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Graduate Catalog 2014 - 2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Mechanical Engineering
  

  • MCE 744 - Heat Transfer With Phase Change

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MCE 741. Heat transfer in phase change; nucleate and film-boiling mechanisms; pool and forced-convection boiling; two-phase flow, flow regimes, and transitions; application to cryogenics and nuclear reactors.


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  • MCE 747 - Robot Dynamics and Control

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: MCE 441/541 or EEC 510 or exposure to undergraduate controls, with instructor consent. Study of robotic manipulator systems, with strong emphasis on dynamics and control. Energy-based nonlinear models. Motion control using PD, inverse dynamics and passivity. Geometric nonlinear control applied to robotic manipulators.


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  • MCE 754 - Computer Aided Design & Optimization

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MCE 501 or MCE 504. Optimum design problem formulation, optimum design concepts, numerical methods for unconstrained and constrained optimum designs; 3-D graphics techniques, non-traditional computing techniques such as artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic, which provide a different approach in engineering design and analysis.


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  • MCE 755 - Acoustics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MCE 501. Elements of theoretical acoustics: plane and spherical acoustic waves; transmission and absorption of acoustic waves; theory of resonators and filters; application of theory to noise problems in mechanical and air moving equipment.


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  • MCE 760 - Lubrication

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MCE 501. Hydrodynamic lubrication, self-excited instability of hydrodynamic bearings, design optimization. Hydrostatic lubrication with design optimization. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication, calculation of Hertzian contact stresses, and deformation in rolling contact bearings.


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  • MCE 766 - Adv Control Of Mechanical Systems

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MCE 503. Design and analysis of multivariable systems using state variable techniques; introduction to system modeling, observability, controllability, stability, Z transforms, and controller design.


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  • MCE 770 - Turbomachinery Rotordynamics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MCE 512. Introduction to a collection of phenomena and related analysis techniques associated with the dynamics of rotating machinery, e.g., turbines, compressors, pumps, power transmission shafting, etc. Development of adequate, computationally oriented component and system models for the analysis of rotors. State-of-the-art computer codes to analyze modern rotating machinery are used during the second half of the course.


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  • MCE 780 - Finite Element Analysis II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: MCE 580. Study of two- and three-dimensional continua; application of finite element methods to mechanical engineering analysis and design problems.


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  • MCE 793 - Selected Topics In Mechanical Engineering

    (4 credits)
    Topics of current interest to the mechanical engineering profession. Total credits in MCE 793 should not exceed eight.


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  • MCE 796 - Directed Study

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Directed study of an individual problem or subject area under the supervision of a faculty member. Total credits for this course are limited to four.


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  • MCE 897 - Doctoral Research

    (8 credits)
    Prerequisite: Standing in Engineering Doctoral program. Offered every semester. Up to 10 credits may be considered toward dissertation credit requirements.


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  • MCE 899 - Dissertation

    (16 credits)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Candidacy Examination and Dissertation Proposal Approval form on file with the College of Graduate Studies prior to enrollment. Offered every semester.


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Middle Childhood Education
  

  • EDM 513 - Teaching & Assessing Language Arts in the Middle School

    (4 credits)
    Critical exploration and analysis of student-centered methods that encourage integrated study of the language arts. Areas of study include pragmatic and theoretical aspects of reading, writing, listening, and oral language development during early adolescence-especially as they apply the selection of objectives, strategies, and materials for instruction and the evaluation of pupil progress.


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  • EDM 517 - Teaching & Assessing Science in the Middle School

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to the structure and function of science instruction in upper elementary, middle, and junior high school settings. Provides background and principles of science education, including instructional planning, methods, materials, and a philosophy for teaching science.


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Modern Languages
  

  • MLA 500 - Practicum in Language

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Specially arranged projects or supervised experiences using non-native languages, conducted in the University and the community. Project arranged between individual instructors and students; title of the project appears on the student’s transcript.


