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2012-2014 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Accounting |
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AC 5025 - Foundations of Managerial Accounting
(3)
Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program or focus only. An introduction to how accounting captures and reports the effects of business activity and facilitates business planning and control. Health care-related cases are used to simulate the environment in which business decisions are actually made. Students work individually and in teams. Basic computer and spreadsheet skills are expected.
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AC 6050 - Advanced Accounting
(AC 4050)
(3)
Survey of advanced topics in financial accounting and reporting. Topics may include equity method, business combinations and consolidated financial statements, accounting for routine operations of state and local government entities and other non-business entities, translation of foreign currency financial statements and foreign currency transactions, and partnerships. The graduate-level course requires independent, accelerated, or additional work appropriate for the graduate level.
Prerequisite: AC 3000.
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AC 6500 - International Accounting Issues
(AC 4450)
(3)
This course examines the accounting and reporting of multinational corporations; the impact of culture and capital markets on countries’ accounting concepts and standards; and the development and use of international accounting standards. The graduate level course requires independent, accelerated, or additional work appropriate for the graduate level.
Prerequisite: AC 3000, BUS 3350, FN 3000.
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AC 6600 - Corporate and Partnership Taxation
(AC 4600)
(3)
Course studies major taxes and taxation issues as they pertain to corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships. Emphasis is given to concepts, practice, research and communication of tax issues. The graduate-level course requires independent, accelerated, or additional work appropriate for the graduate level.
Prerequisite: AC 3000.
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AC 6650 - Individual Taxation
(AC 4650)
(3)
This course exposes the student to the rules and regulations of tax laws implemented by the IRS. The student will be expected to prepare a multitude of different tax forms using a tax program selected by the instructor. Some of the topics include: gross income, deduction for adjusted gross income, itemized deductions, credits, taxes payable, tax withholding and credits. Some of the forms the student will have to know and prepare are: Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, Schedules A,B,C,D,E. The graduate-level course requires independent, accelerated, or additional work appropriate for the graduate level.
Prerequisite: AC 3000.
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AC 6750 - Auditing
(AC 4750)
(3)
Auditing integrates ethics, accounting practice, business perspectives and environments, and auditing standards and procedures. Upon completion of the course, students will have demonstrated their ability to assess client business risk, perform an industry analysis, gather and evaluate audit evidence, evaluate internal control systems, and prepare audit reports. Analytical, written, and oral presentation skills are essential in this course. The graduate-level course requires independent, accelerated or additional work appropriate for the graduate level.
Prerequisite: AC 3500 or BUS 3100.
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AC 7000 - Accounting for the General Manager
(3)
Executive Fellows Program only. Course examines accounting systems for executive decision making, including a general, theoretical description and analysis of the financial statements, how they relate to one another, and how information is presented for financial, managerial and tax reporting. The course is very contemporary, using current and actual companies to illustrate how theory and practice work, and at times, do not work.
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Business Administration |
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BUS 5025 - Management Information Systems
(3)
Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program only. Course reviews past developments and emerging trends within the general discipline of Managerial Information Systems (MIS), and within the specific discipline of Health Care Information Technology (HCIT). Students explore the business management processes required for successful Information Systems planning, design and implementation within health care organizations of various sizes and types. Field visits and case studies expose students to the practical challenges involved in systems selection, implementation and ongoing utilization, including ethical issues, human responses to change, and best practices in project management.
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BUS 6000 - Managerial Communications
(2)
To explore the various techniques, instruments, processes, and styles employed by leaders to communicate effectively within organizations. Students write, give oral presentations, and learn how to employ electronic media effectively. Exercises employ numerous real or simulated business situations that require communication in different styles, using a variety of forms and methods. This course is designed to provide an introductory experience and orientation to the MBA and establish common communication protocols, determine critical self-awareness profiles, and identify the Rockhurst themes that will be applied throughout the program.
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BUS 6020 - Effective Communication for Leaders
(3)
Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program only. To explore the various techniques, instruments, processes, and styles employed by leaders to communicate effectively within organizations. Students write, give oral presentations, and learn to employ electronic media effectively. Exercises employ numerous real or simulated business situations that require communication in different styles, using a variety of forms and methods. This course is designed to provide an introductory experience and orientation to the MBA and establish common communication protocols, determine critical self-awareness profiles, and identify the Rockhurst themes that will be applied throughout the program. The course must be taken in the first six hours of the MBA program.
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BUS 6091 - Global Business Issues
(3)
This course explores international business issues, including those related to selected foreign countries. The course will span multiple semesters and requires international travel. Students will be involved in the planning and organization of the international travel component of the class. Students will identify, explain and analyze differences and similarities among international business management and practices. There is a course fee to cover partial travel costs.
Prerequisite: Complete minimum of nine hours of graduate level coursework (6000 level or higher).
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BUS 6100 - Global Markets
(2)
This course focuses on two broad themes: the globalization of production and the globalization of markets. At the core is this class is the study of the Multinational Enterprise. Participants will develop an understanding of the key cultural, legal, political, financial, and economic forces that shape how firms enter new markets and how firms manage their increasingly complex supply chains. Students will focus on issues in cross cultural management and strategic entry into foreign markets.
Prerequisite: An undergraduate course in microeconomics and a course in macroeconomics, or EC 4550.
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BUS 6110 - Corporate Social Responsibility
(2)
Corporate social responsibility is the formation and stewardship of policies and processes that lead to a culture of good decision making. The scope of these decisions impacts both the very functioning of the company and its constituencies and the society in which the firm exists. Stakeholder analysis plays an important role in the course not only in examination of internal business decisions and processes, but also externally in understanding, anticipating, and incorporating impacts and responses from social, governmental, and environmental actors into decision making.
