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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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ITS 512 - Introduction to Coding
This course is designed to provide the core basic of coding in several different languages. This course will explore the following languages: Python, Java, C#, C ++, VBScripts, .NET & Common Windows Commands. The course topics include understanding how coding works, how to write basic programs, how to automate daily needs in the IT workplace, and apply critical design and development strategies to a programing team.
Credits: 3
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ITS 518 - Information Systems Strategy
This course provides effective strategies, pragmatic options, and leading practice alternatives for developing an IT strategy, integrating it with the overall enterprise, measuring progress, and creating processes for selecting and deploying technology. Students will develop the concepts, frameworks, and approaches for strategically managing IS resources to leverage IT investments and focus on IT processes and leading practice. This course also explores the business implications of emerging Internet-based technologies such as wireless devices and Web services. Using business cases students will assess both the technical and organizational issues that arise.
Credits: 3
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ITS 525 - Systems Architecture and Analysis
This course discusses a wide range of topics, all relating to operating systems and systems architecture and design. The course will provide an overview of microprocessors, mainframes, micro-computers with the focus on memory management, I/O streams, logic gates, and basics of computer engineering. The course will also consider operating systems characteristics, design objectives and systems structures. It will cover topics including virtual memory management, multi-threading, forking, and algorithms. It will also overview of efficient algorithms, algorithmic complexity, NP completeness, spanning trees, greedy algorithms, matrices, string matching, and sorting.
Credits: 3
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ITS 532 - Advanced Cloud Computing
In this course we will build on the foundations that enable most organizations to build successful cloud adoption projects. This course will provide both the infrastructure and application architects interested in cloud computing or involved in cloud adoption projects with the necessary set of skills required for establishing successful implementations. We will also provide comprehensive information for those interested in building cloud-based architectures or need to explain to customers thinking about adopting cloud computing technology in their organization.
Credits: 3
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ITS 534 - Managing Virtual Systems
In this course we will discuss the necessary components required to create a virtual computing environment. This process involves bringing together the physical and logical resources, such as memory, processors, networks, and storage into a single, manageable virtual environment. Creating and using a virtual computing environment will then allow the user to consolidate the management and utilization of their system’s resources.
Credits: 3
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ITS 536 - Object Oriented Programming
Students will examine object-oriented components and characteristics including classes, inheritance, and polymorphism. In addition, students will learn how to write, debug, and execute Java programs, create Java applets and applications. Students will explore variables, data types, arrays, operators, control statements, classes, overloading, inheritance, abstract classes, interfaces, packages, exception handling, multi-threaded programming, Java applets, AWT, string handling, as well as an introduction to JDBC.
Credits: 3
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ITS 538 - Web 3.0/Communications and Commerce
This course introduces participants to the theory and practice of doing business on the Internet and the World Wide Web using Web 3.0 technology. Participants will first learn about the infrastructure that makes electronic commerce possible, including Internet protocols, applications, and languages. Participants will then examine electronic commerce software, security issues, and payment systems. Topics in business strategies for electronic commerce will include purchasing, electronic data interchange, supply chain management, virtual communities, and Web portals. The major objective of the course is for participants to understand how tools and strategies can be applied to e-business models including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C). Participants will also examine international, legal, and ethical issues as they relate to e-commerce.
Credits: 3
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ITS 544 - Database Management
Review of relational, hierarchical and network models; normalization; recovery and concurrency; security and integrity; query optimization; deductive and distributed database systems. Course will also explore advanced database topics such as data mining and data warehousing.
Credits: 3
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ITS 550 - Software Engineering
This course will combine theoretical and practical foundations in software engineering. It will combine the various principles and methods of software engineering, with thoughtful consideration to new best practices and emerging techniques. Students will review the practical aspects of software engineering to include: generation of appropriate documents under limited resources and tight schedules as well as an industry perspective.
Credits: 3
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ITS 553 - Technology and Innovation
This course will explore emerging trends in business and consumer technologies and will provide students with the vision and understanding of how to leverage these technologies to create efficiencies in existing businesses processes. Topics will include off shoring, virtualization, data mining, open source software, digital search engines, national health records, electronic voting, automotive computing, pervasive computing (RFID tracking), software as a service (SaaS), e-publishing, digital divide, emerging gadgetries, and cybercrime.
