2021-2022 Graduate Catalog w/ May Addendum [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Information Systems Engineering and Management |
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ISEM 740 - Enterprise Engineering
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all 500-level Breadth courses and ISEM 706 , or permission of instructor
Description: This course recognizes that the systems that we call enterprises must be (re)designed and (re)engineered. This course will provide an opportunity to gain fluency in theories and techniques of enterprise engineering through a study of enterprise ontology, modelling, and organizational design.
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ISEM 745 - Research in Industry Analysis and Technology Patterns
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all 500-level Breadth courses and ISEM 706 , or permission of instructor
Description: This course will provide the tools and knowledge necessary for students to conduct analyses of single- and cross-industry ecosystems. After a brief review of existing tools, such as Porter’s Five-Forces model, PEST analysis, and SWOT analysis, the course will turn to the use of various databases, research, and other sources of data, information and tools that allow description and prediction of industry trends and technologies that course shape industrial, socio-technical, and societal forces and outcomes.
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ISEM 750 - Simulation Modeling and Analysis
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all 500-level Breadth courses and ISEM 706 , or permission of instructor
Description: Simulations and simulation tools provide a valuable means for modeling and analyzing complex systems, especially when analyzing real-world systems and objects which are not amenable to manipulation or data collection. This course will provide in-depth exposure to simulation modeling, simulation software, simulation analysis, relevant probability distributions, agent-based modeling and simulation, system dynamics, discrete-event simulation, and multi-method modeling.
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ISEM 755 - Smart Cities, Societies, and Governments
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all 500-level Breadth courses and ISEM 706 , or permission of instructor
Description: This course will concentrate on smart cities, societies and governments as human cyber-physical systems. Students will use theory, concepts and techniques to investigate large-scale human collectives as “sociotechnical ecosystems of people, technology, organizations, and information.” (Cassandras, C. (2016). Engineering, vol. 2 (2)). Topics will include, but not be limited to, big city data, sensing and sensors, IoTs, smart grids and energy, smart services, information and data ethics, smart transportation, and dynamic resource allocation.
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ISEM 760 - Advanced Topics in Operations Management
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to ISEM Doctoral Program
Description: This course discusses how Operations are designed in modern digital organizations and how managers can use Information Technology (IT) to support these operations. Business operations in modern organizations are defined based on business strategies. The main focus of this course is to learn a) how business strategies are designed and implemented, b) how business operations are defined and managed, and c) how IT is used to enable the business operations. Recent research and industry trends in the field of operations management are discussed in some detail. The course systematically guides the student to conduct a focused literature review on some advanced aspect of the studied material and produce a research paper. The student uses hands-on tools for practical insights.
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ISEM 770 - Advanced Topics in ISEM
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of 12 semester hours of Breadth or Depth doctoral courses
Description: This course discusses overall research and industry trends in intelligent digital enterprises, industry4.0, intelligent planning and scheduling systems, next generation of digital infrastructure, business models, systems engineering, and other extant areas of work such as artificial intelligence, big data and analytics. The exact topics discussed will change with time. The main focus is on guiding the student to emerging relevant trends and to expose the student to a repository of potential “Ph.D. hard” questions (i.e., the questions that require Ph.D. level research).
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ISEM 780 - Doctoral Research Seminar
(3 to 6 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all Breadth and Depth course requirements; pass qualifying examination
Description: This course provides support to the doctoral student within their specific domains of research. Led by the faculty advisor for that domain, the course is designed to provide a forum where faculty and the student can come together to discuss, support, and share the experiences of working in research. Research topics in the broad area of information systems engineering and management are discussed. Topic areas may concentrate on industry sectors (e.g., health, education, manufacturing, transportation, energy, environment, agriculture and others), emerging digital technologies and their impacts on the digital enterprises, and/or latest developments in systems engineering principles such as planning, architectures, integration, engineering/re-engineering, and engineering management. Each topic area will be studied in-depth to educate the student in conducting independent research. May be repeated for credit.
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ISEM 799 - Doctoral Studies (Thesis)
(6 semester hours)
Prerequisites: ISEM 780 ; pass comprehensive examination
Description: Advancement to candidacy is a prerequisite of this course. This is an individual study course for the doctoral student that culminates in a Ph.D. Thesis. Content to be determined by the student and the student’s Doctoral Committee. May be repeated for credit.
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Information Technology Project Management |
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ITPM 515 - Business and Requirements Analysis Fundamentals
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course is designed to help the student prepare for a career in management, building on their technical and professional background and education. The field of business analysis is a fast-growing profession that offers a global certification. Business analysis is a key function on a project team that promotes understanding of what the customers want the project team to build for them; it is essential to project success. Through the use of real life project examples, the student gains expertise in planning, eliciting, writing, and managing customer requirements for IT and other types of projects. Cross-listed with PMGT 515 .
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ITPM 580 - Special Topics in IT Project Management
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course explores a topic of special interest that is timely and in response to a critical topic in the field of technology project management. Due to the nature of evolving topics, this course may not be eligible for repeat.
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Learning Technologies |
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LTMS 500 - Macro Instructional Design
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course focuses on the use of an instructional design process to improve learning outcomes, with an emphasis on the analysis components of instructional design that create a foundation for successful learning solutions. The course explores tools and techniques for analysis, design, development, delivery and evaluation and addresses strategies that can be enhanced by technology integration. The goal of the course is to establish a systematic process for designing instruction and explores trends and technology integration opportunities throughout the process.
