| |
Accounting |
| |
-
ACC 5010 Summer Accounting Institute
9-15 Hours
Prerequisites: for non-accounting undergraduate degree holders needing special accounting knowledge prior to beginning regular MACC courses.
This course content includes financial, and intermediate accounting fundamentals as well as audit and tax. The course is given over a 10-week period in the summer. The class meets two evenings per week (6:15-9:00) and all day Saturday (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.).
|
| |
-
ACC 6010 Management Accounting & Control Systems
2 Hours
This course provides accounting students with knowledge needed for understanding business processes, controls, enterprise systems, and managerial accounting concepts. By understanding how operational and financial information is created from business processes and the relevant risks and controls, students will have a framework for identifying and analyzing decision alternatives and performance. This course is required for Summer Accounting Institute students and should be taken in their first fall semester.
|
| |
-
ACC 6200 Leadership and Ethics in the Profession
2 Hours
This course focuses on changes within the accounting profession and the leadership of individuals who are driving such changes. The course will assist students in understanding how to develop into a leader in their chosen profession. In addition, ethical issues that are faced by the accounting professional will be addressed. Industry leaders are used throughout the course to expose students to real leaders that can address common ethical dilemmas encountered by accountants.
|
| |
-
ACC 6250 Accounting Theory - Accounting Standard Setting
2 Hours
This course presents a study of accounting theory with the focus on the history of accounting standard setting, the standard setting process today and the controversies surrounding the process. The course will include a detailed study of the FASB Conceptual Framework and current issues in standard setting.
|
| |
-
ACC 6260 Applied Financial Accounting Theory
2 Hours
This course presents study of the development of accounting theory, accounting research areas and major research contributions to accounting theory. The course will review theoretical issues associated with the financial statements, segment reporting, disclosures and ethical issues.
|
| |
-
ACC 6300 Advanced Accounting
2 Hours
This course presents a study of the issues concerning consolidated financial statements, legal reorganizations and liquidations, foreign currency transactions and the use of derivatives to hedge foreign exchange risk, and translation of foreign currency financial statements. Strong emphasis will be placed on corporate financial reporting for mergers and acquisitions.
|
| |
-
ACC 6350 International Accounting and Taxation
2 Hours
This course presents a study of international accounting and taxation. In the accounting half of the course an emphasis will be placed on the International Accounting Standards Board and global harmonization of accounting standards. Issues such as price changes and inflation, and foreign currency transactions and translation will be discussed. In the tax half of the course, the tax consequences of inbound and outbound transactions will be explored. In addition, export incentives as well as the tax status of controlled foreign corporations will be examined.
|
| |
-
ACC 6400 Accounting Information Systems
2 Hours
This course provides accounting students with knowledge needed for understanding and using information technologies and for knowing how an AIS gathers and transforms data into useful decision-making information.
|
| |
-
ACC 6450 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
2 Hours
This course focuses on fund accounting for state and local governments and other not-for-profit institutions, including health care organizations. One half of the course is devoted to fund accounting with the other half focused on the unique cost accounting and reimbursement aspects encountered in the health care industry.
|
| |
-
ACC 6470 Health Care Managerial Accounting
2 Hours
This course examines the managerial accounting practices and issues of the various components of the health care industry, including private practice groups, hospitals, Medicare, managed care and others that are emerging as the health care market changes. In addition, application of financial management techniques to decision making for healthcare providers is covered.
|
| |
-
ACC 6480 Corporate Financial and Managerial Accounting
2 Hours
This course addresses the three main purposes for which managers use accounting: (1) accounting information allows managers to understand, and learn from, the effect of past decisions; (2) managers use accounting to communicate with external constituents; and (3) managers use accounting to communicate plans and goals to subordinates and to monitor their performance over time. The course illustrates the use of financial reports to communicate a view of the firm to outside parties. Students will explore the benefits of financial reports as well as their limitations. The course also addresses some difficulties managers and accountants face in measuring and describing the economic substance of an organization. The course develops an understanding of how formal management systems can be used as levers to implement strategy and demonstrates how accounting data can be used to control operating performance.