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  • MLA 502 - Intercultural Competence

    (2 credits)
    As the catalog description of the M.A. Program in Global Interactions makes clear, “Employers have consistently pointed to the need for master’s program graduates to gain an enhanced capacity to interact with and live in foreign societies and cultures.” This two-credit course in Intercultural Competence is designed with this goal in mind. In this class, students will explore their own cultural identity and develop an awareness of how their identity and cultural values impact their ability to interact with other cultural groups. The course design follows a workshop format that integrates intercultural training techniques to engage students in reflective activities that focus on the skills, knowledge and attitudes from which intercultural competence emerges.


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  • MLA 540 - Field Experience Abroad

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Specially arranged field experience abroad providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages. See semester Course Schedule and contact the department for further information.


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  • MLA 592 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. Study of a particular topic in a foreign language, literature, or civilization as part of the University’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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Music
  

  • MUS 501 - University Chorus

    (1 credits)
    Open to all University students with permission of instructor. Previous music performance experience is recommended. Covers a wide variety of music by major composers. May be repeated and may be taken with or without credit.


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  • MUS 502 - Band/Wind Ensemble

    (1 credits)
    Open to all University students, but registration and participation are permitted only after consulting with the director. The repertoire is selected according to the nature of each performance, with emphasis on music for wind band. May be repeated and may be taken with or without credit.


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  • MUS 503 - Collegium Musicum

    (1 credits)
    Membership by audition. Small ensemble of singers and instrumentalists who study and perform chamber music of all eras, with emphasis on music written prior to 1750. May be repeated and may be taken with or without credit.


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  • MUS 504 - University Orchestra

    (1 credits)
    Open to all University students, but registration and participation are permitted only after consulting with the director. May be repeated and may be taken with or without credit.


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  • MUS 505 - CSU Chorale

    (1 credits)
    A selected ensemble of approximately 30 voices chosen by audition. Provides an advanced challenge and opportunity to those with singing experience. Music from all cultural epochs. May be repeated and may be taken with or without credit.


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  • MUS 507 - Jazz Ensemble

    (1 credits)
    Entrance by audition. Provides experience in reading and performing big band arrangements and compositions. May be repeated and may be taken with or without credit.


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  • MUS 510 - The Business of Music

    (3 credits)
    An overview of business practices and how they affect musicians. Team taught. Topics include auditions, promotional materials, recording, concert production, contracts, copyrights, management, unions, taxes, and grant writing.


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  • MUS 511 - Music History I

    (3 credits)
    Survey of musical development, life, and thought in individual periods, with particular emphasis on style characteristics and musical literature of individual composers from the Middle Ages through the baroque period. Intended as a remedial course.


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  • MUS 512 - Music History II

    (3 credits)
    Survey of the musical development, life, and thought in individual periods, with particular emphasis on style characteristics and musical literature of individual composers from the Classic era through the present day. Intended as a remedial course.


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  • MUS 514 - Introduction To World Musics

    (3 credits)
    Approaches to the study of non-Western art music. Emphasis on the musics of India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Native America, and the Australian Aborigine. Opportunity for field study in the ethnic music of Greater Cleveland.


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  • MUS 515 - World Music Studies

    (3 credits)
    In-depth study of the music of particular non-Western musical cultures. Content rotates among the cultures listed under MUS 514.


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  • MUS 521 - Composition Forum

    (1 credits)
    Weekly meeting of composition students that deals with issues pertaining to creative work. Guest composers, critiques of original work, analysis of styles and techniques, and other topics.


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  • MUS 526 - Piano Pedagogy

    (3 credits)
    The course surveys current methods, techniques and experiences of current and former piano pedagogues designed to equip the student for teaching piano.


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  • MUS 527 - Computer Music And Midi I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Keyboard pitch and rhythm identification. MIDI Basics. An overview of Channel Voice and Mode Messages, System Common, Real Time, and Exclusive Messages. Standard MIDI files and MIDI Machine Control. General MIDI and MIDI Show Control. Introduction to Finale and the Digital Audio Workstation. Assigned studio time for individual and class composition projects.


