Courses

EDCS 502 TEACHING COMPUTING SYSTEMS & NETWORKS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on applications of Computer Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examinations of artifacts of teaching CS candidates will build a professional portfolio of practice and discuss problems and opportunities of practice in community. Emphasis is placed on student interactions with hardware and software components, cyber-physical systems, and the role of network protocols in transmitting data on the Internet.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

EDCS 514 Teaching Data & Analysis:secondary   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on applications of Data Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examination of artifacts of teaching, CS candidates will build a professional portfolio and discuss problems and opportunities for practice in the community. Emphasis is placed on teaching data and related concepts using encoding schemes to store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, delete and transform information. Artifacts will address student collection and visualization of data, pattern identification, predictions, and relationships as well as an examination of the social impacts of computing.
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years

BUAN 518 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course employs extensive use of data and statistical methods to support and improve organizational decision-making. Topics include data visualizations, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and the use of computer software for statistical applications. The primary focus will be on the flexibility of the analysis, and the ability to present the results in an intuitive and understandable manner for greater organizational impact. The ethical issues related to big data will also be discussed.
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CS 598 INTRO TO STRUC PROGRAM PLACEMENT EXAM   0.0 Credit(s)
This placement exam will assess the student's understanding of the C++ programming language. Topics referenced include iteration, selection, procedures, functions, arrays, and classes.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CS 599 INTOR TO PROG USING SCRIPTING PLACEMENT   0.0 Credit(s)
This placement exam will assess the student's understanding of the Python programming language. Topics referenced include basic programming concepts, regular expressions, basic data structures and algorithms, Boolean operations, and basic programming constructs including variables and types, string, arrays, sequential and parallel execution, assignments, decision and branching, loops, functions, procedures and calls, and basic debugging techniques.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

NU 573 PMHNP III: THE PMHNP IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS   6.0 Credit(s)
This course provides theoretical and clinical content, including 180 supervised required hours of advanced psychiatric mental health nursing care across the lifespan with emphasis on individuals, including older adults, couples, and families, within a variety of behavioral health settings. Students examine multi-factorial influences of individual and family functioning and coping, among patients of all ages from pediatric to older adults, including those with co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions. By also incorporating knowledge of the generational impact of behavioral health conditions on families, students learn strategies to promote effective assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for psychiatric disorders affecting individuals and families. Further refinement of clinical diagnostic and treatment competencies, including a focus on outcomes evaluation for acute and chronic mental health conditions, termination, and increased independence within the role of the PMHNP are emphasized. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-550, NU-566, NU-552, NU-551, NU-603,ýNU-509, NU-571 or admission to the post-MSN PMHNP cert progrýAND approval by the Program Director
Offered: All Semesters All Years

NU 509 ADVANCED PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR THE Pmhnp   3.0 Credit(s)
This course builds on knowledge of advanced pharmacology, pathophysiology, and health assessment by examining safe and effective use of medications used to treat mental health disorders across the lifespan. Topics will include the examination of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and drug interactions of these medications in congruence with the most recent evidence. Underlying pathophysiologic processes of mental health disorders are examined to provide context for differential diagnosis and pharmacological management. These disorders include major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, bipolar illness, and psychosis across the lifespan, including medications used in special populations such as pediatrics, geriatrics, and pregnancy. Additional focus is the impact of the psychoactive medications on the client, family and community. Content is presented in relation to the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse who functions in an advanced role. Students learn important considerations for selecting medications to include best practices and clinical guidelines, patient preference, safety profile, setting, monitoring requirements, and long-term patient management. Prerequisite: Take NU-501 NU-530 NU-550 NU-566 NU-552 NU-551 NU-603ýOR acceptance into the PMHNP post-MSN cert program ýAND permission of PMHNP Program Director
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

