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MGT 640 Total Quality Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 612 or consent of MBA director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Managerial focus on quality in diverse organizations, encompassing customer focus, employee involvement, measurement, continuous improvement, and performance management within a Baldrige Award framework. Case analysis and/or term projects blend theory with practice.
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MGT 643 Distribution and Logistics (2 credits) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 610
Taught: Variable, check with department
Familiarizes students with an overview of Distribution systems and Logistics and their essential role in the design of an overall effective Supply Chain. Distribution strategies and network design considerations are examined. Explores logistics strategies, techniques and approaches with a focus on integration within the overall Supply Chain.
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MGT 650 Project Management Implementation (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 612 or consent of MBA director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Approaches to applying project management; behavioral/organizational management, cost analysis, or project control techniques. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours if topics differ. Case analysis and/or term projects possible.
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MGT 660 International Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Management concepts in international settings; strategic and operational planning, organization design, motivation, leadership, quality, management systems, and control; case analysis, projects, and/or study tours abroad to blend theory with practice.
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MGT 675 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
Effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills are essential for to-day’s managers and administrators. In line with the trend toward cooperative problem solving, students study the use of interest based problem-solving to facilitate business disputes and to their preparation and participation as a party in a mediation and/or arbitration process. Classes will include lectures, active discussion and application of reading assignments, and role-plays.
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MGT 685 Business Strategy, Implementation, and Control (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and spring
Strategic planning in the business department; social, political, economic, and ethical forces to which managers must respond; implementation of strategy and control process; use of cases and computers to develop and analyze strategic decisions.
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MGT 694 Topics: Management (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 605 or departmental approval.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various advanced graduate topics in Management. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits if topics differ.
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MGT 699 Independent Study: Management (1-3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of MBA Program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized aspect or topic in management chosen by student and appropriate faculty member. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
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MKT 605 Marketing in Organizations (2 credits) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to a graduate program or consent of program director.
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
This course prepares students to solve problems faced by mid- and top-level marketing decision-makers, and to understand the consequences of their decisions. A variety of contemporary marketing issues will be studied in depth. May use case methodology and/or client-based projects. For 3-credit option, see MKT 606 .
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MKT 606 Marketing in Organizations - Applied (1 credit) 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Co-requisite(s): MKT 605 .
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
In this course, students will explore and apply solutions to problems faced by mid- and top-level marketing decision-makers and understand the consequences of their decisions. This course provides a 3-credit option for MKT 605 , Marketing in Organizations.
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MKT 620 Marketing Strategy (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 605 and MGT 607
Taught: Variable, check with department
Successful businesses evaluate their various environments and forge sustainable competitive advantages in the marketplace. It is critical to create a long-term strategy that builds, maintains, and ultimately grows market position. This course focuses on the evaluation of extant strategies and the creation and justification of alternative marketing strategies.
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MKT 621 Consumer Behavior and Insights (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 620
Taught: Variable, check with department
The primary focus of the course is to explore the consumer path to purchase by studying the physical, physiological, social, and cognitive models and theories of consumer behavior.
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MKT 622 Marketing Analytics (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 620
Taught: Variable, check with department
To properly design and engage marketing strategies, managers today need to understand the role that big data plays in the marketplace. In this course, you will be provided real-life examples of data and asked to develop and apply the appropriate insights needed to make a business decision.
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MKT 625 Marketing Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Chair.
Taught: Fall and spring
Problems faced by mid- and top-level marketing decision makers and the consequences of their decisions; case study and/or simulation. A variety of marketing areas will be considered in depth.
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MKT 630 Customer Behavior and Marketing Communication (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625
Taught: Variable, check with department
Household and business customers; customer decision-making processes and the cultural, socio-economic, environmental, and inter- and intra-personal factors that influence it; principles of marketing communications planning and of conventional and emerging media and their interface with diverse customer response behaviors.
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MKT 640 Services Marketing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625
Taught: Variable, check with department
Service marketing processes and service delivery systems; managing the seven P’s of services - product, price, place, promotion, people, processes, and physical facilities; role of technology in service delivery; managing service quality and recovery from service failures.
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MKT 650 Marketing Strategy and Planning (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625
Taught: Variable, check with department
Factors and concepts in decisions about a firm’s long-term strategy to build, maintain, and grow its market position; skills and hands-on experience (through project work) in developing a long-term strategy, and a five-year annualized marketing plan implementing that strategy.
