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WGB 605 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
Many firms worldwide demonstrate that operations and supply chains can be effective weapons for building and sustaining an organization's competitive advantage. This course addresses the key operations and supply chain issues with strategic and tactical implications. The course will cover manufacturing, service, business, nonprofit, and government organizations in this course. It will focus on five major decision areas: process, quality, capacity, inventory, and supply chain
Offered: All Semesters All Years
WGB 650 STRATEGIC INTEGRATION 6.0 Credit(s)
Organizational success relies on effectively leading and managing holistically across many disciplines. This course takes a process-based approach to integrate fundamental knowledge of Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, International Business, and Human Resource Management based on a Strategic Management platform. Classroom discussions are team taught with multiple professors, senior professionals, and experts using real-life business simulations. Prerequisite: Pre-req: WGB-602, WGB-603, WGB-604, WGB-605
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years
CM 614 TV NEWS MAGAZINE 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will produce a series of news magazine programs. Students will develop story content and format of shows including producing stories, anchoring broadcasts, and learning studio production.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
CM 602 POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of political communication by exploring the intersections of media and democracy. Students will consider the social, ethical, and historical implications of political communication.
Offered: Modules Odd Semesters All Years
CM 626 CAPSTONE IN STRATEGIC COMS & PR 3.0 Credit(s)
CM 626 is a culminating experience for SCPR graduate students, involving guided independent assignments focused on career preparation and the creation of a digital portfolio.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
CM 660 CRISIS COMMUNICATION & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS 3.0 Credit(s)
CM 660 introduces students to the key concepts of crisis communication. Students will develop an understanding of best practices through an analysis of crisis case studies.
Offered: Modules Even Semesters All Years
SW 675 SPECIALIZED INTEGRATED PRACTICE I 3.0 Credit(s)
This is the first of a two-semester specialized practice course building on the Generalist Practice framework. This course focuses on developing integrated social work practice skills for both clinical and community specializations. Clinical specializations will develop specialized skills in working with individuals, families and groups in a clinical setting while integrating community practice considerations. Community specializations will develop specialized skills in working with large groups, organizations, and communities within macro settings while integrating clinical practice considerations. The course will cover selected theoretical frameworks and evidence-based interventions with an emphasis on an integrated application. Students will develop competencies in using empirical and research evidence to inform practice strategies and models with diverse client populations.
Offered: As Needed All Years
SW 678 SPECIALIZED PRACTICUM & SEMINAR I 3.0 Credit(s)
This is the first of a two-semester course where students will participate in an approved, advanced, social work practice field placement specifically related to their chosen specialization. The field practicum will give students the opportunity to apply and integrate theory and course material in professional practice with diverse client systems and further extend and enhance the demonstration of the social work profession's core competencies. Students are placed in human service organizations and are supervised by a master's level social worker. Students are required to complete a minimum of 550 hours in the field over the course of the academic year. The field placement is offered concurrently with seminar class. The seminar class is an integrative process-oriented course designed to help students integrate knowledge, values, and skills of the social work profession. The seminar is a combination of students from both specializations, direct clinical practice and direct community practice so students have the ability to learn from each other and further integrate social work Prerequisite: Take SW-586 or SW-587, SW-675
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CS 617 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
Addresses foundational principles making computers learn, plan, and solve problems autonomously; and driving modern intelligent agents on real-world applications for contemporary problems, such as deep learning, and data flows.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
MK 676 DIGITAL ADVERTISING 3.0 Credit(s)
The course in digital advertising will cover a gap between traditional advertising and digital advertising, including mobile, Internet, viral media, paid and unpaid advertising. This course goes beyond using web metrics for advertising but instead focus on creating a unified advertising proposition that can be delivered in Omnichannel.
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years
MK 677 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an understanding of customer experience management, as a collection of processes used to measure customers' interactions between customers and the organization throughout the customer lifecycle. Prerequisite: Take MK-661 MK-670 MK-674;
Offered: Fall Semester Even Academic Years
CS 648 INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE QA 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to Software Quality Assurance details key facets of software testing and testing theory. Students will utilize core testing theory to create test plans with meaningful test cases ensuring critical coverage of documented requirements. Prerequisite: Take CS-501
SW 676 SPEC INTEGRATED PRACTICE II:MSW CAPSTON 3.0 Credit(s)
This is the second of a two-semester specialized practice course. In this culminating course, students will apply key content in the Master of Social Work curricula to design and defend a MSW Capstone project. The MSW Capstone project is a comprehensive demonstration of specialized practice integrated across all levels of social work practice in alignment with the mission of the School of Social Work. Throughout this course students will demonstrate progress on their Capstone in accordance with defined benchmarks and a final product. Students will work collaboratively with their instructor, peers, and key stakeholders to reach the benchmarks, integrate learning, practice leadership skills, and demonstrate their ability to apply social work knowledge, values, skills and cognitive and affective processes. Pre-requisite= SW675 Prerequisite: TAKE SW-675
Offered: As Needed All Years
SW 680 SPECIALIZED PRACTICUM & SEMINAR II 3.0 Credit(s)
Second half of two-semester course where students participate in an approved, specialized, social work practice field placement with the focus on the development and application of skills and cognitive/affective process within specialized framework. Pre-requisite = SW678. Pre/co-requisite = SW676 Prerequisite: Take SW-678
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CS 625 CRYPTOGRAPHY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers theoretical and practical aspects of modern applied computer cryptography. Topics include block and stream ciphers; hash functions, data authentication, and digital signatures. Special emphasis is given to public-key cryptosystems. The course includes use of various encryption methods in different programming systems. Prerequisite: Take CS-504 or CS-505
Offered: Fall, Spring & Late Spring Sem All Years