May 05, 2024  
2021-2023 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Doctor of Physical Therapy

  
  • DPT 7206 - Adult Neuromuscular I Lab

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course offers doctoral physical therapy students the necessary clinical skills to accompany their evaluation skills learned in PHT 7205. Demonstration and hands-on guidance will be emphasized in learning the basics of management of patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, and vestibular disorders through all stages of treatment.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • DPT 7207 - Research II

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course provides an experience in the development of an individual research proposal that will be conducted under the supervision of a faculty member in research III.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • DPT 7208 - Prosthetics and Orthotics

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course provides an analysis of contemporary upper and lower-limb orthotic and prosthetic components and trunk orthoses, including the biomechanical principles upon which the designs are based. Lecture, demonstrations, case studies, and laboratory instruction will be used to address the role of the physical therapist in the medical and surgical management of adults and children with prosthetic and orthotic needs. Topics include the static and dynamic evaluation of patients fitted with orthoses and prostheses and recent trends in early and prosthetic management for adults and children with amputation. An emphasis on both observation and instrumented clinical analysis of gait patterns created through use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices will be addressed.
  
  • DPT 7209 - Movement Disorders

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course is designed to provide physical therapy students with an overview of various adult and pediatric neurological diagnoses (acquirec, genetic and neuro-degenerative).  The clinical manifestation of movement problems related to these diagnoses with be explored in depth.
  
  • DPT 7210 - Special Topics in Physcial Therapy

    Credits: 2 Hrs.
    This course provides an in-depth study of pertinent topics related to PT theory and practice. Topic, format and subject are in accordance with faculty and student interests and professional importance. Maybe repeated more than once.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • DPT 7211 - Cardiopulmonary Lecture

    Credits: 2 SH

    This course gives an overview of the principles of management of patients with pathologies of the cardiopulmonary systems commonly seen by physical therapists. Emphasis will be on care of the patient with primary cardiopulmonary dysfunction and multi-system involvement, including: examination and evaluation, diagnostic procedures, goal setting, direct intervention in relation to prescribing exercise, monitoring exercise tolerance, promoting breathing and airway clearance, and health promotion. All course work will be directed towards building sound clinical judgment for evidence-based practice as outlined in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
    Banner Schedule: Fall

  
  • DPT 7212 - Musculoskeletal III Lecture

    Credits: 2 SH
    This course provides lecture and case study presentations in the physical therapy management of complex musculoskeletal problems. Topics discussed in this course will include orthopedic management of burns, women’s health issues including incontinence, oncological management, ergonomics, pediatric orthopedics, geriatric orthopedics, work hardening, chronic pain, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and advanced gait analysis techniques. Application of orthopedic physical examination and treatment principles pertaining to complex multi-system involvement of patients will be examined.
  
  • DPT 7215 - Clinical Education


    This three week clinical experience is a continuum of DPT 7701  . The experience is for the graduate physical therapy student during which the student will be assessed on progression toward entry-level, independent functioning in a clinical setting. Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making, documentation, patient management, self-assessment, and professional behaviors.

  
  • DPT 7220 - Advanced Vestibular Rehabilitation

    Credits: 2 SH
    This elective course offered during the summer semester of Year Three in the DPT curricular sequence is designed to prepare students for vestibular assessment and treatment beyond entry-level competencies. Course content will compliment vestibular rehabilitation techniques acquired in Adult Neuromuscular l, but will address additional topics beyond entry-level skills, including cervicogenic dizziness, cervical proprioceptive testing, advanced treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) of all semicircular canals, dizziness secondary to head trauma, and the APTA guidelines for best practice in peripheral vestibular hypofunction and BPPV. the course will utilize lecture, lab, case studies, instructor demonstration, and video examples to assist students in mastering vestibular, skills.
    Prerequisite(s): DPT 7205   and DPT 8201  
  
  • DPT 7225 - Advanced Manual Therapy Techniques for the Spine and Extremities

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course provides in-depth study of evidenced based comprehensive manual therapy for the spine and extremites.  In addition to a web-based material, this course will be presented through on-site demonstration and hands-on practice.
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all previous physical therapy program course work
  
  • DPT 7301 - Integumentary Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course relates assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, and prognosis of common wound and skin conditions addressed by physical therapists. Emphasis will be placed on patient management, from initial assessment to outcome assessment. Various strategies will be introduced to help students develop an effective plan of care for patients with loss of integumentary integrity.
  
  • DPT 7303 - Cardiopulmonary

    Credits: 3 Hrs.
    This course gives an overview of the principles of management of patients with pathologies of the cardiopulmonary system commonly seen by physical therapists. Overall emphasis will be on review of relevant cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology with a view towards learning safe, effective, autonomous practice. Students are expected to integrate their knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology from previous courses into understanding the diseases covered in this course. Emphasis will be on care of the patient with primary cardiopulmonary dysfunction and multi-system involvement, including: examination and evaluation, diagnostic procedures, goal setting, direct intervention in relation to prescribing exercise, monitoring exercise tolerance, promoting breathing and airway clearance, and health promotion. All course work will be directed towards building sound clinical judgment for evidence-based practice as outlined in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. Lectures, demonstrations, case studies, required readings, and laboratory activities will reinforce clinical logic and help students learn to apply rehabilitation techniques primarily to adult- and pediatric patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunction at various stages of involvement.
  
  • DPT 7304 - Musculoskeletal III

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course provides lecture and case study presentations in the physical therapy management of complex musculoskeletal problems. Topics discussed in this course will include orthopedic management of burns, women’s health issues including incontinence, oncological management, ergonomics, pediatric orthopedics, geriatric orthopedics, work hardening, chronic pain, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and advanced gait analysis techniques. Application of orthopedic physical examination and treatment principles pertaining to complex multi-system involvement of patients will be examined.
  
  • DPT 7310 - Special Topics in Neurology

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to provide the neurologic resident with challenging and innovative experiences in a variety of areas of advanced clinical practice in physical therapy. Experience will span the continuum of patent care and will promote advanced expertise in assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of clients with neurologic conditions. Emphasis will be placed on unique, innovation evidence-based assessments and interventions for a variety of implairments and activity limitations experienced by persons with neurologic conditions.
  
