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NUR 6410 - Methods for Measuring Quality in Health and Educational Systems
This course is the second course in a sequence that prepares students for completion of a capstone project. This course analyzes measurement theory and the implications of that theory in research, quality improvement, program evaluation and evidence based practice in health care systems and educational institutions. The course will include an introduction to data analysis that can be implemented in measuring quality and safety in nursing care, education, and health care systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: NUR 5300, NUR 5310 and NUR 6400; or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions Restricted to masters in Nursing.
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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NUR 6500 - Health Care Informatics and Standards
This course provides health care leaders with working knowledge of technical, user and environmental factors that are important to consider in the selection and use of clinical information systems that support health care and decision-making processes. Students will gain a deeper understanding of technology, data, and standards related to clinical information systems, and how these elements are used to make evidence-based decisions in health care systems and services. Ethical and legal issues in health informatics and standardization will be woven throughout the course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: NUR 6100
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions Restricted to Master of Science in Nursing or instructor approval.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6510 - Leadership in Organizations and Systems
This course is designed to explore ways to demonstrate effectiveness of health care interventions and quality of care. Health care professionals are now expected to make decisions based on evidence of effectiveness at individual, unit, and systems levels. This course focuses on higher order interdisciplinary critical thinking, strategic planning, and leadership for transformational change within health/illness care organizations and systems. Content relative to the changing requirements of health/illness care within the USA and the changing workforce needs is included. Emphasis is placed on the leadership role that nurses can play in creating healthcare systems that are safe, effective, and accessible to all.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Masters of Science in Nursing or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6520 - Health Care Financing and Reimbursement
This course provides an in-depth analysis of current methods for financing and payment for services rendered across sites of service. This course explores both traditional and non-traditional financing mechanisms, the role of state and national governments, professional associations, and insurance companies in setting the limits of coverage, and current payment methods, including billing codes. Foci include managing nursing resources including personnel, supply and capital budgets, and the role of the nurse leader in using this information to plan for quality service delivery.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Masters of Science in Nursing or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6530 - Nurse Leadership/Management Practicum
This course is designed to provide a mentored internship practicum that offers the opportunity to apply leadership content and refine leadership abilities in a setting and practice area mutually agreed by the student and course faculty. The practicum experience will occur at the organizational or system level. Requirements include a written contract with specified outcomes developed by the student, and agreed to by the preceptor/agency, and course faculty. One outcome of the practicum will be the completion of a formal report on an agency or system-specific project demonstrating clinical nursing leadership. Periodic seminars are included.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: NUR 6500, NUR 6510, and NUR 6520.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions Restricted to Masters of Science in Nursing.
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6600 - Curriculum and Teaching of Theory in Health Disciplines
This course is designed to provide experienced health professionals currently holding (or planning to hold) faculty positions, with the theoretical foundations of how adults learn, how to design curricula in a health professional discipline, what and how to teach in the theoretical domain, and how to evaluate whether learning has occurred. The primary focus of the course is promoting excellence in classroom teaching with adults. Content includes values clarification, personal learning styles, critical thinking and communication strategies. Micro-teaching with peer assessment is included. A designated mentor teacher, nominated by the student and approved by the course director, works in partnership with the student and WMU faculty.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Masters of Science in Nursing or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6610 - Clinical Teaching and Evaluation in Health Disciplines
This course is designed to provide experienced health professionals currently holding (or planning to hold) faculty positions with the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching and evaluating learner performance in practice settings. The focus of the course is on clinical teaching and evaluation, preceptor preparation, and issues related to establishing and maintaining clinical sites for student learning. The theories and principles of teaching and learning related to adults explored in NUR 6600 provide the theoretical foundations, with application for the practice setting. A designated mentor teacher with a master’s or doctorate degree, nominated by the student and approved by the course director, works in partnership with the student and WMU faculty.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: NUR 6600 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6620 - The Scholarship of Teaching in a Clinical Discipline
This course builds upon the knowledge and experience gained in NUR 6600 and NUR 6610, as well as the knowledge and skills of the experienced clinician. The primary focus of the course is on the scholarship of teaching - evidenced based curricular designs, teaching methods, clincial competencies, and evaluation methods. Content also addresses what it means to be a scholarly teacher in both classroom and clinical settings. Academic responsibilities of faculty members, ethical and legal issues in education and the impact of professional trends, health care policies, and rapidly changing health and illness care environments on the education of tomorrow’s health professionals are explored.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: NUR 6610 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hour
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6630 - Practicum in Teaching
This course is a mentored teaching practicum in the content area and site selected by the graduate student with agreement of course faculty. The practicum offers the learner an opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate a teaching/course plan based on the principles of teaching & learning and curriculum development acquired in NUR 6600, NUR 6610, and NUR 6620. Requirements include development of a contract with the student’s mentor-teacher, measurable learning outcomes, a lesson plan, use of a variety of teaching methods and audio-visual aids, and both peer and student evaluation of effectiveness. Evaluation of learning includes development of a paper-pencil test following a test blueprint and use of a clinical tool as appropriate. Periodic semiars are included.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Admission to the Masters of Science in Nursing and successful completion of NUR 6600, NUR 6610, and NUR 6620.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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NUR 6990 - Capstone Project in Selected Area of Study
This course is the last course in a research sequence that prepares students for completion of a capstone project aimed at knowledge generation, dissemination or implementation. This course focuses on the application of the research process to the development and conduct of a project. This course includes advisement and supervision of the student’s investigation into the scholarship of teaching, the scholarship of leadership, or research with a selected population. The student may work in a faculty member’s program of research or with their own problem in designing, collecting and/or evaluating data.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: NUR 6400 and NUR 6410.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions Restricted to masters in Nursing.
