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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Exercise and Health Science |
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EHS 825L - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods I
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The goal of this required, core course is to provide expertise in empirical research methods. Students will make an in-depth examination of methods used in exercise and health science research. Students will critically analyze scientific, peer-reviewed research, provide critical analysis in written and oral form, and take a leadership role in facilitation group discussions such as semi-structured journal clubs. Skills in methodology will be developed starting from generation hypotheses based on theories and literature reviews to data collection and management. Students will become proficient at developing proposals for valid empirical studies including descriptive and experimental designs to test hypotheses. Ethical issues related to research and concepts of statistics and measurements will be covered to complement required research courses such as EHS 820 Professional and Ethical Issues in EHS and NURSNG 760 Biostatistics courses. Students will prepare and present a research proposal as part of the course.
039572:1
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EHS 891 - Doctoral Seminar I
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is a weekly seminar series that will expose doctoral graduate students to scientific presentations and research in the field of exercise and health sciences by attending faculty and student presentations arranged by the Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, and by providing questions/comments to the presenters. The emphasis is on critical review of the purpose, methodology, and overall research quality of each presentation.
038112:1
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EHS 892 - Doctoral Seminar II
1 Credit(s)
Description:
This doctoral graduate course is a continuation of EHS 891. It will include attendance at a weekly seminar series where graduate students and faculty present scientific research proposals and findings in the field of exercise and health sciences. This course will require attendance at the critiques of the weekly EHS seminars as in EHS 891, and will require that the student present his or her own research in progress once during the semester.
038113:1
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EHS 897 - Special Topics
1 - 6 Credit(s)
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EHS 899 - Dissertation
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Mentored research for the presentation of a doctoral dissertation.
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Gerontology |
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GERON GR 601 - Research Methods and Experimental Design
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides the conceptual and practical foundations for policy research on aging. It covers the methodological skills necessary for empirical dissertation research.
018051:1
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GERON GR 603 - Statistical Methods in the analysis of Social Problems I
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This required core course introduces foundational concepts in statistics for social science research including: descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, bivariate inferential techniques, and multiple linear regression. The course focuses on understanding the components of a dataset, selecting appropriate descriptive and inferential techniques, evaluation assumptions of these techniques, generating statistical analyses, interpreting results, and presenting findings. The course familiarizes students with statistical software commonly used in social science research.
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GERON GR 604 - Statistical Methods in the Analysis of Social Problems II
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This required core course explores widely used regression methods in statistics and social science research including: ordinary least squares, probit, and logit regression models. Additional topics may include time series analysis, weighted least squares and non-linear transformations. The course focuses on how to select an appropriate model, specify its mathematical form, and use the model to test hypotheses and estimate outcomes. The course explores a variety of issues related to estimating regression models including mission variables, multi-collinearity, heteroskedasticity, and diagnostic procedures to identify and address these issues.
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GERON GR 609L - Qualitative Methods and Field Research
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to qualitative research methods; its specific focus is on policy research and aging. Students practice the skills needed to observe the world around them by attending to social phenomena, descriptively and analytically. The course functions as both a seminar and a research workshop, and students learn by engaging in a field work project. GERON GR 609L and PPOL-G 609L and SOCIOL 609L are the same course.
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GERON GR 610 - Understanding Data: Research Methods for Managers
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course aims to allow graduate students to use data and understand and apply evidence to their management of aging services. It introduces them to basic research methods; trains them to understand and use social science research literature; and provides an overview of monitoring and reporting program performance. Students will learn about the scientific method and the basics of research, including sampling, measurement, basic statistics, and research design options. The course also trains them to be critical consumers of scientific research, teaching them to locate, evaluate, and summarize published research.
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GERON GR 611 - Health and Physical Changes in Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Those who provide and manage services for the elderly, or are involved in public policy and research concerning the elderly, need knowledge about the physical process of aging. This course describes the physiological changes that accompany the aging process and relates these to social and economic factors that influence health status. Discussion topics include issues of prevention, health promotion and health maintenance, and selected disorders that affect health and independent living.
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GERON GR 612 - Healthy Aging Perspectives
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course examines the physical process of aging and the effects on physical health, mental health, social and economic factors and relationships from an applied gerontology perspective. These topics are applied to disease prevention, health promotion, health maintenance, and selected disorders that effect health and independent living. Public policy and program development issues will be addressed and incorporated into management and administration of aging services.
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GERON GR 621 - Social Aspects Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course presents a social perspective on the aging process. It considers social factors that influence aging and the nature of the integration of the aged into society, as well as the way in which population aging affects the society as a whole. The course also looks at social theories of aging, paying special attention to changing social roles, social stratification and aging, and the development of institutions for the aged. Gender, race, ethnicity, and class are discussed as social categories that influence aging and that play a role in the determination of social policy for the aged. Readings on the status, role, and culture of the aged are drawn from the literature of sociology, economics, and anthropology.
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GERON GR 622 - Aging in Society
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an in-depth look at the sociological aspects of aging from an applied perspective useful to administrators and managers. The course focuses on how social arrangements impact aging individuals and their families and how aging individuals impact society. We will also discuss emerging trends in the long-term care systems, such as technological advances, consumer directed care, aging in place, and alternatives to nursing home placement.
