ACTG

6100 Accounting and Legal Issues for Managers. Three credits. Surveys accounting skills and legal perspectives necessary for managers without undergraduate business degrees to enter the business world. Will not meet the requirements for the M.S. in Accounting/Information Systems nor the M.B.A. degree programs.

BCEN

6910 Internship Program. Three credits. A supervised program of related work experience. Provides experiential opportunities for the application of the theoretical concepts learned.

6820 Managerial Communication. Three credits. Analysis of communication theory and communication processes with empha­sis on development of executive communication skills essential for understanding organizational processes from a holistic perspective. Covers organizational theory, behavior, and interpersonal communication from both a domestic and global perspective.

MGMT

6740 Leadership and Motivation. Three credits. Prerequisite: MGMT 3610 or 6000. Issues in leadership and motivation in business organizations. An examination of the theoretical framework for lead­ership and motivation processes serves as foundation. Emphasis on practical issues and applications of leadership development and motivation.

STAT

5140 Probabilistic and Statistical Reasoning. Three credits. Prerequisite: STAT 5130 or equivalent. Topics include multiple regression, variance com­ponent estimation, experimental design, covariate analysis, chi-square analysis, multiple comparisons, and nonparametrics. The experimental design topics include two-way ANOVA, factorial experiments, nested designs, and split plot designs.

BIOSTATISTICS

6020 Introduction to Biostatistics. Three credits. Prerequisite: Introductory probability/statistics course or permission of instructor. Descriptive and inferential statistics for biostatistics including parametric and nonparametric hypothesis testing methods, sample size, statistical significance and power, survival curve analysis, relative risk, and odds ratios. Data will be analyzed using statistical software.

6160 Statistics. Three credits. Mathematical statistics and applications, discrete and continuous data, statistical inferences.

6180 Statistical Inference. Three credits. Theory of estimation and hypothesis tests. Topics include minimum variance unbiased estimation, methods of estimation, most powerful tests, likelihood ratio tests, decision theory, and sequential test procedures.

6510 Biostatistical Methods. Three credits. Biostatistical methods focusing on the design and analysis of clinical trials and sample surveys. Topics include clinical trial designs and phases, bias, random error, sample size, power, estimating clinical effects, design-based methods of data analysis from sample surveys, sampling techniques, nonresponse, and sampling frame issues.

6520 Advanced Biostatistical Methods. Three credits. Mathematically rigorous presentation of categorical data analysis methods for univariate and correlated multivariate responses including contingency table analysis, logistic regression, and loglinear models; survival analysis for analyzing time-to-event data including survivor functions, Kaplan-Meier curves, and Cox proportional hazards model; and other health applications of multivariate analysis methods.

6602 Problems in Statistics, Regression Analysis. One to four credits. Prerequisite: Mathematical maturity, preparation in the area and (normally) nine semester hours of graduate study. Problems course dealing with theory, methods, and applications.

6603 Problems in Statistics, Nonparametric Statistics. One to four credits. Prerequisite: Mathematical maturity, preparation in the area and (normally) nine semester hours of graduate study. Problems course dealing with theory, methods, and applications.

6604 Problems in Statistics, Experimental Design. One to four credits. Prerequisite: Mathematical maturity, preparation in the area and (normally) nine semester hours of graduate study. Problems course dealing with theory, methods, and applications.

BIOTECHNOLOGY

 5550 Biotechnology. Three credits. Instruction in both theory and application of current research methodologies in biology and molecular biology. Topics included immunochemistry, polymerase chain reaction, restriction enzyme analysis, and electrophoresis. One two-hour block and one three-hour block which includes both lecture and laboratory.

6770 Issues in Biotechnology. Two credits. Explores current and emerging issues in biotechnology. Students will solve problems drawn from biotechnology industry. Seminars, field trips, and case study work.

5460 Human Genetics. Three credits. Applica­tion of the fundamental laws of inheritance to humans. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory.

 5510 Food/Industrial Microbiology. Four credits. The interaction between microorganisms and food and industrial processes of importance to humans. Two lectures and two two-hour laboratory periods.