|
| |
-
ACC 6500 External Auditing
2 Hours
This course is designed to be an in-depth study of external auditing issues. The objectives of the course are to enhance the students’ verbal and written communications skills, critical thinking capability, and to provide a significant level of preparation for the auditing portion of the CPA exam. Students will analyze cases involving accounting and auditing issues, determine the relevant issues and questions, consult the proper standards and literature, and choose the proper alternative course of action.
|
| |
-
ACC 6560 Computer Security and Audit
2 Hours
Discusses information systems security, auditing/assurance, and information system risk and control issues. The course examines risk, security and control issues in the context of conducting assurance and auditing services.
|
| |
-
ACC 6600 Advanced Managerial Accounting
2 Hours
This course takes a user-oriented approach to the design of management accounting procedures and systems. The course also emphasizes the challenges and opportunities from new information technology and the new technology of modern operating and service processes. The course features the innovative management accounting developments that leading companies around the world are using, including activity-based costing and management, kaizen and target costing and the Balanced Scorecard.
|
| |
-
ACC 6810 Corporate Taxation
2 Hours
A study of Federal taxation as it applies to corporate formation, capital structure, operations, distributions, and liquidations. Also covered are the corporate topics of related party transactions, subsidiaries, and reorganizations. Other taxation topics may also be included.
|
| |
-
ACC 6820 Partnership and S Corporation Taxation
2 Hours
This course examines the taxation of partnerships and S corporations as pass-through entities. The formation, special elections, operations, distributions, and liquidations of these entities are some of the topics covered. Other taxation topics may also be included.
|
| |
-
ACC 6840 Federal Taxes and Management Decisions
2 Hours
A look at taxation from the perspective of a business manager. This course is designed to help the manager identify tax issues that are important in common business activities and decisions. Topics include an overview of business and family taxation, the various forms of tax entities, compensation planning, taxation of property transactions, corporate mergers, acquisitions, and liquidations. Other timely taxation topics will be included.
|
| |
-
ACC 6850 Tax Research
2 Hours
A thorough examination and analysis of the various tax authorities and sources used in Federal tax law. Web-based and other electronically available tax research tools are used extensively. This course requires many written assignments, and may cover other tax topics such as tax policy.
|
| |
-
ACC 6860 State and Local Taxation
2 Hours
An analysis of state and local taxation. Topics for this course include both business and personal taxation under the tax laws of various state and local governments. Taxes studied include sales and use taxes, income taxes, and other excise taxes. Constitutional clauses studied include the dormant Commerce Clause, the Foreign Commerce Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause.
|
| |
-
ACC 6880 Tax Procedure and Policy
2 Hours
An in-depth analysis of the rules and regulations of representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service. Topics include audits of returns, appeal procedures, statute of limitations concerns, and referring a case to the judicial system. An examination of Federal tax policy and the constitutional process of creating tax laws will also be included.
|
| |
-
ACC 6900 Accounting Internship
2 Hours
Students are given the opportunity to earn elective credit through an intensive internship with an area accounting firm or private business. Interns are engaged in specific accounting type projects within the organization. A final paper is produced for review by the accounting faculty. An assigned professor must oversee the student’s internship. Prior approval of the directing professor and coordinator of the accounting program is required.
|
| |
-
ACC 6990 Independent Study
2 Hours
|
Audio Engineering |
| |
-
AET 5010 Acoustic and Electro-acoustic Measurement and Design
3 Hours
This course is an advanced study of sound production and transmission, electro-acoustic measurement techniques, and architectural acoustics. An overview is provided for studio and concert hall design, virtual acoustics, and musical instrument acoustics.
|
| |
-
AET 5040 Sound Reinforcement and Concert Mixing
3 Hours
A practicum based study of concert sound reinforcement. Students gain hands-on experience with sound reinforcement systems, live mixing execution, monitor equalization, and areas related to the management of a live sound systems in professional concert situations.
|
| |
-
AET 5050 Critical Listening for Audio & Music Production
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Senior undergraduate status and AET, MBA or MM majors only.