  • DPT 7315 - Advanced Clinical Applications in Neurology

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to provide the neurologic resident with challenging experiences in a variety of areas of advanced clinical practice and clinical research in physical therapy. Experience will span the continuum of patient care and will promote advanced expertise in assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of clients with neurologic conditions. The resident will also be exposed to neurologic clinical research.
    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Neurologic Residency Program
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • DPT 7318 - Leadership & Professionalism in Neurology

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to provide the neurologic resident with challenging educational and clinical experiences that promote leadership and modeling of exemplary professional behaviors. Experiences will span the continuum of patient care and will promote advanced expertise in application of core physical therapy values within a neurologic patint population including accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrity, professional duty, and social responsibility.
    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Neurologic Residency Program
  
  • DPT 7320 - Foundations of Advanced Orthopedic Practice

    Credits: 3 hrs


    This course is multi-faceted and is designed both to complement entry-level education and challenges the resident’s understanding and use of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning and desicion making. This course will provide the orthopedic resident with challenging experience in a variety of areas of advanced clinical practice in physical therapy. Experience will span the continuum of patient care and will promote advanced in assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of clients with a variety of orthopedic conditions. 

    (approved by Graduate Council October 2018) 
    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Orthopedic Residency Program 

  
  • DPT 7325 - Advanced Practice for the Upper Quarter

    Credits: 3 hrs


    This course is designed to provide the orthopedic resident with challenging experiences in a variety of areas f advanced orthopedic practice in hysical therapy. Experiences willspan the continuum of patient care and will promote advance expertise in assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatmentof clients with upper quarter musculoskeletal dysfunctions. 

    (approved by Graduate Council October 2018) 
    Prerequisite(s): Appceptance into Orthopedic Residency Program 

  
  • DPT 7330 - Advance Practice for the Lower Quarter

    Credits: 3 hrs


    This course is designed to provide the orthepdic resident with challenging experiences in a variety of areas of advanced orthopedic practice in physical therapy. Experiences will span the continuum of patient care and will promote advanced expertise in assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of clients with lower quarter musculoskeletal dysfunctions. 

    (approved by Graduate Council October 2018)
    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Orthopedic Residency Program 

  
  • DPT 7340 - Health and Wellness

    Credits: 3 hrs


    This course will cover a broad range of topics including areas of mental, phyical, and social health. This course is designed to learn about wellness and its relationships to the provision of physical therapy. Throughout the course, students will learn self-responsibility and skills to promote a long and healthy life. This course will assist the physical therapy in embracing the role oof wellness in delivery of physical theraphy services as outlined inthe Guide of Physical Therapist Practist. The material will include foundational knowledge, theorethical models and empirical research and the application of this material to the practice of physical therapy. 

    (approved by Graduate Council October 2018) 
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the traditional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

  
  • DPT 7342 - Diagnostic Imaging

    Credits: 3 hrs


    This course covers basic principles, safety and the role of the physical therapist in the use of diagnostic imaging modalitiesin the current healthcare environment. The emphasis is on plain film radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT) and diagnostic ultrasound (US) in the patien populations with mulculoskeletal, neurological, cardiological, cardiopulmonary pathology. 

    (approved by Graduate Council October 2018) 
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the traditional Doctor of Physical Theraphy Program. Successful completion of all previous physical theraphy program course work. 

  
  • DPT 7515 - Clinical Education I

    Credits: 5 hrs


    This is a five week clinical experience for the graduate physical therapy student during which the student will be assessed on progression toward entry-level, independent functioning in a clinical setting. Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making, documentation, patient management, self-assessment, and professional behaviors.

     

  
  • DPT 7702 - Clinical Internship II

    Credits: 7 hrs
    This 7 week clinical experience is a continuum of DPT 8801 - Clinical Education III . The experience is for the graduate physical therapy student during which the student will be assessed on progression toward entry-level, independent functioning in a clinical setting. Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making, documentation, patient management, self-assessment, and professional behaviors.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • DPT 8101 - Health and Wellness

    Credits: 1 hr
    This is a lecture course that will cover a broad range of topics including areas of mental, physical, and social health. This course is designed to learn about wellness and its relationship to the provision of physical therapy. Throughout the course we will strive to teach self-responsibility and skills to promote a long and healthy life. This course will assist the student physical therapist in embracing the role of wellness in the delivery of physical therapy services as outlined in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. The material will include foundational knowledge, theoretical models and empirical research and the application of this material to the practice of physical therapy.
  
  • DPT 8201 - Adult Neuromuscular II Lecture

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course is a continuation and a companion course to Adult Neuromuscular I. Emphasis will be placed on assessment, patient management concepts, treatment skills, and goal writing for specific neurological conditions for adult patients. Through lectures, physical demonstrations, videos and live web links, case studies, field trips, and other small- and large-group learning activities, all students will learn the clinical logic pertinent to evaluation and rehabilitation of adult patients with neurological disorders, based on the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and other evidence-based material from evidence-based practice. Evaluation and intervention for adults with lower motor neuron, mixed lower and upper motor neuron, and neurodegenerative disorders, will be covered, including (but not limited to) Guillain-Barre, Post-Polio syndrome, Spinal Cord Injury, and Parkinson and Huntington disease.
  
  • DPT 8202 - Adult Neuromuscular II Lab

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course offers doctoral physical therapy students the necessary clinical skills to accompany their evaluation skills learned in DPT 7206. Demonstration and hands-on guidance will be emphasized in learning the basics of management of adult patients with lower motor neuron and upper motor neuron diseases not covered in DPT 7206  .
  
