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HIS 500 - Historiography: The Historian as Professional
A survey of historical writings, historical methods, and historical careers.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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HIS 507 - World War I
A survey of the causes, course and results of World War I.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 512 - The Early Middle Ages
The political, social, and cultural development of Western Europe from the decline of the Roman Empire to the First Crusade.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 517 - Renaissance Europe
Cultural, social, and economic life of fourteenth and fifteenth century Western Europe, with particular emphasis on cultural life in Italy.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 523 - Europe Between the Wars, 1917-1939
A comprehensive survey of European history from the Russian Revolution to the outbreak of the Second World War. Primary emphasis is on ideological movements (Communism, Fascism, and Democracy) and will concentrate on the major European countries.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 524 - Seminar in Modern European History
Independent research and intensive study of selected topics in Modern European history.
NOTE: May be repeated for credit with departmental approval.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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HIS 526 - World War II
A survey of the major events and issues of World War II. Comparisons will be drawn between the European and Asian war theatres.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 537 - Social & Cultural History of Sports
The course focuses on the development of modern sport in England in the 18th century and its diffusion across the globe through the lenses of class, race, ethnicity, and gender. Upon completion, students will understand how social and cultural beliefs, behaviors, and practices influenced the development of sport and in turn the dynamic impacts of sport on social, cultural, and political practices.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall.
Credit: 3
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HIS 544 - History of American Immigration
Emphasis on Irish, German, Italian, Black, and Jewish immigration and acculturation; nativism; and impact on American life.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 545 - The Early Republic: US 1789-1848
This course covers one of the most complex periods in US history, a time marked by democratic ferment, territorial expansion, increased population, commercial development, religious zeal, impassioned reform, sanguine nationalism and growing sectionalism. Through lectures, group discussions, various readings, papers and essay exams, students will learn about the people, ideas, institutions and events that shaped the new nation.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 548 - Slavery in America to 1865
Analysis of the development of black communities from colonization to the end of Reconstruction and assessment of the impact which blacks and whites have had upon each other.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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HIS 550 - Seminar in American History
Intensive study of a limited period in American history with emphasis on individual research.
NOTE: May be repeated for credit with departmental approval.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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HIS 556 - Civil War and Reconstruction
An exploration of the momentous social, political, economic, and military struggles in America during and after the Civil War. Particular attention will be given to the causes of the war: blacks in slavery and freedom; economic changes in the North and South; interpretations of military victory and defeat; party politics, the Constitution, and debates over the uses of power.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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HIS 563 - Century of American Revolution, 1689-1789
An examination of selected topics in the history of the American colonies and early republic (1600-1800). Emphasis on social, religious, and political history; likely topics include women and family life, relations between colonists and Native Americans, slavery and race relations, the Great Awakening, the causes and consequences of the Revolution, and the rise of American capitalism and democracy.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 569 - United States Since 1945
Intermediate level study of the history of the United States since 1945. Focuses on political, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural change.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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HIS 577 - Topics in African History
An exploration of significant subjects and issues in African history.
NOTE: Selected topics will vary by instructor and semester.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 582 - Seminar in Gandhi and Non-Violent Conflict Resolution
An examination of Gandhi’s nonviolent strategy and tactics within the historical context of India in the first half of the 20th century and an application of such strategy and tactics in individual research projects.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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HIS 585 - Modern Japan
A brief introduction to traditional Japanese society, followed by an analysis of the Meiji Restoration, the rise of militarism, war, the American occupation, contemporary life and Japan’s “economic miracle” since the 1960’s.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 589 - History of the Middle East
An examination of the history of the Middle East from the seventh century (the birth of Islam) to the 1970’s. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of Islam, the encounter with the West in the nineteenth century, and the formation of twentieth century states.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 590 - Directed Readings in History
A reading program designed by the student and the instructor and carried out under faculty supervision.
NOTE: Permission of the instructor and the department chair is required.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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HIS 593 - Women and War in the 20th Century
Women?s experiences in war during the twentieth century on both the battlefront and the homefront. The course will focus mainly on women in the United States, Europe and Asia. Specific wars include World War I and the Russian Revolution, World War II and the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, and the Yugoslav War.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HIS 596 - Teaching College History
Practical experience, with accompanying readings, in the art of teaching history at the college level by assisting a faculty member in the design, preparation, and presentation of an undergraduate course.
