May 16, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin 
    
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2021-2022 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

Course Descriptions

Many course descriptions include a designation of Term(s) Offered: with one or more of the following: Fall, Spring, Summer. This indicates the term(s) in which the course is typically offered and is intended to aid students in planning their programs of study. Departments reserve the right to change the term(s) in which a course is offered.
 

English
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • ENG 615 - The History of Rhetoric

    Credits: 3

    This course is an elective in the Studies in Rhetoric and Composition sequence of the English M.A. curriculum.  It provides a historical foundation for rhetoric and composition studies by concentrating on a specific era or set of eras in the history of rhetoric, such as the Classical Era, the Medieval Period, to the Enlightenment, or the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.  The course examines important definitions and discussions concerning the nature and purpose of rhetoric and philosophical, poetic, psychological, and social relations and implications of rhetoric in the given historical period.  Attention is paid to the era’s implications for rhetoric in the twenty-first century.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAE program or permission of the director of the MAE

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  • ENG 618 - Public Digital Rhetorics

    Credits: 3

    This course examines relationships between selected digital rhetorics, their professional and social applications, their theoretical foundations, and their effects on our everyday lives. Our shift from primarily print-based, textual media to primarily electronic, verbal-visual hybrids signals changes underlying our culture and expansions of how we innovate and recreate that surpass mere technological advances. Composing and engaging with digital rhetorics comprises an increasing portion of our public and private lives.  Public digital rhetorics reconceptualize notions of what constitutes authority and authorship and what defines audience / readership, contests public and private boundaries, and revises hierarchical, linear, monologic patterns of thinking. 

    Composing, reading, and interacting with blogs, vlogs, fanzines, newsgroups, homepages, informational and literary hypertexts, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter feeds, and wikis changes not only how we communicate and relate with people, but also how we think.  

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MAE program or consent of instructor and director of MAE

    Term(s) Offered: Spring


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  • ENG 695 - Capstone Project

    Credits: 3

    After the successful completion of 30 credit hours in the program, all MAE students will research and write a final capstone paper. Students are responsible for proposing a project to a member of the Graduate Faculty and asking him or her to serve as their capstone project Director. Once a written proposal has been completed and signed by the capstone project Director, students will be given permission from the Director of the MAE program to enroll in ENG 695. Proposals must therefore be completed during the semester before the student intends to enroll in the class. Students will work independently and with the guidance of and feedback from their capstone Director and two other members of the graduate faculty throughout the semester they are enrolled in ENG 695 as they research, draft, and revise their capstone writing project. Final capstone projects represent the student’s most professional work. Papers should amount to somewhere between 20-25 pages of double-spaced, polished and professional standard prose. Students will present an abbreviated version of their capstone project during a 15-20 minute session at the Capstone Symposium that will be held during finals week of the semester the student enrolls in the class.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MAE program and permission of the director of the MAE.  Students must have completed the equivalent of 30 graduate credit hours in English.

    Grading: Pass/no pass
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, spring, summer


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Exercise Science
  

  • EXSC 588 - Program Design for Diverse Populations

    Credits: 3

    This course provides exercise recommendations for both healthy adults and those living with a wide range of special diseases and disabilities. Students will utilize the American College of Sports Medicine’s risk stratification model to classify an individual’s risk for a cardiovascular-related event during the performance of exercise. This course will employ the Exercise is Medicine Model as it relates to the positive impact exercise can have on the prevention, management, and reduction of disease. Students will utilize the American College of Sports Medicine’s recommendations and modifications for the assessment and exercise prescription of a wide range of populations.

    Cross-Listed: This course will be cross listed with EXSC 488.
    Term(s) Offered: Spring, Summer


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Finance
  
  

French
  

Gerontology
  

Health Administration
  

  • MHA 621 - The Health Services System

    Credits: 3

    This course allows students the opportunity to analyze the current organizational arrangements and patterns for the provision and financing of healthcare services in the United States. Topics include the healthcare process and factors which affect need, access, and use of services; factors affecting the supply and distribution of health professionals and health facilities; factors related to healthcare costs; quality assessment and quality assurance; the impact of legal and regulatory actions; technology evaluation; and financing of care through private health insurance and governmental programs. Emphasis will be placed on current trends in the organization, financing and delivery of healthcare, including managed care, healthcare reform, mergers, consolidations, and integrated delivery systems. As well, the inter-related nature of all aspects of the healthcare delivery system will be illustrated throughout the course.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 622 - Biostatistics

    Credits: 3

    This course provides the statistical basis for the science-based evaluation of health data and services. In order to make objective administrative decisions, proper interpretation, and analysis of information is essential. This course addresses statistical tools used in the evaluation of data and potential sources of statistical error. Specific areas covered include: data types and sources, statistical tests commonly used in the health field, sampling error, study designs and associated issues, bias within studies, and the effect and control of other factors that may affect results. Additional topics include: data based decision-making, analytic approaches, and the use of meta-analysis in health services. This course will include a critical review of health data from research or the literature and the development of a study design directed at administrative issues in health services.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 626 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare

    Credits: 3

    Legal issues related to the organization and delivery of healthcare will be examined, along with the ethical and moral considerations associated with the management of healthcare facilities and the provision of health services. Topics include government regulation of healthcare facilities and occupations, civil rights regulations regarding diversity, fraud and abuse, institutional and personal liability for negligence and malpractice, patient consent requirements, termination of care, confidentiality of medical information, medical staff credentialing, peer review of care, utilization review, and managed care regulations. Treatment of ethical and moral issues will emphasize the understanding of diverse viewpoints and methods for resolving conflicting moral obligations. Concerns arising from potential conflicts between legal and moral obligations are investigated.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 628 - Managerial Epidemiology

    Credits: 3

    This course introduces the principles and methods of epidemiology used to study health related factors in populations and health care settings.  Major topics include: causation models, epidemiological measures, disease screening, epidemiological study designs, and the various threats to validity that may occur in information processing and analysis.  Additional topics covered are rate adjustment methods, prognostic measures, disease surveillance, needs assessment, cost effectiveness analysis, and using epidemiology to understand the health literature or to develop research protocols.  Changes in healthcare policy and systems make it important to understand evidence-based research and the application to evaluation, clinicals decision making, and policy in healthcare administration.  