  • DPT 8203 - Geriatrics

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course gives an overview of the principles of management of patients that are elderly including management of frail elderly with a survey of normal aging and a survey of pathologies present in the aged commonly encountered by physical therapists. Overall emphasis will be on review of relevant anatomy and physiology with a view towards learning safe, effective, autonomous practice and producing effective patient management. Students are expected to integrate their knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology from previous courses into understanding the diseases associated with aging and normal aging physiology. Emphasis will be on care of the geriatric patient with conditions entailing multi-system involvement, musculoskeletal involvement, and neurological involvement. The student will be able to more effectively execute techniques related to: examination and evaluation, diagnostic procedures, goal setting, direct intervention in relation to prescribing exercise, monitoring exercise tolerance, and promote promoting health and wellness as related to a geriatric population. All course work will be directed towards building sound clinical judgment for evidence-based practice as outlined in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. Lectures, demonstrations, case studies, required readings, simulation, and patient interviews will reinforce clinical logic and help students learn to apply rehabilitation techniques primarily to a geriatric population.
  
  • DPT 8204 - Pediatrics

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course emphasizes infant, child and adolescent typical and atypical development and conditions, clinical examinations, standard tools for examination, and intervention. It will cover the relationship of human development and family dynamics to overall pediatric physical therapy management. Differential diagnosis related to pertinent pediatric conditions will also be addressed.
  
  • DPT 8205 - Research III (Capstone)

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course provides a research practicum for the data analysis, writing and presentation of the results, discussion and conclusion of individual research or Capstone projects. This course is a continuation of research I and II.
  
  • DPT 8206 - Board Preparation

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course is designed to prepare senior graduate level physical therapy students to take the National Board Examination for Physical Therapy Licensure. Through properly utilizing course materials and actively engaging in a disciplined program of self-learning, students will proceed successfully through this self-directed course, aimed at helping students achieve a first-time pass of the national licensing exam. The course is designed as self-study, primarily. Students will be expected to enroll in an online preparatory course and will be provide sample questions and extensive resource materials to help diagnose students’ strengths and weaknesses. Both the course and the assistance of the course instructor will support the student in developing test-taking skills.
  
  • DPT 8212 - Adminstration and Management I

    Credits: 2
    This course will introduce students to the social, political, organizational and financial development of the US health care system and physical therapy profession within that system.  Students will be prepared with an understanding of the legal, ethical and professional environments within which today’s effective physical therapist must operate.  Knowledge of the major forces that influence healthcare delivery will provide students with the tools to be more active and infulential participants in the current and future shaping of the profession, and to be more effective practitioners.  This course reviews healthcare financing, reimbursement and health informatics.
    Prerequisite(s): Admittance to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, or for non-degree seeking students, must be a licensed Physical Therapist.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • DPT 8214 - Administration and Management II

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course prepares students for administrative and management roles within multiple practice settings of health care. This course will include study of finance, budgeting, facility planning, personnel management and other topics pertaining to principles of management for the physical therapist.
    Prerequisite(s): Admittance to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program or for non-degree seeking students, must be a licensed Physical Therapist.
  
  • DPT 8301 - Differential Diagnosis

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course prepares the student to recognize medical problems that are beyond the scope of the physical therapist in a clinical setting. The course further addresses effective mechanisms that result in client referrals to appropriate health care practitioners. Through lectures, case studies, and laboratory experiences, the student will be able to determine the best course of action with a patient utilizing the best available tests and measures and evidence-based practice to determine diagnosis, need for referral, or method of treatment.
  
  • DPT 8315 - Clinical Education III

    Credits: 3 hrs

    This 7 week clinical experience is a continuum of DPT 8515  . The experience is for the graduate physical therapy student  during which the student will be assessed on progression toward entry-level, independent functioning in a clinical setting.  Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making, documentation, patient management, self-assessment, and professional behaviors.

  
  • DPT 8515 - Clinical Education

    Credits: 5 hrs

    This 3 week clinical experience is the initial component of Clinical Education III. The experience is for the graduate physical therapy student during which the student will be assessed on progression toward entry-level, independent functioning in a clinical setting.  Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making, documentation, patient management, self-assessment, and professional behaviors.
    Banner Schedule: Fall

  
  • DPT 8801 - Clinical Education III

    Credits: 8 hrs
    This is the third full-time clinical experience for the graduate physical therapy student. During this 10 week internship the student will be assessed on progress toward independent functioning in a clinical setting. The student will be expected to delegate, supervise, and assess the impact of delegation to support personnel on patient outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on consistent demonstration of essential functions for a physical therapist that is ready for entry-level practice. The student will be expected to consistently demonstrate effective clinical decision making, documentation, communication skills, patient management, and self-assessment without cues or supervision for both simple and complex patients. The student will also be assessed on administrative, consultative, and preventative practice in their clinical setting. They should characterize the entry-level skills and professional attitudes of a competent, safe, ethical, and legal physical therapist that is ready for practice and clinical instruction.
  
  • DPT 8802 - Clinical Internship IV

    Credits: 8 hrs
    This is the final full-time clinical experience for the graduate physical therapy student. During this 10 week internship the student will be assessed on independent functioning in a clinical setting. The student will be expected to delegate, supervise, and assess the impact of delegation to support personnel on patient outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on consistent demonstration of essential functions for a physical therapist that is ready for entry-level practice. The student will be expected to consistently demonstrate effective clinical decision making, documentation, communication skills, patient management, and self-assessment without cues or supervision for both simple and complex patients. The student will also be assessed on administrative, consultative, and preventative practice in their clinical setting. They should characterize the entry-level skills and professional attitudes of a competent, safe, ethical, and legal physical therapist that is ready for practice and clinical instruction.
    Banner Schedule: Fall

Economics

  
  • ECO 6321 - Managerial Economics

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course focuses on the application of theory and quantitative methods to analysis of managerial decision making in national and international settings, with emphasis on forecasting, pricing, production, and resource allocation.
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 5301 - Survey of Economics  and QBA 6320 - Analytical Methods  
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • ECO 6322 - Economics of Strategic Behavior

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course examines the underlying economics of successful business strategy, including the dynamics of entering an industry, the strategic imperatives of competitive markets, sources of competitive advantage, managing competitive interaction (cooperation and pre-emption), bargaining situations, the impact of information distribution and the financial implications of strategic economics. Since 1980, Michael Porter’s classic Competitive Strategy has provided the methodology that most big companies have used for strategic analysis. In this course, we attempt to offer a relatively new theory of competition - a theory that is simpler than Porter’s and easier for strategic planners to apply in real world business situations. In this course, we will demonstrate that the primary factor in determining competitive advantage is barriers to entry. We draw upon game theory principles to explain what a manager should do if barriers to entry are (a) strong, (b) weak, or (c) nonexistent. We cover a wide range of examples from retail to telecommunications to auction houses. The course offers excellent background for all consultants, managers and corporate finance generalists who will enroll in the capstone course MGT 6323-Business Policy and Strategy.
  
