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EXI 956 - Managing Quality Assurance
Review of the complex and dominant role that quality plays in creating excellent customer-supplier relationships. Discussion of quality goals and management strategies to achieve them.
3 credits
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EXI 957 - Organizational Change and Development
This course addresses the nature of organizational development, intervention by third-party consultation, change in organizational structure and role relationships, evaluation of change efforts, participation, conformity, and deviation. The course focuses on real organizations, not hypothetical constructs; on actual human performance challenges, not theoretical issues; and on typical operational problems, not experimental design concerns. Emphasis is on practical application.
3 credits
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EXI 960 - E-Solutions in Engineering Management
The course presents current and emerging internet technology as it relates to engineering management; in particular, e-supply, e-logistics, e-commerce, and the rapid increase in the types and uses of electronic media in the daily functions of engineering managers. Topics will also include basics of the Internet and multimedia technologies, products and vendors, and critical management and policy issues such as access, risk management, reliabiltiy, security, and privacy.
3 credits
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EXI 970 - Current Topics in Engineering Management
Current topics relevant to engineering management but focusing on specific themes such as environmental laws on regulation, security and protection technologies, new engineering approaches to product and process management, and new process and quality improvement practices.
3 credits
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EXI 999 - Research Topic
Independent study and research focused on a problem of interest, either in a work environment or in a community/nonprofit organization. Guided by a faculty advisor, a project report is written that describes the problem, outlines the scope of the work, and presents recommendations and solutions in a professional manner. An oral presentation is made to colleagues in this capstone experience ending the program of study.
3 credits
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Emergency Management |
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EMG 601 - Principles of Emergency Management
This course focuses on the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of the emergency management profession and the principles that define effective practice. The starting points are current definitions of emergency management, the mission and vision of the profession, and "The Principles of Emergency Management" developed by the Emergency Management Roundtable in 2007. The objective is to stimulate discussion of the core values that underlie emergency management practice in a democratic society and that are essential elements in emergency management professional education. Case studies, exercises, and discussions will be used to encourage critical review of the philosophy and principles of emergency management.
3 credits
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EMG 602 - Principles and Practices of Hazard Mitigation
Prerequisite: EMG 601 This course will provide the student with an understanding of the principles and practice of hazard mitigation in the United States at the local, state, regional, and federal levels of governance, emphasizing the importance of avoiding or preventing future and recurring losses of life and damage to public and private property. Based on this understanding, a further objective of the course is to familiarize students with the tools, techniques, resources, programs, intergovernmental relationships, and broader social context involved in planning for and implementing hazard mitigation. Case studies, exercises, and discussions will be used to encourage critical review of the philosophy and principles of emergency management.
3 credits
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EMG 603 - Catastrophe Readiness and Response
Prerequisite: EMG 602 Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to describe and discuss the characteristics of catastrophic events and the differences in strategies, techniques, and tools that are needed to prepare for and coordinate the response to catastrophes as compared to the disasters that form the core assumption of most modern emergency management work. This course is designed to help students step into a leadership role in catastrophe readiness and response. Case studies, exercises, and discussions will be used to encourage critical review of the philosophy and principles of emergency management.
3 credits
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EMG 604 - Holistic Disaster Recovery: Creating a More Sustainable Future
Prerequisite: EMG 603 Educate students about sustainable disaster recovery, including the principles, concepts, processes and practice currently used in the United States. The course is designed to rely heavily on the use of case studies to clarify course objectives and explain recovery topics. Case studies, taken from across the country and addressing different hazards, will emphasize both examples of effective and ineffective recovery strategies. Course work will include examples that have occurred in New England and surrounding regions. This may facilitate additional student involvement.
3 credits
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EMG 624 - Social Dimensions of Disaster
Prerequisites: EMG 601 , EMG 602 , EMG 603 , EMG 604 This course will provide an overview of empirical versus theoretical approaches; human behavior in disaster, myths and reality; group disaster behavior; community social systems and disaster; cultures, demographics, and disaster behavior distinctions, and model-building in sociological disaster research.