The study and practice of ear training as it relates to the identification, manipulation, and perception of sound. This course provides a concentrated study utilizing exercises designed to develop specific listening skills in audio and music production.
|
| |
-
AET 5060 Sound Design for Mixed Media
3 Hours
A study of sound design, including the historical analysis of sound for image, audio post-production process for film and video, aesthetic and technical considerations in sound design, visual and auditory synchronization, and final mix-delivery formats. Practical skills will include field recording, sound library development, and the management of dialog, sound effects, music editing, and final mix preparation.
|
| |
-
AET 5230 Auditory Perception and Hearing Science
3 Hours
Prerequisites: Senior undergraduate status and AET, MBA or MM graduate majors only.
This course is a research-oriented study of auditory perception, psychoacoustics, and hearing science as it relates to audio engineering, sound recording, and music production.
|
| |
-
AET 5390 Internship
1-2 Hours
A student may gain practical experience in audio engineering by working in a related business. This work/learning arrangement is approved and overseen by supervisory faculty in order to achieve learning objectives; may be repeated for maximum of 2 credit hours.
|
| |
-
AET 5410 Digital Audio, Computer Programming, and Signal Analysis
3 Hours
A technical study of the use of computers for analyzing digital audio signals. This course provides an overview of sampling theory, signal visualizations, and data analysis.
|
| |
-
AET 5420 Audio Signal Processing
3 Hours
A study of the implementation and application of audio effects processing. This course provides an overview of transfer functions, impulse responses, convolution, the Fourier Transform, and multi-band processing as used within the design of temporal, spectral, and dynamic effects.
|
| |
-
AET 5500 Research Design and Methods
3 Hours
An overview of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research including the philosophical underpinnings of inquiry through the application of the scientific method, the research question and objectives, and the collection and analysis of data.
|
| |
-
AET 5510 Advanced Concepts in Sonic Blending
2 Hours
Through focused listening critiques, students expand their proficiency with sonic theories and principles as applied to contemporary audio production.
|
| |
-
AET 5700 Thesis Practicum
1-3 Hours
Faculty guided independent study leading to the development and writing of a capstone thesis focused on either theoretical or applied research. Taken each semester, students develop and apply academic and practitioner research proficiencies. Repeated for a total of six credit hours, this course culminates in the submission of the thesis document with an oral defense.
|
| |
-
AET 5991 Directed Study
1-3 Hours
Individual or group based study or coursework intended to advance the student’s knowledge and skills, to improve an area of weakness, or develop specific areas of interest. Course may be repeated.
|
| |
-
AET 6025 Historical Master Recording Techniques
2 Hours
A study of the history, influence, and application of recording technology to music production for today’s media. Through critical listening analysis, combined with an in-depth study of analog and digital recording methods, students will explore and discover recording techniques through the re-creation of historically significant master recordings.
|
| |
-
AET 6990 Independent Study
1-3 Hours
The option of independent study with an AET graduate instructor is available to students who may need additional instruction in audio engineering content not covered by other courses in the major. Students must complete a Request for Independent Study which will be reviewed by the program chair and approved by the Office of the Dean.
|
Doctor of Occupational Therapy |
| |
-
OTD 6000 Foundations and Ethical Decision Making in Occupational Therapy
3 Hours
Students are introduced to the history, foundational tenets, and philosophical base in occupational therapy while looking at how culture influences practice and therapeutic use of self. This course also covers current trends in emerging practice areas, the OT/OTA collaborative process and Interprofessional Education. Assumptions, core concepts, theories, models and frames of reference that have shaped occupational therapy practice will be reviewed. Students also explore current societal values and how they affect ethical decision making and policies that affect both public and private sector. AOTA Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards will be used as a guide for ethical decision making in professional interactions, client interventions, and employment settings.
|
| |
-
OTD 6010 Occupational Behaviors
2 Hours
Students explore the value of occupation to support individual participation. The meaning, components, and dynamics of occupation are discussed. Students are introduced to the therapeutic use of occupation-based and purposeful activities, and preparatory methods. Students explore the importance of achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation.
