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OT 433 Evidence-based Practice
3 credits
Students will be introduced to the topic of evidence-based practice. Students will develop a clinical question, gather current published evidence, complete a critical review of the evidence, summarize and present the results of the critical appraisal process.
Prerequisite(s): OT 520
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OT 450 Pediatric Assessment
3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with an intermediate level of understanding of the process of pediatric assessment and evaluation in occupational therapy. The course will focus on the full process of occupational therapy assessment including referral sources, identifying appropriate evaluation tools, clinical observations, standardized tests, report writing, evaluation accommodations and the reporting of assessment results. In-class exercises and out-of-class assignments will be provided to improve students’ clinical reasoning skills and increase students’ self-confidence with the new content of the course.
Prerequisite(s): OT 405 , OT 407
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OT 460 Pediatric Occupational Performance Interventions I
4 credits
This course will focus on occupational therapy intervention strategies for pediatric populations. Models of practice, theories, and frames of reference guide the intervention process for individuals whose occupational performance is affected by various developmental, physical, and psychosocial conditions. Screening, assessment, formulation of intervention plans, treatment implementation, discontinuation of services, and documentation of services are all aspects covered in the course. This is done in accordance with the profession’s standards of practice and code of ethics.
Prerequisite(s): OT 405 , OT 407
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OT 461 Research Design in Occupational Therapy
3 credits
This course will present the principles and processes involved in clinically relevant research. Qualitative and quantitative approaches will be reviewed and analyzed related to their strengths, limitations, and practical uses. The application of appropriate research methods to occupational therapy clinical research will be stressed
Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 , OT 405
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OT 462 Level I Fieldwork – Pediatrics
0 credit
This Level I fieldwork experience includes observation, interaction with pediatric clients and other health care professionals, participation in the intervention process under direct supervision, developing an understanding of the needs of clients, and evaluation of the student’s performance in these areas.
Corequisite(s): OT 460
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OT 470 Non-Traditional Settings and Occupational Therapy Practices: Working with International Populations – Jamaica
3 credits
This elective course will introduce the occupational therapy student to work with culturally diverse populations in an international setting. Specifically, this course will provide an opportunity for students to develop cultural competency in relation to Jamaican culture, as the course includes a week-long immersion experience in a pediatric health care facility in Jamaica. During the semester, students and faculty will conduct a needs assessment, develop, implement and evaluate programs to meet the needs of the children at this facility.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor, students enrolled in the OT weekday program years 3-5
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OT 511 Adult Occupational Performance Interventions II
4 credits
This course will focus on intervention strategies for adults with physical disabilities and psychosocial dysfunction. Intervention II Adults also examines models of practice, theories and frames of reference. The process of intervention, which this course series emphasizes, includes: screening, assessment, formulation of intervention plans, implementation, discontinuation of services, and documentation of services. This is done in accordance with the profession’s standards of practice and code of ethics.
Prerequisite(s): OT 510
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OT 512 Geriatric Occupational Performance Interventions III
4 credits
The Geriatric Occupational Performance Interventions III course teaches intervention skills required by the practicing occupational therapist. The process of intervention which this course emphasizes includes: screening, assessment, formulation of intervention plans, treatment implementation, discontinuation of services, and documentation of services. This is done in accordance with the profession’s standards of practice and code of ethics.
Prerequisite(s): OT 511
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OT 532 Community-based Practice
3 credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to community based practice settings and to help the student develop the necessary skills to work in emerging areas of practice within the profession. Students will explore the current trends that reflect a shift in the delivery of occupational therapy services from traditional settings to health promotion and wellness programs in the community. Throughout the course students will identify and critique programs that promote access to occupational therapy and explore occupation-centered programs at community based agencies that serve various groups and populations. Emphasis will be placed on underserved populations living in the community and/or at-risk populations including children and youth, adults and older adults.
