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INVS 6608 - Contemporary Topics in Civil Litigation
This course will cover topics specific to civil litigation, including matrimony, valuation, hidden asset discovery, business loss, and other civil litigation matters. Students will research cases relating to civil litigation, and report on conflicting opinions by opposing parties, why there was a conflict, and conflict resolution methods. 3 credits.
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INVS 6609 - Contemporary Topics in Dark Web Investigations
This course will explore criminal offenses through the use of the dark web, and law enforcement's efforts to combat those offenses. The course will focus on effective research methods to explore a criminal investigation regarding the offenses with the dark web. Transnational and organized crime activities in the dark web will also be explored. Cross-listed with: NSPS 6615 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6610 - Transnational and Organized Crime Investigations
This course explores the internal and external mechanisms which support and foster international crime systems. Crime systems will be looked at via countries as well as continents. The form that crime takes transnationally will also be discussed along with the impact on investigations on a nationalistic level as well as global initiatives. 3 credits.
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INVS 6611 - Contemporary Topics in Cybercrime Investigations
This course will cover more advanced issues and cases in cybercrime. The course will also cover how cybercrime has evolved, and continues to evolve in the contemporary environment, and the impact cybercrime is having on developing laws related to criminal activity. Students will report on how investigations, detection, and protection have attempted to keep pace with fraudulent activity. 3 credits.
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INVS 6612 - Contemporary Topics in Insurance Investigations
A broad-based course covering contemporary issues in insurance fraud, including the dramatic increase in health insurance fraud. Case studies will include fraudulent insurance policies, employment benefit scams, arson for profit, false billing in health insurance, automobile accident scams, and other current fraudulent activities. 3 credits.
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INVS 6613 - Banking Secrecy Act and Compliance Investigations
This course covers current issues and changes in the Banking Secrecy Act (BSA), implementation of the requirements of the act, and analysis of compliance issues. Students will identify how to use BSA reporting requirements in combating money laundering, human trafficking and smuggling, drug trafficking, and other types of fraudulent activities. 3 credits.
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INVS 6614 - 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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INVS 6615 - Current Issues in Elder and Other Social Frauds
This course covers topics in frauds against the elderly, non-occupational fraudulent activities (con artist-based frauds and scams), financial broker and Ponzi-based fraud, and other issues such as fraud committed to obtain financial assistance under illegal pretenses during states of emergency. 3 credits.
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INVS 6616 - Topics in Special Investigations
This course covers topics in federal background investigations, security clearance investigations, protective detail investigations, internal investigations, and other current issues. 3 credits.
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INVS 6617 - Topics in Civil Rights Investigations
This course covers investigations for civil rights violations from the criminal case investigative process and civil case investigative process. The course will focus on the history of civil rights cases. Recent cases in hate crimes, discrimination in housing or employment, and police-involved engagement with civilian minority groups will be used to assist in planning investigations. 3 credits.
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INVS 6618 - Topics in Agency, Non-Profit and Government Fraud
This course covers topics related to non-profits such as non-related business income for non-profits, improper expenditures and collection practices, and abuse of fiduciary duty. The course also focuses on government impropriety, bribery, corruption, procurement fraud, and contract fraud. 3 credits.
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INVS 6619 - Topics in Intelligence Analytics
This course will provide entry-level skills to new intelligence analysts working in a corporate security intelligence group. Successful graduates will be able to research, evaluate, and draw analytical conclusions in response to client needs. Topics include the intelligence cycle, methods of open source data collection, analysis, and professional written and oral briefing skills. 3 credits.
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INVS 6620 - Title IX and Predator Investigations
This course covers the various aspects of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking, and sexual assault. Using case study and established laws, students will identify best practices for investigating alleged activities and evaluating deterrence/compliance plans. Compliance issues for the Cleary Act, Campus Save Act, and other topics will also be covered. 3 credits.
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INVS 6621 - Cybercrime: from Counterfeiting to Digital Currency
This course examines counterfeit currency, embezzlement, cyber enabled crime, check fraud, skimming, digital currency, and other related crimes. The course will also focus on building collaborative cross-agency and cross-jurisdictional teams, taking a task force/working group approach. 3 credits.
