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MGMT 9002 - Management of the Global Environment
3 cr.
The course provides students with the background to understand global strategic business problems, demands and pressures from governments, unions, consumers, and others in foreign countries as well as from domestic stockholders. Studies emphasize U.S. control of multinational and foreign companies and the effect upon international competition.
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MGMT 9008 - Quality Management Theory
3 cr.
This course studies the concepts, practices and methods of modern quality management in both manufacturing and services. Topics include history, concepts, dimensions of quality, measurement and control, statistical quality control, information systems and auditing for quality.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3200.
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MGMT 9020 - Economic Theory and Managerial Decision Making
3 cr.
This course presents the principles, concepts and tools of economic analysis that are necessary for proper management planning. Its aim is to improve the understanding of how a market economy operates and to familiarize students with the tools that are useful in making economic decisions and in solving economic problems.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 2110, ECON 1200.
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MGMT 9030 - Accounting Theory
3 cr.
The course develops an understanding of the theories and concepts which provide the foundation for accounting.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to accounting track or 24 undergraduate credits in accounting.
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MGMT 9032 - Advanced Financial Accounting Issues
3 cr.
This course affords students the opportunity to examine current issues including ethics, accounting and auditing research techniques, international accounting issues and other relevant current topics.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to accounting track or 24 undergraduate credits in accounting.
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MGMT 9034 - Selected Topics in Advanced Managerial Accounting
3 cr.
Students are introduced to issues in the current environment, such as international influences on U.S. management practices, business ethics and technology changes and their impact on the managerial structure through a series of readings and cases. Prerequisite: admission to accounting track or 24 undergraduate credits in accounting.
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MGMT 9036 - Accounting Information Systems
3 cr.
This course integrates the accounting process into the total information system. Students analyze the problems involved in the design and installation of information systems, including computer feasibility studies and systematizing the clerical functions of an organization. Course material describes the inter-relationship of internal controls, classification of accounts and functions, and reporting to provide relevant information and yet optimize the control function.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 1700
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MGMT 9040 - Organizational Behavior and Development
3 cr.
This course relates the knowledge of human behavior to the problems of organizational life. It examines individual behavior as well as group and social behavior in organizations. The course encourages discussion of the methods of changing behavior through organizational development.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3200.
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MGMT 9050 - The Human Resource Function and the Manager
3 cr.
This course provides knowledge of the human resource from the manager’s perspective. The student develops an understanding of the role of personnel specialists. Topics covered include job analysis, employee selection, training, appraisal, promotion and discipline within the context of recent legal developments.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3200.
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MGMT 9060 - Management Information Systems
3 cr.
This course provides insight into the problem of identifying an organization’s informational requirements to facilitate the decision-making process. Topics presented include an analysis of information systems, communication theory, information flow, methods and procedures for gathering, disseminating and controlling information.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 1700.
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MGMT 9070 - Legal Issues in Human Resources Management
3 cr.
This course is designed to provide human resources professionals and other managerial professionals with an understanding of labor and employment law, the sources of this law and how they may apply in the employment setting.
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MGMT 9080 - Management Theory and Process
3 cr.
This course examines management theory as an evolving body of knowledge influencing managerial practices. Management theories are compared and contrasted with the goal of understanding the assumptions and applications of each. Within the context of theoretical models, attention is directed to the differences in the environment in which firms must operate.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3200.
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MGMT 9090 - Production and Operations Management
3 cr.
The course covers system design and layout, job design and work methods, plant location and product development, scheduling and methods of control. The quantitative management techniques of capital budgeting, forecasting inventory methods, program evaluation review techniques (PERT), and decision theory are utilized.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3200.
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MGMT 9100 - Business and Society
3 cr.
The course studies the various external environmental factors which affect managerial decisions. The course views the environment as a complex set of interrelated economic, legal, political, social, and cultural influences, which impact the organization through its public or constituencies. Through case analysis the student gains insight into the complicated interrelationships that exist between the organization and its environment.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3500, ECON 1200.
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MGMT 9130 - Legal Environment of Business
3 cr.