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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NUR 7000 - Master’s Thesis
Candidates for the master’s degree may elect to write a thesis in their field of specialization under the supervision of a thesis committee.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Restrictions Restricted to Master of Science in Nursing.
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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OLP 6400 - Principles of Human Resources Development
The course provides an overview of the Human Resources Development (HRD) function in an organization. This includes the role of the HRD professional, the nature of HRD structure and function, and the planning and operation of HRD. Special emphasis in the course is devoted to analysis of the HRD function in any organization to identify those elements and characteristics of HRD associated with successful, state-of-the-art and worthwhile operations. These include, but are not limited to: respect for diversity, commitment to individual growth and development, and connections of individual goals with organizational outcomes. The course is a prerequisite for all OLP masters students, and a good choice for any other person who wishes to gain a critical understanding of the HRD function including: organizational development, training and development, and career development.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
When Offered: Fall and Spring
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OLP 6410 - Fundamentals of Needs Analysis
The purpose of the course is to provide students an opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully conduct needs assessments. Students study a model of the essential functions and organizational variables that are critical to understanding how organizations work. This provides the foundational knowledge and contextual awareness for organizational needs assessments that are worthwhile and beneficial. The course content includes the study of theory and practice in a widely applicable approach to needs assessments. Students learn practical tools, methods, and processes of needs analysis work. The practice of needs assessment is diverse and adaptive; therefore no single best method or simplistic step by step approach is endorsed.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
When Offered: Fall and Spring
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OLP 6430 - Project and Change Management
This is a course in the fundamentals of project management and organizational change for HRD professionals. Students will learn the basic concepts of project management and be proficient in the use of project management tools, including project scope and definition work-breakdown structure, workflow analysis and scheduling, project budgeting, project controls, and risk-management. However, the course emphasis is on managing Organizational Learning and Performance projects rather than capitol “brick and mortar” projects. A strong emphasis is on the role of project leaders with respect to personal and professional effectiveness, internal consulting and project team leadership.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
When Offered: Fall and Spring
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OLP 6440 - Organizational Effectiveness and Learning
This is an online course that examines the role of learning as a primary element of effective organizations. Students study the systems, models, and characteristics of effective organizations and the influence of dialog and learning. Special attention is given to the study of organizations as adaptive systems that encompass multiple diverse elements (racial, ethnic, gender, generational, physical), and the roles of leaders, individuals, and teams in harnessing these diverse employees to improve organizational effectiveness. Major topics of the course include contrasting models of organizational learning, strategy, and leadership.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
When Offered: Summer
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OLP 6791 - Masters Seminar in Organizational Learning and Performance
This course is the first step in completing the capstone. Student will choose a topic for their capstone and develop a literature review and project definition. When the literature review and the project definition are approved by the instructor, the student can begin working on the capstone. This course and OLP 6792 are typically taken in consecutive semesters.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
When Offered: Fall and Spring
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OLP 6792 - Capstone Seminar in Organizational Learning and Performance
This course provides students a final opportunity to demonstrate competency in the integration and application of organizational learning and performance theory. It entails the completion of the Performance-Driven Leadership Portfolio initiated during the Masters Seminar (OLP 6791), and development of a Capstone Project that results in the creation of a product, such as a research report, a needs assessment report, a curriculum design and/or an evaluation study report. The Capstone Project is typically completed as the last program requirement, as its project embodies the knowledge and skills developed during the program’s course work.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Students must have completed all but one of their required courses in their Master of Arts in Leadership for Organizational Learning and Performance prior to registering for this course.