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INVS 6622 - Bribery and Corruption Investigations
This course explores the national regulatory environment for bribery and corruption, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other federal/state statutes, and the international regulatory environment, such as the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other international statutes. Students will identify potential red flags for bribery/corruption activity, identify the significant components of bribery/corruption, and develop a sound investigative plan. 3 credits.
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INVS 6623 - Investigative Intricacies in Death Investigations
A study of the differences between homicides, suicides, accidental, natural, and undetermined deaths. The course covers the processes from the initial investigative steps through the development of a multidisciplinary approach to the investigation of death. The understanding of how victimology and suspectology are important to the investigation will also be reviewed. 3 credits.
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INVS 6624 - E-Discovery Investigations
This course explores the rules of evidence as they relate to evidence discovery (digital evidence), and the processes by which e-evidence can be collected, maintained, and used in the investigative process. 3 credits.
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INVS 6625 - Advanced Topics in E-Discovery Investigations
Prerequisite: INVS 6624 . This course will explore, more in depth, the rules of evidence as they relate to evidence discovery (digital evidence), and the processes by which digital evidence can be collected, maintained, and used in the investigative process. The course will build upon the foundations of evidence discovery and the investigative process. 3 credits.
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INVS 6626 - Trafficking and Smuggling Investigations
This course examines the investigation of the three main areas of trafficking and smuggling: human, drugs, and art and artifacts. The course also explores current trends, shifts, and the international impact of trafficking and smuggling. 3 credits.
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INVS 6627 - Identity Fraud Investigations
This course examines identity theft investigations, specifically focusing on synthetic identity, credit card fraud, and stolen identity tax refund fraud. The course will examine how the frauds are perpetrated, how perpetrators launder their criminal proceeds, and where and how the perpetrators get compromised information. Current case studies will be analyzed. 3 credits.
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INVS 6628 - Cold Case Investigations
This course examines the critical aspects of cold cases and use of contemporary techniques in identifying potential avenues of investigations. 3 credits.
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INVS 6629 - Evolving Trends of Financial and Cyber Crimes in an EMV World
This course is a detailed examination of the current state of financial and cyber-enabled crimes in the United States. This will include traditional crimes like check kiting, card-cracking, Felony Lane Gang, and phishing, to the ever increasing threats of high-tech cyber-enabled criminal activity, such as point of sale (POS) network Intrusions, logical and physical attacks on ATMs, and gas pump & POS skimming to obtain the financial DNA of millions of victims. Students will also examine how the latest solution to combat access device fraud, EMV (Europay/Mastercard/Visa Chip Card) technology, will affect the future of cyber and financial crimes in the U.S. Students will examine whether EMV technology can actually reduce criminal activity in the U.S. or just create a whole new set of problems for investigators. 3 credits.
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INVS 6630 - Investigating Financial Crimes
Study of principles and techniques associated with investigating financial crimes. Emphasis on case study approach to understanding financial crimes investigation. Cross-listed with CJST 6630 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6631 - Investigations I
This course will provide students with an overview of all types of investigations, including criminal, civil, and private investigations. Students will learn basic principles of investigations, organization of investigations, sources of information, evaluation of sources, organization and presentation of cases, and ethical responsibilities associated with various types of investigations. Cross-listed with CJST 6631 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6632 - Advanced Investigation I
An in-depth study of modern principles and techniques of criminal and civil investigations. Management of investigations, use of witnesses, interviewing, polygraph, backgrounds, establishment of MO, missing persons, surveillance and investigation of questioned deaths and death scenes. 3 credits.
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INVS 6633 - Advanced Investigation II
An in-depth study of the principles and techniques of criminal and civil investigations. Investigation of fraud, embezzlement, white-collar crime, property crimes, sexual assaults and other crimes against persons; extortion; kidnapping; drug trades; and traffic accidents. 3 credits.
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INVS 6634 - Criminal Tax Investigations
This course examines the critical aspects of criminal tax investigations through case studies of money laundering, layering,structuring, unreported income, tax evasion, and other illegal activities. 3 credits.
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INVS 6635 - Healthcare Fraud Investigations
This course examines healthcare fraud and abuse, regulatory compliance, and transnational and organized crime activities in healthcare fraud. Some of the important subject areas covered in the course include methods for investigating healthcare fraud and abuse, preventing and handling claim audits, compliance with the PPACA, HIPAA, and False Claims Act laws. 3 credits.