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GERON GR 623 - Issues in Aging Policy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course introduces students to the development, implementation, and analysis of social policy in the United States on major issues affecting older people. Income security, health care financing, and long-term care receive major attention. Discussions also focus on the programs mandated by the Older Americans Act; and participants examine the major normative, demographic, economic, and political forces that underlie aging policy.
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GERON GR 624 - Aging Policy and Programming
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course provides a general framework for understanding and analyzing social policy, employing an applied perspective relevant to administrators and managers in organizations such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health care, and state and local government agencies. In addition, the course offers an overview of aging policy at the federal and state levels, with attention to financial security, access to health care, long-term care, and the Older Americans Act. Students gain experience in both policy analysis and policy advocacy.
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GERON GR 626 - Economic Issues in Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course deals with the economic issues raised by aging populations. It begins by introducing population trends and projections, and provides a primer on microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and analyses. The course then discusses a range of economic issues and some of the major institutions and elements in our society that play important roles in providing people with income and health security: Social Security, private pensions, private savings, public assistance, work, and retirement. Special attention is paid to problems affecting racial and ethnic minorities, women, widows, and the “old old.” Emphasis is also given to the potential for productive aging and for economic relationships across generations.
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GERON GR 627 - Aging and the Economy (A Dynamic Relationship)
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course takes the perspective of administrators of a variety of aging service organizations and examines the most pertinent and pressing economic policy issues in the United States as related to older persons, their families, the local community and states. Economic status of the elderly population is influenced by rapidly changing demographics, evolving policy in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, housing constraints and options, and social support options for elders, the principle topics covered in this course. The course takes a pragmatic perspective on why and how programs have economic benefits or consequences for older persons.
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GERON GR 628 - Psychology of Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on psychosocial processes throughout the second half of life, from middle age through the “young old” and “old old” years. It addresses both normal aging and psychopathology. Of special concern is the question of whether there are any systematic intrinsic psychological or personality changes associated with development in later life. The course also focuses on the processes used to cope with age-associated transitions ranging from the empty nest to impending death. It explores theoretical models for understanding coping and adaptation, developmental changes, and psychopathology. Other topics include clarification of the causes and nature of the most common psychopathologies, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease; and the psychodynamics of institutionalization and family care of the very old.
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GERON GR 629 - Psychological Impact of Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on psychological processes in the second half of life. Administrators and managers will benefit from a foundation in the psychological issues that accompany the aging process. The course addresses both normal aging and psychopathology. The course analyzes normal age-related psychological changes, common psychopathologies, dementia, and the psychodynamics of caregiving for older adults. The policy implications of psychological changes in later life are presented with attention to the delivery of effective and efficient interventions.
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GERON GR 630 - Residential Long Term Care Management
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This class will provide a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities of residential care administration for older people. The National Association of Boards of Registration in Nursing Home Administration supports state licensing programs for residential care managers including nursing home administrators. This class will provide a broad understanding of aging issues, and specific elements of administration in residential service settings, while addressing the requirements for licensure.
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GERON GR 631 - Families of Later Life
3 Credit(s)
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This course presents an overview of gerontological research on family relations in later life. Its objective is to provide a summary of the major theories, theoretical concepts, and research findings about later life. The course addresses social policy issues, applications of family theory, and such practical implications as intervention strategies for helping older families and caregivers. Family theory and research are looked at from a multidisciplinary perspective.
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GERON GR 635 - Leadership and Ethics in Aging Services
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Increasing numbers of baby boomers will enter the services offered by the aging network. This growing population will require the leaders in the network to manage with limited resources. Decisions about programs and services will need to be made with innovation, forethought and deliberation, decisions that need to be based on law and ethics. How should limited resources be offered to this growing elder population? Will they be allocated, and how? Is allocation ethical? And, as society moves forward, how will other changes impact elders? This course prepares students for the decisions they will need to make as they become leaders in the field of aging.
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GERON GR 638 - An Overview of Environmental Gerontology: The Micro-to-Macro Continuum
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides a comprehensive overview of design interventions for older adults. Important related theories and frameworks, details of home modifications, components of age-friendly communities (urban, suburban, and rural - both public and private), and important policies that inform this work are covered. Students have the opportunity to conduct environmental micro-and macro-level audits and to interview allied professionals. Readings provide details that students can immediately apply to their current aging services work.
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GERON GR 640 - Introduction to Senior Transportation
3 Credit(s)
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As the baby boomers come of age, transportation will become a major challenge. This course is designed for emerging and seasoned professionals in the field of aging services and transportation services who are interested in learning more about senior transportation challenges. It also discusses strategies for addressing those challenges and how we can plan to meet the mobility needs of an aging population. While the course will emphasize the concept and practice of Supplemental Transportation Programs for seniors (STPs), it also will discuss the wants and needs of older adult passengers.
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GERON GR 645 - Marketing of Aging Services
3 Credit(s)
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This course examines marketing principles as applied to aging services organizations. Students will learn about marketing concepts, objectives, and brand names. The course will also explore the current structure of aging organizations in Massachusetts and relate these to current marketing principles and strategies. Students will learn to apply marketing concepts to effectively manage and operate an aging services organization. This course provides students with the opportunity to see how marketing principles and practice come together within the context of various types of aging services organizations in Massachusetts.
