collaborative environments, enterprise engineering, decision support systems, and the use of technology to build a knowledge infrastructure. Each area will be presented through in-depth studies of the issues involved and the current state-of-the-art practices and tools. Advanced programming techniques for artificial intelligence and their relationship both to the foundational issues and to the most important application areas for Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) are studied.
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INSS 799 - Management Information Systems Comprehensive Examination 0 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to Candidacy, Completion of all Prerequisites, resolution of all Incomplete grades The comprehensive examination is a comprehensive test on the core concepts and issues within the discipline. The Examination is a three hour test administered by the Graduate School.
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INSS 584 - Management Statistics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None
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INSS 615 - Principles and Practices of Information Systems 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing This course introduces the concepts and foundations of information systems development. A systems approach to the architecting, engineering, and management of information systems is emphasized. The course discusses the principles underlying systems modeling, design, construction, testing, and deployment. It provides the state of the art and state of the practice in information systems and software engineering, agile development, software quality and project management, change management, and Web development. The framework and technologies for building software and other systems that exhibit high reliability, usability, security, availability, scalability, and maintainability are presented
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INSS 776 - Principles of Enterprise Architecture 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 630 The frameworks and tools used to develop an organization’s information system architecture are explored in this course. The course examines the process of planning, developing, and managing integrated enterprise-wide systems. It matches the various domains of IT enterprise architecture (infrastructure, data, applications, services) with the implementation dimensions (process change, portfolio management, IT processes). The focus is on the alignment of IT and organizational objectives through the integration of business architectures, data and information architecture, application architecture, technology architecture, interfaces and infrastructure. Students develop analytical skills in decisionmaking and strategy design for integrating IT components into the information system architecture.
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INSS 890 - Professional Seminar 3 Credits
690 Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and passing the comprehensive This course is a capstone course and is designed to expose the student to the various areas of information systems in the organization where concepts from other core courses can be utilized. The focus of this course is on information science research, policy formation and issues. Students will produce an analytical/scientific paper within the chosen area of organizational interest.
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INSS 620 - Software Structures 3 Credits
520 Prerequisite(s): Fulfillment of all required prerequisite courses or consent of the Instructor This course will provide an in-depth look at software from a design and implementation perspective. Language semantics, syntax, and specification and implementation of data structures will be examined. Characteristics of nonprocedural, heuristic and object- oriented languages will be examined. Current developments in software engineering methodologies will be reviewed as well as research into the improvement of those practices. Software project management concepts and software quality issues will also be addressed. A programming project will be required.
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INSS 885 - Special Topics: E-Business Venture Creation 3 Credits
685 Prerequisite(s): INSS 510, 520, 530 or consent of Instructor This course integrates theory and practice in providing the student hands-on experience in the creation and development of a growth-oriented new ebusiness venture. Working in teams, students take a multi-disciplinary approach to the preparation and presentation of a professional business plan. The course focuses on developing skills critical to venture success, including team building, organizing, planning, integrating, and persuading. In addition, students will analyze award winning business plans from the MOOT CORP Competition. The course provides students the opportunity to write award-winning business plans and present the plans to investors.
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INSS 730 - Strategic Information Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): INSS 630 This course provides an opportunity for in-depth analysis and discussion of strategic information management and leadership. The focus is on using information technology as a strategic resource and managing information systems as an asset to the organization. Students learn to how best use IT to affect culture and behavioral changes in an organization. Planning strategies, tactics, and practices are discussed, and overall corporate strategic plans are linked to information technology. Case studies and simulation models are used to explore the issues, problems, and processes in the strategic management of information and the management of information programs in institutional settings
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INSS 745 - Systems Problem Solving Methods 3 Credits
645 Prerequisite(s): INSS 615, 630 This course covers a broad range of the information management issues, concerns, and approaches for the identification, measuring, and controlling the process of solving complex systems problems. It explores general and specific methods for effective and efficient solution to a variety of information systems problems encountered in the private and public sectors. The course will give students a thorough understanding of the universality of systems thinking and the dynamic nature of systems problems. Students will be exposed to a life cycle approach to selecting, developing, and testing alternative solutions. The students will also be introduced to both quantitative and qualitative techniques for preparing and/or presenting managerial reports.