Offered: Fall, Spring
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HIS 598 - Thesis
A Master’s thesis written under supervision of a graduate advisor.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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HIS 599 - Independent Study in History
An independent project carried out under faculty supervision.
NOTE: Permission of the instructor and the department chair is required.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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HIS 623 - Readins Seminar: Modern Europe
A graduate-only seminar focusing on a topic or field in modern European history, 18th-20th century. Combines common readings and discussions with student research projects using primary sources, as well as written work and oral presentations of research results. Students will learn the basic components of historical inquiry
NOTE: The course is repeatable for a total of 9 credits.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Credit: 3
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HIS 633 - Readings Seminar: US History
A graduate-only seminar focusing on a topic or field in United States history, 17th-20th century. Combines common readings and discussions with student research projects using primary sources, as well as written work and oral presentations of research results. Students will learn the basic components of historical inquiry.
NOTE: The course is repeatable for a total of 9 credits.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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HIS 643 - Readings Seminar: Global History
A graduate-only seminar focusing on a topic or field in global history, mostly 18th-20th centuries. Combines common readings and discussions with student research projects using primary sources, as well as written work and oral presentations of research results. Students will learn the basic components of historical inquiry.
NOTE: The course is repeatable for a total of 9 credits.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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HCI 500 - Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
This course introduces user-centered design and explores the design of computer interfaces that are based on the abilities, limitations, and goals of the users. The principles underlying usable interface design and the basic steps of interactive design will be discussed in this course.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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HCI 505 - Human Factors
This course will provide an in depth review of the application of psychology to the design, development, and assessment of systems, products and information. Students will be provided with an understanding of human abilities, the user centered design process that accounts for those abilities, and methodologies for assessing usability. Through the review of some case studies Human Factors issues related to human-computer interfaces, control design, workspace design and the needs of special populations (e.g. elderly) will be studied.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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HCI 509 - Research Methods & Statistical Analyses
This course is designed to introduce the research methodologies and statistical analyses used in psychology and human computer interaction. The course aims to show how research is conducted, communicated, and critiqued. These are important skills that serve as a critical foundation for subsequent courses and individual projects. The course includes basic techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics, their applications to research in psychology and how to efficiently communicate statistical results in written format using an APA writing style. This course also involves critical consideration of the basic research methods used in psychological research. Emphasis is on designing, running, analyzing and communicating studies in diverse areas of psychology as a means for understanding the logic of research methodology.
NOTE: This course is a pre-requisite course required to take HCI 510 (HCI Methods), it cannot be used as an elective for the HCI masters program.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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HCI 510 - HCI Methods I - Design and Evaluation
This course provides students with a detailed introduction to the methodologies used in the design and evaluation of human computer interfaces as well as research in HCI. These methodologies permit the evaluation of user needs, comparisons of design alternatives, the evaluation of existing products, and basic research in Hci.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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HCI 511 - HCI Methods II - Research and Statistical Methods
Research methodologies and statistical analysis for applied research; experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs, emphasizing applied psychological research. Topics include the major data analytic tools needed for applied research.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree in Psychology or Computer Science along with basic statistics and research methods coursework.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HCI 520 - Graphical User Interfaces
In-depth study of the design and implementation of graphical user interface systems, toolkits and frameworks, as well as the design and construction of applications. Topics include event models, window systems, user interaction, interface specification, and the creation of tools.
Prerequisite: Csc 241.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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HCI 521 - Software Design
This course extends and integrates design techniques commonly encountered in core HCI courses and electives, while also focusing on the engineering challenges of constructing complex software systems that graduates are likely to encounter in practice.
Prerequisite: CSC 241
Credit: 3
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HCI 525 - Multimedia/Hypermedia Design & Authoring
This course focusses on the design and authoring techniques of multimedia and hypermedia. Prerequisites: ISC 110 or CSC 101 and CSC 212 or CSC 120, or instructor permission.
Credit: 3
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HCI 529 - Database Management Systems
This course stresses database applications development through fourth-generation programming techniques. Content of the course stresses basic knowledge of normalization of data, data modeling, database methods, database design, and the use of databases in business. Students will learn the rudiments of construction of database schemata.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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HCI 530 - Seminar in Contemporary Topics in HCI
This course focuses on selected topics in the area of Human Computer Interaction and provides opportunities for the study of material not covered in current course offerings. Special emphasis will be given to emerging areas.