This course considers the legal questions arising out of doing business nationally and internationally. It is a study of the interrelationships among laws as they affect individuals and business organizations. The course provides the student with an awareness of how legal problems and their solutions can influence the direction of a business.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3500.
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MGMT 9160 - Marketing Management
3 cr.
The course embarks on a detailed study of concepts and procedural alternatives in the delineation of the market target. In addition, the course covers the development and implementation of the marketing mix and the control and analysis of the total marketing effort.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3300.
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MGMT 9170 - Corporate Finance
3 cr.
The course examines principles of decision analysis in management of current assets, estimation of requirements for short term funds, and valuation of capital budgeting and merger proposals.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3400
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MGMT 9180 - Accounting Practices for Managers
3 cr.
The course provides a study of financial reporting systems. Emphasis is given to the interpretation and uses of information contained in financial reports.
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MGMT 9200 - Managing the Not-for-Profit Organization
3 cr.
Focus on examining the administrative functions and their relationship to organizational effectiveness and efficiency. External and internal politics of agency survival are addressed, and theoretical and practical concepts of management and leadership are explored.
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MGMT 9210 - Program Planning and Evaluation of the Not-for-Profit Organization
3 cr.
Social services agencies, foundations, churches, museums, schools, professional associations and public enterprises comprise the vast array of non-profit organizations. The purpose of this course is to examine and apply the principles of program evaluation for the nonprofit organizations.
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MGMT 9250 - Health Services Marketing
3 cr.
The focus is on exploring marketing principles and applications to management decisions in the healthcare industry using case analysis. Topics covered include product development, pricing, distribution, consumer behavior, forecasting and development of marketing plans.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3300 or permission of instructor.
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MGMT 9251 - Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Care
3 cr.
Examination of the law’s impact on public health, role of legal institutions, individual rights, basic principles of medical decision-making, medical liability, basic regulatory aspect of health care delivery, universal health coverage, impact of technology and human rights issues.
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MGMT 9252 - Health Care Management
3 cr.
Studies major social and economic aspects of illness and the health care industry. The focus is on exploring how management principles apply to decisions in the healthcare industry using case analysis. Topics covered include economic, social, cultural, and psychological influences and responsibilities of the patient and focusing on application of these concepts to the healthcare organization.
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MGMT 9253 - Cost Control in Health Care
3 cr.
The focus is on exploring how cost control principles apply to management decisions in the healthcare industry using case analysis. Topics covered include an overview of financial management, tools such as accounting and cash flow analysis, financial statement analysis, the risks and returns associated with the financial market, capital budgeting and forecasting with a focus on the application of these concepts to the healthcare organization.
Prerequisite(s): BSAD 3400
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MGMT 9310 - Financial Analysis
3 cr.
This course provides for an intensive examination of financial accounting theory and practice. It includes the valuation of assets and liabilities, accounting for stockholder’s equity, measurement and reporting of earnings, the flow of funds, an investigation of the evolution and current status of accounting theory and financial reporting.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 9170 , MGMT 9180 .
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MGMT 9320 - Labor Management
3 cr.
This course analyzes the development and impact of collective bargaining on the work force and the organization. Consideration is given to public policy as well as environmental forces. The negotiation and administration of labor agreements is covered.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 9080 .
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MGMT 9330 - Marketing Communications
3 cr.
This course presents the elements in the marketing mix that deal with the promotion of goods or services. The course covers advertising, sales promotion, public relations and publicity. The characteristics of each form of promotion are evaluated with respect to varying market situations. The focus of the course is on the managerial aspects of communication design, development, implementation and appraisal.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 9160 .
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MGMT 9450 - Selected Topics in Management
3 cr.
This course emphasizes trends, current research and contemporary problems in management. Students research, discuss and present reports on problems in management. (Course may be repeated twice with different topics with approval of chair of MBA Graduate Committee.)
Prerequisite(s): Core requirements.
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MGMT 9500 - Strategic Management
3 cr.
This course provides a study of administrative processes dealing with the formulation of policy. Topics covered include strategy formulation, the role of the general manager, and the design of strategic planning systems. Attention is focused on problem identification, problem solving and decision-making. Extensive examination is made of cases involving a variety of institutions in both the public and private sectors.
