Sep 27, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Other Courses

  
  • EDD 800 Introduction to Doctoral Studies (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the Educational Leadership doctoral program.
    Taught: Fall
    Introduction to the perspectives and skills needed to succeed as a doctoral student, including an introduction to information literacy, doctoral-level writing, and proficiency reading and responding to major ideas in a chosen leadership field.
  
  • HCA 510 Health Care Systems and Environments (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSHA program or consent of program director
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    This  foundation course  identifies  and explains  the essential  elements  of current  healthcare systems  with primary  focus given to emerging  relationships  among all the diverse components. The role of the healthcare manager in meeting the complex challenges resulting from the rapid changes in the delivery of healthcare  is emphasized. 
  
  • HCA 600 Applied Research Methods for Health Mgt (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): STA 205, STA 205R or equivalent
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    Focusing on both quantitative  and  qualitative  research  methods, students are provided evidence-based practice skills relevant to healthcare management, administration, policy, or leadership. Students  will  apply  knowledge  gained  in  preparing  a proposal for an evidence-based healthcare management project adopted for their capstone  experience project.
  
  • HCA 601 Finance and Budgeting in Healthcare (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    This course provides an overview of the major financial management issues relevant to diverse health services delivery settings. Emphasis is on management, control, and interpretation of financial statements. Health management case studies focusing on budgeting, cash flow management, and financial statements are  also included.
  
  • HCA 602 Managerial Epidemiology Managerial Epidemiology (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    This course focuses  on  the application of epidemiologic techniques to the management, planning, quality assurance, financing and economic analysis of the healthcare organization. Emphasis will be on the use of population health data to assess community health, determine community risk factors, evaluate community-based programs, and plan medical care operations.
  
  • HCA 630 Strategic Planning and MKTG for Hlth Svc (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    This course  explores  marketing and strategic management in health services organizations with emphasis on the integration of  leadership, organizational, financial, legal, and human resources strategies into overall strategic planning. Course content includes environmental analysis, strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation.
  
  • HCA 640 Health Law, Policy, and Ethical Issues (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    Provides an overview of policy, ethical, and legal issues relevant to healthcare management. Ethical and legal  perspectives  are threaded through all learning activities with the view  of preparing  students  to develop  appropriate policy development skills  and to apply an understanding  of legal  and  ethical issues to management in healthcare environments.
  
  • HCA 650 Healthcare Economics (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, winter, summer, spring
    Focuses on the application of the tools of economics to both managerial issues such as pricing decisions and policy issues such as the medically uninsured.  Problems arising from the  role  of  federal, state, and local governments on the demand and cost of health care delivery will also be covered.
  
  • HCA 652 Org. Beh. and Strategic Human Res Mgt (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    This course covers the application of concepts of organizational behavior and strategic human resource management in health care systems. Emphasis  is on the integration of strategic management in human resources management  in visioning, problem solving and analytical skills for operational and strategic leadership. 
  
  • HCA 653 Healthcare Quality & Project Management (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    A survey of concepts, strategies, and applied techniques related to quality improvement and cost-effective project management in healthcare. Emphasis is on the quality, planning, scheduling, organizing, and controlling of short and long-term projects and routine operations. Integration  of  computer  tools  to enhance quality and project improvement practical skills.
  
  • HCA 691 Healthcare Management Capstone Exp (4 Credits)

    2 classroom + 2 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): HCA 600  
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: Completion of  all other program requirements except for Applied Research Methods which must be completed before capstone experience.
    Co-requisite(s): Completion of  all other program requirements except for Applied Research Methods which must be completed before capstone experience.
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    An Internship and Report which requires on-site experience under the supervision of a qualified preceptor and faculty.  Students with five or more years of healthcare management experience may complete a Professional Portfolio and self- assessment in addition to a systematic literature review paper in place of the internship.    
  
  • KIN 684 Foundations of Exercise Psychology 3 credit hours

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to program or program director approval. 
    Taught: Spring only
    This course will address the foundations of exercise psychology, including basic definitions and the introduction to theories of human behavior and motivation.  The practical applications of intervention design and evaluation will be explored as well as the interaction between mental health and exercise.
  