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LTMS 501 - Active Learning Planning
(1 semester hour)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course focuses on the research and evidence that supports the role of movement in learning, memory, attention and concentration. A course participant creates an active learning intervention plan for the school setting, which is reviewed by experts in the field. Upon completion, the student receives the Active Learning Specialist certificate. This course is delivered in an online, asynchronous format with new cohorts of students starting the online course each semester with a one-month rolling start date. Course completion takes approximately 30 hours over 5 to 10 weeks. Thirty (30) hours of asynchronous contact time equates to 15 hours of standard contact hours or 1 graduate semester hour. This course is intended for current teachers, pre service teachers, administrators, athletic coaches, nutrition experts, and parents serving on a school board.
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LTMS 503 - Raspberry Pi in the STEM Classroom
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: Uses of the Raspberry Pi in the STEM Classroom are explored. Topics include teaching the Linux operating system to students, uses of the various programming languages in the PI, including Scratch, Sonic Pi, and Python. An introduction to physical computing within several curricula in an integral part of the class. The student will be expected to purchase a Raspberry Pi 3B starter kit.
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LTMS 505 - Digital Security for Instructional Technology Specialist
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: If you are a certified Instructional Technology Specialist you need to be aware of a variety of cybersecurity issues that become more important day by day. This class will cover topics in the 5 areas of cybersecurity defined by NIST: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover, as well as school specific security concerns.
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LTMS 507 - Implementing Google Tools in the Classroom
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This class explores the use of applications within the Google G Suite for education and Google Chromebooks in a school environment. Course topics include the use of the tools to foster individual creativity, collaboration, and presentation skills within a constructivist educational paradigm. This course is taught by Google certified educators and requirements for Google certification are presented.
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LTMS 509 - Implementing Microsoft Tools for Education
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This class explores the use of applications within the Microsoft Tools for Educator in a school environment. Course topics include the use of the tools within Office 365 to foster individual creativity, collaboration, and presentation skills within a constructivist educational paradigm, including the use of Skype as a collaboration tool in the classroom. This course is taught by Microsoft certified educators and requirements for Microsoft certification are presented.
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LTMS 510 - Learning Technologies and Solutions
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course presents an overview of multiple technology-based solutions to realize learning outcomes. Beyond a survey of learning software, the course challenges the student to think broadly about emerging technology trends that present opportunities. By establishing a systematic decision analysis process, the student is able to assess suitable technology tools for specific environments and learning needs. A broad survey of open source and proprietary solutions are explored, as well as emerging trends in learning technologies. Course topics are examined within a framework of a learning strategy and a learning architecture.
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LTMS 514 - Media Selection, Design and Production
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course focuses on creating media for learning solutions. Selecting appropriate media to meet learning objectives are explored as the student creates graphics, illustrations, audio, video, and animations to support learning. Graphic design fundamentals are addressed, in addition to production skills like media compression and conversion. Industry leading media software and open source options are considered.
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LTMS 515 - History of Instructional Technology
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course explores the history of instructional technology, and the instruction design practices reflected in that history. Topics include the origins of programmed instruction as practiced by BF Skinner and Norman Crowder, the PLATO system as the first large scale educational technology platform, the Apple II and other early microcomputers, Seymour Papert and the move to cognitivist instruction, Window systems and finally, the Raspberry Pi as an example of the latest STEM based instructional platform.
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LTMS 518 - eLearning Development
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course presents content creation software that can be used for eLearning. The student creates eLearning modules that focus on navigation, usability and compliance to content standards. Planning and asset management are also explored as elements of efficient eLearning development. Industry leading software and open source options are considered.
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LTMS 520 - Learning Evaluation and Assessment
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500
Description: This course focuses on measuring multi-modal learning and performance with an emphasis on the use of technology as an evaluation and assessment tool. Course evaluation and learner performance are both explored as formative and summative assessment, authentic assessment, subjective and objective assessment, criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessment, formal and informal assessment, testing and evaluation standards, analytics and metrics, the importance of validity and reliability, and the use of technology in the evaluation and assessment process.
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LTMS 525 - Learning Theories and Instructional Strategies
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course is an in-depth exploration of learning theories including, but not limited to, behavioral modeling, cognitive processing, metacognition, motivation, social learning, constructivism and connectivism. Culture and learning, brain research and the integration of technology to support learning theories are also explored. Theories and practices are examined within the context of creating instructional strategies as part of learning design with a focus on technology-supported learning solutions.
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LTMS 530 - Managing Technology Resources
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 510
Description: New technologies are changing instruction and placing new demands on technology professionals that support learning technologies. This course addresses the challenge of providing access to educational technologies while balancing security and resources in learning environments. The course establishes strategies for assessing, planning, implementing, supporting and governing learning technologies with a focus on maximizing the instructional value of technology investments.
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LTMS 531 - Designing Serious Games and Simulations
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500
Description: This course focuses on applying game and simulation design strategies to increase context, motivation, engagement and learning outcomes. Character development, narrative, user interface, game play, game balancing, principles of level design and feedback in games and simulations are applied as the student designs a game or simulation to achieve a learning goal. The differences and similarities between game and simulation concepts, genres and worlds are examined, in addition to game and simulation intricacies for specific groups and game production and management.