Prerequisite(s): At least 21 graduate hours completed or permission of chair.
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MGMT 9600 - E-Commerce
3 cr.
This electronic business course develops students’ understanding and management of new ways of strategic thinking, marketing and doing business in the digital economy. The course is targeted to individuals who will pursue leadership positions in electronic business and Internet marketing groups, whose business and strategic models are changing dramatically. Students should have a familiarity with the Internet and have completed courses in marketing and management.
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MGMT 9700 - Internship in Management
3 cr.
Students will intern in a business or other administrative body in a managerial role. The course is intended to expand the student’s knowledge of managerial practices and may not be a continuation of an existing position.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 21 graduate level semester hours in MBA program.
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MTED 8001 - Algebra for the Elementary School Teacher
3 cr.
This course is designed to strengthen the elementary school teacher’s knowledge of topics in algebra and how to apply this knowledge in the classroom. Topics will include numeration and number theory; algebraic expressions; equations and inequalities; relations and functions; graphing relations and functions; and polynomial and rational functions.
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Mathematics |
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MATH 7000 - Number Theory
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
This course is a formal study of the classical theory of numbers including such topics as divisibility, primes, congruency, Diophantine equations, number theoretic functions and quadratic reciprocity.
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MATH 7012 - The Modern Secondary School
3 cr.
Graduate math courses are not currently offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department for more information.
This course is required of all MAT candidates who do not have initial licensure to teach and covers a broad range of issues faced by teachers in today’s secondary schools. Students become familiar with the complexities and demands of secondary school teaching. The course includes 25 hours of prepracticum experience.
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MATH 7100 - Technology in the Classroom
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
This course is a study of the various ways in which technology can be used in the K-12 classroom. Students will perform and develop lessons based on calculators, graphing calculators, computer graphing and algebra software such as Mathematica and Geometer’s Sketchpad, and become familiar with the uses of the Internet in the K-12 setting.
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MATH 7200 - History of Mathematics
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
Students will study the development of mathematical ideas, from ancient to modern times, and their relevance for other fields of knowledge. Special attention is given to several of the most important original writings in mathematics.
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MATH 7300 - Geometry
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
This is a formal study of basic and advanced concepts of Euclidean, non-Euclidean and projective geometry.
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MATH 7400 - Mathematical Modeling
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
The designs of mathematical models for solving problems in the physical, social and life sciences are examined. Emphasis is on the use of mathematics in such problems as traffic flow, group decision making and queuing.
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MATH 7450 - Discrete Algebraic Structures
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
A study of discrete algebraic structures is part of this course. Topics include: Set theory, Boolean algebra, partial orders, equivalence relations, recursions, functions, graph theory, finite automata and combinatorics.
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MATH 8000 - Advanced Methods of Teaching at the Secondary Level
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
This course combines academic study with clinical practice and supervision. Theories and topics studied and demonstrated include learning styles, critical thinking, computer applications and inclusive learning environments. Emphasis is placed on integrating culturally or linguistically diverse students and those with special needs. Interdisciplinary course development and implementation, student assessment including portfolio assessment and writing are studied for utilization across the curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 7012 or initial teacher licensure.
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MATH 8090 - Practicum
6 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
Student teaching experience is offered to give practical classroom experience to those degree students who have not satisfied the state requirements for certification.
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MATH 8100 - Analysis
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
This course is a careful development of the core analysis topics of limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, and sequences and series. Both the real number setting and the complex numbers will be considered.
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MATH 8200 - Probability
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
Topics include discrete and continuous random variables, expectations, variance, covariance, probability density functions, moment generating functions and classical probability distributions.
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MATH 8250 - Curriculum and Technology
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
This course looks at the integration of educational technology in the classroom and its relationship to learning theories and curriculum, specifically, the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. This course explores the use of the Internet as a classroom resource to strengthen curriculum. Various Internet related topics are covered, such as acceptable use policies and copyright issues.