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MKT 536 - Consumer Behavior 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None Examines the patterns and factors influencing consumer and organizational buying behavior. The course material also includes concepts and findings from behavioral sciences. Analysis includes an integrated model of consumer behavior and the elements that influence the decision-making process. Consumer behavior in global markets is also emphasized.
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MKT 630 - Global Marketing Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None Examines the theories, practices, and contemporary issues related to global marketing management. Provides an in-depth study of the various elements of the international marketing environment, including socio-cultural, political, legal, competitive, technological, and economics. The course also discusses strategic decisions related to international product, pricing, promotion, and distribution policies. Other issues to be discussed include competitive strategies, foreign market entry strategies, ethics, free trade zones, global marketing organization, and multinational economic integration. Applications of global marketing strategies will be examined through case analysis and class projects.
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MKT 631 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None Promotes analyses of the factors involved in designing and managing channels of distribution. Studies the role of various channel members and their behavior, conflicts, cooperation, and motivation. The course also deals with the behavioral aspects and power struggle in business relations among manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. The course discusses marketing logistics, including the management of the physical distribution of goods moving through the marketing system. The impact of distribution policies on costs and customer service are to be analyzed, as well as the relationships between distribution and other elements of the marketing mix. Models and quantitative methods are utilized in the analysis.
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MKT 538 - Marketing Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None Explores the process of developing and implementing marketing strategies, the role of marketing in a business organization and the importance of building customer satisfaction in the marketing process, how to scan various elements of the marketing environment to detect opportunities and threats in the market. The planning and managing of marketing programs using effective product, promotion, price and promotion strategies is examined. Utilizes case analysis to apply real-world marketing theories and practices. The course also emphasizes the analytical skills necessary for decision-making in marketing.
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MKT 637 - Marketing Research 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None Provides an in-depth analysis of the application of scientific investigation used for decision- making in solving marketing problems, problem/opportunity formulation, determination of research objectives, creation of a research design, selection of data collection method and sampling procedure, data organization and analysis, interpretation of research results, preparation of the research report, and follow-up activities. The course also will focus on strategic implications of marketing research and the applications of marketing research methods in the real world through case analysis.
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MKT 535 - Procurement Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None The course examines purchasing and materials management principles and practices, organization and functions in materials management; determination or requirements, source selection, buying practices, policies, and ethics applicable to the public and private administration.
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MKT 533 - Promotion Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None Examines theories and applications relating to marketing communications, with a focus on planning, managing, and implementing the promotion mix, advertising, publicity, personal selling, sales promotion, and public relations. The approach is to view promotion as a key marketing tool coordinated with other elements of the marketing mix. Discussion topics include integrated marketing communications, media selection, developing an optimal promotional mix, budgeting for promotional strategy, international promotion policies, and measuring the effectiveness of promotion. Students will learn the skills of developing and implementing promotion campaign.
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MATH 550 - Applied Complex Analysis 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Status The course covers the following topics: analytic functions of a complex variable, harmonic functions and applications to physical problems, contour integration, Taylor and Laurent expansions, Cauchy integral and residue theorems, conformal mappings.
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MATH 625 - Applied Differential Equations 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 525 This course examines advanced topics in ordinary differential equations, including delay differential equations, existence and uniqueness of solutions of second and third order boundary value problems, periodic boundary value problems.
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MATH 580 - Applied Queuing Theory 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Status The development of queuing theory and the application of that theory to discrete simulations in general, and to computer systems, in particular. Topics include random processes, characterization of different queuing systems, the classical single-server exponential queuing model, additional single and multiple server queuing models, including birth-death processes and finite sources, and the assumptions and limitations of the various queuing models. The application of queuing theory to computer systems is emphasized.