Credits: 2 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
When Offered: Fall and Spring
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OLP 6890 - Special Topics in Organizational Learning and Performance
This course will cover various topics important to the field of Organizational Learning and Performance. The goals of the course will vary as special topics are considered, they generally will be:
- To familiarize students with current trends in the field of organizational learning and performance.
- To examine in depth the development and diversity of emerging models.
- To expose students to new development in the principles and practices of organizational learning and performance.
- To provide students with the opportunities to develop skills in critically analyzing new applications of organizational learning and performance theory.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a C/NC basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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OT 5300 - Sensory Integration and the Child
Study of theoretical principles and their application to evaluation and treatment of the child with sensory integrative dysfunction. Students will observe and participate in screening and evaluation of children, and they will design treatment plans for selected clients.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
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OT 5730 - Therapeutic Use of Technology
This course explores how a professional goes about evaluating, designing, and adapting technology to improve people’s participation in activities of their choice. The course also explores current commercially available technology and available community-based services for people with impairments and/or activity limitations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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OT 5800 - Advanced Clinical Application of OT Clinical Reasoning
This course will provide advanced knowledge of clinical evaluation tools and techniques. Students will be given additional training on the most commonly used and the state-of-the-art clinical evaluation tools. Advanced use of guidelines for practice and the integration of knowledge for clinical reasoning will be emphasized. Students will develop treatment plans for people with a variety of conditions and diagnoses. Evidence-based practice in OT will be used for analysis of evaluation tools and guidelines for practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: OT 4750
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
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OT 5810 - Work Analysis and Consultation
This course introduces students to work analysis in a variety of settings. Students learn to write job descriptions using ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards (essential and nonessential job functions) and will learn to evaluate workers to determine their individual capability to perform a certain job (work capacity evaluation). Students will evaluate actual jobs to make recommendation (following current legislation) for modifications for the worker, work site, and work organization to decrease potential job-related injuries. Students will also develop a wellness and injury prevention program to address injury prevention for a specific population.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: OT 4720 and 4750 or neurology, kinesiology, biomechanical background, and one, successful internship with consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students.
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OT 6000 - Advanced Clinical Practice in Occupational Therapy
This lecture/lab/discussion course is focused on the development of advanced knowledge and skills in both traditional and emerging areas of occupational therapy practice. Students will review and discuss current literature related to theory and research in selected clinical practice areas followed by application through participation in intensive hands-on workshops.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to program.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6210 - Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Treatment for Adults
Foundations of neurophysiology and motor development are discussed. Opportunity is provided for application of neurodevelopmental theory, treatment principles and techniques to occupational therapy. Special attention is given to management problems of adults with hemiplegia.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6330 - Administration of Occupational Therapy
This course will build basic skills of administration (planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling); in program development; in business planning; and in grant writing.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: All required undergraduate course work except Fieldwork II.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6400 - Theory in Occupational Therapy
This course explores core concepts, models, and paradigms of the past, present, and future and their influence on education, research, administration, and practice of occupational therapy. Components of theory, formulation of theory, and the effect of theory development on occupational therapy will also be explored.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: All required undergraduate course work except Fieldwork II (OT 4530 may be taken concurrently).
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6530 - Special Topics in Occupational Therapy
This is a variable topic, variable credit course for consideration of current and emerging practice topics and special interest areas in occupational therapy. Specific topics and number of credit hours will be announced each time the course in scheduled.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Restrictions Restricted to masters in Occupational Therapy.
Notes: May be repeated for credit with different topics. Open to Graduate students only.
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OT 6600 - Research in OT I
This course explores research in occupational therapy and related fields while developing research skills. It will include principles of research design, analysis and critique of research, ethical research practices, proposal development, and beginning familiarity with statistical analysis.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: All required undergraduate course work except Fieldwork I and II.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6610 - Research in OT II
The purpose of this course is to build the research skills necessary to engage in scholarly scientific inquiry. It will include data analysis, basic statistical procedures, dissemination of research, critiques of research, funding and basic computer use for statistical analysis.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: OT 6600.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6860 - Graduate Seminar
This course examines topics relevant to new developments in environmental adaptations, treatment techniques, and/or innovations in the delivery of occupational therapy services.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: All required undergraduate course work except Fieldwork II.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6900 - Fieldwork Level II
A twelve-week, full-time affiliation in a hospital or community agency providing the student experience in designated areas of occupational therapy. Departmental consent only.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of OT 4820.