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MATH 8260 - Curriculum Design & Development
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills of the curriculum development-revision process. The course examines societal demands on the curriculum and the role of the American school in a democratic and multicultural society as students assess, revise, and implement instructional programs and the curriculum in a systematic and logical way. Active participation in school-based curriculum teams, IEP teams, site-based management teams and community groups teach effective delivery of services to all students and school improvement/reform efforts. In collaborative groups students review, revise, and expand the curriculum and assessment procedures in order to integrate current research findings and education reform initiatives.
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MATH 8300 - Abstract Algebra
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
Students will study algebraic structures including groups, rings, integral domains and fields. Topics include homomorphisms, factor rings and factorization domains.
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MATH 8900 - Topics in Advanced Mathematics
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
Courses having a more narrow focus or those taught on an irregular basis may be offered. New courses may be taught on an experimental basis under this title.
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MATH 9400 - Clinical Experience
6 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
Clinical Experience is a capstone course allowing full integration and application of content knowledge and pedagogical theory and practice. In a high school classroom students incorporate all standards specific to the discipline of biology as well as all common standards for classroom teachers. A minimum of 400 clock hours or one full semester on-site under the auspices of the university is fulfilled. A research project is completed during the duration of the clinical experience.
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MATH 9500 - Internship
3 cr.
This course is not currently being offered on a regular basis. Please contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department, Mary Ann Barbato at (978) 665-3211 for more information.
The internship is a capstone experience allowing full integration and application of content knowledge and pedagogical theory and practice. Within the individual’s classroom it incorporates all standards specific to the discipline of biology as well as all common standards for classroom teachers. A minimum of 400 clock hours or one full semester on-site under the auspices of the university is fulfilled. A research project is completed during the duration of the internship.
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MUSC 7200 - Opera
3 cr.
This course is a survey of Italian opera from Monteverdi to the 20th century. The course will explore librettos, music, staging, casts and the cultural and social context in which the works were created. Projects will include reviews of performances on video, analysis and discussion of representative works, and the attendance of a live opera performance. This is a music distribution course.
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MUSC 8004 - Intermediate Choral Conducting
3 cr.
The Intermediate Choral Conducting course would involve score preparation, rehearsal participation, and conducting in rehearsals and a final concert. DVD’s pertaining to diction, choral techniques by leading clinicians and DVD/CD’s of literature and performance ensembles of note will be listened to and critiqued from the standpoint of conducting. Weekly the students will attend both Chamber Singers and Choir in the FSC setting (3 hours contact time total). Following each rehearsal there would be 30 minutes of constructive criticism with the students and instructor. Class time would be held at another time for 2 hours of contact. Reading, time with the scores, and listening/watching to materials provided by the instructor will constitute weekly work by the students outside of class.
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MUSC 8005 - Musical Arranging
3 cr.
Students gain knowledge of ranges, transportation, unique characteristics of instruments and voices and their use in traditional ensembles. Students apply this knowledge to arrange selections with their own creative dimensions.
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MUSC 8007 - Instrumentation
3 cr.
Study of the construction, capabilities and sounds of orchestral and band instruments. Audio and visual materials, discussions, presentations, demonstrations and scoring projects are used to gain understanding, craft and experience in instrumentation.
Prerequisite(s): Intermediate knowledge of theory and harmony needed. Remedial assignments in these areas can be taken concurrently to the course. The course serves as a prerequisite to its sequential course MUSC 8008 Orchestration.
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MUSC 8008 - Orchestration
3 cr.
Study of the art of orchestration. Audio and visual materials, discussion, presentations, demonstrations and scoring projects are used to gain understanding, skill and experience in orchestration.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 8007 and intermediate knowledge of harmony and music notation software. remedial assignments in these areas need to be completed before taking the course. Instructor may waive requirements, based on proven experience.
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MUSC 8150 - Graduate Applied Music
3 cr.
This directed study will provide advanced graduate vocal or instrumental instruction.
Prerequisite(s): Students are required to prove their proficiency before registration is allowed.
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MUSC 9090 - Music Presentation
3 cr.
A student creates a culminating project in music under the supervision/direction of a music faculty member or the program chairperson. A student planning a recital should prepare to present a majority of new works not previously in his/her repertoire.