6350 Biostatistical Analysis. Four credits. Intermediate-level introduction to biostatistical procedures used in research. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.

6380 Experimental Immunology. Four credits. Mechanisms of immunity including the more recent developments in immunology. Three lectures and one two-hour laboratory.

6390 Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology. Four credits. Molecular biology of the cell with emphasis on current experi­mental techniques. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.

6410 Advanced Transmitting Electron Microscopy. Four credits. Ultrastructure of the cell using basic and specialized techniques. One lecture and two three-hour laboratory periods.

6430 Clinical and Pathogenic Microbiology. Four credits. Comprehensive coverage of the most recent discoveries and techniques used for the identification of pathogenic organisms and their relationships to disease processes. Two lectures and two two-hour laboratory periods.

6440 Advanced Virology. Four credits. Emphasizes the main virus families and their biochemical composition. Experimental approaches and tech­niques will be developed in order to identify and manipulate viruses. Two lectures and two two-hour laboratory periods.

6450 Advancements in Molecular Genetics. Four credits. Recent advancements in microbial genetics and gene manipulation with emphasis on applications of molecular genetics, including gene regulation and recombinant DNA technology. Three lec­tures and three one-hour laboratory periods.

6590 Environmental Toxicology. Four credits. Ecological effects of chemicals in the environment and techniques currently utilized to assess these effects. Current environmental assessment techniques, including biomonitoring, will be covered in the laboratory. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.

6720 Advanced Animal Development. Four credits. Processes and underlying molecular mechanisms by which a single fertilized egg develops into an adult organism. Focuses on vertebrate development, including insights gained from other model organisms. Three hours lecture and two hours lab.

6730 Advanced Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry. Four credits. Survey of the physiology and biochemistry of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Two three-hour blocks of lecture and lab.

6750 Advanced Plant Biotechnology. Four credits. Processes and reasoning behind the human manipulation of plant species for agricultural and technological purposes. Topics include traditional breeding techniques, tissue culture, plant cell transformation, and general plant molecular biology techniques as well as current debate over genetically modified organisms. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab.

6760 Bioinformatics. Four credits. Explores the emerging field of bioinformatics which involves the application of computer science to biological questions. Bioinformatics specifically applies to the computational aspects of data gathering, processing, storage, analysis, and visualization methods for use in revising and testing biological hypotheses. Student should have a strong background in either computer science or biology, be willing to learn about the other field in an accelerated fashion, and be willing to work cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team. Three hours of lecture/problem-solving per week.

HEALTH CARE INFORMATICS

6400 Introduction to the Clinical Health Care Enviroment. Two credits. Prerequisite: Permission of department.

6401 Informatics and Information Management. Three credits. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Provides an overview of nursing informatics and the theoretical foundation for information management within the health care setting. Explores the impact of automated data management through advances in information technology, health care information systems, and telehealth.

6402 Health Care Information Systems. Three credits. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Introduces concepts upon which health care information systems are developed, implemented, and maintained. Operating systems, networking concepts, security issues, and workstation design and evaluation related to the health care environment addressed.

6403 Analysis and Design of Health Care Information Systems. Three credits. Prerequisite: NURS 6402. Offers knowledge and skills for implementing and evaluating health care information systems in practice. Informatics models, conceptual frameworks, and practice activities discussed.

6404 Evaluation of Health Care Information Systems. Three credits. Prerequisite: NURS 6403. Application of advanced health care information systems and emerging technology.

6405 Health Care Data Analysis Techniques. Two credits. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Principles of data collection, organization, and statistical analysis and interpretation covered. Opportunity to review complex applications for data mining and reporting within health care environment.

6407 Informatics Applications Practicum I. Two credits. Corequisite: NURS 6403. Builds on concepts and technology introduced in other related informatics coursework to provide additional experiences in informatics applications in health care settings. Explores a variety of informatics applications.

6409 Informatics Applications Practicum II. Two credits. Pre- or corequisite:NURS 6404. Builds on the concepts and technology introduced in other related informatics coursework to provide additional experiences in informatics applications in health care settings. Explores a variety of informatics applications and identifies specific informatics applications based on practice needs.