  • MCY 601 Cybersecurity Fundamentals (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    Introduces students to cybersecurity concepts with an overview of the field, including both social and technical topics; provides broad coverage of authentication, access control, application security, vulnerabilities, malware, risk management, basic cryptographic concepts, social engineering, security policies, and legal and ethical issues in cybersecurity.
  
  • MCY 602 Network Security (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Fall, spring and summer
    Introduces students to network security; students learn about network attacks and vulnerabilities as well as current defenses; topics include cryptography, confidentiality and authentication protocols, web security botnets, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and communication privacy and anonymity.
  
  • MCY 611 Cloud Computing (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Taught: Once per year, term rotates
    Cloud infrastructure and technologies used in cloud computing; students use cloud services (compute, networking, storage) to build IT systems in the cloud; hands-on labs show students how to use AWS (Amazon Web Services) CLI (Command Line Interface) to manage Amazon cloud services.
  
  • MCY 612 Cloud Security (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): MCY 611  
    Taught: Once per year, term rotates
    Students learn cloud security concepts and best practices to secure cloud services and data; hands-on labs are used to demonstarte to students how to effectively implement cloud security solutions and troubleshoot cloud security issues.
  
  • MCY 620 Data Privacy (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MCY 601   or MCY 602  
    Taught: Once per year, term rotates
    Introduces conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of data privacy, privacy policies, privacy engineering principles and the regulatory landscape; concepts, technologies, algorithms, models and challenges associated with information privacy, trust and fairness; anonymization principles and algorithms such as ARX, de-identification, re-identification attacks, anonymization of datasets, practical tools, exercises and case-studies.
  
  • MCY 630 Security Architecture (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): MCY 601  
    Taught: Once per year, term rotates
    Design secure system architectures through secure design principles, data flow analysis and vulnerability mapping, security models towards safeguarding security, privacy, and assurance, security evaluation, and documentation; exercises and projects will be used to reinforce concepts in real-life examples.
  
  • MCY 640 Incident Response (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): MCY 602  
    Taught: Once per year, term rotates
    Explores step-by-step processes for incident response based on how threat actors attack systems; hands-on labs show students how to detect and respond to attacks; students use a combination of event log and network data in these labs.
  
  • MCY 650 Ethical Hacking (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): MCY 602  
    Taught: Once per year, term rotates
    Phases and techniques of cyber-attacks for hacking operating systems, servers, networks and applications; students learn to gather information for ethical hacking and use tools to perform vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, and identify countermeasures to host-based, network/web-based and malware attacks.
  
  • MCY 660 Risk Management (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MCY 601   or MCY 602  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Learn about risk-management concepts, risk-assessment frameworks, security-controls, tools, qualitative and quantitative processes, including identifying cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, risk-mitigation, cost-benefit analysis, business-impact and disaster-recovery planning, and incident-response; Study data-driven risk analytics, risk-framework compliance, emerging risk-assessment topics related to artificial-intelligence and data-science; Apply risk-management techniques through practical-labs, case-studies, and a class-project.
  
  • MCY 670 Web Security (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MCY 601   or MCY 602  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Technologies behind web applications and servers, how applications and servers are exploited, and the defense mechanisms which can be used for server and application hardening; hands-on labs on vulnerability detection and exploitation will be used to provide practical experience.
  
  • MCY 680 Operating System Security (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MCY 601   or MCY 602  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Fundamentals of administering and protecting both desktop and server systems, including access control, identity and access management, configuring and installing services, logging and auditing systems, virtualization and containerization, and hardening OS images.
  
  • MCY 689 Computer Forensics (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MCY 601   or MCY 602  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Collecting volatile and non-volatile data related to incidents that involve the use of computer and networks; in-depth disk, memory, registry, and file system forensic analysis techniques.  Students gain hands-on experience in this course.
  