  • ECO 6323 - Global Financial Economics

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will address the economic and financial environment in which multinational enterprises operate. Attention will be devoted to issues that affect the workings of a global enterprise such as the impact of foreign exchange rate, financing the global firm, foreign investment decisions, and management of multinational operations. The course will also address the concept of global tax and capital management and transfer pricing. In addition to the theory and practice of international financial operations, the course will discuss mini-case studies which will familiarize the students with how these activities affect the workings of a global enterprise. Students will also learn about application of derivatives (forwards, futures, options and swaps) and asset management in the global capital market.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 6321 or FIN 6344, or equivalent
  
  • ECO 6340 - Moral/Ethical Foundations of Capitalism

    Credits: 3 hrs
    Students will be introduced to the resource allocation process and its impact on economic growth. Ethical questions as to what is an “equitable distribution” versus what is an “efficient economic system” are examined in detail. Students will be exposed to both critics and defenders of capitalism. Various ethical perspectives will be used to evaluate whether capitalism is moral. Case studies of contemporary ethical dilemmas will be used to demonstrate the usage of these perspectives.

Finance

  
  • FIN 6321 - Financial Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course examines the role of finance in the formulation of strategies to meet organizational goals through the application of theoretical concepts and analytical techniques to a wide variety of financial problems, including financial statement analysis, management of assets, financing strategies, capital budgeting, and capital structure planning.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • FIN 6322 - Commercial Bank Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course emphasizes the major issues facing managers of financial institutions, focusing primarily on commercial banks. Topics include asset, liability, and capital management, the interaction of the regulatory environment with managerial decisions, and international banking.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 6321  
  
  • FIN 6323 - Global Financial Economics

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will address the economic and financial environment in which multinational enterprises operate. Attention will be devoted to issues that affect the workings of a global enterprise such as the impact of foreign exchange rate, financing the global firm, foreign investment decisions, and management of multinational operations. The course will also address the concept of global tax and capital management and transfer pricing. In addition to the theory and practice of international financial operations, the course will discuss mini-case studies which will familiarize the students with how these activities affect the workings of a global enterprise. Students will also learn about application of derivatives (forwards, futures, options and swaps) and asset management in the global capital market.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 6321  or FIN 6344 , or equivalent
  
  • FIN 6333 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course introduces a conceptual and analytical framework for formulating investment policies, analyzing investment alternatives, and constructing portfolio strategies for individuals and institutions.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 6321  
  
  • FIN 6344 - International Finance

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course examines the development of theories related to interest rate and purchasing power parity, international monetary systems, international portfolio theory and asset pricing, and the process of corporate financial decision making in world financial markets.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 6321  
  
  • FIN 6355 - Emerging Issues in Finance

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course explores the latest developments in theoretical or empirical finance. Topics covered may include asset pricing, performance evaluation, derivative securities, market microstructure, corporate finance, and corporate control and governance.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 6321  

Healthcare Management

  
  • ECO 5301 - Survey of Economics

    Credits: 3

    This course deals with the economic theory employed to analyze supply and demand, firm behavior, government regulations, and the global and domestic markets facing the firm.
  
  • MHA 5303 - Health Law, Ethics & Policy

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course provides an introduction to health legislation, programs and their workers, health care facilities and staff for injuries to patients and abuse of patient rights by the health care system.  Topics include malpractice suits and legislation, collection of bills, labor laws and informed consent.  Healthcare ethics and moral principles will be addressed.  The course examines important aspects of healthcare related policies and takes a broad approach to the study of health policy and law, including healthcare, public health and bioethical issues in the United States.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MHA 5305 - Healthcare Finance & Decision Analysis I

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course integrates the important domains of healthcare finance and decision analyis.  In addition to financing of US Healthcare, insurance, and methods of reimbursement, topics addressed include:  financial statements and indicators, operational and capital budgeting, P&L management and variance analysis, utilization and operating expense forecasting, fixed and variable cost estimation, breakeven analysis, and financial corrective action (turnaround) planning.  Decision analysis topics include:  establishing a framework for quantitative decision making, simple deterministic analytics (e.g. rsoruce size decisions, inventory scheduling, task sequencing, and project management (DPM/PERT), and simple stochastic analytics (e.g., recourse size decisions, inventory scheduling revisited and stochastic decision trees).
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MHA 5310 - Healthcare Information Systems Management

    Credits: 3 hrs.
    This course provides students with an understanding of how information systems and technology are applied in healthcare management.  The course focuses on the leader’s responsibility for the provision of appropriate information systems.  Information systems planning and implementation are addressed.  The evaluation, justification, and selection of information systems, including sofware, hardware, and netowrk components are addressed.  How information systems support managemetn decision analysis/making, service and clincial quality, and population health are discussed.  Other key topics include:  required competencies of CIO and IT staff, system privacy, security, and ethics, healthcare information/data management, clinical information systems/electronic medical records, health IT software selection, meaningful use HITECH and PPACA.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MHA 6310 - Human Resources and Conflict Resolution in Healthcare Environment