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  • MUS 528 - Computer Music And Midi II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Keyboard pitch and rhythm identification. Sampling Basics. An overview of the sampling process using the EMU II sampling keyboard. Mic or line-level sampling, input levels, sample length, rate, cross-fade and butt splices, loops, sustain and percussive envelopes, key splits, layered keyboards, and velocity sensing. Microphone pick-up patterns for the sampling session and interfacing the sampler with recorders. Assigned studio time for individual and class composition projects.


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  • MUS 540 - Music Performance and Pedagogy

    (2 credits)
    A systematic study of the principles of music pedagogy and learning, and an application of that knowledge to applied music instruction. Topics include expertise, the fallacy of music talent, learning theory, Deliberate Practice, research on applied instruction, motivation, music and memory, intonation, structural communication, emotional communication, curriculum development, assessment, performance anxiety, self-evaluation and reflection. In addition, musical roles (performer, teacher, listener, and user), classroom planning, instructional delivery, and classroom management will be addressed during the course.


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  • MUS 552 - Career in Composition

    (3 credits)
    The course is designed to study aspects of how to build and maintain a career as a composer in a competitive music industry. Defining and researching the many resources available to composers within this industry will be coupled with detailed assignments and projects focusing on proposal composition and the vital understanding of music publishing, commercial recording, commissioning, contracts, and publicity.


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  • MUS 556 - Lyric Diction

    (3 credits)
    Diction for singers. Texts from vocal literature in German, French, Italian, and other languages. Use of international phonetic alphabet.


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  • MUS 576 - Extended Workshop

    (4 credits)
    Special registration for those workshops that extend beyond the semester. Students receive a T grade until the completion of the workshop, at which time a course grade will be assigned.


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  • MUS 593 - Special Topics

    (4 credits)
    Consideration of interdisciplinary issues, performance problems in various eras, ethnic music, theoretical investigations, and other topics. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • MUS 595 - Music History Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Selected topics from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. Genre studies, broad topics in history, specific literature of single or groups of composers. May be repeated with change in topic.


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  • MUS 601 - Approaches to Music Research

    (2 credits)
    This course focuses on the development of bibliographic and academic writing skills by incorporating various methodological concepts in the disciplines of musicology, music theory and ethnomusicology. Students will acquire the necessary knowledge in locating literature on different subjects in a library, in using online resources efficiently, in distinguishing between valuable and inferior online content, and in working with primary sources such as scores, letters and other original documents.


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  • MUS 602 - Analytical Techniques

    (3 credits)
    An examination of contemporary analytic theory as presented in the writings of prominent 20th-century theorists and as applied to literature of various styles from all historical eras.


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  • MUS 611 - Research Techniques In Music Education

    (4 credits)
    Survey of existing research in music education. Research methodology and introduction to statistical techniques.


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  • MUS 620 - Composition

    (3 credits)
    Tutorial sessions with members of the composition faculty leading to the creation of original compositions for solo, chamber, vocal, choral, orchestral, and electronic media in various forms using a variety of contemporary materials. All graduate students enrolled in MUS 620 are required to attend the Composition Forum ( a weekly meeting of all enrolled composition students).


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  • MUS 632 - Solo Recital

    (2 credits)
    Presentation of a full-length concert performance. Registration for MUS 632 may or may not occur concurrently with MUA 603 Recital Preparation.


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  • MUS 635 - Composition Recital

    (2 credits)
    A recital of original compositions from the composer’s portfolio. The recital will normally include a performance of the master’s thesis and must include a solo work, a chamber work of three or more players, and a work employing electronic media.


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  • MUS 679 - Research Projects In Music Education

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite: MUS 611. Individual research projects, culminating in a paper comparable to a journal article. Students in music education elect this course if they are pursuing the “three paper option” in music education; in this case, a total of six credits is required for graduation. May be repeated for credit.