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INVS 6636 - Internship
Prerequisites: 6 graduate credit hours and consent of the program director are required to be enrolled in the internship class. The student's formal educational development can be complemented by field placement experience in various investigation-related settings or agencies. Field experience will be supervised by designated agency and department personnel. One mid-semester report and one end of semester report are required. At the end of the semester in which internship credits will be obtained, a letter from the immediate internship supervisor evaluating the ability of the student to use techniques, skills and tools for the project, function on a team, communicate effectively, and understand the broad impact of the project should be obtained by the student and submitted to the program director by the last day of regular classes. 3 credits.
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INVS 6637 - Anatomy of Healthcare Fraud
This course examines the basics of the human anatomy, and the various "injuries" diagnosed and reported to healthcare providers. This is a non-science course related to how diagnoses of various ailments are used in healthcare fraud activities. 3 credits.
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INVS 6638 - Electronic Files and Healthcare Fraud
This course examines the complexities of Electronic Medical File fraud (EMF) - digital healthcare fraud. Students will research and learn how the transformation of files has affected healthcare providers, and how the failure to fully integrate systems can enhance fraudulent activity. Students will identify key fraud schemes in the electronic files of healthcare. 3 credits.
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INVS 6639 - Global Perspectives of Multi-National Private Sector Security Operations
This course will examine the required skills and methods to gain full situational awareness of global issues that impact private and public sector companies, both within the U.S. and its operations outside the U.S. Students will be required to learn the principles and methods of identifying and achieving the security, risk management, and resiliencyobjectives of a multi-national private entity, and also put those principles and methods into practice through individual and group projects. 3 credits.
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INVS 6640 - International Gambling, Fixing, and Corruption
International sports betting is the largest segment of the sports betting world, and far exceeds the Las Vegas and European sports betting markets combined. This course will engage students in the complexities of the international gambling arena, national and international crime rings, the volume of betting, the types of fixing that has been pervasive in sports activities and movements in the international markets. 3 credits.
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INVS 6641 - Regulatory Compliance and Consumer Protection Investigations
In this course, students will examine the complexities and significance of regulatory compliance and consumer protection requirements. Students will examine the relationship between an organization's mission and operations relative to their impact on consumers and their inherent rights. Operational and internal controls will be explored as a tool to identify, assess, and address systematic weaknesses that may harm consumers who are involved with the organization. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of laws and regulations governing consumer protection and the major regulatory and enforcement agencies responsible for administering them. Students will research ethical and legal requirements as well as engaging in risks and controls assessment. 3 credits.
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INVS 6642 - Financial Crimes and Economic Sanctions Analysis
In this course, students will explore the role that anti-financial crimes measures and economic sanctions play under the umbrella of economic policies as well as their place within the overarching national security strategy. Students will analyze the relationship between combatting financial crimes at the tactical and operational level and their manifestation at the strategic level. Students will conduct economic sanctions analysis to establish goals, assess policy effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement. Legal and ethical requirements and limits will also be reviewed in the process. 3 credits.
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INVS 6643 - Healthcare Fraud Analytics
A comprehensive introduction to the basic components of healthcare data, and how the analytics of big data can identify potential fraud, waste, and abuse in the public and private payer systems. The software tools, analytics, and data mining techniques will be reviewed as well as the newest fraud detection methods based on predictive modeling. Proactive algorithms used to identify real time large investigations will be reviewed with case studies examined. 3 credits.
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INVS 6644 - Intellectual Property Rights and Counterfeit Goods Investigations
This course will examine investigations relating to the illicit trafficking of counterfeit goods and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), including: a general overview of counterfeit goods and Intellectual Property Rights, threats to public health and safety, links between counterfeiting and transnational organizations and criminal activity, investigative techniques, and how criminal proceeds from the sale of these products are laundered. 3 credits.
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INVS 6645 - Contemporary Topics in Elder Justice Investigations
This course examines the areas that impact the elder population: abuse, addictions, and exploitation. The course will explore investigative processes, limitations in the investigative process, as well as limitations in prosecution. 3 credits.
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INVS 6646 - Contemporary Topics in Securities Fraud Investigations
This course examines the myriad of issues in securities fraud, from Ponzi schemes, to 'boiler room' marketing scams, to unregistered brokerage dealers. Students will analyze current regulations and legislation, including distinguishing between securities and commodities, privately held and publicly offered securities, and the exchange markets. 3 credits.