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LTMS 532 - Developing Serious Games and Simulations
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 514 and LTMS 531
Description: This course presents tools and techniques for developing serious games and simulations. Programming and scripting languages, simulation systems, programming fundamentals, game architecture, navigation, usability, feedback, data management, artificial intelligence, media programming and developing for multiplayer environments are explored as the student develops the design from the “Designing Serious Games & Simulations” course. Game production and management with a focus on the game development phase are also discussed.
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LTMS 533 - 3-D Modeling and Design
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 514
Description: This course develops skills in computer-generated 3D modeling and design with a focus on basic 3D concepts, animation concepts and physics, scene management, modeling, mesh, materials and mapping. A focus is given to lighting, physics, and particle emitters as part of object development and animation. 3D rendering options and preferences are also examined. A discussion of 3D production and management requirements is also explored.
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LTMS 535 - Critical Issues in Biology Education
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500 and LTMS 510
Description: This course addresses topics in biology education that combine current priorities in science and the need of the society. Topics such as biological knowledge, scientific methods, and career awareness are covered. This course also surveys the biology education landscape to identify topics in K-12, postsecondary and professional biology education that are impacting interest and achievement in STEM education and how interactive learning experiences such as games and simulations can address the student motivation and cognition challenges for improved learning outcomes.
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LTMS 536 - Applied eHealth Communication
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500 and LTMS 525
Description: This course focuses on developing a foundational knowledge of theory-based methods in health communication and the application of those methods to creating health communication products that influence awareness, knowledge, attitude, and behavior within a target audience. The course examines successful case studies in health communication and the stages of health communication product development (audience assessment, product planning, development, testing, revision, and implementation) as they apply to eHealth Communication.
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LTMS 540 - The Instructional Designer as Entrepreneur
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: completion of 15 graduate-level credits and Learning Technologies Major
Description: This course focuses on the evolution of the profession of instructional designer from one customarily employed by a corporation to one where the instructional designer is most frequently an independent contractor. The focus is on the effect this has on the required skillset and mindset of the designer. The course explores tools and techniques for finding work, evaluating requests for proposals, writing proposals, meeting with selection teams, and building strategies that can be enhanced by technology integration. The goal of the course is to establish a systematic process for designing the workflows, processes, and skillsets needed to build an instructional design consultancy.
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LTMS 544 - Critical Issues in Teaching Mathematics
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500 and LTMS 510
Description: This course explores the integration of learning technologies into a math curriculum. Emerging opportunities in learning technologies for active learning, applied math, data visualization, media solutions and assessment are investigated. Promoting math careers and supporting professional development through the use of learning technologies are also explored.
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LTMS 580 - Special Topics in LTMS
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course explores a topic of current interest in the field of learning technology. Due to the nature of evolving topics, this course may not be eligible for repeat.
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LTMS 598 - Critical Issues in Teaching Science
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500 and LTMS 510
Description: This course explores the integration of learning technologies into a science curriculum. Emerging opportunities in learning technologies for active learning, virtual labs, data visualization, media solutions and assessment are investigated. Promoting science careers and supporting professional development through the use of learning technologies are also explored.
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LTMS 599 - Critical Issues in Teaching Technology
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500 and LTMS 510
Description: This course explores the integration of learning technologies into a technology curriculum. Emerging opportunities in learning technologies for active learning, virtual computer labs, media solutions and assessment are investigated. Promoting technology careers and supporting professional development through the use of learning technologies are also explored.
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LTMS 609 - Synchronous Facilitation
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500
Description: This course is an in-depth discovery of planning, producing and facilitating synchronous face-to-face and online communication and learning events. Classroom facilitation techniques are examined, in comparison and support of developing online facilitation skills. Creating audience engagement with effective content development, media and interactive elements in an online synchronous session are addressed. The producer’s role in facilitator and participant preparation, technology validation, logistics, in-session troubleshooting and post-session follow-up is also examined. Industry leading web conferencing and virtual classroom software and open source options are both considered.
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LTMS 610 - Learning Technologies Project
(3 to 6 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Learning Technologies Major
Description: The student creates and executes a detailed project plan to use as part of a real-world project that applies concepts and skills previously explored throughout the program. The student’s project is customized to a particular area of interest in learning technologies. This experiential course also provides an opportunity to reinforce and demonstrate the eight University competencies, i.e., critical thinking, communication, teamwork and collaboration, entrepreneurship, information literacy, ethical decision making, global awareness, and civic engagement.
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LTMS 614 - Social Learning in the Organization
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course explores the use of social learning and communication in organizations, the software tools used to enable online social interaction and the challenges of organizational implementation. Social learning technologies enable conversations, content creation, connections and collaboration in the organization. When socially-enabled, these activities can increase productivity, deliver knowledge at the time of need and address time and location challenges that exist in today’s organizations. The student identifies a learning or communication opportunity to create a solution using social learning technologies. Open source and industry leading hardware and software options are both considered.
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LTMS 615 - Coordinating the Learning Technology Infrastructure
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 530
Description: This course focuses on identifying, selecting, installing and maintaining a technology infrastructure to support technology-enabled learning solutions. Administrative and educational technology needs along with the need for assistive technology resources to support learners with special needs are specifically addressed within the examination of the overall infrastructure.
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LTMS 618 - Accessibility Software and Devices
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500
Description: This course is a study of software and hardware devices that are used to address accessibility requirements. Design fundamentals, built-in accessibility development functions, scripting solutions, accessibility devices and alternative delivery methods are explored in the context of achieving compliance with the 1998 amendment to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requiring electronic and information technology accessibility by government and government-subsidized organizations for persons with disabilities.