Prerequisite(s): OT 405 , OT 407
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OT 592 Level I Fieldwork – Adults
0 credit
This Level I fieldwork experience includes; observation, interaction with adult clients and other health care professionals, participation in the intervention process under direct supervision, developing an understanding of the needs of clients, and evaluation of the student’s performance in these areas.
Corequisite(s): OT 511
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OT 593 Level I Fieldwork- Older Adults
0 credit
This Level I fieldwork experience includes observation, interaction with older adult clients and other health care professionals, participation in the intervention process under direct supervision, developing an understanding of the needs of clients, and evaluation of the student’s performance in these areas.
Corequisite(s): OT 512
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OT 601 Level II Fieldwork I
7 credits
During this 12 week in-depth course students deliver Occupational Therapy services to clients through research-based interventions which are purposeful, meaningful, and occupation-based. They also gain exposure to the management and administration of occupational therapy programs. In this course students practice occupational therapy in site-specific areas of practice under the supervision of an occupational therapy fieldwork educator. This course also has a distance learning component via a Blackboard course through which an instructor assists students integrate concepts they learned in prior coursework with clinical reasoning practices and skills they are learning on fieldwork. This course may span more than one semester; if so, the student will register for OT 601A, and then register for OT 601B in the following semester, not to exceed 7 credits combined.
Prerequisite(s): OT 460 , OT 511 , OT 512
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OT 601A Level II Fieldwork I
2 credits
See OT 601
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OT 601B Level II Fieldwork I
5 credits
See OT 601
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OT 602 Level II Fieldwork II
7 credits
During this 12 week in-depth course students deliver Occupational Therapy services to clients through research-based interventions which are purposeful, meaningful, and occupation-based. They also gain exposure to the management and administration of occupational therapy programs. In this course students practice occupational therapy in site-specific areas of practice under the supervision of an occupational therapy fieldwork educator. This course also has a distance learning component via a Blackboard course through which an instructor assists students integrate concepts they learned in prior coursework with clinical reasoning practices and skills they are learning on fieldwork. This course may span more than one semester; if so, the student will register for OT 601A, and then register for OT 601B in the following semester, not to exceed 7 credits combined.
Prerequisite(s): OT 460 , OT 511 , OT 512
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OT 602A Level II Fieldwork II
3 credits
See OT 602
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OT 602B Level II Fieldwork II
4 credits
See OT 602
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OT 610 Elective: Special Topics in Occupational Therapy Practice
3 credits
Specialized areas of occupational therapy practice will be discussed; these will include, but are not limited to, hand therapy, sign language, assessment in pediatric practice, pediatric splinting, introduction to neuordevelopmental intervention techniques, and a series of courses offered in other disciplines within the College of Health Sciences. Topics vary each year depending upon the student interest and the availability of faculty with professional specialty expertise.
Prerequisite(s): By permission of the instructor and advisor.
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OT 615 Evidence-based Practice
3 credits
This course is designed to provide an extensive overview of evidence-based practice. Students will complete an in-depth evidence-based project related to occupational therapy practice. Students will develop a clinical question, gather current published evidence, complete a critical review of the evidence, and summarize and present the results of the critical appraisal process.
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OT 625 Adolescent and Early Adulthood Issues in Autism
3 credits
This course investigates the lifespan challenges of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders transitioning through adolescence and participating in life as young adults. The student will participate in an active exploration of issues of the client with autism including: adolescent social and learning abilities, young adult vocational success, adult transition to independent living, and aging impacts. The student will learn how to evaluate and establish community-based treatment plans to support adolescent and adult clients with autism in attaining and sustaining the most independent living possible. The student will also gain knowledge in establishing clear resource support for their clients in the community.
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OT 630 Occupational Therapy Issues and Trends
2 credits
This course will review important issues and trends in the profession of occupational therapy. Students will explore, discuss, and critically analyze, important concepts and happenings in the field. Course content will include the philosophical base of O.T., occupation, health care trends, managed care, professional development, the team approach, inclusion, cultural diversity, occupation-centered and client-centered therapy, service delivery, practice specialty areas, role delineation, professional autonomy, reimbursement, legislation, advocacy, documentation systems, evidence-based practice and emerging areas of practice.
