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HCM 320 - Human Resource Management in Healthcare
Credit(s): 3
This is a study of the role of strategic human resources business partner within a healthcare organization. Functions such as: recruitment, interviewing, job descriptions and requirements, union-management relations, wage and salary administration, management development and motivation are examined. This course will also explore the interpersonal relationships and team dynamics that aid the HR professional in influencing decision making with both health services and clinical management within healthcare organizations. Offered on as as-needed basis.
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HCM 330 - Public Health Administration
Credit(s): 3
This course explores the role health care organizations play in community health. Students study the principles of public health through the lens of government, business, and community. Topics include community benefit and outreach, environmental health, communicable disease, and mental health. Offered on as as-needed basis.
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HCM 350 - Legal Issues in Healthcare
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an overview of the legal issues facing current healthcare organizations. This course examines the law as it relates to relationships between doctors, hospitals, and staff, patients, and healthcare providers. Skills developed include the ability to apply ethical decision making principles, mitigate risk, incorporate employment law procedures, and manage communication. Offered on as as-needed basis.
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HCM 400 - Healthcare Operations and Quality Control
Credit(s): 3
Upon completion of this course, students will understand the functions and impact of day-to-day operations of hospitals, medical facilities, and clinics. The course will examine issues of efficiency and quality control. Topics include: healthcare facility management, quality control, goal setting, and evaluation, medical reporting, and organizational accountability. Offered on as as-needed basis.
Prerequisite(s): HCM 300 ; MTH 115 .
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HCM 425 - Management of Health Information Systems
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an overview of information technology from a healthcare perspective. Topics include: current issues, health information management applications, security, and the ethical impact of information systems. Offered on as as-needed basis.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 110 .
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HCM 435 - Project Management in Healthcare Organizations
Credit(s): 3
This course examines techniques necessary to successfully develop, oversee and complete projects in a healthcare environment. Skills needed to plan, estimate, organize, budget, schedule, track, and control projects are developed. Provides a comprehensive foundation to project management with a focus on healthcare organizations. Offered on as as-needed basis.
Prerequisite(s): HCM 300 .
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HCM 460 - Strategic Management in Healthcare
Credit(s): 3
This capstone course requires students to integrate the knowledge and skills gained from previous coursework and apply it to the final assessment. Students will examine the strategic management process as it applies to the management of healthcare organizations. Offered on as as-needed basis.
Prerequisite(s): Senior Status.
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Health Education & Promotion |
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HEP 119 - Essential Concepts for Health and Fitness
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to health issues related to physical, psychological, and social well-being. The course allows students to learn and practice critical thinking skills important in the management of health and fitness. Online FA, Online SP, Online SU
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HEP 210 - Career Foundations of Health Education & Promotion
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to introduce students to the history, philosophies, and theoretical foundations of health education and promotion. Professional aspects are also covered including CHES certification and responsibilities, health education career settings, professional organizations, agencies, literature, and journals. SP
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HEP 310 - Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
Credit(s): 3
This course provides a deeper understanding of the frameworks and skills required for organizing, planning, implementing, and evaluating health interventions in various settings. Topics include planning models, needs assessment, managing fiscal resources, facilitating community partnerships, formative and summative evaluation, data analysis and interpretation, and reporting results. FA
Prerequisite(s): HEP 210 ; HEP 323 /NTR 323 or SWK 231 ; HEP 450
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HEP 323 - Interviewing, Education, and Counseling
Credit(s): 3
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to health behavior theories as a means to enhance health outcomes in diverse populations. Students will practice interview, education, and counseling techniques; develop and critique educational materials; and examine factors that enhance or compromise health education efforts. SP
Prerequisite(s): NTR 316 - Life Cycle Nutrition Credit(s): 3 (Dietetic majors only)
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HEP 410 - Community Health
Credit(s): 4
Addresses the role of community health professional in preventing disease and improving the health and wellness of individuals and groups. Includes a study of assessment and surveillance methodologies, the use of behavior change theories, policy and legislation, and overview of health related programs available in the community and the design, implementation, and evaluation of community based interventions. The impact of factors related to history, culture, socioeconomics, and the environment are included. SP
Prerequisite(s): HEP 323 /NTR 323 and EDU 313 .
