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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Courses numbered 596 designate individual study courses and are available for registration by prior arrangement with the course instructor and approval of the department chair.
The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the amount of credit each course carries. Variable credit courses include the minimum and maximum number of the credits within parentheses.
Not all of the courses are offered every quarter Final confirmation of courses to be offered, information on new courses and programs, as well as a list of hours, instructor, titles of courses and places of class meetings, is available online in My CWU which can be accessed through the CWU home page, and go to www.cwu.edu/registrar/course-information.
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Accounting (ACCT) |
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ACCT 505 - Advanced Cost Accounting Description: This course reviews, enhances, and extends, concepts learned in ACCT 305. The focus is on assessing the information needs of end users in the organization, then creating reports (including Excel workbooks) to address those needs. ACCT 405 and ACCT 505 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Reinforce and enhance knowledge of traditional first course (ACCT 305) topics.
- Management accountant’s role
- Different costs for different purposes
- Cost-volume-profit analysis
- Job (order)costing
- Activity-based costing and management
- Master budget
- Responsibility accounting
- Flexible budgets and direct cost variances
- Flexible budgets and overhead cost variances
- Inventory costing and capacity analysis
- Determining how costs behave
- Decision making and relevant information
- Process costing
- Extend knowledge and demonstrate intermediate level competence with second course (ACCT 405) concepts.
- Pricing decisions and cost management
- Balanced scorecard and strategic profitabilityanalysis
- Custome profitability and sales variance analysis
- Allocation of support department costs
- Cost allocation related to joint products and by-products
- Accounting for spoilage, rework, and scrap
- Balanced scorecard related to quality and theory of constraints
- Inventory management and JIT planning and control
- Cost of capital and capital budgeting
- Transfer pricing
- Performance measurement
- Practice basic/intermediate Excel spreadsheet management accounting applications related to:
- master budgeting
- cash budgeting
- cost of capital estimation
- capital budgeting
- process costing cost of production reports
- variance analysis
- Graduate: Communicate the results of a case or their analysis of a problem
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/20/14
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
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ACCT 521 - Advanced Tax 1: Business Entities Description: Study of principles of federal income taxation of corporations and pass-through and their investors. Coverage includes formation, distributions,
withdrawals, and dissolution. Course introduces income tax issues concerning estates, trusts, exempt organizations, retirement plans, and farmers.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: (ACCT 303 or ACCT 340 or equivalent) and admission to the professional tax practice graduate certificate or department permission.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- List the preliminary actions and documents necessary to prepare income tax returns for business entities, trusts, and estates
- Compute and define all types of business income Homework assignments and examinations. Distinguish the tax treatment of C corporations, S corporations, Partnerships, Trusts, and Estates
- Summarize the various retirement plans available to employees
- Apply the law as it relates to tax credits and deductions available to businesses Homework assignments and examinations. Classify property exchanges as voluntary, involuntary, taxable, or tax-free
- Identify the most common tax planning strategies available to businesses Tax simulations and examinations. Identify and apply key tax provisions applicable to farmers
- Recall the process to apply for tax-exempt treatment
- Evaluate a tax-exempt organization’s compliance with tax filing requirements
- Evaluate a trust or estate’s compliance with tax filing requirements
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Fall Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima Spring Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 521A - Tax Research Lab-Entities Description: Application of tax laws applicable to business entities.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ACCT 521.
Credits: (1)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply tax law as it relates to business entities.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Fall Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima Spring Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 522 - Advanced Tax 2: Individuals Description: Study of principles of federal income taxation of individuals. Focus is on individual income tax compliance, such as gross income, deductions, credits, property transactions, retirement income, alternative minimum tax, and self-employment tax.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: (ACCT 303 or ACCT 340 or equivalent) and admission to the professional tax practice graduate certificate or department permission.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- List the preliminary actions and documents necessary to prepare individual income tax returns
- Compute and define all types of individual income, such as wages income, retirement income, or income from property (whether real or personal)
- Compute and define self-employment tax
- Apply the law as it relates to tax credits available to individuals
- Compute and define Itemized deductions and adjustments to income
- Evaluate a taxpayer’s compliance with wealth transfer taxes
- Evaluate a taxpayer’s compliance with FBAR requirements
- Identify the most common tax planning strategies available to individuals
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Winter Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 522A - Tax Research Lab - Individuals Description: Application of tax laws applicable to individual tax compliance.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ACCT 522.
Credits: (1)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the law as it relates to individual income tax compliance.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Winter Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 523 - Advanced Tax 3: Practice and Procedure Description: Study of rules of conduct and ethics in tax practice, such as competency, conflicts of interest, penalties, and sanctionable acts. Coverage of federal tax procedure, statute of limitations, notions of evidence, and record maintenance.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: (ACCT 303 or ACCT 340 or equivalent) and admission to the professional tax practice graduate certificate or department permission.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain what constitutes practice before the IRS
- List the categories of professionals authorized to practice before the IRS, their respective rights and responsibilities
- Identify sanctionable acts by tax practitioners
- Apply rules of professional conduct and applicable penalties
- Demonstrate mastery of key provisions in Treasury Department Circular 230
- Protect Private Taxpayer Information through proper handling and storage
- Maintain records according to professional rules and best practice standards
- Experience the process of representing a taxpayer before the IRS
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Spring Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 523A - Practice and Procedure Tax Research Lab Description: Application of rules of conduct and ethics in tax practice, such as competency, conflicts of interest, penalties, and sanctionable acts.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ACCT 523.