Credits: 3
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ITS 555 - Global Sourcing and IT Resources
Largely fostered by globalization, the Internet, processing standards, and common software packages, organizations now regularly source business and information technology (IT) services globally. This course covers topics to help managers’ source business and IT services from the initiation of a sourcing decision and evaluation process through to service provider selection and transition to outsourcing. The course also covers the management practices needed to ensure good outsourcing outcomes for both parties. The course focuses on global sourcing of IT, financial and accounting services, human resource services, procurement, real estate services, legal services, and other back office services. Students will also investigate insourcing options such as shared services and captive centers and other emerging sourcing topics such as cloud computing, impact sourcing, prison sourcing, crowd sourcing, and rural sourcing.
Credits: 3
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ITS 560 - Computer Security and Cyber Forensics
This course is an overview of IS security drawing upon extensive knowledge of systems, networks and security. It will seek to understand how to audit systems, perform risk assessments, qualify and quantify the risks, based upon the current or planned infrastructure. The course will also look at encryption as a science, discussing public key ciphers (The RSA cipher, ElGamal cipher) and symmetric ciphers (Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard). Other topics will include SNMP, RMON, disaster recovery plans, protection of sensitive and classified information in the workplace, and secure systems architecture. The course will review computer forensics, to include:tools used, the investigative process, as well as current trends in forensics today. Prerequisite: ITS 540 Wireless and Wide-Area Networks.
Credits: 3
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ITS 562 - Advanced Web Programming
This course is a graduate level overview of advanced web programming and design techniques. Students will review relevant layout techniques using advanced features of CSS. The class will also use the web programming language PHP to create dynamic web pages. Using these new PHP skills, students will then learn to integrate database and dynamic access routines using MySQL. The class will include an investigation of sophisticated client-side programming techniques available through existing Javascript libraries such as jQuery.
Credits: 3
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ITS 564 - Security Management
This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamentals of network security, including compliance and operational security; threats and vulnerabilities; application, data, and host security; access control and identity management; and cryptography. The course covers new topics in network security as well, including psychological approaches to social engineering attacks, Web application attacks, penetration testing, data loss prevention, cloud computing security, and application programming development security. This course will review computer forensics, to include: tools used, the investigative process, as well as current trends in forensics today.
Credits: 3
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ITS 570 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining
This course will describe the features, uses, and design strategies for information technology and enabled managerial decision support systems. Overviews of business intelligence frameworks that lead to strategic data mining techniques will be covered. The course will also introduce popular application-based business analytics and reporting tools.
Credits: 3
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ITS 575 - Agile Project Management
The course includes preparation to meet the variety of professional and project demands placed on the information technology professional. The course draws from the areas of technical communication and rhetoric to develop oral and written communication competencies for a range of contemporary information technology contexts. Course will focus on project management as the primary vehicle for communication in the IT world. It will also cover the fundamental social and legal theories that are the underpinnings for complex decision making in Information Technology and Computer Science today. Topics will include intellectual property law, constitutional law, USA Patriot, copyright laws, cyberspace law, as well as social theory regarding the usage and creation of intrusive databases, and information gathering techniques.
Credits: 3
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MAR 550 - Ocean Sciences
The class will study ocean sciences within a framework of emerging markets and public policy priorities. Areas of focus will include aquaculture, off-shore clean energy, and marine bioscience, as well as climate change, pollution and ocean acidification, ocean floor mapping and geology, and biological resource management.
Credits: 3
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MAR 560 - Maritime Regulatory Environment
This course will introduce students to areas of jurisdiction on the ocean, and the roles of federal regulatory agencies such as the Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the National Marine Fishery Service, and the Bureau of Energy Management as well as their state counterparts. Coastal Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) and case studies of off-shore wind and aquaculture developments will be used to understand the permitting process.
Credits: 3
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MAR 570 - Port and Shipping Operation
This course will introduce students into the role of ports and shipping in the movement of goods, an examination of port and shipping operations and finance, and an exploration of current issues and challenges facing ports today.
Credits: 3
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MAR 580 - Waterfront Planning
Case studies of working waterfronts and ports will be used to look at how unique attributes such as land use patterns, connection to land markets and access to off-shore resources guide development. Structures of governance for waterfronts, access to financing resources, and the context of state and federal priorities will be evaluated. The project for this course will be building a feasibility analysis for a specific new development in a waterfront location.
Credits: 3
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MGMT 505 - Engineering Management
Engineering management is the discipline that combines leadership, the problem solving know-how of engineering and the technical skills of organizational management to build teams and realize the full life-cycle of complex products or solutions. This course will assume some technical background and focus on what makes some teams better than others and how managers improve their performance to form and cultivate productive teams by looking at the sociological aspects of technical management and the challenges and techniques of improving overall productivity. We will survey leadership and management tactics and skills through lecture, in-class exercises, readings and papers. Will discuss, but not focus on deep metrics or techniques for team or project management, and rather look at what sociological skills and environmental and organizational issues make for top performance, and which impair creativity, performance and success.