|
| |
-
OTD 6011 Occupational Behaviors Lab
1 Hours
Through task analysis, students explore a variety of occupations and tasks to understand the complexity of occupational performance. Students will determine activity demands and begin to formulate modifications to support client participation. The terminology of the profession is reinforced and applied. This is a companion course to OTD 6010 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6025 Psychosocial Dynamics in Mental Health Promotion, Prevention and Intervention
2 Hours
Psychosocial factors that influence occupational performance are examined. Group processes and strategies to facilitate group dynamics are discussed. Interpersonal communication skills and therapeutic use of self with individuals, groups, and populations are discussed and practiced. Interviewing skills are demonstrated and practiced. Psychosocial factors that impact mental health and wellness are explored.
|
| |
-
OTD 6030 Kinesiology/Anatomy: Assessing Human Performance
3 Hours
Students analyze human structure and function as it relates to engagement in occupations within different contexts. The anatomical foundation of the skeletal and muscle systems, mechanics and principles of human motion, analysis and application are emphasized.
|
| |
-
OTD 6031 Kinesiology/Anatomy: Assessing Human Performance -Lab
1 Hours
Through laboratory experiences, students learn various assessments that can be used to identify movement patterns that can affect human function across the lifespan. This is a companion course with OTD 6030 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6040 Clinical Pathophysiology
2 Hours
Students identify the role of occupation in the promotion of health and prevention of disease and disability. Conditions that may require occupational therapy intervention are presented by exploring client factors (body structure and function) that impact participation in areas of occupation. The etiologies, signs, symptoms, laboratory findings, diagnosis, prognosis, course of the condition, and the influence on daily life as well as the evidence-based medical treatment are discussed.
|
| |
-
OTD 6050 Introduction to Scholarship
2 Hours
Students develop critical reasoning skills and develop an attitude of inquiry pursuant to optimal scholarly endeavors. Students conduct a literature search to examine practice needs and identify evidence related to the occupational therapy profession. Ways that occupational therapy scholarship can be grounded in practice are examined by including an introduction to needs assessment, the scholarship of practice, and evidence-based practice. Collaborative alliances in which practitioners and scholars work together as partners to advance both knowledge and practice are explored through service.
|
| |
-
OTD 6100 Adult Human Development
2 Hours
Students study the physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological development of adults in the context of sociocultural and socioeconomic factors. Emphasis is placed on diversity and quality of life as they relate to lifestyle choices and meaningful occupations.
|
| |
-
OTD 6110 Occupational Performance I
4 Hours
Students begin developing clinical excellence through the use of intervention approaches (health promotion, remediation, maintenance, compensation and prevention) to direct the process of evaluation and intervention planning, selection, and implementation on the basis of the adult client’s desired outcomes, evaluation data and evidence. These approaches inform the selection of practice models, frames of reference and/or treatment theories.
|
| |
-
OTD 6111 Occupational Performance I Lab
1 Hours
This course provides an introduction to and practice in using assessment tools and intervention strategies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance in adults. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to enhance performance. This is a companion course to OTD 6110 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6120 Clinical Studies I
2 Hours
The student synthesizes and integrates knowledge from concurrent coursework through the use of case studies and scholarly inquiry. The student begins to develop the critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills needed to apply evidence-based interventions to the adult population. Documentation associated with various service delivery models specific to this population is introduced. This is a companion course to OTD 6110 and OTD 6111 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6130 Technology and Environmental Interventions I
2 Hours
Students explore technological advancements for health and wellness of populations and individuals with and without disabilities. Students discover how the non-human environment impacts occupational performance of the adult and aging populations. Students develop the ability to provide evaluation, intervention, and apply evidence-based practice, resource coordination, and advocacy for clients who utilize technology and environmental interventions (TEI).
|
| |
-
OTD 6131 Technology and Environmental Interventions I Lab
1 Hours
Students develop the ability to provide evaluation, intervention, and apply evidence-based practice, and resource coordination and advocacy for clients who utilize TEI. Students develop the ability to evaluate, design, fabricate, and instruct in the use of technology and environmental interventions such as ADL; IADL; EADL; and MRADL devices relevant for adult and aging populations. This is a companion course to OTD 6130 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6140 Neuroscience: Assessing Human Performance
2 Hours
Students examine the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous system from an anatomical and physiological perspective as it relates to client factors (body structure and function).
