Communication skills pertinent to organizational settings form the foundation of this course. Effective methods for design and delivery of oral communication are examined. Other topics include communication styles, interpersonal communication skills, dynamics of small group communication and persuasive speaking.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
2. Demonstrate effective and active listening skills.
3. Recognize and adapt to differing communication styles.
4. Demonstrate skill in interpersonal communication.
5. Understand small group dynamics.
6. Demonstrate persuasive speaking techniques.
7. Effectively create and utilize graphics or other appropriate media in professional presentations.
8. Deliver organized, professional informational and persuasive presentations.
    

Academic writing focuses on reflective, informational, and persuasive writing directed at an academic audience. Clear summarization of material, critical reading of texts, thoughtful and developed responses, effective secondary research, incorporation of sources into documents, appropriate document of research using APA format, and construction of persuasive and informative academic papers are addressed. The format and style of essays and research papers are explored. The course also emphasizes the development of a strong, formal academic voice and style.

Upon completion of this course, students are exepcted to be ble to do the following:

1. Critically read and engage texts.
2. Express and explain, in a logical and developed manner, their responses to texts or ideas.
3. Develop a clear thesis statement and support it with evidence.
4. Develop a clear organization for a paper, and manage their ideas and sources within the paper.
5. Conduct secondary research using library databases and other appropriate academic research.
6. Apply APA format and documentation to a research paper.
7. Write in a formal academic style and voice.
8. Incorporate source materials effectively into their papers.
9. Identify and follow all ethical requirements of using source materials for a paper or presentation.
    

This course explores healthcare trends related to ethical issues and how personal and professional values can affect decision making. An examination of government and economic impacts on healthcare policy and practice is also included.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to be able to do the following:

1. Explain the accreditation and credentialing process and its role in legal policy and practice changes in healthcare.
2. Analyze the significance of personal and professional ethical values and the role they play in decision making.
3. Identify and analyze the ethical considerations of personal and professional prejudices.
4. Utilize critical reasoning to analyze and evaluate complex ethical and legal issues relating to current healthcare.
   

This course examines principles and skills for choosing appropriate and effective communication among healthcare individuals, teams and patient/clients using verbal and written skills. Verbal and non-verbal channels, listening, person perception, conflict resolution, and communication barriers are explored to encourage the development of communication skills necessary for success in healthcare settings.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate effective and objective written communication appropriate for the audience.
2. Determine the most effective means to communicate information in various healthcare situations.
3. Recognize various individual communication styles of members within a health team.
4. Apply verbal communication skills focused on speaking, listening, and interpreting verbal/nonverbal language ensuring mutual understanding.
5. Identify and mediate team behaviors impeding effective teamwork among healthcare teams.
6. Apply strategies to identify, intervene, and prevent collegial conflict.

This course examines the teaching and learning of professionals in healthcare settings. The course includes assessment of learning needs, the design and implementation of instructional settings for staff development, the measurement of learning outcomes, and strategies for learner-centered mentoring.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Assess learning needs of professionals in a healthcare setting.
2. Incorporate learning needs into instructional design.
3. Design and implement instructional strategies for effective staff development.
4. Measure educational learning outcomes.
5. Apply effective learner-centered coaching and mentoring skills.
6. Create educational records to meet standards set by healthcare regulatory agencies.

This course provides foundational research skills necessary to make informed decisions in field of allied healthcare. Emphasis is placed on gathering, evaluating, and using relevant literature; and evaluating and analyzing quality data for informed decision-making.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Locate information and literature using relevant healthcare data bases.
2. Evaluate literature for its quality, relevance, and application.
3. Identify qualities of valid and reliable data for informed decision-making.
4. Apply basic data analysis methods relevant to the field of allied healthcare management.
5. Apply research findings in an evidence-based approach to problem resolution.

This course is designed to survey the role of medical informatics systems and the application of information technology in healthcare. An overview of the evolution of informatics, the implementation and design theory of various healthcare information systems, and legal and ethical concerns related to health data management are included.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Discuss the role and evolution of medical informatics systems in healthcare organizations.
2. Describe the types and uses of medical data and information involved in healthcare information technology.
3. Compare current and emerging medical information systems, healthcare and clinical information systems, and decision support systems.
4. Identify and discuss the legal and ethical aspects of privacy and confidentiality, risk and liability, professional capability and responsibility, and legislative mandates and processes.
5. Describe information management tools that are commonly used in performance improvement projects.
6. Discuss how information systems can help improve quality in healthcare.

This course explores the concepts and theories of management and their application in today's managerial environment. It examines the essential functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. MG307 may be taken instead of this course.

This course provides an overview of health care delivery systems and their interaction and influence on health care practices. An examination of health reimbursement systems, external regulatory bodies, and public policy are explored.

Upon course completion, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Describe the processes/organizations associated with regulation of healthcare practice in the U.S.
2. Identify and discuss current legal statutes defining healthcare practice and professional rights and responsibilities of nurses.
3. Describe and compare how healthcare delivery systems are organized and financed.
4. Discuss social and economic factors shaping health care policy and ways to effect policy change.
5. Analyze the challenges associated with maintaining organizational compliance within a care setting.
6. Evaluate health reimbursement systems and their impact on health care practices and cost containment.
    