Credits: 3
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MGMT 507 - Leadership Principles
This course will survey leadership in an attempt to define a useful framework for students to use in their work and personal lives. Because leadership is such an interesting and subjective concept, we will examine historical and contemporary models and practices, extending our search into the impact of leadership on work unit climate, creativity, and corporate ethics. We will use articles, movie segments, recordings of speeches, and other experiential activities to access new perspectives of how to be a leader. Each student will be required to develop a personal statement of leadership as a major outcome of the class.
Credits: 3
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MGMT 509 - Business Ethics
This course will examine “self” in relation to the ethical platforms that individuals and future leaders need to understand so as to know how personal beliefs and actions might affect or influence your ability to be an effective business leader. This course will also examine the fundamental aspects of business ethics as it relates to the theoretical nature of the topic of business ethics and all of the facets of business ethics, including all stakeholders, who are affected by the impact of ethical or non-ethical decisions.
Credits: 3
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MGMT 527 - Creativity and Innovation
The goal of this course is to drive home concepts, models, frameworks, and tools that managers need in a world where creativity and innovation is fast becoming a pre-condition for competitive advantage. This course explores some of the best practices of some of the world’s most creative and innovative firms. It also explores how we can personally be more creative and innovative in our individual lives. This course gives a broad overview of innovation and the managerial decisions that influence innovative performance.
Credits: 3
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MGMT 547 - Managing Innovation and Organizational Change
The course includes the study of how innovations are developed and examines how individuals and groups become effective idea generators. In addition, the course examines organizational culture and the impact of culture on innovation and change. The course will also give the student a first-hand look and feel of how organizations change and how individuals in the organization can become proactive participants in the many changes occurring in business today. In addition to lecture and class discussions, the course will rely heavily on case analysis.
Credits: 3
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MHI 550 - Health & Medical Information Systems Overview
This course provides an overview of the discipline of health informatics including key definitions, concepts, models and theories. The student is introduced to key application areas within Health Informatics, as well as historical, current, and emerging information systems in health care. Students will learn features and functions that are common to most health care information systems.
Credits: 3
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MHI 560 - Health & Medical Information Systems Planning and Financial Management
The course studies the types of information resources and services related to the storage and transfer of information in the healthcare field. A survey of computer applications including the organizational structure of medical knowledge is included. It is intended to familiarize students with the concepts of information management and the application of information technology specific to health care. A brief survey of the financial implications of the various applications from both an ROI and compliance perspective is also presented. This course also provides an introduction to key business and financial aspects of developing and health information technology solutions. Consideration will be given to analyzing the cost benefit of health information technology, assessing the return on investment (ROI) of implementing an information technology system, engaging in vendor evaluation and negotiations, and facilitating the acquisition of health information technology systems.
Credits: 3
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MHI 570 - Emerging Health & Medical Information Technologies & Standards
This course introduces current and emerging information technologies in the field of healthcare including laboratory, imaging, claims, EHR, HIE and others. A discussion of data standards necessary to achieve interoperability within and among complex healthcare organizations is reviewed. Standards covered begin with the planning phases for health information technology (HIT) through data, data structures, terminology, data transport, electronic health records, decision support, privacy and security, ICD-10, HL7 and others and other related applications. This course also explores the anticipated impact of a National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII).
Credits: 3
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MHI 580 - Policies and Trends in Healthcare Informatics
Introduces Health Sector Management students to the interlocking segments of the industry (for example, doctors, hospitals, HMOs/PPOs, insurers, consultants, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices), their current status, and how they are changing. The course will explore the industry from several perspectives: the provider/patient/payer interface, the changing demographics of health, growth of technology, emerging regulatory patterns, and key government programs.