Prerequisite(s): Must successfully complete at least 18 semester hours in the program and demonstrate mastery of the subject.
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NISL 7000 - World Class Schooling: Vision and Goals
4 cr.
With a focus on developing and implementing school vision and goals, candidates will undertake the broad learning involved in developing the capacity and commitment as an effective instructional leader.
This course is open to students that are participants in the National Institute for School Leadership Program.
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NISL 7500 - Focus on Teaching and Learning
4 cr.
With a focus on teaching and learning, candidates will undertake the broad learning involved in developing the capacity and commitment as an effective instructional leader.
This course is open to students that are participants in the National Institute for School Leadership Program.
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NISL 8000 - Developing Capacity and Commitment
4 cr.
Candidates will undertake the broad learning involved in developing the capacity and commitment as an effective instructional leader. Focus is on the Principal.
This course is open to students that are participants in the National Institute for School Leadership Program.
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NISL 8500 - Leadership for Sustainable and Systematic Change
4 cr.
Candidates will examine the role of the principal in spearheading changes needed in their schools to bring all students to high levels of achievement; and in strategizing and implementing not only change, but improvements.
This course is open to students that are participants in the National Institute for School Leadership Program.
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NISL 9000 - Seminar One: Community Relations, Strategies and Action Research
3 cr.
Candidates work with the school’s internal and external publics to develop community relation strategies and to conduct an action research project (2-25 hour pre-practicum experiences are course requirements).
This course is open to students that are participants in the National Institute for School Leadership Program.
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NISL 9500 - Seminar Two: Contemporary Problems in Educational Leadership
2 cr.
Candidates explore contemporary problems affecting educational leadership and complete a 25 hour pre-practicum experience in the area of curriculum.
This course is open to students that are participants in the National Institute for School Leadership Program.
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NURS 7000 - Nursing with Diverse Populations
1 cr.
This course focuses on concepts of culture, ethnocentrism and diversity. The impact of cultural sensitivity on role enactment as an advanced practitioner is explored. Case studies are used to facilitate examination of values and beliefs.
This course is open to licensed RNs.
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NURS 7200 - Nursing Theory
3 cr.
The course examines the process of theory development in nursing as a necessary tool to provide guidelines for advanced practice, as well as to foster a deeper understanding of the discipline as a whole. The concept of diversity in relation to theories is also included. Students have the opportunity to evaluate current theories in nursing and to explore one theory in depth.
This course is open to licensed RNs.
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NURS 7300 - Advanced Clinical Concepts
3 cr.
This course provides the opportunity to validate current clinical skills and develop advanced professional decision-making. Clinical issues, such as performance evaluation, collaboration, physical assessment and ethical considerations are addressed. A clinical component provides the opportunity to increase skills in critical thinking, processing data, and clinical decision-making. This course includes a clinical component of 60 hours.
This course is open to licensed RNs. This course is also open to matriculated graduate students and require on file health requirements. Prerequisite(s): NURS 7000 .
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NURS 7400 - Contexts and Roles for Advanced Practice
3 cr.
Students acquire a framework for understanding the interplay of political, social, and economic factors in health service delivery and their relationship to the advanced practice role in nursing. The focus is on initiating and facilitating change in health care and nursing systems. Topics include health care economics, health planning and policy, diversity in health care delivery, use of health status indicators for risk assessment of individuals and groups, informatics, role theory application to role assimilation, role creation, role negotiation and educator advocate, consultant, and researcher.
This course is open to licensed RNs.
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NURS 7600 - Health Care Informatics
3 cr.
This course provides an overview of the role of information systems in health care. Current technologies and their impact on health care practice are explored. Organizational, cost-benefit, and ethical issues related to the application of technologies are discussed. Topics include medical devices, electronic health record, key health information systems and standards, telemedicine, administrative and clinical applications, evidence based health care, decision support systems, security and confidentiality, and information retrieval.
This course is open to licensed RNs.
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NURS 7700 - Nursing Research
3 cr.