    Credits: 3 SH
    This course integrates key healthcare human resource management and conflict resolution competencies through the MHA Program’s Integrated Competency Based Educational (CBE) delivery methodology, which includes readings, case studies, presentations, and simulations, where students learn and practice competencies for human resource management, as well as the prevention and resolution of conflicts that arise in the healthcare setting. For example, the course addresses competencies healthcare administrators need to create a human resource department that values and supports diversity, across the key healthcare human resource functions of work force recruitment and hiring, job analysis and design, performance appraisal, staff training and development, salary administration, employee morale and welfare, labor relations and laws, and maintaining employee related information and files. Conflict resolution will include, but are not limited to physician/hospital disputes, discrimination and diversity, employee conflicts, payor-provider disputes, and quality of care issues. Students engage in negotiation, and mediation exercises, with attention to recognition of competing interests and disparate bargaining power. 
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 5303  Healthcare Law, Ethics & Policy; MHA 5305  Health Care Finance & Decision Analysis I; MHA 5310  Healthcare Information Systems Management; MHA 6312  Health Care Finance & Decision Analysis II; MHA 6315  Patient Centeredness & Change;MHA 6318   Grant Management & Writing; Strategic Planning & Marketing; MHA 6330  Healthcare Professional Relations; and, MHA 6337  Population Health Planning & Implementation. 
    Latest Update(s) Approved by Graduate Council: March 5, 2020
  
  • MHA 6312 - Healthcare Finance & Decision Analysis II1

    Credits: 3 hrs
    Building on Healthcare Finance & Decision Analysis I, this course addresses the leader’s responsibility for maintaining financial quality, applications to strategic planning and capital and operational budgeting financial feasibility analysis employing discounted cash flow analysis, IRR, NPV, financial modeling, and “turnaround” corrective action planning, financial modeling, and the effects of financial decision making on operations, healthcare, human resources, and quality of care.  Decision analysis topics include: complex stochastic analysis and applications (queueing and simulation), complex deterministic analytics and applications (linear programming, staff scheduling), and stochastic patient demand forecasting.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 5303  , MHA 5305  , MHA 5310  
  
  • MHA 6315 - Patient Centeredness & Change

    Credits: 3 hrs
    The course focuses on patient-centeredness as required change that favors patients and improves quality. The direct and indirect effects of health provider patient-centeredness on health outcomes are examined across medically underserved and other patient populations, healthcare settings, and health providers. Within the components of medical quality, patient-centeredness’ roles as a casual driver of equity, safety, effectiveness, and timeliness is examined. Implementing patient-centered organizational change4 is addressed, using recognized measures and instruments, national random datasets, and evidence-based investigations.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 5303 , MHA 5305 , MHA 5310  
  
  • MHA 6318 - Grant Management and Writing

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course introduces students to the preparation, submission, review, implementation and management of grants. It also addresses the identification of funding resources. Students are provided with an introduction to grant components, how to develop fundable mini-proposals, and how to manage grants.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 5303 , MHA 5305 , MHA 5310  
  
  • MHA 6330 - Healthcare Professional Relations

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course focuses on the ability of leaders to establish and maintain relationships, and communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external customers. Key subjects addressed include: building collaborative relationship; demonstrating interpersonal competency; developing and maintaining patient, board of directors, medical staff, nursing, allied health, and employee relationships; identifying stakeholder needs/expectations; and practicing shared decision making. Identifying underserved patients’ needs/expectations, incorporating the views of stakeholders in decision that affect the quality of care, work environment and business stability; following through on promises; providing service recovery to dissatisfied customers, and holding individuals accountable for their actions are also addressed.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 6312 - Healthcare Finance & Decision Analysis II1 , MHA 6315 - Patient Centeredness & Change , MHA 6318 - Grant Management and Writing   
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MHA 6337 - Population Health Planning

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course addresses population health as a key responsibility of healthcare leaders, who are ethically responsible implementing change to improve quality, access, and affordability of services for all patients, and consumers. Topics include: network leadership, health in all policies, needs of populations, chronic disease, health system transformation, social determinants of health, information technology and big data analytics, health impact assessments, and change implementation model among others.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 6312 - Healthcare Finance & Decision Analysis II1 , MHA 6315 - Patient Centeredness & Change , MHA 6318 - Grant Management and Writing   
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MHA 6340 - Advanced Healthcare Management Applications

    Credits: 3 hrs
    Developed to be the major culminating project, students select an advanced management application subject, complete an inductive research paper, which moves from specific observations taken from the healthcare management literature to broader generalizations, which can be applied in the field after graduation. Students prepare a research proposal, which delineates the scope of the research project, delineating the primary research questions and domain, a related function of management (i.e., planning, organizing, directing, staffing, or controlling), a secondary research questions. After completion and submittal of the research paper, students make a formal presentation of their findings and conclusion to the faculty and colleagues.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 6330 , MHA 6337 , MHA 6405  
  
  • MHA 6345 - Environmental Health Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course introduces the student to the principles of environmental management that include identifying risk factors and hazards associated with natural/human and non-natural influences; waste management; occupational health and safety; risk management, communication, and management; workplace wellness. Factors such as training, education, and remediation to reduce risk factors and risk management will be introduced.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 6405  , MHA 6330  , MHA 6337  
  
  • MHA 6350 - Healthcare Leadership & Communications

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course focuses on the leader’s ability to build and maintain high-performing teams, create a shared vision, inspire performance, and successfully implement change. It recognizes evidence-based factors that separate good leaders from bad- Integrity, Judgement, Competence, and Vision. The characteristics, competencies, and values of successful leaders, and their interaction with others will be explored. Leadership styles, behaviors, views, and how they treat subordinates while under pressure will also be investigated. Career-derailing behaviors will be illuminated, and each student will receive a leadership development plan with personalized recommendations.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 6330 , MHA 6337 , MHA 6405  
  
  • MHA 6355 - Healthcare Administrative Internship

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This elective course offers students the option to serve a healthcare organization, where they will gain knowledge of the management structure and operations, conduct and present the results of an approved management project/study in one or more of the following competency domains – Leadership, Communication and Relationship Management, Professionalism, Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment, and Business Skills.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 6405  , MHA 6330  , MHA 6337  or explicit faculty approval.
  