3 credits
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EMG 628 - Emergency Incident Management
Prerequisites: EMG 601 , EMG 602 , EMG 603 , EMG 604 This course will provide a study of the effective organization and management of emergency resources at various fire and large-scale emergency incidents. Includes a review of national standards and federal regulations impacting emergency incident management.
3 credits
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EMG 690 - Emergency Management Research Project
Prerequisites: EMG 601 , EMG 602 , EMG 603 , EMG 604 This course will provide the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills studied during the emergency management program by an exercise in accordance with the university's "Dissertation and Thesis Manual", 2nd edition.
3 credits
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EMG 697 - Emergency Management Thesis Proposal and Research
Prerequisites: EMG 601 , EMG 602 , EMG 603 , EMG 604 and three approved electives The thesis proposal is developed under the direction of the supervisor. The supervisor must formally approve the thesis proposal in accordance with the university's "Dissertation and Thesis Manual", 2nd edition.
3 credits
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EMG 698 - Emergency Management Thesis Writing and Defense
Prerequisite: EMG 697 Based on the proposal developed and approved in EMG 697 , students will complete the written thesis project and an oral thesis final exam in accordance with the university’s "Dissertation and Thesis Manual", 2nd edition. If the student is not able to complete the full version of the manuscript by the end of the academic term, the university’s incomplete policy and procedure will apply.
3 credits
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Environmental Science |
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EN 600 - Environmental Geoscience with Laboratory
Study of the geological systems important in understanding the causes of and solutions to environmental problems. Includes basic geological principles, examination of natural hazards, their causes and mitigation, and mineral, energy, and water resources. Laboratories include practical exercises, data collection, problem-solving, virtual field trips and case histories. Some weekend field trips may be required.
4 credits
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EN 601 - Principles of Ecology with Laboratory
Presentation of current topics in the various fields of ecology including community, population, ecosystem, and landscape ecology. Particular emphasis on those areas related to applied ecology. Field trips and laboratory sessions will focus on the quantitative evaluation of various ecological systems in terrestrial and aquatic habits, and on methods used in ecological assessment. Laboratory fee
4 credits
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EN 602 - Environmental Effects of Pollutants
Prerequisites: EN 600 , EN 601 , and undergraduate organic chemistry or graduate introduction to environmental chemistory (CH 600 ). A survey of the demonstrated and suspected effects of air, water, and other pollutants on natural systems and on human welfare. Methods of studying and assessing effects are also presented.
3 credits
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EN 603 - Wetlands Ecology with Laboratory
Prerequisites: EN 600 and EN 601 . This course covers the ecology of saltwater and freshwater wetland systems. Linkages between the biotic, hydrolic, and chemical components of various wetland types will be emphasized. Wetland delineation, functional assessment of wetlands, and wetland creation and restoration will be among the topics discussed. Field trips and laboratory sessions will focus on the quantitative evaluation of the hydrology, soils, and biotic communities of various wetland types. Laboratory fee
4 credits
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EN 604 - Ecology of Inland Waters
Prerequisites: EN 600 and EN 601 . Advanced study of ecological processes of inland waters, both lotic and lentic. Some weekend field trips, or acceptable alternative, required.
3 credits
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EN 605 - Marine and Estuarine Ecology&Lab
Prerequisites: EN 600 and EN 601 . Prerequisites: EN 600 , EN 601 or permission of the instructor. Advanced study of ecological processes of estruaries and marine habitats and how human activities modify the structure and dynamics of these systems. The laboratory focuses on the characteristics of habitats along the Connecticut coast and in Long Island Sound and their environmental assessment.
4 credits
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EN 606 - Environmental Data Analysis
Prerequisites: 15 graduate hours and a previous course in statistics or permission of instructor. The application of analytic techniques to environmental data in the areas of applied ecology, environmental geology, and chemistry. These include applied univariate and multivariate statistics as well as geostatistical methods. Introduction to microcomputer software available for environmental analyses.