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INVS 6647 - Crimes Involving Children
This course provides the student with an overview of the types of crimes and investigations involving children. The course will cover juvenile law (state and federal) and rights, defining the various types of child abuse to include: children involved in sex trafficking, crimes involving the internet, child pornography investigations, and child enticement. Students will learn basic principles of investigations, organization of investigations, sources of information, evaluation of sources, organizations, and various resources. 3 credits.
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INVS 6648 - Technology in Human Trafficking
This course will examine how technology is leveraged by human traffickers to recruit, control, and traffic humans and profit from it. It will also explain how law enforcement agencies may also employ technology to prevent, disrupt, and dismantle trafficking enterprises. 3 credits.
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INVS 6649 - Human Trafficking Analytics
This course will provide guidance on the broad scope of investigating human trafficking, the context of history in modern day trafficking, and the most effective solutions for modern day use of data analytics in tracking these crimes. This course will also provide guidance on the use of commercial product solutions, including geospatial analyses, to disrupt and execute interventions on the micro to the macro level. 3 credits.
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INVS 6650 - Regulation and Occupational Fraud
In this course, students will study the complexities and the importance of internal control structures, ethical issues involved with internal controls, and legal requirements of recent laws designed to regulate corporate governance. Internal controls and governance will be examined as a tool to prevent/detect fraud through identification of red flags in the internal control framework. Students will develop the skills needed to identify, analyze, and research ethical and legal requirements and internal controls to prevent/regulate occupational fraud, pose defendable positions, and defend their answers. Cross-listed with LSTD 6620 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6651 - Criminal Procedure
An inquiry into the nature and scope of the U.S. Constitution as it relates to criminal procedures. Areas covered include the law of search and seizure, arrests, and right to counsel. Cross-listed with CJST 6651 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6652 - Network Security, Data Protection, and Telecommunications
A comprehensive introduction to network security issues, concepts, and technologies. The core technologies of access control, cryptography, digital signatures, authentication, network firewalls, and network security services are reviewed. Issues of security policy and risk management are considered. Cross-listed with CJST 6604 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6653 - Internet Vulnerabilities and Criminal Activity
This course provides appropriate strategies for the proper documentation, preparation, and presentation of investigations involving the internet, and familiarizes students with legal information which impacts internet investigations. Cross-listed with CJST 6603 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6654 - Blockchain Technology and Investigations
This course provides a general understanding of bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market. The origins of bitcoin will be explored including where it came from, who invented it, and how it works. The altcoin market will be examined, as well as how cryptocurrency exchanges operate around the world. This course also covers the global regulatory environment: AML/KYC, consumer protections, and securities regulations. 3 credits.
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INVS 6655 - United States Sports Corruption
Prerequisite or co-requisite: INVS 6640 . This course builds upon the knowledge of the international sports corruption issues through exploration of the history of corruption in U.S. sports, including the widespread sex abuse scandals, doping, and fixing. This course shows how to recognize the wide-scale, but under-reported, problem of addictive behavior in young athletes and the links between the international gambling world and U.S. sports. 3 credits.
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INVS 6656 - International and National Sports Gambling Markets
Prerequisite or co-requisite: INVS 6640 . This course examines the sports gambling market, both legal and illegal. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of the system so a professional investigator can gain a complete understanding of the monitoring systems. The course introduces students to the top bookmaking sites in the world so they can see, first-hand, how pervasive the international gambling markets can be. Through the lens of professional gamblers, and former match-fixers, this course explores how the bookmakers and monitoring systems can be gamed. 3 credits.
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INVS 6657 - Blockchain Technology and Medical Files
This course offers an overview of how the invention of bitcoin has spawned a whole array of innovative technology solutions that have particular relevance for the healthcare industry. The course begins with a review of the various components of the invention of bitcoin/blockchain, and reviews the various sectors of the healthcare industry that stand to be disrupted and improved by the technology. This includes, but is not limited to, patient records, claim adjudication, privacy, security, supply chain management, clinical trial results, and data integrity. 3 credits.
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INVS 6658 - Asymmetrical Attacks on the Private Sector I
This course will use the United States' defined critical infrastructure sectors as a guide for students to explore both systemic and non-systemic vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and dependencies. The students will develop an offensive plan to disrupt a selected industry. 3 credits.