  • MCY 694 Graduate Topics in Cybersecurity (3 Credits)

    3
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various topics in cybersecurity.  May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • MCY 696 Cybersecurity Co-op/Internship 0-3 Credit hours

    0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Masters of Science in Cybersecurity program and consent of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students work in Cybersecurity earning 1 credit hour for 80 hours of professional work in a 7-week semester. Up to 3 hours may count toward the Masters of Science in Cybersecurity degree.
  
  • MSN 604 Accounting & Finance for Nurse Executive 3 credit hours

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSN NEL
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Addresses conceptual and practical applications of accounting and financial management, cost benefit analysis, budgeting and staffing as related to today’s health care organizations. Designed to prepare chief nurse executives and nurse entrepreneurs with a foundation of tools and methodologies to address financial issues within healthcare systems.
  
  • OTD 610L Functional Movement Analysis Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Admission in to Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 610
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab course where students apply principles and methodology of posture, movement analysis, muscle strength testing, and joint range-of-motion testing in the analysis of occupational participation and engagement.
  
  • OTD 611 Professional Reasoning and Writing (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to OTD program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students integrate APA writing style guidelines, writing and editing skills, mechanics of professional writing for evidence-based practice reasoning, synthesis, communication, and dissemination.
  
  • OTD 612 Neuroscience for Occupational Therapy (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610 , OTD 621, OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 612L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will identify major components and functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems of the human body with a focus on the role of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, nervous system development, sensory systems, and motor systems in supporting occupational engagement.
  
  • OTD 612L Neuroscience for OT Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 621, OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 612
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This is a lab course where students will identify major components and functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems of the human body with a focus on the role of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, nervous system development, sensory systems, and motor systems in supporting occupational engagement. 
  
  • OTD 620 Occupational Therapy Paradigms (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Admission into Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A study of the foundational concepts, scope of practice, and philosophy of occupational therapy practice.  Background information related to theory, critical thinking, and occupational science that serve as a basis for occupational therapy practice will be reviewed. Students will analyze and apply Occupation-based Models of Practice (MOHO, OA, CMOP…).
  
  • OTD 621 Task Analysis and Adaptation (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will explore and apply the concepts of task analysis for application and adaptation of the occupational therapy process. 
  
  • OTD 630 Critical Appraisal of Evidence I (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to OTD program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with the foundational concepts for finding, evaluating, and applying evidence for occupation-based practice.
  
  • OTD 631 Critical Appraisal of Evidence II (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 620, OTD 630, OTD 650
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Building upon concepts of Critical Appraisal of Evidence I, students apply statistical knowledge and skills in evaluating evidence for occupation-based practice.
  
  • OTD 640 Rehab & Disability I: Medical (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630, OTD 650
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 640L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for Occupation-based practice for clients with medical conditions. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 640L Rehab & Disability I: Medical Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630, OTD 650
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 640
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab course for OTD 640 Rehab & Disability I Medical.
  
  • OTD 641 Mental Health (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630, OTD 650
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 641L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for clients with mental health conditions. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 641L Mental Health Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630, OTD 650
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 641
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab for OTD 641 Mental Health.
  
  • OTD 650 Management of OT Practice (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to OTD program
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major trends and issues which impact the standards of occupational therapy practice and the delivery of occupational therapy services are reviewed. Students review current reimbursement laws, documentation best practices, legislation, diversity, ethical practice, service delivery systems, and other current issues.
  
  • OTD 660 Level I Fieldwork Simulation (1-4 Credits)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 620, OTD 650
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will integrate curriculum content in a simulation or community setting and a comprehensive exam.
  
  • OTD 680 Capstone Prep I (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the OTD program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course provides an overview of the NKU OTD capstone project.  Students will explore potential topics.
  
  • OTD 681 Capstone Prep II (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 680
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course provides details on the proposal process.  Students will identify potential topics and sites for the doctoral experience.
  
  • OTD 692 Research I (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 691L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides an overview of the research process.
  
  • OTD 692L Research I Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 692
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab for OTD 692 Research I.
  