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HEP 450 - Epidemiology for Health Educators
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an introduction to the epidemiological concepts of communicable and non-communicable diseases and prepares students to read, comprehend, and report epidemiological research. Emphasis is placed on disease prevention and the role of the health educator in reducing risk factors and improving health. FA
Prerequisite(s): PSY 330 or CDS 500 preferred; may be taken concurrently
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History |
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HST 103 - Introduction to Western Civilization I: Prehistory to 17th Century
Credit(s): 3
Covers prehistory, ancient history (Greece, Rome, Christianity, the Germanic Invasions), medieval history, early modern history (Renaissance and Reformation), and early 17th Century. Considers political, social, economic, cultural, religious and intellectual development of Europe and the West from prehistory to the seventeenth century. FA
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HST 104 - Introduction to Western Civilization II: 17th Century to the Present
Credit(s): 3
Covers 17th century absolutism, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and Napoleon, the 19th century (liberalism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism), WW I, democracies between the wars, the dictatorships, WW II, and the period since WW II (Cold War, Decolonization). Considers political, social, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual development of modern Europe and the West since 1648. SP
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HST 105 - United States to 1865
Credit(s): 3
Promotes a better understanding of the multiple origins and development of the United States from the precolonial period through the end of the Civil War, including attention to French, Spanish, and British colonization; the American Revolution; development of the Constitution; the Northwest Ordinances and Louisiana Purchase; slavery and debates over expansion; Indian removal; Jacksonian democracy; the Mexican-American War; and the Civil War. Develops skills of historical thinking through interpretation and analysis of primary and secondary sources. FA
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HST 106 - United States History Since 1865
Credit(s): 3
Traces U.S. history from the Reconstruction period to the present day, exploring questions and issues related to government, technology and transportation, women’s roles and rights, race and Civil Rights, immigration, the growth of the consumer economy and mass media, work and labor issues, and war and foreign affairs. Promotes a better understanding of the United States and how it has developed through study of the American past. Covers Reconstruction after the Civil War, Big Business and Reform, the Progressive Era, WW I, the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, WW II, the U.S. since WW II. SP
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HST 107 - Introduction to African-American Studies
Credit(s): 3
An interdisciplinary introduction to the social, cultural, political, economic, artistic, and intellectual developments in African-American life and thought throughout American history, including theories on race and racial formation. FA
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HST 250 - Methods in US History
Credit(s): 3
This course explores the students to historical methods used to study the past, with attention to forming historical arguments and working with primary and secondary source material, and explore how historical interpretation changes over time through a focus on historiographical study of key events and processes in US history. Offered Even Fall.
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HST 293 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 3
Topics could include Holocaust; World after the Cold War; Contemporary America. On demand.
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HST 294-299 - Co-operative Education
Credit(s): 1-6
Supervised off-campus work experience cooperatively administered by an employer, faculty advisor, and director of cooperative education. Credits are determined by amount of working hours in an approved job. Full-time (six credits) co-op positions should be taken on alternating semesters, excluding summer terms. These courses are graded solely on a pass/no pass basis. No more than eighteen hours may be taken.