Prerequisite(s): OT 601 or OT 602
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OT 635 Assistive Technology
This course is designed to offer therapists and educators a detailed knowledge and skill level in the areas service provision involving the use of Assistive Technology. These can be low or high tech solutions and can impact areas of gross motor, fine motor, speech and language, self-feeding, social/adaptive play skill domains and education/learning. On site classes include experiential lab and introduction to low and high tech devices.
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OT 640 Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
3 credits
This elective course offers students the opportunity to learn hand and upper extremity anatomy and physiology, orthotic fabrication skills, and occupation-based treatment approaches to facilitate the healing process for those who suffer from upper extremity pathologies. The process of intervention which this course emphasizes includes: screening, assessment, formulation of intervention plans, treatment implementation, discontinuation of services, and documentation of services. This is done in accordance with the profession’s standards of practice and code of ethics.
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OT 645 Vision Rehabilitation
3 credits
This course is designed to provide the occupational therapist with an understanding of the principles of the visual system and its influences upon daily activities for patients. The course will discuss vision problems and appropriate therapies. The course will have a major emphasis on treatment protocols and outcomes with computer assisted therapies.
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OT 670 Occupational Therapy Management and Supervision
3 credits
Students in the course will learn about the responsibilities of the occupational therapist in administrative, supervisory, and entrepreneurial roles. The influence of theory, practice and reimbursement regulations, and ethics on occupational therapy service management issues are examined. Topics include strategic planning, facility planning, program planning, accreditation, continuous quality improvement, marketing, management theories, supervisory styles, state licensure regulations, OTR/COTA role delineation, and liability/malpractice issues and insurance. Students in the course will gain skills in financial management, including program funding, third party reimbursement, and budgeting. Opportunities for the occupational therapy entrepreneur are explored, including private practice, consultation, and other innovative occupational therapy business endeavors.
Prerequisite(s): OT 460 , OT 511
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OT 690 Research Project I
3 credits
Students will begin a research project that contributes to the knowledge-base of occupational therapy; the outcome will include a paper acceptable for publication in a professional journal or presentation at a state or national conference.
Prerequisite(s): OT 520
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OT 695 Research Project II
3 credits
Students will complete a research project that contributes to the knowledge-base of occupational therapy; the outcome will include a paper or presentation acceptable for publication in a professional journal.
Prerequisite(s): OT 690
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OT 699 Practice Exam Preparation
0 credit
This is a required non-credit course which will provide students with the opportunity to take a series of practice and content examinations designed to help prepare them to sit for the NBCOT Examination. As a requirement for graduation, all weekday and weekend program occupational therapy students are required to successfully complete this university-offered NBCOT certification examination preparation course. Successful completion is determined by successful passing of the practice examination. This course is offered two times per year- once in the spring weekday program, and once in a summer weekend format. Students may repeat OT 699 an unlimited number of times until they pass the practice examination; once they have passed the practice exam they may proceed to graduate if all other requirements are met.
Prerequisite(s): OT 601 or OT 602
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OTD 620 Advanced Theory
3 credits
This course will examine the current and classic literature as it pertains to theory development and analysis and its relationship to macro and micro models, and comparative analysis of frames of reference for practice and research. There will be consideration of both basic and applied knowledge as it pertains to the study of occupational therapy as an applied science and the science of occupation as an academic discipline. This course will be offered in a combination on-campus launch and distance online learning format.
Fall semester
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OTD 625 Supporting Practice through Public Policy and Advocacy
3 credits
Students will analyze current state and federal public policy issues and the impact on the delivery of occupational therapy services. Students will develop knowledge related to public policy formation and acquire advanced skills in advocacy. This course will be offered in a combination of on-campus meetings and distance online learning.