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MATH 544 - Applied Statistics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Status The purpose of this course is to give students the background necessary to analyze data in a statistically sound manner. Topics include design of experiments, analysis of variance, time series, non-parametric statistics, linear and multiple regression, and statistical modeling.
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MATH 570 - Coding Theory and Cryptography 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Status A study of the mathematical problem of representing information with the objective of optimizing the economy and security of storage and transmission. A sampling of topics includes: measures of information, Shannon theory, linear codes, cyclic codes, error-correcting codes, techniques of data compression, cryptosystems, public key cryptography.
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MATH 530 - Introduction to Optimization Theory 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 500 or instructor’s permission In this course, mathematical foundations of the optimization theory will be studied. Emphasis will be put on convex analysis, convex programming, and duality theory. Although some algorithms will be reviewed, it is mainly the theory of optimization that will be discussed.
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MATH 500 - Introduction to Real Analysis 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate status This course is a primer in modem mathematical analysis for graduate students in Applied Mathematics. The contents include basic concepts in topology of metric spaces, continuity, differentiation, Riemann-Stieltjes integral, sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence, equicontinuity and power series.
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MATH 630 - Introductions to Partial Differential Equations 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 525 A study of first order partial differential equations (PDE), conservation law, shock application, linear PDEs, the Cauchy problem, canonical form and classification of second order PDEs. The course also includes selected topics from the following: Laplace’s equations, harmonic functions, boundary value problems, the wave equation, the initial value problem, the forward light cone, Huyghens’ principle, conservation of energy, initial and boundary conditions, the heat equation, heat conduction, the initial-boundary value problem, finite differences, and finite elements.
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MATH 560 - Mathematical Modeling 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Status A study of model building processes and the assumptions underlying mathematical models. A sampling of topics includes: mathematical models of phenomena in the physical sciences, biology, population dynamics ecology, management science, and the life sciences.
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MATH 799 - Mathematics Comprehensive Examination 0 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to Candidacy, Completion of all prerequisites, resolution of all Incomplete grades The comprehensive examination is a comprehensive test on the core concepts and issues within the discipline. The examination is a three hour test administered by the Graduate School.
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MATH 541 - Numerical Analysis I 3 Credits
540 Prerequisite(s): Graduate status Introduction to the types of problems that require numerical techniques for their solution and examples of error propagation that arise when applying numerical methods. Topics include solutions of equations in one variable using bisection, fixed-point iteration, Newton-Raphson and Muller’s methods; interpolation and polynomial approximation; iterative and direct methods of solving linear and nonlinear systems.
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MATH 641 - Numerical Analysis II 3 Credits
640 Prerequisite(s): MATH 541 This course is a continuation of MATH 541. The topics include numerical differentiation and integration, the solution of initial and boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations, methods of solving nonlinear systems of equations; other topics as time permits.
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MATH 540 - Operations Research I 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Status This course covers aspects of mathematical programming and its applications. Topics included are linear programming, the simplex method, duality, the transportation problem and other applications, network analysis, and integer programming.
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MATH 640 - Operations Research II 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 540 This course introduces stochastic models of operations research. Topics include Markov chains, queuing theory, forecasting, Markovian decision processes, decision analysis, and simulation.
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MATH 525 - Ordinary Differential Equations 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 500 The theory of differential equations is one of the basic tools of mathematical science. The purpose of this course is to study the fundamental concepts of the theory of differential equations, such as: existence, uniqueness, and continuous dependence of solutions on data; linear equations; stability theory and its applications; and periodic and oscillatory solutions. This theory makes it possible to study all evolutionary processes that possess the properties of determinacy, finite-dimensionality, and differentiability. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have the theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of ordinary differential equations.