NOTE: This course may be repeated for credit with different content. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HCI 531 - Seminar in Contemporary Topics in HCI
This course is an exploration of the visual and perceptual processes that underlie the perception of the visual arts. The starting point for this course is Gibson’s theory of direct perception, the human visual system has evolved to directly respond to visual stimulation. The information about surfaces, objects and motion resides within the optic array that strikes our retinas. Anything we perceive must be specified by invariant properties of the stimulus, directly detected. The course will take a more computational approach in exploring the higher level perceptual processes such as perceiving form and structure. The course will also focus on the design implications of those processes. In addition to an appreciation of the visual system, students will gain an understanding of how the perception of and the design of visual art are driven by those visual processes.
Prerequisite: Admission to HCI or Art graduate programs or instructor permission.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HCI 550 - HCI Project I
This course along with Hci 551 provides students with a culminating experience in the HCI program. Students working in teams apply classroom knowledge in analysis and evaluation, implementation and design.
Prerequisite: Hci 500, 510, 520, 521. Instructors may waive any of the course requirements if the student has demonstrated the necessary skill to complete the project.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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HCI 551 - HCI Project II
This course along with Hci 550 provides students with a culminating experience in the HCI program. Students working in teams apply classroom knowledge in analysis and evaluation, implementation and design.
Prerequisite: Hci 500, 510, 520, 521. Instructors may waive any of the course requirements if the student has demonstrated the necessary skill to complete the project.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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HCI 559 - Data Analytics
Data analytics and decision analytics are examined in this course. This course discusses the manager’s strategies and tools for problem solving and decision making in domains in which data, including text, web, and social networks information, and computer models can be used as descriptive and predictive tools to gain the insight needed to guide decision making.
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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HCI 571 - Introduction to Health Information Systems
Introduction to technologies and practices in medical, health and biological information systems. Topics include terminology, data sets, relational and distributed databases, privacy, computer and network security, web services, and emerging trends. Students engage in projects which apply computing and information technologies to one or more areas of these information systems.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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HCI 590 - Independent Study
An independent project carried out under faculty supervision.
NOTE: Permission of instructor and program director is required.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HCI 691 - HCI Internship
Students in this course participate in a semester long internship designed to provide a pre-professional experiential learning opportunity in Human-Computer Interaction. Students will be placed in an approved internship position that will provide opportunities to extend classroom learning and allow students to apply the fundamentals of HCI to real world problems.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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HDV 555 - Victimization Across the Lifespan
Various types of victimization across the lifespan are explored in this course, focusing on how and individual’s cognitive, social, and emotional development and well-being may be affected by victimization. The short- and long-term impact of victimization are examined, as are costs and consequences to society. HDV 357 or HDV 557 recommended before taking this course.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Behavioral Forensics Graduate Certificate Program or any CPS Graduate Degree Program, or instructor permission
Credit: 3
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HDV 557 - Development of Criminal Behavior
This course explores the development of criminal behavior from a multidisciplinary perspective. Individual, situational, family, and sociocultural influences on criminal behavior are examined and applied to a variety of forms of criminal behavior, including both personal (e.g., assault) and property (e.g., vandalism) crimes. Prevention methods are discussed and evaluated.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Behavioral Forensics Graduate Certificate Program or any CPS Graduate Degree Program, or instructor permission
Credit: 3
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LIT 500 - Critical Literacy and Pedagogy
This course explores historical and power-mediated connections between knowledge, language, and diverse literacies. Critical literacy lenses allow the examination of a variety of texts, including print, media, popular culture and events, fostering self-examination as a person and as a teacher. Literacy, language and learning are examined in light of actors related to social class, race, gender, ability, and sexuality in society, media, and schools.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Irregular.