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INVS 6659 - Asymmetrical Attacks on the Private Sector II
Prerequisite: INVS 6658 . This course will use the United States' defined critical infrastructure sectors as a guide for students to explore both systemic and non-systemic vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and dependencies. The students will develop a defensive plan to thwart the plan they developed in INVS 6658 . 3 credits.
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INVS 6660 - Domestic Violence and Abuse Investigations
This course provides the student with an overview of domestic abuse/violence investigations. The course identifies the different types of abuse, history of domestic violence laws, how to properly investigate domestic abuse/violence investigations, and valuable resources available to victims. 3 credits.
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INVS 6661 - Contemporary Topics in Wildlife Crimes Investigations
The course examines the patterns and trends associated with wildlife crime and the various enforcement approaches that can be applied. This course also explores how we can apply a range of different penalties, fines and sanctions to act as deterrent mechanisms to those engaging in wildlife crime. 3 credits.
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INVS 6662 - Contemporary Topics in Environmental Crimes Investigations
The course examines new and emerging legal and financial crime strategies to combat environmental crime. It will focus on a variety of enforcement strategies with a focus on financial investigations and a review of recent and ongoing cases globally. This course will also explore how we can apply a range of different penalties, fines, and sanctions to act as deterrent mechanisms to those engaging in wildlife crime. 3 credits.
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INVS 6663 - Healthcare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Trends and Schemes
Healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) has been in existence for decades. Each year, as the estimates for FWA losses continue to increase, the challenge of detecting and preventing these schemes also continues to grow. Trends have evolved, becoming more difficult to detect and more harmful to patients. This course will examine the past, present, and future of healthcare fraud trends as well as focus on some of the most significant schemes that have impacted our healthcare system. 3 credits.
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INVS 6664 - Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System
The concept of healthcare delivery is complex and intersects at three critical points. Understanding how healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) affects each of these key intersection points is critical to improving the integrity of the U.S. healthcare system. This course will examine healthcare FWA within healthcare delivery specifically from the patient-provider-payer perspective. By examining these three points of intersection, students will gain a more comprehensive understanding of why healthcare delivery is susceptible to FWA and key areas of consideration as healthcare reform continues to evolve. 3 credits.
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INVS 6665 - Healthcare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse and Compliance Failures
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) publishes model compliance guidelines and comments frequently on various compliance measures providers can take to ensure they do not run afoul of the various healthcare fraud statutes. A case study approach will be on the failure of a system to maintain a proper and quality compliance program. The case study will demonstrate how proper compliance measures work to foster proper billing, coding, and compliance. 3 credits.
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INVS 6666 - Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in the Delivery of Pharmaceuticals
The pharmaceutical industry provides an extremely important role in the delivery of healthcare. That role is often tainted by the vast dollars involved in the deployment of new drugs to the market, as well as the point of sale of the medications to the population. This course will focus on the various fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) schemes in both the prescribing of medications to the population form the perspective of the sales representatives from the manufacturers to the point of sale areas of FWA at the pharmacy level. 3 credits.
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INVS 6667 - Fraud Waste and Abuse Interview/Interrogation, Testifying, and Report Writing
This course will prepare the healthcare fraud investigator to discern when to interview vs. conduct an interrogation and write a summary interview report that is appropriate for a court of law. The course will also cover how to testify in court in a trial setting from former law enforcement instructors that are expert witnesses. A special focus will be on a large fraud case wherein the students will follow the evidence, conduct interviews, testify, and write reports. 3 credits.
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INVS 6680 - Foundations of Digital Forensics Investigations
In this course, students will differentiate the various types of cybercrime, how to conduct an investigation, the process of retrieving and analyzing digital evidence, network forensics, and laws relevant to electronic evidence. It is also ideal for students in legal courses who are seeking an introduction to the technology involved in computer forensics investigations and the technical and legal difficulties involved in searching, extracting, maintaining, and storing electronic evidence, while simultaneously looking at the legal implications of such investigations and the rules of legal procedure relevant to electronic evidence. 3 credits.
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INVS 6681 - Computer Device Investigations
A comprehensive study of the sources of evidence on and generated by laptop and desktop computers as well as commonly encountered removable media. This course focuses on the proper investigative methodology for the examination of computer systems including proper collection, drive/media imaging, analysis, and reporting. Students will be introduced to hardware and software frequently used in criminal and civil investigations of computer systems as well as the various operating systems and artifacts encountered, with a focus on Windows, macOS, and Chrome OS. 3 credits.
