Courses
NU 770 ADVANCED CARE OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to enable the doctoral student to refine and expand the diagnostic and management skills necessary to care for vulnerable and disenfranchised populations. The elimination of health disparities has been identified as an area of research emphasis by the National Institute of Nursing Research. This course examines health determinants and health disparities within the United States as well as in the global community. The student will examine health disparities and the burden of disease within social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental contexts using a systematic, multidisciplinary approach. Given the complexity of care, growth of information and biomedical technology, an aging and increasingly diverse population, and worsening disparities in care, this course will prepare the student to fill the growing societal need for expert clinicians. This course focuses on the complex management of healthcare problems experienced by special populations across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on content specific to the special populations in the areas of infectious disease, psychiatric care, and care of medically underserved populations such as the homeless, refugee populations, and the incarcerated. Case examples and clinical experiences are provided that allows students to become increasingly independent in their own clinical practice with respect to critical thinking and problem-solving. Emphasis in role development is placed on effecting change and integration of the multiple roles for advanced practice nurses in an interdisciplinary, integrated health system.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years
NU 780 LEAD. CHRON DIS MGMT AGING POPULATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed for graduate students in the DNP program who seek to gain leadership skills and knowledge in the management of chronic disease and aging populations. Doctoral students will synthesize knowledge from physiological, psychological, and sociological/cultural perspectives that are important to the aging person and their families. Evidence-based practice guidelines are used to support clinical management plans and optimal patient outcomes for geriatric clients in both inpatient and primary care settings. Ethical principles will be used to guide clinical decision-making when complex problems or issues create a dilemma in the delivery of care to elderly populations (i.e., elder abuse, reimbursement-driven care, and advanced directives). The application of advanced nursing practice theory into supervised clinical practice will be included and emphasized.
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years
NU 810 DNP SCHOLARSHIP & ADVANCED PRACTICE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is a role transition seminar and colloquium that assists the student in preparing for expanded roles and self-reflection. The student synthesizes, integrates, and translates knowledge, skills, and attitudes that have been acquired throughout the program. Practice immersion experiences are designed by students based on AACN Essentials competency self-assessment and scholarly interests.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years
NU 820 DNP SCHOLARSHIP & ADVANCED PRACTICE II 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is a role transition seminar and colloquium that will assist the student in preparing for expanded roles and self-reflection. The student synthesizes, integrates, and translates knowledge, skills, and attitudes that have been acquired throughout the program. Practice immersion experiences will be designed by students based on AACN Essentials competency self-assessment and scholarly interests. Scholarly writing, grant proposals, and career development strategies will be discussed. Prerequisite: Take NU-810
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years
NU 821 DNP PROJECT TOPIC DEVELOPMENT 1.0 Credit(s)
The first of four project seminars, the student uses knowledge and skills related to topic development. This seminar prepares the student to identify a project topic. Prerequisite: Take NU-745
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
NU 741 CURRICULUM DESIGN ADV. NE 3.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this elective course is to provide students the opportunities to examine research-based educational theory and evidence-based teaching/learning strategies to design and implement instruction for diverse learners and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of instruction. In addition, analysis and synthesis of theories and concepts related to curriculum development and evaluation in education are emphasized. A practicum experience is a required component of the course.
Offered: As Needed All Years
NU 742 LEADERSHIP IN ADV. NURSING ED 3.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this elective course is to engage students in an analysis and synthesis of concepts and theories basic to the nurse educator in a leadership role in academia. Emphasis is on current issues and trends in nursing education, the role of the DNP nurse educator, knowledge necessary for success in a leadership role such as the accreditation process and the relationship between the school/department of nursing and state board of nursing. In addition, relevant topics such leadership theory, policy, and legal and ethical issues will be discussed. A practicum experience is a required component of the course. Prerequisite: TAKE NU-741
Offered: As Needed All Years
PT 859 CLINICAL ED - CONTINUOUS 0.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PT 759 CLINICAL EDUCATION CONTINUOUS 0.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
DBF 900 BUS. STRAT. ETHICS & RESRCH BUSINESS STRATEGY, ETHICS & RESEARCH 1.5 Credit(s)
This DBA orientation seminar introduces students to the requirements of writing research papers. It also elaborates on the nature, uses, and objectives of doctoral level applied research. Students learn how to construct arguments, devise and test analytical models, and write publishable studies.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
DBF 901 CAREER TRANSITION SEMINAR 3.0 Credit(s)
A program-concluding special seminar that overviews career trajectories for DBA in Finance graduates in both business and academic institutions. It also covers professional networking strategies.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
FN 901 ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE 3.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to provide a background for understanding the major research directions in corporate finance. Topics include theory of the firm, capital structure, external financing decisions, payout policy, agency problems, corporate control and governance, investment decisions, and the role of financial institutions in corporate transactions. Prerequisite: Take DBF-900
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years
FN 902 ADVANCED ASSET PRICING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an advanced treatment of portfolio choice and asset pricing theory. Topics include expected utility maximization, stochastic discount factors, arbitrage, meanvariance analysis, representative investors, and beta-pricing models. Single-period and dynamic models are studied. Prerequisite: tAKE dbf-900
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
FN 903 ADV, STATISTICS & MATHEMATICAL MODELING 3.0 Credit(s)
Students learn in this lab-based course mathematical statistics along with applications to business decisions. The main topics include: probability, random variables, normal and non-normal distribution, hypothesis testing, linear and non-linear regressions, analysis of variance, and nonparametric statistics. A special emphasis is on cross-sectional, panel, and stochastic analyses of financial data. The course material is particularly useful to professionals who aim at quantitative positions at financial institutions and consulting firms. Prerequisite: Take DBF-900
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
FN 904 ECONOMETRIC METHODS 3.0 Credit(s)
The second lab-based quantitative research methods course covers the analytical material comprised within the growing discipline of financial econometrics. The course material encompasses time-series analyses and their applications to financial processes. Students gain foundations of modeling and forecasting key financial variables, including asset prices, returns, interest rates, financial ratios, defaults, etc. They become familiar with modern, state-of-the-art estimation methods of high-frequency financial data. Prerequisite: Take FN-903
Offered: Spring Semester All Years