Credits: (1)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Experience the process of representing a taxpayer before the IRS.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Spring Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 524 - Advanced Tax 4: Current Issues in Taxation Description: Study of contemporary issues in federal and/or state taxation. Subjects may include state and local tax, international tax, taxation of intellectual property, special excise taxes, or any other relevant and current topic.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: (ACCT 303 or ACCT 340 or equivalent) and admission to the professional tax practice graduate certificate or department permission.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with the taxes covered in the course.
- Prepare a tax return for the taxes covered in the course.
- Determine which transactions are exempt from the taxes covered in the course.
- Identify which taxes, among those covered in the course, apply to a given transaction.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Summer Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 524A - Tax Research Lab - Current Issues in Taxation Description: Application of contemporary issues in taxation to real world scenarios.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ACCT 524.
Credits: (1)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the law as it relates to contemporary issue in taxation.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/23/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Summer Locations Ellensburg, Online, Des Moines, JBLM, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Sammamish, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima |
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ACCT 530 - Governmental and Non-profit Accounting Description: Accounting and budgetary controls for governmental units and non-profit service organizations, including educational institutions (from school districts to universities) and hospitals. Emphasis is on the advantages, uses, disadvantages, and differences in fund accounting. ACCT 430 and ACCT 530 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop and implement accounting and financial management procedures appropriate for governmental entities. The focus is on state governments and the political subdivisions thereof.
- Develop and implement accounting and financial management procedures for non-government assisted not-for-profit organizations. The focus is on volunteer health and welfare organizations, such as the American Red Cross.
- Develop and implement accounting and financial management procedures for selected special non for-profit entities: public/private colleges and universities, and public/private hospitals and other health care providers.
- Develop audit procedures for governmental and nonprofit entities.
- Communicate the results of an audit case or their analysis of an audit problem.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 3/20/14
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ACCT 546 - Income Tax Accounting II Description: Taxation of trusts and estates, gratuitous transfers, and the formation and termination of corporations and partnerships, with emphasis on tax compliance, planning, and computer-based tax research. ACCT 446 and ACCT 546 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Locate and interpret primary and secondary authoritative sources of tax information using web-based services
- Apply U.S. tax law to meet compliance requirements.
- Apply U.S. tax law to identify tax planning opportunities.
- Communicate the results of research, compliance, and planning efforts, to audiences with different levels of expertise.
- Graduate students will be able to communicate their tax analysis in written and/or through a presentation.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/20/14
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ACCT 550 - Advanced Accounting Description: Accounting theory and practice for business, combinations and consolidated financial statements, foreign currency transactions and translations, partnerships, and advanced special topics. ACCT 450 and ACCT 550 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Prepare consolidated financial statements (includes outside ownership and intra-entity asset transactions)
- Work with foreign currency transactions and hedging
- Translate foreign currency financial statements
- Prepare financial statements for partnerships
- Graduate students will communicate their case and/or problem analysis
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/20/14
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ACCT 550A - Advanced Accounting Lab Description: Builds on accounting issues covered in ACCT 550. Provides hands-on experience with digital resources used to research, analyze, and communicate resolutions to the various constituencies served by accounting professionals. Grade will either be S or U. Course will be offered every year (Fall).
Prerequisites: Co-requisite: ACCT 550.
Credits: (1)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to research the relevant authoritative literature to analyze current issues.
- Analyze the research results including, as appropriate, the financial implications.
- Communicate the results of the research and analysis to various constituencies.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/18
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ACCT 555 - Accounting Information Systems Description: Accounting information system development process and related information systems technologies. Includes the application, control, and audit of accounting information systems. ACCT 455 and ACCT 555 are layered courses; student may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the objectives and processes of each accounting transaction cycle and interpret flowcharts and other graphical documentation of those cycles.
- Apply the requirements and specifications of COSO and related official pronouncements regarding the design and implementation of internal controls.
- Identify the key components and processes of manual and computerized accounting information systems.
- Identify current issues and emerging technologies that affect the evolution of accounting information systems in a global economy mediated by networked digital technologies.
- Graduate students will communicate their case and/or problem analysis of various accounting information issues.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 1/22/15
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ACCT 561 - Fraud Examination Description: Detection and prevention of financial statement fraud and other forms of business fraud. ACCT 461 and ACCT 561 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain each element of the fraud triangle.
- Identify the types of fraud from different scenarios.
- Interview an individual suspected of fraud and request a signed confession.