Credits: 3-12 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6910 - Fieldwork Level II
A twelve-week, full-time affiliation in a hospital or community agency providing the student experience in designated areas of occupational therapy. Departmental consent only.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of OT 6900.
Credits: 3-12 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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OT 6970 - Investigations in Occupational Therapy
Independent study provided for the qualified occupational therapy student under the guidance of a departmental faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of graduate coordinator and proposed faculty supervisor.
Credits: 1-3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. May be repeated for credit.
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OT 7000 - Master’s Thesis
Please refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application required. Approval of department and Graduate College.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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OT 7100 - Independent Research
Please refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application.
Credits: 2 to 6 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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OT 7120 - Professional Field Experience
Please refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application
Credits: 2 to 12 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 5830 - Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
This course focuses on the art and process of proactive grant writing. The course is conducted in a workshop format with emphasis on writing a grant proposal and on logical relationships between sections of a proposal. Emphasis is placed on integrating research into the proposal development process, writing effective goals and objectives, and incorporating summative and formative evaluation processes into the grant. Collaborative aspects of grant writing are emphasized.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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PADM 5840 - Promoting Nonprofit Organizations
This practicum applies marketing principles to nonprofit organizations. Emphasis will be placed in techniques for defining and identifying the organization’s contributor, volunteer, and client markets. Strategies for conducting a market assessment, measuring customer satisfaction, and using information to develop a marketing plan will be covered. These strategies will include the identification of marketing offers, communication messages and methods, cause related marketing, and the development of marketing budgets.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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PADM 5870 - Fund Raising for Nonprofit Organizations
This practicum enables students to develop fund raising and fund management skills. Emphasis is on understanding the various forms of fund raising, such as the annual fund; special events; deferred giving; major gifts; special project campaigns; corporate/foundation gifts; and direct mail. Students will also be provided with a working knowledge of permanent endowment funds. Students will learn to assess the fund raising readiness of organizations and develop fund raising plans unique to their organizations.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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PADM 5980 - Readings in Public Administration
This course offers a program of independent study to provide well qualified MPA candidates with an opportunity to explore in depth a topic or problem of interest under the guidance of a faculty member. Planning a topic for investigation is the joint responsibility of the candidate and supervising faculty. Approval is contingent upon the merits of the proposal. Approval of both the supervising faculty member and the School Director is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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PADM 5990 - Topics in Public Administration
This changing topics course deals with particular issues of interest and concern to students of public affairs and administration. Since content varies, students are advised to read course descriptions distributed by the School prior to enrollment. The course may vary in the number of credit hours awarded and may last more or less than a semester’s or session’s length.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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PADM 6000 - Historical and Legal Foundations of American Public Administration
This course is designed to introduce major ideas, developments, and figures in the field of public administration. As such, it serves as the primary course for instilling a sense of historical development of the field. The course also introduces professional codes of ethics as well as American legal institutions and processes and discusses the relationship between the public service and the legal system.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6060 - Analytical Methods
This course focuses on formulating questions, selecting analytical methods, developing conclusions and recommendations, and understanding the use of appropriate research methodologies in public administration. The course demonstrates the application of the following to both practical professional analysis and scholarly inquiry; the exploration of the relevant scholarly and professional literature, the design of research approaches, the utilization of various quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques; the collection, manipulation, interpretation, and presentation of data gathered; and the use of information thus obtained in the solution of policy problems confronting professional administrators.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: PADM 6070 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6070 - Quantitative Data Analysis
This course is an introduction to quantitative analytical techniques employed by professional administrators in the collection, manipulation, interpretation, and presentation of data utilized to test hypotheses and analyze policy problems. Quantitative methods may include frequency distribution, sampling techniques, measures of central tendency, probability, variability, regression, measures of association, correlation, and various other applied quantitative measures.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: MPA students must enroll in this course prior to enrolling in PADM 6060. Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6080 - Organization Theory and Behavior