|
| |
-
OTD 6141 Neuroscience: Assessing Human Performance Lab
1 Hours
Through laboratory experiences, students will learn various evaluation techniques that can be used to identify physical and sensorimotor components as well as the affective components that can impact engagement in occupation. This is a companion course to OTD 6140 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6150 Quantitative Research Processes
2 Hours
Students explore research in occupational therapy and related fields and develop the students’ quantitative research skills as applied to the OT profession. Special attention is directed to the ability to recognize and interpret statistical procedures in articles from current literature. Students learn how to perform analysis to interpret tests, measurements, and other data.
|
| |
-
OTD 6160 Level I Fieldwork and Seminar Experience I
2 Hours
Students participate in directed observation and participation at clinical fieldwork sites, enabling the student to gain professional behaviors as well as be exposed to practice with individuals with psychosocial challenges. This practicum allows the student to observe a practitioner applying his/her expertise and affords the student the opportunity to participate in a dialogue about this process. This fieldwork experience includes a weekly fieldwork seminar that emphasizes clinical reasoning and documentation through classroom analysis of observations, with an emphasis on psychological and social factors that influence engagement in occupation and that strengthens ties between didactic learning and clinical practice.
|
| |
-
OTD 6210 Managing OT Delivery Systems
2 Hours
Students develop awareness of financial management, human resource management, staff development, quality assurance, program management and evaluation. The student identifies and adapts existing models or develops new service provision models to respond to policy, regulatory agencies, and reimbursement, and compliance standards; role delineation, and professional autonomy.
|
| |
-
OTD 6220 Leadership and Public Policy
2 Hours
Students analyze leadership theories and models and develop awareness for application in the professional, community and healthcare systems. Current policy issues and the social, economic, political, geographic, and demographic factors to promote policy development and the provision of OT are explored. Students investigate federal and state legislative and regulation and their implications and effects on OT practice and policy. The role of professional involvement in international, national, state, and local OT associations and related professional associations are emphasized.
|
| |
-
OTD 6250 Qualitative Research Processes
2 Hours
Students examine the principles and processes associated with qualitative research designs, sampling, data management, analysis, and report writing. The relationship between quantitative and qualitative research and the use of multiple methods in research settings is explored. Ethical issues related to face to face work with research participants is discussed. Examples of research and evaluation studies using qualitative methods in occupational therapy are examined.
|
| |
-
OTD 6290 Independent Study in Occupational Therapy (elective by approval)
1-3 Hours
Independent study in occupational therapy. This course is an elective by approval of the department.
|
| |
-
OTD 6300 Childhood & Adolescent Development
2 Hours
Students study the physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological development of children in the context of sociocultural and socioeconomic factors. Emphasis is placed on diversity and quality of life as they relate to lifestyle choices and meaningful occupations.
|
| |
-
OTD 6310 Occupational Performance III
3 Hours
Students continue the development of clinical excellence through the use of intervention approaches (health promotion, remediation, maintenance, compensation and prevention) to direct the process of evaluation and intervention planning, selection, and implementation on the basis of the desired outcomes for the infant, child or adolescent, the evaluation data and evidence. These approaches inform the selection of practice models, frames of reference and/or treatment theories.
|
| |
-
OTD 6311 Occupational Performance III Lab
1 Hours
This course is an introduction and practice using evaluation tools and methodologies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance deficits of infants through adolescents. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to enhance performance. This is a companion course to OTD 6310 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6320 Clinical Studies III
2 Hours
The student synthesizes and integrates knowledge from concurrent coursework through the use of case studies and scholarly inquiry. The student begins to develop the critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills needed to apply evidence-based interventions to the pediatric population. Documentation associated with various service delivery models specific to this population is introduced. This is a companion course to OTD 6310 and OTD 6311 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6330 Technology and Environmental Interventions II
2 Hours
Students explore technological advancements for health and wellness of populations and individuals with and without disabilities. Students discover how the non-human environment impacts occupational performance of the infant through adolescent populations.