Credits: 3
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MHI 590 - Security, Ethics, Privacy & Compliance for Health & Medical Information
This course provides an overview of the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues to be considered in the management and maintenance of health information. Local, state, federal, and international privacy laws and regulations—and the government agencies and regulatory bodies charged with creating and upholding these laws and regulations—will be considered, with particular attention given to the HIPAA, DEA and other healthcare specific regulations. Key topics to be explored include data security, privacy, confidentiality, data reporting requirements, compliance, accreditation, and professional ethics. Attention will be given to evaluation of the security of a system, the impact of information technology on patient safety and healthcare liability, and identification and management of potential opportunities and risks of electronic health record systems.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 501 - Introduction to School Leadership
This course prepares educators to build and maintain a professional learning community. Students will become familiar with research on adult learners and the role of the school leader in promoting excellence in teaching and learning. Students will come to understand the role of leaders in recruiting, selecting, supporting, supervising, and evaluating professional and non-professional staff. Learners will study and apply systems theory and its application to the creation of the learning organization. They will be able to work with governing boards, staff, and parents to develop a vibrant learning environment.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 502 - Facilitating Teaching and Learning
This course prepares educators to lead continuous improvement of school curriculum and instruction in international school settings. Students will come to understand the role of learning theory, curriculum design, instructional strategies, and assessment techniques in creating and maintaining high quality teaching and learning. Students will learn to lead colleagues in planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum. Students will learn to facilitate practices of data based, internationally oriented frameworks, for research-driven teaching and will develop a plan for instructional improvement.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 510 - Leadership in International Education
This course includes a thorough review of theory and research on leadership, the study of organizational culture, and the principles necessary to support change. The course will also lay the foundation for the understanding of effective leadership in the international school, including exposure to the international school accreditation process, self study chairing process, and team chairing process of the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 515 - Negotiation, Communication/Mediation to Improve Schools
This course focuses upon negotiation and conflict management within organizations. Students will be able to understand the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations in competitive circumstances and employ such processes as negotiation, mediation, dispute resolution, and analytical problem solving in managing conflict. The course will also examine the philosophy, attitudes and methods of process consultation as an approach to helping individuals, groups, organizations and communities. It will deal with the psychodynamics of the helping relationship, modes of negotiation, types of active inquiry and listening, group process, facilitative interventions, communication methods, and dealing with resistance.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 520 - Strategies for Change in International Schools
This course focuses on structuring schools for improvement and student success. A rethinking of curriculum and instruction, including the basic tenets held about what we should teach, how we should teach it, and how we assess what students learn, is the cornerstone for restructuring schools. Students will add to the ongoing dialogue about what, exactly, should characterize an international school or an international education in varied settings, whether multinational or culturally homogenous. The course will emphasize the role of the mission statement and the international school accreditation process.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 530 - Marketing of Organizations
The course will introduce the concepts and principles of marketing in varied international settings, and help students develop an appreciation for the scope, relevance, application, and integration in the operation of programs, services, ideas, and products of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. The scope of this class will review the principles of marketing which include marketing mix, product development, promotion/advertising, distribution, consumer behavior, and market segmentation. It will help students develop an understanding for the relevance, application, and integration in the operations of marketing programs, services, and creative development for profit and non-profit organizations. The course will provide an overview of differing host-country cultural milieus regarding fundraising and marketing strategies.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 537 - Operational and Financial Strategies
This course is designed to help students “think strategically” and to evaluate results from the perspective of the organization operating in an increasingly diverse and competitive environment. The student will explore and acquire financial tools and competencies for budgetary planning and analysis. This course will provide a basic understanding of financial strategies in varied international settings, their related risks, analysis of financial information, and budgeting.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 564 - Leveraging Technology
Leveraging Technology takes educational technology to a higher and applicable level by guiding course participants through research to identify key opportunities that lead to a positive impact on student learning in today’s International schools. The framework for this course is based on international technology standards and performance indicators for students, teachers, administrators, and technology coaches. This framework identifies innovative teaching strategies to empower K-12 students to become knowledge constructors, innovative designers, computational thinkers, global collaborators, and responsible digital citizens. This course also examines current school software systems that enrich the learning experience and that increase instructional efficiency.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 574 - Research Project in Administration
The Research Project is designed to engage a graduate student in the practical application of research principles and skills in the study and improvement of international classrooms and schools. Each student is asked to create a qualitative research proposal within the field of International Education Administration. Using knowledge from the previous courses, the student will write a research proposal with attention to themes such as articulating a well-written problem statement, reviewing literature, matching evidence and outcomes, and planning triangulation of a variety of data types. Although students will not implement proposals in this course, they will exit this (and the previous Research Methods course) with two excellent and “ready to go” research ideas. Students will also have opportunities to practice how to conduct pre and post data analyses. Students will be required to adhere to the standards, rules and procedures set forth in the APA (American Psychological Association) manual.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 580 - Innovative Practices in International Education Administration
This course is designed to enhance the knowledge-base for school leaders in an era of school improvement, technological innovation, and social change. Students will learn first-hand about innovative practices and recent research in the field. Topics include innovative research and promising practices in: curriculum design, pedagogy, professionalism, management, leadership, the use of technology in the schools, home school communication, and inclusion to support learning diversity, governance, and the challenge of school improvement. In this course, students will learn how to assess a variety of international educational contexts to determine the educational system or systems that are operational. Students will then identify educational practices that can be viewed as innovative and which would fit the educational context. Additional areas covered are: Learning Theory, Classroom Atmosphere, Instructional Strategies, among others. This course also covers the dilemma children who are experiencing difficulty in learning situations face because of ethnic group frustrations in the community, problems of social adjustment, socio-economic inequities, and learning gaps. The role of the school in facilitating the program for children of various cultures to become valued members of the community is discussed.