3 credits
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EN 607 - Environmental Reports and Impact Assessment
Prerequisites: EN 600 AND EN 601 AND CE 606 including 21 graduate hours. A study of the EIS/EIA process including the regulatory framwork, how to prepare environmental reports and impact assessments, formats required for EIS and other common reports, data collection and presentation, planning and carrying out assessments, and text preparation. Some fieldwork may be required.
3 credits
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EN 608 - Landscape Ecology
Prerequisites: EN 600 and EN 601 . In-depth study of the characterisitcs and dynamics of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems on a regional scale. Spatial relationships between ecosystems are examined with regard to natural ecologic and geologic functions and alterations due to human activities. Applications to land-use planning, resource management, conservation, and other environmental concerns are addressed via class projects.
3 credits
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EN 609 - Data Analysis in the Environmental and Biological Sciences
Prerequisites: 9 graduate hours and a previous course in statistics, or permission of instructor. The application of data analysis techniques in the environmental (applied ecology, environmental geology and chemistry) and biological (molecular biology, toxicology) sciences. These include applied univariate and multivariate statistics as well as geostatistical and non-detect methods. Extensive use of different types of computer software for data analyses.
3 credits
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EN 610 - Environmental Health
Prerequisite: EN 601 or undergraduate biology major. Principles of public health with general emphasis given to environmental factors such as air and water pollutants, legal standards, and preventive measures and their relationships to public health.
3 credits
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EN 612 - Epidemiology
An introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology. Concepts of disease, analysis of morbidity and mortality as well as observational and experimental techniques are considered. Illustrative examples concentrate on environmental issues.
3 credits
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EN 613 - Radioactivity and Radiation in the Environment
Prerequisites: EN 600 and CH 601 , or permission of instructor. Basic principles of nuclear structure and radioactivity; the interaction of radiation with matter and biological effects of radiation; natural and man-made sources of radiation in the environment. The second half of the course will focus on long-term environmental effects of radiation accidents (e.g., Chernobyl and others) and the problems of nuclear waste disposal, plutonium inventories from nuclear weapons, natural radon in buildings, and similar concerns. (See also PH 613 .)
3 credits
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EN 615 - Toxicology
Prerequisite: introductory chemistry. Introduction to environmental and industrial toxicology; toxicologic evaluation; the mode of entry, absorption, and distribution of toxicants; the metabolism and excretion of toxic substances; interactions between substances in toxicology; toxicologic data extrapolation; particulates; solvents and metals; agricultural chemicals - insecticides and pesticides; toxicology of plastics; gases; food additives; plant and animal toxins; carcinogens, mutagens, and teratogens. (See also SH 615).
3 credits
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EN 616 - Human Health and Environmental Risk Assessment
Prerequisites: EN 601 , CE 606 , and EN 615 . Introduction to application of human health and environmental risk assessment by environmental agencies. Principles of environmental risk assessment, legislative mandates for risk assessment, guidance documents, case studies, analysis and assessment procedures. Emerging developments in the field reviewed through class projects.
3 credits
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EN 617 - Subsurface Assessment
Prerequisites: EN 600 , CH 601 , and CE 606 . Introduction to conducting subsurface contamination assessments. Includes related environmental regulations and liabilities, site hydrogeology, chemical characterization of contaminants, field methodologies, risk assessments, and site contamination remediation. Some fieldwork required.
3 credits
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EN 618 - Hazardous Materials Management
Prerequisites: CE 606 and undergraduate organic chemistry or graduate introduction to environmental chemistry (CH 600 ). The multidisciplinary facets of managing hazardous materials and wastes. Integrates specialized knowledge from the fields of environmental biology, chemistry, engineering, hydrogeology, and public health in the techniques used to maintain compliance with environmental standards. Includes regulatory framework, practical exercises, and concepts of sound practices of hazardous waste management.
3 credits
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EN 620 - Advanced Environmental Geology
EN 600 or equivalent Prerequisite: EN 600 or undergraduate course in geology or permission of instructor. Qualitative and quantitative examination of the application of geology to environmental problems including natural hazards and their remediation, site selection for various types of land uses, geology of waste disposal sites, and natural resource evaluation. A class project for a local government or environmental agency will demonstrate practical application of these principles and will be used to examine the process of project planning and managment, generation, and the use of geologic data, report preparation and presentation. Laboratories and some weekend fieldwork required.
