Courses

SLP 600 AUTISM, AAC & SEVERE DISORDERS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course addresses the assessment and treatment of severe disorders affecting communication, including autism, cerebral palsy, and genetic syndromes, with and without intellectual disability. The use of a range of assistive technologies including voice output communication aids and consumer electronic devices will be emphasized. The impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on these disorders will be highlighted. Relations to literacy will be emphasized. Lecture/discussion/problem-based learning format.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

SLP 601 PRACTICUM SEMINAR V   1.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to review and reflect on their student teaching experiences in SLP 602: to apply concepts from academic coursework to their clinical practice; to master skills involved in clinical assessment and intervention; to explore evidence-based approaches to their clinical work; to reflect on issues of teaching and learning in schools for children with communication disorders; and to develop independence in planning and implementing programs for school-aged children. The primary focus of this course is on developing team-based practice patterns for school settings. This course accompanies SLP602, Student Teaching, and serves as a forum for refining knowledge and skills related to all aspects of the corresponding student teaching practicum. It also serves in developing independence in planning and implementing clinical plans for school-based practice with consideration for diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of client and stakeholder care.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

SLP 602 STUDENT TEACHING   6.0-9.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an SLP student clinical experience in a public school placement that qualifies them to earn endorsement as a school-based SLP in Connecticut. Students are expected to apply coursework to their clinical practice, master skills, and gain experience involved in being an SLP in a public school setting. The focus of the clinical practicum is working directly with school-aged children who have communication disorders, as well as clinical experience being an interactive member of a school staff and PPS team. Fieldwork format.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

SLP 610 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course allows students to pursue individualized study of a topic chosen to pursue the certificates of advanced study. Topics available include autism, medical speech-language pathology, and English language learners' literacy. Course will be tailored to the interests of participating students. Seminar format.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

SLP 690 CAPSTONE PROJECT   3.0 Credit(s)
Students will participate in a seminar project in which they identify a clinical case from their experience, identify a relevant intervention for this case, research the evidence base for the intervention, and prepare a detailed written report of the evidence for the intervention in which they discuss their evaluation of the level of evidence-both external and internal- available for the practice, describe additional research that would be needed to increase the level of evidence, and discuss what their review of the evidence would lead them to do about their original client, and others with similar strengths and needs that they may encounter in their practice. Students will give "grand rounds" oral presentations of their findings and submit a written account of their research in the format of a scholarly paper.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

SLP 699 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SLP III   1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
This course serves as the capstone for the certificate of advanced study. Students will participate in a student-led seminar in which emerging topics in the field of advanced study are researched and presented, and evidence-based practice strategies are identified and demonstrated. Seminar format.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years

HINF 625 FIELD EXPERIENCE   3.0 Credit(s)
This field experience/internship is a practical learning experience arranged with a variety of healthcare organizations to provide a supervised short-term educational experience for students in the Healthcare Informatics program. An internship allows a student to develop professionally through a work experience under the guidance of leaders in the fields of healthcare informatics and healthcare information technology. As an extension of the curriculum, the internship experience affords the student an opportunity to apply her/his theoretical knowledge and technical skills in a practical manner gaining valuable training, which will better enable her/him to perform with a higher level of skill and confidence. Required for full-time students.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

HINF 602 CLINICAL & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE   3.0 Credit(s)
Utilization and leveraging of healthcare data can drive improvements in our nation's entire healthcare system as well as in the medical and economic wellness of patients through sharing practical guidance and unbiased information on how to harness these healthcare data and facilitating problem-solving, solution sharing, and education through the collection and analyzing of healthcare data. Prerequisite: Take HINF-501
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

OT 680 EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH ASD   3.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

EDS 680 CAPSTONE   3.0 Credit(s)
This seminar focuses on collaboration, co-taught classrooms, and other inclusive practices. The seminar explores characteristics of disability deficits across IDEA classification areas. Seminar sessions help the candidate process, synthesize, and reflect on work in the classroom/school setting. Candidates share experiences and ask for critiques on work samples from peers and the professor. Guest speakers range from parents/parent advocates to administrators.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

HINF 626 FIELD EXPERIENCE II   3.0 Credit(s)
This field experience/internship is a practical learning experience and is a continuation of HINF 625. Arranged with a variety of healthcare organizations, it provides a supervised educational experience for students in the Healthcare Informatics program. An internship allows a student to develop professionally through a work experience under the guidance of leaders in the fields of healthcare informatics and healthcare information technology. As an extension of the curriculum, the internship experience affords the student an opportunity to apply his/her theoretical knowledge and technical skills in a practical manner gaining valuable training, which will better enable him/her to perform with a higher level of skill and confidence.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

NU 619 PRIN. OF PATIENT & STAFF ED.   3.0 Credit(s)
The course is to prepare the graduate level nurse in the nurse educator's role of patient and staff education utilizing theory and research-based knowledge in the design, coordination, and evaluation of the delivery of patient care as well as patient and staff education. Communication skills and strategies necessary to interact and collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary health care team and the patient will be explored. The course will provide the student with the ability to develop an in-depth knowledge in a clinical specialty and to develop a simulation design that can be effectively utilized in an educational setting. Under the supervision of a preceptor, the student will apply graduate-level health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology as well as principles of cultural diversity in a selected healthcare population utilizing nursing and theoretical frameworks to improve patient outcomes. This course is an education elective 3-credit course for the PM DNP Hybrid Program student. A practicum experience involving direct patient care is a required part of this course. Prerequisite: Take NU 553, NU 554, NU 605, NU 575, NU 588, and NU 589 Prerequisite: Take NU-553 NU-554 NU-605 NU-575 NU-588 NU-589
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

NU 605 PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE NURSE LEADER   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will focus on the pharmacotherapeutic principles of drugs most commonly used and evaluated by clinical nurse leaders, nurse educators, and nurses in advanced leadership positions across healthcare settings. Basic pharmacological concepts, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics, as well as the principle classification of drugs in clinical use today are discussed in relation to physiologic and psychologic concepts. The role of nurse leaders in teaching patients safe and effective medication administration and assessment of medication management and patients with chronic disease is emphasized. Prerequisite: Take NU-602
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

NU 617 HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS   3.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the current healthcare delivery system and the impact on patient care. An evaluation of the healthcare delivery system will incorporate the impact of social issues, economics, politics, culture, education, and technology. Past, future, and contemporary trends in healthcare delivery will be incorporated into the analysis of organizational micro- and macrosystems. Prerequisite: Take NU-501 NU-530 NU-601 NU-602;
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years

NU 665 QUALITY & SAFETY IN PRACTICE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an overview of quality improvement (QI) in health care. Students will build knowledge of QI frameworks and models as they design a QI project and proceed in a step-by-step progression through the continuous quality improvement (CQI) process. This approach prepares the student with the necessary skills to complete a CQI capstone project in the practicum courses. The cornerstones of QI will be addressed, including identifying data to measure impact, setting goals based on evidence/best practice, and creating changes that result in improved care or service that are sustainable over time. The course will also include a focus on measurement and analysis techniques and strategies to sustain and spread improvements. Assignments will focus on the skills needed to design and manage QI projects and practical applications of QI tools and techniques. Throughout the course, students will be challenged to look at the world through the QI lens and find ways to make innovative and effective changes that improve an issue in clinical practice. Prerequisite: Take NU-501, NU-530, NU-601, NU-602
Offered: Modules All Semesters All Years