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INVS 6682 - Mobile Device Investigations
Prerequisites: INVS 6680 , INVS 6681 . A comprehensive study of the sources of evidence on, and generated by, mobile devices including cellular phones and tablets. This course focuses on the proper investigative methodology for the examination of mobile device evidence including proper collection, data extraction and preservation, analysis, and reporting. Students will be introduced to hardware and software frequently used in criminal and civil investigations of mobile devices as well as the various operating systems and artifacts encountered, with a focus on Apple and Android devices. 3 credits.
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INVS 6683 - Advanced Topics in Digital Forensics Investigations
Prerequisites: IINVS 6680 ,INVS 6681 , INVS 6682 . The digital forensics examination of computers and mobile devices is a crucial phase of an investigation. Whether in the private sector or law enforcement, the digital examination will provide critical evidence to give an indication of what actually happened. Students will identify, discuss, and apply various investigative methods that can be used to further the examination and work to understand the context of data presented as evidence. 3 credits.
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INVS 6684 - Digital Forensics and Prosecution
Prerequisites: INVS 6680 , INVS 6681 , INVS 6682 , INVS 6683 . The presentation of evidence in the court setting is the end game for investigative results. Investigators need to prepare their cases for the trial setting and offer such findings in ways that prosecutors, judges, and juries or those who are unfamiliar with certain terminology and methodology can understand. This course will prepare students for trial presentation and examine ways to effectively include and work with the prosecution throughout such cases from the time of obtaining a device through presenting the case findings as evidence. 3 credits.
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INVS 6685 - Survey in Forensic Tools and Software
Prerequisites: INVS 6680 , INVS 6681 , INVS 6682 . In this course, students will put multiple digital forensic tools to work and apply the tools' capabilities to multiple investigative scenarios. Here students will hone their craft and personal approach to Digital Forensic Investigations and response. 3 credits.
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INVS 6686 - Digital Capstone Project
Prerequisite: completion of a minimum of 21 credit hours or permission from the program advisor. The capstone course is designed to test students' knowledge, skills, and activities in four critical areas of digital forensic investigations: extraction, analysis, evaluation, and a report on findings. The report will detail the steps taken in each phase of the digital examination process, the findings in each stage, and the reason for any additional steps, or rejection of certain findings. Students must meet or exceed a score of 80% in each phase in order to move to the next component. 3 credits.
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INVS 6690 - Contemporary Topics in Investigations
Students enrolling in this course should be in the final semester of the program. The course covers current theories and practices in expert witness testifying, interview techniques, body language and verbal response analysis, case file documentation and report writing. Students will critically assess, analyze, synthesize, and report on the qualitative and quantitative data collected during the investigation that is easily understood by a jury. This is a capstone course. 3 credits.
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INVS 6702 - Fugitive Retrieval: The Art of the Hunt
This course will examine fugitive investigations from the perspective of the fugitive hunter. The course will lay a foundation of relevant legal considerations, information sources, surveillance strategies, and interviewing. The course will examine relevant case studies presented through a variety of media. 3 credits.
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INVS 6704 - Cyber Threat Intelligence and Financial Crimes Investigations
This course will introduce students to the concept of cyber threat intelligence and the role it plays in financial crime investigations. Cyber threat intelligence is information that can be used by organizations to identify threats that have currently, or will, target their organization. In this course, we will focus on how financial institutions can use cyber threat intelligence to collect information on these threats and the actors behind them to mitigate attacks against their organization. We will focus on financial and technical intelligence to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can assist financial institutions with implementing security controls to mitigate risk. 3 credits.
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INVS 6705 - Applied Methods of Cyber Intelligence and Financial Crimes Investigations
Prerequisite: INVS 6704 . The capstone is an opportunity for students to demonstrate the cyber intelligence and investigative skills gained throughout the course of the program. Students will integrate the tools, techniques, and knowledge acquired in previous courses to conduct a comprehensive research paper examining a cyber and financial threat issue impacting organizations today. Students will complete a graduate-level project grounded in relevant research and proper application of analytical tools. 3 credits.