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  • MUS 689 - Composition Thesis

    (4 credits)
    The student must submit an original composition, normally a work in one of the major forms, appropriate as a final project. Also required is a portfolio of the composer’s music. Suggested categories include: solo, chamber, vocal, choral, orchestral, or electronic/computer media. A required component for graduation is MUS 635 (Composition Recital. All graduate students enrolled in MUS 689 must register for MUS 521 Composition Forum (a weekly meeting of all enrolled composition students)). This requirement may be waived by the thesis advisor if the thesis is being completed out of residence.


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  • MUS 696 - Independent Study

    (3 credits)
    Guided instruction in topics selected by students for in-depth study usually involving topics of particular interest not included in the regular course offerings.


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  • MUS 699 - Thesis

    (6 credits)
    Subject selected must be supported by reading proficiency in languages principally involved in research sources. A total of six credits is required for graduation.


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Nursing
  

  • NUR 501 - Introduction to Population Health Nursing

    (3 credits)
    Addresses the philosophy and framework for population health and the care of aggregates. Concepts of health, disease, health promotion, and health restoration are emphasized, along with knowledge of human and cultural diversity, factors influencing health and disease states, the ethics of care, and population as community. There is an emphasis on the need to collect explicit population data to progress systematically through the steps of health promotion and program planning process. Introduces the Precede-Proceed Model; theories, concepts and models of families; communication related to population health; epidemiology; public policy; and cost containment.


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  • NUR 502 - Theory Development in Nursing

    (3 credits)
    Sets forth the expectation for using theory as a framework in graduate-level nursing practice. Nursing theories, models, and the stress framework are applied to population health.


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  • NUR 503 - Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

    (3 credits)
    Focuses on critical analysis of scientific knowledge related to clinical problems. Study of the research process with emphasis on the logic and processes of inquiry, design, sampling, measurement, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of findings. Use of information systems, standardized databases, and statistics needed for population analysis is presented.


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  • NUR 505 - Introduction to Demography & Epidemiology: A Nursing Perspective

    (3 credits)
    Focuses on the assessment of population groups with emphasis on epidemiology and demography. Analysis of population-based data for use in practice, program planning, and consultation is emphasized. The course provides an opportunity to use epidemiologic and demographic data to plan interventions for populations.


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  • NUR 510 - Ethics for Advanced Practice Nursing

    (3 credits)
    The focus of this course is to expand the graduate nursing student’s ability to recognize and address ethical issues that emerge with advanced practice roles. The course will provide a review of ethical principles and reasoning. Specific practice issues master’s prepared nurse is likely to encounter will be discussed.


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  • NUR 511 - Introduction to Forensic Nursing

    (3 credits)
    Focuses on a variety of models drawn from population health, mental health, holistic nursing practice, and crisis intervention theory, including crisis response training as developed by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) to develop a theoretical framework for guiding forensic nursing practice. The course provides an overview of the stress framework and individual functioning for both the victim and the perpetrator, including spiritual and cultural perspectives.


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  • NUR 512 - Forensics Methodologies

    (3 credits)
    Focuses on the physical, psychological and legal examination performed to identify, collect, and preserve evidence, identify physical and psychological trauma, and document injuries. Includes an overview of the interview / history, physical exam, evidence collection and discharge process of patients experiencing acts of violence or traumatic incidences. Special attention is given to victims of domestic violence, abuse and sexual assault.


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  • NUR 520 - Curriculum Development in Nursing

    (3 credits)
    The course facilitates the application of nursing and educational theories, concepts and models to facilitate advanced critical thinking in the area of curriculum planning, design, development, implementation, and evaluation in nursing education programs. Historical and philosophical foundations of nursing education are examined. Societal factors influencing nursing education and student achievement are examined. The roles, competencies and expectations of faculty members at a university are explored relative to teaching, scholarship, community service, and ethics.


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  • NUR 530 - Health Assmt. Strategies of the School Aged Child: Strategies for Nursing Practice

    (3 credits)
    This course introduces the techniques of physical assessment of the school-aged child. It is designed to view the child from a developmental perspective. Interviewing skills will be introduced. Theories associated with the care of children and their families will be explored, with emphasis given their health-seeking behaviors. Strategies for assessment of the medically fragile child will be discussed. The etiologies, characteristics, and treatment of medical disorders of children with moderate and severe disabilities will be addressed as will their learning and behavioral needs when participating in the development and implementation of individualized plans for eduaction and health care.