Prerequisite: ACFN 6110 , BUS 6100 , EC 6300 .
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BUS 6201 - Forecasting and Data Analysis for Decision Making
(EC 4001)
(3)
This course will provide students with the practical business and market research tools required for today’s data-driven decision needs. Understanding your products, customers, competitors, employees and processes is essential to achieve competitive advantage. These business intelligence tools include market research, data mining, forecasting, financial modeling and industry research. This course will focus on the processes and analysis of data using software, not the mathematics. The graduate-level course requires independent, accelerated, or additional work appropriate for the graduate level. Not available for credit for those who have taken EC 4000 or EC 4001.
Prerequisite: Six hours of undergraduate economics (EC 1000 and EC 1100, or EC 1050 or EC 1150, or EC 4550; introductory statistics, and skills in using Windows-based software.
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BUS 6300 - Business Intelligence
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Business leaders must have the ability to collect and interpret information concerning customers, suppliers, competitors, and make decisions that affect their company’s performance. Business Intelligence is a set of methodologies, processes, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into meaningful and useful information used to enable more effective strategic, tactical, and operational insights and decision-making with an emphasis on knowledge management. Using the case study approach in combination with contemporary software tools, students will apply the concepts of business process analysis, quality control and improvement, performance monitoring through performance dashboards and balanced scorecards and process simulation.
Prerequisite: ACFN 6110 .
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BUS 6310 - Supply Chain and Logistics Management
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Supply chain management examines the complex array of interactions between suppliers and customers regarding goods, services, and information. Rapid changes in globalization and electronic commerce continually shape these supplier-customer interactions. Topics in this class include value chain analyses, supply chain analytics, logistics and transportation, supplier relationships, and information technology.
Prerequisite: ACFN 6610.
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BUS 6330 - Corporate Law for Managers
(2)
Course focuses on law as it affects the corporation and other business enterprises. The topics include the formation of various business enterprises, the rules of agency, shareholder rights and liabilities, securities regulations, bankruptcy and an overview of government regulation. Where appropriate, the connections between ethics and law are explored.
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BUS 6500 - International Strategy
(3)
Course draws from the fields of managerial economics, organizational theory, marketing and strategy used to determine a firm’s source(s) of competitive advantage. This class will show students how to analyze and evaluate a firm’s source(s) of competitive advantage by examining the interplay of the various internal and external factors. Topics to include horizontal and vertical boundaries, resource based views of the firm, dynamic firm capabilities, knowledge based resources, incentives, strategic groups and clusters. The focus will be on global firms.
Prerequisite: EC 6000 ; MK 6100 and MG 6100 , or MGMK 6101. It is recommended that this course be taken prior to MG 6910 Business Policy.
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BUS 7000 - Data Analysis for Managers
(2)
Executive Fellows Program only. This course introduces managers to some basic analytic tools that form the basis for data analysis in areas such as finance, operational and supply chain decision making, and competitive analysis. With an applied focus, the course will cover the concepts of basic descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. Also basic distribution relationships (e.g., normal distribution) and correlation.
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BUS 7410 - Supply Chain and Logistics Management
(3)
Executive Fellows Program only. Course addresses supply chain and logistics management and its implications, with a focus on what firms can do to maintain competitiveness in the quickly changing global business landscape. Topics will include value chain analyses, marketing business-to-business, supply chain analytics, logistical processes, the drivers of supply chain performance, and the impact on a firm’s overall performance. Emphasis will be placed on global manufacturing processes and services-based industries as well.
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BUS 7720 - The Global Marketplace
(3)
Executive Fellows Program only. Globalization presents both new opportunities and new challenges, and executives must gain experience in evaluating and analyzing these new developments. This course focuses on two broad themes: the globalization of production and the globalization of markets. Participants will develop an understanding of the key cultural, legal, political, financial, and economic forces that shape how firms enter new markets and how firms manage their increasingly complex supply chains.
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Communication Sciences and Disorders |
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CD 6110 - Articulation and Phonological Disorders
(3)
This course will include a comprehensive overview of the nature of normal and disordered articulation and phonological development, as well as theories related to etiologies, descriptive characteristics, developmental norms, and cultural considerations. Students will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information as it relates to clients who exhibit articulation and phonological disorders and demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based prevention, assessment, and intervention of articulation and phonological disorders.
Corequisite: CD 6111 .
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CD 6111 - Lab: Articulation and Phonological Disorders
(1)
This lab experience will provide students with hands on assessment and analysis techniques across phonological characteristics of speech and opportunities for advanced examination and practice with phonetic transcription of disordered speech production.
Lab fee.
Corequisite: CD 6110 .
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CD 6112 - Fluency Disorders
(2)
This course will address theories about and research related to normal and disordered fluency. Factors which contribute to fluency disorders will be considered. Various treatment approaches to fluency will be discussed relative to the history of fluency disorders. Formal and informal assessment methods will be highlighted for both pediatric and adult fluency clients. Medical, behavioral, and psychological models of treatment will be included.
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CD 6114 - Voice & Resonance Disorders
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This course will examine the normal and abnormal processes of voice and resonance. It will include in-depth study of assessment and treatment of functional, organic, neurogenic, and psychogenic voice disorders in pediatric and adult populations. Experience in perceptual and instrumental analysis of voice will be included. Treatment and counseling issues for laryngectomy and other vocal pathologies will be addressed.