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LTMS 636 - Micro Instructional Design
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 500 , LTMS 510 , and either LTMS 514 or LTMS 518
Description: An in-depth exploration of instructional design strategies and techniques are explored in a project-based group environment. Selecting media, identifying learning objectives, writing assessment instruments and creating a detailed instructional plan are examined as part of the complete design and development of a learning solution.
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LTMS 645 - Visual Representation for Learning and Communication
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: LTMS 514
Description: This course explores the benefits of visually representing ideas, concepts and processes to improve the results of learning and communication. The history of visualization for learning and communication, along with the current research and trends in using visuals to improve learning and communication, are explored. Techniques and technologies for brainstorming, mind mapping, creating instructional and curricular design, thinking creatively, planning, creating visuals and delivering visual learning and communication are applied in individual and group projects throughout the course.
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LTMS 680 - Advanced eLearning Development
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
Description: An in-depth exploration of advanced eLearning application development is explored in a project-based group environment. Interactivity, personalization, data flow and management and system integration are examined as part of developing an advanced eLearning application.
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LTMS 697 - LTMS ePortfolio
(0 semester hour)
Prerequisites: None
Description: A graduate student pursuing the Pennsylvania Department of Education Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS) K-12 instructional certificate is required to create an ePortfolio. The ePortfolio presents the student’s knowledge and performance in the competencies required by the ITS guidelines.
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LTMS 698 - Learning Technologies Internship
(1 to 6 semester hours)
Prerequisites: GRAD 695 or permission of advisor
Description: The student conducts learning technology-related activities at an organization to apply concepts and skills previously explored throughout the program. This experiential course also provides an opportunity to demonstrate and further develop the eight University competencies, i.e., critical thinking, communication, teamwork and collaboration, entrepreneurship, information literacy, ethical decision making, global awareness, and civic engagement.
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LTMS 699 - Applied Project in LTMS
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: GRAD 695 or permission of advisor
Description: This course allows the student to pursue an area of interest that is within the broad scope of learning technologies. A faculty member supervises this study.
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Management |
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MGMT 510 - Business Strategy and Management Principles
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course introduces the basic concepts of business strategy and management principles of planning, organizing, staffing, developing, and monitoring/control. The context is global markets and their impact on business strategies and managerial processes. The course explores the best practices in global strategic management, organizational design, human resource processes, and organizational behavior.
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MGMT 511 - Digital and Global Enterprises
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: MGMT 510
Description: Modern enterprises are globally dispersed organizations where nearly all significant business processes and relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees are digitally-enabled and key corporate assets are managed through digital means. Such organizations merge the concepts traditionally discussed in ecommerce, ebusiness and egovernment. This course introduces the organizational and operational aspects of such organizations and highlights the role of managing such organizations. Topics include organizational structure and design, learning and agile organizations, and operational concerns such as management of supply chains and B2B trade at a global level.
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MGMT 512 - Marketing Principles and Applications
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: MGMT 510
Description: This course introduces the student to the most recent and relevant thinking in marketing in the competitive global marketplace. The student is provided with analytical tools to understand and synthesize the most current applications of theories and concepts in marketing. The student is shown how to design strategic planning for competitive advantage in the marketplace and is encouraged to explore the essence of marketing environment and the global vision for business marketing.
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MGMT 513 - Accounting Principles and Applications
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: MGMT 510
Description: This course explores the basic financial and managerial accounting competencies needed to manage a business or product line. The accounting concepts are introduced with a discussion of how general purpose financial statements reflect the business corporations’ performance and position for readers external to management.
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MGMT 520 - Professional Communication
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course provides training in business writing, interpersonal communication and oral communication to prepare the student to be a more effective professional communicator. The student works on projects in the classroom that offer practical applications of concepts covered in the textbook, including case study examples of poorly executed business communication that the student revises and improves. The student also writes a proposal and a report and prepares a plan to manage a project team kickoff meeting.
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MGMT 531 - Business Entrepreneurship Principles
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: MGMT 510
Description: This course is designed for the student and working professional with interest in owning, or participating in, a successful business startup. The course focuses on the principles that are essential to forming a successful startup company, and the role of innovation in entrepreneurship.
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MGMT 532 - Business Entrepreneurship Management
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: MGMT 531
Description: This course focuses on the management and planning processes needed for sustained growth of a startup company. Specifically, the course goes beyond the initial idea formulation stages and provides hands-on experience in developing a business plan for a startup. Emphasis is placed on innovation and the management of opportunities rather than to concentrate on the efficient management of ongoing operations. The course is organized around the following themes: management systems for innovative companies, short- and long-range planning in owner-managed businesses, measuring economic performance and obtaining information for management decision making, legal and human resource issues, and entrepreneurship and managing growing companies.
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MGMT 533 - Business and Entrepreneurial Financing
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: MGMT 531
Description: This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of business financing with emphasis on financing for entrepreneurship. The course covers topics such as financial theory, risk assessment, and financial reporting systems in modern business settings. Special attention is paid to financing the startups with different options from venture capitals, angels and banks.
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MGMT 560 - Organizational Leadership
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: Successful project managers are adept at leading. Leadership, however, is a complex undertaking that requires knowledge and understanding of a number of competencies. This course builds these competencies. Focusing on organizational leadership, the course explores and develops skills and knowledge needed to lead organizational transformation and change, negotiate conflict resolution, build relationships and human capital, and instill business ethics and professional codes of conduct.