This course provides students with an overview of the design and methodology of qualitative and quantitative research as applied to professional nursing practice. Topics of study include critical analyzing and evaluating research literature, non-experimental, quasi experimental research design, phenomenological, grounded theory and ethnographic qualitative design, analysis and interpretations of findings including the application of statistical methods in quantitative data analysis. Ethical considerations will be discussed along with implications for professional practice.
This course is open to licensed RNs. Prerequisite(s): A graduate level nursing theory course.
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NURS 8000 - Introduction to Forensic Nursing
3 cr.
This course establishes the foundation for forensic decision making in advanced nursing practice with an emphasis on a holistic approach to living victims and perpetrators. The relationship between sociocultural factors and violence is explored. This course also includes an incisive exploration of the principles and philosophies of clinical forensic nursing as well as the role of the forensic nurse in the scientific investigation of violence, trauma, medical-legal and ethical-legal issues.
This course is open to all licensed RNs.
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NURS 8130 - Scientific Foundations for Forensic Nursing Interventions
3 cr.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of specialized topics in clinical forensic practice as a foundation for the advanced practice nursing role. Areas of exploration will include physical assessments and autopsy findings in forensic pathology, clinical laboratory tests and pharmacological usage. The complimentary roles of different professions in medical-legal investigative systems in relation to trauma and causes of death will also be identified. This course includes a clinical component of 60 hours.
This course is open to matriculated graduate students and require on file health requirements. Prerequisite(s): NURS 7000 , NURS 7300 , NURS 8000
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NURS 8200 - Forensic Nursing: Caring for Victims
3 cr.
This is a two-course sequence identifying the role of the forensic nurse in the care of victims and their significant others. Attention is given to understanding what happens to victims of assault and trauma. Interventions to prevent and treat are also explored. The legal, ethical, clinical, and advocacy responsibilities of the advanced practitioner are key concepts emphasized throughout these courses. This course includes a clinical component of 60 hours.
This course is open to matriculated graduate students and require on file health requirements. Prerequisite(s): NURS 7000 , NURS 7300 , NURS 8000
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NURS 8300 - Forensic Nursing: Caring for Perpetrators
3 cr.
This is a two-course sequence identifying the role of the forensic nurse in the care of perpetrators. Attention is given to understanding the etiology of perpetrators and interventions in current practice. The legal, ethical, clinical and advocacy responsibilities of the advanced practitioner are key concepts emphasized throughout these courses. This course includes a clinical component of 60 hours.
This course is open to matriculated graduate students and require on file health requirements. Prerequisite(s): NURS 7000 , NURS 7300 , NURS 8000
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NURS 8410 - Criminal Law: Substantive and Procedural
3 cr.
This area of study examines both substantive and procedural criminal law. Within the context of the historical development and philosophy of law, students are introduced to the definitions and classifications of crime and their application to the system of criminal justice.
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NURS 8500 - Forensic Science and Technology
3 cr.
This course is an introduction to the forensic sciences designed specifically for the advanced practice clinical forensic nurse role. The course surveys the latest technology used in the criminal justice field for investigative procedures, crime scene analysis, interviews, surveillance, and evidence collection. The course is designed to balance the impetus of advancing technology within the boundaries and ethical dilemmas of the law. Topics include the recognition, collection and preservation of evidence, examination of victims, and documentation. The role of the forensic nurse in the multidisciplinary investigative systems will be stressed.
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NURS 8600 - Advanced Pathopharmacology and Epigenetics in Forensic Nursing
3 cr.
This course examines the interplay of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and epigenetics related to advanced practice forensic nursing care. Course focus is on the mechanisms which result in disruptions of physiological systems that produce disease.
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NURS 9100 - Research Project
2 cr.
This course focuses on the application of the research process in the clinical practice related to the student’s specialty area. Emphasis is on the completion of a research project under the guidance of faculty.
Prerequisite(s): All courses Corequisite(s): NURS 9500
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NURS 9101 - Continuation of Research Project
2 cr.
This course is a continuation of NURS 9100 .
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NURS 9500 - Practicum in Forensic Nursing
3 cr.