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  • NUR 532 - Health Assmt. of the School Aged Child:Strategies for Nursing Practice Laboratory

    (2 credits)
    This course is designed to encourage application of learned assessment techniques. The student will have the opportunity to practice skills in the laboratory environment and assist in physical assessment of school-aged children during medical exams. This course will focus on providing nursing care to the child with special medical needs, including those with moderate and severe disabilities. It will also address the requirements of family, school, and other medical personnel when providing comprehensive health care and related educational services to children.


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  • NUR 550 - Legal Issues in School Nursing

    (2 credits)
    Examines the legal implications of nursing practice in the school environment. The course assists students in developing basic skills in analyzing situations from a legal perspective and identify strategies to safeguard the health of students while practicing within the scope of a Registered Nurse’s license and published standards and guidelines for School Nursing.


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  • NUR 598 - Independent Study

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Approval of the Program Director or Advisor and acceptance into the M.S.N. program. Individual exploration in the student’s area of interest under the direction of a graduate faculty member.


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  • NUR 601 - Nursing Research

    (3 credits)
    Promotes research-based nursing practice in the care of populations. Focuses on methods of implementing research findings to solve identified clinical problems, and in developing questions appropriate for population-based research. Students gain skill in developing and evaluating evidenced-based practice guidelines for populations and in using research methods to evaluate outcomes.


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  • NUR 602 - Health Care Policy

    (3 credits)
    Models of health care policy are presented as well as principles for understanding behavior of complex health care, social organizations, community groups, and subcultures. Issues related to managed care, program planning, resource allocation, utilization and outcomes, and government and business influences on population health nursing practice are discussed. Application of ethical dimensions of health care policies to case studies and selected provider guidelines enables students to develop awareness, sensitivity, and a values framework to act ethically in policy decisions.


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  • NUR 603 - Health Care Financing for Nursing Practices

    (3 credits)
    Focuses on strategic thinking for planning and managing in health care settings. Economics, reimbursement, budget planning, business planning, and marketing are explored in relation to nursing services. Issues such as health care financing practices, reimbursement for nursing care, cost-accounting of nursing services, billing codes, resource allocation, managed care and insurance coverage are explored. Effects of such practices on nursing workforce/manpower issues are explored. Access to care is analyzed as a contributing factor to population health. Students develop analytical skills and examine the ethical impact of economic decisions.


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  • NUR 604 - Population Assessment

    (3 credits)
    Examines physiological, pharmacological, environmental, and demographic factors that frame nursing interventions at the population level. In the laboratory component, students design and implement research-based nursing interventions, and evaluate the outcomes of these interventions on aggregates.


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  • NUR 605 - Population Interventions

    (3 credits)
    Examines psychosocial, behavioral, educational, cultural, political, and ethical factors that frame nursing interventions at the population level. In the laboratory component, students design and implement research-based nursing interventions and evaluate the outcomes of these interventions on populations.


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  • NUR 606 - Capstone Practicum in Population Health Care

    (4 credits)
    Provides students with the opportunity to synthesize and apply their understanding of population health concepts as well as theories and nursing frameworks with a population of their choice along the continuum of care. In this culminating experience, students plan, execute, and evaluate nursing practice within the context of the practice setting(s) or among populations in communities. Within the practice situation, students enact leadership roles to expand, enchance, and optimize positive outcomes for the population. The practicum includes a clinical seminar in which students analyze patterns of health care delivery to populations, examine factors that influence decision making, and appraise the impact of inter-professional collaboration on outcomes and their own efficacy as population health nursing experts.


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  • NUR 617 - The Legal System

    (3 credits)
    Prepare nurses to interface with the legal system. Provides an overview of the legal process, lawyers, and the forensic specialist. Special emphasis is on the process of trial preparation and the roles of witness preparation including the presentation of evidence and expert testimony.