Spring semester
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OTD 640 Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Quality Programs
3 credits
Through didactic and problem based learning, students will explore program assessment tools and complete needs assessments. Students will learn the value of developing a program mission, strategic plan, and operational tactics in the development of a successful allied health based program. Students will gain knowledge about budgeting, marketing, and revenue sources in order to ensure their developed program is underscored with financial responsibility. This course will be offered in a combination of on campus meetings and distance online learning.
Fall semester
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OTD 641 Evidence-based Practice
3 credits
Students will demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based practice and complete an in-depth evidence-based project related to occupational therapy practice. Students will develop a clinical question (relevant and applicable to their area of practice or specialization), gather current published evidence, complete a critical review of the evidence, summarize and present the results of the critical appraisal process. This course will be offered in a combination on-campus launch and distance online learning format.
Fall semester
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OTD 642 Advanced Research
3 credits
The doctorally trained clinician in occupational therapy must have a solid understanding of not only research basics, but how to use that knowledge to solve problems in their clinical practice. This course will provide educational experiences that foster advanced knowledge and application of research principles in both the quantitative and qualitative paradigms to the clinician’s practice areas.
Summer semester
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OTD 643 Education, Presentation and Publication
3 credits
Students will develop professional skills related to providing well constructed educational sessions, promoting occupational therapy through dissemination of their clinical and scholarly work. Topics will include preparing curricular objectives and means to obtain them; proposal submission for conference presentations; using technology to promote effective presentations and writing for practice oriented and scholarly journals.
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OTD 644 Occupational Science
3 credits
Occupational science, also known as occupationology, is the study of occupation. Occupation is “all ‘doing’ that has intrinsic and extrinsic meaning” (Wilcock, p. 257). The occupational therapy profession is becoming increasingly reliant on occupational science as a cornerstone of research and knowledge which justifies the use of occupation in therapeutic intervention. The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge of the history, evolution, and current state of the occupational science discipline, and how occupational science can be used as a framework for occupational therapy assessment and intervention.
Spring semester
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OTD 650 Capstone Course
3 credits
This course design engages doctoral students to advance their clinical reasoning and competence in a pre-identified, specialized area of practice. Through participation in this course, students will be able to identify the most relevant issues impacting the role of occupational therapy in their designated specialty area. They will complete readings in relevant literature, engage in communication exchanges with a professional leader in their identified area, and conclude their capstone project with a product reflecting the extent of their learning. Students will be assigned a faculty capstone advisor and participate in mandatory online modules embedded throughout the course to help guide the student during their capstone experience.
Summer semester
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OM 500 Organizational Behavior
3 credits
Social and behavioral science approaches to the study of human activity in organizations are studied. The course is designed to equip administrators with skills for managing interactions, differences, and relationships in organizational settings.
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OM 505 Decision Making
3 credits
A study of decision-making in complex human service organizations is the basis of this course. Examination of a variety of conceptual frameworks to enable administrators to develop an evaluative design for ethical, effective, and efficient decision making is included.
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OM 509 Financial Management
3 credits
This course is an introduction to the financial system and its relationship to the financing of business activities. The course emphasizes areas dealing with corporate financing decisions such as time value of money, security valuation, financial statement analysis, and financial forecasting.
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OM 510 Financial Management I
3 credits
This course is an introduction to basic economic theory, accounting principles, budget theory and practice, and financial control procedures necessary to the successful manager. Designed for the non-financial manager and presupposes little or no previous education or experience in finance.
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OM 511 Financial Management II
3 credits
This course applies the basic skills mastered in Financial Management I through case studies of public and private organizations. Emphasis on integrating financial considerations with other management considerations when analyzing and solving problems, and in planning. Investments, borrowing, information systems, and financial analysis are covered.
Prerequisite(s): OM 510
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OM 512 Management Science
3 credits
Management Science is concerned with providing advice, analysis, and support to decision makers based on a scientific approach and looking systematically at goals, scarce resources, and decision implementation. This course provides students with a conceptual understanding of the role that management science plays in the decision-making process, introduces students to procedures used to solve problems, and explores the procedures to review and interpret management literature and to determine the characteristics of quality research in the field of management.