  • MHA 6358 - MHA Independent Study

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This elective course offers students the opportunity to conduct independent quantitative and/or qualitative research in support of health equity and related to one or more of the following domains - Leadership, Communication and Relationship Management, Professionalism, Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment, and Business Skills. An approved research scope will serve as the student’s guide for completion of a research project. After completion and submittal of a research paper, students will make a formal presentation of their findings and conclusions.
    Prerequisite(s): MHA 6405  , MHA 6330  , MHA 6337  or explicit faculty approval.
  

Management

  
  • MGT 6151 - International Management

    Credits: 1.5 hrs
    This course deals with the complexity of managing organizations and leading a diverse workforce in cross-cultural and international settings. This course will provide conceptual tools and practical applications on a variety of management topics including intercultural communication (verbal and non-verbal), organizational culture, motivation, leadership, ethics, human resource management, negotiation, conflict management, strategy, etc., in the context of cross-cultural settings. The course is interdisciplinary in nature and draws upon theoretical constructs and frameworks from cultural anthropology, sociology, social psychology, psychology, economics, management, and communication. This class must be taken in conjuction with MGT 6152   - Management of International Business 
  
  • MGT 6152 - Management of International Business

    Credits: 1.5 hrs
    This course includes business activities in developed, emerging and transitional economics. Topics include: global economic institutions and systems, world and regional trade, assessment of political risk, foreign direct investment, market entry mechanisms, foreign exchange, business-government relations and cultural diversity. The course also addresses such issues as ethics, social responsibility and the physical environment. Contemporary issues including the rise of Pacific Rim nations, European Union, and recent NAFTA developments. This class must be taken in conjunction with MGT 6151   – International Management
  
  • MGT 6321 - Organizational Behavior

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course focuses on understanding current managerial and groups. This course provides a learning environment where managerial strengths and developmental needs are assessed to improve managerial effectiveness with respect to influencing behavior with the organization.
  
  • MGT 6323 - Business Policy and Strategy

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course concentrates on the formulation of policy and the implementation and evaluation of strategies governing both domestic and international business operations as they relate to major strategic environmental factors influencing decision-making that affect the organization’s effectiveness in meeting organizational goals.
    Prerequisite(s): ACC 6321 , FIN 6321 , MGT 6321 , and MKT 6321  
  
  • MGT 6324 - Human Resource Management and Employment Law

    Credits: 3 hrs
    A study of the scope of personnel administration practices in both the private and public sectors of U.S. based industry. Emphasis is placed on the procedures and techniques currently used in manpower planning, recruitment, selection, evaluation, compensation, and training and development of employees in an organization.
  
  • MGT 6325 - Leading Organizations

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This cornerstone course provides innovative experiences, skills, and knowledge in leadership for MBA students. Leadership is viewed as “the process wherein an individual member of a group or organization influences the interpretation of events, the choice of objectives and strategies, the organization of work activities, the motivation of people to achieve the objectives, the maintenance of cooperative relationships, the development of skills and confidence by members, and the enlistment of support and cooperation from people outside the group or organization. This course focuses on the five theoretical approaches to leadership and provides opportunities for students to engage in specific leadership assessment and development activities which will enhance their own leadership abilities. In addition, MBA students will also have an opportunity to examine mentorship, coaching, and self-leadership through theory and practice.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MGT 6327 - Internship in Management

    Credits: 1.5 hrs or 3 hrs
    Academic and required work components allow students to gain organizational experience in a relevant subject matter area within business administration. Course supervised by MBA program director and an appropriate manager of the approved organization. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours of graduate credit when topic varies but the total number of graduate credit hours for both internships and directed study may not exceed 6 credit hours. Course must be approved in advance by the MBA program director.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MGT 6331 - Direct Independent Study in Management

    Credits: 1.5 hrs or 3 hrs
    Independent study of a topic in business administration, not currently covered by courses in the MBA program, under the supervision of a graduate faculty member or members. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours of graduate credit when topic varies but the total number of graduate credit hours for both internships and directed study may not exceed 6 credit hours.  Course must be approved in advance by the MBA program director.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • MGT 6356 - Project Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course develops technical and communication skills used by project managers. Topics include integration management, scope management, time management, risk management, cost management, quality management, human resource management, risk and procurement management, and the use of appropriate software for solving the project management related problems.

Management Information Systems

  
  • MIS 6321 - Information Technology and Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will deal with the role of management in shaping, directing, and controlling information systems (IS) activities in the context of decisions related to hardware and software, system design and application development, end-user computing, telecommunications, the role of the IS function in the firm, and the use of information for strategic planning and competitive advantage.
  
  • MIS 6322 - Electronic Commerce

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of using the Internet for commercial activities. Software, security, payment systems, and the business models used by electronic businesses are covered. Legal, regulatory, ethical, and global issues related to these businesses are also addressed.
    Prerequisite(s): MIS 6321  
  
  • MIS 6333 - Information Systems Development

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will introduce the student to event driven object-oriented programming and will prepare students to participate in information systems analysis and design tasks. Management of the systems development process will also be described.
    Prerequisite(s): MIS 6321  
  
  • MIS 6344 - Telecommunications

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course will examine the strategic impacts of telecommunications and networking in organizations and will prepare students to participate in the planning, analysis, and design of these networks.
    Prerequisite(s): MIS 6321  
  
  • MIS 6355 - Emerging Issues in Management Information Systems

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course examines advanced or new topics related to current technology issues and developments that affect managers and organizations.
    Prerequisite(s): MIS 6321  
  
  • MIS 6356 - Project Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course develops technical and communication skills used by project managers. Topics include integration management, scope management, time management, risk management, cost management, quality management, human resource management, risk and procurement management, and the use of appropriate software for solving the project management related problems.
    Banner Schedule: Fall

Marketing

  
  • MKT 6321 - Marketing Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course examines the role of comprehensive marketing plans in the organization use of marketing information systems and new marketing trends, communication in the marketing process, the application of tools and methods to planning and directing the organization’s marketing effort related to key decisions such as new product introductions, global marketing, and competitive industries.
  