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  • NUR 626 - Capstone Practicum in Nursing Education

    (4 credits)
    This course enables the learner to experience the roles of nurse educator through teaching practicum experience with a nurse educator. The competencies and expectations of the teaching role are explored relative to the instructional and learning processes, student-teacher relations, ethics, accountability, responsibility, and student evaluation. It involves a teaching practicum/fieldwork and seminar discussion of content related to teaching-learning experience.


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  • NUR 627 - Current Issues/and Trends in Nursing Education

    (3 credits)
    This course focuses on current trends and issues regarding nursing education. The topics include role of nursing faculty as teacher, scholar, and citizen, professionalism, macrosociocultural factors influencing nursing education, and career development.


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  • NUR 699 - Thesis

    (3 credits)
    Independent investigation by the student selected from an area of population health that result in a significant contribution to the field. The graduate advisor and the thesis committee must approve the research proposal. The results of the study must be submitted to a refereed journal for publication. A bound copy of the thesis must be submitted to the department. This option is primarily for students who intend to pursue doctoral studies.


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  • NUR 710 - Theoretical Foundations of Practice and Nursing Education

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of core PhD courses. This course introduces the student to nursing theory in education and practice, reviewing and building on previous knowledge of nursing history and theory to include education theory concepts and methods. Ontological and epistemological positions of extant nursing and education theories will be addressed. Philosophical knowledge will be expanded and linked to sociological and education research knowledge driving practice.


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  • NUR 730 - Teaching in Schools of Nursing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: NUR 710. This course applies the theories of education to the teaching role in nursing education. The major areas addressed include role socialization, teaching in the classroom and the clinical setting, measuring student learning outcomes, and legal and ethical issues related to nursing education.


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  • NUR 740 - Research in Nursing Education

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: NUR 710, NUR 730. This course is designed to apply knowledge gained from the research sequence to the planning and design of research specifically in the field of nursing education. It will assist the emerging nurse educator with preparation for the dissertation. The course content will include developing a research question for nursing education, methodologies, planning, funding and implementation of nursing education research projects. The value of developing a sustainable line of inquiry will be included.


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  • NUR 760 - Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: NUR 710, NUR 730. Designed to expand the emerging nurse educator’s knowledge of nursing curriculum design. The course content will include curriculum planning and development, contextual factors, philosophies and goals, program types, curriculum plans, teaching activities, course structure and content, evaluations and changing curriculum plans.


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  • NUR 780 - Professional Role in Nursing Education

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Core PhD courses, NUR 710, NUR 730 (waived to permit taking this concurrently). This course is designed to engage the student in exploration of the professional role of the nurse educator through discussion, reading and self-reflection. The course content will include, but may not be limited to, the roles and responsibilities of the nurse educator, the legal and ethical issues inherent in nursing education, the academic environment, and professional self.


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Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt
  

  • OSM 500 - Mathematical Models For Business

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Covers basic algebraic functions, systems of linear equations, and matrix operations to solve systems of linear equations applied to business problems.


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  • OSM 503 - Statistical Methods For Business Decisions

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 500. Includes probability distributions, sampling theory, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, chi-square applications, analysis of variance, regression, and correlation, and the role these techniques play in business decision making. Computer applications and results are discussed and interpreted.


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  • OSM 511 - Operations Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 503. Presents a basic review of production-system design and performance requirements. Topics include operations strategy, total quality management, statistical process control, capacity management, supply chain management, layout decisions, master production scheduling, resource planning, MRP/ERP, lean production system (JIT), project management, and scheduling.


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  • OSM 513 - Production Planning and Control

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 511 or equivalent. Planning, scheduling, and controlling of activities related to the production of goods are examined. Topics include manufacturing planning and control, short-term forecasting systems, demand management and order servicing, sales and operations planning (SOP), master production scheduling (MPS), enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), inventory, material requirements planning (MRP), bills of material (BOM), capacity requirements planning (CRP), distribution requirements planning (DRP), advanced concepts in material requirements planning.