- Properly collect and preserve fraud examination evidence for trial.
- Prepare a fraud report
- Graduate students will be able to communicate their case and/or fraud assessment.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/20/14
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ACCT 565 - Current Issues in Information Technologies Description: Current issues in information technologies and their relevance for accounting professionals.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply information technology principles correctly in an accounting environment.
- Evaluate information technology decisions in an accounting environment.
- Write communications that are well organized, developed, and expressed in an accounting environment.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 1/07/08
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ACCT 575 - International Accounting Description: Explores the formulation and application of accounting principles in other industrialized countries. Particular emphasis directed toward the harmonization of accounting principles between the U.S. and other countries. ACCT 475 and ACCT 575 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the nature and scope of international accounting
- Identify the role that political, cultural, social, legal, and economic variables play in the development and practice of accounting in an international environment
- Analyze the financial impact of foreign currency exposure, taxation, and transfer pricing issues
- Explain the financial impact of significant differences between GAAP and IFRS
- Reformat and restate financial statements from US GAAP to IFRS and vice versa
- Graduate students will communicate their case or project analysis
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/24/14
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ACCT 583 - Seminar in Auditing Description: Use of case analysis and other techniques to develop auditing analysis and decision-making skills. Study of AICPA Professional Standards. By permission.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply generally accepted auditing standards correctly in the areas of obtaining and documenting substantive testing evidence, reviewing and documenting engagement conclusions, and preparing audit communications.
- Research and prescribe appropriate generally accepted auditing standards in the areas of obtaining and documenting substantive testing evidence, reviewing and documenting engagement conclusions, and preparing audit communications.
- Evaluate the proper application of generally accepted auditing standards in the areas of obtaining and documenting substantive testing evidence, reviewing and documenting engagement conclusions, and preparing audit communications.
- Write communications that are well organized, developed, and expressed in the areas of obtaining and documenting substantive testing evidence, reviewing and documenting engagement conclusions, and preparing audit communications.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 1/17/08
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ACCT 583A - Seminar in Auditing Lab Description: Builds on audit issues covered in ACCT 560. Provides hands-on experience with digital resources used to research, analyze, and communicate resolutions to the various constituencies served by audit professionals. Grade will either be S or U. Course will be offered every year (Spring).
Prerequisites: Co-requisite: ACCT 583.
Credits: (1)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to research the relevant authoritative literature to analyze current issues.
- Analyze the research results including, as appropriate, the financial implications.
- Communicate the results of the research and analysis to various constituencies.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/18
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ACCT 584 - Professional Writing and Speaking for the Accountant (Put on reserve 9/16/19) Description: Develop written and verbal communications skills for practical application in public, private, and governmental accounting fields. Includes interviewing techniques, preparation and presentation of group and individual reports, and preparation of resumes, letters, memos, and work papers. ACCT 484 and ACCT 584 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both. (Put on reserve 9/16/19, will go inactive 8/24/22)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Communicate about professional issues in a manner that is appropriate for different audiences.
- Use computers for perform career oriented tasks
- Discuss the professional responsibilities and challenges in various career paths.
- Graduate students will be able to communicate the results of a case or their analysis of a problem.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/20/14
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ACCT 588 - Contemporary Issues in Accounting Description: This course develops a comprehensive understanding of the competencies required of today’s accounting professional. A case-study approach is used. Critical thinking and communication skills (oral and written) are an integral component of this course.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the significant factors that have changed the Accounting Profession over the past 20 years.
- Analyze and review financial and business data by applying the appropriate accounting and business principle and standard to a financial reporting issue.
- Evaluate and make recommendations to typical client accounting, tax and/or business valuation issues encountered in professional practice.
- Use critical thinking to identify, explore, and evaluate emerging issues and dilemmas in accounting and business.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/20/14
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ACCT 590 - Cooperative Education Description: An individualized, contracted field experience with business, industry, government, or social service agencies. The contractual arrangement involves a student learning plan, cooperating employer supervision, and faculty coordination. By permission. May be repeated up to 5 credits. Grade will either be S or U.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (1-5)
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ACCT 596 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated for credit. Grade will either be S or U.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (1-6)
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ACCT 598 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-6)
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ACCT 599 - Seminar Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-5)
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ACCT 696 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ACCT 698 - Special Topics Description: May be repreated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ACCT 699 - Seminar Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ACCT 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project Study, and/or Examination Description: Designed to credit and record supervised study for the master’s thesis, non-thesis project, studio project, public recital, and/or examination. May be repeated for credit. Grade will either be S or U.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Professional Accountancy Program.
Credits: (1)
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BUS 541A - Advanced Business Law Lab Description: Builds on legal issues covered in BUS 541. Provides hands-on experience with digital resources used to research, analyze, and communicate resolutions to the various constituencies served by accounting professionals. Grade will either be S or U. Course will be offered every year (Winter).
Prerequisites: Co-requisite: BUS 541.
Credits: (1)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to research the relevant authoritative literature to analyze current issues.