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CD 6116 - Swallowing Disorders
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This course will provide information about the processes involved in normal and disordered swallowing in children and adults. It will include a review of the anatomy and physiology of normal swallowing and the anatomic and physiologic disturbances affecting deglutition, with an emphasis on radiographic and bedside diagnostic and treatment procedures.
Corequisite: CD 6117 .
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CD 6117 - Swallowing Disorders Laboratory
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This laboratory course is designed to provide the student with practical experiences and skills associated with assessment and intervention of dysphasia that parallel the lecture component of the course.
Lab fee.
Corequisite: CD 6116 .
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CD 6118 - Motor Speech Disorders
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This course will focus on the assessment and treatment of motor speech disorders in adults and children. Particular emphasis will be placed on methods of evaluation and differential diagnosis of the dysarthrias and apraxias of speech leading to an enhanced understanding of the neurologic mechanisms of motor speech control. Contemporary issues and approaches to rehabilitation and management of motor speech disorders will be emphasized.
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CD 6122 - Aphasia
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This course will examine the assessment and treatment of acquired language disorders in adults. The primary focus will be on the study of adult aphasia. The theoretical bases of aphasia from historical and contemporary perspectives will be discussed. Differential diagnosis in aphasia, assessment, intervention, and counseling of patients will be considered with a focus on the importance of culturally related factors.
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CD 6124 - Cognitive Communication Disorders in Adults
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This course will provide the student with information about the diagnosis and treatment of acquired cognitive-linguistic impairments in adults. Right hemisphere disorders, irreversible dementia, and traumatic brain injury will be among the topics studied. Emphasis will be on the assessment and management of individuals with both focal and diffuse brain injury. The psychosocial impact of cognitive-linguistic impairments on the individual and the family will be considered.
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CD 6126 - Language Disorders in Children Birth to Age 5
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This course will focus on early language assessment, intervention and service coordination for children with special needs ages birth to five using a family-centered, culturally appropriate approach. An overview of the history and legislation of early language intervention will also be provided. The course will emphasize identification and treatment issues specific to federal laws including counseling and support for families, multicultural considerations and interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary assessment and intervention.
Corequisite: CD 6127 .
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CD 6127 - Lab: Language Disorders Children Birth to Age 5
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This lab experience will provide students with hands on practice in language analysis techniques appropriate for young children across lexical, morphological, syntactic, and pragmatic characteristics.
Lab fee.
Corequisite: CD 6126 .
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CD 6128 - Language Disorders in School Age Children
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This course will review contemporary literature relating to the language disorders of school age children and adolescents. The students will gain knowledge of disorder descriptions, assessment techniques, intervention strategies, and the interconnections between language and learning. Discussion of literacy, the multidimensional nature of language and the use of culturally different language patterns in the classroom will also be discussed.
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CD 6430 - Concepts and Practices of Research
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This course will provide students the knowledge and skills to use principles of evidence-based practice to critically evaluate and use research to improve clinical practice. In this course, the student will narrow a topic of clinical interest, develop and refine a proposed research question, and complete a literature review and methodology based on the proposed question.
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CD 6559 - American Sign Language I
(CD 4559)
(3)
This course will provide an introduction to sign language including finger-spelling and basic vocabulary words. The development of American Sign Language (A.S.L.) and its application within the Deaf Community will also be explored. Students taking this class for graduate credit must complete an additional project on an accelerated level appropriate for such graduate credit.
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CD 6661 - American Sign Language II
(CD 4661)
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This course will offer ccontinued development in American Sign Language with emphasis on building vocabulary and developing conversational skills. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete an additional project on an accelerated level appropriate for such graduate credit.
Prerequisite: CD 6559 (CD 4559).
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CD 6830 - Aural Rehabilitation
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This course will discuss the effects of hearing loss on speech and language skills. Topics will include methods for providing speech and language service for pediatric and adult clients, and educational options for children who are deaf. In addition, students will learn auditory training techniques to enhance the client’s use of their residual hearing.
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CD 6970 - Clinical Practice/Methods I
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This is the first in the sequence of clinical courses. This course will be a combination of supervised clinical practice within community-based educational settings and classroom instruction. Procedures for screening, prevention, evaluation, intervention, will be emphasized in the context of ethical practice and cultural and linguistic diversity. The supervisory process in speech-language pathology will be introduced in this course to promote clinical growth. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of professional identity by acquiring knowledge of professional conduct, professional and standards, workplace communication skills, and contemporary professional issues. Principles and procedures used in evidence-based practice will be introduced.
Fee.
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CD 6973 - Clinical Practice/Advanced Methods
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This course is the second in the sequence of clinical courses. It is a combination of classroom instruction and supervised clinical practice in the assessment and treatment of culturally and linguistically diverse clients. Focus will be on the process through which new communication behaviors are introduced, sustained and generalized to other contexts. Principles and procedures used in evidence-based practice will be reviewed and implemented. Current theories of interviewing and counseling will be introduced and applied through role-playing and discussions of clinical scenarios.
Fee.
Prerequisite: CD 6970 .
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CD 7112 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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This course will address theoretical and practical issues pertaining to the identification, evaluation, and treatment of individuals with severe and multiple communication deficits, which require augmentative/alternative communication systems and/or adapted computer systems. It will include discussion of the application of graphics, signs and gestural means of communication, use of aids and devices, development of interactive communication behaviors as well as the use of computer assisted communication strategies.
