Courses
EDL 931 UTILIZATION HUMAN & FINANCIAL RESOURCES 3.0 Credit(s)
This course, the second in the Superintendent Certification program, enables candidates to learn the basic concepts of human resource management and financial management of a school district to support the improvement of achievement for all students. Candidates learn and apply the best practices in recruitment, selection, orientation, professional learning and evaluation of educational personnel as well as a collaborative and comprehensive approach to budget development that results in an equitable distribution of resources to improve student learning.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
EDL 933 Policy Governance, Community Involvement 3.0 Credit(s)
This course teaches candidates about Superintendent/School Board relationships, developing effective communication and partnership with the community at large, and how to develop and implement policies that will further the Mission of the school district. Candidates also learn about the impact of critical state and federal education policies on local school districts.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
FN 915 ESG AND CLIMATE FINANCE 3.0 Credit(s)
The new course is due to market trends. ESG and climate finance have become critically important due to regulatory pressures and investor demand. The global recognition of climate change as a significant threat necessitates urgent action to mitigate its impacts. The SEC requires public firms to disclose climate-related information in their annual reports, which has increased focus on how businesses and investors can contribute to sustainable environmental practices. The DBA program will offer this course to equip students with interdisciplinary knowledge to tackle complex challenges in sustainable investing and risk management, as well as the necessary skills to conduct scholarly research in these areas.
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years
FN 920 PRACTICUM IN CORPORATE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 6.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take DBF-900
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years
FN 921 Practicum in Financial Markets and INSTITUTIONS 6.0 Credit(s)
It is a guided research study taken by a student with the faculty mentor in financial markets and institutions. Students will examine exhaustively the recent studies advancing knowledge in financial markets and institutions, write their synopses and assist the faculty in collecting data as well as designing and testing analytical models for research projects Prerequisite: Take DBF-900
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years
CM 799 CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION 1.0 Credit(s)
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
RCR 705 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides the skills necessary to design, conduct, and interpret qualitative research in educational settings. Students explore approaches to qualitative research, consider the questions qualitative research can answer, critically examine pivotal qualitative studies, and apply essential conceptual, digital, and methodological tools. It culminates in a pilot qualitative inquiry into a problem of social, emotional, and/or academic learning of the student's choosing.
Offered: As Needed All Years
RCR 701 WRITING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to introduce students to the foundational elements of academic writing within the discipline of education. The work is sequenced from basic practice to the professional application of elements of clear, concise, coherent writing. Using the process of pre-writing, writing, and revising strategies, students examine purpose, audience, organization, style, flow, and the proper use of grammatical conventions. Students apply these skills to a cogent argument about an idea focused on a problem of practice within the field, writing about data, assessing and using sources, and identifying and evaluating a solution.
Offered: As Needed All Years
RCR 700 READING/RESPONDING TO ED RESEARCH 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to prepare students to become critical consumers of research in Education. Students identify an authentic problem of practice and develop a set of meta-skills to effectively identify, locate, read and evaluate peer-reviewed research articles. Through application of taught strategies, students navigate the key sections of research articles (introduction/statement of the problem, literature review, methods, results and analyses, and conclusion). Students use research skills, along with their writing skills form RCR 701, to summarize current literature on a SEAL-related topic.
Offered: As Needed All Years
RCR 702 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course builds students' knowledge to comprehend, critique, and develop quantitative research. Students gain a fundamental, working knowledge of various quantitative methods and statistical analyses. While completing the course, students conduct their own quantitative research project on a topic of their choice.
Offered: As Needed All Years
RCR 703 GRANT WRITING 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to prepare students to research potential grant sources/funders and to develop, write, and critique competitive grant proposals consistent with a Request for Proposal. Through a process of examining the details of the components of a grant proposal, students develop the meta-skills of grantsmanship and then synthesize these with the reading and writing skills developed in RCR 700 and 701 to complete a submission-ready grant proposal.
Offered: As Needed All Years
RCR 704 MIXED METHODS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers the assumptions and mental models that inform different approaches to research, and the ways in which qualitative and quantitative goals, questions, methods, analysis strategies, and presentation styles can be productively integrated in a mixed methods research approach. Students engage in critical analysis of empirical educational research to better understand the differences between quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods methodologies as well as the philosophical and theoretical foundations for conducting mixed methods research. Students develop their own research proposal and dissertation prospectus in an area of interest utilizing an integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches, methods, and data for a single study.
Offered: As Needed All Years
NU 822 PROJECT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT 1.0 Credit(s)
The second of four project seminars. Under the guidance of faculty, lead, and mentor, the student uses knowledge and skill in the implementation and evaluation of the project. Thestudent completes the project evidence review, recommendations and proposal development. Prerequisite: Take NU-821
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
NU 823 DNP PROJECT PROPOSAL PRESENTATION 1.0 Credit(s)
This course is the third of 4 project seminars. Under the guidance of the course faculty, DNP project lead, and practice mentor, the student synthesizes, integrates, and translates newly acquired knowledge and skills in the implementation and evaluation of the selected project. In this seminar, the student completes the DNP proposal presentation. Prerequisite: Take NU-822
Offered: Summer Semester All Years
NU 824 DNP PROJECT FINAL PRESENTATION 1.0 Credit(s)
This course is the last of the four project seminars. Under the guidance of faculty, lead, and mentor, the student uses knowledge and skills in the implementation and evaluation of the selected project. The studnt completes the final project presentation. Prerequisite: Take NU-823
Offered: Spring Semester All Years