Credits: 3
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MIEA 587 - Leadership Development Seminar
This course provides students an opportunity to develop a personal leadership development plan that is action-oriented. The course focuses on understanding the various dynamics that affect the operation of educational organizations. Students will draw upon their knowledge of leadership theory, 360 degree evaluation, systems theory, organizational behavior and policy analysis as they develop an individual entry/advancement plan for career leadership positions in international education.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 518 - Customer Relationship Management
This course examines the customer relationship management process. The course will focus on the phases of a typical customer relationship, from acquisition to maintenance to renewal or re-acquisition. Course components will include the elements of a customer relationship cycle, the best practices for managing customer relationships, the relationship between marketing, sales and customers, and a look at the ways companies use CRM systems.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 519 - Digital Marketing: Web Marketing and Platforms
Provides an approach to understanding web platform marketing and electronic commerce. The course will examine ecommerce business models and institutions including Internet retail, subscription commerce, SaaS, and other platform strategies. Additionally, a focus on new and emerging trends in the ecommerce and digital marketing landscape, including those occurring outside the United States. This course will look to provide a framework for understanding the various technologies impacting the media in the marketplace today–as well as provide a structure for assessing the opportunities and challenges of innovations in coming years. It is designed to help students become effective marketers in the 21st century. Topics covered will include the, web 2.0, social media, online video, digital advertising, video-on- demand, mobile applications and interactive TV.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 520 - Digital Marketing: Social and Mobile Marketing
This course is designed to provide managers with a framework for understanding and succeeding in the social media and mobile marketing. The course covers trends in the industry, including: social business, social platforms, paid ads, analytics, and strategy. In this course you will learn the basic concepts, terms and principles that apply to the social media industry, analyze the activities of the leading social media companies and applications through articles, case studies, and lectures. In addition, this is designed to provide managers in the technology industry with a framework for understanding and succeeding in the fast growing mobile ecosystem. The course covers trends in the industry, including but not limited to: mobile design and development, B2B/B2C applications, business models, data collection/privacy.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 521 - International Marketing
This course develops an understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the international marketer, the decision-making process in marketing products and services abroad, and the environmental factors-economic, cultural, and political-affecting the marketing process in the international marketplace. Additionally, we will examine the challenge of entering and operating effectively in foreign markets. Decisions must be made on international marketing objectives, strategies, and policies; foreign market selection; adaptation of products; distribution channels and communications to fit each foreign market; systems of international marketing organization, information gathering, planning and control.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 522 - Branding and Advertising
Offers students an opportunity to obtain an in-depth understanding of the brand-building process amid radical changes in today’s marketing communications platforms. Exposes students to concepts, frameworks, and theories critical to developing branding and advertising strategy in the twenty-first century, including brand positioning, target audience’s definition, creative advertising, integrated marketing communications, the influence of social media, and assessing marketing and media effectiveness. Additionally, this course will provide the students with an opportunity to learn and apply the theories, strategies and practices of effective advertising management. The course utilizes theory, marketing and communications research. The specific topics covered in the course include consumer segmentation and target selection, consumer motivation and insight, developing a powerful communications strategy and advertising idea, evaluating and optimizing advertising execution, and developing a targeted and effective consumer connections and media plan.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 524 - Marketing and Product Management
This course examines the strategies and tactics for successful product management. Topics include market research, requirements definition, value propositions, and brand management. The interrelation of marketing processes and product management processed will be highlighted.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 525 - Advanced Data Analytics and Visualization
This course examines the key principles of data analytics and it’s support in the strategic decision making process. The course will focus on the knowledge and appropriate use of basic descriptive and inferential statistical procedures for management application in order to build a foundation of analytical and quantitative skills. Furthermore, the course will also cover the future of data analytics supporting organizational decision making processes.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 531 - Sales Force Management
This course focuses on the processes and best practices for managing a sales force. Sales strategies and techniques will be examined. The course will focus on the optimal use of sales teams to promote brand, manage customer relationships, and generate increased revenue for the firm.