- Analyze the research results including, as appropriate, the financial implications.
- Communicate the results of the research and analysis to various constituencies.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/18
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ADMG 501 - ITAM Boot Camp Description: Designed to prepare graduate students to the Information Technology and Administrative Management graduate program. The class covers resources, programs, research and case study formats, faculty bios, and study strategies for online, hybrid, and traditional formats.
Credits: (2)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the university and department resources and program of study requirements
- Demonstrate an understanding of the expectations and goals of the ITAM graduate classes
- Demonstrate an understanding of important study strategies to complete online, hybrid, or face-to-face courses
- Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of information technology and administrative management on today’s contemporary organizations
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 525 - Global Managerial Communications Description: This course introduces students to the importance and need for clear, succinct, and relevant business communications. Students will learn to write and deliver effective messages and will learn to research, purpose, and present business reports. Additionally, students will be introduced to the importance of communications in the digital age.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of composing and writing effective styles of business correspondence.
- Demonstrate an understanding of emerging technologies in business communication.
- Demonstrate an understanding of letter and memoranda formats.
- Demonstrate an understanding of researching and writing an analytical business report.
- Demonstrate an understanding of researching and writing a business proposal.
- Demonstrate an understanding of APA style and format.
- Develop and demonstrate proper use of grammar, spelling, word use, and punctuation as applied in business communication.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 531 - Financial Analysis in IT and Administrative Management Description: Addresses the financial analysis functions necessary for an administrative or IT manager to make intelligent financial decisions and communicate effectively with financial professions. Includes understanding financial statements, accounting concepts, ratio analysis, capital budgeting, and working capital.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify, define, and apply accounting and financial terminology and concepts
- Interpret the effects of various IT organizational transactions on the financial position of the organization
- Read, analyze, and evaluate income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements and use the findings to make effective IT and administrative management decisions
- Calculate and interpret key financial ratios important to IT and administrative managers
- Calculate, interpret and apply working capital management techniques in order to optimize cash flow, focusing mainly on the management of inventory and receivables.
- Identify, explain, and analyze capital budgeting techniques and the role they play in IT project management, including calculating and interpreting payback, net present value, and the internal rate of return
- Use computer technologies to assist in the analysis of and preparation of IT and administrative management financial documents
- Communicate effectively with financial professionals, presenting ideas using sound financial principles
- Interpret current IT and administrative management financial articles
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/31/2012
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ADMG 545 - Research and Statistical Analysis of Data Description: Introduces research design and the use of statistical software to collect and analyze data to improve organizational decisions. The focus is on applying statistical tools to find answers to practical IT and administrative management questions.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate, use, and explain basic statistical terms, sampling, distributions, and concepts.
- Select and apply appropriate descriptive statistics, measures, and tools to collect and analyze data.
- Research and write a literature review.
- Properly state, test, and interpret hypotheses.
- Develop conclusions and recommendations based on data collection.
- Design and implement an action research plan based on organization information needs.
- Present an action research project.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 571 - Global Administrative Policy Description: Looks at global issues in administrative management including advanced administrative management techniques, external and internal forces changing organizations and operations, administrative policy making, cross-cultural communication, IT management, social responsibility and ethics.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate applications of various administrative management techniques and functions in global/diversified work environments.
- Identify external and internal forces in order to analyze current organizational and operational situations and forecast changes in organizations and operations in global work environments.
- Demonstrate applications of various techniques of human resource management in global organization.
- Identify various ethical issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR), labor relations, and investor relations in global work environments.
- Design self-development plan to be and remain as effective administrative managers in continuing globalization of organization operations.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 572 - Leadership and Supervision (Put on reserve 9/16/19) Description: Develop leadership techniques and behavior traits to improve productivity of supervisors and leaders in the workplace, while enhancing interpersonal skills for career success. (Put on reserve 9/16/19, will go inactive 8/24/22)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Credits: (3)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Comprehend and apply an overview of major leadership theories.
- Articulate and identify the differences between managing and leading.
- Identify personal traits and characteristics associated with effective leaders (e.g. Big 5, Emotional Intelligence) applied to dyadic, team, and organizational relationships.
- Through the use of the Type-Focus (MBTI Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) and classroom activities, enable students to assess, explore and apply their leadership potential through the interaction of their personality preferences, conflict resolution style, world-view, and core values.
- Comprehend and apply the mechanisms that enhance positive morale.
- Comprehend and apply the mechanisms that enhance the effectiveness of building, motivating, and leading teams.
- Apply the responsibilities and limits of leadership on supporting and encouraging an ethical organizational and/or working culture.
- Identify and document the relationships and differences between organizational mission, vision, core values/assumptions, strategic planning, and assessment.
- Assess and apply change theory related to organizations.
- Using the instructor and an example, observe and facilitate problem-solving, and conflict resolution with direct reports, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Articulate the benefits of cultural competency and diversity in the workplace.
- Articulate and apply progressive discipline guidelines.