4 credits
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EN 621 - Hydrology
Prerequisite: undergraduate course in physics, geology, hydraulics, or limnology or permission of instructor. Lectures cover basic hydrologic theory including nature and chemical behavior of water, precipitation and evapotranspiration, interception, surface water, groundwater supply and treatment, and water law. Other topics may include irrigation, flood control, karst hydrology, and water chemistry. Required laboratories cover field measurement, sampling and problem-solving techniques. Some weekend fieldwork required.
4 credits
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EN 622 - Groundwater Geology
Prerequisites: EN 600 or EN 621 or CE 620 , or permission of instructor. Physical and chemical behavior of water occuring in rock and soil (groundwater). Covers the geologic environments in which groundwater exists, groundwater movement and chemistry, karst hydrology, use of groundwater as a water supply, groundwater field investigations and testing, contaminant transport in groundwater, and the nature and use of groundwater flow and contaminant models. Laboratories will include practical experience in field techniques (drilling, geophysical, well, logging, etc.), modeling, and data analysis.
4 credits
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EN 625 - Geomorphology
Prerequisite: EN 600 or a previous college-level course in physical geology or geography, or permission of instructor. Study of landforms and the processes that produce them including the operation of erosional and depositional processes in a variety of geologic settings (fluvial, coastal, glacial, periglacial, karst, and arid). Also covers the relationship of landforms and processes to the solution of environmental problems. Lectures cover processes; required laboratories focus on landform recognition and geomorphic process interpretation using maps and aerial photographs. Two required field trips (one 2-day and one 3-day) with shared transporation and costs.
4 credits
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EN 626 - Glacial Geology
Prerequisite: EN 600 or EN 625 or a previous college-level course in physical geology or geography or permission of instructor. Glacial processes, landforms, materials, and history. Relationships between various glacial landforms (identifiable on topographic maps) and the materials that comprise them. Two required field trips in New England (one 1-day and one 2 1/2-day) with shared transportation and costs.
3 credits
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EN 627 - Soil Science
Prerequisite: EN 600 or college level course in physical geology or geography or permission of instructor. Properties, occurence, and management of soil as a natural resource. Covers the chemistry, physics, morphology, and mineralogy of soils and their genesis and classification. Soil properties will be related to their role in environmental problem solving and decision making.
3 credits
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EN 632 - Field Geology of the Northeast
Prerequisite: EN 600 or a previous college-level course in geology or permission of instructor. Intensive training in geological field observation and interpretation in a variety of geologic settings. Weekly class meetings cover field techniques and localities. Five required field trips (three 1-day, one 3-day, one 4-day) will focus of site geology, geomorphology, and environmental problems as well as field observation and interpretation. Transportation and costs will be shared.
4 credits
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EN 634 - Environmental Education Instructor Clinic
Prerequisite: One of the following: a college course in geology, biology, ecology, or science education OR permission of instructor. A course (conducted in the field) about teaching environmental education and natural history topics. Students receive intensive field training in natural history and a variety of environmental education instruction techniques. Lab Fee. May be taught any term.
3 credits
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EN 640 - Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
Survey of GIS technology, research, and applications in natural resource management, environmental assessment, urban planning, business, marketing and real estate, law enforcement, public administration, and emergency preparedness. Includes critical evaluation, case studies, and computer demonstrations.
3 credits
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EN 641 - Geographical Information System Techniques and Applications I
Prerequisites: working knowledge of PC-based computing and consent of instructor/program coordinator. First of a two-course sequence of GIS technology and applications. Laboratory exercises using both raster- and vector-based GIS systems. Hardware and software compenents of GIS; data acquisition, input, and manipulation; cartographic output; report generation.
3 credits
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EN 642 - Geographical Information System Techniques and Applications II
Prerequisite: EN 641 or consent of instructor. Second of a two-course sequence on GIS technology and applications. Laboratory exercises using both raster- and vector-based GIS systems. Advanced GIS techniques, spatial analysis and modeling for a variety of applications (e.g., environmental science, business, planning), development of GIS systems.