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MKT 660 International Marketing (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 625
Taught: Variable, check with department
Concepts, perspectives, and analytical tools to assess opportunity and prepare marketing plans for a firm’s multi-country operations; researching cultures and customer behaviors in markets around the world; market analysis and planning in mature, growth, and emerging markets of the world; global marketing strategy and programs.
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MKT 694 Selected Topics in Marketing (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 605 or department approval.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various advanced graduate topics in Marketing. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits if topics differ.
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MKT 699 Independent Study: Marketing (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of MBA Program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized aspect or topic in marketing chosen by student and appropriate faculty member. Repeatable up to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Subject to academic regulations pertaining to independent study as given in the MBA catalog.
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MBA 610 Comprehensive MBA Essentials Review (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 605 , ACC 610 , FIN 605 , MGT 607 , MGT 610 , MBI 600 , MKT 605 , BUS 605
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
Review and testing on MBA Essentials topics in Finance, Accounting, Management, Marketing, and Operations in preparation for MBA 611.
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MBA 611 MBA Capstone (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 610
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
This course is the final part of the MBA capstone. The coursework involves examining a business case with a team. The readings encompass a wide variety of topics covered in the MBA Program.
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MBA 620 Ideation to Innovation (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MKT 605
Taught: Variable, check with department
Develops a context for ideation through the formulation of new opportunities and the process and identification of strategic options leading to viable strategies. Experiential application of strategies is applied to real problems. Component course in MBA Innovation through Competitive Intelligence Stack.
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MBA 621 Competitive Intelligence (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 620 or department approval
Taught: Variable, check with department
Moving ideas into action requires gathering data on the market, industry and competitors. Focuses on competitive intelligence data capture, analysis and translation techniques to identify a viable set of strategic options. Experiential application of content knowledge is applied to real problems. Component course in MBA Innovation through Competitive Intelligence Stack.
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MBA 622 Ideation to Value (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBA 620 or department approval
Taught: Variable, check with department
Validation and refinement of business outcomes through gap analysis, design of critical operating models, sustainable implementation mapping. Covers clearly defined approaches for taking new ideas to successful strategic launches no matter the construct (people, process, product) or level of volatility. Component course in MBA Innovation through Competitive Intelligence Stack.
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MBA 694 Topics in Business (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department approval.
Taught: Fall, Spring, Summer
Various advanced graduate topics in Business. The credit hours will vary, based on the topic, from 1-3. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits if topics differ.
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MBA 699 Independent Study: MBA (1-3 credits) 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of MBA Program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Specialized aspect or topic in business chosen by a student and an appropriate faculty member. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
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MGT 623 Leading Diverse and Innovative Teams (2 credit hours) 2 classroom (online) + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 605
Taught: Fall and spring
Prepares students to lead high performing teams, including embracing diversity, managing conflict, generating innovation, creating psychological safety, enhancing effective decision-making and other team processes.
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MGT 631 Training and Development (2 credit) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 605
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
This course is an introduction to effective training and development practices within a human resource management framework. The goal is to help students develop the knowledge of the instructional design model, learning processes, training and development methods, and contemporary perspectives of strategic training and development.
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MGT 632 Compensation and Benefits (2 credits) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 605
Taught: Variable, check with department
Introduction to the effective policies and practices of employer compensation and benefits within a human resources management framework. The goal is to provide the student with a fundamental knowledge of the procedures, legislation and strategies for determining compensation and benefit systems in contemporary organizations.
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MGT 633 Talent Management (2 credits) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 605
Taught: Variable, check with department
One of the primary responsibilities of an organization is to hire the best employee for the role. Talent acquisition and management can be a competitive differentiator for the organization. The course will focus on methodology of proper recruiting and selection of the right employee for the position.
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MGT 641 Supply Chain Management (2 credits) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 610
Taught: Variable, check with department
Introduction to the concepts and techniques of global supply chain management and will focus on key operational decisions. Students will be exposed to current topics in how to effectively manage supply chains supply chain design, strategies, integration, and sustainability.
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MGT 642 Strategic Sourcing (2 credits) 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MGT 610
Taught: Variable, check with department
Explores how purchasing and strategic sourcing can contribute to the organization, by improving the overall supply chain competitiveness and sustainability. Overview of strategic sourcing concepts, techniques and relevant strategies in support of global supply chain optimization.