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  • OSM 515 - Case Studies in Operations Management

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 511 or equivalent. Examines classic and current issues in operations management. Provides advanced fundamental and strategic methodologies for operations decision making. Topics include supply chain management, e-commerce, just-in-time, enterprise resource planning, service operations management, customer service, purchasing, quality control, human resource management and strategy. The course includes readings, lectures, guest speakers, and plant tours.


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  • OSM 517 - Lean Six Sigma

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 511 or permission of the Department Chair. The primary focus of this course is to present techniques which are intended to synchronize and streamline the production/operations process including inventory management. Non-value added activities and waste are the targets of these techniques. Topics include value stream mapping, 5S, set-up time reduction, six-sigma, maintaining and improving equipment, small lot production, and level scheduling in pull production.


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  • OSM 519 - Operations Strategy

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 511 or equivalent. A study of the development and implementation of operations strategy in manufacturing and service settings, and the interface and integration of this strategy with other functional areas such as marketing, finance, etc. Topics include strategic perspectives on the design and introduction of new products and services, competitiveness, capacity, quality, choice of process and technology, productivity management and supply network relationships.


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  • OSM 524 - Transportation Management

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 511; must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. This course is designed to introduce the student to the transportation activities in supply chain systems. Specifically the transportation providers such as motor carriers, railroads, and intermodal services are covered, as well as the rules and regulations under which they operate. Ocean freight issues, the role of port authorities, cost and pricing strategies, and dealings with third party logistic providers are also covered, to illustrate the impact that transportation has on the global sales of goods and on international business.


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  • OSM 525 - International Operations Management

    (3 credits)
    Must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. Introduces students to the advantages and pitfalls of managing productive systems outside the U.S. Study of multinational manufacturers and the effects of culture, language, politics, and trade agreements on global supply chain performance through case studies. Topics include history of international trade, operations in global business strategy, improving global supply chain performance, Japanese tier system for outsourcing, global quality standards, and global service operations.


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  • OSM 527 - Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing Management

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 511; must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. In this course students will become familiar with the basics of sourcing strategies, purchasing activities, and supplier relationships in supply chain networks. The emphasis is on the coverage of total supply processes that result in purchasing savings. Other concepts included are: the types of purchasing; use of electronic communication and online auctions in purchasing; global purchasing; identification of suppliers; supplier selection and evaluation; negotiation and contracts with suppliers; supplier selection and evaluation; and supply law and ethics.


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  • OSM 531 - Design of Survey Samples using SAS

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 503 or equivalent. Presents the principal application of sample surveys, survey design, criteria of a good sample design, and characteristics of simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, and cluster sampling. Case studies are used, where appropriate, to illustrate applications of survey sampling. Research design, data analysis, and the fundamentals of experimental design are examined. Topics include completely randomized design, randomized complete blocks, Latin square, factorial, and analysis of variance in regression models. Application of SAS software to actual data.


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  • OSM 534 - Multivariable Analytics using SAS

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 503; must be admitted as a graduate student to be eligible for this course. Surveys applications of multivariate statistics methods such as multiple regression, factor analysis, multiple discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, canonical correlation analysis, conjoint analysis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, and structural equation modeling. Computer program packages for the various multivariate methods are used extensively. The emphasis is on the analysis of actual data from applied business data and case studies.


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  • OSM 538 - International Field Experience in Supply Chain Management

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. This course is a specifically arranged international field experience in supply chain management with focus on advanced manufacturing systems and logistics in countries such as Japan, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Students will have the opportunity to observe firsthand world renowned supply chain management systems at some major companies like Toyota, Honda, Sony, etc. In addition, students will be exposed to the unique culture and business ethics of the country, which is essential for the success of their systems. Social events will be arranged with students from a local university to provide opportunities to experience the culture.


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  • OSM 545 - Quality Management

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite: OMS/OSM 511 or equivalent. Covers the core principles of the management of quality in the production of goods and services. Statistical quality control techniques are used in the implementation of these principles. Topics include TQM, continuous improvement, control charts, sampling plans, process capability, and ISO 9000. Computer software is used where applicable.


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