In this capstone course students select one or more areas of nursing practice to pursue in greater depth after consultation with faculty. Students find a clinical placement that gives them the opportunity for role negotiation and role development in the forensic nursing practicum. During the practicum, priority is placed on the development of leadership roles and interpersonal and psycho-motor skills needed to serve a selected client population under the preceptorship of an advanced practice nurse or related professional.
Prerequisite(s): All courses Corequisite(s): Co-requisite, nursing research or project.
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OCED 6002 - Seminar and Practicum in Vocational Education/Special Education
3 cr.
Students complete a practicum or internship in an approved setting for individuals with special needs. Students are assisted in implementing the various facets of their role within a given setting. Visitations by student advisor are planned not only to observe the competencies being demonstrated, but to meet with school administrators in defining the role and functions. Practicum seminar is designed to assist the total group in dealing with current concerns and issues and to allow students to learn from the experiences of each other.
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OCED 6003 - Promoting Positive Social Behavior for Students with Special Needs in Vocational Education
3 cr.
The course provides familiarity with the continuum of services required for students with special needs in all school settings. The modifications of approach and teaching techniques that make vocational education accessible to all students are discussed in depth. A case study is required of each student in the course.
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OCED 6004 - Students with Special Needs in Vocational Technical Education
3 cr.
The course traces the development of special needs programs with emphasis on the identification and understanding of special needs students in vocational schools. Particular attention is given to teaching techniques and administrative organization patterns utilized in a vocational school.
This is a required course for candidates seeking either Massachusetts Department of Education approval as a vocational technical instructor or special ed/voc ed mini-approval.
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OCED 6005 - Strategies and Methods for Teaching Students with Special Needs
3 cr.
The course uses a practical approach to planning instruction for special needs students in the regular class within a vocational school setting. Using a framework for applying theory in practice, teachers develop and/or attempt strategies that are applicable to their classrooms.
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OCED 6006 - Implementation and Evaluation of Education Plans for Students with Special Needs
3 cr.
The course provides experience in interpreting educational prescriptions for implementation within vocational training programs. Each student designs an individualized instructional plan describing all materials, recommended methodology and techniques of evaluation.
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OCED 7000 - History and Philosophy of Occupational Education
3 cr.
The course studies the leaders, organizations and movements that have contributed to the development of occupational education in the United States. Particular attention is given to the philosophies of past and present, along with the issues and problems that have affected occupational education.
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OCED 7009 - Growing Agriculture in the Classroom
3 cr.
Using Massachusetts farms as classrooms, educators will learn how agriculture can enhance their curriculum, meet required frameworks and become part of a multi-disciplinary hands-on curriculum in your classroom. The skills you will develop are: a strong background in current agriculture practices throughout Massachusetts; how to use agriculture in your lessons to reinforce MCAS concepts; how to strengthen your science background with the application of principles to actual agriculture; agricultural literacy. Educators will keep a journal, research topics in agriculture and create lessons for classrooms.
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OCED 7050 - Seminar in Occupational Education
3 cr.
The seminar is a critical study of selected current problems in occupational education. Participants apply recent readings, reports, products and research as tools to analyze strategies for strengthening the delivery of occupational education within a variety of settings. The group may also accept appropriate field-based projects which impact or otherwise address critical occupational education concerns.
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OCED 7100 - Supervision in Occupational Education
3 cr.
This course deals with several aspects of the role of supervisory personnel to demonstrate how educational supervision is a carefully structured leadership with responsibilities related to the improvement of instruction. In the context of a supervisory role, students examine in-service training, inspection, staff guidance, research and evaluation of personnel and curriculum concerns. Various levels of supervision and organization patterns are analyzed.
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OCED 7150 - Evaluation in Occupational Education
3 cr.
This course in educational evaluation is designed for graduate students who are pursuing an advanced degree in the field of industrial technology education, vocational technical education or a related area. Students receive instruction relating to the development and evaluation of written achievement tests. Further teaching is presented relative to basic descriptive statistics and parametric techniques.
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OCED 7200 - Public School Laws Relating to Occupational Education
3 cr.