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MBI 599 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Independent project or intensive study/research with faculty guidance. Open only by consent of advisor/instructor. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
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MBI 600 Intro to Info Systems in Organizations (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MBA program or consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
Fundamental concepts of management information systems, managerial and organizational principles, and other concepts relevant to MIS. This includes the use of information for decision making, organizational structure of MIS, information resource management, and managing end-user computing. This course is open only to students in the MBA program.
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MBI 601 Information Systems in Practice (1 credit) Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Co-requisite(s): MBI 600
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
This course explores and applies concepts of management information systems, including the use of information for decision making, organizational structure of MIS, information resource management, and managing end-user computer. This course is a complement to MBI 600 , Introduction to Information Systems in Organizations.
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MBI 605 Application Development for Business Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate program.
Taught: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This course will introduce students to computer software design and programming in a workplace applications development environment. Students develop computer programs with a business problem context. The course includes a survey of systems design, programming techniques, and language syntax for developing for computer-based business systems. Topics include, but are not limited to: event programming, arrays, decision making, data types (classes, records, etc.), error handling, developing user forms, reading from and writing to the web.
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MBI 606 Business Intelligence Development (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course covers the design and development of business intelligence systems (data warehouses and data marts, for example). Dimensional models will be developed and reports will be produced. Students gain a working knowledge of business intelligence systems with hands on labs.
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MBI 607 Data Visualization and Visual Analytics (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course covers the design of data visualizations for solving Business problems and exploring business opportunities. The course addresses both good practices in visualization development as well as using datasets and at least one example of a visualization tool to effectively structure visualizations that are appealing and instructive.
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MBI 608 Introduction to Business Analytics (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600 and STA 505 or equivalent.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Business decisions require data analysis to increase problem understanding and produce better answers. This course is a hands-on introduction to the business analytics process, including problem modeling, tools and techniques for analysis, and effectively communicating insights. This course is open only to students in the MBA program.
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MBI 615 Analytical Tools in Business Informatics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
This course exposes students to an integrated set of computer-based analytical tools in business. These tools are foundational for an Informatics professional’s ability to assess business operations and more effectively manage projects, departments, and organizations. The course emphasizes the analysis and understanding of business data.
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MBI 620 Strategic Leadership for Informatics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
This course exposes students to an integrated set of skills needed in the areas of organizational leadership, communication, marketing and strategy. These skills are foundational to an Informatics professional’s understanding of and ability to formulate and communicate business needs and thereby more effectively manage projects, departments and organizations. Subject matter will include, but not be limited to, leadership skills, managing teams and groups of professionals, market segmentation, product positioning, external and internal analysis of the firm, long-range planning, and managing by objectives.
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MBI 625 Information Systems in Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
Introduction to the core concepts and fundamental principles of information systems in the context of business decision making. This will include a sur-vey of the information systems discipline and an explanation of its importance in modern organizations. The key objective of the course is to give the student a good understanding of how managers can manage and exploit the potential of information technology for their own career and for the organization.
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MBI 630 Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and Spring
Develops an understanding of tools, techniques and methods for analysis, design and implementation of information systems. Uses theory and applied projects to build effective interpersonal and communication skills that are essential to interact with clients, users and other team members involved with development, operation and maintenance of information systems. Approaches to systems development such as Rapid application Development (RAD), Joint Application Development (JAD) and other techniques to create quality systems are explored.
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MBI 635 Database Management Systems (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and Spring
In depth investigation of intelligent database management systems in sup-port of business decision making. This course includes an investigation of all aspects of data modeling, database design and implementation of relation-al, object-oriented and semantic databases.
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MBI 640 Data Communication and Network Security (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
This course provides students with a balanced understanding of the technical and managerial issues associated with the effective development and use of telecommunications by organizations. Through hands-on labs and a group project, the course also incorporates network security concepts and explores emerging technologies as related to telecommunications.
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MBI 645 E-Business (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course includes looking at commercial transactions in an electronic age, technology underpinnings, transactions marketing and exchange, business, managerial and technical implementations of electronic commerce.
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MBI 650 Information Technology Project Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or MHI 625 .
Taught: Fall and spring
This course is an overview of software development project management practices, context and processes of software development projects, project risks and failures, managing technical personnel, and issues relating to project outsourcing.