Credit: 3
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LIT 501 - Foundations of Literacy: Birth to Adolescence
This course will provide the candidate with an understanding of the nature of literacy in the new millennium; the impact of technology upon literacy’s changing face; the role of gender, race, class and ethnicity in literacy practices; the role of ideology in literacy instruction; and the changing nature of literacy instruction in the face of the above challenges. Topics under discussion will included all aspects of literacy acquisition and development, the construction of meaning through prior knowledge, strategies and approaches to creating theoretically sound instructional environments, and understanding the current climate of assessment standards. The transactional nature of the literacy process itself as well as the candidate’s own reading and writing practices will act as guiding principles.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 502 - Foundations of Literacy & Literacy Leadership
This course examines crucial historical, theoretical, and sociological underpinnings of research and instruction in literacy. An introduction to the processes and foundations of reading will provide teacher candidates with a deeper understanding of reading instruction: how past practice and the influences of a range of disciplines contribute to the current theory and practice of reading, and combine with the burgeoning impact of new/ multiliteracies that are shaping the direction of the field and informing educational policy. Combining practices and paradigms from the fields of literacy and professional development, this course will examine the varied and complex roles of the position of the literacy leader as school building and community instructional leader within the context of current changes, and provide strategies for acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary for successful implementation of these roles.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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LIT 503 - Literature, Art & Media: Birth - Grade 12
This course will explore children’s literature, adolescent literature, art, and other media that speak to students about the realities structuring their social lives. A literary, critical and aesthetic approach to literature, art, and media, informed by cultural studies, will serve as the theoretical framework for inquiry. In a classroom atmosphere that promotes dialogue, candidates will think about how students and teachers together can see how texts work to construct their world, their cultures and their identities in ideological ways and how texts can be used as social tools for re-constructing identities, cultures and worldviews.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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LIT 504 - Literature, Art, & Media: Childhood
This course will explore children’s literature, art, and other media that speak to young students about the realities structuring their social lives. A literary, critical and aesthetic approach to literature, art, and media, informed by cultural studies, will serve as the theoretical framework for inquiry. In a classroom atmosphere that promotes dialogue, candidates will think about how students and teachers together can see how texts work to construct their world, their cultures and their identities in ideological ways and how texts can be used as social tools for reconstructing identities, cultures and world views.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 505 - Literature, Art, & Media: Adolescence
This course will explore adolescent literature, art, and other media that speaks about the realities structuring adolescents’ social lives. A literary, critical and aesthetic approach to literature, art, and media informed by cultural studies, will serve as the theoretical framework for inquiry. In a classroom atmosphere that promotes dialogue, candidates will think about how students and teachers together can see how texts work to construct their world, their cultures and their identities in ideological ways and how texts can be used as social tools for reconstructing identities, cultures and world views.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 506 - Writing Lives: Autobiography, Teaching & the Construction of Self in the Context of Others
This required course is designed to help students engage and reflect on their sense of themselves as writers and readers and how their sociocultural perspectives influence their writing pedagogy. Students will reflect on how readers and writers are constructed in and beyond school and on how they see their roles as teachers and assessors of writing. Students will examine their personal literacy histories and how they construct their teacher identity through autobiography, autoenthnography and other writing genres.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 507 - Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas
In this course candidates will come to understand the modes of learning in specific subject areas; the ideologies that drive those subject areas; the roles and strengths and drawbacks of textbooks and other materials; the place of technology and assessment in content area literacy; and the nature of truth as witnessed in biographies and autobiographies. Candidates will gain knowledge regarding specific literacy strategies for building comprehension, constructing meaning, acquiring content-specific vocabulary; using literature for interest and knowledge building; writing in the content areas; speaking, listening, and reviewing in the content areas, and developing study skills strategies. The role of motivation, prior knowledge, and the importance of a metacognitive approach to learning will be stressed. The use of content area specific strategies as practices to support learning of students with special needs will also be addressed throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 508 - Advanced Literacy and Learning in Content Area
Candidates will investigate the modes of learning in specific subject areas and the concept of disciplinary literacy, as well as the roles of technology, various types of texts, and assessment in content area literacy. Candidates will further their knowledge of strategies for building comprehension; constructing meaning; acquiring content-specific vocabulary; using literature for interest and knowledge building; writing, speaking, viewing and listening in the content areas; promoting 21st century literacies; and supporting the disciplinary literacy of students with special needs.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and successful completion of an undergraduate or graduate level course in Content Area Literacy, or instructor permission.