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GERON GR 650 - Service Delivery Issues in Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on the links between consumers and aging services in organizational settings with well-developed formal services. The aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the structural problems that underlie the challenges that consumers face in using formal services. The course covers a wide range of services that older people may need, the complementary relationship between formal and informal services, boundary issues among service specialties, boundary issues among service specialties and service professionals, service coordination and integration, and the role of both consumer directional and professional case management in negotiating service systems.
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GERON GR 660 - Organization and Financing of Aging Services
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is offered as a core course in the aging service track of the Masters in Gerontology. Students who are interested in pursuing career opportunities in management of long term care organizations will benefit from this course content. The influences of organizational and financial forces upon aging service are analyzed in this course. Three sources of public financing –Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act–are examined in depth. The relative strengths of public and private financing are examined with attention to both access and quality issues. It is assumed that the student do not have any background knowledge of accounting and finance. Therefore, foundational elements in accounting and finance will be covered in this course. The student will acquire an understanding of accounting principles, economic decision-making and industry factors as they pertain to aging service agencies.
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GERON GR 670 - Human Resources & Personnel Management in Aging Services
3 Credit(s)
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This course is designed to familiarize students with the concepts of human resources management as they are applied tin primarily public, non-profit settings. In particular, the course will focus on human resources and personnel management as applied to the aging services field. The examples used in the course will come from organizations such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, senior centers and councils on aging. Issues to be addressed will include hiring and supervision, performance appraisal, mentoring, career planning, equal employment opportunity, diversity and collective bargaining. Students will examine job design and pay systems, methods of personnel selection and training, issues of productivity and work hours, team building, effects of government regulations on working conditions and personnel administration.
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GERON GR 675 - Organizational Change and Aging Services
3 Credit(s)
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Organizations play a critical role in both professional and personal realms. This course examines the structure of organizations including internal and external forces, and approaches to changing the way that organizations operate. Students will explore the current structure of aging organizations at the federal, state and local level including government, advocacy and service organizations. Students will also review emerging trends in the long term care system which may impact the mission, vision and structure of organizations.
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GERON GR 688 - Multidisciplinary Seminar in Aging
1 Credit(s)
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A multidisciplinary colloquium series highlights current research and theory in gerontology. Presentations by students, faculty, and other scholars. Must be taken three times for credit by students enrolled in the PhD program.
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GERON GR 691 - Capstone Project Seminar
3 Credit(s)
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The course guides each master’s student through the production to completion of a research project and report. Topics include a critique of unresolved issues in analyses of age, cohort, and period effects; an exposition of theoretical developments in social gerontological theory and their application to the issue of social policy and aging; explication of a research project, including interview training; research problem development, implementation of appropriate research methods for specific problems, and how to prepare a written document that describes the design of the project, the results of the analysis, and conclusions.
Enrollment Requirements:
GERON 601 and 603 Graduate student in Gerontology
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GERON GR 692 - Capstone Project Seminar in Managment of Aging Services
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This capstone offers each student the opportunity to develop a special project in his or her specific area of interest. This includes researching the topic, identifying an issue, developing strategy and a work plan, and establishing a timeline and implementation schedule. The course is intended to assist students in implementing their knowledge and skills developed during their course of study. Projects undertaken should evidence an understanding and mastery of areas such as policy development an analysis, program management, administration, and finance. The course is also intended to show student mastery of self-direction and task management. Students are expected to take this class at or near the end of their course of study in the Management of Aging Services Master’s Program.
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GERON GR 697 - Special Topics in Aging Policy
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an opportunity for presentation of current topics in aging policy that do not fall under the purview of any other course.
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GERON GR 701 - Advanced Statistical Methods in Gerontology
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course instructs students in advanced statistical topics and provides training in the use of corresponding computer methods. The course builds upon the statistical foundations established in GERON 601, 603, 604, and 605, providing technical skills for use in the complex and specialized statistical research found in the social sciences. In addition to class time, this course requires independent work at the computer.
Enrollment Requirements:
GERON 604
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GERON GR 723L - Cost Effectiveness: Theory, Methods & Applications
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course introduces students to the theoretical underpinnings of cost-effectiveness analysis and the alternative methods for measuring costs and outcomes of health interventions. Through many practical applications, students gain a familiarity with how to apply cost effectiveness, cost benefit, and cost utility methods to actual research situations. GERON GR 723L and NURSNG 723L and PPOL-G 723L are the same course.
Enrollment Requirements:
NU 703 Health Economics or equivalent
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GERON GR 724 - Race & Culture
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Race & Culture
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GERON GR 726 - Current National Data Bases in Gerontological Policy Research
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course introduces students to the use of large national databases for gerontological social policy research. It provides a brief survey of the scope and content of various public-use national databases used in gerontological research, as well as an in-depth examination of one of these major databases. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of statistical programming; to the use of such standard statistical packages as Statistical Analysis System (SAS); and to methods and strategies for basic analytic data file construction. These programming skills are applied to actual gerontological databases through examples presented by the instructor, as well as through a series of take-home student assignments completed by the students. In addition to class time, this course requires independent work at a computer.
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GERON GR 727 - Research Practicum in Gerontology
3 Credit(s)
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This course provides students with a guided experience in writing an empirical research paper of publishable quality. Participants address a research question through secondary statistical analysis of a large survey data set supplied by the instructor. They critically examine published papers to learn how to write empirical papers for refereed gerontology journals. The statistical analysis involves application of multiple regression techniques. Students receive guidance from the instructor in all aspects of writing the paper: introduction, literature review, methodology, findings, and discussion. They also learn how to construct complex statistical tables. The course requires independent work conducting analysis of statistical data at a computer.