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HST 303 - Survey of Asian History
Credit(s): 3
Provides an introduction to Asian history. Establishes a broad foundation for understanding the culture and history of such countries as India, China, and Japan. Alternate odd years. SP
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HST 305 - History of Latin America
Credit(s): 3
History of Latin America, including the Pre-Colombian Era, Colonial Period, Wars of Independence, Imperialism, and Twentieth Century. Survey of Latin America as a whole as well as important developments shaping major countries. On demand
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HST 307 - History of the Middle East
Credit(s): 3
Traces the history of political, economic, religious, and cultural development of the Middle East, emphasizing developments and trends of contemporary importance. Alternate even years. FA
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HST 309 - History of Sub-Sahara Africa
Credit(s): 3
An historic overview of the development of Sub-Sahara Africa with an emphasis on political, economic, and cultural trends of the area. On demand
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HST 310 - African-American History
Credit(s): 3
Provides an introduction to African-American history. Establishes a broad foundation for understanding the influence on America of the African-American community from pre-slavery to contemporary times. Topics include Pre-slavery, Colonialism, The Civil War, Jim Crow Laws, Reconstruction, The Harlem Renaissance, The Civil Rights Movement, and Contemporary Issues. Alternate odd years. SP
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HST 314 - Holocaust: Memory, History and Identity
Credit(s): 3
Holocaust in Memory, History and Identity, studies the Holocaust In the context of that ‘most terrible century’, the twentieth-century. It seeks to explain why and how genocide became the common vocabulary of the twentieth-century, how memory, myth and myopia transformed the lived experiences of human beings into the lexicon of death, and how suffering and pain were transformed into abstract representation and outright denial. Offered alternate odd years. FA
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HST 331 - American Constitutional Development
Credit(s): 3
(see GOV 331 ) Alternate even years. SP
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HST 340 - American Social History
Credit(s): 3
A study of the history of everyday people in the United States, from the colonial period to the present, with an emphasis on the lives of women and families and on people of color. Topics include food, marriage, family, work, housing, social movements, and emotion. Promotes skills of historical interpretation and historiography through interpretation of primary and secondary sources. FA
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HST 350 - A History of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1815 until the Present
Credit(s): 3
Traces the political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Russia since 1815. On demand
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HST 366 - Trends That Shaped the Modern World
Credit(s): 3
Study of the major political, economic, intellectual, and social developments which characterize the period from the fall of Napoleon I to the beginning of World War I; focus on “isms:” nationalism, liberalism, industrialism, socialism, and imperialism. Applications in the twentieth century. SP
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HST 368 - Twentieth Century Europe since World War II
Credit(s): 3
Stress on the development and cause of the Cold War, the role of the U.S. in European affairs, chief post-war trends in the major European countries; attempts to integrate Europe. On demand
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HST 440 - History of Women and Families in the United States Society
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the role women have played as individuals and as family members throughout the history of the United States. Investigates distinct cultural beliefs concerning the role of women and mothers, family relationships, the past and future of women. Cross-cultural and multicultural aspects are key aspects of this course. Reading and discussion are integral to the course.
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HST 490 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 2-3
Independent study with an instructor of history, including such work as selected readings and AV selections, discussion, papers.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status and permission of instructor.
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HST 494 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-3
Topics could include the Cold War; Contemporary America, Terrorism.
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HST 496 - History Capstone
Credit(s): 3
Advanced study in a specific area of historical studies applied to the Senior Research Project. Students pursue in-depth research, applying research skills of analysis and synthesis, to a topic of contemporary relevance. Final outcome is a work of scholarship reflecting research skills and knowledge of contemporary historiography. On demand.
Prerequisite(s): Senior history majors.
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Human Resource Management |
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HRM 310 - Human Resource Management
Credit(s): 3
A comprehensive overview of human resource management functions within an organization. Topics include personnel functions of recruitment and selection, interviewing, workforce planning, wage and salary administration, talent management, and interpersonal relationship of employees in the organizational setting. FA, SP
Prerequisite(s): MGT 210 .
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HUS 100 - History and Politics of Human Services
Credit(s): 3
Surveys the historical development and political dynamics of human service agencies. Students analyze effectiveness of human service organizations at meeting people’s needs. FA
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HUS 221 - Social Issues and Social Welfare Policy
Credit(s): 3
An analysis of the interactions between social welfare policy, social service agencies, and contemporary social issues. SP
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HUS 230 - Interviewing and Counseling
Credit(s): 3
An introduction to basic counseling techniques with emphasis on problem solving, solution-oriented methods, and psychosocial assessment. FA
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HUS 250 - Human Service: Theory and Practice
Credit(s): 6
Field placement (140 credits) in a human service agency with a focus on service and an analysis of the agency. In the seminar, students will discuss goals and objectives of their practicum experience with emphasis on the interactions between the agency, provider, and client. FA
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HUS 315 - Advocacy and Case Management
Credit(s): 3
Skill development in the area of advocacy and case management. The bio-psychosocial approach will be utilized for problem identification, assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention, and case monitoring. Attention will also be given to crisis intervention and problem-solving counseling with high-risk populations. SP
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HUS 390 - Human Service Administration
Credit(s): 3
Presents principles and practice of human service management. Areas of emphasis include environments of human services agencies, planning and program design, organization design, managing human resources, supervisory relationship, finances, and program goals. FA
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HUS 410 - Community Assessment and Resources
Credit(s): 3
Focuses on the human services professional as a facilitator of community resources. Course includes discussion and skill development in the areas of community assessment, resource collaboration and referral, program planning, and evaluation. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. SP
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HUS 490 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status and permission of instructor.