This course has the following objectives: a) to familiarize participants with the basic concepts, models, and theories of organization; b) to develop a better understanding of individual, group, and organization behavior; c) to provide a conceptual foundation upon which theoretical knowledge can be applied to organizational and managerial problems. In pursuit of these objectives, the following subjects will be considered: theories of organization and management; individual behavior; group dynamics; organization change; organizational performance, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6110 - Administrative Law and Governmental Regulation
This course examines how administrative laws and public regulations control and regulate the activities of local, state and federal government officials and the agencies by which they are employed. It will consider the requirements for, and limits on, the exercise of power by elected and appointed officials. Special attention is devoted to the development, adoption, and enforcement of administrative laws and government regulation.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6120 - Principles of Public Budgeting
This course utilizes a combination of “hands-on” exercises and theory to examine the preparation of government budgets. Topics to be addressed include criteria for evaluating sources of government revenue, the politics of budgeting, alternative budget formats such as line item and performance, cost center accounting, and the methodologies for developing revenue projections, capital improvement programs and operating budgets. Ability to use spreadsheets such as Excel or Lotus is required.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6130 - Local Government Administration
This course addresses the management challenges faced by local public administrators in managing American local government under conditions of substantial physical, economic, social, and political change. Students will review current societal trends affecting local communities and then examine how these trends, and the roles and relationships of major stakeholders in local government, impact local policy decision-making and governmental administration. Students will develop skills in applying public administration principles and methods to managing public organizational adaptation and change.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6140 - Managing Community Growth and Development
The course is intended for public managers involved in guiding community growth and/or managing local economic development. The course will focus on the dynamics of developing the community’s economy and managing its physical growth and expansion in ways that enhance and sustain the quality of local and regional community life. Students will examine policies, programs, and techniques in the public management of economic development, business attraction and retention, land use, growth management, housing, public facilities and infrastructure, and environmental preservation. The course will also address the economic, demographic, spatial, and political forces driving urban change and impacting community sustainability.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6150 - State and Local Government Finance
This course examines a variety of financial tools that enhance a public official’s ability to cope with the crosscurrents of expanding government responsibilities and public resistance to higher taxes and fees. The tools that are addressed by this course include governmental accounting concepts and procedures; methods of financing infrastructure projects; risk management; calculating the costs of providing goods and services; and cost-benefit, cost effectiveness, and cost revenue analysis.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6170 - Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Relations
This course examines the interactions among governmental and non-governmental entities. A majority of the course examines the political, economic, constitutional, legal, and historical foundations of intergovernmental relations, the types and implications of grants-in-aid, and fluctuations in the powers and responsibilities of local, state, and national governments. The remainder of the course analyzes the relationships among public agencies, legislative bodies, the executive, and interest groups.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6180 - The Political and Economic Environment of Public Administration
This course examines the interplay of political and economic forces that impact roles and capacities of public administrators in the governmental and non-profit sectors. The course also reviews trends in the global economic system affecting the roles of public-serving organizations in the economy in regulating, stimulating, and mitigating the social and political impacts of the private economy. Covered topics may include: the administrative politics of interest group influence and agency constituency building; the politics of bureaucratic accountability; performance, and legislative control; interactions between citizens and bureaucracy; bureaucratic ethics; the economic roles of government and the non-profit sector in the global economy; and ties between the administration of public-serving organizations and economic institutions and processes. Students are encouraged to obtain a fundamental knowledge of basic economic concepts prior to taking the course.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course should be taken early in the master’s program. Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6270 - Human Resources Administration
A survey course that examines the concepts and practices of human resource management and reviews the functions performed by human resource administrators and other agency officials. Areas of consideration may include, but are not limited to, human resources planning and recruitment, training and development, compensation, information systems, and employee relations.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6290 - Supervisory Skills for Administrators
This elective course includes a consideration of the five most important functions of middle level managers and first line supervisors: decision making, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. In order to assist participants develop their supervisory skills, this course utilizes case studies, small group discussions, role playing, simulations, and other practical skill building exercises.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6390 - Managing Public Performance and Information Technology