  • OTD 696 Level II Fieldwork A (9 Credit)

    0 classroom + 9 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 840  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A 12 week full time affiliation in an occupational therapy setting.
  
  • OTD 740 Rehab & Disability II: Ortho (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 740L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for clients with orthopedic conditions. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 740L Rehab & Disability II: Ortho Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 740
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab for OTD 740 Rehab & Disability II: Ortho.
  
  • OTD 741 Physical Agent Modalities (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630, OTD 650
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 741L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will synthesize the foundational concepts and technical skills for use physical agent modalities in the occupational therapy process.
  
  • OTD 741L Physical Agent Modalities Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630, OTD 650
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 741
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A lab course where students will synthesize the foundational concepts and technical skills for use physical agent modalities in the occupational therapy process.
  
  • OTD 742 Orthoses (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 742L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will synthesize the foundational concepts and technical skills for use orthoses in the occupational therapy process.
  
  • OTD 742L Orthoses Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 630
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 742
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A lab course where students will synthesize the foundational concepts and technical skills for use orthoses in the occupational therapy process.
  
  • OTD 743 Assistive Technology (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 612
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 743L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students integrate assistive technology assessment, design, selection, and use to enhance occupational engagement and performance.  Students analyze communities and practice settings for accessibility, needed modifications, and legal compliance.
  
  • OTD 743L Assistive Technology Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 610, OTD 620, OTD 621, OTD 612
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 743
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A lab where students integrate assistive technology assessment, design, selection, and use to enhance occupational engagement and performance.  Students analyze communities and practice settings for accessibility, needed modifications, and legal compliance.
  
  • OTD 744 Rehab & Disability III: Neuro (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 740
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 744L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for clients with neurological conditions. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 744L Rehab & Disability III: Neuro Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 740
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 744
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab course for OTD 744 Rehab & Disability III: Neuro.
  
  • OTD 745 OT Practice with Groups (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 641
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 745L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for clients in group settings. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 745L OT Practice with Groups Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 641
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 745
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A lab course that provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for clients in group settings. Students develop skills in evaluation, intervention, and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 750 Therapeutic Use of Self (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 641
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students synthesize theory and reflection to develop skills for effective therapeutic relationships with clients. Students will examine emotional intelligence, personal culture, and personality insight to identify approaches from the various areas of self to best match their client needs.
  
  • OTD 751 Occupational Therapy Management (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 631, OTD 650
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major influences which impact global and local health care culture and occupational therapy practices are reviewed. Student review cultural, financial, social, equity, societal, and values systems. Theories and concepts for managing occupational therapy delivery are reviewed.
  
  • OTD 780 Capstone Prep III (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 681
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students complete a literature review for the capstone project and identify a theoretical framework appropriate for their identified doctoral experience site.
  
  • OTD 781 Capstone Prep IV (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 780
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students develop and submit proposals for the capstone project, draft individualized learning objectives, and identify a site for the doctoral experience.
  
  • OTD 792 Research II (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 692
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 792L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An in-depth review of research designs, ethics, and statistical methods.
  
  • OTD 792L Research II Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 692
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 792
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A lab course that covers an in-depth review of research designs, ethics, and statistical methods.
  
  • OTD 796 Level II Fieldwork B (9 Credit)

    0 classroom + 9 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Level II Fieldwork B
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A 12 week full time affiliation in an occupational therapy setting.
  
  • OTD 840 Rehab & Disability IV: Neuro (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 744
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 840L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for clients with neurological conditions. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 840L Rehab & Disability IV: Neuro Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 744
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 840L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab for OTD 840 Rehab & Disability IV: Neuro.
  
  • OTD 841 Work & Industry (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 743, OTD 751
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 841L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for clients in work rehabilitation settings. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 841L Work & Industry Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 743, OTD 751
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 841
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab for OTD 841 Work & Industry.
  