- Practice and evaluate individual inter-personal skills for career effectiveness.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 12/15/2011
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ADMG 573 - Global Leadership and Supervision Description: Presents an overview of effective international leadership concepts and techniques in three areas; Self Development, Team Development, and Supervisory Development. Students will be introduces to concepts and techniques as they relate to understanding leadership and supervision.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Assess, explore and apply their leadership potential by understanding his or her personality preferences, conflict resolution style, world-view, and core values.
- Learn major leadership theories and develop the ability to recognize what theories are applicable to be effective in a real-world global work environment.
- Effectively develop and apply techniques that build a positive organizational climate, build effective teams, and identify techniques which build individual morale and efficiency in the workplace.
- Examine theory, research, and practices that are relevant to organizational effectiveness, leadership, supervision, and change.
- Articulate and apply progressive reward and discipline guidelines using comprehensive and apply an overview of major leadership theories.
- Develop a personal five year leadership growth plan and Leadership Philosophy.
- Use APA (7th ed.) format in writing and business communications.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 574 - Global Project Management Description: Examines project management in a variety of global organizational settings. This course covers the history, current practice, and future directions of Project Management in this increasingly project-oriented global world.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of factors that impact global project management
- Specify appropriate system development models for projects
- Evaluate and select the best project candidate among multiple proposed projects
- Apply project management methods and processes to global cases and current events
- Specify triple constraints of global projects using international standard PM techniques
- Identify quality metrics and perform quality assurance and control
- Perform project progress monitoring and controlling
- Promote virtual team building, development, and communication in a global environment
- Identity the pros and cons of global procurement
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 590 - Cooperative Education Description: An individualized contracted field experience with IT and ADMG organizations, industry, government, or social service agencies. The contractual arrangement involves a student learning plan, cooperating employer supervision, and faculty coordination. May be repeated up to 8 credits. Grade will either be S or U.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: by permission of instructor.
Credits: (1-8)
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ADMG 592 - Practicum Description: Supervised field experience, must also add additional elective graduate class.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: by permission of instructor.
Credits: (1-6)
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ADMG 595 - Graduate Research Description: Conduct research or use for program evaluation activity. May be repeated for credit. By permission. Grade will either be S or U.
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyze significant, relevant IT management-related problems, collecting and applying relevant data.
- Synthesize a variety of major concepts within the field and apply them to real-world IT management-related problems.
- Provide thorough documentation for research.
- Present the results of research effectively.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 10/17/19
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations: Fall Locations Ellensburg, Online, Sammamish Winter Locations Ellensburg, Online, Sammamish Spring Locations Ellensburg, Online, Sammamish Summer Locations Ellensburg, Online, Sammamish |
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ADMG 596 - Individual Study Credits: (1-6)
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ADMG 631 - Organizational Development Description: An in-depth study of organizational dynamics, as applied to organization-wide interventions, designed to improve organization functioning and to implement change in the organization. Includes developing and improving organizations through assessment and diagnosis of culture and processes.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and apply organizational design concepts
- Analyze an organization and its culture, and synthesize the data of the analysis by diagnosing appreciation for, and issues with, systems, sub-units, and processes
- Demonstrate an ability to manage the seven phases of Organizational Development programs
- Customize and apply an OD change intervention
- During the process of team interventions, students will develop the ability to recognize, identify and select individuals with “leader talent”
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 641 - Innovation and Entrepreneurial Growth Description: Examines various approaches to developing IT innovation-based organizations to self-sufficiency and growth. Addresses the specifics of new IT products and services development and fostering innovation and technology to increase performance.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify innovation in IT and Administrative Management, what it is and why it matters and the theories of innovation, disruptive technologies
- Identify innovation as a core organizational process with effective innovation management abilities and routines
- Evaluate and select innovation strategies, appropriating the benefits from innovation, technology trajectories and competencies
- Identify the sources of innovation and tools to enable innovation search
- Demonstrate applications of strategic innovations
- Develop conceptual IT products including commercial technological products and service innovation
- Identify the benefits of innovation
- Design organizational knowledge processes, knowledge management architecture and technologies
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 654 - Applied Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Description: This course examines customer relationship management (CRM) and the customer-driven practices that enable and organization to attract, satisfy, and retain customers profitably.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the key concepts, technologies and best practices of CRM
- Identify the factors that drive customer value and link it to company performance
- Identify the different CRM technology solutions
- Identify the appropriate IT applications to measure and manage customer value
- Develop analytic procedures for optimizing customer value
- Identify relevant enterprise analytics and intelligence software
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 681 - Social Informatics Description: Focuses on the critical analysis of social, cultural, philosophical, ethical, legal, public policy and economic issues relating to information technologies. Students examine the roles of information technology in social and organizational change.
