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3.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to engage in a variety of data collection methods (e.g., interviewing, observation, self-report, psychological testing, integration of interdisciplinary assessments) in order to assess mood, cognition, decision making, functional capacities, and level of risk, with consideration of the interaction between these factors and biosocial factors for older adults. Students will gain familiarity with screening instruments and will examine diagnosis and referral to other agencies.
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3.00 Credits
This course prepares students to develop effective psychological interventions as well as health promotion and prevention programs for older adults. Discussed are a variety of therapeutic modalities (individual, family, and group psychotherapy) and evidence-based theoretical models (cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, environmental, systemic). Course work will emphasize the importance of providing care in diverse settings and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Students will also explore program evaluation strategies used to assess the efficacy of interventions and programming.
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3.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to consult with families, professionals, service agencies, communities, and legal systems in the area of geropsychology. The student will learn how to work within an interdisciplinary care team and will become conversant with relevant ethical and legal standards and social policies. Consideration is given to issues of cross-cultural understanding and communication in consulting and collaborating with diverse groups of professionals and clients.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to educate and encourage the development of globally competent and culturally aware citizens. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be engaged, responsible, and active members of a globally interdependent society. Students are encouraged to go beyond the scope of their immediate surroundings and explore the world with the multiplicity of opportunities, risks, benefits, and threats. An integral component of the course is developing the feeling of belonging to a global community, which entails advancing cultural awareness and cross-cultural competence. As a part of the learning process, students will analyze the importance of cultures around the world. They will be introduced to concepts related to cultures in different regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East) illustrated through case studies on how culture has impacted the world through the historical, contextual, and cultural differences.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the issues and challenges facing managers in a global business context. Specifically, the course explores and analyzes international aspects of organizational behavior, human resource management, labor relations, corporate strategy, and political risk. In doing so, the course covers both micro-level topics (for example, cross-cultural communication) and macro-level considerations (for example, formulation of international strategy).
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3.00 Credits
This course allows students to apply marketing concepts to global markets. Product, price, distribution, and communication strategies are examined in the global context. This course will also apply issues of research, segmentation, targeting, and positioning to global markets. Global Marketing emphasizes cultural, political, regulatory, and economic factors that come into play when marketing in other countries. Students taking this course will also analyze and assess the marketing tools, practices, and experiences that are used to address business opportunities and issues. The course will examine programs and mechanisms used to create sustainable competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Students taking Global Marketing will collaborate to create a marketing strategy for a specific product to be marketed in a specific country and/or region of the world.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the 11 geographic realms of the world and provide details about the regions within each realm, including history, physical characteristics, politics, major industries and trade, environment and human activity, and role in the globalization process. Each module will cover a continental region that consists of representative countries in it, focusing on their interrelation, as well as the region's relationship with other regions. The course will delve deeper into the culture and human characteristics and their interactions with the rest of the world. This course will familiarize students with the geographic distribution of different regions and the general characteristics (population, dimensions, environment, politics, history, and culture) of the countries within them.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the challenge of strategically managing in complex organizations within a global environment. It will explain the importance of historical artifacts related to the evolution of strategic management, investigate the driving forces of strategy deployment in highly competitive markets, analyze the impact of business- and corporate-level strategies in organizations quest to compete on the global landscape, and examine the complexities of resource allocation within complex organizations. Students will also be exposed to the practice of assessing, crafting, and employing strategic decisions that allow an organization to realize its long-term goals, while dealing with current challenges.
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3.00 Credits
Operations management is the design and management of the processes that transform inputs into finished goods or services. This course presents an analysis of the operations within health service organizations like hospitals and other health care institutions, and provides management tools and principles that are used to plan, organize, staff, and control the essential processes and systems of those health care organizations. The course also presents advanced techniques that can be used to manage and improve health care services to the benefit of both an organization and its patients. The primary areas of operations management that will be discussed include operations planning, financial management, supply and Inventory management, technology management, and process and quality improvement activities.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on some of the unique components of finance as they relate to a healthcare facility and some of the major issues they are faced with. Students will strive to develop an understanding of the healthcare industry and the unique aspects related to healthcare finance. Increased knowledge of major national issues pertaining to Medicare and Managed Care payment systems and how they affect the economics of providers will be explored. Students will also develop an understanding of significant and nonsignificant financial management and management process issues. A preview of the healthcare industry and its effect on healthcare finance will also be explored. Additional topics include reimbursement systems, managed care, insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, DRG prospective payment, accessibility, eligibility, budgeting, and planning. Emphasis will be placed on the application of these topics to aid in making managerial decisions.
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