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OM 515 Research Methods
3 credits
Provides students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques associated with the investigation of specific research problems in organizational behavior and management.
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OM 516 Introduction to Qualitative Research
3 credits
This course introduces the student to the nature and importance of qualitative research. Case study, grounded theory, historical and ethnographic methods are explored. Examples of qualitative research are analyzed, especially program evaluation.
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OM 520 Introduction to Management Information Systems
3 credits
Review and application of basic computer concepts, methods, and information systems techniques that contribute to business decision making and organizational performance. Topics include operating systems and hardware, graphics, desktop publishing, analysis and design, databases, communications, decision support systems, and artificial intelligence and robotics.
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OM 525 Human Services Systems
3 credits
An integrated seminar that examines the programs and policies of the major human service areas, with emphasis on the dynamics of the system as it evolves. Topics for discussion include aging, adult services, children and youth, drugs and alcohol, and health, mental health/mental retardation.
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OM 527 Selection, Recruitment, and Training/Development
3 credits
An in-depth examination of the recruitment and selection process and the training and development function. The course develops the key relationships among recruitment, selection and training/development of employees and explores the impact these functions have on organizational competitiveness and success. The course emphasizes the importance of proper recruitment, selection and training/development.
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OM 530 Legal Aspects of Administration
3 credits
This course provides students with an understanding of legal aspects of administrative action that includes the sources and scope of administrative authority and the function of the legal process. Case method of decision analysis is utilized, supplemented by lecture and discussion.
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OM 533 Managing Customer Satisfaction
3 credits
This course is a detailed analysis of the value chain concept and the essential interrelationships among logistics, production and operations, specification preparation, bid analysis, and vendor analysis. Emphasis is on how total integration of these concepts leads to customer satisfaction.
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OM 535 Leadership
3 credits
This course is an analysis of the effectiveness of various leadership styles on a continuum from authoritarian to participative. Emphasis will be on the impact of style on productivity, morale, commitment, and achievement of strategies and goals.
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OM 536 Marketing Management
3 credits
An analytical approach to the study of marketing issues. Focus is on influence of the market place and the marketing environment, on decision making in regard to the determination of the organization’s services, fee structures, channels and strategies of communication and the organization’s system for planning and controlling its marketing effort.
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OM 538 Perspectives in Management
3 credits
This course focuses on the changing nature of management in response to new challenges in the internal and external managerial environment. Emphasis is placed on the problem-solving aspects of the managerial process. Special areas include globalization of the decision-making/problem-solving process, motivation for performance, and fostering an atmosphere for innovation and creativity.
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OM 540 Grant/Contract Development and Management
3 credits
Systematic approach to the mechanics, techniques, and issues involved in external funding. Covers the pre-application phase, the application phase, the post-application phase, and the administration phase of grant/contract development and management.
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OM 541 Not-For-Profit Management
3 credits
An examination of the management principles and practices as particularly applied to the not-for-profit sector. Topics include board relations, staff effectiveness, fund-raising, marketing, financial information systems, management information systems, governmental relations, legal resources, and use of consultants.
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OM 542 Fund-raising: Theory and Application
3 credits
This course is designed for the current or prospective administrator. Focus is on mechanics of fund-raising, the tools of the fund-raiser, and the types of fund-raising activities applicable to both public and private sectors. This course considers the role of institutional development in the 1990s.
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OM 543 Assessment in Not-For-Profit Organizations
3 credits
This course is an introduction to the purposes and practices of program assessment and evaluation with special emphasis on the not-for-profit sector. Topics include: purpose of evaluation; evaluation planning; techniques of evaluation; need, process and outcomes evaluation; and effective application of findings.
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OM 545 Introduction to Human Resource Management
3 credits
This course is an introduction to human resource management. It provides a broad overview in such areas as history and definition of the human resource process, human resource management functions, recurring themes in human resource management including issues of protected classes such as women and the disabled, alternative views, and current and future challenges in the field.