Credit: 3
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LIT 509 - Evaluating for Reflective Instruction
This field-based course will provide the candidate with an appreciation of the “diagnostic” and “assessment” processes that build upon the strengths of the struggling reader/writer with metacognitive strategies for reading and writing. The candidate will be helped to use both informal and formal assessment tools used to evaluate literacy progress and will be introduced to theories of literacy development and individual differences. The candidate will work with a struggling student in a school setting to help acquire a specific understanding of the difficulties confronted by the student in acquiring the literacy skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Prerequisite: Lit 501 and 507.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 510 - Literacy Practicum Childhood Birth to Grade 6
This course is the final practica course in the MSED Literacy Birth to Grade 6 program. In conjunction with theories of literacy development and individual differences, the development of an awareness; and understanding of the major causes of literacy difficulties for children Birth to Grade 6 are examined and understood through lectures and examination of case studies. Skill in planning and implementing a literacy program for children experiencing difficulty in their literacy development is developed through the application of specialized literacy strategies, which are described and demonstrated. Collaborative approaches appropriate to a practicum, including providing instruction in a tutoring setting in cooperation with school staff; and communicating assessment results to parents, caregivers, and school personnel, are also modeled. Leadership skills are emphasized, especially as they pertain to organizing and implementing literacy programs.
Prerequisite: 21 graduate hours, to include Lit 501, 504, 506, 507, 509.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 6
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LIT 511 - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners
This course is based on the premise that reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing are integral components of language processing and literacy. Both the content and process of language acquisition and literacy development will be explored. Principles and structures of language are taught through the process of language use. That is language skills are taught and modeled in context, then applied to the teaching of language arts in the elementary school. Emphasis is placed on teaching literacy to all elementary school language learners across all content areas.
Prerequisite: admission to MSED Childhood Grades 1-6 Certification Program.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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LIT 512 - Literacy Practicum Adolescence Grades 5-12
This course is the final practica requirement in the MSED Literacy Grades 5-12 program. In conjunction with theories of literacy development and individual differences, the development of an awareness ;and understanding of the major causes of literacy difficulties for children Grades 5-12 are examined and understood through lectures and examination of case studies. Skill in planning and implementing a literacy program for children experiencing difficulty in their literacy development is developed through the application of specialized literacy strategies, which are described and demonstrated. Collaborative approaches appropriate to a practicum, including providing instruction in a tutoring setting in cooperation with school staff; and communicating assessment results to parents, caregivers, and school personnel, are also modeled. Leadership skills are emphasized, especially as they pertain to organizing and implementing literacy programs.
Prerequisite: 21 graduate credits of coursework, to include Lit 501, 505, 506, 507, 509. Fl,
Offered: Spring, Summer
Credit: 6
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LIT 513 - Adolescence Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
The purpose of this course is to develop understandings about the nature and function of diagnostic and evaluative processes in literacy instruction. It also provides an introduction to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA-97), Section 504 of the Vocational-Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and subsequent legislation and amendments and NYS Special Education Regulations. Areas of exceptionality are introduced in relation to definitions, characteristics, and educational implications. A primary focus of study will be on the application of information derived through diagnostic assessments in literacy to make decisions about effective instruction and accommodations. Instructional procedures will be developed and implemented with individual students.
Prerequisite: Lit 507.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 514 - Childhood Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
The purpose of this course is to develop understandings about the nature and function of diagnostic and evaluative processes in literacy instruction. A primary focus of study will be on the application of information derived through diagnostic procedures and making decisions about instruction. Instructional procedures will be developed and implemented with individual students.
Prerequisite: Lit 511.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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LIT 515 - Teaching Young Adult Literature
This course will involve the study of current issues in the field of young adult literature, as well as major authors, themes, genres, award winning books, and pedagogical concerns. It will provide a rationale for teaching with adolescent literature to meet content standards and to further social justice in schools; it will provide strategies for selecting and sharing appropriate literature with teens.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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LIT 519 - Literacy Coaching
This course combines best practices in the fields of professional development and literacy. It presents the history of the development of the position of literacy coach, and provides strategies for acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary for the successful implementation of the roles involved in literacy coaching.
Prerequisite: graduate degree in Literacy or matriculation in a graduate Literacy Program.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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LIT 520 - Literacy Assessment and Intervention
In this course, the first of two literacy practica, students will learn how to assess reading and writing, analyze data, and design effective literacy interventions. The stages of reading and writing development will be examined, as
well as underlying processes that comprise reading so that students understand the relationships between major components of reading and how each develops.