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CD 7130 - Genetic Bases of Communication Disorders
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This course will introduce human genetics and explore the impact of chromosomal and structural anomalies on the process of communication. Course content will include the assessment and remediation of various disorders related to these anomalies.
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CD 7135 - Counseling in CSD
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This course will explore contemporary theories of counseling, skills and techniques of counseling, and application of theories and techniques in clinical situations.
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CD 7225 - Listening, Language, Literacy
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This course will examine the relationships between language disorders in children, and learning disabilities in the literary (reading and writing) form. Class focus will also be on disorders of the listening processes, and how deficits in these areas can affect a student’s ability to perform in the areas of language and literacy acquisition. Overall, class members will be evaluating and clarifying the use of language as a platform to enhance the understanding of other subject areas, such as literacy and language.
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CD 7280 - Autism
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This course will provide an overview of the characteristics and etiology of autism spectrum disorders. Students will develop skills and strategies for communication and language assessment and intervention for this population. Major emphasis will be placed on the speech, language, communication, and behavior of individuals with autism. Guidelines for assessment and intervention will be provided including decision-making for the selection of a communication system, functional assessment of challenging behavior and structured teaching and environmental supports for effective learning.
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CD 7325 - Linguistic and Cultural Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders
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This course will provide a review of the principles underlying assessment and intervention for culturally and linguistically diverse individuals with communication disorders. Cross-cultural differences in communication styles of various cultural groups, and analysis and critical evaluation of how these differences impact speech-language services are discussed. Focus is given to the utilization of a “difference versus disorders” approach when considering form, content, and use of language.
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CD 7420 - Research Applications in Communication Sciences and Disorders I
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This course will cover topics related to publication of research in professional journals and presentation in professional forums. A variety of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) publication venues and presentation formats will be discussed. Students will prepare the previously developed systematic review from CD 6430 to meet the standard CSD journal guidelines for publication.
Prerequisite: CD 6430 .
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CD 7430 - Research Applications in Communication Sciences and Disorders II
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Students will prepare and conduct oral and poster presentations related to the topic developed in CD 6430 and CD 7420 .
Prerequisite: CD 7420 .
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CD 7440 - Advanced Research
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This course is for second year graduate students who are working with a faculty mentor to carry out a research project. The purpose of this course is to provide individualized instruction to support each student’s progress toward completion of a research project. Experiences may include but are not limited to: Refinement of a research question, methodology development, IRB development, data collection, analysis of results, summarizing implications of research, and disseminating results. May be repeated.
Prerequisite: CD 6430 .
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CD 7580 - Communication Disorders in Acquired Brain Injury
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This course will review the current literature concerning the communicative sequelae of acquired brain injury in children and adults. Topics will include the neuropathophysiology, epidemiology and medical aspects of brain injury. Methods of assessment and clinical management of patients with brain injuries will be presented.
Prerequisite: CD 6124 .
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CD 7881 - Language and Cognition in Normal and Disordered Aging
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This course will examine theories, assessment, and treatment issues of language and cognitive-communication in older adults. Topics covered will include the biological, neurological, and psychological aspects; studies of language and cognition in normal aging as well as pathological changes in language and cognition of the elderly.
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CD 7974 - Clinical Practice/Ethics
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This course is the third in the sequence of clinical courses. Supervised clinical experiences will be provided with culturally and linguistically diverse client populations across the lifespan with various types and severities of communication disorders. Classroom instruction is designed to enhance students’ awareness of, and knowledge about a complexity of ethical issues in the professional practice of speech-language pathology. The course will include a weekly meeting in which students will engage in the process of analyzing and synthesizing information regarding the professional code of ethics.
Fee.
Prerequisite: CD 6973 .
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CD 7976 - Clinical Practice/Professional Issues
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This course is the fourth in the sequence of clinical courses. Clinical experiences will be provided with culturally and linguistically diverse client populations with various types and severities of communication disorders across the lifespan. Instruction will provide an overview of the historical, legal and contemporary issues that affect the profession of speech-language pathology. It will include information on certification, specialty recognition, licensure and other forms of credentialing of speech-language pathologists. The structure and affairs of ASHA and other professional associations, scope of practice and practice policies and guidelines, and state and federal regulations and policies related to the practice of speech-language pathology will be discussed. Topics will also include ways for individuals to engage in advocacy activities and participate in their professional associations.
Prerequisite: CD 7974 .
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CD 7977 - Clinical Practice/Pathways to Professional Practice
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This course is the fifth in the sequence of clinical courses. Clinical experiences will continue to be provided with culturally and linguistically diverse client populations with various types and severities of communication disorders across the lifespan. Students will conduct roundtable discussions, and complete and document portfolio projects as part of the class. Students will engage in activities such as service learning projects, immersion experiences, leadership circles, Praxis preparation, grant writing, interdisciplinary contacts, and case study presentations. Career development issues will be addressed.
Prerequisite: CD 7976 .
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CD 7981 - Clinical Practice/Expanding Clinical Experiences
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This is the sixth in the sequence of clinical courses and allows students to fulfill clinical experience requirements. While providing supervised services to culturally and linguistically diverse clients with varied communication disorders, students will engage in screening/prevention/evaluation procedures, integrate/synthesize case history and evaluation information, complete oral and written reports, develop/implement intervention plans, and communicate with clients/caregivers/professionals. Weekly on-line communication with the instructor will be required throughout the course
Prerequisite: CD 7977 .
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Economics |
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EC 6000 - Managerial Economics
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Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program only. Course explores economic concepts and analysis for making business decisions. Topics can include demand and supply, forecasting, competition, sales strategies, production, efficiency, integration, cost and pricing, as well as macro and global issues in relation to how they impact business decisions and firms.