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OM 550 Personnel and Labor Relations
3 credits
Basic concepts, issues, and practices involved in personnel administration and labor relations are studied. Emphasis on the successful management of human resources.
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OM 551 Organizational Communication
3 credits
This course is designed to develop skills in communication to promote organizational goal setting, coherence, and effective teamwork.
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OM 552 Regulation of Human Resource Management
3 credits
Also offered as MBA 552 . This course is an examination of the legal environment of the workplace and its impact on the human resource function. Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations will be emphasized. It offers an overview of the statutory scheme regulating employment and labor relations, presented primarily through pertinent statutes and their judicial interpretation (case law). Topics include, but are not limited to, issues of discrimination in the workplace, labor relations, health and safety issues, and employment standards.
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OM 553 Fundamentals of Employment Benefit Planning
3 credits
This course is an in-depth study of the evolution and development of employee benefit programs. Current practices and their applicability to various organizations is examined.
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OM 554 Current Issues in Human Resource Management
3 credits
This seminar, designed for the study of timely and significant issues in human resource management, examines current trends and relevant problem-solving techniques in human resource management.
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OM 555 Administration of Human Resources
3 credits
This course examines the theory, policy, and process issues in employment relationships including specific practices in selection, appraisal, compensation, and discipline as they relate to conceptual views of management.
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OM 556 Policy/Procedure Development in Human Resource Management
3 credits
This course studies the development and implementation of policies relevant to human resource administration. Focus is on the relationship between government policy and corporate policy and influence of management philosophy for policy planning. Discussion on expected and unexpected outcomes of policy decisions is included.
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OM 557 Performance, Compensation, and Reward Systems
3 credits
Also offered as MBA 557 . This course explores the performance appraisal function and process and its linkage to compensation system development, including performance-based pay and benefits (total compensation strategies), and to reward systems.
Prerequisite(s): OM 545
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OM 558 Employee Relations and Services
3 credits
Also offered as MBA 558 . The course examines employee relation issues including management systems and procedures, job design, work environment, and growth and development. Additionally, students study employee services ranging from employee assistance programs and counseling to child and elder care.
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OM 559 Special Topics in Human Resource Management
3 credits
This course is an examination of selected topics relevant to human resource management. Possible topics include training and staff development, employee assistance programming, governmental relations strategies, time management, and effective supervision.
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OM 562 Consumer Advertising and Promotion
3 credits
This course is a comprehensive study of the theory and practical applications of consumer advertising and sales promotion, as part of an integrated marketing communications strategy. Students identify various elements utilized by consumers to achieve tactical and strategic buying decisions. Relationship-building and ethical issues are addressed.
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OM 564 Consumer and Marketing Research
3 credits
This course concentrates on the fundamental research methods: hypothesis statements, the survey process, data analysis, conclusions and presentation of research results. Research emphasis is placed on consumer buying decision-making.
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OM 566 Relationship and Service Marketing
3 credits
This course examines key concepts, theories, applications, and theoretical and conceptual paradigms, including global viewpoints to develop relationship marketing organizational designs. By stressing the importance of cooperation and collaboration with suppliers and customers, relationship marketing emerges as the core of all marketing activity.
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OM 571 Database Management Systems
3 credits
This course studies methodologies for logical and physical database design; entity-relationship diagrams and their mapping to database schemes. This course covers data base concepts, data base architecture, data modeling, data dictionaries, data base administration, data security and SQL (structured query language) normalization, query optimization, as well as form and report design, commercial DBMS products, concurrency, recovery, and security. Using Oracle or MS Access or other DBMS, students are responsible for creating an authentic database.
Even years
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OM 573 System Analysis and Design
3 credits
The course provides in-depth coverage of the tools, techniques and methodologies for information systems analysis and design. Other topics include client/server computing, software process management, and software quality management. Students are expected to undertake an authentic, real-world, systems-analysis-and-design project.