3 credits
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EN 643 - Advanced Applications of GIS
Prerequisite: EN 642 or consent of instructor. Study of advanced GIS techniques for spatial analysis and management in a variety of application areas (e.g. environmental science, municipal and utilities management). Includes GIS development, GIS modeling, advanced spatial analysis (e.g. geostatistics) and VBA/ArcObjects GIS programming. Students collaborate on a real world project to design and implement a complete GIS application, and conduct individual GIS projects of interest to them, applying techniques learned in class.
3 credits
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EN 650 - Environmental Microbiology
Prerequisites: undergraduate biology major, or a course in biology and a course in organic chemistry. Interaction of microorganisms (principally bacteria and fungi) and their environments, stressing transformations they may accomplish depending on physical and chemical circumstances. Practical application of microbes in sewage and other soil/wastewater cleanup, biodeterioration, pest control, and production of useful products. Laboratory microcosm projects required.
3 credits
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EN 651 - Bioremediation Science
Prerequisite: EN 650 or permission of instructor. Study of the use of microorganisms to decontaminate/remediate soil, groundwater, and air emissions containing various organic compounds. Includes survey of applicable microbial activities and growth parameters, classes of organic compounds that can be degraded/modified, and application of latest bioremediation technologies for cleanup. Laboratory involves review of site/hydrogeological plans for efficiency of bioremediation, visitation of available bioremediation sites (biopiles, bioventing, biosparging, etc.), and group projects involving site(s) currently undergoing bioremediation.
4 credits
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EN 670 - Selected Topics
A study of selected issues of particular interest to the students and instructor. May be taken more than once.
3 credits
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EN 690 - Research Project
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Independent study under the supervision of an advisor.
0 credits
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EN 695 - Independent Study I
A planned program of individual study under the supervision of a member of the faculty.
0 credits
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EN 696 - Independent Study II
A continuation of Independent Study I.
0 credits
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EN 698 - Thesis I
Prerequisite: 15 graduate hours. Periodic meetings and discussions of the individual student's progress in the preparation of a thesis.
3 credits
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EN 699 - Thesis II
Prerequisite: EN 698 A continuation of Thesis I.
3 credits
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ES 605 - Introduction to Digital Electronics
Prerequisites: College physics, including electricity and magnetism. An introductory course in digital electonics intended for K-14 teachers based on "Project Lead the Way" curriculum. Covers both theoretical and practical skills in the pedagogical and content domains needed to teach classes in this field. Laboratory assignments include computer simulation of circuits and the writing of phototype circuits. Lectures touch on printed circuit board design and implementation of digital circuits. Attitudes, procedures, and skills related to safety are addressed. This course may not be taken by engineering students for graduate credit. Lecture: 3 credits; Lab: 1 credit
3 credits
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ES 610 - Engineering Graphics with Solid Modeling
Prerequisites: Modern Algebra with Trigonometry. An introduction to computer-aided design with solid modeling intended for K-14 teachers based on the "Project Lead the Way" curriculum. Covers both theoretical and practical skills in the pedagogical and content domains needed to teach classes in this field are addressed. Emphasis is on advanced 2-D construction, 3-D solid modeling, and design drawing generation. A PC-based CAD package is used for course work. Attitudes, procedures, and skills related to safety are addressed. This course may not be taken by engineering students for graduate credit. Lecture: 3 credits, Lab: 1 credit
3 credits
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EX 903 - The Communication Process
A survey of communication theory as applied to the organizational environment. Special attention will be directed toward managment communication styles, conflict, disagreement, change in organizations, formal versus informal power and communication, people in organizations, structure of organizations, motivation, barriers to effective communication, and communication competencies in organizations.
2 credits
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EX 909 - Business and Government Relations
An analysis of the impact of the major regulatory agencies of the federal government upon buisness. Specific attention given to the legal and economic impacts of the agencies; their independence of action vis-a-vis Congress, the judiciary, and each other.