  • OTD 842 Children & Youth (4 Credits)

    4 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 650, OTD 743, OTD 750
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 842L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for children and youth. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 842L Children and Youth Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 650, OTD 743, OTD 750
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 842
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab for OTD 842 Children and Youth.
  
  • OTD 843 Health, Wellness, and Productive Aging (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 743, OTD 750
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 843L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Provides students with skills for occupation-based practice for health, wellness, and productive aging. Students develop skills in evaluation (occupational profile, analysis of occupational performance), intervention (plan, implementation, and review), and outcomes. Students synthesize foundational sciences, human health conditions, evaluation tools, occupational theories, occupation-based models of practice, and frames of references.
  
  • OTD 843L Health, Wellness & Productive Aging Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 743, OTD 750
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 843
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lab for OTD 843 Health, Wellness, and Productive Aging.
  
  • OTD 850 Transition to Practitioner & Leader (3 Credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 781
    Co-requisite(s): MKT 605  , PSY 670  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students prepare for successful transition from a student role to a professional including certification exam preparation, pursing employment, negotiation skills, and professional development plans.
  
  • OTD 851 Transition Classroom to Clinic (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 751
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students prepare for successful transition from a classroom role to clinical settings. Students will evaluate themselves and create a professional development plan in the areas of professional behaviors, self-evaluation, professional goal achievement, and effective professional relationship navigation. Policies and procedures for Level II fieldwork will be reviewed.
  
  • OTD 880 Capstone Prep V (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 781
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students develop a critical assessment of evidence relating theory to their identified doctoral experience site. Students finalize individual objectives for their capstone project and doctoral experience.
  
  • OTD 881 Capstone (2 Credits)

    2 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 860
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students present a scholarly critical assessment of evidence relating theory to their identified doctoral experience site and/or a public venue.
  
  • OTD 892 Research III (1 Credit)

    1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 792
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 892L
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An in-depth review of research analysis, dissemination, and professional writing.
  
  • OTD 892L Research III Lab (1 Credit)

    0 classroom + 1 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 792
    Co-requisite(s): OTD 892
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A lab course that provides an in-depth review of research analysis, dissemination, and professional writing.
  
  • OTD 896 Doctoral Experience (2-10 Credits)

    2-10 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): OTD 781
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A full time in-depth affiliation in a setting providing an in-depth exposure to one or more of the following: clinical practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, education, and theory development.

Accounting

  
  • ACC 500 Auditing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAcc program, ACC 301 with a grade of C or better, and BIS 380; or ACC 604  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles, standards, and procedures in conduct of an audit by CPA; functions and responsibilities; internal control; statistical sampling, audit report; special problems of auditing electronic data processing systems; account verification; ethics. Open only to students certified as majoring in business or by consent of instructor. Assessment test is given.
  
  • ACC 520 Tax Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAcc program, ACC 200, ACC 201, and ACC 202 with a grade of C or better, and BUS 230; or ACC 604  
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Impact of income tax on business entities, including corporations, S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and sole proprietors; gross income deductions, accounting periods, accounting methods and property transactions.
  
  • ACC 550 Management Cost Accounting II (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 350 with a grade of C or better; or ACC 600  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Continuation of ACC 350. Application of quantitative techniques (e.g., statistical and O.R. models to managerial problems; behavioral implications of budgetary control systems. Open only to students certified as majoring in business or by consent of instructor.
  
  • ACC 600 Accounting Skills (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Accountancy Program Accounting Practice and Reporting Track.
    Taught: Fall only
    Preparation of primary financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, and statement of funds Accounting concepts for internal use of management in planning and control of operations.
  
  • ACC 602 Advanced Financial Accounting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program; ACC 600  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Financial accounting topics for external reporting; international accounting; financial statement analysis.
  
  • ACC 603 Consolidations and Partnerships (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 606  or equivalent (as determined by the MAcc program director).
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Accounting for mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, and partnerships.
  