Prerequisite: LIT 502, LIT 507
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 6
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LIT 521 - Literacy and Instructional Technology
In this course teacher practitioners will explore the theoretical literature and research on the relationship between literacy and technology as they critically examine and judiciously integrate technology into their students’ literacy curricula. Special attention will be given to issues of access and equity.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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LIT 522 - Literacy Practicum: Birth - Grade 12
This course is the final practicum course in the MSED Literacy Birth-Grade 12 program. In conjunction with theories of literacy development and individual differences, the development of an awareness and understanding of the major causes of literacy difficulties for children Birth to Grade 12 are examined and understood through lectures and examination of case studies. Skill in planning and implementing a literacy program for children experiencing difficulty in their literacy development is developed through the application of specialized literacy strategies, which are described and demonstrated. Collaborative approaches appropriate to a practicum, including providing instruction in a tutoring setting in cooperation with school staff; and communicating assessment results to parents, caregivers, and school personnel, are also modeled. Leadership skills are emphasized, especially as they pertain to organizing and implementing literacy programs.
Prerequisite: 21 graduate hours, to include LIT 502, 503, LIT 506, LIT 507.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 6
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LIT 530 - Literacy Inquiry Seminar
How might literacy research help make classrooms more inclusive and just? How might knowledge of literacy research and expanding teachers knowledge of research methods and epistemology help teachers to think about schooled and unschooled literacy, about students and the texts that they read and write, and ultimately help students and teachers to write and rewrite their worlds? This required course is designed to help students in their expansion of knowledge of seminal studies in the area literacy research, both qualitative and quantitative, help to interpret and evaluate research as critical and knowledgeable readers, and help in the design and implementation of classroom-based teacher research.
Prerequisite: Lit 507 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 535 - Literacy in Mathematics Classrooms, Grades 5-9
This course will develop candidates’ knowledge of middle grades (5?9) literacy development and effective instructional practices for the middle grades mathematics classroom. Central issues related to mathematical literacy and language, namely vocabulary, symbolism, and graphing will be covered. Emphasis will be placed on developing multiple literacies across different sign systems (words, symbols, and words & symbols) to create mathematical language learners.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Irregularly
Credit: 3
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LIT 550 - The Psychology of Reading Difficulty
The purpose of this course is to explore a wide range of psychological research related to the reading process, with particular focus on reading difficulty and dyslexia. Topics covered will include: models and stage theories of reading, exploration of dyslexia and reading disorders, the biological process of reading, visual tracking and eye movements during reading, the influence of alphabetic writing systems and orthography on reading and spelling, rapid automatized naming, working memory, and reading development in English language learners.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Credit: 3
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LIT 582 - Teaching Literacy: Early Childhood
This course will develop candidates’ knowledge of early and emergent literacy development and effective instructional practices to be utilized with young children, Pre-K-Grade 2. Topics will include oral language and vocabulary development, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and listening/reading comprehension, as well as instructional practices such as interactive read aloud, shared reading with a focus on concepts of print, and guided reading with a focus on close reading. In addition, methods of assessment, including universal screening and progress monitoring will be explored.
Prerequisite: Students have initial certification in childhood or special education or are matriculated in such a program, or instructor permission.
Credit: 3
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LIT 595 - Current Topics in Literacy
This course is an in-depth exploration of specific topics of current interest in the field of literacy and areas closely related to literacy education. Topics to be presented will be determined by surveying the expressed needs and interests of practitioners in the field and graduate students in literacy education. Topics will be chosen which are consistent with the specialized competencies of the literacy education faculty.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MGT 261 - Business Organization
A study of organizations and their management. Organizations will be explored as sociotechnical systems requiring different levels of managerial systems. Organization and management theories are used as foundations for an understanding and application of managerial practices to today’s dynamic and complex organizations.
Prerequisite: Minimum second semester freshman standing.