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MATH 696 - Research Project 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None
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MATH 690 - Selected Topics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None
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MHCO 833 - Advanced Techniques in Psychotherapy
This course is an overview and application of treatment models used in therapy to treat various mental health disorders. Specific techniques used in major theoretical models to treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders will be reviewed. Psychoanalytical/psychodynamic models, cognitive behavioral models, and the existential-humanistic theoretical approaches/models will be used to access mental health disorders. Students will role play various techniques in class using these treatment models for various disorders.
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MHCO 671 - Foundations in Mental Health Counseling 3 Credits
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MHCO 805 - Internship Advisement 1 Credits
Mental Health Counseling students should register for this one credit class when they have not completed internship during the semester they have registered for it. This course provides supervision while a student is completing the required field experience.
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MHCO 858 - Internship in Mental Health Counseling I 3 Credits
This course places emphasis on advanced practical counseling with supervised experience in community and/or agency programs. The role of the administrator of community counseling services is considered. Problems and issues in counseling are examined. This is the first of the two-semester internship experiences required for Mental Health Counseling majors and emphasizes advanced skill development. An intensive field experience is needed. Students will complete a total of 400 hours of internship experience of which a minimum of 160 hours must be in direct clinical contact with clients/patients.
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MHCO 806 - Internship in Mental Health Counseling II 3 Credits
This course places emphasis on advanced practical counseling with supervised experience in community and/or agency programs. The role of the administrator of community counseling services is considered. Problems and issues in counseling are examined. This is the second internship semester of the two-semester experience and emphasizes advanced skill development. An intensive field experience is needed. Students will complete a total of 400 hours of internship experience of which a minimum of 160 hours must be in direct clinical contact.
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MHCO 799 - Mental Health Counseling Comprehensive Examination 0 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Advancement to Candidacy, Completion of all prerequisites, resolution of all Incomplete grades
*MHCO 799 CPCE/Comprehensive Exam. Note: After completing Levels I, II, & III classes, students may take the CPECE (Comp Exam). Students must register and pass the CPCE/Com Exam before registering for MHCO 806 and MHCO 861 The comprehensive examination is a comprehensive test on the core concepts and issues within the discipline. The examination is a three hour test administered by the Graduate School.
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MHCO 836 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling 3 Credits
This course places emphasis on practical counseling with supervised experience in community and/or agency programs. The role of the administrator of community counseling services is considered. Problems and issues in consultation and in counseling are examined.
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MHCO 700 - Prevention & Intervention in Mental Health Counseling 3 Credits
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MHCO 744 - Psychodynamics of Psychopathology I 3 Credits
This course involves the study of both normal and abnormal behavior, with special emphasis upon the identification and assessment of mental disorders included in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Instruction will be devoted to the study of how the DSM mental disorders compare to and contrast with normal behavior, the criteria for mental disorders, and standard diagnostic and assessment procedures. Mental disorders and the normal developmental behavior of both children and adults will be included in the course.
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MHCO 775 - Psychopharmacology 3 Credits
This course is designed for non-medical psychotherapists and counselors. Students will be presented an overview of the current therapeutic use of psychotropic drugs. A brief history of psychopharmacology, an overview of neuroanatomy, a survey on current research on neurotransmitters, and are view of pharmacological terminology will be given. Specific drugs to be considered include the narcotic analgesics, the sedative hypnotics, stimulants, neuroleptics and atypical antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers including lithium and the anticonvulsants
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MHCO 861 - Seminar in Counseling Psychology 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide guidance and assistance in the preparation of writing the seminar research paper, which includes a conceptual manuscript. The course focuses on a review of relevant literature on current trends, issues and problems in the counseling profession. Conceptual manuscripts focuses on new ways of developing, utilizing and critiquing counseling theories, developing innovative counseling treatment models and interventions, position papers, etc.