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HUS 494 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 3
Course offered to supplement regular course offerings. Consult semester course offerings.
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Humanities |
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HUM 293 - Special Topics in Humanities
Credit(s): 3
Cross-listed with: This course will explore themes and subjects of special interest to Humanities students.
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HUM 410 - Practices in Public Humanities
Credit(s): 3
This interdisciplinary course explores methods in the public humanities, with attention to public audiences. Projects undertaken in this course, which will vary from semester to semester, will introduce students to professional practices in the humanities and develop their skills in research for and communication to audiences in and outside of their fields. Offered Odd Fall.
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Intensive English Credit for the following courses does not count toward the 120 credit hour graduation requirement.
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ESL 061 - Beginning Reading for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
This course provides practice in using various reading strategies to improve reading proficiency in English. Students will develop their ability to read descriptive, narrative and non-fictional materials more fluently. Students will use scanning and skimming skills, expand vocabulary, identify main ideas, and comprehend specific facts and inferences.
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ESL 062 - Beginning Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
This course prepares students to produce sentence and paragraph structures. They will be able to produce a composition with a short introduction, five or more sentence body and a short conclusion.
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ESL 063 - Beginning Listening for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 4 [3 hour class + 1 hour listening lab]
This course will familiarize the learner with some of the major rhetorical patterns of formal spoken English and will develop the basic skills necessary to understand spoken English at a normal pace.
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ESL 064 - Beginning Speaking for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
Students develop classroom communication skills and conversation skills. They will understand how to deliver a two-minute speech on self or country with a manuscript.
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ESL 065 - Beginning Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 2
This course will review basic English grammar while providing opportunities for oral and written reinforcement. Focus will be on the simple and progressive forms of the present, past, and future tenses and modal auxiliaries.
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ESL 071 - Intermediate Reading for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
Students will improve and expand their reading skills, increase their vocabulary, speed and comprehension. Students will develop their ability to read materials of intermediate difficulty and complexity and develop vocabulary necessary to study independently at an academic level. Students will understand the use of transitional words as organizational discourse markers, learn to paraphrase, develop critical thinking skills, increase comprehension and reading speed, and compare and contrast cultural values.
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ESL 072 - Intermediate Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
This course will prepare students to produce a three-paragraph composition. They will learn to generate details about a topic, become familiar with the various methods of development and will develop editing skills through multiple drafts. Students will organize ideas around a thesis statement, practice writing clear topic sentences, and gather support for topic sentences through personal experience, observation, and research.
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ESL 073 - Intermediate Listening for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 4 [3 hours class + 1 hour listening lab]
Focus will be on understanding major rhetorical patterns (chronological, process, definition, classification, comparison/contrast) used in lectures across the curriculum. They will develop listening skills to understand academic lectures. Students will take notes with some accuracy on lectures delivered at a moderate pace.
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ESL 074 - Intermediate Speaking for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
Focus will be on organizing and delivering speeches to introduce, demonstrate, and inform. The student will use an outline form to deliver speeches three minutes in length and use language which is comprehensive with moderate effort by a native speaker.
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ESL 075 - Intermediate Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 2
This course will review simple and complex English sentence structure. The focus will be on understanding and using gerunds and infinitives, using coordinating conjunctions to connect ideas, becoming familiar with passive verbs, and using adjective, noun, and adverb clauses. Students will increase their understanding and accurate use of perfect and perfect progressive verb tenses and modal auxiliaries.
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ESL 081 - Advanced Reading for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
This course will enable students to read authentic texts and to function independently in an academic setting. Students will increase active and passive vocabulary, recognize patterns of organization in reading materials and be able to infer answers.