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 633 - Human Resources and Labor Relations Management in Healthcare

    Credits: 3

    Concepts in human resources management as applied to health services organizations are presented. Topics include the relationship between human resources management and general management, the nature of work and human resources, compensation and benefits, personnel planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, employee appraisal, and discipline. Labor relations topics focus on the history of the labor movement; legal regulations related to labor; union structure and formation; the analysis of union contracts; the collective bargaining process; grievance and arbitration; and the problems of managing with and without a contract.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 637 - Healthcare Leadership

    Credits: 3

    This course allows students the opportunity to critically appraise the role and requirements of the effective leader in today’s complicated, fragmented and dynamic healthcare system. An examination of the history of leadership in this country and around the world will assist students in identifying key components of effective leadership styles in a number of diverse settings and situations. Further study will provide for the practical application of effective leadership models to the administration and delivery of healthcare services contemporarily with a focus on the specific requirements of effective leadership that are unique to the healthcare industry.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 642 - Health Informatics

    Credits: 3

    This course introduces students to the concepts and practices of health informatics. Topics include: (1) introduction to the health informatics discipline; (2) major applications and commercial vendors; (3) decision support methods and technologies; (4) information systems design and engineering; and (5) new opportunities and emerging trends. A semester-long group project will provide students hands-on experience in planning and building healthcare information systems; associated ethical and legal concerns, software engineering and computer interaction issues, and user acceptance and outcomes evaluation methods will be discussed.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 655 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging

    Credits: 3

    Admission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Post-Acute Care CertificateAdmission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Post-Acute Care CertificateThis course provides the student with an introduction and overview of the multi-disciplinary field of aging including terminology, theoretical perspectives, research and demography, public policy, ageism, history of the study of aging, cross-cultural study of aging, end-of-life issues, spirituality, career exploration and professional ethics. Course investigations and projects will require students to explore personal value systems and perceptions of aging.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Post-Acute Care Certificate

    Grading: Standard
    Term(s) Offered: Fall


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  • MHA 656 - Health Policy and Aging

    Credits: 3

    This course will address the impacts of national age-based and age-related policy and programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Older Americans Act, and the Affordable Care Act. In addition, it will examine the implementation of these programs in state and local settings, where implications are tangible for vulnerable groups such as low-income and frail older people and their families. Furthermore, this course will address how local governments can shape policy to respond to the needs of their own aging populations.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Post-Acute Care Certificate

    Term(s) Offered: Fall


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  • MHA 661 - Administrator-in-Training Residency I

    Credits: 4

    This course provides an Administrator-in-Training (AIT) experience as required by the Indiana State Department of Health. Students engage in 520 hours of nursing home management under the supervision of an Indiana qualified preceptor. During this period students rotate through the following content area: standards of competent practice, administration, housekeeping/laundry, facility management, nursing, dietary, activities, business office, admissions/marking, and overall facility management. Additionally, students attend 12 hours of class in preparation of the Indiana licensing exam (4 credit course: 3.5 credits in the nursing home and .5 credits of class time).

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Administrator In Training (AIT) Residency Certificate

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • MHA 662 - Administrator-in-Training Residency II

    Credits: 5

    This course is the second in a sequence and provides an Administrator-in-Training (AIT) experience as required by the Indiana State Department of Health. Students engage in 520 hours of nursing home management under the supervision of an Indiana qualified preceptor. During this period students rotate through the following content area: standards of competent practice, administration, housekeeping/laundry, facility management, nursing, dietary, activities, business office, admissions/marking, and overall facility management. Additionally, students attend 12 hours of class in preparation of the Indiana licensing exam (5 credit course: 3.5 credits in the nursing home and 1.5 credits of class time).

    Prerequisite(s): MHA 661 ; Admission to the Master of Health Administration program or the Administrator In Training (AIT) Residency Certificate

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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Health Professions
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

History
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Industrial Management
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • IM 661 - Supply Chain Management

    Credits: 3

    This online course covers fundamental components of supply chain logistics management including but not limited to logistics network design/analysis, distribution, warehouse and transportation management systems, third-party logistics, e-commerce, and enterprise software. Case study analysis is used extensively through the semester to give the students the opportunity to reinforce learning and put in practice theoretical concepts discussed in the textbook. Enterprise software is used to model and simulate the operation of supply chains. Throughout the semester, emphasis is placed on the strategic importance of creating value along the supply chain in order to maximize supply chain’s responsiveness, customer centricity, and cost effectiveness.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the USI graduate industrial management program or the USI online MBA program.

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Journalism
  

Kinesiology
  

Liberal Studies
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • LBST 695 - Capstone: Portfolio

    Credits: 3

    Intended for students completing the portfolio option of the MALS. Students will prepare their capstone portfolio during this class and create a meaningful synthesis of their core courses and electives.  They will select appropriate artifacts from prior coursework that reflect their mastery of program goals and write an extended reflective synthesis essay. The course will also address professional development, career planning and lifelong learning. Final grade recorded as satisfactory or unsatisfactory only.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to MALS program, 27 hours of completed graduate coursework, permission of program director

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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