This course explores the management and measurement of public (government and nonprofit) agency performance and productivity. It focuses on defining public-serving organizational performance and productivity in practical terms; exploring management principles and practices designed to enhance the performance and productivity of these agencies, and managing the design and application of information technology to enhance public performance and citizen access.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6400 - Nonprofit Governance
This course examines the governance of nonprofit organizations with special emphasis on a nonprofit’s responsibilities to the state and federal government. Topics include the history and role of nonprofit organizations in U.S. society, size and scope of the various nonprofit subsectors, the legal establishment and maintenance of nonprofit organizations, dynamics between board and staff, and identifying and addressing ethical issues.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6431 - Budget Development and Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations
This course will examine procedures for projecting revenues, how tax policies affect private contributions to nonprofits, and the process for developing operating budgets. Accounting and financial reporting standards as well as financial analysis techniques, internal controls, board oversight, and external auditors will also be addressed. An ability to use spreadsheets (e.g. Excel or Lotus) is necessary.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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PADM 6441 - Human Resources for Nonprofit Organizations
This course examines current theories, practices, and issues of human resources management in the context of ethical strategic management in nonprofit organizations. Human resources systems for both employees and volunteers are explored with selected foci in human resources planning, recruitment, retention, recognition, rewards, and risk management.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6461 - Evaluation of Nonprofit Organizations
Examination of how nonprofit programs are assessed for need and evaluated as to their operations and outcomes. The course includes discussion of the role and conduct of research on the program evaluation process, performance expectations of multiple stakeholders, as well as the methods of effective evaluation and analysis.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6471 - Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
This course integrates theory-based and practice-based approaches to leader-follower dynamics and service delivery in the nonprofit organization setting. The course focuses on such topics as leader styles, characteristics, and strategies; leading in a diverse world; leading in times of crisis and complexity; and leading for the future.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course replaces SWRK 6230 in the curriculum of both the Masters of Public Administration and the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Administration. Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6481 - Planning in Nonprofit Organizations
The course focuses on planning programs within the context of strategic planning. Tools for developing a strategy and new programs to fulfill the strategy will be examined. Both strategic and program planning are viewed as creative, dynamic processes carried out by a team. The stages and tasks of strategic and program planning are studied from analytical, technical, and interactive perspectives.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6515 - Administration and Delivery of Health Services
This course addresses the administration and delivery of health services in the United States with emphasis placed upon the manager’s functioning as a transactional and transformational leader by gaining an understanding of how the various health care sectors function and interact with each other and the managerial functions and interactions associated with each sector. This understanding will include and not be limited to identifying the basic models of health care delivery and their effect upon access, quality, cost, and innovation in the U.S.A. and other countries.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6520 - Financial Management of Health Care Organizations
By applying basic accounting and financial management techniques and principles from the intra-organizational perspective, this course examines the use of financial statements to assess financial viability and performance of health care organizations, different ways to allocate cost, pricing and service decision-making, and financial planning and budgeting.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6532 - Health Care Policy and Law
This course explores the political, legal and regulatory, ethical, and theoretical basis for the evolution of U.S. federal and state health care policy; the various U.S. and international health care models; and the applied effects of public policy on health care economics, delivery systems, and health care organizations.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6535 - Health Care Economics and Finance I
This course introduces the non-financial health care manager to financial management, budgeting, and economics in the public and nonprofit sectors. Topics covered in this course include: introduction to financial management, financial decision making, basic financial and managerial accounting, third party payers, revenue management, product cost development, budgeting analysis, variance analysis, elasticities, supply, and demand.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to graduate students only.
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PADM 6545 - Health Care Economics and Finance II
This course is intended for non-financial managers who desire to deepen their knowledge and understanding of financial and economic management or how to direct scarce resources to most efficiently meet public and nonprofit organizational strategic goals. Topics covered in this course include: time value analysis, financial risk and return, capital acquisition, cost of capital, capital allocation, financial condition analysis, financial forecasting, financial risk management, incentives and regulatory impact. The above topics are covered through the development and use of spreadsheet analyses and other techniques.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PADM 6535
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to graduate students only.