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MGMT 580 - Special Topics in Management
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course explores a topic of current interest in the field of management. Due to the nature of evolving topics, this course may not be eligible for repeat.
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MGMT 721 - Management Sciences I
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all 500-level Breadth courses and ISEM 706 , or permission of instructor
Description: This course is concerned with the use of quantitative approaches to solve business, management, and social problems. Advanced management science combines operations research and management systems to model complex management problems to discover and apply optimal solutions. The student is expected to investigate complex managerial and societal problems using scientific methodologies. Topics include, but are not limited to, Management Science Research, Linear Programming, Modeling with Spreadsheets, Linear Programming, Inventory Management, and Operations Research in the Public Sector.
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MGMT 722 - Management Sciences II
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: MGMT 721
Description: A continuation of Management Science I, combining operations research and management systems to model complex management problems to discover and apply optimal solutions. Topics include, but are not limited to, queuing models, non-linear optimization, heuristic techniques, and game theory.
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MGMT 731 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to ISEM Doctoral Program
Description: In this course, the models for successfully organizing technologically driven innovations, in entrepreneurial and established firms, are studied, and critiqued. The student learns to develop innovative-based strategies, which will cause entrepreneurial organizations to earn sustained competitive advantage. The student also discovers how to identify, build, and commercialize technological innovations. This course emphasizes the need for continuity in the building and commercialization of valuable innovations. It draws heavily from recent literature and models on entrepreneurial innovation and expects the student, not only to critique these existing literature and models, but to design original technology-driven innovations that could aid organizations gain and sustain competitive advantage. The course is divided into 4 Modules, which takes the student from the formulation of innovative ideas to the building of innovative entrepreneurial firms. These modules will systematically guide the student to conduct a focused literature review on some advanced aspect of the studied material and produce a research paper.
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Mathematics |
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MATH 510 - Applied Statistical Methods
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This is an applied statistics course with probability theory being presented but applicable statistics is emphasized. The course covers the statistical methods and models that practitioners require for use in their professions and is an applied course in regression, analysis of variance, and linear models which includes experience with the SAS statistical software package. Topics include descriptive statistics/data summaries, inference in simple and multiple linear regression, residual analysis, estimation and testing of hypothesis, transformations, polynomial regressions, model building with real data, nonlinear regression and linear models. This course is not mathematically advanced but covers a large volume of material.
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Next Generation Technologies |
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NGEN 520 - Foundations of Blockchain
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: Blockchain technology is recognized worldwide as a serious disruptive force in both the history of money and in ledger technology. In a short period of time, hundreds of thousands of blockchains have emerged to cater to multiple problems whether they are monetary, business, economic, social, or even political problems. It brings forth serious issues of governance as well as the need to reorganize multiple enterprises like state entities, corporations, banks, court systems, etc. This course introduces the student to the significance of this paradigm shift with broad coverage of important changes and the agents of the change. It explores origins of Bitcoin, technical details of underlying blockchain technology, elements of cryptography, supportive technologies, predominant concepts of distributed computing, and emerging layering of internet protocols and their role in new wealth systems.
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NGEN 525 - Evolution of Crypto Assets and Tokens
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: After the emergence of Bitcoin, hundreds of crypto-currencies have surfaced with a vast supportive infrastructure for exchange of this value. This has resulted in diverse responses from governments and other regulating bodies. This course contains a comprehensive history of crypto-assets and infrastructure built since 2012, including exchanges, wallets, prominent tokens, central bank-issued digital currencies, and the state of regulations. This course gives the student an introduction of top-rated blockchain assets, their security mechanisms, investment strategies, and crypto-trading modes, as well as explain how government jurisdictions are responding to this unique disruption.
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NGEN 534 - Implementing Smart Contract and DApps
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: NGEN 520 , NGEN 525 , and a background in computer programming
Description: Open blockchains, particularly Ethereum, have spawned a unique category of crowdfunding options that standardize the entire process of how capital is raised and allocated. Specific technical expertise and a detailed knowledge of how decentralized applications are fast emerging as the new players in the ecosystem are required to navigate Open blockchains. This course offers a specific understanding of how the Ethereum blockchain has become a standard mechanism for launching new ICO (Initial Coin Offering) projects and DApps. This course takes the student through multiple phases of building an ERC20 (Ethereum Request for Comment) standard token and its deployment in real-life conditions. This course offers not only a core developer experience that stands behind an ICO, but also offers a comprehensive survey of how the Ethereum and non-Ethereum smart contract platforms have contributed to a completely new offering of DApps as blockchain-as-a-microservice.
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NGEN 540 - Major Blockchain Trade-offs and Choices
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: NGEN 520 and NGEN 525
Description: Blockchain Technology has ushered in a range of public and private chains. Both have serious trade-offs in terms of scalability, interoperability, and decentralization. While open blockchains have disrupted the capital market with ICO as a new way of borderless crowdfunding, private chains are building tokenization frameworks for existing assets like stocks, bonds, debt instruments, financial derivatives, land titles, etc. This course begins with a basic introduction to growth challenges faced by blockchains and how that has evolved into multi-blockchain ecosystem. It offers a detailed description of the state of deep-impact blockchains dominating in the current climate and what the scale of their applicability is at present. This course also teaches the student how governments/regulatory forces are accepting/reacting to these new forces and the major templates of this response.