  • MKT 6322 - Global Marketing

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course examines the challenge of entering and operating effectively in foreign markets. Topics that will be covered include development of international marketing objectives, policies, and strategies; foreign market selection and optimal entry mode; adaptation of products, distribution channels and communication to fit each market; and systems of international marketing organization including information gathering, planning and control. The impact of national culture and subcultures on marketing decisions will be discussed.
    Prerequisite(s): MKT 6321

Master of Arts in Teaching

  
  • BKE 5320 - Developmentally Appropriate instruction and Assessment in Early Childhood Education

    Credits: 3 hrs
    In this course, participants will examine developmentally appropriate instruction and assessment, keeping an eye on the atypical and typical atypical development of young children. Participants will learn how to use what they know about child development to make thoughtful and appropriate decision for instruction and assessment. A 10-hour field experience is required in which students observe and participate in reflective analysis. 
    Latest Update(s) Approved by Graduate Council: November 5, 2020
    Effective Date: Fall 2021
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • BKE 5325 - Developmentally Appropriate Instruction and Assessment for Infants and Toddlers

    Credits: 3 hrs
    In this course, participants will examine developmentally appropriate instruction and assessment, keeping an eye on the atypical and typical atypical development of infants and toddlers.  Participants will learn how to use what they know about child development to make thoughtful and appropriate decisions for instruction and assessment.  A 10-hour field experience is required in which students observe and participate in reflective analysis.
    Latest Update(s) Approved by Graduate Council: September 5, 2019
  
  • BKE 5328 - Developmentally Appropriate Instruction and Assessment for Preschool and Kindergarten

    Credits: 3 hrs
    In this course, participants will examine developmentally appropriate instruction and assessment, keeping an eye on the atypical and typical atypical development of preschool and kindergarten children.  Participants will learn how to use what they know about child development to make thoughtful and appropriate decisions for instruction and assessment.  A 10-hour field experience is required in which students observe and particpate in reflective analysis.
    Latest Update(s) Approved by Graduate Council: September 5, 2019
  
  • BKE 5345 - Social Justice Advocacy and Public Policy in Early Childhood Education

    Credits: 3 hrs


    The field of Early Care and Education (ECE) is expanding rapidly in line with increasing knowledge about the importance of early brain development and the potential impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences.  This course provides students with an understanding of the roles for social justice and public policy in ECE systems and settings.  The roles of educators are also expanding; practitioners are now teaming with other professionals from child development, education and behavioral health to support families in creating brighter futures for all children.  This course for BKE students is designed to highlight the multiple roles of early childhood educators ina variety of ECE settings and to integrate and enhance micro, mezzo and macro skills for social justice and public policy initiaitves in this complex field.  ECE settings include community-based early childhood education programs, schools, early intervention programs, as well as programs in child welfare, mental health and healthcare systems.  Just as the scope of services offered in such programs varies, the roles and skills of educators employed in these programs vary.  We will focus on parent education, school readiness, family engagment and support, multi-diciplinary collaboration, social justice, quality improvement, policy advocacy and fund development.

    Students will assess the changing policy environment for programs serving 0-5 year olds and their families, including the multiple funding streams that support this work and the government, political and administrative entities that oversee this changing field.  They will review the science of brain development, which is powering policy and practice change, and examine research on the long-term benefits of participation in high-quality early childhood programs.  BKE students enrolled in this course will enhance their practice and advocacy skills through appreciation of the context of research, and policy and culture.  Skills will include:  collaborating with teachers and program staff; working in multi-disciplinary collaborative environments; and strengthening and supporting families so that they are prepared to advocate effectively for their children’s education and development.
    Latest Update(s) Approved by Graduate Council: September 5, 2019
    Banner Schedule: Fall

  
  • BKE 6330 - Child and Family Observation, Documentation and Assessment

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course provides students with an understanding of the forms, functions, methods, and roles of assessment for planning and implementing effective early childhood programs for young children from diverse cultures and with varied learning needs. The students will explore both quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluation and assessment. They will learn about technological adaptations to enhance the assessment process. Students will gain an understanding of appropriate strategies for conducting, reporting, and decision making related to specific functions of assessment. They will learn about assessment strategies necessary for second language learners and about adaptations for children with disabilities. They will use selected assessment strategies with young children in their field placements and are expected to become competent in the use of authentic assessment strategics to describe a child’s learning strengths and instructional needs.
    Latest Update(s) Approved by Graduate Council: September 5, 2019
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • BKE 6335 - Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to teach graduate students how to recognize and implement appropriate environmental strategies that support early literacy development and appropriate early experiences with books and writing. Emphasis is placed on speaking and listening, as well as reading and writing readiness. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to select, plan, implement, and evaluate appropriate early literacy experiences.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to BKE MAT program
    Latest Update(s) Approved by Graduate Council: September 5, 2019
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • EDU 5101 - Electronic Portfolio

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course is designed to support advanced licensure/program candidates develop skills needed to gather, document, and present artifacts/evidences relating to their knowledge, skills, dispositions and performances as educators in preparation for graduation and securing NC continuing license(s) and/or national board certification. Course content will focus on the technical skills necessary for creating an electronic portfolio, selecting sources of evidence/artifacts, and articulating written reflections/commentaries for each piece of evidence/artifact. Candidates will create, using relevant HTML and/or multimedia authoring software (such as Adobe Acrobat and Lectora Publisher), an electronic portfolio in which they document the evidence(s) that support the accomplishment of the NC standards for teachers and/or school executives. This end product will also allow candidates to demonstrate their ability to gather and analyze data from different aspects of their work in the field.
  
  • EDU 5200 - Integrating Technology in the Classroom

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course provides experiences in effectively using media and technology to improve instruction for all learners.  Focus is placed on learning about a wide variety of instructional media and technologies and the strategies for selecting and integrating them into curriculum and instruction in varied learning environments and with populations of diverse learners; designing and using multimedia materials in K-12 classrooms; evaluation of instructional hardware and software, evaluation and selection of internet/web resources; using technology to collect, analyze and communicate information on student learning.  An end product is the production of a digital portfolio that is aligned with NCDPI licensure requirements and ISTE-NETS for teachers.  Prior knowledge and skill in using computers, other peripherals and software such as MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, etc) is required.
  