3 credits
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EX 912 - Financial Accounting
An understanding of information in financial reports and how managers use this informatioin in decision making. Includes financial accounting standards, methods of financial statement analysis, and current developments in financial reporting.
3 credits
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EX 915 - Quantitative Decision Making
Probability and financial analysis techniques within the framework of the randomness encountered in the real world. Includes practical applications of expected values, value of information, Markov systems, game theory, and decision theory.
3 credits
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EX 918 - Managerial Economics
Application of economic analysis to business forecasting, planning, and policy formulation. Includes cost-benefit analysis, cost estimation, and break-even analysis.
3 credits
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EX 921 - Executive Management and Leadership
The role of managers in globally competitive organizations. Topics include the nature of management and leadership, managing ethically in a global economy, basic management skill sets, and motivational theories.
3 credits
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EX 924 - Financial Management I
Analysis of financial decision models for investment, financing, and dividend decisions of the profit-oriented firm. Includes capital budgeting, capital structures, and the cost of capital and dividend policy.
3 credits
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EX 927 - Financial Management II
Analysis of financial decision models for the management of working capital. The management of current assets and the related financing mixture.
3 credits
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EX 930 - Marketing Practice
The new marketing concept and its application in the modern corporation. Organizational aspects and environmental determinants of marketing decisions are examined, culminating in a discussion of buyer behavior characteristics. Practical considerations in using the elements of the marketing mix: product, price, channel, and promotion policy.
3 credits
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EX 933 - Managing the Global Marketplace
An examination of the theory and practice of a national or international company trading in world markets. Focus on strategic planning for this environment from economic, political, social, regulatory, and competitive points of view.
3 credits
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EX 939 - Operations Management
An examination of the best practices used by operations management to achieve competitive advantage. Topics include organization, productivity measurement, competitiveness, product and process design, quality management, procurement, JIT, empowerment, and change management.
3 credits
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EX 942 - Managerial Accounting
An understanding of the uses of accounting data by managers in directing the affairs of organizations. Includes cost systems, profit planning, standard and relevant costs, and world-class manufacturing concepts.
3 credits
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EX 948 - Business Law
This course provides a framework for considering the respective roles of institutional and individual legal responsibility as it relates to major federal statutes commonly invoked in corporate prosecutions. Major emphasis will be placed on employment law, including labor, and white collar prosecutions.
3 credits
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EX 951 - Marketing Management
Strategic considerations and options in managing a firm's marketing function. Scope and methods of marketing research as well as issues involved in new product management. The importance, opportunities, and constraints of international marketing. The unique aspects of service marketing.
3 credits
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EX 954 - Organizational Development
Effective management of the aggregate human resource in the modern organization. Analysis of human resource planning, recruitment, and selection; training and development; compensation and benefits; other human resource functions. Understanding how to utilize these functions in managing change for organizational effectiveness.
3 credits
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EX 957 - Corporate Policy and Strategy
Examination of the major management issues facing the chief executive, with emphasis on resource allocation questions. Includes the strategy development process, supporting organization structure, and reward system. Serves as an integrated mechanism for several preceding courses.
3 credits
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EX 960 - Information Management
Analysis of technologies, costs, and challenges of integrating computers into the modern business environment.
3 credits
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EX 997 - Washington Campus
The seminars at the Washington campus emphasize governmental process and the range of considerations and constraints which bear upon the decisions of policymakers. Corporate executives and future business leaders examine the working of the legislative, regulatory, judicial, and executive functions of governemrnt in order to understand more clearly how they, as managers, can build the critical public policy dimension into daily operations and corporate strategy. The faculty of the Washington campus is drawn from government, business, the press, and academia. It includes members of Congress and their staffs, senior administrative officials, lobbyists, journalists, noted scholars, and corporate executives. As companies expand their markets abroad, they need employees who are globally aware, flexible to changes, and able to understand various social and buisness cultures. Therefore, it is important that students be exposed to a variety of perspectives on the real-life issues of doing business in different countries.