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NGEN 545 - Industry Blockchain and Blockchain-as-a-Service
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: NGEN 520 and NGEN 525
Description: If enterprises are to adopt blockchain technologies, they need easy-to-implement blockchain platforms. Multiple players have emerged to offer such kind of solutions. Before any specific choice is made in this regard, it is critical to understand the sector and use-case specificity where blockchain needs to be applied. Since there are some standard responses to blockchain applications, this course offers a new way of approaching sectoral applications via building innovation templates. Once standard responses are stabilized, further nuances can be built over it. The major use cases to be covered are digital identity, supply chain, entertainment distribution, and provenance. This course not only offers a capacity building model for multiple industries, but also enables right platform choices in appropriate context.
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NGEN 560 - Internet of Money and Future of Blockchains
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: NGEN 520 and NGEN 525
Description: Blockchain is a fundamental disruption in the history of ledger technology, and it will deeply impact the future of all ledger-centric institutions such as central banks, commercial banks, companies and exchanges, as well as the currencies and assets that are transacted and traded inside them. Since peer-to-peer settlement would always be efficient, cost-effective and risk-free as compared to third-party settlement, the future of money and value will be different from what it is now. This course explores how the new consensus mechanisms will emerge for exchanging value across borders, assets, and economic sectors, as well as the new avenues offered by AI and how blockchain can magnify its impact. This course is a bridge between what is present and what could be the future trends. It offers not only a meta-narrative of this potential change, but also elaborates on the new change agents and their strategies. Topics include design of the business models for decentralization and scale, convergence of AI and blockchain, and design of projections-centric studies for blockchain systems.
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NGEN 585 - Principles of Software Architectural Patterns
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: A bachelor’s degree in a related field with professional work experience in the field.
Description: This course serves as a catalog of commonly used design patterns, prominent and dominant software patterns, and their applications. The course is divided into three modules. First, Software Architecture Patterns covers the various architectural patterns of object-oriented, component-based, client server, and cloud architecture. The need for software patterns is described. The various architectural patterns are listed and explained in detail in order to convey the what, where, why and how of architectural patterns. Second, Enterprise Integration Patterns cover enterprise application integration patterns and how they are designed. Patterns of service-oriented architecture (SOA), event driven architecture (EDA), resource-oriented architecture (ROA), big data analysis architecture, and microservice architecture (MSA) will be carefully studied. Finally, Patterns for Containerized and Highly Reliable Applications covers advanced topics such as Docker containers, high-performance, and reliable application architectures. Key takeaways include understanding what architectures are, why they are used, and how and where architecture design and integration patterns are being leveraged to build bigger and better systems. Cross-listed with CISC 585 .
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NGEN 699 - Applied Project in Next Generation Technologies
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: GRAD 695 or permission of instructor
Description: This course allows the student to pursue an area of interest that is within the broad scope of Next Generation Disruptive Technologies. A faculty member supervises this study.
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NURS 510 - Foundational Concepts for Master Prepared Nurses
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program
Description: This course is the first course in the core curriculum for Master of Science in nursing. It provides an overview of the theory in advanced nursing to prepare the graduate with a broad knowledge and practice expertise that builds and expands upon their entry-level nursing practice. The student is expected to have a deeper understanding of the discipline of nursing to engage an advanced level of nursing practice and leadership in a variety of settings with the commitment to the lifelong learning philosophy.
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NURS 515 - Quality and Safety
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: B or higher in NURS 510
Description: This course will introduce the student to the quality and process improvement methodologies within different healthcare settings. The student is expected to have a deeper understanding of nursing’s role in quality and processes improvement. The student delves into the foundations of quality and process improvement practice through different standpoints, histories, frames of reference and interpretations of different views of the best practices.
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NURS 520 - Healthcare Policy
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program
Description: This course will explore contemporary issues in healthcare and how they are/or may be addressed through development, implementation, and evaluation of policy. Issues of economics, access, demand, and services are explored. The political issues underpinning public policy, decisions related to specific health services issues, as well as social determinants are examined. The societal and organizational contexts of the delivery of nursing services across various settings are explored with organizational, local, state, national, and global perspective.
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NURS 540 - Advanced Research Methods and Evidenced-Based Practices
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program
Description: This course builds upon the nurse’s knowledge of research theories and methods and evidence-based practices. This course has some strong focus and data analytics and evaluation. Throughout readings, case studies and the application of data the student will have practical experience evaluating evidence-based solutions to improve the health outcomes of an individual or population.
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NURS 550 - Advanced Pathophysiology/Pharmacology and Health Assessment
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program
Description: This course builds upon the nurse’s knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathology in the disease process, pharmacology, and health assessment associated with the human body systems. This course is an integrated approach to health assessment.
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NURS 605 - Foundations for the Clinical Nurse Leader I
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program with the Clinical Nurse Leader Concentration
Description: This course provides a foundation for the implementation of the clinical nurse leader role. The student focuses on the role and its contribution to improve patient outcomes, ensure quality care and reduce health care cost. Concepts, theories, and issues related to nursing leadership and care environment management are investigated in depth. End of program competencies for the Clinical Nurse Leader role will be discussed.