  • ACC 604 Financial Accounting I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 600  or equivalent (as determined by the MAcc program director).
    Taught: Fall only
    Financial accounting theory and practice in determination of income and valuation of assets and equities for external reporting; official pronouncements on generally accepted accounting principles; alternatives to these principles; accounting cycle, financial assets (cash, and receivables), operating assets (tangible, intangible, and natural resources), current liabilities, inventories, and prepayments.
  
  • ACC 606 Financial Accounting II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 604  or equivalent (as determined by the MAcc program director).
    Taught: Spring only
    Financial accounting theory and practice in determination of income and valuation of assets and equities for external reporting; official pronouncements on generally accepted accounting principles; alternatives to these principles; marketable securities, long-term investments, long- term debt, owners’ equity, and earnings per share.
  
  • ACC 610 Accounting in a Corporate Environment (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to a graduate program or consent of program director.
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Provides a foundation for understanding accounting concepts. Topics include financial and managerial accounting issues including financial statement analysis, debt versus equity, budgeting, product costing, strategic decision making, corporate social responsibility, and internal control. For 3-credit option, see ACC 611 .
  
  • ACC 611 Accounting in the Corp. Env. - Applied (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): ACC 610 .
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    In this course, students will explore and apply topics in managerial and financial accounting, including a research paper and project. This course provides a 3rd credit option to ACC 610 , Accounting in the Corporate Environment.
  
  • ACC 620 Tax Research and Practice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 320, ACC 520 , or equivalent (as determined by the MAcc program director).
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Methodology and sources of tax research; tax analysis research, policy implications, behavioral aspects, and use of quantitative analysis. Open only to students admitted to graduate program.
  
  • ACC 625 Accounting for Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 605  or equivalent or permission of MBA director.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Communication, interpretation, analysis, and use of accounting information for the benefit of management; financial statement analysis, cost analysis, budgetary control, standard cost systems, and capital budgeting. Open only to students in MBA program.
  
  • ACC 630 Federal Taxation of Corporations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 520  or permission of MAAC director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Corporate taxation and topics concerning organization of the corporation, capital structure, debt vs. equity, stock redemption, liquidations, corporate divisions, corporate reorganization.
  
  • ACC 632 Tax Accounting Methods (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 520  or equivalent or permission of the Director of the Master of Accountancy program.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Methods of accounting, installment sales, inventories, LIFO, manufacturing, accounting method changes, accounting principle.
  
  • ACC 633 Business Law for Accountants (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to any graduate program or permission of the MAcc program director
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Legal topics relevant to professional accounting: contracts, agency, business entities, Uniform Commercial Code, and Securities law.
  
  • ACC 634 Taxation of Partnerships and Pass Through Entities (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 520  or permission of MAAC program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Concepts of partnership taxation including contributions of property and services. Partner basis, partnership liabilities, distributions sales or exchanges of partner’s interest. Election of S corporation status, distribution to shareholders, liquidation, sales of corporation.
  
  • ACC 638 Advanced Individual Income Taxation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 520  or equivalent, or permission of MAAC program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Executive compensation planning, deferred compensation, fringe benefits, options, alternative minimum tax, passive activities, deductions available to individuals and grantor trusts.
  
  • ACC 640 Advanced Auditing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 500  or equivalent (as determined by the MAcc program director).
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced knowledge concerning principles and practice of auditing, reading of auditing standards, analysis of cases involving auditing, and procedures in the conduct of an audit by a CPA; functions and responsibilities; internal control; statistical sampling; reporting; auditing electronic data processing systems; ethics, attestation reports, audit analytics, and CPA prep.
  
  • ACC 650 Forensic Accounting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MACC program or permission of the MACC director.
    Taught: Fall, Spring and Summer
    A study of investigative accounting procedures and techniques used in litigation support. Topics to be covered include financial reporting fraud, employee fraud, income reconstruction methods, business damage calculations, damages for personal injury, testifying as an expert witness, evidence management, and business valuations.
  
  • ACC 660 Strategic Management Accounting (3 credits)

    3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAcc program or permission of the MAcc program director.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An advanced course in strategic management accounting. The course focuses on using management accounting information to support key strategic management issues and decision-making.
 

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