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PADM 6555 - Managerial Epidemiology
This course develops basic epidemiological principles and applies them to the planning and development of health care organizations. Topics covered include: developing and analyzing community needs assessments, epidemiological costs and financial implications, and use of evidence bases management and medicine.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6610 - Intellectual History of Public Administration
This course traces the development of public administration theory from the founding of the American colonies to the present day, implementing research techniques in common use by intellectual historians. The course utilizes an historical approach to understand the contextual influence of thinkers and movements related to American public administration.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6630 - Leading the Public Organization
This seminar course uses theoretical and methodological research literature, documentation in a variety of media, and practical work experiences to examine the roles of leadership, human behaviors, and human resources systems in public organizations. The course addresses leadership and human behaviors within systems and chaos models in the public arena of work. Attention is given to the management of functions of human resources as well as to the activities of the employees in an organization. External influences, competing organizational systems, and identified public outcomes are also examined to complete an understanding of leader and follower roles.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6650 - Public Policy, Theory, and Research
This course will trace the development of theory in thinking about public policy. It will explore alternative models suggesting the way that public policy is formulated and implemented. Each model reflects a different way of perceiving the relationship between government and society. The application component will require students to apply one or more of the models to a substantive policy area. Emphasis will be placed on primary sources in preparing an analytical paper.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6660 - Contemporary Issues in Public Management
Contemporary public management faces critical challenges in its present standing and future role in American society. This seminar focuses on the future of public management in government and the not-for-profit sector by (1) examining current policy and issue trends, as well as reform movements, impacting public management today; (2) reviewing the implications of these trends and movements for the future of administering American public organizations; and (3) exploring scenarios for managing public organizations in the future in selected issue and policy areas.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6780 - Program Evaluation
Pressure to reduce the nature, size and scope of government has heightened interest in evaluating the impact of governmental activities. This course will focus on how to measure the effectiveness of agency programs.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6800 - Project Paper Seminar
In this capstone seminar, MPA candidates will conduct an original, analytical research project (non-thesis) consisting of professional analysis of a management problem leading to practical implementation in governmental or nonprofit settings, or theoretical inquiry in the field of public administration. That project will produce either academic research that provides new generalized knowledge in the field or a solution to a public management problem in a specified agency. Other forms of professional inquiry and analysis may be acceptable if approved by the instructor.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6840 - Management of Public Financial Resources
This course relies on theory, lab assignments, and practical experience to address constitutional, statutory, political, economic, cultural, and social factors affecting fiscal policy. Public finance theory and lab assignments familiarize students with the major facets (revenue projection, capital requests, and operating expenditure requests) of the budgeting process. The role of politics, alternative mechanisms for generating revenue, methods for assessing the fiscal health of organizations, and the implications of utilizing various budget formats are also examined. Students are expected to apply the methodologies from their research courses to a financial issue.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6860 - State Agency Administration
This course examines the organization and administration of state government agencies, with special emphasis on the functions performed by major departments and their principal subunits. Executive agencies in Michigan will serve as a basis for comparing and contrasting services provided by similar agencies in other states. Each course participant will be required to analyze the current status of services provided by a particular state agency and project service demand into the future. Course participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of administration in agencies of state government.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6870 - Legislative Relations for Public Administrators
This course prepares participants to interact with policy making bodies: city councils, county commissions, or the state legislature. Participants will learn to estimate the possible impact upon their agency of legislation under consideration, to assess the probable effect of proposed legislation upon their clientele, and to project the amount of revenue to be generated by a proposed tax, fine, or fee.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 6970 - Dissertation Seminar
Dissertation Seminar is intended to assist doctoral students in the preparation of a dissertation proposal and to facilitate the transition from course work to dissertation. This course will review proposal components, with particular emphasis on research design and developing the literature review, and will also focus on key issues such as dissertation format standards, psychological and time management demands, committee formation, HSIRB training, and project management.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: In most cases this course should be taken after comprehensive exams have been successfully passed and after all methods courses for the doctoral program are completed. Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 7100 - Independent Research
Designed for highly qualified graduate students or small groups who wish to pursue independent studies or group projects under the direction of a Graduate Faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Application and Department approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a credit/no credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 7120 - Professional Field Experience
This practicum is designed for MPA degree candidates who are to participate in a supervised professional field experience/internship in an agency setting.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Application and Department approval.
Credits: 3 to 6 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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PADM 7300 - Doctoral Dissertation
Please refer to the Graduate College section for the complete course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department and Graduate College approval.
Credits: 1 to 15 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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PAPR 5000 - Introduction to Papermaking
Graduate students without sufficient background will learn paper science and paper engineering topics and laboratory techniques, including the basics of papermaking, paper properties, paper testing, and TAPPI standard testing procedures.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Enrollment by approval of PCI Graduate Advisor.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (0 - 3)
When Offered: Fall
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PAPR 5301 - Material Instrumental Analysis
Instrumental techniques for analysis of the physical and surface properties of materials used in the paper and printing industries. Training to operate instruments in preparation for graduate research, or for use in other graduate level courses, and development of laboratory measurement and computer usage skills.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: One completed laboratory science course.
Credits: 2 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (1 - 3)
When Offered: Fall
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PAPR 5501 - Advanced Paper Processes
Advanced course in the paper manufacturing process, including paper chemistry theory, stock preparation, converting, and the role of recycled fibers. Particular emphasis on types of paper products and their applications, the relationship of laboratory measurements to paper properties, and the effect of process variables on paper product performance.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PAPR 5000 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
When Offered: Every other Fall.