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MBI 652 Agile Project Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 650
Taught: Spring only
An overview of information technology agile project management practices, software, contexts and processes. Topics include agile, scrum, extreme programming, scaled agile frameworks, product development, product rollout, empowered teams, organizational transformation, leadership and agile software tool utilization.
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MBI 655 Advanced Business Application Programming (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 605 , or CSC 500 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Modern techniques for business application design, object-orientation in business application systems, interfacing with web-enabled technologies and databases, introduction to component programming and transaction servers.
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MBI 660 Business Intelligence Development (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600 , MBI 625 , MHI 625 , or consent of MBI director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course covers the design and development of business intelligence systems (data warehouses and data marts, for example). Dimensional models will be developed and implemented in an enterprise system. Students gain a working knowledge of business intelligence systems with hands on labs and an applied project.
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MBI 662 Decision Analysis (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600 , MBI 625 , MHI 625 , or consent of MBI director.
Taught: Spring Only
This course will show students how to analyze a wide array of business planning and decision problems with models and application software. We assess the essential structure of a decision problem in terms of objectives, decision variables, uncertainties, outcomes, choice criteria, and feasibility. Students will examine the complexity of decision making process and attempt to make optimum decisions with modeling and application software.
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MBI 664 Data Visualization and Analytics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600 , MBI 625 , MHI 625 , or consent of MBI director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course surveys core concepts and methods for the design, analysis and visualization of organizational data for business planning and decision making purposes. Through applied projects, students will be exposed to an integrated set of computer-based business data analytical and visualization tools.
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MBI 665 Knowledge Management and Decision Support (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or MHI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course introduces students to knowledge management practices and the technologies collectively called decision support systems. It covers the most current topics affecting how individuals and organizations use computerized support in making decisions. Business applications of data ware-houses, online analytical processing, group support systems, knowledge acquisition and representation, knowledge management, knowledge-based decision support and intelligent systems will be explored.
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MBI 668 Text Mining Analytics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600 , MBI 625 , MHI 625 , or consent of MBI director.
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
This course will teach students concepts, methods and applications of text mining in many disciplines and covers document presentation, text categorization, text clustering, topic modeling and document summarization. Students will learn techniques used in machine learning and natural language processing and apply these techniques to analyze text data.
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MBI 673 Collaboration Software and Systems (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in a graduate program or permission of MBI director.
Taught: Variable-check w/department
Groups and teams are used in today’s business environment to implement and accomplish most if not all business activities. The business environment uses groupware tools and techniques to organize and accomplish these activities. This course is designed to introduce students to those tools and techniques at the graduate level; and further, to have students demonstrate the ability to analyze and automate a team based workflow process.
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MBI 675 Enterprise Workflow Design and Reengineering (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or MHI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Internet, mobile, global-positioning and other technologies and applications are transforming the manner in which business transactions and work-flow processes are carried out. Much of the innovation and value-add has come not from the technologies per se but from the way in which newer business processes and supply chains have been conceptualized, designed and implemented to take advantage of the newer technological functionality.
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MBI 680 Global Information Technology and Systems (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or MHI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course reviews issues relating to information systems that will serve global markets and facilitate expansion and entry of business into global markets; Using IS resources across national boundaries as in offshore development of IS and outsourcing IS across countries is emphasized.
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MBI 682 Information Security and Governance (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or MHI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course provides an overview of the field of Information Security and Assurance in various technical and administrative aspects including audit and controls. Students will be exposed to a spectrum of security activities, methods, methodologies, and procedures.
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MBI 684 Business Analytics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 600 , MBI 625 , or MHI 625
Taught: Fall only
Business decisions require the basic skills of analyzing data to understand the problem more completely and to produce better answers. Information systems automate these tools and techniques allowing decision makers to get better information quicker. Through hands-on labs and a group project, this course will introduce students to the business analytics process, including problem modeling, tools and techniques for analysis, and effectively communicating insights.
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MBI 685 Corporate IS Management (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 630 , MBI 635 , and MBI 650 .
Taught: Spring only
An overview of contemporary information technology (IT) computer, telecommunications, and office systems-management issues and principles with specific emphasis on setting the direction of IT resources and managing IT policy and strategy.
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MBI 692 Information Systems Research (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 , MBI 630 , MBI 635 and MBI 645 or with the permission of the Director of the MBI program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
The course focuses on the investigation of contemporary research in information systems. It provides exposure to a diverse set of research methodologies used in information systems research and explores both competing and complementary research paradigms.