Enrollment Requirements:
GERON 604 and 726
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GERON GR 732 - Demographic Methods in Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides a foundation in basic demographic methods for gerontology doctoral students. Its underlying assumption is that population aging will be the major demographic phenomenon affecting this nation’s institutions over the next half century. Students develop an understanding of how demographic trends and characteristics of populations are measured and examine the social and policy implications of major demographic trends for the United States and other countries.
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GERON GR 748L - Contemporary Issues in Health Politics and Policy
3 Credit(s)
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The course studies the determinants of health policy in the US, including the decisions and non-decisions made by the institutional and political actors at all levels of government and by private sector actors. The course covers the failure of health care reform in the US; the marketing, corporatization, and commodification of health care; comparisons with Western European nations; and topics in the assessment of health care quality.
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GERON GR 760 - Policy Analysis Techniques
3 Credit(s)
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The course introduces students to a variety of formal methods used in policy analysis in gerontology. Topics include methods of legal research; projection techniques; factorial survey designs to determine the normative underpinnings of policy; measurement of inequality; measurement of efficiency in targeting; use of matrices for analysis of goals and alternatives; benefit-cost analysis; assessment of political feasibility; assessment of feasibility of implementation; and evaluation research. Students learn how to apply the various techniques through a series of assignments.
Enrollment Requirements:
GERON 623
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GERON GR 761 - Advanced Policy Analysis in Aging
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is concerned with the formation, justification, and implementation of aging policy in the United States. Designed for students with a background in the history, economics, and political economy of aging policy, the course provides an opportunity to apply this knowledge to the shaping of current public policy. The course explores agenda setting, the dynamics of the political process, and the variety of ways in which political power can be used. Students write a paper designed to inform decision makers on a current policy issue in aging.
Enrollment Requirements:
GERON 623 and 760
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GERON GR 771 - Directed Study
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Students may conduct independent research under the supervision and guidance of members of the faculty.
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GERON GR 772L - Seminar in Health Care Financing
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course analyzes historical, current, and proposed policy options in health care financing, including Medicare, health insurance, and issues of provider reimbursement. GERON GR 772L and NURSNG 772L are the same course.
Enrollment Requirements:
NURSNG 703 or permission of instructor
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GERON GR 796 - Independent Study in Aging Policy
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides students the opportunity for independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
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GERON GR 798 - Internship in Gerontology
1 - 3 Credit(s)
Description:
Students participate in policy research or policy analysis of aging-related issues in various settings, including but not limited to government agencies, research institutes at other universities, and nonprofit organizations. Each internship is supervised by a faculty member. Students receive credit on the basis of a paper that reflects the substantive work accomplished through the internship and/or the general knowledge gained through the internship about policy research or policy analysis.
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GERON GR 899 - Dissertation Research
1 - 9 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on research conducted under faculty supervision, leading to the presentation of a doctoral dissertation.
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Global Comparative Public Administration |
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GCPA 600 - Comparative Public Administration: Content and Theory
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an introduction to the field of comparative public administration. The primary focus in national administrative systems including reforms and capacity building efforts.
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GCPA 602 - History of US Public Administration
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This seminar provides students with a deep understanding of the intellectual history of public administration in the United States. It analyzes the development of public administrative thought by assessing the substance, impact, and historical context of many of the classic works in the field. The seminar helps students to become productive researchers and teachers in public administration by giving them a broad understanding of the field’s scope, theoretical approaches, and development.
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GCPA 603 - Public Management in a Global Perspective: Theories and Principles (NEW)
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will examine public management theories and principles and apply these principles to organizations within and outside the United States. The first portion of the course will examine the structural, organizational, and individual dimensions of public management. The second portion of the course will examine accountability, performance, reform, and ethics in public organizations. We will engage in critical analysis and persuasive reasoning through case studies, current events, visual media and role-playing during the semester.
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GCPA 605 - Comparative Public Budgeting
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to public budgeting a in a variety of different countries representing nearly every region of the globe. More specifically, the course delves into revenue and expenditure issues, budget actors, budget reforms, transparency in the budget process, and other critical issues.
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GCPA 607 - Case Study Design and Analysis
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case studies and examines the place of case studies in social science methodology. The course perspective is that case studies, statistical methods, and formal models are complementary and contribute to a broader range of integrative methodologies. It is designed for graduate students interested in learning social science methodology and the philosophy of science.
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GCPA 610 - Immigrants and Community Development
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The purpose of this course is to introduce graduate students to theories community development and the role of immigrant communities in revitalizing community areas. New immigrants are drawn to areas with employment opportunities and affordable housing. This course will explore the impact of recent immigrants on local labor markets, entrepreneurial development and housing improvement in distressed urban areas. It will also explore the role of high-skill immigrants in suburban communities and their role in the innovation economy. Examination of the tension that may be created between immigrant and native populations and strategies for addressing integration of immigrant newcomers will also be addressed.