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: ADMG 501.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyze social aspects of information technology including benefits and drawbacks of technology implementation
- Identify approaches to resolving social dilemmas surrounding information technology development, decision-making and use
- Describe the value of social informatics in professional and intellectual disciplines
- Demonstrate new information technologies in such a way as to convey both the social assumptions built into the system and potential impacts of the system on social relations, work life and productivity
- Understand the complexity of technologically mediated social interaction environments
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 689 - Capstone Written Project (Put on reserve 9/16/19) Description: Serves as a means to distill the recurring themes and issues presented throughout the graduate program and creates a product that will contribute to the solution of real-world problems and concerns in the area of administrative management. (Put on reserve 9/16/19, will go inactive 8/24/22)
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisites: ADMG 501 and ADMG 525.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge and skills acquired in their courses to a specific problem or issue.
- Incorporate their academic experience into areas of personal interest, working with new ideas, issues, organizations, and individuals.
- Refine their research skills and demonstrate their proficiency in written and/or oral communication skills.
- Create a final capstone written project in preparation for the thesis, project, or practicum.
- Demonstrate their achievement of the ITAM program of study outcomes and their ability to extend and refine this knowledge and skill in the realization of their personal and professional goals.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 5/17/2012
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ADMG 696 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ADMG 698 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ADMG 699 - Seminar Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ADMG 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project Study and/or Examination Description: Designed to credit and record supervised study for the master’s thesis, non-thesis project, studio project, public recital, and/or examination. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Grade will either be S or U.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: permission of chair of student’s graduate faculty supervisory committee.
Credits: (1-6)
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ANTH 500 - Professional Development Description: Development topics and issues for in-service and continuing education of professionals. Not applicable to degrees nor institutional requirements for endorsements or teaching certificates offered through the university. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-5)
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ANTH 521 - Cultural Resources Management Description: Philosophy, history, and legislation relating to archaeology and historic preservation; design and implementation of cultural resources management programs.
Credits: (3)
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ANTH 527 - Environmental Archaeology Description: Analyses of sediments and plant and animal remains from archaeological sites are used to explore relationships between humans and their environments. Case studies combine natural and physical sciences to study long-term change in landscapes and ecosystems. ANTH 427/527 AND GEOG 427/527 are cross-listed courses. Graduate credit requires an additional research paper to be specified in syllabus.
Credits: (4)
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ANTH 596 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-6)
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ANTH 598 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ANTH 599 - Seminar Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-5)
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ANTH 696 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ANTH 698 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ANTH 699 - Seminar Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ART 500 - Professional Development Description: Development topics and issues for in-service and continuing education of professionals. Not applicable to degrees nor institutional requirements for endorsements or teaching certificates offered through the university. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-5)
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ART 525 - Advanced Studies in Photography Description: Independent, advanced exploration of Photography. Emphasis on conceptual strength, growth, technical mastery and creation of professional-level work. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce photography projects that demonstrate technical competence, conceptual strength and artistic distinctiveness.
- Analyze critical theory and contemporary issues in relation to individual practice of photography.
- Justify work in oral critique/discussion.
- Assess individual creative development.
- Critique the creative work of others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 4/5/18
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ART 541 - Advanced Studies in Wood Description: Independent, advanced exploration of Wood Design. Emphasis on conceptual strength, growth, technical mastery and creation of professional-level work. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce wood design projects that demonstrate technical competence, conceptual strength and artistic distinctiveness.
- Analyze critical theory and contemporary issues in relation to individual practice of wood design.
- Justify work in oral critique/discussion.
- Assess individual creative development.
- Critique the creative work of others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 4/5/18
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ART 546 - Advanced Studies in Jewelry and Metalsmithing Description: Independent, advanced exploration of Jewelry and Metalsmithing. Emphasis on conceptual strength, growth, technical mastery and creation of professional-level work. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce jewelry and metalsmithing projects that demonstrate technical competence, conceptual strength and artistic distinctiveness.
- Analyze critical theory and contemporary issues in relation to individual practice of jewelry and metalsmithing.
- Justify work in oral critique/discussion.
- Assess individual creative development.
- Critique the creative work of others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 4/5/18
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ART 560 - Advanced Studies in Painting Description: Independent, advanced exploration of painting. Emphasis on conceptual strength, growth, technical mastery and creation of professional-level work. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce painting projects that demonstrate technical competence, conceptual strength and artistic distinctiveness.
- Analyze critical theory and contemporary issues in relation to individual practice of painting.
- Justify work in oral critique/discussion.
- Assess individual creative development.
- Critique the creative work of others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 4/5/18
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ART 565 - Advanced Studies in Ceramics Description: Independent, advanced exploration of Ceramics. Emphasis on conceptual strength, growth, technical mastery and creation of professional-level work. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce ceramics projects that demonstrate technical competence, conceptual strength and artistic distinctiveness.
- Analyze critical theory and contemporary issues in relation to individual practice of ceramics.
- Justify work in oral critique/discussion.
- Assess individual creative development.
- Critique the creative work of others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 4/5/18
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ART 570 - Advanced Studies in Graphic Design Description: Independent, advanced exploration of graphic design. Emphasis on conceptual strength, growth, technical mastery and creation of professional-level work. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce graphic design projects that demonstrate technical competence, conceptual strength and artistic distinctiveness.