|
| |
-
OTD 6331 Technology and Environmental Interventions II
1 Hours
Students develop the ability to provide evaluation, intervention, and apply evidence-based practice, and resource coordination and advocacy for clients who utilize TEI. Students develop the ability to evaluate, design, fabricate, and instruct in the use of technology and environmental interventions such as ADL; IADL; EADL; and MRADL devices relevant for infant through adolescent populations. This is a companion course to OTD 6330 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6340 Educational Strategies in Occupational Therapy
2 Hours
Students engage in the educational process to design learning experiences as it relates to OT to address the needs of the clients, caregivers, communities, colleagues, other health providers, and the public. Students will conduct a presentation that relates learning theory to practice and demonstrates synthesis of knowledge in an advanced practice area.
|
| |
-
OTD 6350 OT Research I
2 Hours
Students demonstrate the ability to critically analyze and synthesize professional literature that affects practice and the provision of occupational therapy services. The students design a research study that evaluates professional practice, service delivery, and /or a professional issue. The research proposal is finalized and approved. The IRB application is submitted and approved, if needed, by the University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).
|
| |
-
OTD 6360 Level I Fieldwork and Seminar III
2 Hours
Students have directed observation and participation at clinical fieldwork sites, enabling the student to gain professional behaviors as well as, be exposed to occupational therapy practice and emerging practice settings associated with individuals from birth to adolescence. This practicum allows the student to observe clients or potential clients in either traditional or non-traditional settings. This fieldwork experience includes a weekly fieldwork seminar that will emphasize clinical reasoning and documentation through classroom analysis of observations that help strengthen ties between didactic and clinical practice.
|
| |
-
OTD 6400 Cultural Awareness in Human Development III
3 Hours
Students study the physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological development of older adults in the context of sociocultural and socioeconomic factors. Emphasis is placed on diversity and quality of life as they relate to lifestyle choices and meaningful occupations.
|
| |
-
OTD 6410 Occupational Performance II
3 Hours
This course is a continuation of OTD 6110 . Students continue their development of clinical excellence through the use of intervention approaches (health promotion, remediation, maintenance, compensation and prevention) to direct the process of evaluation and intervention planning, selection, and implementation on the basis of the adult client’s desired outcomes, evaluation data and evidence. These approaches inform the selection of practice models, frames of reference and/or treatment theories.
|
| |
-
OTD 6411 Occupational Performance II Lab
1 Hours
This course is a continuation of OTD 6111 . It provides additional practice in using assessment tools and intervention strategies used in analyzing and evaluating occupational performance in adults. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to enhance performance. This is a companion course to OTD 6410 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6415 Occupational Performance for Psychosocial Interventions
3 Hours
This course addresses theories, standards of practice and evidence as they apply to occupational therapy and its role in mental health promotion, prevention and intervention. Students discuss the context of practice and study the lived experience of mental illness and recovery. This course will offer laboratory and clinical experiences that will introduce the student to the roles and functions of the occupational therapy practitioner in this area of practice.
|
| |
-
OTD 6420 Clinical Studies II
2 Hours
The student continues to synthesize and integrate knowledge from concurrent coursework through the use of case studies and scholarly inquiry. The student continues to develop the critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills needed to apply evidence-based interventions to the adult population. Documentation associated with various service delivery models specific to this population is continued. This is a companion course to OTD 6410 and OTD 6411 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6430 Interventions in Cognition and Perceptual Disorders
2 Hours
This course examines the visual, cognitive and perceptual disorders associated with developmental or acquired disabilities. This course integrates knowledge of the overall cognitive and perceptual skills, applies this knowledge to clinical simulations, and develops the student’s ability to problem solve in determining the injuries and deficits that may occur as a result of developmental or acquired conditions. Students will also learn strategies used with perceptual and cognitively impaired populations in determining the effect of the impairment on the components of human performance.
|
| |
-
OTD 6431 Interventions in Cognition and Perceptual Disorders Lab
1 Hours
This course entails practice using assessment tools and methodologies used in analyzing and evaluating visual, cognitive and/or perceptual deficits of all client populations. Active learning experiences will be used to examine and demonstrate strategies to address performance deficits. This is a companion course to OTD 6430 .
|
| |
-
OTD 6440 Experiential Project Planning Seminar I
1 Hours
With the assistance of a faculty advisor, the student begins to design an experiential project that requires the use of advanced OT knowledge and skills.