Prerequisite: Six hours of undergraduate micro and macroeconomics (EC 1000 or EC 1050 and EC 2100 or EC 1100), or EC 4550.
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EC 6300 - Competitive Analysis
(2)
Competitive Analysis applies economic concepts and ideas to the study of firm and industry performance. It draws upon a number of analytical tools such as strategic mapping, survival analysis, game theory, and transaction cost economics to examine how and why firms and markets perform and evolve. It examines a number of issues including the “make vs. buy” decision process, cooperation vs. competition, changing vertical and horizontal boundaries, and internal vs. external analysis and lead to competitive advantage.
Prerequisite: an undergraduate course in microeconomics, a course in macroeconomics, and a course in statistics.
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EC 7000 - Economic and Competitive Analysis
(3)
Executive Fellows Program only. This course explores the interplay of managerial economics and strategic management. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of the competitive analysis tools underlying strategy formulation. Based on an analysis of the factors shaping the industry environment, firms assess their positioning relative to their rivals, and formulate strategies in order to achieve a durable competitive advantage. The course covers various topics in strategy formulation, such as product positioning and differentiation, diversification, vertical integration, scale and scope, pricing, strategic commitments, entry deterrence, and creative destruction.
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EC 7150 - Economics for Managers
(2)
For Executive Fellows Program Only. Course explores basic macro and micro-economic concepts that are critical for managerial analysis of business problems. Micro topics include demand and supply, forecasting, competition, cost and pricing; Macro concepts that describe issues of GDP (inputs and outputs) are among topics also covered.
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Education |
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ED 6005 - Evaluation and Assessment in Special Education
(2)
The focus of this course is to investigate evaluation and assessment techniques used in special education for identification, placement, IEP/ITP/IFSP development and prescriptive planning for children and youth with mild/moderate cross-categorical (MM/CC) disabilities. Candidates will learn to interpret assessment guidelines as set forth in the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), understand scoring and interpretation of aptitude and achievement measures used to identify children and youth with MM/CC disabilities and reflect on the ethical dilemmas frequently posed as part of the special education assessment process. Candidates will (a) evaluate and display basic descriptive statistics and measurement concepts used in norm-referenced and criterion-based measurement, (b) administer, score and interpret informal assessment instruments and teacher-made probes, (c) discuss comprehensive assessment reports, and (d) develop individualized instruction plans in a multidisciplinary team session. Assessment measures will include academic, behavioral and social skills instruments, as well as the construction of a functional behavioral assessment (FBA). Candidates will examine the role of Response-To-Intervention (RtI) in the pre-referral process.
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ED 6010 - Foundations of Education
(ED 4010)
(3)
The purpose of this course is to highlight the interpretive, normative, and critical perspectives on education. Construing education broadly to include both school and non-school enterprises, the course aims to deepen students’ awareness of the social context and social implications of various educational activities. The course draws largely from the disciplinary lenses provided by the social sciences and the humanities, encouraging students to develop their capacities to examine, understand, and evaluate educational policies and practices. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6020 - Fundamentals of Literacy Learning
(ED 4020)
(3)
This course examines the process of lifelong literacy from birth to adulthood. In-depth reading and writing instruction on strategies used by proficient readers are developed to help students gain success in their meaning-making ability and to become linguistically empowered. Diverse forms of literacy are investigated. An inquiry based approach to content areas focuses on using the four language cueing systems to transact meaning by reading, writing, speaking, listening, mediating, and viewing. This approach is presented within the context of how to build a community of literate learners in today’s society through a literature-rich reader’s and writer’s workshop. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
Prerequisite or Concurrent: Concurrently with ED 6021 for Elementary Education majors only.
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ED 6030 - Technology and Education: Applications and Implications
(ED 4030)
(3)
This course introduces students to the practical applications of computer technology in education. Students will develop proficiency with a wide range of software applications and examine and evaluate educational software programs. Students will also examine emerging information technologies that show promise in the field of education and explore how these technologies might be of assistance in meeting the needs of diverse learners. Students will examine the requirements for the pre-service electronic teacher education portfolio and use software programs to create the framework for their portfolio. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level. This course requires noncredit field experiences.
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ED 6050 - Middle School Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines
(ED 4050)
(3)
Middle school teachers typically teach more than one subject which requires them to be proficient in various content methods. Because reading and writing are cross disciplinary skills, students will come to understand how the use of reading and writing strategies such as journals, reaction logs, and investigation can improve comprehension and reasoning skills in middle school students. In this course, the student will focus on the pedagogical techniques, content standards, and the nature of the disciplines as they apply to middle school.
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ED 6055 - Social and Affective Interventions
(2)
This course will apply research-validated practices from eclectic theoretical perspectives to classroom and individual behavior management. Candidates will learn and practice strategies for social and affective intervention from the fields of psychoeducational, behavioral, cognitive behavioral, humanistic, and attribution restructuring therapies. Candidates will design positive behavior supports plans, write a behavior intervention program (BIP), and examine the role of Response-To-Intervention (RtI) in the pre-referral process for students with mild/moderate cross-categorical (MM/CC) disabilities. Social skill development techniques will be reviewed with emphasis placed on students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional/behavioral disorder (EBD), and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Candidates will explore the legalities and prevention of manifestation determination hearings.