- Analyze critical theory and contemporary issues in relation to individual practice of graphic design.
- Justify work in oral critique/discussion.
- Assess individual creative development.
- Critique the creative work of others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 4/5/18
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ART 580 - Advanced Studies in Sculpture Description: Independent, advanced exploration of sculpture. Emphasis on conceptual strength, growth, technical mastery and creation of professional-level work. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Credits: (1-10)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce sculpture projects that demonstrate technical competence, conceptual strength and artistic distinctiveness.
- Analyze critical theory and contemporary issues in relation to individual practice of sculpture.
- Justify work in oral critique/discussion.
- Assess individual creative development.
- Critique the creative work of others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 4/5/18
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ART 585 - Seminar in Contemporary Art Description: An in-depth study of selected topics focusing on contemporary art, critical methodology and how current issues relate to the role of the artist as a producer of visual culture.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ART 414.
Credits: (3)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Summarize and analyze theoretical developments affecting contemporary art
- Judge how developments in theory and artistic practices relate to social, economic, technological and political developments
- Evaluate and measure the influence of theoretical constructs to growth of contemporary artists
- Choose advanced theoretical concepts to incorporate into their own creative process
- Evaluate current scholarship regarding contemporary art
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/05/15
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ART 589 - Art Concepts and Criticism (Put on reserve 9/16/19) Description: Study of the attitudes and values in relation to recent changes in art forms and contents. Analysis and practice in critical judgment. (Put on reserve 9/16/19, will go inactive 8/24/22)
Credits: (3)
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ART 596 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-6)
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ART 598 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-6)
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ART 599 - Seminar Description: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-5)
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ART 696 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ART 698 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ART 699 - Seminar Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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ART 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project Study, and/or Examination Description: Designed to credit and record supervised study for the master’s thesis, non-thesis project, studio project, public recital, and/or examination. May be repeated for credit not to exceed 6 credits for MA degree and 12 credits for MFA degree. Grade will either be S or U.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: permission of chair of student’s graduate faculty supervisory committee.
Credits: (1-12)
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BIOL 500 - Professional Development Description: Development topics and issues for in-service and continuing education of professionals. Not applicable to degrees nor institutional requirements for endorsements or teaching certificates offered through the university. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-5)
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BIOL 501 - Research Methods and Techniques Description: An introduction to methods, techniques, and procedures commonly used in biological research. Experimental design of research projects will be emphasized.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a wide array of current and historic biological scientific literature sources.
- Construct testable scientific hypotheses based on observations and inferences.
- Apply appropriate scientific procedures to test hypotheses.
- Apply principles of data analysis (including statistics), avoid misinterpretation and misuse of data analyses, and identify and use suitable data analysis tools.
- Present scientific ideas clearly and concisely in writing, and revise own scientific writing based on standard scientific writing models (e.g., CBE Manual, Chicago Manual of Style).
- Construct quality figures and tables from original data sets and recognize common problems in data presentation
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/21/08
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BIOL 502 - Research Proposal Presentations Description: Students will work to develop their thesis proposal, present their proposal orally, and submit a formal written proposal.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 501.
Credits: (2)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Design an original, effective study to address a particular biological question or hypothesis.
- Prepare and effectively present a research proposal in oral format.
- Analyze and critique research proposed by others.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 3/06/08
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BIOL 505 - Current Topics in Biology Description: Discussion of specific topics in biology from readings in journals, books, and other materials. May be repeated up to 10 credits.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Credits: (2)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically evaluate primary or secondary literature in biology.
- Use effective oral communication skills in the sciences.
- Identify and summarize current topics in biology.
- Use effective written communication skills in the sciences
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/19/09
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BIOL 513 - Advanced Biostatistics Description: Visualization and analysis of complex biological data-sets. Computer laboratory exercises will utilize R, a free and powerful software environment for statistical computing and graphics. BIOL 413 and BIOL 513 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: BIOL 213 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Design valid, efficient, and statistically powerful experiments (413/513)
- Visualize complex data sets and identify patterns of biological importance (413/513)
- Explain the underlying assumptions of common statistical tests and evaluate the potential consequences of violating these assumptions (413/513)
- Select and validate appropriate methods for the analysis of complex biological data sets (413/513)
- Analyze complex biological data sets, interpret the output, draw valid conclusions, and communicate findings (413/513)
- 513 only: Visualize, analyze, and present findings from a unique, complex dataset (513)
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 11/20/14
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BIOL 528 - Nutrigenomics Description: The interrelationships of genetic variation, nutrition, and diet-related diseases. Topics to be covered include techniques used in the field, disease susceptibility alleles, diet and gene expression, personalized diets, and case studies. BIOL 428 and BIOL 528 are layered courses; a student may not receive credit for both. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 321 or CHEM 432 or instructor permission.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Recommend a diet given genomic data
- Identify SNPs that respond to diet
- Calculate a risk profile for an individual given data
- Critique scientific literature in nutrigenomics
- Give and explain examples of variation in alleles, gene regulation, and epigenetictags that relate to diet.