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LSTD 6620 - Regulation and Occupational Fraud
In this course, students will study the complexities and the importance of internal control structures, ethical issues involved with internal controls, and legal requirements of recent laws designed to regulate corporate governance. Internal controls and governance will be examined as a tool to prevent/detect fraud through identification of red flags in the internal control framework. Students will develop the skills needed to identify, analyze, and research ethical and legal requirements and internal controls to prevent/regulate occupational fraud, pose defendable positions, and defend their answers. Cross-listed with INVS 6650 . 3 credits.
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LSTD 6640 - Litigation and Ethics for Forensic Accounting
This course examines the role of forensic accountants in litigation from pre-lawsuit assessments through trial including investigation, evaluation, and discovery of accounting and financial information, expert reports, and presentation of evidence. Professional standards for forensic accountants and legal rules governing ethical forensic accounting practices and testimony of experts as well as acquisition, retention, and use of accounting information will also be studied. The course will include a combination of theory and practice. Cross-listed with BUSL 6642 . 3 credits.
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LSTD 6641 - Professional Practice for Forensic Accounting
Prerequisite: LSTD 6640 . Development and application of forensic and litigation advisory services, including forensic accounting consulting and expert witness skills. The course will include a combination of theory and practice using simulated cases and mock trials. Development of a forensic accounting professional practice will also be studied. Cross-listed with ACCT 6643 . 3 credits.
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LSTD 6642 - Legal Issues in Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting
Prerequisite: LSTD 6640 . This course will provide an overview of the different laws relevant to litigation support and forensic accounting. With a focus on litigation support for private disputes, the course will study legal issues concerning infringement of intellectual property rights, employment law matters, privacy in electronic communications, securities regulation, Sarbanes Oxley Act requirements, international issues, and matrimonial and estate disputes. 3 credits.
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LSTD 6643 - Fraud Schemes and the Law
Prerequisite: LSTD 6640 . This course surveys the law governing various types of fraud, including elements of civil and criminal fraud, regulation of fraud, and methods for investigation and prevention in a legal context. Students will study types of fraud, documents, sources of evidence, and analysis of internal and external fraud schemes with an emphasis on the skills needed to identify, investigate, and prevent fraud. 3 credits.
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LGST 6660 - Logistics Technology and Management
Survey of modern logistics activities in both the commerical and military sectors. Theory of integrated logistics systems with applications to include customer-supplier relationships, inventory management, just-in-time and related procurement disciplines, spares and customer field support, transportation, warehousing, and physical distribution management. Quantitative and e-commerce tools are decribed in the context of corporate enterprise resource planning and logistics management. 3 credits.
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LGST 6663 - Logistics in Acquisition and Manufacturing
Managing logistics processes in purchasing, acquisition, and manufacturing. Optimizing logistics in complex, worldwide supply chains; in distribution systems designed for multiproduct, multiplant organizations; and in single-plant systems producing for the end customer. Designing customer support strategies and multimodal transportation interfaces. 3 credits.
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LGST 6665 - Integrated Logistics Support Analysis
Concepts of integrated logistics support in both the commericial and military sectors including logistics specialties, customer support, documentation needs, internet applications, and system management on a worldwide basis. Introduction to reliability, maintainability, life cycle cost analysis, test and support capability, and warranty management. 3 credits.
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LGST 6669 - Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Theory and application of life cycle cost analysis applicable to both military and commercial decision support processes. Techniques for forecasting costs in future scenarios including economics of scale, upgrading, recycling, customer relationship support, training, and salvage and exit strategies. Application to new product development. Effectiveness over expected lifetime versus total life cycle cost. 3 credits.
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LGST 6670 - Special Topics
A study of selected issues of particular interest to students and instructor. May be taken more than once. 3 credits.
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LGST 6695 - Independent Study I
A planned program of individual study under the supervision of a member of the faculty. 3 credits.
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LGST 6696 - Independent Study II
A continuation of Independent Study I. 3 credits.
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LGST 6698 - Thesis I
Prerequisite: completion of 15 credits of graduate work. Periodic meetings and discussion of the individual student's progress in the preparation of a thesis. 3 credits.