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GCPA 612 - International Non-Governmental Organizations
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Class sessions explore the critical tasks associated with managing NGOs working in international development, humanitarian assistance, and post-conflict intervention. Internal operational efficiency, strategic management, program performance, and sustainability of NGOs are examined. Issues such as ethics, funding, scale of operations, accountability, local participation, comparative advantage, and effectiveness will be highlighted. The course concentrates on providing an overview of key NGO management concepts and discusses practical tools for effective action. It is an introduction to essential skills such as strategic planning, advocacy, the use of the press, human resource management, fundraising, and budgets.
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GCPA 613 - Comparative Education Policy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course assists graduate students in developing an understanding of education policy issues in the U.S. and globally, including educational standards, quality assurance in faculty evaluations and education costs. Students will also examine the processes of international education systems and the function of education economics and assess nation states’ education system’s strengths and weaknesses.
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GCPA 614 - Comparative Health Policy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course will explore the historical development of international health care systems and health economics. It will provide an understanding of international health policy and health care delivery systems as well as the issues facing providers and service users, both in the US and globally. These include providing adequate access to health services for all, controlling rising health care costs, and assuring that the quality of health care services is high and improving. This course explores policy options being debated in the United States to solve these problems and compares possible foreign models for reform including those offered by other international systems. The course will focus on policy development and evaluation, economics, and special topics including health care disparities, mental health and HIV/AIDS. It also examines alternative approaches to structuring a nation’s health system and of reforming existing systems and complex ethical issues will also be addressed.
038796:1
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GCPA 615 - Natural Resource Policy and Administration
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an introduction to natural resource policy and its administration. The role of nation states and global environmental agreements will be explored. Additionally, examples of successful administration as well as areas of continuing challenge in managing scare resources will be discussed.
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GCPA 616 - Ethical Issues in Public Policy Decisions and Implementation
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will examine the impact of ethical, cultural, and moral principles and theories in policymaking and implementation. We will apply these principles to existing issues and dilemmas in domestic and international policy, studying these dilemmas from a variety of perspectives. The first portion of the course will examine the foundational theories of ethics, morality, and culture in public policymaking. We will also address the foundational theories of religion and culture as they pertain to the use of power in political and governmental leadership. Many of the common themes in ethics debates such as equality, fairness, justice, basic human rights, paternalism and protection, the redistribution of resources, the question of legal vs. ethical laws, and civil disobedience will be addressed. We will engage in critical analysis and persuasive reasoning primarily through the use and study of case studies, as well as current events in the local, national, and international spheres, visual media and role-playing during the semester.
038798:1
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GCPA 700 - Comparative Public Administration: Content and Theory
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an introduction to the field of comparative public administration. The primary focus is national administrative systems including reforms and capacity building efforts.
038801:1
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GCPA 702 - History US Public Administration
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This seminar provides students with a deep understanding of the intellectual history of public administration in the United States. It analyzes the development of public administrative through by assessing the substance, impact, and historical context of many of the classic works in the field. The seminar helps students to become productive researchers and teachers in public administration by giving them a broad understanding of the field’s scope, theoretical approaches, and development.
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GCPA 703 - Public Management in a Global Perspective: Theories and Principles (NEW)
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will examine public management theories and principles and apply these principles to organizations within and outside the United States. The first portion of the course will examine the structural, organizational, and individual dimensions of public management. The second portion of the course will examine accountability, performance, reform, and ethics in public organizations. We will engage in critical analysis and persuasive reasoning through case studies, current events, visual media and role-playing during the semester.
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GCPA 705 - Comparative Public Budgeting
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to public budgeting in a variety of different countries representing nearly every region of the globe. More specifically, the course delves into revenue and expenditure issues, budget actors, budget reforms, transparency in the budget process, and other critical issues.
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GCPA 707 - Case Study Design and Analysis
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case studies and examines the place of case studies in social methodology. The course perspective is that case studies, statistical methods, and formal models are complementary and contribute to a broader range of int3egrative methodologies. It is designed for graduate students interested in learning social science methodology and the philosophy of science.
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GCPA 710 - Immigrants and Community Development
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The purpose of this course is to introduce graduate students to theories of community development and the role of immigrant communities in revitalizing community areas. New immigrants are drawn to areas with employment opportunities and affordable housing. This course will explore the impact of recent immigrants on local labor markets, entrepreneurial development and housing improvement in distressed urban areas. It will also explore the role of high-skill immigrants in suburban communities and their role in the innovation economy. Examination of the tension that may be created between immigrant and native populations and strategies for addressing integration of immigrant newcomers will also be addressed.
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GCPA 712 - International Non-Governmental Organizations
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course provides an overview of nongovernmental organization (NGO) management, with a focus on features of management that are particular to NGOs involved in international development. Class sessions explore the critical tasks associated with managing NGOs working in international development, humanitarian assistance, and post-conflict intervention. Internal operational efficiency, strategic management, program performance, and sustainability of NGOs are examined. Issues such as ethics, funding, scale of operations, accountability, local participation, comparative advantage, and effectiveness will be highlighted. The course concentrates on providing an overview of key NGO management concepts and discusses practical tools for effective action. It is an introduction to essential skills such as strategic planning, advocacy, the use of the press, human resource management, fundraising, and budgets.
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GCPA 713 - Comparative Education Policy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course assists graduate students in developing an understanding of education policy issues in the U.S. and globally, including educational standards, quality assurance in faculty evaluations, and education costs. Students will also examine the processes of international education systems and the function of education economics and assess nation states’ education system’s strength and weakness.