Credits: 3
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MKTG 553 - Digital Marketing
This course examines current practices of integrated marketing campaigns. The interactivity of the various elements of integrated marketing will be discussed, including print, video, online and Web 2.0 activities. The course will emphasize that marketing managers have more tools and media to reach their targets, but the fundamental objectives of marketing programs remain the same.
Credits: 3
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MONT 500 - Montessori Elementary Philosophy and Classroom Management
This course explores traditional lines of Montessori thought and pedagogy in tandem with appropriate contemporary child development theories. It presents strategies for developing Montessori curricula and guidelines for implementing curriculum and classroom management approaches that are consistent with Montessori philosophy. Management classes will introduce models and prerequisite psychological understandings for the following areas of Montessori elementary classroom management: Starting a new class, Preparing the physical environment, Preparing the spiritual / psychological environment, Teaching: initiating, observing, leading groups, keeping records, Planning lessons and schedules: yearly, weekly, daily. The course utilizes a lecture/discussion, readings, writing and activities format.
Credits: 3
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MONT 501 - Montessori Elementary Philosophy and Classroom Management II
This course extends the exploration of Montessori thought and pedagogy historically, and in tandem with appropriate contemporary child development theories and current application for special education students. It defines strategies for developing Montessori curricula and guidelines for implementing curriculum and classroom management approaches that are consistent with Montessori philosophy. Management and curriculum design focus on relationships with parents and peers in the school community and especially parent education. The course utilizes a lecture/discussion, readings, writing and activities format.
Credits: 3
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MONT 510 - Montessori Elementary Mathematics and Geometry Curriculum
This course presents to students, through lecture, demonstrations, discussions, and supervised practice sessions, the intellectual and historical development of mathematical thinking, the four basic mathematical operations, plane and solid geometry, and the study of measurements. In Math & Geometry, adult learners achieve competencies with materials and concepts appropriate for elementary age children.
Credits: 3
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MONT 511 - Montessori Elementary Mathematics and Geometry Curriculum II
This course presents to students, through lecture, demonstrations, discussions, and supervised practice sessions, the intellectual and historical development of mathematical thinking, the four basic mathematical operations, plane and solid geometry, and the study of measurements. In Math & Geometry, adult learners achieve competencies with materials and concepts appropriate for elementary age children.
Credits: 3
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MONT 520 - Montessori Elementary Language Arts & Cultural Curriculum
This course approaches language as a collaboration of children and adults in a reading-writing Montessori elementary community. Within the Montessori curriculum-rich environment, adult learners are introduced to strategies for the development of the whole range of literacy skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The reading component of this course is holistic, combining traditional Montessori phonics lessons with a whole language approach within the context of children’s literature and the Montessori elementary cultural subjects. The writing component of the course is centered on Process Writing, a non-Montessori approach that matches Montessori principles. Both reading and writing are reinforced by a grammar component consisting of traditional Montessori presentations on functions of words (parts of speech) and sentence analysis. The course is rounded out by writing-related skill lessons on Spelling and Handwriting. The cultural studies part of the course consists of lectures, demonstrations, experiments and simulations. In History, instructors present methods for aiding children in their construction of the concept of time and its graphic representations. We present and model chronological and topical approaches to show the unfolding of the history of the planet and its inhabitants. The Geography course consists of lectures, demonstrations, experiments and simulations. Geography presentations introduce fundamental concepts in physical, political, cultural and economic geography. A “creation” theme on the formation of the planet is the foundation for introducing the physical sciences. In Biology, teachers learn how to engage children in organizing and classifying information concerning the kingdoms of life. Interdisciplinary studies, under the rubric of Cosmic Education, are used to tie together zoological, botanical, geological and cultural studies and help children orient themselves in the universe, historically and taxonomically. The course stresses the “interdependence” of seemingly unrelated processes, thus revealing the underlying links within the physical, biological and cultural character of our world.