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LGST 6699 - Thesis II
A continuation of Thesis I. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6625 - Knowledge Management
This course will familiarize you with some of the organizational and management issues surrounding the emergence of information and knowledge as key factors in developing and maintaining a competitive advantage for firms. The course is organized around two ideas: knowledge as a manageable asset and why people in organizations sometimes don't use what they know. A basic assumption of the class is that organizations are complex adaptive systems operating in highly competitive, information- and knowledge-rich environments. This course will also use perspectives from Positive Organizational Scholarship as a possible framework for understanding how to get people in an organization to use what they know. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6626 - Design and Implementation of Benefit Systems
This course provides an overview of the issues, processes, successful practices, and policies involving benefit administration. The focus will be on managing benefit administration and its relation to strategic business planning. Topics include innovative welfare plan design, defined benefit systems, ERISA law, HRIS and other related automated processes. Students will acquire a basic working knowledge of welfare benefit plans, defined benefit systems, retirement plans, and recent innovations in consumer-driven healthcare and associated laws. Emphasis will be placed on determining the impact of benefit policies on business profitability. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6627 - Human Resource and Financial Decision Making
This survey course focuses on basic financial concerns that impact HR and how an HR manager can become a more active participant in the boardroom through having a strong grasp of concepts such as payroll, taxes, budgeting, benefits, compensation, and deferred compensation administration. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6628 - Building a Consulting Business
How to establish, manage and maintain a consulting practice. Topics include: financing, marketing, client contacts, legal and accounting issues and networking. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6637 - Management Process
A study of the traditional functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and coordinating, along with an analysis of human behavior in organizations and the exploration of new paradigms in business and management systems. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6645 - Management of Human Resources
Prerequisite: MGMT 6663 or PSYC 6619 or PADM 6601 .
A study of organizational practices in the management of human resources. Manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and contemporary problems of the field. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6648 - Strategic Human Resource Management Capstone
Prerequisites: MGMT 6645 , PSYC 6619 . Candidates for completion of the MS in Human Resources degree will complete an independent project demonstrating their conceptual, analytical, research, and practical management skills. This capstone project is a closely supervised experience resulting in both a paper and oral presentation that demonstrates the student's ability to synthesize and utilize the skills and knowledge gained in previous courses in the MS in Human Resources program. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6650 - Entrepreneurship
Prerequisites: FINC 6601 , MGMT 6663 , MKTG 6610 . Deals with the establishment of a new business venture, covering such topics as site development, market analysis, staffing, inventory control, personnel relations, and funding. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6655 - Corporate Governance and Business Strategy
Prerequisite: MGMT 6663 . The primary participants who determine the direction and performance (i.e., governance) of corporations and the shareholders, the management, and the board of directors. The rights, obligations, and impacts of these direct participants in corporate governance are explored along with the roles that various corporate constituents can, do, and should play in determining corporate direction, strategy, and performance. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6656 - Integrating the Enterprise
Prerequisites: MGMT 6663 , MKTG 6610 , FINC 6601 . This course will focus on developing a systemic understanding of an enterprise, integration of its functional parts as a cornerstone of its sustained competitive advantage, and creation of its unique business model to achieve it. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6657 - Risk Management
This course will provide an understanding and application of the methods for evaluating, analyzing, and managing risk within organizations. Students will learn to apply multiple risk-management tools to make high-quality decisions for balancing corporate risk and reward tradeoffs. Financial risk topics, enterprise risk topics, and cybersecurity risk topics will be explored to prepare students to see how risk management is an essential element of any firm's strategic decision-making. Students are exposed to the role of the firm in crisis response as well as the systems and interactions necessary to assure continuous operations. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6662 - Organization Theory
Prerequisite: MGMT 6663 . A survey of the literature on theories of organization with emphasis on contemporary theories. Application of the theories to management and organizational problems will be attempted. Difficulties arising between theory and practice will be examined. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6663 - Leadership and Team Building
This course examines the impact of theories and research findings relevant to leadership and team building in organizations. The role of the leader and teams in organizations is discussed. The knowledge and skills required for successful leadership and team building are analyzed. An assessment of one's own leadership and team building capabilities is completed. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6664 - Organizational Effectiveness
Prerequisite: MGMT 6663 or PSYC 6619 or PADM 6625 . Identification of the criteria necessary for developing and maintaining effective organizations. A study of the concepts that may be utilized in the management of these criteria. Approaches that may be examined and applied to problem situations through cases and role playing. 3 credits.
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MGMT 6665 - Compensation Administration
Prerequisites: ECON 6625 ; MGMT 6645 or PSYC 6620 . A study of the compensation function in organizations. Establishing wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and incentives. 3 credits.
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