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GCPA 714 - Comparative Health Policy
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course will explore the historical development of international health care systems and health economics. It will provide an understanding of international health policy and health care delivery systems as well as the issues facing providers and service users, both in the US and globally. These include providing adequate access to health services for all, controlling rising health care costs, and assuring that the quality of health care services is high and improving. This course explores policy options being debated in the United States to solve these problems and compares possible foreign models for reform including those offered by other international systems. The course will focus on policy development and evaluation, economics, and special topics including health care disparities, mental health and HIV/AIDS. It also examines alternative approaches to structuring a nation’s health system and of reforming existing systems and complex ethical issues will also be addressed.
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GCPA 715 - Natural Resources Policy and Administration
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an introduction to natural resource policy and its administration. The role of nation-states and global environmental agreements will be explored. Additionally examples of successful administration as well as areas of continuing challenge in managing scare resources will be discussed.
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GCPA 716 - Ethical Issues in Public Decisions and Implementation
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course will examine the impact of ethical, cultural, and moral principles and theories in policy making and implementation. We will apply these principles to existing issues and dilemmas in domestic and international policy, studying these dilemmas from a variety of perspectives. The first portion of the course will examine the foundational theories of ethics, morality, and culture in public policymaking. We will also address the foundational theories of religion and culture as they pertain to the used of power in political and governmental leadership. Many of the common theses in ethics debates such as equality, fairness, justice, basic human rights, paternalism and protection, the redistribution of resources, the question of legal vs. ethical laws, and civil disobedience will be addressed. We will engage in critical analysis and persuasive reasoning primarily through the use of study of case studies, as well as current events in the local, national, and international spheres, visual media and role-playing during the semester.
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GCPA 752L - International Education Policy and Leadership
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course covers a range of theories that apply to the study of globalization and international education policies, as well as the history of aid to education. Students will study the characteristics and critiques of major institutions that design policies and conduct operations which impact education globally, including multilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private foundations. Students will furthermore study key issue areas that are targeted by international education policies, including testing, privatization, education in fragile states, and gender equity.
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GGHS 695 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department.
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GGHS 696 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department.
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GGHS 697 - Special Topics
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
This course offers study of selected topics within this subject. Course content and credits vary according to topic and are announced prior to the registration period.
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GGHS 710 - Human Security
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course will explore the genesis, current use and critiques of concept of Human Security and its applicability in an increasingly globalizing world.
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GGHS 711 - Global Governance
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an in depth overview of the rapidly proliferating literature on the nature of global governance, its architecture, pieces, actors, functions, and outcomes. Global governance itself continues to evolve, creating an increasingly complex, dense, and less coherent patchwork. The borderline between public and private activities is increasingly blurred as private companies and foundations become important providers of public goods, services, and standards. “Regime complexes” have emerged in the areas of food security, refugee protection, maritime piracy, energy, trade and the environment, and international forests. Nongovernmental organizations. (NGOs) continue to be a driving force on many policy issues and active participants in the construction of global governance for many issues. Intergovernmental international organizations (IGOs), while still central to global governance in many areas, are increasingly seen as weak or failing to perform adequately. This course examines how all these mechanisms interact to provide global governance in contemporary world politics.
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GGHS 712 - Gender and Human Security
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Drawing on examples from across the globe, this course will explore how attention to gendered assumptions and hierarchies can refine and deepen our understandings of the way conflict, violence and (in)security are affecting everyday life, communities, societies, and regions in different parts of the world. The course will develop skills in gender analysis, and use them to evaluate the impact of culturally-specific gendered assumptions and practices on state security and realist thinking, the “new wars” of the post-Cold War period, the emergence of human security with its focus on freedom from fear and want, and the critical reactions to this move. The course aims to move beyond established approaches to security, including human security, and to develop a more gender- sensitive analysis of theory, policy and practices seeking to address (in) security issues in our increasingly complex, unequal and global world.
Enrollment Requirements:
GGHS 710
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GGHS 713 - International Relations Theory
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course is intended to provide students with the tools to read and participate in the academic field of international relations (IR) in which discussions of global governance and human security are often embedded. Its focus is on theories of international politics and on the construction of the academic field, rather than on current world events. The course is divided into three parts. In the first we examine one of the core philosophical debates separating different understandings of international relations, that between realists and liberals. In the second we discuss approaches to international relations theory across different levels of analysis, from the level of the individual decision-maker to the level of the structure of the international system. In the third and final part we look at different methodological approaches to the study of international relations, from the inductive to the deductive to the critical.
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GGHS 714 - Doctoral Colloquium in Global Governance and Human Security
2 Credit(s)
Description:
The goal of the colloquium is professional development, helping students to develop skills for and knowledge of academic processes that do not fit into existing topic and theoretical courses. These skills focus on the real-time analysis of work by other scholars, and the presentation of one’s own work to academic and professional audiences.
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GGHS 715 - International Organization
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course provides an in depth overview of core institutions and actors in global governance - intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with primary emphasis on the former. IGOs provide organization structures and decisions processes that comprise elements of governance for managing a wide array of global and regional interdependence issues. The scope of the field of international organization has vastly increased in the last twenty-five years, and this course surveys both the variety of theoretical approaches to studying IGOs and the broad range of topical issues that various IGOs address.