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MBI 694 Topics in Information Systems (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or MHI 625 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
Topics may vary and may include advanced and evolving technologies in information systems and methodologies for information systems development. Repeatable for a maximum of 6 semester hours when topics vary.
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MBI 696 Business Informatics Practicum (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of MBI director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Student will work on Business Informatics projects and make use of IT project management techniques that allow them to apply academic knowledge to real world situations.
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MBI 699 Independent Study: Information Systems (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Independent Study.
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EDMT 543 Method and Pedagogy in Middle School/Secondary Science (1.5-3 credits) 1.5-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
Theories, methods, techniques and technologies in designing, delivering and evaluating instruction in middle school and high school science.
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EDMT 544 Method and Pedagogy in Middle School/Secondary Math (1.5-3 credits) 1.5-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Co-requisite(s): EDMT 696 .
Taught: Fall only
Theories, methods/techniques and technologies in designing, delivering and evaluating instruction in middle school and high school mathematics.
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EDMT 545 Method and Pedagogy in Middle School/Secondary Social Studies (1.5-3 credits) 1.5-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Co-requisite(s): EDMT 696 .
Taught: Fall only
Theories, methods/techniques and technologies in designing, delivering and evaluating instruction in middle school and high school social studies.
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EDMT 546 Method & Pedagogy in Middle Grades LA (1.5-3 credits) 1.5-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours of language arts content course with a grade of C or better chosen from English, Speech, or Journalism and admission to the Teacher Education program.
Taught: Fall and spring
Theory, content and instructional strategies for teaching language arts in the middle grades; including national and state standards.
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EDMT 594 Topics in Education (3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Department permission.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Individual or group in depth study. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable up to 6 hours.
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EDMT 610 Foundation of American Schooling (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Examination of teaching as a profession and of schooling as it currently functions in the U.S.; inquiry into contemporary educational theory and practice.
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EDMT 611 Studies of the Learners (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Life-span development: physical, cognitive, social and personal development, especially as these relate to children in school and to adults who influence them; individual study focusing on student development at specific levels of instruction.
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EDMT 612 Classroom Management (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Recent research and theory related to planning, organizing and managing student learning and behavior in the classroom.
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EDMT 621 Students with Exceptionalities in Middle/Secondary Classrooms (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Characteristics of students with exceptional learning needs and legal issues; adaptations to the general curriculum, adaptive teaching strategies, behavior management and collaboration skills.
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EDMT 622 Cultural Identity in Schooling (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Role cultural identity plays in students’ experiences in schools; how theories of prejudice assimilation, feminism and cultural reproduction explain pat-terns of behavior in schools; curricular changes to address the inclusion of all students in today’s schools.
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EDMT 632 Curriculum Design and Assessment (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Principles and strategies for effective middle/secondary teaching; teaming for faculty and students, curriculum planning, general teaching methods, assessment strategies, and classroom management.
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EDMT 641 Technology in Middle/Secondary Classrooms (2 credits) Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Introduce students to the utilization of computers in the educational process; focus on technological solutions necessary for a professional career as a teacher.
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EDMT 692 Field Experience I (1 credit) Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Application of instructional theory to middle/secondary grade classroom settings.
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EDMT 693 Field Experience (1-5 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 1-5 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Teaching program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Practice in planning and implementing instructional strategies with middle/secondary grade school students.
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EDMT 694 Field Experience III (2 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
Practice in planning and implementing instructional strategies with middle/secondary grade students.
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EDMT 695 Clinical Experience I (4.5 credits) 0 classroom + 4.5 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAT Program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced teacher in two different seven week assignments for all students other than secondary teacher candidates who complete one 16 week assignment.
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EDMT 696 Clinical Experience II (1-9 credits) Hours: 0 classroom + 1-9 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAT Program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Classroom experiences through observation, planning, teaching, and assessing under supervision of an experienced teacher.
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EDMT 697 Professional Lab Experience I (4.5 credits) 0 classroom + 4.5 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAT Program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced teacher in two different seven week assignments for all students other than secondary teacher candidates who complete one 16 week assignment.
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EDMT 698 Professional Lab Experience II (4.5 credits) 0 classroom + 4.5 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAT Program
Taught: Variable, check with department
Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced teacher in two different seven week assignments for all students other than secondary teacher candidates who complete one 16 week assignment.