NU 571 ROLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PMHNP I   6.0 Credit(s)
This course provides theoretical and clinical content, including 180 supervised required hours of advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing care across the lifespan with emphasis on late adolescence through adulthood, within a variety of behavioral health settings.  The focus is on clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment decision-making for commonly encountered behavioral health disorders in adults. From the patient interview and assessment to the diagnostic work-up and treatment planning, students learn to apply concepts from prior coursework to understand patients' underlying psychopathological processes and develop differential diagnoses and management plans, including psychopharmacologic treatments and psychotherapeutic modalities. Sociocultural, ethical, and legal considerations are addressed, with the role of the PMHNP as a vital member of the behavioral health team emphasized in providing holistic care.  180 required hours of advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing care. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-550, NU-566, NU-551, NU-603, NU-509ýOR admission to the post-MSN PMHNP certificate program ýAND with approval of PMHNP Program Director
Offered: All Semesters All Years

EDCS 516 Teaching Algorithms: Secondary   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on applications of Computer Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examination of artifacts of teaching, CS candidates will build a professional portfolio and discuss problems and opportunities of practice in community. Emphasis is placed on prototypes to solve computational problems, and modeling programs with sequences and loops to express ideas or solve basic problems. Artifacts will address using flowcharts and pseudocode concepts to decompose a problem and design before development, including making selections among various alternative approaches.
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years

EDCS 513 Teaching Data & Analysis:elementary   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on applications of Data Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examination of artifacts of teaching, CS candidates will build a professional portfolio and discuss problems and opportunities of practice in community. Emphasis is placed on teaching data and related concepts using encoding schemes to store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, delete, and transform information. Artifacts will address student collection and visualization of data, pattern identification, predictions, and relationships as well as examination of the social impacts of computing.
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years

EDCS 515 TEACHING ALGORITHMS: ELEMENTARY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on applications of Computer Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examination of artifacts of teaching, CS candidates will build a professional portfolio and discuss problems and opportunities of practice in community. Emphasis is placed on prototypes to solve computational problems, and modeling programs with sequences and loops to express ideas or solve basic problems. Artifacts will address using flowcharts and pseudocode concepts to decompose a problem and design before development, including making selections among various alternative approaches.
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years

EDCS 518 Teaching Programming:secondary   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on applications of Computer Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examination of artifacts of teaching, CS candidates will build a professional portfolio and discuss problems and opportunities of practice in community. Artifacts will address student development of programs with sequences and events, including debugging, terminology, and support systems. Prerequisite: Take EDCS-506 or EDCS-516
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years

EDCS 517 Teaching Programming:elementary   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on applications of Computer Science curriculum and pedagogy in practice. Through the examination of artifacts of teaching, CS candidates will build a professional portfolio and discuss problems and opportunities of practice in community. Artifacts will address student development of programs with sequences and events, including debugging, terminology, and support systems. Prerequisite: Take EDCS-505 or EDCS-515
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years

NU 572 PMHNP II: Care of Children and Families   6.0 Credit(s)
This course requires theoretical and clinical content, including a total of 180 supervised required hours of care across the lifespan with emphasis on pediatric and adolescent patients within a variety of behavioral health settings. A minimum of 100 hours of clinical practicum is specifically devoted to the care of patients under age 18. The focus is on refining and developing increased competency as a PMHNP in diagnostic and clinical interventions with an increasingly diverse and complex caseload, including crisis intervention and managing psychiatric emergencies. Identification and treatment of developmental and age-specific disorders, genetic aspects of disease presentation and treatment, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives and community resources are emphasized. Prerequisite: Take NU-501 NU-530 NU-550 NU-566 NU-551 NU-552 NU-603 NU-509ýNU-571 OR admission to the PMHNP post-master's cert programýand approval by PMHNP Program Director.
Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

EDR 554 EVIDENCE-BASED WRITING INSTRUCTION   1.0 Credit(s)
This online course provides students with an introduction to the challenges students with dyslexia and other language-based exceptionalities face with writing and how to design and implement specialized instruction to support students' writing development. Course modules provide a framework for strategic and meaningful evidence-based writing instruction using a levels of language approach to understand how to support students' development of ideation and composition, strategic writing across genre, goal-directed execution of the writing process, and writing skill development including paragraph construction, transcription skills, word choice, and sentence conventions.
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years