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GGHS 716 - Global Health and Development: Concepts, Policies, and Practice
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The course examines the evolution, key concepts and practice of global health as an emergent field. It is concerned with engaging and exploring the dominant themes, key relationships, and central questions that radiate from the trans-disciplinary field of global health. The aim is for students to critically engage the global public health questions and concerns introduced in the course. Students will apply analytical thinking skills to understand a range of global public health and development problems and trends, implications, and responses.
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GGHS 780 - Doctoral Research Design
3 Credit(s)
Description:
The purpose of this course is to help each student combine his/her methodological skills, his or her knowledge of conceptual frameworks developed in the core courses, and his or her research interests to produce a successful research proposal. This is the final required course in the PhD program in Global Governance and Human Security. At the end of the course, each student will have produced one or both; 1) a research proposal for his or her PhD project and 2) a grant proposal seeking the necessary funds for research.
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GGHS 781 - Doctoral Research Group
3 Credit(s)
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The goal of the research group is professional development and the development of research and writing skills. These skills focus on the design and execution of research projects intended from the outset to be written up as grant proposals and for peer-reviewed journals. The focus of the class is thus on the process of writing for publication, rather than researching and writing a topic dictated by the topical focus of the class.
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GGHS 795 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department.
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GGHS 796 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department.
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GGHS 797 - Special Topics
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Special Topics in Global Governance and Human Security
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GGHS 895 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department.
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GGHS 896 - Independent Study
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to register must do so through the department.
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GGHS 897 - Special Topics
1 - 6 Credit(s)
Description:
Special Topics in Global Governance and Human Security
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GGHS 899 - Dissertation Research
1 - 10 Credit(s)
Description:
This course focuses on research conducted under faculty supervision, leading to the presentation of a doctoral dissertation.
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GISD 601 - Current and Historical Perspectives on Global Inclusion and Social Development
3 Credit(s)
Description:
There has been a growing interest in recent decades in ensuring that people and populations are included and that society is supportive of the equality of its members and the chance for prosperity for all. This course focuses on social inclusion and social development in a global context. The term “”social inclusion” has been conceptualized as a process, a state of being included, and a method for integrating those excluded or at risk of being excluded due to disability or other reasons and conditions into society. In development studies, the term “social development” captures the idea of improving people’s well-being and quality of life, and is often defined in reference to particular social problems. Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among economies, societies, and cultures across the globe through forces such as international trade and transport and advances in communication technology. Students will examine definitions, current and historical perspectives on and approaches to these concepts, and their implications for policy and practice. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply these concepts to particular policy areas including disability, health, labor market, and economic policy affecting particular communities, countries, or regions. This course is a core course for both the Master’s and Doctoral programs in Global Inclusion and Social Development.
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GISD 605 - International Responses to Social Inclusion
3 Credit(s)
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This course introduces students to international organizations that address both the development and the monitoring of populations around the world. The goal is to increase students’ understanding of the range of approaches and strategies that these organizations use to respond to pressing societal issues (such as human rights, health and disability, women’s and children’s welfare, education, refugee and disaster relief) and crises (such as war, hunger, poverty, natural disaster, genocide) but also of the impact that these issues and crises can have on cross-cultural communities, vulnerable population, and social inclusion. A particular emphasis is placed on the non-governmental sector and its role in addressing immediate and long-term issues and crisis and in promoting the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this course students will learn how to interpret the world of opinion, ethics, judgment , need, and urgency as it is driven by what is known and what is transmitted. They will realize the importance of communication, public awareness and understanding of ethical and moral concerns and how these interrelate with social inclusion at all levels. This course is a core course for both the Master’s and Doctoral programs in Global Inclusion and Social Development.
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GISD 606 - Research and Evaluation in Diverse Settings: Methods and Implications
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This is an introductory course on quanitative and qualitative research methods and program evaluation. A particular emphasis is placed ont he concept of cultural diversity and its implications for design and methods choices as well as stakeholder participation in research and evaluation. “Cultural diversity” refers to differences among (groups of ) individuals with respect to ethnicity, race, age, gender, disability/health, socio-economic status, and other dimensions. The course is organized itno five parts. Part 1 introduces students to the scientific method, the reserch process and he role of ethics in conduction human subjects research. Part 2 focuses on quantitative methods, including sample selection, survey development, and basic statistical methods used in hypothesis testing. Part 3 provides an overview of qualitative methods, including participant observaton, interviews, focus groups, and case study. Part 4 focuses on methods for evaluation whether or to what extent programs achieve their stated goals. Finally, Part 5 examines the various methodologies ((quantitative, qualitative, evaluation) in terms of their strengths and weaknesses for researching diverse populations and researching comparatively (cross-culturally and cross-nationally). This is a required core course for students in the master’s and doctoral programs in Global Inclusion and Social Development. This course is a core course for both the Master’s and Doctoral progrms in Global Inclusion and Social Development.