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ED 6060 - Counseling Techniques and Family Advocacy in Special Education
(2)
This course is designed to develop personal dispositions and skills necessary to effectively collaborate and conference with parents, caregivers, professional and families of children and youth with mild/moderate cross-categorical (MM/CC) disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on applying these skills across multicultural settings. Principles and procedures for fostering collaborative partnerships that lead to outcomes of mutual empowerment will be examined. Self-awareness and human relations skills will be developed. Candidates will engage in reflection on their own personal schemata and belief systems with respect to actively involving parents/caregivers in their children’s education. Technology and resources related to self-determination, parent and family support networks, and community services will be explored.
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ED 6070 - Characteristics and Language Development of Students with Exceptionalities
(4)
This course is designed to introduce candidates to the characteristics of students with mild/moderate cross-categorical (MM/CC) disabilities. Candidates will compare and contrast learners with respect to cognitive abilities, academic modifications, medical/physical challenges, social/emotional characteristics and speech/language needs. Through review of professional literature and multi-modal experiences, candidates will engage in reflective thinking about and critical analysis of the many and varied issues confronting the education of these populations in contemporary inclusionary settings. Screening and identification of students with learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, orthopedic handicaps and other health impairments will be discussed. General language acquisition, pragmatic, and social uses of language development will be explored, including developmentally appropriate activities, sequence-based learning, receptive and expressive skills, and assistive/augmentative communication technology.
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ED 6080 - Educational Methods in Mild/Moderate Cross Categorical Disabilities
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In this course, candidates will apply research validated academic practices to the education of children and youth with mild/moderate cross-categorical (MM/CC) disabilities. Candidates will write individualized student programs including an Individual Education Plan (IEP), an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) and an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP). Salient features of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) will be examined with respect to court cases, amendments and reauthorization. Candidates will learn techniques to integrate IEP and ITP goals into multicultural-sensitive academic, behavioral, social, and transition objectives in the school curriculum. Candidates will create lesson plans and implement lessons, using diagnostic teaching techniques. Instruction focusing on transition skills and post K–12 educational and career opportunities will be included. Issues related to grading and academic advancement will be discussed.
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ED 6090 - Specialized Instructional Strategies Across the Curriculum for Special Educators
(4)
This course utilizes personalized techniques and instructional strategies for diagnosis and remediation of academic learning need. Candidates will address the role of basic skills in reading and mathematics as related to content area instruction across the curriculum. Special attention will be given to middle school and secondary curricular content and methodology. =Research-based validated practices will be used to address learning needs for students with mild/moderate cross-categorical (MM/CC) disabilities. Candidates will identify student needs and plan individualized and small group instruction utilizing basic principles of teaching such as taxonomies of learning, advance organizers, clear explanations, examples and non-examples, visual representation, activities and distributed reviews. =Reading strategies include techniques such as cueing systems, scaffolded reading and writing, word study, comprehension facilitation, question-answer relations, literature focus units, literature circles and writers workshops. In the area of mathematics, diagnostic interviews, computation, algebraic thinking, geometrical concepts, measurement data, data analysis, and problem-solving strategies will be emphasized.
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ED 6150 - Field Experiences and Action Research
(3)
This course will engage students in an investigation of the culture of schooling and a critical examination of educational research. The purposes of the class include analysis of schooling through observation, interview, and qualitative study. Students will study how teachers organize classrooms, how they interact with students, how they strategize for student learning, how they make decisions, how they plan lessons and units, how they assess student learning, and how they augment their own knowledge through staff development and action research. Students in this course will also learn qualitative research methodologies, especially observation and interview techniques. A significant amount of time is spent in diverse school settings. Certification course.
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ED 6160 - Teaching Middle and Secondary School Mathematics
(ED 4160)
(3)
This course examines the goals, principles and procedures of mathematics education in secondary schools. Guided by the NCTM standards, the course examines current practice and emerging trends in secondary mathematics education. Special emphasis is placed on mathematics as a problem solving activity. Issues of successful teaching and learning for a broad range of math learners are addressed. This class requires non-credit field placement experience. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6260 - Teaching Middle and Secondary School Science
(ED 4260)
(3)
This course examines the goals, principles and procedures of science education in elementary schools. Science is examined as both a process and product. Students examine the roles of developing students’ science process skills and understanding of the nature of science as these issues relate to teaching science for concept attainment. The role of science-technology-society connections in science education is emphasized. Issues of successful teaching and learning for a broad range of science learners are addressed. This class requires a non-credit field placement experience. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6350 - History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
(ED 4350)
(3)
Students will examine the history and philosophy of the natural sciences and relate these topics to current issues and trends in science education. Topics include the goals of science, the goals and methods of science education, the nature of the scientific enterprise, the nature of scientific reasoning, the nature of warrants for scientific knowledge, the post-modern critique of science, responses to the post-modern perspective, the differences and similarities between science and technology, and the role of science and technology in contemporary society. Historical and contemporary examples will be used to illuminate many of the aspects of the course and significant attention will be paid to the examination of various positions within the historical development of philosophy of science. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6360 - Teaching Middle and Secondary School Social Studies
(ED 4360)
(3)
Students explore and analyze a variety of issues and approaches to the teaching of middle and secondary school social studies. The development of curriculum is emphasized, as well as the development of quality assessments and learning activities. Students participate in on-campus teaching demonstrations and varied sample instructional activities. Students prepare a unit of instruction and demonstrate their understanding of the major concepts and tools of the social studies disciplines. This course includes a non-credit field placement experience. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6400 - Advanced Psychological Foundations
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An examination of contemporary theory, research, and practice on the nature and process of learning. The course explores the biological and cultural factors influencing the patterns of physical, emotional, social, cognitive and moral development in students from early childhood through adolescence. The application of this understanding to the classroom (especially as this understanding pertains to classroom management, assessment, and instructional design) is emphasized. Certification course.
