Courses
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- Prerequisites: ACT 240 and DATA 109
Develop understanding of concepts of accounting information for planning and control of enterprise activities including concepts of cost measurement and analysis, cost behavior, profit planning, standard costing, operational and capital budgeting, decentralization, and decision support. Focus on decision makers’ analysis of accounting information and formulation of effective action plans based upon that analysis.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: ACT 441 or by instructor permission
Selected problems from Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examinations; analysis and revision of statements, partnerships, corporations, quasi-organizations, mergers and conglomerates, financial accounting theory, ethics, auditing, law, advanced cost and marginal analysis; and federal taxation programs. All CPA exam sections will be emphasized including auditing and attestation (AUD), business environment and concepts (BEC), financial accounting and reporting (FAR), and regulation (REG). Both Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam sections will be reviewed: financial planning, performance, and analytics (part 1) and strategic financial management (part 2b).
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: BUS 555 or BUS 565
A work-like experience in which the student would demonstrate a broad knowledge of Business Analytics BA by undertaking hands-on projects with realistic data.
- Prerequisites: ACT 441 or by instructor permission
Examination of the methods of inquiry and research and development of competence in professional writing, proper accounting research, and reporting techniques. Includes outside readings in those areas and written reports of selected accounting literature.
- Prerequisites: FIN 351
This course is designed to cover corporate topics of interest to MBA students. It includes treatment of some theoretical issues in finance as well as practical application of those topics. Topics include: ethics, global issues in finance, time value of money, cost of capital, financial forecasting, firm valuation, capital budgeting, risk analysis, capital structure, and dividend and firm reinvestment issues.
- Prerequisites: Complete 4 MBA (BUS prefix) courses.
Strategic management is a study of the process of developing an integrative plan for a company to progress toward the achievement of its goals and objectives. The interactive roles of the board of directors and senior managers are emphasized. Techniques are used to integrate middle level managers and supervisors into the planning process. Strategic management requires the implementation of a macro-environmental analysis and the use of accounting, finance, marketing, management, and quantitative and statistical tools. This is the capstone course in the MBA program and requires a research project and report.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: Adviser Approval
Professional experience for qualified graduate students working with accounting/other business firms/non-profit organizations/health care organizations/educational institutions. Written paper required; students evaluated by faculty supervisor in consultation with employer, and verification of hours worked. Counts as an elective in the business administration program and is required in the MBA with a concentration in Accounting program.
- Prerequisites: Approval of MBA program director
Courses offering subject matter of timely and not necessarily enduring nature; special courses that take advantage of a faculty member or visiting lecturer’s current research or expertise. This class is available to provide students with unique learning opportunities.
- Prerequisites: Approval of MBA program director
This class provides unique opportunities for individual students to concentrate on areas that are not ordinarily covered in the core classes or to delve more deeply into an area of interest introduced in a core class.
- Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 242 and CH 322 (or CH 325 and CH 327), or instructor’s permission.
A study of the principles, instrumentation, and analytical applications of gas and liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. GC, GC/MS and HPLC techniques are presented in the laboratory.
- Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 111, CH 112, and CH 322 (or CH 325 and CH 327), or instructor permission.
A study of the principles, instrumentation and analytical applications of modern spectroscopic methods, including mass, infrared, UV/visible and NMR spectroscopy. The theoretical basis for each type of spectroscopy, basic instrument design and spectral analysis will be discussed, with particular emphasis on the use of a combination of these methods in structural elucidation. Modern NMR experiments including 2-D spectroscopy will be discussed. Laboratory exercises will focus on instrument operation and data interpretation.
- Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 111, CH 112, CH 241 and CH 242, or instructor permission.
A study of principles, instrumentation and analytical applications of this technique. Lecture material includes sample collection and preparation, sample atomization, optical instrumentation, spectral interferences and data analysis. Atomic absorption techniques will be compared to inductively coupled plasma techniques. Laboratory exercises focus on sample preparation, instrument operation and data analysis.
- Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 111, CH 112, CH 241, CH 242, CH 322 (or CH 325 and CH 327), and CH 450 or instructor’s permission.
Forensic applications of chemical and biochemical techniques. Techniques include, but are not limited to trace metal analysis, FT-IR analysis of fibers and paint, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/DNA analysis, and controlled substances liquid and gas chromatography. Case studies and a team project will be performed at the end of the semester using several analytical techniques in the student’s area of interest.
- Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 220 or CH 322 (or CH 325 and CH 327), or instructor’s permission.
A study of the fundamental concepts of biochemistry, including the chemical and physical properties of biomolecules and the chemical basis of the major metabolic pathways. Laboratory experiments teach basic biochemical techniques.
- Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 450, or instructor’s permission.
A course designed to follow Biochemistry I, emphasizing metabolic processes and exposing students to current biochemical literature. Topics include the biosynthesis of lipids, amino acids, nucleic acids and the study of gene expression and protein synthesis. Abnormalities in metabolic processes that result in disease will be considered.
- Prerequisites: "C-" or better in CH 450, or instructor’s permission.
A laboratory course applying instrumental techniques to biochemical problems. Experiments include immunological assay, electrophoresis, radioisotope labeling and purification and analysis of DNA.
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree in criminal justice program or consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree in criminal justice program or consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree in criminal justice program or consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree in criminal justice program or consent of instructor
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree program in criminal justice.
This course examines the nature of contemporary American law enforcement. A range of topics will be covered including new organizational designs for law enforcement agencies, the use of modern technologies, contemporary law enforcement practices for crime control, case studies in police corruption, and civil liability. The course is designed for the graduate student with a basic knowledge of the nature of American policing and its historical origins. Requirements include participation in weekly discussions, written homework assignments approximately every two to three weeks, a formal research paper, and the completion of a mid-term and final exam.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree program in criminal justice.
This course examines the nature of the modern American correctional system which entails probation, parole, community corrections, jails and prisons. The course will involve an in-depth analysis of each component of the correctional system noting successful programs, problems, and future trends. Requirements include participation in weekly discussions, completion of written homework assignments approximately every two to three weeks, a formal research paper and the completion of a mid-term and final exam.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree program in criminal justice.
This course examines the nature of and challenges for responding to transnational crimes including wildlife, drug and human trafficking, money laundering, counterfeiting, cyber fraud and the international weapons trade along with national and international efforts to prevent such offenses. Requirements include participation in weekly discussions, completion of written homework assignments approximately every two to three weeks, and the completion of a mid-term and final exam.
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree in criminal justice program or consent of instructor
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: Admission to the master of science degree program in criminal justice.
Students write a formal research paper on a criminal justice policy of no less than 20 pages and submit it for grading to their three-person graduate faculty committee. The paper is designed to assess the student’s ability to conduct research and write at a master’s level. Furthermore, it will assess the student’s ability to describe the origins, development and implementation of a criminal justice policy and critically analyze its impact including intended and unintended consequences. The student will work with their committee chair to select a topic and prepare their paper.