  • EDU 5300 - Computer and Technology in Education

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course provides experiences in effectively using media and technology to improve instruction for all learners. Focus is placed on learning about a wide variety of instructional media and technologies and the strategies for selecting and integrating them into curriculum and instruction in varied learning environments and with populations of diverse learners; designing and using multimedia materials in K-12 classrooms; evaluation of instructional hardware and software, evaluation and selection of internet/web resources; using technology to collect, analyze and communicate information on student learning. An end product is the production of a digital portfolio that is aligned to NCDPI licensure requirements and ISTE-NETS for teachers. Prior knowledge and skill in using computers, other peripherals and software such as MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, etc) is required.
  
  • EDU 5301 - Effective Teaching Skills and Classroom Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course combines effective teaching skills and classroom management into one comprehensive course. It is designed to provide basic pedagogical tools necessary for creating effective teaching, learning and classroom management environments. Students are required to demonstrate: Critical teaching skills, multiple assessment strategies, micro-teaching, and other instructional models. It also incorporates current research on effective strategies for improving classroom discipline, motivation and interpersonal relationships. Students will create a classroom management plan, research best practices in classroom management and prepare presentations of effective discipline strategies, classroom management techniques and discipline models.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • EDU 5303 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course examines theories of teaching and learning as they relate to the social, affective, cognitive, and physical development of children. The course includes a review of child development and learning theories, with special consideration of issues of gender, culture, class, and ethnicity. These factors are analyzed within the psychological, social, and cultural contexts of the family, community, and school. The focus will be on the relationships between the developing child and the contexts in which he/she lives. The course also provides an introduction to the selection, planning, and evaluation of instructional strategies based on an awareness of their developmental and cultural appropriateness.
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the program or permission of the Program Coordinator.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • EDU 5340 - Teaching Diverse Classrooms

    Credits: 3 hrs
    The purpose of this course is to explore broadly the meaning of culture, its influence on the self and others as well as the influence of culture on issues of teaching and learning. This course centers on readings that provide a research framework for exploring sociopolitical factors as well as structural and cultural factors that influence school achievement of students who come from diverse groups.
  
  • EDU 5345 - Exploring Theories and Practices in Elementary Mathematics

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to provide candidates with the mathematical grounding in current theories and practices while introducing them to the mathematical knowledge and rigor needed to develop, implement, and appropriately assess effective methods for teaching mathematics to elementary school students. Candidates will use the NC Common Core Standards as the basis; yet innovative applications of the required content are encouraged to stimulate young learners. Candidates will complete the required edTPA in this course and submit for national scoring. 
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • EDU 5347 - Building Colla Fam, School & Community Relations

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course is designed to provide students with theory, general principles, and procedures for fostering collaborative partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse families, educational professionals, and other community stakeholders that lead to learning and empowerment outcomes. It also emphasizes how parents and teachers may use community agencies whose activities may benefits children’s development. This course emphasizes techniques used in interviews, conferences, and referrals by school personnel with parents of children with and without disabilities, and strategies practiced by agency professionals who work with families. 
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • EDU 5401 - Effective Teaching Skills and Classroom Management

    Credits: 3 hrs
    This course combines effective teaching skills and classroom management into one comprehensive course. It is designed to provide basic pedagogical tools necessary for creating effective teaching, learning and classroom management environments. Students are required to demonstrate: Critical teaching skills, multiple assessment strategies, micro-teaching, and other instructional models. It also incorporates current research on effective strategies for improving classroom discipline, motivation and interpersonal relationships. Students will create a classroom management plan, research best practices in classroom management and prepare presentations of effective discipline strategies, classroom management techniques and discipline models.
  
  • EDU 6120 - Action Research for Elementary Teachers-Proposal Development

    Credits: 2 hrs
    Students are required to conduct action research on problems of educational significance to their classrooms or schools. This course is designed to provide guidance and support to M.Ed. students who are writing the proposal for their action research and initiating the research projects. The course is optional; however, action research proposals must be completed by fall break of the second year in the program.
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 6304 - Research Methodology  
  
  • EDU 6121 - Action Research for Elementary Teachers- Implementation and Analysis

    Credits: 2 hrs
    Students are required to conduct action research on problems of educational significance to their classrooms or schools. This course is designed to provide guidance and support to M.Ed. students who are implementing action research projects. The course is optional; however, action research projects must be completed by the end of the spring semester of the second year in the program. Completion of the Action Research project is a prerequisite for EDU 6319.
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 6101 Action Research for Elementary Teachers Proposal Development
  
  • EDU 6163 - Special Graduate Issues

    Credits: 1 hr
    This course is designed to promote in-depth study of relevant educational issues.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of Program Coordinator.
    Banner Schedule: Fall
  
  • EDU 6203 - Master of Arts in Teaching Project II

    Credits: 2 hrs
    This course is the continuation of the MAT Project I, which includes the completion of an action research project within the context of the MAT candidate’s work assignment. The course provides theoretical and practical applications for practicing teachers on the development of action research as this relates to teaching and learning and effective classroom instruction. Research models that best serve the needs of practicing teachers will be applied.
  
  • EDU 6300 - MAT Internship Seminar

    Credits: 3 to 6 hrs
    In conjunction with the MAT Internship, this course is the capstone experience where students bridge the gap between theory and practice. The course focuses on culturally responsive pedagogies, professional knowledge, and positive dispositions. Additionally, in unison with the MAT Internship, students complete various activities necessary for obtaining an NC teaching license. During the MAT Internship Seminar, Interns have an opportunity to share, support, and reflect on their developing teaching competencies. 
    Prerequisite(s): approval of MAT Program by Area Coordinator
    Co-requisite: Enrollment in EDU 6323 - MAT Internships  
    Banner Schedule: Fall
 

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