Credits: 3
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MONT 521 - Montessori Elementary Language Arts & Cultural Curriculum II
This course approaches language as a collaboration of children and adults in a reading-writing Montessori elementary community. Within the Montessori curriculum-rich environment, adult learners are introduced to strategies for the development of the whole range of literacy skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The reading component of this course is holistic, combining traditional Montessori phonics lessons with a whole language approach within the context of children’s literature and the Montessori elementary cultural subjects. The writing component of the course is centered on Process Writing, a non-Montessori approach that matches Montessori principles. Both reading and writing are reinforced by a grammar component consisting of traditional Montessori presentations on functions of words (parts of speech) and sentence analysis. The course is rounded out by writing-related skill lessons on Spelling and Handwriting. The cultural studies part of this course consists of lectures, demonstrations, experiments and simulations. In History, instructors present methods for aiding children in their construction of the concept of time and its graphic representations. We present and model chronological and topical approaches to show the unfolding of the history of the planet and its inhabitants. The Geography course consists of lectures, demonstrations, experiments and simulations. Geography presentations introduce fundamental concepts in physical, political, cultural and economic geography. A “creation” theme on the formation of the planet is the foundation for introducing the physical sciences. In Biology, teachers learn how to engage children in organizing and classifying information concerning the kingdoms of life. Interdisciplinary studies, under the rubric of Cosmic Education, are used to tie together zoological, botanical, geological and cultural studies and help children orient themselves in the universe, historically and taxonomically. The course stresses the “interdependence” of seemingly unrelated processes, thus revealing the underlying links within the physical, biological and cultural character of our world.
Credits: 3
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MONT 540 - Child Development
This course studies the development of the child from utero through infancy, early and middlechildhood, and its influence on adolescence and emerging adulthood. Each developmental time period will examine major cognitive, physiological, emotional, and social changes that occur. The course examines how factors within the child, family, and broader society shape the process of development. Through classroom and reflective field and personal experiences students will acquire knowledge of developmental changes in children and adolescents, analyze developmental theories, examine developmental processes, interpret developmental research, and apply this knowledge to their work with children.
Credits: 3
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MONT 541 - Children’s Literature
This course will explore the enormous impact that literature-based reading has had on our students and programs. The integration of reading strategies with literature will be discussed. As children’s literature is being included as the new centerpiece of reading and writing instruction in the early childhood and elementary grades, literature has become a powerful force in language arts instruction in schools. A variety of literary forms will be explored including picture books, folk tales and fairy tales, fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and poetry. Activities, content, and materials are related to the current Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in English and the Common Core.
Credits: 3
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MONT 542 - Special Education Service Delivery & Inclusion
This course will explore the theories and models of special education services. It will provide teachers with an overview of the laws governing Special Education services and provide a better understanding of service delivery, including mainstreaming practices, REI (Regular Education Inclusion) resource rooms, collaboration and substantially separate facilities. It also addresses the impact of RTI (Response to Intervention) on the identification and placement of special education students. Activities, content, and materials are related to the current and relevant Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
Credits: 3
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MONT 543 - Montessori Action Research
Action research is a component of reflective practice and professional learning that is grounded in an ethical commitment to improving one’s own teaching. As subjective insiders, action research will be introduced as a natural component of a Montessori teacher’s professional development and reflective practice. Students will design and conduct action research projects based on their own curiosity about their students’ learning and their teaching to better understand and improve behaviors, outcomes, school improvement, curriculum, and professional practice. Students analyze the data to improve their own practice while examining their own assumptions and beliefs.
Credits: 3
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MONT 550 - Montessori Elementary Teaching Practicum
This course meets half of the AMS requirement that all elementary interns complete at least one full year in a full-time practicum in a Montessori multi-age classroom at the level for which they are being trained. This course would fulfill half of that requirement.
Credits: 3
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MONT 551 - Montessori Elementary Teaching Practicum II
This course meets half of the AMS requirement that all elementary interns complete at least one full year in a full-time practicum in a Montessori multi-age classroom at the level for which they are being trained. This course would fulfill half of that requirement.