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NURS 610 - Foundations for Clinical Nurse Leader II
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: NURS 605
Description: The student applies elements of the CL curriculum with a select cohort of clients. This course facilitates the development of skills for advocacy and leadership in a microsystem to promote positive change in a healthcare delivery system while putting best practices into action. This course will include assignments that will fulfill 25 hours of non-preceptee hours that is a part of the total clinical hours needed to fulfill program requirements.
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NURS 620 - Theoretical Foundation in Nursing Education
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all MSN Core Courses and B or higher in NURS 510
Description: This course prepares the prospective nurse educator with the foundational principles necessary for teaching in various settings: classroom, clinical, and college laboratories, and health care agencies.
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NURS 625 - Curriculum Development
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all MSN Core Courses
Description: The purpose of this course is to offer the student applications in nursing curriculum design, including the development of a teaching/ learning philosophy, mission statement, programmatic goals, learning objectives, teaching plans, and individual courses.
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NURS 630 - Epidemiology in Action: Tracking Health & Disease
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program with the Clinical Nurse Leader Concentration
Description: The student will apply principles of epidemiology using public health and population health theories using data and other variables to determine the best possible clinical or population outcomes. This course includes assignments that will fulfill 25 hours of non-preceptee hours that is a part of the total hours needed to fulfill program requirements.
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NURS 635 - Clinical Nurse Leader Evaluation of Health Outcomes
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program with the Clinical Nurse Leader Concentration
Description: The student will use quality improvement and process evaluation techniques to track and evaluate health outcomes to ensure the best possible clinical or population outcomes. This course will include assignments that will fulfill 25 hours of non-preceptee hours that is a part of the total clinical hours needed to fulfill program requirements.
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NURS 640 - Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Teaching Models
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Admission to the Master of Science in Nursing Program
Description: This course provides an overview of teaching methods utilized in nursing education to support the student learning in clinical, didactic and online learning environments. The student examines various teaching/learning technologies, including simulation, and integrate these technologies with select teaching methods in the design of coursework to support learning.
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NURS 645 - Assessment and Evaluation in Education
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all MSN Core Courses
Description: This course explores the theories, principles, and practices that underpin the measurement and evaluation of educational settings and programs. This course includes content on approaches to giving feedback, test construction, and psychometric evaluation, development, and grading of written assignments, evaluation of clinical performance and self-evaluation for personal teaching effectiveness.
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NURS 695 - Nursing Practicum I
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Completion of all MSN Core Courses
Description: This experiential course synthesizes the key concepts of the program extending and applying these concepts to real-life practical problems or research investigation.
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NURS 699 - Nursing Practicum II
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: NURS 695
Description: This course is a continuation of the experiential component. The course synthesizes the key concepts of the program extending and applying these concepts to real-life practical problems or research investigation.
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PHAR 520 - Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: A Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science
Description: This course introduces the student to the principal factors that can impact absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs in the body. Specifically, mathematical approaches to characterizing pharmacokinetics (PK), the study of factors influencing drug concentrations in the body, and pharmacodynamics (PD), the study of the physiologic action of drugs in the body, are discussed with an emphasis on small molecule and protein therapeutics. The clinical and non-clinical applications of PK and PD will be discussed. The student will participate in simulations of real-world pharmacokinetic monitoring of various drugs used clinically to treat infections, control seizures, and suppress arrythmias.
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PHAR 525 - Drug Transport
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: A Bachelor of Science degree in Life Science
Description: This course covers multiple aspects of drug transport, from simple diffusion to protein-mediated active transport of drugs and other xenobiotics. Specific transporters will be discussed in the context of clinical and pre-clinical effects on drug disposition. Distribution, substrates, and mechanisms of relevant drug transporters will be discussed, as well as how they can mediate potentially toxic effects of drugs.
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PHAR 540 - Drug Metabolism
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PHAR 520
Description: This course focuses on multiple aspects of drug metabolism. Specific content includes instruction on Phase 1 and Phase 2 drug metabolism. While the majority of the course will involve examining hepatic drug metabolism and extrahepatic metabolic pathways, drug metabolism in preclinical drug development will also be covered. This course will also expose the student to the role drug metabolism plays in potentially toxic drug effects and interactions.
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PHAR 690 - Ethics and Trends in Pharmaceutical Science
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: To be taken in second year of Pharmaceutical Sciences program
Description: Ethics and Trends in Pharmaceutical Science presents current challenges, trends, and controversies concerning pharmaceutical science. Lectures are generally composed of presenting current (within the calendar year) articles from around the world that introduce a topic of interest. Such topics may include industry news, education trends, and regulatory controversies.
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PHAR 699 - Applied Project in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: GRAD 695 and permission of instructor
Description: This course allows the student to pursue an area of interest that is within the broad scope of Pharmaceutical Science. A faculty member will supervise this study.
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PMGT 510 - Principles of Project Management
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course introduces the student to project management knowledge areas and processes used by project managers to successfully deliver their project on time, within budget and to the expectations of project stakeholders. The student works on real-world examples, problems and case studies as individuals in groups. An emphasis is placed on hard and soft skills, and the tools and techniques used by project managers to initiate, plan, execute, monitor/control, and successfully close projects in typical project environments associated with waterfall and agile methodologies.
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PMGT 515 - Business and Requirements Analysis Fundamentals
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course is designed to help the student prepare for a career in management, building on their technical and professional background and education. The field of business analysis is a fast-growing profession that offers a global certification. Business analysis is a key function on a project team that promotes understanding of what the customers want the project team to build for them; it is essential to project success. Through the use of real life project examples, the student gains expertise in planning, eliciting, writing, and managing customer requirements for IT and other types of projects. Cross-listed with ITPM 515 .