3 credits
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EX 998 - Marketplace-Business Simulation
Prerequisites: EX 912 , EX 924 , EX 930 , and EX 942 . In this business simulation students will virtually run a new venture firm for two years in compressed time (8 to 12 rounds of decision making). The real challenge in the game, and in real-life ventures, is that managers must continually make a large number of concurrent strategic and tactical decisions, with no rest from the advertising decision while solving the pricing decision. There is heavy emphasis on the interconnectedness of business functions.
3 credits
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EX 999 - Special Research Topics
A seminar which culminates in student research being presented and critiqued, and in which state-of-the-art topics may be examined by nonfaculty guest lecturers.
3 credits
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FI 601 - Financial Management
Prerequisites: A 620 , EC 601 , and QA 604 . An examination of the valuation, investment, and financing of the firm and its business activities. Includes valuation of investment under uncertainty and its implications on investment strategy; the cost of capital and capital structure and its implications for financing strategy; leasing; dividend policy; fundamental risk management concepts and implications; and (if time is available) mergers, acquisitions, divestiture, the market for corporate control and the hedging of corporate risk exposure.
3 credits
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FI 602 - Finance Strategy and Valuation
Prerequisites: A 620 , EC 601 or EC 604 , and FI 601 and QA 604 . Examination of valuation, investment, and financing of the firm and their implications for strategic decision making. Topics include objective of the firm and agency theory; strategies for the investment decision; short-term financial management strategies; theories of choice and decision making; state preference theory and its implications for planning and strategy; risk measurement and decision making; derivatives and their application to corporate risk management and planning; efficient capital markets and value creation; capital structure; valuation models and dividend policy; merger and acquisition strategies; the leasing decision and business planning; international financial management strategies.
3 credits
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FI 605 - Data Evaluation and Modeling
Prerequisite: FI 601 . Introduction to the quantitative models used in finance. Application of statistical and deterministic models to financial decision making. Use of electronic speadsheets and statistical software.
3 credits
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FI 610 - Capital Market Theory
Prerequisite: FI 601 A review of modern portfolio theory. Includes theory of choice under certainty and uncertainty; portfolio analysis; capital asset pricing model; arbitrage pricing model; global investing and portfolio formation; and portfolio performance measurement, evaluation, and selection.
3 credits
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FI 611 - Equity Market Valuation and Analysis
Prerequisite: FI 601 . Integrated review of investment opportunities in the securities markets. Includes capital market efficiency and arbitrage; valuation models and individual security analysis and valuation; aggregate market analysis; capital market theory; global investing and portfolio performance; alternative investments - analysis and valuation; and introduction to regulation and professional standards of ethics.
3 credits
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FI 612 - Applied Portfolio Management
Prerequisite: FI 601 . Course describes and demonstrates the dynamic decision-making process of portfolio management. The portfolio construction process, including the formulation of objectives, constraints, and preferences; the ongoing monitoring process; and conducting a performance evaluation. Special attention to recent developments in dynamic portfolio applications.
3 credits
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FI 613 - Derivative Market Analysis and Trading Techniques
Prerequisite: FI 601 . An examination of financial futures and options markets; futures and options pricing and hedging; trading techniques.
3 credits
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FI 620 - Capital Markets and the Valuation of Fixed Income Securities
Prerequisite: FI 601 . The function and structural trends of financial markets. Analysis of the flow of funds; foundation of interest rates; term structure of interest rates; determinants of interest rates; global financial markets.
3 credits
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FI 625 - Advanced Capital Market Issues
Prerequisites: FI 605 and FI 620 . An examination of current practices and new developments in the capital markets. Various topics will be selected that highlight recent developments. The primary areas of selection will be financial and capital market innovations, monetary policy, domestic and international money markets, and techniques for analyzing financial markets. Students will be required to complete a major, independent research project.
3 credits
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FI 630 - Corporate Financial Analysis and Applications
Prerequisite: FI 601 . The examination of short-term financial management, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, financial distress, corporate risk management, leasing, and hybrid corporate securities.
3 credits
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FI 631 - Management of Financial Services
Prerequisite: FI 601 . An examination of operational techniques and strategies relevant to financial management in the financial services industry.