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NURS 607 - Advanced Health Assessment 4 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course builds on the undergraduate health assessment course by enhancing the student’s ability to recognize, interpret, and act on abnormal physical assessment findings in adults and children across the wellness-illness continuum. Emphasis is on the synthesis and application of selected theories, principles, and techniques from nursing and the physical and behavioral sciences essential in obtaining the database and in making a differential and nursing diagnosis of patient complaints commonly encountered in primary care settings. (Two hours of lecture and two hours of supervised practice per week)
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NURS 610 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course focuses on the pathophysiology of body systems and clinical manifestations of pathological alterations in structures and functions of body systems. Underlying principles common to all disease processes are addressed. This course provides the foundation for primary care family nurse practitioner practice that includes diagnosis, treatment of minor acute and stable chronic conditions, and the promotion of health of clients. (3 clock hours)
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NURS 502 - Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations For Advanced Practice Nursing 4 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course introduces graduate nursing students to foundational theories and concepts for application to the professional role of an advanced practiced nurse. The process of theory development and critique of selected paradigms, models, and theories are examined. An overview of the health care delivery systems, health care financing, health care policy and other selected concepts is provided.
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NURS 622 - Curriculum Design in Nursing Education 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course explores curriculum development from a historical and philosophical perspective. The formal process of curriculum planning, development, implementation, and evaluation is presented. Strategies for curriculum design and evaluation in the academic and healthcare settings are highlighted. (3 clock hours)
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NURS 604 - Epidemiology 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This lecture course introduces epidemiology and provides an in-depth study of factors that impact the health of populations. It serves as the foundation for understanding medical research, public health, and preventive medicine. Measures of morbidity and mortality used in epidemiology are examined. Research methods used in descriptive and analytic epidemiology will be described. The application of statistical models to test hypotheses and the documentation of results for epidemiological studies in the community, and the screening of diseases in the community will be explored. Content areas in epidemiology that include infectious diseases, occupational and environmental health, molecular and genetic epidemiology, and psychosocial epidemiology are analyzed. Professional issues in epidemiology will be discussed. (3 clock hours)
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NURS 626 - Instructional Strategies and Evaluation 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course prepares students for the application of instructional strategies and methods for teaching in the academic and health care settings. Skills essential to the role of nurse educator through designing, applying, and appraising instructional methods are addressed. An overview of methods utilized for evaluating learning will be provided including test construction, item analysis, teaching effectiveness, and clinical performance evaluation. (3 clock hours)
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NURS 620 - Nurse Educator Role 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): None This course provides the student in the nurse educator role with fundamental knowledge about the evolution of this role, the legal and ethical issues in nursing education, and the role of the nurse educator in higher education and healthcare organizations. Content includes information about the roles and responsibilities of the nurse educator, application of learning theories, and issues impacting teaching and learning. (3 clock hours)
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NURS 608 - Pharmacotherapeutics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 610 Advanced Pathophysiology This lecture course is designed to provide the family nurse practitioner student with knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics. Common categories of drugs most frequently prescribed in primary care to treat minor acute and stable chronic conditions are discussed. These include antibiotics, analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, decongestants, antihistamines, anti-tussives, and antihypertensives. Drugs prescribed for respiratory, genitourinary, integumentary, endocrine, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, sensory, cardiovascular, and mental health problems are also a major focus of this course. (3 clock hours)
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NURS 712 - Primary Care I: Adult Clients 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 502, 509, 607,608, 610 This lecture course introduces the family nurse practitioner role in primary care settings. The primary care of adult clients with common acute and stable chronic conditions is discussed. Theories and concepts utilized for health promotion, health protection, disease prevention and health restoration are explored, with an emphasis on vulnerable and underserved adults and their families. Theories and research from nursing and other scientific disciplines are integrated into a framework that supports clinical decision making in the identification and management of adult clients. The family nurse practitioner’s role in collaborating with an interprofessional team of health care providers is discussed. Legal and ethical issues related to the provision of primary care to adults, are examined. Factors that impact the delivery of health services to vulnerable and underserved adults and their families are examined. (3 clock hours)
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NURS 713 - Primary Care I: Adult Clients - Practicum 2 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 502, 509, 607, 608, 610 This practicum provides opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in advanced health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, health planning, and illness and disease management in the primary care of adult clients. Students work with experienced nurse practitioner and physician preceptors. Students provide direct primary care services to adult clients with minor acute and stable chronic conditions. Health education using teaching skills aimed at health promotion, disease prevention, and management of common acute and stable chronic illnesses is implemented. Students engage in collaborative care planning with members of the interprofessional health care team.