|
| |
-
OTD 6445 Experiential Project Planning II
2 Hours
With the assistance of a faculty advisor, the student completes the design of an experiential project that requires the use of advanced OT knowledge and skills. Completion of Experiential Project Planning I must be successfully completed before enrolling in this course.
|
| |
-
OTD 6450 Research II
2 Hours
Students implement and complete their individual or small group research studies which were developed in OTD 6350 . The findings of the study are presented professionally in an oral and written format suitable for journal publication.
|
| |
-
OTD 6460 Level I Fieldwork and Seminar II
2 Hours
Students have directed observation and participation at clinical fieldwork sites, enabling the student to gain professional behaviors as well as be exposed to occupational therapy practice. This practicum allows the student to observe a practitioner applying his/her clinical expertise and affords the student the opportunity to participate in a dialogue about this process. Settings may include, but are not limited to acute care, long term care centers, assisted living facilities, community agencies for seniors, and rehabilitation facilities. This fieldwork experience includes a weekly fieldwork seminar that will emphasize clinical reasoning through classroom analysis of observations that help strengthen ties between didactic and clinical practice.
|
| |
-
OTD 6480 Fieldwork level II
9 Hours
Students participate in clinical experience designed to integrate and apply an academically acquired body of knowledge. Emphasis is on the development of clinical reasoning; the transmission of the values, beliefs and ethical commitments of occupational therapy; communication of professional behaviors; development and expansion of a repertoire of occupational therapy assessment and intervention methodologies.
|
| |
-
OTD 6580 Fieldwork level II
9 Hours
The student’s successful completion of OTD 6480 and OTD 6580 will demonstrate competence in direct care congruent with the standards of entry level, generalist OT practice of the profession of occupational therapy.
|
| |
-
OTD 6680 Experiential Component
10 Hours
This doctoral-level experiential component is designed to develop advanced skills in one or more of the following: clinical practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, education, or theory development. The student, under the supervision of an expert mentor, will engage in an experience that meets his/her individualized objectives. Duration of the experiential component is a minimum of 16 weeks or 640 hours.
|
Economics |
| |
-
ECO 6250 Healthcare Economics
2 Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Healthcare Management MBA Program.
This course provides an overview of microeconomic theory as it applies to the healthcare industry with a particular focus on the implications for managerial decision making. The course presents an economic analysis of the incentives facing the various stakeholders in the market for healthcare (patients, providers, and payers). Concepts to be covered include the unique nature of the healthcare as a commodity, medical inflation, market failures and the potential roles for the public sector, the market for pharmaceuticals, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, and the economics of insurance and managed care.
|
Education |
| |
-
ART 5200 Introduction To Art Education
3 Hours
Graduate students will be introduced to the historical foundations and contemporary practice of art education. Special emphasis will be given to the development of conceptual understandings and skills in aesthetics, art criticism, art history, visual culture, and art production, including digital media and computer technologies. Students will investigate fundamental issues in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and will explore career opportunities in both school and community art settings through field observations. Introduction to Art Education serves as a prerequisite for further study in the Art Education major.
|
| |
-
ART 5250 Elementary Art Education
3 Hours
Prerequisites: ART 5200 Introduction To Art Education (3).
Graduate students will investigate the elementary school culture and the practical application of child development theories to the development of the elementary art curriculum. In a studio setting, students will explore age-appropriate materials and processes, investigate instructional and assessment strategies, and develop thematic units of study as a basis for micro-teaching in local elementary schools.
|
| |
-
ART 5260 Secondary Art Education
3 Hours
Prerequisites: ART 5200 Introduction To Art Education (3).
Graduate students will investigate middle and high school cultures and the practical application of adolescent learning theories to the development of the secondary art curriculum. In studio settings, students will explore media and processes appropriate for the secondary student, investigate instructional and assessment strategies, and develop comprehensive units of study as a basis for micro-teaching in local secondary schools.
|
| |
-
ART 5270 Contemporary Issues In Art Education
3 Hours
Graduate students will pursue an in-depth examination of a topic selected by the instructor, including issues related to curriculum, instruction, assessment, student learning, and approaches to art education in museums and other non-school contexts.