Credit: 3
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MGT 310 - Operations Management
An introduction to the problems and practices involved in manufacturing and service industry. Topics include production and operations strategies, facilities location and layout, production planning and scheduling, inventory management, and quality control.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and MAT 158
Credit: 3
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MBA 501 - Accounting
Basic concepts in Financial and Managerial Accounting. Emphasis will be placed on applications and relationships of accounting to the broader functions of management and the management decision making process.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 502 - Principles of Economics
Basic concepts in Micro and Macro Economics. Emphasis will be placed on Demand Theory, Production Theory, Theory of Welfare and General Equilibrium and the Theory of Aggregate Analysis of the Level of Economic Theory. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 503 - Principles of Management
This course concerns itself with the study and development of the critical general principles associated with the working world of the manager. Special emphasis will be placed on three major areas: the Structure and Functions of American Business, Marketing and Marketing Management, and Business and Government Relations/Law. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 504 - Quantitative Analysis
Basic quantitative concepts relevant to management decision making. Special emphasis will be on: Introduction to matrices; solution to linear systems, Introduction to Statistical Inference; Probability Distributions; Linear Regression; Introduction to Bayesian Analysis and Decision Theory.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 505 - Operations Management
This course will provide a foundation of Basic Principles in Production Concepts, Inventory Management, and Computer Applications for the operations function. It is intended to give a cursory overview of each area with concentration on specific topics relevant to preparation for the core courses.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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MBA 506 - Legal Environment of Business
This course is essentially an exploration of the interrelationship of law, business and society. It is an introduction to law and the judicial process, business ethics, governmental business (i.e., anti-trust law, employment law, environmental law, product liability, consumer protection, torts, contracts, business organization, international law, etc.)
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 507 - Financial Management
An introduction to the theory and practice of corporate financial decision-making. Topics include financial statement analysis, capital markets, capital budgeting, capital structure and financing decisions and working capital management. The emphasis is on the allocation of corporate resources in the context of corporate strategic policy.
Prerequisite: Mba 501 and 502.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 511 - Management Information Systems
Introduction to the concepts, types and characteristics of management information systems and decision support systems. Development of MIS theory. MIS, decision-making and problem solving. MIS within the organization. MIS and information requirements. Planning with MIS. Control with MIS. Design and development of MIS and decision support systems. Emphasis will be placed on microcomputers applications.
Prerequisite: Mba 503 and 504 or permission of department.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MBA 513 - Managerial Finance
Financial management incorporating the quantitative methods utilized in rational business decision making. The course is divided into four sections focusing on 1) basic financial concepts and analytical tools; 2) current asset management; 3) current liability management; and 4) capital budgeting under conditions of certainty and risk. Additional topics related to these areas will also be covered.
Prerequisite: MBA 501, 502 and 504 or permission of department.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MBA 514 - Marketing Management
This course is designed to integrate the concepts of marketing with the other functional areas of business. It will explore the marketing functions and their related decision areas. The course will provide in-depth analysis of marketing techniques and problems through extensive case analysis.
Prerequisite: Mba 501, 502, 503 and 504 or permission of department.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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MBA 515 - Management Science I
This course will focus on the application of traditional management science techniques in decision making situations. Emphasis will be on the formulation of deterministic linear models; linear programming and the simplex algorithm, sensitivity analysis. Transportation model, integer programming; network models.
Prerequisite: Mba 504 and 505 or permission of department.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 516 - International Business
An examination of the opportunities and challenges associated with doing business in the international arena. Special emphasis will be paid to strategies and structures of international business, the implications of international business for the functional areas of firms, the complexity of managing and marketing in the international context due to environmental diversity, the management of financial and political risk, the international allocation of financial and productive resources, and the multinational firm.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 517 - Organization and Management: A Global Perspective
This course takes the perspective of organizations as complex social systems in which managers must develop the ability to solve problems and discover opportunities from the complex interdependencies of the organization with its increasingly global environment. The emphasis in this course is managerial problem solving based on the findings of behavioral science. Concepts from the behavioral sciences are used as tools to diagnose organizational problems/opportunities and formulate action plans to improve organizational performance.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MBA 525 - Cyber Law
An examination of the legal and regulatory environment of e-business. Emphasis will be on the application of the common law to the Inter net and e-commerce, emerging trends and legislation affecting the Internet and e-commerce from a domestic and international perspective, as well as on legal and business research on the World Wide Web and LEXIS/NEXIS? electronic legal research system.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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MBA 530 - Employment Law
Employment Law addresses the laws and legal issues governing the employment relationship in the U.S. The majority of the course will cover different types of discrimination in the workplace including race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability and age. Other topics will include issues concerning the commencement of the employment relationship, like negligent hiring and employee status; issues occurring during employment, for example, employee privacy and on the job injuries; and termination of employment (e.g., employment-at-will).