This capstone course integrates knowledge and skills developed in previous courses and provide an opportunity to apply them to a selected topic in an area of interest. Students select a topic currently confronting the field of study or profession, clearly define the topic using appropriate references and resources, and write and present their comprehensive project.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the ethical implications as they relate to their topic.
3. Develop strategies for continuing education and competence in their profession.
4. Communicate using inclusive methods in a variety of modesIdentify management principles relevant to their selected topic.
5. Address diversity as it relates to the selected topicIdentify relevant resources within the related field of study.
6. Recognize and describe trends where applicable.
7. Address the laws, rules, regulations and policies relevant to the topic

This course is designed to give students the foundations of financial accounting and reporting practices used by decision makers in today's business environments. Financial accounting methods, the accounting cycle, internal controls, and accounting practices for different types of business entities are examined. Also examined are accounting for international operations, and the preparation of both domestic and international-based financial statements.

This overview course examines the variety of human resource functions performed in organizations. It includes planning, job analysis and design, job description, recruiting and hiring, training, performance management, regulation, evaluation, benefits, and labor law.

This course presents an overview and analysis of compensation and reward systems. Compensation models are examined along with legislation impacting compensation practices, equity and market factors, pay delivery systems, job analysis methods, and job evaluation techniques. Incentive plan design and pay-for-performance are examined in relation to their impact on productivity, morale, and profits.

This course provides a detailed overview and analysis of contemporary benefit programs and practices, including the philosophical, theoretical, legal, and financial impact of benefit planning, design, and plan implementation. Attention is given to the areas of benefit cost containment, control, and future trends.

This course provides an introduction to the practical aspects of employer and employee relationships from both union and non-union perspectives. It includes an overview of the basics of labor law and bargaining agreements, the role of the National Labor Relations Board and how each impacts performance among management, supervisors and employees in private, government and public organizations.

This course explores performance improvement strategies used by business and industry, focusing on employee training and organizational development. It examines how organizations develop employees in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.  It explores several methods of measuring training and development.

This course presents a broad survey of theory and research on leadership. It examines classical and scientific management perspectives and considers contemporary theories and practices of organizational leadership.

The course examines the practical and dynamic relevance of critical thinking for managers, emphasizing the decisional aspects of management. Topics focus on eliciting new managerial insights, improving managerial problem solving and decision-making skills, and on strengthening the student's ability to articulate reasoned solutions to managerial problems and opportunities.

This course focuses on the ability of leaders to understand and manage organizational change. It addresses a broad-based understanding of the nature, function, and complexities of organizations. Ways of dealing with change are developed from sometimes disparate views of organizations.

The focus of this course is the development of total quality or continuous improvement in organizations. It reviews the phenomenon of quality, key theories and theorists, statistical process control and quality programs. Effective team management is emphasized as one of the key components of quality.

This course examines marketing theory and practice in our 21^st century global economy.  Emphasis is placed on the development of marketing strategies based on economic, social, geographic, and cultural environmental considerations throughout the world.  This course examines the buying behaviors inherent to both domestic and international markets.  Also examined are various marketing strategies and approaches, environmental scanning and market research, product adaptations, distribution channel considerations between and within countries, and promotional strategies.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Define marketing.
2. Describe the marketing mix elements of product, pricing, placement, and promotion as they apply to marketing initiatives.
3. Demonstrate how market segmentation, product positioning and target marketing are used to meet consumer needs and enhance organizational success.
4. Identify marketing research and environmental analysis frameworks needed for better understanding current and potential marketing opportunities throughout the world.
5. Analyze the geo-political, cultural, and economic environments of a variety of countries to assess the feasibility of marketing products and services to specific markets.
6. Develop a marketing plan that is aligned with organizational goals, and that meets the needs of a target market somewhere in the world.
7. Appraise the ethical issues facing contemporary global marketing efforts.
    

This course examines the use of marketing principles and concepts for the purpose of improving society. Societal issues ranging from health and safety, to community involvement, which can benefit from social marketing efforts, are examined. Also examined is the concept of using marketing to encourage people to change behaviors to improve their lives and benefit society. Social marketing strategies for the 21^st century are analyzed. Finally, emerging social marketing trends are examined.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Describe social marketing and the implications for its use.
2. Evaluate a variety of health, safety, environmental, and community-related issues that can be influenced by social marketing efforts.
3. Analyze how the various components of marketing can be used to influence human behavior for the purpose of promoting social change.
4. Assess the effectiveness of various social marketing campaigns that have been implemented by various organizations.
5. Develop a social marketing strategy that addresses a specific societal issue.
6. Analyze emerging trends in social marketing theory and practice.

This course provides an advanced interdisciplinary study of applied mathematics, chemistry, biological sciences, and physics related to modern nursing practice. Concepts related to human health in various stages of the human life cycle are explored and integrated into the nursing knowledge base.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Explain applicable principles of organic and bio-chemistry sustaining and influencing human life. 
2. Explain medical applications of mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physiology in treatment modalities. 
3. Describe physiological variations of the body systems in various stages of life. 
4. Differentiate variations of patho-physiology throughout the human life cycle. 
5. Identify genetic and environmental influences on health among various demographics. 
6. Evaluate biological, chemical, and physical factors contributing to current epidemiologic trends. 

This course focuses on general concepts in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics related to the major drug classifications used to treat leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Topics such as drug actions and interactions, metabolism and distribution, adverse effects, precautions, and contraindications are discussed.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Describe the fundamentals of drug therapy including drug actions and interactions, indications and contraindications, and physiological considerations.
2. Discuss medications commonly used within specific drug classifications used to treat the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
3. Perform dosage calculations for all forms of drugs and various delivery methods.
4. Retrieve and utilize pharmaceutical information from reliable and current sources.
5. Apply the nursing process as it relates to medication administration.
6. Identify the scope of nursing practice regarding pharmacology including legal and ethical practices.
7. Identify and discuss contemporary issues in pharmacology regarding medical use and abuse.