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ED 6450 - Foundations of Special Education
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This course provides an overview on the theoretical and practical issues of educating children and youths with special needs from the early childhood years through adolescence. All 13 federally-funded disability areas and students who are gifted and talented are addressed. Emphasis is placed on working with students in inclusive classroom settings. Topics include pedagogical theory, law and legislation, curriculum development, intervention strategies and assistive/augmentative technology as they apply to the field of special education. This course requires non-credit field experience. Certification course.
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ED 6460 - Teaching Middle and Secondary School English
(ED 4460)
(3)
Students will explore and analyze a variety of issues and approaches to the teaching of middle and secondary school English. The development and assessment of curriculum, instructional methods, and learning activities are emphasized. Students will participate in on-campus teaching and teaching in local classrooms. Students will develop a unit of study for the English classroom. This course also requires a non-credit field placement experience. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6500 - Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment in Secondary Education
(ED 4500)
(3)
Building on the various foundations courses in the secondary certification program, this course focuses on the application of theory to practice as it pertains to curriculum development, instructional strategies, and assessment practices in secondary classrooms. Specific topics of inquiry will include development of curriculum for deep understanding, design of various types of assessments for varied audiences and purposes, and acquaintance with a range of instructional stragies appropriate for varied situations and purposes. The course also addresses issues surrounding standards for various disciplines and introduces various approaches to classroom management. This course includes a non-credit field placement experience. Certification course. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6501 - Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment I (Teaching Science, Mathematics, and Health in Grades 1-6)
(4)
This course will explore the intersection of theory and practice as it pertains to elementary school classrooms. Specific topics will include curriculum development by exploring and practicing the varied approaches of teaching elementary school mathematics, science and health. There is an emphasis on the use of concrete learning aids and practical experience in local elementary school classrooms. Areas to be covered include objectives and evaluations of math, science, and health education, and learning theory. This course requires a non-credit field placement experience.
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ED 6502 - Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment II (Teaching Language Arts, Social Studies and Children’s Literature)
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This course will explore and analyze a variety of integrated approaches in theory and practice in the elementary school classroom to teaching reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing through the integration of social studies. Students will develop a long-term curriculum plan that integrates language arts, social studies and children’s literature. This course requires non-credit field placement experience that analyzes curriculum, assessment and classroom management in the elementary classroom for grades 1-6.
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ED 6560 - Teaching Middle and Secondary Foreign Language
(ED 4560)
(3)
Students examine the recent findings of linguists, psycholinguists, sociolinguists, cognitive psychologists and educational theorists in curriculum and motivation relative to second language learning. The student appraises methods of foreign language teaching at K-12 level as they relate to proficiency in listening, reading, writing and speaking, and critically analyzes existing methods and gives rationale for selection of a preferred method. Additionally, the student works with a practicing professional at a school site. This course requires a non-credit field placement experience. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6660 - Teaching Middle and Secondary School Business Education
(ED 4660)
(3)
Students explore and analyze a variety of approaches to the teaching of business education courses at the high school level. A major focus is upon the development of curriculum, teaching materials and learning activities appropriate to the business education curriculum. The integration of business education into the total school curriculum is also emphasized and experience is provided through on-campus demonstrations and visits to local school classrooms. Students develop an original plan of study for one of the business education areas during the course of the semester and they develop the ability to create and evaluate curriculum. This course requires noncredit field experiences. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6665 - Implementing Vocational Business Education Programs
(ED 4665)
(3)
This course covers curriculum development, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation strategies and procedures relating to skills instruction in vocational business education programs; philosophical, historical, social, economic, political, and educational influencing factors; analysis and synthesis of current research and conceptual models; practical applications for vocational education programs; intervention strategies; resource and support service identification, location, selection and evaluation and interagency collaboration approaches. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 6700 - Methods of Diagnosis and Instruction for Remedial Reading
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The course focuses on ways to individualize instruction for diverse needs of students and adults who have difficulty reading and understanding texts necessary for school, work, civic life, or personal enjoyment. Graduate students will review research on ways to support struggling readers and instructional strategies to develop fluency, comprehension, and word analysis strategies (including phonics). The course includes a practicum, in which graduate students plan, teach and evaluate the effectiveness of strategy instruction by documenting readers’ progress in literacy development.
Prerequisite: ED 6020 .
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ED 6770 - The Middle School: Foundations, Philosophy, and Structure
(ED 4770)
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In this course, we will examine the history and structure of the middle school in addition to the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive make-up of pre-adolescents. We will compare middle schools to traditional junior high schools to determine how the specific needs of students in these grade levels are being addressed in different ways. Teaming, advisory groups, exploratory courses, and the flexibility of teaching core curriculum are some of the topics we will explore. The graduate-level course requires independent accelerated additional coursework appropriate for the graduate level.
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ED 7710 - Integrating Arts Instruction into the Core Curriculum
(3)
This course considers Literacy, Numeracy and the Arts. As future educators it is imperative to consider the arts and how they might be integrated meaningfully into the core curriculum. Students will be expected to develop interdisciplinary units of study that include a variety of art mediums, music, movement, drama, and creative writing. This course meets certifications standards.
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ED 7760 - Literacy Practicum
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This course will be oriented around supervised practicum experiences at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or adult level. Students will gain experience in assessing and remediating learners needing support in literacy acquisition. The portfolio is submitted, presented, and evaluated during this course.