3 credits
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FI 632 - International Financial Management
Prerequisite: FI 601 . Focus on international capital markets, determinants of foreign exchange rates, and hedging techniques. Major emphasis on managing and measuring accounting, economic, and operations exposure; managing political risk; international capital budgeting and short-term financial management; international financing of investment.
3 credits
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FI 635 - Advanced Corporate Financial Management Issues
Prerequisites: FI 602 and FI 605 . An examination of advancements and techniques in financial managment, highlighting recent developments. The primary areas of selection will be value creation, human capital, globalization, risk management, and strategic management. Students will be required to complete a major research project.
3 credits
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FI 670 - Selected Topics: Intro to Risk Management
This course introduces students to the conceptual framework associated with enterprise risk management. The emphasis will be on the identification and classification of the risks facing profit and non-profit enterprises. Discussion will include financial, operational, strategic/management and legal/regulatory risks.
3 credits
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FI 690 - Research Project
Prerequisite: 15 graduate hours or permission of the instructor. Independent study under the supervision of an advisor.
3 credits
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FI 693 - Internship
Prerequisites: six credits of advanced finance coursework and approval of program coordinator/advisor. A program of field experience in a corporate or financial services organization.
3 credits
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FI 695 - Independent Study I
A planned program of individual study under the supervision of a member of the faculty.
3 credits
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FI 696 - Independent Study II
Prerequisite: FI 695 A continuation of Independent Study I.
3 credits
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FI 698 - Thesis I
Prerequisite: 15 graduate hours. Periodic meetings and discussions of the individual student's progress in the preparation of a thesis.
3 credits
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FI 699 - Thesis II
A continuation of Thesis I.
3 credits
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FOR 614 - Survey of Forensic Science
An introductory survey of forensic sciences and criminalistics, crime scene procedures and documentation, and methods of laboratory analysis for all forensic science students.
3 credits
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FOR 616 - Advanced Crime Scene Investigation
An in-depth study of crime scene procedures including recognition, protection, documentation, and collection of physical evidence; scene documentation, scene search procedures; and reconstructions from evidence and scene patterns.
3 credits
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FOR 617 - Forensic Expert Testimony
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: FOR 614 This course will provide information related to the various aspects of expert witness testimony, from "marketing" skills and good communication techniques to managing difficult questions and ethical issues. The expectations of the legal and scientific communities will be explored using case examples and exercises that point to the conflicts that sometimes may arise from these different perspectives. Students will participate in a moot court testimony session in which they will demonstrate their expert witness knowledge and ability to effictively communicate in a court setting.
3 credits
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FOR 620 - Advanced Criminalistics I
Corequisite: CJ 621 Corequisite: FOR 621 . The comparison and individualization of physical evidence are presented in lectures and carried out in the laboratory. The theories and practice of microscopic, biological, immunological, and chemical analysis are applied to the examination of blood, semen, and other body fluids.
3 credits
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FOR 621 - Advanced Criminalistics I Laboratory
Corequisite: CJ 620 Concurrent registration in FOR 620 Advanced Criminalistics I is required. Laboratory fee required.
1 credits
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FOR 622 - Forensic Engineering I
Introduction to the field of forensic engineering, and the first of a two-course sequence. Basic engineering relevant to failure analysis and root cause assessment, including the failure of complex systems is discussed. Other topics covered include: concepts of stress, strain, and fatigue, buildings and structures and their performance when faced with natural and manmade extreme forces. Automotive engineering, crashes and component and systems failures, aircraft failure and fire and explosion analyses are also covered.
3 credits
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FOR 623 - Forensic Engineering II
A second course in an introduction to forensic engineering, designed to survey failure modes in different engineering disciplines and in different products, including automobiles, aircraft, home construction, buildings and structures, marine applications, and household products. Techniques are described for gathering engineering evidence, assessing a likely cause, and designing a test replication. Report generation is also included. Designed primarily for the non-engineer, the course prepares the investigator for the task of seeking qualified engineering expertise and procuring laboratory support. No prerequisite is required: the course is free-standing.
3 credits
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