Odd years
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OM 575 Data and Computer Communications
3 credits
The course provides a comprehensive view of data and computer communications and examines fundamental concepts in telecommunications and networking. Topics include network technologies and services, with an emphasis on understanding digital data communications and their role in business organizations. The course explores key issues, general categories of principles, including basic concepts and terminology, various design approaches and applications in business.
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OM 577 Special Topics in Information Technology Management
3 credits
This course is an examination of selected topics relevant to the development of knowledge and skills in information technology management. Possible topics include electronic commerce, software engineering, decision support and expert systems, office automation, and other leading-edge technologies.
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OM 580 Project Management
3 credits
Also offered as MBA 580 . Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project’s goals and objectives. Project management is applicable to business, nonprofit and government organizations. In this course students learn to apply project management techniques to construct time lines and network diagrams, and critical path analysis. Also covered are interpersonal skills vital to managing cross-functional teams and the how to monitor project performance and take corrective actions to achieve objectives.
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OM 585 Special Topics in Administration
3 credits
Examination of selected topics relevant to the development of skills in administration. Possible topics include governmental relations strategies, time management, program assessment and evaluation.
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OM 586 Strategic Planning and Management of Change
3 credits
This course is an introduction to the strategic planning process and its application in managing organizational change. Techniques and skills involved in designing and implementing planned change to improve organizational adaptiveness and effectiveness in the changing political, economic, social, and technological environments.
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OM 587 MIS Policy and Management of Technology
3 credits
Based on the premise that the effective management of information systems requires some level of understanding of the underlying technologies, the course emphasizes managerial issues in information systems as opposed to concentrating on technical areas. The course considers enterprise architecture as its relates to the providing organizational information systems.
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OM 590 Seminar
3 credits
This is an advanced seminar offered to small groups of graduate students who wish to explore in greater depth a sub-specialty in administration that may include human resource issues and/or general management issues.
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OM 595 Professional Contribution
3 credits
This course includes the design and implementation of a special project or study relevant to the expressed needs of an organization or agency.
Prerequisite(s): Academic advisor approval
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OM 596 Administrative Practicum
3 credits
This is an educationally-directed experience in an approved organizational setting. Application for the practicum must be made with the student’s academic advisor.
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OM 599 Independent Study
Variable credits
This class allows students to investigate a topic of interest with the guidance of a mentor approved by the university. Topics must be approved in advanced.
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PHL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
3 credits
This course examines those pivotal philosophies that have most significantly shaped the evolution of Western culture. Its aim is to critically reflect on the defining ideas of both tradition and the modern world, and to explore the specific challenges modernity poses to traditional thought. This course is a core requirement, and a for all other philosophy courses. It is also offered in the honors colloquia. Students who complete PHL 100 cannot take PHL 151 : University Writing Seminar, nor may students who complete PHL 151 take PHL 100.
Fall and Spring
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PHL 111 Makers of the Modern Mind (Honors)
3 credits
This course examines the pivotal philosophies from Descartes to Heidegger that have most significantly shaped the evolution of modern Western culture. Its aim is to critically reflect on the defining ideas for both tradition and modernity so that students may explore the meanings of modernity.
Prerequisite(s): Reserved for Honors Students.
Spring
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PHL 151 University Writing Seminar
3 credits
This course introduces and develops skills and abilities fundamental to proficient academic writing. This course emphasizes the critical reading and the summary, synthesis and analysis of primary materials in the study of Western philosophic systems. Students who complete PHL 151 cannot take PHL 100 : Introduction to Philosophy, nor may students who complete PHL 100 take PHL 151.