- Provide examples of dietary factors that influence gene expression patterns.
- Plan an experiment to detect diet sensitive variation using appropriate techniques (e.g., transgenic animals and cells, Quantitative PCR, promoter assays, chromatin immunoprecipitation, oligonucleotide and protein microarrays, bioinformatics, Biostatistics, pathway reconstruction programs)
- Apply bioinformatics tools to analyze nutrigenomic data.
- In addition, graduate students will be able to relate epigenetic patterns to diet and gene expression patterns.
- In addition, graduate students will be able to relate gut microbiome flora to diet, SNP patterns and gene expression.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 12/01/16
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BIOL 535 - Cell Analysis by Flow Cytometry Description: Acquire flow cytometry skills (fluorochrome selection, sample preparation, data acquisition, data analysis, data interpretation). Design and conduct research projects requiring in-depth analysis of physical and chemical characteristics of cells acquired by flow cytometry. Discuss flow cytometry applications in various scientific fields. BIOL 435 and BIOL 535 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the appropriate fluorochrome (s) and describe the steps involved in sample preparation and analysis by flow cytometry.
- Identify and apply the appropriate cell analysis methods to analyze previously acquired flow cytometry data.
- Interpret basic flow cytometry data and report results of cell analysis by flow cytometry
- Design research projects requiring flow cytometry among research tools, acquire, discuss and report data including those acquired by flow cytometry.
- Select from highly rated journals a recently published article (3-year-old max) containing relevant flow cytometry data and discuss the findings reported
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 3/05/15
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BIOL 565 - Advanced Animal Behavior Description: Advanced knowledge in the study of animal behavior. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory, one hour independent study per week. BIOL 465, BIOL 565 and PSY 565 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one.
Credits: (5)
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BIOL 566 - Conservation Biology Description: An introduction to the theory and practice of conservation biology, with emphasis on case studies. Two hours lecture, one hour discussion, and four hours lab or field study per week. Weekend field trips may be required. BIOL 466 and BIOL 566 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 360 and graduate standing.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Evaluate different measures of biodiversity.
- Identify and assess major threats to biodiversity on a global scale
- Compare and evaluate study design, methods, and data analysis techniques for conservation biology research
- Critically evaluate conservation projects.
- Apply concepts, patterns, and processes from other disciplines (e. g., ecology, genetics, physiology, evolution, geography, economics) to potential solutions for actual conservation problems
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 1/17/19
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BIOL 590 - Cooperative Education Description: An individualized, contracted field experience with business, industry, government, or social service agencies. The contractual arrangement involves a student learning plan, cooperating employer supervision, and faculty coordination. By permission. May be repeated for credit. Grade will either be S or U.
Credits: (1-5)
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BIOL 592 - Biological Field Studies Description: Individual or group off-campus experience in the field study of biological phenomena. May be repeated for up to 15 credits. Grade will either be S or U.
Credits: (1-15)
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BIOL 595 - Graduate Research Description: Organization or conduct of an approved laboratory and/or field research problem. By permission. Maximum of 10 credits may be included on course of study for the master’s degree.
Credits: (1-10)
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BIOL 596 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-6)
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BIOL 598 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-6)
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BIOL 599 - Seminar Description: Discussion of specific topics from readings in biological journals, books, and other materials. May be repeated up to 5 credits.
Credits: (1-5)
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BIOL 602 - Research Presentations Description: Student will discuss and develop effective oral presentation skills, prepare their research results for presentation, and give an oral presentation suitable for regional or national scientific meetings.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 502.
Credits: (2)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Orally present research result at a level suitable for regional or national meetings.
- List characteristics of effective oral research presentations and identify weaknesses.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 3/06/08
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BIOL 696 - Individual Study Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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BIOL 698 - Special Topics Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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BIOL 699 - Seminar Description: May be repeated if subject is different.
Credits: (1-6)
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BIOL 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project Study, and/or Examination Description: Designed to credit and record supervised study for the master’s thesis, non-thesis project, public presentation, and/or examination. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Grade will either be S or U.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: permission of chair of student’s graduate faculty supervisory committee.
Credits: (1-6)
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BUS 541 - Advanced Business Law Description: The law of negotiable instruments, suretyship, business structures including partnerships and corporations, trusts and estates, bankruptcy and government regulations of business. BUS 441 and BUS 541 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: admittance to a College of Business Graduate Program.
Credits: (5)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically analyze new reports of current legal proceedings and issues related to material covered in the course.
- Analyze the meaning of selected judicial cases including the management implications of legal rules drawn from those cases.
- Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary legal issues relating to international business negotiable instruments, debtor-creditor relationships and business organizations.
- Develop competence in one area of the law studied in depth to become subject matter expert.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 2/5/2015
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