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May 13, 2024
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2019-2020 Evening, Weekend, Online Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Graduate Course Descriptions
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Following are the list of courses offered in the Evening, Weekend and Online program. The courses are organized alphabetically by the course prefix, and then by the course number. Both undergraduate and graduate courses are included.
Credits
The unit of credit is the semester hour. It is defined as one class hour (or its equivalent) per week for one semester.
All courses listed in this catalog are three semester hour courses unless indicated otherwise.
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Leadership and Organizational Development-Graduate (LO) |
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LO 700 - Leadership: Theories and Perspectives Semester Hours: 3
The intent of this course is to provide for students an overview of the theories and perspectives presented by research on leadership. This course will outline the development of leadership studies conceptually over time and highlight different models, theories, and practices that are relevant in the field.
Pre-requisites: none.
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LO 710 - Leadership Seminar: Systems Theory, Adaptive and Servant Leadership Semester Hours: 3
The intent of this course is to help prepare students to think about leadership in a thoughtful and insightful way. The pre-requisite for this course, LO 700 - Leadership: Theories and Perspectives provides student with an overview of the historical development of the study of leadership. This course dives deeper into the conversations surrounding what leadership means in our modern society presented by some of the most pivotal leadership thinkers. Leadership is a practiced art that requires deep thinking and critical insight. This course will help students not only understand leadership more deeply, but become better leaders themselves through critical thinking, reflection, and dialogue amongst their peers.
Pre-requisites: LO 700 - Leadership: Theories and Perspectives .
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LO 720 - Organizational Change and Development Semester Hours: 3
The intent of this course is to provide for students an overview of organizational development (OD) and change. This includes relevant theories and models used by change agents and OD practitioners to expose students to the manners in which OD is practiced. Since organizations are comprised of individuals and function as an output of their behaviors, this course also briefly touches on some of the psychological aspects behind change.
Pre-requisites: none.
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LO 730 - Foundations of Nonprofit Leadership Semester Hours: 3
The course aims to deepen student understanding of the nature of the nonprofit world and its organizations, using both theoretical and practical lenses to do so. Understanding the nexus between the nonprofit sector’s ability to impact collective problems requires that practitioners in both management and policy roles see the intersection and are able to connect the macros and micro dynamics of governance. Students will explore the managerial practices of all aspects of the sector, including but not limited to governance and strategy.
Pre-requisites: none.
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LO 731 - Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Public Policy Semester Hours: 3
Nonprofit organizations are often referred to as the “third” sector with the connotation that they function in a world that is separate from the private and public sectors. In reality numerous nonprofits interface routinely with the government sector in the joint fulfillment of public policy. This course examines the relationships between nonprofits and state, local and especially, federal government. Topics include the rationale for nonprofits, nonprofits and civil society; supplemental services in the provision of public goods; complementary services and the provision of public goods; the dynamic relationships among nonprofits, business and government; the tools of government action; how nonprofits shape public policy and the flow of money between government and the nonprofit sector.
Pre-requisites: none.
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LO 740 - Contemporary Issues in Sport Semester Hours: 3
This course examines issues, challenges, and opportunities facing sport and the people who manage, lead, and/or participate in it. Students will engage in discussion regarding issues in sport such as race (ethnicity), sex, social class, age, mental and physical ability, and religious beliefs. Sport levels including youth, intercollegiate, professional and international will be examined, considering how sport leaders at these levels manage and lead effectively.
Pre-requisites: none.
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LO 741 - Ethical Leadership in Sport Semester Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to the moral and ethical issues in today’s sport culture. Topics include doping, the use of technology, cheating and fair play, and intercollegiate athletics. Students will explore the numerous imperfections in sport concerning ethical decision making and moral standards related to human behavior.
Pre-requisites: none.
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LO 742 - Foundations of Sport Leadership Semester Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to leadership theories, concepts and practices, the challenges facing sport leaders today. Various elements of leadership, influence and motivation in the sport industry will be examined. Throughout the semester, students will review case studies, perform interviews, and apply critical thinking to sport industry questions. Students will also take a look at their leadership skills and assess their leadership strengths as well as areas needing attention.
Pre-requisites: none.
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LO 790 - Leadership and Organizational Development Capstone Semester Hours: 3
This course, as a capstone experience, asks students to implement into practice the leadership and organizational development skills/perspectives/concepts/theories learned throughout their program of study. This course will include an extensive case study of a professional organization of their choosing, an assessment of organizational development techniques that could be employed for this organization, a process plan for organizational development, a summative review of aspects of leadership within the organization, and recommendations for creating and designing a strategic plan for the organization moving forward.
Pre-requisites: a minimum of eighteen semester hours of M.B.A. or M.S. in Leadership and Organizational Development credit.
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Mathematics-Graduate (MA) |
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MA 500 - Foundations of Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
This advanced course is a graduate-level course and covers fundamental topics in Mathematics field such as number systems, Functions, relations, sets, logic and analysis. Emphasis on theory and proofs.
Pre-requisites: a completed bachelor’s degree and accepted for enrollment through CADS.
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MA 550 - Analysis Semester Hours: 3
This advanced course is a graduate-level course and includes real numbers and vector algebra, metric spaces and basic topology, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration of single-valued and vector-valued functions.
Pre-requisites: a completed bachelor’s degree and accepted for enrollment through CADS.
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MA 551 - Axiomatic Geometry Semester Hours: 3
This advanced course is a graduate-level course and emphases an axiomatic approach to Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. It also covers various models in geometry.
Pre-requisites: a completed bachelor’s degree and accepted for enrollment through CADS.
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MA 552 - Applied Linear Algebra Semester Hours: 3
This advanced course is a graduate-level course and includes vector spaces, matrices, determinates, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, selected topics and applications in sciences.
Pre-requisites: a completed bachelor’s degree and accepted for enrollment through CADS.
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MA 553 - Probability Theory and Statistics Semester Hours: 3
This advanced course is a graduate-level course and includes probability and distribution theory, expectation, variance, the Central Limit Theorem, point and interval estimations, testing hypotheses, linear regressions and applications.
Pre-requisites: a completed bachelor’s degree and accepted for enrollment through CADS.
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MA 600 - Research Methods in Mathematics Semester Hours: 3
This advanced course develops a formal research report in the mathematics field. The report will research, analyze, construct and solve mathematical models for problems in areas of mathematics or other disciplines.
Pre-requisites: a completed bachelor’s degree, accepted for enrollment through CADS, and 9 semester hours of graduate coursework in mathematics or related field.
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