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ESL 082 - Advanced Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to write a multi-source research paper. Students will learn to avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing or summarizing, understand the writing process and self-edit work for organization, coherence, development, and mechanics.
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ESL 083 - Advanced Listening for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 4 [3 hour class + 1 hour listening lab]
This course will prepare the student to understand academic lectures and to take notes. They will take accurate notes from lectures spoken at normal-native delivery.
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ESL 084 - Advanced Speaking for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 3
Students will learn to communicate effectively in formal academic speaking situations. They will deliver five-minute speeches (inform, persuade) from an outline, participate in group discussions and debates, and use spoken language that is comprehensible with little effort by a native speaker.
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ESL 085 - Advanced Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English
Credit(s): 2
This course will promote the understanding of key grammatical structures while providing opportunities for oral and written reinforcement. Students will gain competence in using the passive, stative passive, gerunds and infinitives, and conditional clauses. They will use coordinating conjunctions with ease and understand parallel structure.
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ESL 091 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-3
This course will include TOEFL preparation, learning additional skills in English-language conversation, understanding U.S. slang phrases and colloquial speech, social and historical aspects of the United States, and current events.
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INT 102 - Introduction to Collegiate Learning
Credit(s): 1
This course is designed to aid new students in being successful learners at the collegiate level. The course content is focused on learning essential skills, identifying available support, and continuous self-reflection.
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INT 103 - Pathway to Achieving Student Success (PASS)
Credit(s): 1
This course is intended to develop and improve skills that are necessary for academic success, identify and use appropriate support resources, and engage in meaningful self-reflection. Instruction will utilize both curricular and co-curricular approaches in the classroom.
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INT 104 - Strategies for Self-Directed Learning
Credit(s): 1
This independent study course is designed to provide students an opportunity to engage in deeper learning about what it means to be a successful collegiate learner. The course is focused on integrating academic skills, self-reflection, and use of appropriate support resources to help students achieve academic success.
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INT 105 - Mission Core I: Culture and the Common Good
Credit(s): 3
This course will explore the meaning of the term “the common good” in the context of different traditions. The course will draw examples from a wide variety of disciplines and subject areas. Students are challenged to explore their roles as individuals, as members of multiple cultures or faiths, and as global citizens in promoting the “common good.” The course also includes a component designed to assist first-year students in effect learning and study strategies. FA
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INT 112 - Career Major Exploration
Credit(s): 1
The course provides opportunities and resources for students to seek career information related to academic and occupational interest patterns, which form the foundation for sound career decision-making. Students are guided through individual and group exercises that assist in identifying needs, values, wants, interests, and abilities. The goal of the course is to help students develop a strong foundation for major/career decision planning through career inventories, research on careers, and personal reflection. FA
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INT 207 - Leadership through Social Change
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to provide insight, participation, and discussion pertaining to leadership. The course will also provide opportunities for students to identify their own diverse leadership abilities and style as well as to continuously reflect on their own leadership development. Instruction will utilize both curricular and co-curricular approaches in the classroom. SP
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INT 293 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-3
A first-year, second-year level course offered to supplement regular course offerings. Offered on a periodic or one-time-only basis.
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INT 300 - Job Search and Transition to the World of Work
Credit(s): 3
The central focus of this course is a comprehensive approach to career development that incorporates self-awareness, career exploration, and self-marketing techniques into effective career decision making, development of job search skills and post-graduate success. SP
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INT 498 - TELOS Honors Portfolio
Credit(s): 1
In this course, honors students will build their honors portfolio in the TELOS framework. Open to only honors students in their final two semesters of college.