Prerequisite: admission to program or permission of department.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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MBA 533 - Labor Relations
An examination of the historical development of the labor movement and the structure of union organizations; The study of labor relations resulting in collective bargaining (i.e., union organizing); An exploration of collective bargaining; An examination of the tactics used by the parties to the bargaining process; An analysis of contract administration.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of department.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MBA 538 - Human Resource Management
Students will be introduced to the theories, practices, and problems encountered in the human resources management (HRM) role, as well as the various functions inherent in
that role. The course explores the relationship between outcomes – such as organizational effectiveness, quality of work life, and goal attainment – and human resource
management practices including job analysis, staffing, compensation, performance appraisal, organizational ethics, and training.
Prerequisite: Admission to MBA program or permission of department.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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MBA 543 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
An intensive and comprehensive analysis of selected topics in Finance. Topics may include: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Management of Financial Institutions, and Futures and Options Markets.
NOTE: This course may be repeated for credit.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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MBA 544 - Enterprise Risk Management
This course examines the principles of risk and the management of risk through the use of contracting, financing, insurance, hedging, and loss control, all in the context of the managerial decision-making process. Moderate quantitative analysis using EXCEL and computer simulation is a course component. Topics include risk measurement, risk identification, the principles of insurance, key components of contracts in the supply chain, the basics of hedging, and the integration of risk treatment programs.
NOTE: Must be admitted to the MBA Program.
Prerequisite: MBA 504 and 513.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MBA 545 - Futures and Options Markets
An examination of the theory and practice of futures and options contracting. Topics covered include the pricing of options and futures, contingent claims analysis, and the role of options and futures in hedging and speculation. Examination of the use of options and futures markets for risk management by financial intermediaries, manufacturers, and international investors.
Prerequisite: Mba 513 and introductory statistics.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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MBA 546 - Life & Health Insurance and Employee Benefits
This course covers the nature of life and health insurance risks and the functions and uses of life and health insurance in treating these risks, especially in the context of the organization’s commitment to employees. Universal health insurance is discussed in the context of the new law and its impact on employer-provided benefits. Issues of global employee benefits, including legal impacts is included.
NOTE: Must be admitted to the MBA Program.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MBA 547 - Management of Financial Institutions
Finance theory is used to study the specific management problems facing financial intermediaries such as banks, insurance companies, savings institutions, and pension funds. Topics include asset and liability management, the pricing of services, the management of risk, capital adequacy, and regulation.
Prerequisite: Mba 513.
Offered: Irregular
Credit: 3
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MBA 548 - Loss Control, Contracting, and Housing
Detailed coverage of loss control programs, supply chain contracting (including liability implications), leasing, and examination of hedging with natural hedges and derivatives.
NOTE: Must be admitted to MBA Program.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MBA 549 - Commercial Insurance
This course examines the major types of commercial property and liability (casualty) insurance. Related coverage includes captives, other forms of self-insurance, loss control, contracting as ways to reduce insurance costs.
NOTE: Must be admitted to MBA Program.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MBA 550 - Management Policy
Management Policy is concerned with the study of Strategic Management and decision making processes within an organization. The focus is on providing an overview of policy and strategy as it exists in the upper levels of organizations; and, translating these policies and strategies into operational directives for divisional and departmental levels.
Prerequisite: final semester standing or permission of department.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MBA 560 - Supply Chain Management
This course introduces the design and management of supply chains.˜ It focuses on developing supply chain management strategy for managing flows of materials, information, and cash over integrated logistics networks. ˜It emphasizes inventory-service level trade-offs, risk pooling, supply network design, transportation, coordination, outsourcing and information technology in supply chains.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, MBA 505 or instructor permission
Credit: 3
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MBA 567 - Technology Innovation Management
Technology and innovation is the study of how to manage technology to accomplish an organization’s strategic goals. Technology encompasses products, services and processes. Information from the sciences, engineering and business are blended in this course and that information is applied to strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation using systems thinking and within the constraints of the organization’s environment and operational capabilities.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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