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PAPR 5990 - Pilot Plant Operations
Students will gain experience using the department’s papermaking, recycling, paper coating, and printing pilot plants to perform supervised projects or basic research, and be able to express project or research results in oral, written, and visual communication formats in an acceptable and professional manner.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: By arrangement with instructor.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Course is repeatable to a maximum of three hours. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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PAPR 6000 - Surface and Colloid Chemistry
Intermolecular forces are considered in detail to build a sound background for consideration of surface and colloidal behavior of matter. The thermodynamics of interfaces and surfaces is covered in detail considering the topics of absorption, surface films, wetting, capillary penetration, and diffusion. Colloidal topics covered include areas such as ionic boundary layers, electrokinetic potential, swelling and shrinkage of gels, ion exchange, surface active agents, detergency, and retention of particles.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3-0)
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PAPR 6400 - Coating Rheology
The theories of flow of non-Newtonian liquids are discussed as they apply to pigmented coating systems. Further theories are formulated and evaluated in the lab to attempt to explain the behavior of coating under the shear conditions found in coating application systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PAPR 5301 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2-3)
When Offered: Every other Fall.
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PAPR 6410 - Coating Formulations
Intensive study of the functional properties and cost considerations involved in developing coating formulations. Contributions of pigments, additives, and binders to optical, mechanical, printing, and surface properties are discussed in the context of coating formulations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PAPR 3420 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
When Offered: Every other Fall.
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PAPR 6600 - Mechanics and Optics of Paper and Fibers
The mechanics and optics of individual fibers and fiber networks will be considered from both theoretical and measurement standpoints. Stress-strain-analysis, theory of elasticity and flow, statics, reflection, absorption, transmission, and light scattering of these systems will be covered.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 3740 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
When Offered: Every other Spring.
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PAPR 6910 - Pulp and Paper Operations II
Continuation of the study of the unit operations integral to pulp and paper manufacturing. The paper manufacturing phase is emphasized while completing the systematic study of unit operations used in the industry.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHEG 3120 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
When Offered: Every other Spring.
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PAPR 6930 - Environmental Systems Engineering
The course will focus on the environmental issues associated with the pulp and paper industries. Air, water, solid waste, thermal, and noise emissions, control processes, economic, and legal issues will be studied in concert with the operation of pulp and paper manufacture.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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PAPR 6950 - Graduate Topics in Paper/Printing
A special course dealing in some particular subject of interest in pulp and paper and/or printing.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1-4 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. May be repeated with different topics.
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PAPR 6980 - Pulping and Bleaching
The course will cover principles of kraft and sulfite pulping, use of other pulping chemicals such as anthraquinone, borohydride, and polysulfides. It will also cover all types of high yield pulps and bleaching of both chemical and high yield pulps. Bleaching chemicals that will be discussed will include chlorine, chlorine dioxide, hypochlorite, dithionite, hydrogen peroxide, oxygen, and ozone. Various bleaching sequences that are currently in practice and under development will be discussed.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PAPR 3030.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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PAPR 6990 - Pilot Plant Research
Research experience using the department’s papermaking, recycling, paper coating, and printing pilot plants. Project management and experimental design of research. Preparation of research reports.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: IME 5160 or equivalent.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 6 hours.
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PAPR 7000 - Master’s Thesis
Please refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application; department approval and Graduate College approval.
Credits: 1 - 6 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. may be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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PAPR 7100 - Independent Research
Please refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application and department approval.
Credits: 2 to 6 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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PAPR 7120 - Professional Field Experience
Please refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application and department approval.
Credits: 2 to 12 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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PAPR 7130 - Practicum in Teaching in the Discipline
A practicum in teaching in paper and imaging science and engineering done as a collaborative effort with an experienced faculty member in an undergraduate course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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PAPR 7131 - Teaching Practicum Observation
A practicum experience in which a doctoral student observes and works with an experienced faculty member in the teaching of an undergraduate course in paper and printing science. Regular meetings are held to discuss classroom management, teaching techniques, and student evaluation methods that are being actively used by the faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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PAPR 7132 - Teaching in the Discipline
A practicum in teaching in paper and printing science done as a collaborative effort with and experienced faculty member in an undergraduate course. The doctoral student will be responsible for a clearly defined portion of the course, including content development, delivery, and student evaluation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 2 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Open to Graduate students only.
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PAPR 7250 - Doctoral Research Seminar
Seminars presented by graduate students, faculty, and visiting lecturers concerning their research.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Six hours are required for the doctoral degree. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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