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PMGT 530 - Procurement, Contracts, and Risk Management
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 510
Description: The student achieves expertise in managing project risks and conducting project procurement that will help the student succeed in the workplace. Through the use of real life project examples and scenarios, the student is shown how to reduce negative risk exposure in projects by using effective risk management practices. The student is also shown how to plan a procurement, understand different procurement methods and types of contacts, find a vendor and write a Request for Proposal to apply these concepts to actual projects.
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PMGT 540 - Planning and Executing Projects
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 510
Description: This course uses Microsoft Project software to schedule and control projects. The student is introduced to, and practices with, the most widely-used project management software system available. Functions, monitoring alternative usages and maintaining data are developed as the student builds a project from the ground up. This is a comprehensive, semester-long project budgeting, scheduling and control course where practiced theory is the platform for learning.
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PMGT 550 - Quality Management and Continuous Improvement
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: The student will be introduced to how quality improvement techniques and quality management can be used to support organizational initiatives such as projects and operations. This includes quality planning, quality assurance and quality control. Statistical topics will also be discussed and linked to the Lean Six Sigma methodology to improve quality, productivity, and the competitive position. This course will also cover the relationship and overlap of project management and quality management using standards from the Project Management Institute and the International Standards Organization.
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PMGT 563 - Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 510 and MGMT 560 , or permission of the instructor
Description: This course will provide the student with the principles of emotional intelligence and how it can be developed in each leader. The student learns and applies a variety of strategies to develop their own emotional intelligence and to enhance their relationship management skills towards successful project outcomes.
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PMGT 570 - Agile Project Management with Scrum Methodology
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course provides to the student the features, benefits, and practices of using Agile Project Management with Scrum Methodology and that this approach differs from traditional project management at the project level and enterprise level.
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PMGT 572 - Agile Scrum Applied Projects
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 570
Description: This course provides the student with hands on experiential learning using Agile Scrum as a member of a team. The team develops a vision statement and user stories for a real application. The team then implements the product that is specified using Agile Scrum Framework and all the standard Agile Scrum ceremonies such as Product Backlog, Sprints, Sprint Planning, Release Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives. Team members play the actual roles of Product Owner, ScrumMaster, Developers, Testers, etc. The course produces an actual working viable product that can be demonstrated to stakeholders. The team consists of a mix of graduate students from Project Management, ISEM, Computer Science, Analytics, and Learning Technologies.
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PMGT 573 - Scaling Agile for the Enterprise
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 570
Description: This course provides the student with a solid foundation of agile frameworks that have been scaled to the enterprise synchronizing alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams. One of the more popular enterprise agile frameworks called the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) will be studied and analyzed. This framework has been a proven framework for enterprises applying integrated principles and practices for Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, and DevOps. In addition to SAFe, the course provides the student with an overview of other popular frameworks for scaling the enterprise, such as: The Disciplined Agile (DA), the Large-Scaled Scrum (LeSS), Nexus, Scrum@Scale, and Scrum of Scrum (SoS).
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PMGT 574 - Agile Lean Product Development
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: This level course provides the student with key strategies in agile lean product development that will help the student streamline new product development processes that will decrease time-to-market, reduce waste, enhance product quality, and fully integrate new product designs into a lean production environment. This course uses principles rooted in the iconic Toyota Production system.
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PMGT 576 - Agile Lean Transformational Leadership
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 570 and PMGT 574
Description: This course provides the student with innovative practices that need to be followed in order to transform a company or organization form a traditional waterfall mindset to more of an Agile Lean mindset and culture. Agile Lean Change management (not the typical change management talked about in project management relative to scope, budget, etc.) and Lean IT are two methods that are being used successfully in the industry to move organizations from a more traditional mindset to Agile. Both methods rely significantly on the leaders in the organizations to facilitate the change. In conjunction with this course, the student learns the responsibilities and techniques of the Agile Coach role, which has become a key role in the industry to facilitate change. The student studies change resistance, change adoption, change planning tools, transformation frameworks, and methods for leading change from any level in an organization.
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PMGT 580 - Project Management Offices
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 540 , PMGT 530
Description: This course provides the student an overview of the types of Project Management Office (PMO) structures, the key elements of each, and the key aspects of how to initiate and sustain a business-centered and value-driven PMO.
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PMGT 610 - Project Management Practicum
(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: PMGT 530 , PMGT 540 , and Permission of Program Lead
Description: Project Management Practicum is a second-year graduate course in applied learning with real-world community visibility and impact and is an exemplar of experiential learning at the graduate level. Students will work with local industry partners to assist in solving identified business problems using skills, techniques, and tools of the PM discipline. Opportunities may exist for follow-on internships and employment with industry partners. Students will have the opportunity to team with students from other HU graduate programs depending on the requirements of the identified business problem. This course is not eligible for repeat.
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PMGT 697 - PMP/CAPM Exam Preparation
(0 semester hour)
Prerequisites: PMGT 510 and PMI membership
Description: This course exposes the student and the practicing project manager to the Project Management Body of Knowledge processes and standards, which prepares the student to take the PMP or CAPM certification exam. The student must take the PMP or CAPM exam and submit proof of a successful exam score. Upon completion of the six project management courses, the student has one year to take the PMP exam or take PMGT 697 and take the PMP exam.
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