Credits: 3
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MSAT 500 - Fundamentals of Athletic Training
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Credits: 4
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MSAT 505 - Medical Terminology (online)
TBD
Credits: 1
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MSAT 506 - Advanced Emergency Management
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Credits: 3
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MSAT 508 - Clinical Decision Making I
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Credits: 1
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MSAT 509 - Clinical Decision Making II
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Credits: 1
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MSAT 510 - Regional Anatomy
TBD
Credits: 4
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MSAT 511 - Evidenced Based Practice I
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Credits: 1
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MSAT 512 - Evidence Based Practice II
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Credits: 1
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MSAT 513 - Evidence Based Practice III
TBD
Credits: 1
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MSAT 515 - Pathophysiology
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Credits: 2
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MSAT 520 - Assessment & Diagnosis I
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Credits: 4
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MSAT 521 - Assessment & Diagnosis II
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Credits: 4
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MSAT 522 - Mechanical Agents
TBD
Credits: 3
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MSAT 523 - General Medical Conditions
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Credits: 2
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MSAT 525 - Therapeutic Interventions I
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Credits: 4
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MSAT 526 - Therapeutic Interventions II
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Credits: 4
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MSAT 530 - Clinical Education I
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Credits: 2
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MSAT 531 - Clinical Education II
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Credits: 2
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MSAT 532 - Clinical Education III
TBD
Credits: 2
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MSAT 600 - Interprofessional Seminar
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Credits: 2
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MSAT 602 - Professional Preparation I
TBD
Credits: 1
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MSAT 603 - Professional Preparation II
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Credits: 1
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MSAT 610 - Epidemiology & Informatics
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Credits: 3
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MSAT 615 - Orthopedic Assessment
TBD
Credits: 2
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MSAT 620 - Pharmacology
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Credits: 2
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MSAT 630 - Healthcare Administration
TBD
Credits: 3
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MSAT 640 - Clinical Education Immersion
TBD
Credits: 4
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MSAT 645 - Advanced Concepts in Human Performance
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Credits: 2
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MSAT 670 - Clinical Externship
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Credits: 3
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MSAT 675 - Capstone
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Credits: 3
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MTH 540 - Early Childhood and Elementary STEM Methods
This course investigates the content and methods related to teaching Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology. Participants will study the relevant Massachusetts frameworks and specifically explore ways of designing and modifying curriculum and instruction.
Credits: 3
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NPPA 550 - Managing the Non-Profit
The non-profit manager has to understand and become proficient in operating in an environment that has a board of trustees, specific non-profit budgeting and accounting processes and cycles and unique reporting requirements. This course will introduce students to the legal implications of non-profit status, the variety of structures for non-profits, the financial management and annual planning cycle, working with a volunteer board, and managing programs and program outcomes.
Credits: 3
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NPPA 560 - Marketing and Fundraising in Non-Profits
Donations, grants and government support are the usual keystones of non-profit funding. More and more, non-profits have also begun to produce earned revenue through the sales of services and products. This program will explore these vital and changing areas of non-profit funding with examples from both large and small organizations.
Credits: 3
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NPPA 570 - Non-Profit Leadership
Leading the contemporary non-profit organization takes enormous creativity, resourcefulness, tact and diplomacy. This class will explore the many roles of the non-profit leader, including the basic skills of managing change, creativity and innovation. Special emphasis will be placed on solving what appear to be intractable problems with fresh ideas and innovative thinking. Other topics include how to operationalize ideas through influencing, conflict resolution and recruiting volunteers.
Credits: 3
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NPPA 580 - Strategic Planning for Non-Profits
Without a clearly articulated vision of the future, a non-profit can be handicapped both in operational efficiency and fund-raising appeal. On the other hand, when a non-profit has a strategy, it can be used to unify and attract volunteers, energize donors, and allow growth through planning. This course will introduce the wide variety of non-profit sectors and missions, how these sectors generate and articulate strategic plans, how traditional and alternative methods can be used in strategic planning, and strategy pitfalls and traps. The class will also focus on entrepreneurial aspects of growing non-profits, including creative approaches to providing value to donors and recipients as well as earned revenue alternatives. Finally, we will speculate on the future of non-profits in our challenging economy.
Credits: 3
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NUR 502 - Contemporary Issues and Trends in Advanced Nursing Practice
This course provides an exploration of current professional issues in nursing. Specifically, students will develop advanced knowledge about the complex issues of nursing within multidisciplinary practice in a variety of surrounding environments. The course explores issues and trends of furthering the profession, current nursing shortage, workplace issues, policy, ethical principled behavior, transcultural concepts, culture and practice competencies, and legal issues in healthcare. Students will be asked to apply this knowledge and discuss the impact of a current professional issue focused on the advanced nurse’s role. The students will explore the challenges or opportunities that arise around the issues. Students will assess the vision of the future of nursing and examine both the technical, educational and organizational issues that arise.
Credits: 3
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NUR 504 - Managing Operations, Finance, and Risk
The course examines an integrated approach to operations management in linking all aspects of the organization, including its employees, processes, clients, and internal and external suppliers. The student examines operations in the context of the organization as a whole. The course studies the various elements of operations management, from technical to organizational, with special emphasis on the integrated financial requirements and implications and risk relative to the entire enterprise. Concepts explored include: quality, human resource management, organizational behavior, marketing and client relationships, supply chain management, and project management.
Credits: 3
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