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PHL 200 Ethical Theory
3 credits
This course investigates the basic issues and problems encountered in the field of ethical theory. These issues include the prescriptive/descriptive distinction, the motivation for morality, virtue vs. rule-based ethics, deontological vs. consequentialist theories, moral psychology, and meta-ethical analysis. As a philosophical reflection upon our moral experience, special emphasis is placed upon rational justification for the stances we take in these issues.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
Fall and Spring
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PHL 201 Law, Justice and Society
3 credits
This course will focus on the main themes of the philosophy of law: the nature and limits of the law, the relation between legal and ethical reasoning, the notion of rights, the justifiability of punishment, and the law’s role in establishing and upholding justice, freedom, and equality. Special emphasis will be given to the acquisition of ethical reasoning skills.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 202 Environmental Philosophy
3 credits
This course is a survey of the fundamental principles and traditions underlying what we call today “environmental philosophy.” Students will explore the roots of our contemporary ideas about nature and ecology, animal rights, whether or not nature has intrinsic or merely instrumental value, ecofeminism, “deep” ecology, non-western perspectives on the environment, population, hunger, global warming and the Gaia theory that the planet is a living organism.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 203 Philosophy, Art and Film
3 credits
This course will critically examine the philsophical literature on the appreciation of nature, beauty, and the arts. It will apply this literature to the interpretation of contemporary artistic practice in film, music and the visual arts with a special emphasis upon the ethical significance of art and on ethical reasoning skills.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 205 Medieval Philosophy
3 credits
This course covers the philosophical discussions and debates that dominated the interchange between philosophical and theological discourse in the Latin West from the 11th to the 16th centuries. In the speculations of medieval philosophers, we find the constitutive elements of Western culture and philosophy.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 206 Logic
3 credits
This course is intended to provide students with the skills needed to apply logical principles and techniques of critical thought and argumentation to the analysis of their own words and the words of others. Emphasis will be on assessing the legitimacy of arguments, detecting common fallacies, evaluating evidence and improving skills in formal reasoning. Previously offered as PHL 105: Introduction to Logic
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 210 Philosophy of Person
3 credits
A dominantly phenomenological approach to analyzing the existential structures that constitute a person. Exploration of the possibilities for personal growth and evaluation of the various social forces that limit these possibilities.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 215 Wisdom Traditions
3 credits
The course will critically examine the non-western philosophic traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism through a small sampling of primary and secondary texts. These systems will be examined on their own merits as well as in contrast to Western alternatives.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 220 Philosophy and Literature
3 credits
The exploration of philosophical issues through the medium of literature, as distinct from the argumentative format common to straight forward philosophical discourse. Major emphasis is on tracing the changing conceptions of human nature and individual human action in the context of changing conceptions of nature, the human community, political legitimacy and morality.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 223 Social Ethics
3 credits
An examination of the leading ethical theories in normative discourse, and their application to the most urgent social problems that address us. Topics such as poverty, war, animal rights, economic justice, and the morality of sex and reproduction are debated.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 257 Philosophy of Religion
3 credits
An inquiry into the nature of religion and the objects of thought and feeling associated with religion, such as the nature and existence of God, the nature of religious experience and symbolism, evil, creation, and immortality.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 261 Philosophy of Women
3 credits
A philosophical examination of the literature and central issues of the women’s liberation movement.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 270 Social and Political Philosophy
3 credits
An examination of the key issues in the history of Western social and political philosophy. These include the nature and purpose of government, political legitimacy, the relationship between theories of human nature and political systems, and the evolution of rights.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 310 Medical Ethics
3 credits
This course in applied ethics explores the ethical questions related to modern science and the health professions. Topics such as abortion, human experimentation, genetic engineering, patient-rights, and the delivery of health care are analyzed.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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PHL 315 Philosophy of Medicine
3 credits
This course examines the philosophical foundations of various models of the practice of medicine, focusing on philosophical conceptions of human health and well-being. The emphasis of the course is on understanding medicine within a human and humane context. This approach is occasioned by the prevalence of what is known as the biomedical model, a model that sees the human being primarily as a biological manifestation, emphasizing cure over care and healing. This course examines the epistemological, metaphysical, social and ethical frameworks of this model as set against a variety of alternative humanistic models and their respective philosophical underpinnings, from the biopsychosocial model to the narrative model
Prerequisite(s): PHL 100 or PHL 151
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