Prerequisite: ED 6020 and ED 6700 .
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ED 7800 - Graduate Student Teaching in the Elementary School
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Students serve as interns in local schools and work closely with cooperating teachers to experience firsthand responsibility for planning and implementing instruction in the primary and intermediate elementary classroom. All content area and general education requirements must be met before student teaching. This course is part of the Professional Semester. Certification course.
Fee.
Corequisite: ED 7900 , ED 7910 .
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ED 7825 - Graduate Student Teaching in the Middle School
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Students serve as interns in local schools and work closely with cooperating teachers to experience firsthand responsibility for planning and implementing instruction in their major content fields. All content area, general education requirements, education coursework, and the Praxis II exam must be completed before student teaching. This course is part of the Professional Semester. Certification course.
Fee.
Corequisite: ED 7900 , ED 7910 .
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ED 7850 - Graduate Student Teaching in the Secondary School
(10)
Students serve as interns in local schools and work closely with cooperating teachers to experience firsthand responsibility for planning and implementing instruction in their major content fields. All content area and general education requirements and the Praxis II exam must be completed before student teaching. This course is part of the Professional Semester. Certification course.
Fee.
Corequisite: ED 7900 , ED 7910 .
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ED 7900 - Graduate Integrated Student Teaching Seminar: Classroom Planning, Management, and Assessment
(3)
This graduate course is taken in conjunction with the student teaching experience. A range of problems encountered by teachers (e.g., classroom management, planning issues, professional ethics, etc.) is explored in a seminar setting. The portfolio is submitted, presented, and evaluated during this course. This course is part of the Professional Semester. Certification course.
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ED 7910 - The Professional Semester Portfolio
(1)
During the final semester of the M.Ed. program, the portfolio, based on the 11 Missouri Beginning Teacher Standards and the Rockhurst Department of Education Standard 12, is submitted, evaluated, and presented using Live Text. An Education Department faculty member who will read and evaluate both the initial and final submission of the portfolio will be a student’s portfolio coach. The portfolio coach will also work individually with the student to prepare for the oral portfolio defense. Meetings between the student teacher and portfolio coach will be scheduled as needed.
Corequisite: ED 7900 .
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ED 7940 - Capstone Project in Educational Studies
(1)
During the final semester of the Master of Education in Educational Studies program, the student, with input from his/her advisor, will design a capstone project that will prepare him/her for work in an educational setting in which the student might seek future employment. This capstone could range from a service project in metro area organizations such as a museum, a zoo, or a children’s learning center, or it could address the Missouri Beginning Teacher Standards and the Department of Education conceptual framework. This capstone project will have both a written and oral defense component.
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EN 6750 - History and Structure of the English Language
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A study of the historical origins of the English language, including its relationship to the Indo-European family, its Germanic development into Old English, Middle English, and Modern English with other Latinate influences on the language, the English language in America, and the development of various dialects of English in use today. In addition, the course examines contemporary English grammars, including structural and transformational- generative approaches. (Course fulfills state certification requirements.)
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FN 5025 - Foundations of Finance
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Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program or focus only. An introduction to financial concepts at work in various healthcare organizations and the basic tools available to the financial manager. Health care-related cases are used to simulate the environment in which financial decisions are actually made. Students work individually and in teams. Computer and basic spreadsheet skills are expected.
Prerequisite: AC 5025 or equivalent.
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FN 6600 - Investments
(3)
Course explores how securities markets work, and how individual investors employ systematic methodologies to accomplish investment objectives. Topics include environmental analysis, evaluation of equities, analysis of fixed income securities, fundamental and technical analysis of the stock market and capital market theory.
Prerequisite: FN 6100 or equivalent (ACFN 6001).
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FN 6650 - Essentials of International Finance
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Course addresses both theory and application of international finance. Emphasis is placed on foreign exchange management, including foreign exchange markets and instruments, measuring of foreign exchange exposure, and hedging open foreign exchange positions. The Wall Street Journal is required.
Prerequisite: ACFN 6310 .
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FN 7100 - Financial Management
(3)
Executive Fellows Program only. Course enables student to complete an accounting and finance project by assessing his or her own organization. Students also practice accounting and financial decision-making at a senior-management level, using a financial simulation, and cover the theories and tools, and develop the skills necessary to understand finance from a senior management/leadership perspective. The project and simulation will allow the student to practice and learn about all the finance functions including treasury and cash management, capital budgets, pro forma financial statements, capital structure, working capital and growth issues.
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HC 6125 - Health Systems
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Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program or focus only. Course surveys the major components and organizational interrelationships of the United States health care system. Students examine the various health care organizations (HCOs), personnel issues, delivery systems, policy, and payment mechanisms. This course introduces students to the public policy and business practice issues associated with access, cost and quality.
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HC 6225 - Strategic Analysis for Health Services
(3)
Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program or focus only. Course employs financial and organizational research methods to analyze situations faced by contemporary health service organizations. Through quantitative and qualitative analysis, students learn to apply different techniques to strategic business decisions.
Prerequisite: HC 6125 ; FN 3000 or FN 5025 ; MK 3000 or MK 5025 .
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HC 6260 - Medical Practice Management
(3)
Students enrolled in the Health Care Leadership program only. Course surveys the major components and organizational interrelationships of medical practice management in the United States. Students will examine medical practice benchmarking, reimbursement, contract analysis and negotiation, operations management, quality management, budgeting and forecasting in medical practice environments.
Prerequisite: HC 6125 , FN 5025 , .
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