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GISD 608 - Ethics and Professionalism in Global Inclusion and Social Development
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Ethical issues are prevalent in multiple contexts. At the personal level, ethics may determine how we choose to interact with others; within organizations, ethics may influence the strategies used to reach organizational goals; nationally, ethics can have a role in determining priorities and shaping the policy agenda; and at the global level, ethics may often determine the quality of relationships and degree of cooperation between international bodies. Ethical competence by individuals, organizations, and nations requires that one’s conduct be congruent with generally accepted moral principles and values. This course introduces students to ethical theory and how ethics are shaped by values, as well as ethical standards and codes that guide professional practice and conduct in global inclusion and social development. The course also teaches students strategies and techniques to identify and help address ethical issues in practice, research, and evaluation in a variety of contexts (local, regional, national, global, cross-national) and settings (health, disability, community development, cross-cultural). Students in the master’s and doctoral programs in global inclusion and social development can choose to take this course or the Cultural Competency: Impacts on Innovations and Model Development course.
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GISD 609 - Cultural Competency: Impacts on Innovation and Model Development
3 Credit(s)
Description:
“Cultural competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes and policies that come together in a system, agency or among professionals; enabling that system, agency or those professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situation” (Cross et al., 1989). This course introduces students to the concepts of culture and cultural competency and examines the impact of cultural differences - due to age, gender, class, race, ethnicity, disability, religion, occupation, sexual orientation, and other factors - on access to programs, services, and resources. The course teaches students models for cultural competency as well as strategies for cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, and organizational capacity building - essential knowledge and skills for future leaders in global inclusion and social development. Through a combination of lectures, guest speakers, assigned readings, and group discussions, students learn about cultural competency and its application to policy, practice, research, and professional training with a particular focus on healthcare, disability, and rehabilitation, as well as the global context. Master’s and doctoral students in global inclusion and social development can choose to take this course or the Ethics and Professionalism in Global Inclusion and Social Development course.
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GISD 610 - Strategies for Systemic Change
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Systems change is an important undertaking in organizational development, and represents a mechanism by which organizations respond to shifting dynamics in government, business, community and interpersonal environments. This course introduces students to the concept of organizations as systems and to major theories on systems and systemic change, including assumptions of the nature of change and the change process. Students will learn approaches, strategies, and methods to planning, implementing, and evaluating systemic change and to engage stakeholders in the change process. Systemic change will be explored through case studies of organizations addressing issues in health, disability, and community development. The role of culture on systemic change efforts and implications for change agents and practitioners will be considered as well. Real-world examples, provided by leaders who are experienced change agents, will demonstrate how organizations and systems grow and change in dynamic ways. Students in the master’s and doctoral programs in global inclusion and social development can choose to take this course or the Managing Change: Supporting communities and Embracing Cultures course.
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GISD 611 - Managing Change: Supporting Communities and Embracing Cultures
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course examines key concepts of change management in community settings. It provides an introduction to social change theories and their application to community settings and to models and approaches to community change. The course teaches students strategies for identifying and addressing issues in the change-managment process, and for managing change more effectively, giving consideration to the cultural, racial, ethnic, and socio-economic make-up of the community. The role of culture and the impact of globalization on change efforts and implications for practitioners in global inclusion and social development will be considered as well. Real-world examples focused on health, disability, and development, provided by leaders who are experienced change agents, will demonstrate how communities can effectively manage change. The course also teaches students how to assess the needs and abilities of communities for change and to evaluate community change efforts with a particular emphasis on stakeholder involvement. Master’s and doctoral students in global inclusion and social development can choose to take this course or the Strategies for Systemic Change course.
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GISD 615 - Leadership in Global Inclusion and Social Development
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This course examines the concept of leadership and the impact of personal values, beliefs, communication styles, and experiences. It introduces students to different leadership theories and approaches to leadership development as well as leader roles and responsibilities (including ethical leadership and socially responsible leadership) in the context of global inclusion and social development. The course teaches students to assess their own leadership style through self-reflection and strategies and techniques to continually improve their leadership skills and competencies with applicability to groups, organizations, communities, and cultures. Through a combination of lectures, guest speakers, assigned readings, and group discussions, students learn about leadership practices including issues and challenges in the areas of health, disability, community organizing and development, and policy and systems change. Student grading will be based on course participation, participation in self-reflection, and as well group work (leader interviews and book club). Students in master’s and doctoral programs in global inclusion and social development can choose to take this course or the Population Needs and Global Practices course.
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GISD 616 - Population Needs and Global Practice
3 Credit(s)
Description:
Changing global trends, practices and procedures have created a network of services and supports for populations that at times address needs and conditions and at other times complicate issues of social inclusion and community engagement. Reliance on public and private resources can stimulate the adoption of practices that have universal application and potential for addressing multiple country concerns. Understanding the interrelationship of cross-cultural strategies, the development of such strategies and the evaluation of their impact in multiple settings is essential to demonstrating leadership in social inclusion and global development. This course introduces students to the concept of population and related theories: reviews major trends in world population changes, population needs, and how these can be addressed (policy, strategy and practice) including issues and challenges to implementation, effectiveness, and impact, and implications, for key stakeholders. Particular emphasis is placed on population changes and needs related to youth, aging, health, and disability. Master’s and doctoral students in global inclusion and social development can choose to take this course or the Leadership in Global Inclusion and Social Development course.
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GISD 618 - Introduction to Disabilities Studies
3 Credit(s)
Description:
This class will provide an introduction to theories and frameworks that have shaped and continue to shape the “field” of Disability Studies. It will also provide an introduction to disability identity and culture as a relatively new development and answer to individual/medical/rehabilitative models and theories of disability.
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