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3.00 Credits
This course reviews the basic concepts and tools of finance for the purpose of decision making. Topics analyzed include investment decisions, capital budgeting, cost of capital, working capital management, valuation of securities, interest rates, corporate liabilities, and risk and return. The course addresses the formation of capital structure, the optimal capital structure, and its choice on the value of the firm.
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3.00 Credits
First Aid, CPR, and Safety is intended to be a primer in basic safety procedures and preventive safety in the recreation and sports industries with an emphasis on the fitness segment of the industry. The course explores the basic skills required to give emergency care in a fitness facility including basic first aid, CPR, and the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). The course also includes an orientation to the basics of accident prevention in fitness and related facilities.
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3.00 Credits
Kinesiology is the study of human movement. This course will explore the theory behind how individuals move, with an emphasis on principles related to exercise and athletics. Students will study the scientific principles of movement including anatomical and physiological principles, internal and external forces acting on the body, kinematics, levers, linear and angular motion, movement in a fluid medium, and the use of implements in athletic and exercise situations. In addition to traditional study, students will complete a qualitative analysis of an exercise or sport-related movement using principles learned in the class.
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3.00 Credits
Individual Assessment in Fitness and Wellness is a comprehensive entry-level course that builds upon courses in areas such anatomy and physiology, and fitness and wellness programming. This course allows the student in the fitness and wellness industry the opportunity to obtain skills in fitness assessment. Students will be required to interpret, describe, discuss, and justify the assessment process prior to executing exercise programs designed for particular clients. Topics covered in this course include: differentiating field testing from laboratory testing; selecting appropriate assessment protocols for the five domains of physical fitness; pretest health screening; interpreting assessment results; determining client needs and goals; and designing client-based exercise programs. Students will develop a comprehensive fitness and wellness plan based upon their assessment of themselves.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and Programs for Fitness and Wellness introduces concepts, definitions, and theories of fitness. The course discusses the effects of exercise on humans, concepts of wellness, specific methods to improve physical fitness, and the research bases of the application of techniques. The course also reviews the variety of settings in which these programs are offered.
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3.00 Credits
Exercise and Nutrition for Special Populations provides a framework for developing exercise programs for individuals with disease, disabilities, or special health issues. Throughout the course students adopt a problem-oriented, rather than a disease/condition-oriented, approach. That is, the course focuses on exercise prescription through the management of problems created by disease, disability, and special health conditions. It includes a review of basic principles of exercise testing and exercise prescription, and builds on that foundation. Also covered are methods for assessment of functional capacity of individuals with the most common health conditions presented to fitness leaders. Specific attention is given to the distinctiveness of each health condition that warrants adjustments in exercise program development. In each situation, the emphasis is to maximize the clients' benefits from the exercise and minimize untoward effects.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a broad framework of knowledge and tools for evaluating a firm's business operations and predicting its future condition. The course is designed to develop a critical, user's perspective to analyze and interpret financial statements to gain further insights into firms' performance. The course describes the details of financial statements and their use by investors, creditors, analysts, auditors, and other interested parties. Main topics include, but are not limited to, financial ratio and profitability analysis, pro forma forecasting, earnings analysis, risk analysis, quality of financial reporting, and evaluating firm's financial health. The course is targeted to a wide range of students, including those preparing for careers in general management as well as in investment banking, financial analysis, and consulting.
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3.00 Credits
This course acquaints students with how earthquakes, active volcanoes, and other geologic formations and processes relate to the theory of plate tectonics. The history of the theory of plate tectonics also illustrates how the scientific process works and how scientists propose hypotheses, gather evidence, discard ideas, and modify them to support existing knowledge. The course stresses that Earth continues to evolve and that its future depends on society's actions today.
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3.00 Credits
The aging process is one that we all must experience whether it is our own life or that of a loved one. This course is a comprehensive overview of the common and uncommon physical and psychosocial changes associated with aging. Factors that are believed to cause or influence the aging process, various theories of aging, common physiological changes, age-related pathologies, long-term care, death, dying, and grieving are also explored.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the developmental processes acting within individuals from adulthood through old age. A biopsychosocial perspective provides the framework for understanding the various influences on adult development. Major developmental theories are examined to differentiate between normative and non-normative aging processes. Students evaluate both contemporary research and theoretical concepts as they study aging from demographic, historical, biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. Throughout the course, students examine and integrate the dynamic internal and external variables associated with successful aging to optimize developmental outcomes for the aging population.
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