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EDMT 699 Independent Study Education MAT (1-3 credits) 1-3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
Taught: Variable-check w/department
Various supervised readings and study of selected topics in education. May be repeated as topics vary. Repeatable up to 6 hours.
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MHI 599 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Independent project or intensive study/research with faculty guidance. Open only by consent of advisor/instructor. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
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MHI 600 Introduction to Healthcare Operations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and spring
In order to prepare students to be competent informatics practitioners within the healthcare industry, this course introduces students to the fundamental terminology, practices, and procedures found in the interaction of clinical and business operations.
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MHI 601 Technical Foundations of Health Informatics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall and spring
This core course provides an introduction to concepts and trends in the Health Informatics field both locally and nationally. The course provides an overview of networks, software, and computers in healthcare with a particular focus on their use in interoperable systems. Applications include electronic health records, computerized physician order entry, and digital imaging.
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MHI 625 IS in Healthcare Organizations (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Fall only
Introduction to the core concepts and fundamental principles of information systems in the context of healthcare clinical and organizational decision making. This will include a survey of the information systems discipline and an explanation of its importance in healthcare organizations. The key objective of the course is to give the student a good understanding of how man-agers can manage and exploit the potential of information technology for their own career and for the benefit of their organizations.
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MHI 650 Evidence-Based Health Care Methods (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Spring only
This course introduces students to quantitative and qualitative research methodologies within the health industry with an emphasis on evidence based practices. Students will learn the basics of empirical health informatics research and will be provided with the conceptual framework to develop their own research projects. Topics include: research design, data collection, data analysis, data mining, and issues concerning privacy and the treatment of human subjects.
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MHI 655 Healthcare Organizational Change Mgmt (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course will explore the process of change in health care organizations, focusing on change related to the introduction of information technology and systems. The course begins with an overview of the change process, including working in teams to effect change. Several models of change are explored to guide our studies for the remainder of the semester. The course focus is on the tools and skills needed to manage change, including risk assessment, project management and team leadership. We will also explore some of the broader issues surrounding Health-IT-related organizational change.
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MHI 665 Healthcare Quality Systems (3 credits) 3 classroom hours + 0 lab/studio hours
Prerequisite(s): MHI 625 or MBI 625
Taught: Spring Only
This course provides an understanding of quality and patient safety. It examines methods and tools for managing quality in healthcare, including quality assurance and improvement, utilization review and risk management. Topics include: history of quality, trends in healthcare quality, healthcare measure and measurements, quality practices and administrative responsibilities and structures.
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MHI 682 Health Informatics Capstone 1 (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 18 credits toward MHI Degree.
Taught: Fall and Spring
This class is the first of two consecutive semester classes. Students are as-signed to a local healthcare institution or business to work on assigned projects with consultation by a faculty advisor and allow students to integrate academic experience into real world situations while developing skills and knowledge required in the field.
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MHI 684 Health Informatics Capstone 2 (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MHI 682
Taught: Variable, check with department
This is an elective course where students may continue their assignments with a local healthcare institution or business to work on assigned projects as a continuation of MHI 682 . This allows students to maintain the integration of academic experience with real world situations and develop skills and knowledge required in the field.
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MHI 694 Topics in Health Informatics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): MBI 625 or consent of MHI director.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Topics may vary and may include MIS, database management systems, artificial intelligence, expert systems, decision support systems, office automation, simulation modeling, fourth-generation languages, application generators, and others. Repeatable for a maximum of six semester hours when topics vary.
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MHI 699 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Independent project or intensive study/research with faculty guidance. Open only by consent of advisor/instructor. Meeting times arranged with instructor.
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MHI 815 Informatics for Advanced Practice (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): DNP 800 .
Taught: Variable, check with department
This course provides an applied approach to understanding the design, selection, and use of information systems and technologies for systems in advanced nursing practice through the application of evidence-based solutions. This includes the cultural, ethical, financial, regulatory and legal issues related to health information systems.
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MAT 584 Cryptography (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Cryptology of classical ciphers, DES and AES, public key cryptosystems, authentication and cryptographic hash functions.
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MAT 594 Topics: Mathematics (3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
Taught: Variable, check with department
Topics in mathematics and mathematics education. Topics vary.
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MAT 694 Topics: Mathematics (Graduate) (1-3 credits) Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Various topics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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