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NURS 715 - Primary Care II: Women’s Health, Obstetric and Pediaric Clients - Practicum 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 712, 713 This practicum provides opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in advanced health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, health planning, and management of clients in obstetric /gynecologic (OB/GYN), and pediatric primary care settings. Students work with experienced nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physicians as their preceptors. Students provide direct primary care services to women and children with common acute and stable chronic conditions; prenatal and postpartum care to obstetrical clients. Health education using teaching skills aimed at health promotion, disease prevention, and health management is implemented. Collaborative care planning with members of an interprofessional health care team is utilized. (15 clock hours.)
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NURS 714 - Primary Care II: Women’s Health, Obstetric and Pediatric Clients 5 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 712, 713 This lecture course introduces the family nurse practitioner role in the provision of primary care to women throughout the life cycle, obstetrical clients, and pediatric clients (from birth to 18 years of age). The primary care of women and children with common acute and stable chronic conditions is discussed. The comprehensive care guidelines for the management of obstetrical clients and their families are explained. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis of theories and research from nursing and other scientific disciplines to engage in clinical decision-making, and evidence based practice. Health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, health restoration, and cultural competence are explored. The family nurse practitioner’s role in collaborating with an interprofessional team of health care providers is discussed. Legal and ethical issues related to the provision of primary care to women, children and their families are appraised. The delivery of primary care health services to vulnerable and underserved women and children are examined. (5 clock hours)
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NURS 716 - Primary Care III: Older Adult Clients 2 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 712, 713 This lecture course prepares the family nurse practitioner student for the role of primary care provider to older adult clients with common acute and stable chronic health conditions. This course emphasizes health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and health management of the aging adult and their family. Selected theories and evidence based practice guidelines are discussed in relation to assessment, diagnosis, and health management. The family nurse practitioner’s role in collaborating and consulting with other members of the health care team is discussed. Social, economic, legal and ethical issues specific to the care of older adults are examined. Health policies that impact the delivery of health services to vulnerable and underserved adults and their families are explored. (2 clock hours)
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NURS 717 - Primary Care III: Older Adult Clients - Practicum 2 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 712, 713 This practicum provides opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, health planning, and illness and disease management in the primary care of older adult clients. Students work with experienced nurse practitioner and physician preceptors in acute care and long - term care facilities. Students provide comprehensive care services to older adult clients with minor acute and stable chronic conditions. Students engage in collaborative care planning with members of the interprofessional health care team. (10 clock hours)
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NURS 719 - Primary Care IV: Family Nurse Practioner Role Seminar - Practicum 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717 This practicum emphasizes the application of theories and concepts when providing primary care to clients across the lifespan. There is an emphasis on enhancement of socialization and role development while providing and evaluating direct primary care services to individuals and families. Students have an opportunity to apply and evaluate their critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills as well as their personal philosophy of primary care practice. (15 clock hours)
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NURS 718 - Primary Care IV: Family Nurse Practitioner Role Seminar 2 Credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717 This seminar course emphasizes the integration and application of theory and evidence based practice in the role of family nurse practitioner (FNP) in providing primary care to clients and families across the lifespan. Issues related to role transition from professional nurse to independent family nurse practitioner are discussed. Leadership roles, organizational theories and dynamics are examined. Health care policy, health economics, and health care finance are analyzed for their impact on vulnerable and underserved populations, as well as on FNP practice. Regulatory, legal and credentialing requirements for practice are explored. (2 clock hours)
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