The course is a study of federal and state laws pertaining to occupational education. Particular attention is given to the legislative process as it relates to current school law and to the judicial process in its interpretation of school law.
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OCED 7230 - Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Vocational Technical Education
3 cr.
This course will provide Vocational Technical educators at the graduate level with an overview of the Federal and State Special Education Laws and Regulations and how they are implemented in schools in Massachusetts. Students will learn about the elements of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the roles of special and general educators. Students will also learn how to design curriculum and instruction using the information on the IEP and how to modify their related classrooms and vocational technical shops/laboratories to accommodate students with disabilities. A research paper at the graduate level of competence will provide the basis for a class presentation.
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OCED 7232 - Developing and Implementing a Standards-Based Curriculum in Vocational Technical Education
3 cr.
This course is designed to provide vocational technical educators with the knowledge of the elements of a quality curriculum. Students will learn how to develop a vocational technical education curriculum and a competency-based student reporting system that incorporates the standards and performance indicators of the Academic and Vocational Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks.
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OCED 7233 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education Using Research-based Practices to Develop Effective Instructional Strategies
3 cr.
This course is designated to provide vocational technical teachers with an understanding of how learning styles impact instruction and learning. Vocational technical teachers will learn how to develop a teaching unit that focuses on readiness assessment, use of learning styles, attention to whole-brain teaching, interpersonal skills, knowledge and skill assessment.
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OCED 7237 - Managing Student Behavior in a Healthy and Safe Environment
3 cr.
This course is designed to prepare vocational technical teacher candidates to organize an instructional area that is conductive to high quality learning in a healthy and safe environment. A variety of discipline concepts and strategies will be presented for application in the shop/laboratory, related classroom, and cooperative education sites. Current, relevant OSHA and child labor law standards will be reviewed and plans for a comprehensive health safety plan will be developed.
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OCED 7238 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education Instructional Strategies
3 cr.
This course is designed to provide vocational technical teachers with research-based teaching methods and instructional strategies. Students in this course will learn to develop advanced instructional plans of study and how learning styles, motivation, and expectations influence instructional choices made by the vocational technical educator. Students will learn how to integrate vocational technical and academic content by using a balanced instructional approach and accommodate issues addressed in IEP’s. Planning for record keeping and evaluation is included.
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OCED 7239 - Seminar for the Beginning Vocational Technical Education Teacher
3 cr.
The seminar is a critical study of selected current problems in occupational education. Participants apply recent readings, reports, products, and research as tools to analyze strategies for strengthening the delivery of occupational education within a variety of settings. Techniques for establishing effective classroom routines and procedures, student instruction and assessment, and for maintaining a positive classroom, shop, laboratory climate that conveys high expectations are included.
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OCED 7240 - Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education—Educating and Assessing the Vocational Technical Education Learner
3 cr.
This course is designed to prepare vocational technical teachers for Chapter 74 Licensure. This course will also equip teachers with the knowledge and tools necessary to instruct and assess the technical academic and employability skills of their vocational technical education students. Students in this course will be able to identify, develop and model appropriate learning activities and assessments for the vastly divergent student population in vocational-technical education.
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OCED 7250 - Research and Statistics in Occupational Education
3 cr.
This course is designed to enable occupational educators to plan research, write research reports and interpret statistical occupational education data. Each student is expected to demonstrate proficiency in educational research by designing a research project pertaining to one or more components of occupational education.
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OCED 7300 - Curriculum Development in Occupational Education
3 cr.
In this class, emphasis is placed upon the teacher as an innovative designer of strategies for planning curriculum. The process of designing and accessing model curriculum projects in occupational education is examined and explored in depth. Various curriculum development models are reviewed, evaluated and discussed.
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OCED 7350 - Public School Finance in Occupational Education
3 cr.
This course examines the basic accounting systems, state laws pertaining to finance, federal funding and laws and procedures regarding funding application approval. The course also offers information on central reimbursements from federal and state levels that affect education.
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OCED 7400 - Advanced Methods of Teaching in Occupational Education
3 cr.
The course is designed to review a detailed treatment of the nature of occupational education, the findings of modern learning theory and the impact these considerations have upon modern occupational education teaching.
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