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Instructional Design & Technology |
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IDT 500 - Foundations of Instructional Design Systems
Credit(s): 3
Introduces students to the discipline of instructional design. Students learn to analyze professional development needs in educational and corporate environments and to translate those needs into the design and development of quality training opportunities. Students will be introduced to the elements of instructional design; needs analysis, task analysis, learner analysis, planning and creating instruction, and evaluation. FA
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IDT 501 - Processes of Instructional Design and Technology Systems
Credit(s): 3
Provides students an opportunity to apply the instructional design principles studied in IDT 500 . This course focuses on the design, development and assessment of instructional design products and on conducting formative and summative evaluations of the instructional design product. SP
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IDT 505 - Teaching Technology and Learning Theory
Credit(s): 3
Provides practical, effective ways to integrate technology resources and technology-based methods into instructional settings, both in the classroom and in corporate training settings. Topics include current theories of cognition and learning, cognitive load theory, and effective teaching practices for both traditional-age students and the adult learner. Emphasis is placed on using technology to produce a cognitive-active approach to learning and to design questioning strategies that develop critical thinking. Students connect theories of teaching and learning to the use of technology in a variety of instructional settings. They learn to reflect on the use of instructional technology. Students develop professional alignments with national standards. FA
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IDT 507 - Instructional Technology Tools for the 21st Century
Credit(s): 3
Provides educators with knowledge and guided practice to effectively use software, the Internet and other technology resources available in education. Activities completed in this class act as a springboard for a future of a technology rich curriculum with the aim of transforming students into lifelong learners. SU
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IDT 515 - Computer Applications for the Educator
Credit(s): 3
Introduces the student to computer applications using Microsoft Office suite. The applications include Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, Publisher and online collaboration suites. The emphasis will be on the use of these applications in the educational environment. FA, SP, SU
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IDT 525 - Legal and Ethical Technology Issues
Credit(s): 3
Introduces the ethical and legal issues related to the use of technology in instruction. Students will examine the current debates surrounding the integration of technology into the instructional process. They will study the issues of information and intellectual property, privacy in a digital environment, and accessibility and Universal Design. The relationship of individual, governmental and societal concerns in a constantly-changing electronic community will also be studied. SP
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IDT 535 - Instructional Games and Simulations
Credit(s): 3
Provides and in-depth study of the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the use of games and simulations in learning environments. Methods and approaches for integrating existing games into learning environments and for developing new simulations and games around content will be researched, evaluated and developed. SP
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IDT 540 - Programming with C++
Credit(s): 3
Teaches structured programming design concepts using C++. Emphasizes programming to direct computer’s actions in a structured manner. FA
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of operating system.
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IDT 546 - Industry Standard Software Authoring Tools
Credit(s): 3
Provides students an opportunity to design and create software demonstrations, interactive simulations, branching scenarios, screencasts and interactive assessments for eLearning and mLearning content using industry standard software. SP
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IDT 547 - Robotics
Credit(s): 3
Introduces students to the concepts, techniques and applications of robotics. Students will learn the basics of modeling, designing, planning, programming and controlling of robot systems. Students will learn to program a robot that can be used in their classes with their own students and how to teach the essentials of robotics to their students. SU
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IDT 549 - Programming in Java
Credit(s): 3
Introduces students to the Java programming language in order to teach programming as a systematic discipline and as a problem-solving tool. Topics include fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism, classes, objects, files and aggregation. Students in this course will learn how to teach the essentials of Java to their students. FA
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IDT 560 - Current Programming Languages (Scratch)
Credit(s): 3
Introduces students to a programming language in order to teach students a systematic discipline and as a problem-solving tool. Acquaints students with fundamental concepts of computers, information processing, algorithms, and programs. SP
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IDT 565 - The Internet and the Web
Credit(s): 3
Provides a survey of the four specializations within the Instructional Design and Technology program. Emphasis will be on creating Webpages using basic HTML and web-authoring programs. Students will begin the process of creating an ePortfolio that they build upon through the MS in IDT program. FA, SP
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IDT 568 - Differentiated Instruction Using Technology
Credit(s): 3
Explores the ways technology tools are used to differentiate instruction in all content areas. Based on research, educators will devise practical learning strategies to engage their students. Those educators that are not in classroom settings will focus on how differentiated instruction fits with adult learning and training models. FA
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IDT 570 - Emerging Technologies in Education
Credit(s): 3
Provides a foundation for the understanding of computer hardware, including internal parts and peripherals. Develops criteria for the selection and the appropriate utilization of computer hardware within an educational environment. Promotes discussions on the selection of computer hardware and offers video streaming to assist in the explanation of specific working parts of a computer. SU
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IDT 572 - Android Programming
Credit(s): 3
Provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to design and build Android apps using the most current Android programming platform. Students will complete multiple Android apps that run a real Android smartphone/tablet, starting from simpler ones to complex ones. SP Odd.