|
| |
-
ART 5300 Student Teaching Seminar
3 Hours
This seminar deals with practical issues associated with the student teaching experience, and is taken concurrently. Students will meet with their student teaching seminar to discuss classroom practice and procedures for seeking employment.
|
| |
-
ART 5310 Student Teaching
3 Hours
This laboratory course gives the graduate MAT student experience in teaching and classroom management under the direct supervision of an experienced teacher. This course requires satisfactory presentation of a professional portfolio and includes a seminar which meets periodically during the full-time student teaching experience. $325 course fee.
|
| |
-
ART 5990 Independent Study In Art Education
3 Hours
Graduate students preparing to teach art education in grades K-12 will conduct an-depth investigation of a topic of special interest. Topic must meet academic needs of the student and be approved by the instructor. The curriculum for this course will be based on readings and research in art education selected by the instructor.
|
| |
-
EDU 500 Orientation to Schools
0 Hours
This course is designed to be the formal vehicle to disseminate school information for student teachers and / or practicums and for the background check required by all teacher licensure candidates prior to undertaking practicum or student teaching in schools or other educational settings. All candidates must enroll in this course once per calendar year for the duration of their licensure program. The course fee covers the background check $2000.
|
| |
-
EDU 5010 Contemporary Issues in Education
3 Hours
Prerequisites: (20 hours field experience required).
Contemporary issues in education will be examined against a backdrop of historical and philosophical issues addressed in American education.Candidates will receive skills in advocacy for families and children, instruction in uncovering unconscious bias, and practice in using data to inform myths that exist about American education. (Approximately 20 hours of practicum required, which may be within the scheduled time of the class.)
|
| |
-
EDU 5020 Literacy I
3 Hours
This course focuses upon theories and methods of literacy instruction from pre-kindergarten through grade 8. The effective components of effective classroom reading programs are emphasized. Attention is given to research- based strategies and assessments. Practicum required.
|
| |
-
EDU 5021 Applied Linguistics
3 Hours
This course examine the development of the English language and explores the sociocultural linguistic, neuro-linguistic, and psycholinguist approaches to the development of language acquisitions, particularly that of second language acquisition. Students explore the history and development of the English language in order to understand the sound systems, forms, structures, and lexicon of English and other languages.
|
| |
-
EDU 5025 Literacy in Family and Community Arenas
3 Hours
This course examines literacy from a sociological perspective. Emphasis is placed upon how community and nonprofits and social organizations enhance opportunities for literacy development and how literacy workers build collaboration among such providers to address the needs of the child, family and community.
|
| |
-
EDU 5030 Literacy II
3 Hours
This class extends the theory, research, and methods of Literacy 1 with attention given to reading in the content areas, writing, and special needs in pre-kindergarten through grade 8. Practicum is required.
|
| |
-
EDU 5040 Literature for Children and Adolescents
3 Hours
This course is a survey of classic and contemporary children’s and adolescent literature. Various methods for using these books in the classroom are covered.
|
| |
-
EDU 5050 Educational Research
3 Hours
This course provides an introduction to the practice of both quantitative and qualitative inquiry in the study of educational problems. The course will cover issues and strategies involved in identifying a research question; planning and designing a study to answer that question; and analyzing, interpreting and presenting the results in a manner that contributes to the knowledge and practice in education. Students will become familiar with software available for qualitative and quantitative analysis. The major emphasis of the course is the writing of a research proposal, including the review of the literature.
|
| |
-
EDU 5110 Advanced Educational Psychology
3 Hours
This course addresses those issues which arise in the development of children and youth in the context of education. It includes learning theories, human growth and development, motivation, classroom management and discipline, testing and evaluation. The course has a practicum component. (Approximately 20 hours of practicum required, which may be within the scheduled time of the class.)
|
| |
-
EDU 5120 Educational Tests and Measurements
3 Hours
A study of educational measuring devices including test construction and standardization, as well as test data interpretation and application. Students will also examine the research about test development and the relationship between testing and student achievement.
|
| |
-
EDU 5130 Organization and Management of Multicultural Classroom Communities
3 Hours
A critical examination of socially relevant issues and pedagogy in multicultural education and classroom management is provided. Approximately 20 hours of practicum required. Cross Listed with EDU 4130.
|
| |
Page: 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
|
Print this Page