Prerequisite(s): IDT 549 .
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IDT 574 - iOS Programming
Credit(s): 3
Provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to design and build iOS apps using the most current iOS programming platform. Students will complete multiple iOS applications that run on iPhones/iPads, starting from simple ones to complex ones. SP Even.
Prerequisite(s): IDT 540 .
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IDT 577 - Research in Instructional Design and Technology
Credit(s): 3
Introduces students to research in instructional design and technology (IDT). Students will investigate a variety of areas in which research in IDT takes place. Students will select topic(s) based on this original investigation and their own interests and perform a research study. FA, SP, SU
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IDT 581 - Video Design, Production, and Editing
Credit(s): 3
Provides students the opportunity to learn design principles in digital video production. This is a project-based course where students practice all aspect of digital video production: storyboarding, capturing and editing their own graphics, video and audio multimedia assets using a variety of software. Project management and team collaboration will be practiced. FA
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IDT 584 - Internship in Instructional Design and Technology
Credit(s): 3
Provides a supervised, off-campus, field-based experience at an approved site specifically related to the career goals of the student. The purpose of the course is to integrate and apply academic knowledge and skills to the professional environment. FA, SP, SU
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IDT 590 - Current Topics in Instructional Design and Technology
Credit(s): 3
Examines some of the current topics in IDT such as Accessibility and Universal Design, Learning Environments, and Project Management. Students will analyze issues affecting current and future implementations of instructional design. Current research on topics of IDT will be emphasized. SU
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IDT 592 - Online Course Design and Teaching
Credit(s): 3
Provides students with the basis for designing and teaching an online course. Topics will include the following: creating a welcoming environment, developing a detailed syllabus for online students, stating measurable learning objectives, creating an online course that is easy to navigate, communication, assessment in an online course and methods of presenting content in an online course. The mechanics of using an online course management tool will also be presented. FA
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IDT 594 - Special Topics in Instructional Design and Technology
Credit(s): 3
Covers current and relevant topics not regularly covered in the set of required and elective courses for the MS in Instructional Design & Technology degree. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 semester hours and consent of department chair.
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IDT 595 - Capstone Portfolio
Credit(s): 3
Provides a framework for students to compile a capstone portfolio that will consist of three major components that will demonstrate the student’s over-all knowledge, abilities, and progress throughout the master’s degree process as well as a person reflection essay, and an assessment of the masters’ program in Instructional Design and Technology. FA, SP, SU
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IDT 700 - Specialized Research in Instructional Design
Credit(s): 3
Cross-listed with: IDT 700 and IDT 500 are cross-listed. To distinguish IDT 700 from IDT 500 additional or differentiated assessments and/or assignments appropriate to the doctoral level will be assigned.
Introduces students to the discipline of instructional design. Students learn to analyze professional development needs in educational and corporate environments and to translate those needs into the design and development of quality training opportunities. Students will be introduced to the elements of instructional design; needs analysis, task analysis, learner analysis, planning and creating instruction, and evaluation.
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IDT 701 - Specialized Processes of Instructional Design and Technology
Credit(s): 3
Cross-listed with: IDT 701 is cross-listed with IDT 501 . Ed.D. students taking IDT 701 will co-create with their advisors and instructor, an elevated assignment for the course that will apply to the students’ Problem of Practice and eventual Organizational Improvement Plan. Ed.D. students will apply assessment capable learning practices to create the grading rubric and assignment parameters for the elevated assignment to be approved by the course instructor and program advisors.
IDT 701 provides students an opportunity to apply the instructional design principles. This course focuses on the design, development and assessment of instructional design products and on conducting formative and summative evaluations of the instructional design product. Spring
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LIB 199 - Information Literacy in Higher Education
Credit(s): 1
Students will learn how to evaluate information, synthesize ideas, recognize the value of collaboration, and think critically about their use of information in personal, social, and academic contexts. Through a series of interconnected learning modules, the course will address the wide range of skills needed to understand and ethically engage in all areas of an evolving information culture. FA, SP, SU
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