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2016-2017 Graduate Bulletin 
    
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Courses

 

Early Childhood Montessori Education
  

  • EDYM 530 - Montessori Language Arts Reading Curriculum


    3 credit(s)
    This course shows, by demonstration and lecture, the Montessori exercises for the development of spoken and written language, reading readiness, and prereading and reading skills. Emphasis is on spoken and written language in the areas of daily life, storytelling and composition, literature, geography, history, biology, science, music, and art, as well as the functional aspects of grammar, syntax, reading, and reading analysis. Additional emphasis is on building self-confidence and self-expression in the social setting.
    Prerequisite(s): EDYM 500 , EDYM 510 , and EDYM 520 .


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  • EDYM 540 - Montessori Practicum


    3 credit(s)
    This course offers an opportunity to practice the various professional and personal skills that a Montessori teacher uses. By working along with a qualified Montessori teacher in a children’s group, the student may focus on one professional task at a time. Student-teachers may discern which facets of their personalities are appealing to young children and which are antagonistic to this stage of development. This practicum is an eight-week, full-time, supervised classroom experience in an accredited Montessori school.
    Prerequisite(s): EDYM 500 , EDYM 510 , and EDYM 520 . Corequisite(s): EDYM 530 .


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Economics
  

  • EC 650 - International Trade: Theory and Practice


    3 credit(s)
    A study of classical and modern theories of international trade and their applications. Topics include the economic basis of international trade, theory of tariff and non-tariff barriers, composition and pattern of world trade, regional economic integration, trade and economic growth, global economic interdependence and new developments in trade theory and policy. Case studies of trade performance and current trade issues are discussed.
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 614 .


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  • QNT 501 - Introduction to Managerial Statistics


    1.5 credit(s)
    This course provides students with the necessary quantitative skills for a foundation in business. Topics include a review of basic mathematics relevant to business, including basic algebra and applications of linear and nonlinear relationships, optimization, descriptive statistics, random variables, general probability distributions, and the binomial distribution. Credits earned in this course are not applied to graduate programs.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • QNT 720 - Business Forecasting


    3 credit(s)
    The course presents the techniques used to prepare forecasts and to facilitate long-term planning by the firm. Emphasis is on the application of techniques used by management for decision making. Case studies are discussed to provide students with the necessary links between theory and practice. Topics include review of statistical techniques; data sources; and exploring data patterns with a view to choosing the appropriate forecasting techniques, such as moving average and smoothing methods, regression analysis, time series analysis, Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methods, and analysis of judgmental factors in forecasting.
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 , MBA 612 , MBA 614 , MBA 616 , MBA 618 , and MBA 620 .


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Educational Leadership
  

  • EDD 820 - Community-Based Research


    3 credit(s)
    Theory, research, and models of effective practice and implementation inform the educational leader’s role as change agent, and boundary spanner between educational organizations and community members. This role includes being involved in building reciprocal relationships, facilitating understanding and communication within and between various interest groups, and developing mutually beneficial linkages and partnerships to enact positive adaptive change through jointly conducted inquiry.


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  • EDD 827 - Seminar in Educational Leadership


    3 credit(s)
    This course is designed to promote critical analysis of contemporary leadership frameworks and consideration of their utility in educational organizations. Students become familiar with leadership strategies and skills through involvement with different case situations and simulations of issues confronting practicing educational leaders. Extensive role-playing is designed to provide students with opportunities to examine how they function as educational leaders in these simulated situations.


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  • EDD 834 - Higher Education Foundations


    3 credit(s)
    This course covers the development of the systems of higher education in the United States, the different missions and goals of colleges and universities, the multiple sectors of higher education, and the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders or clients. Special attention is paid to the development of postsecondary institutions and the expectations of different institutions for administration, faculty, staff, students, and community partners.


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  • EDD 835 - Higher Education Law


    3 credit(s)
    This course emphasizes the legal environment of postsecondary institutions, legal processes, analysis, and problems incurred in the administration of colleges and universities. It covers constitutional mandates of due process and equal protection, nondiscrimination in employment and educational programs, privacy and openness, tenure and academic freedom, contractual obligations, and program discontinuance.


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  • EDD 836 - Student Affairs Administration


    3 credit(s)
    This course focuses on the comprehensive nature of student affairs as a vital component in the evolving learner centered environments of higher education. This course also focuses on the administrative and student affairs functions in higher education. Academic and student affairs professionals must possess a clear understanding of the developmental processes that students encounter throughout their lifetime. Students enrolled in this course explore student development theories and their application to student learning and growth in the college environment. Participants in this course also explores broad concepts related to student affairs including student development, student services and enrollment management as vital administrative functions within the institution, as well as the political and decision-making contexts of student affairs and the centrality of students to the mission of student affairs.


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  • EDD 837 - Diversity in Higher Education


    3 credit(s)
    This course examines issues of diversity in higher education in the U.S. in areas such as: historical plight of diverse groups; rationale for and use of federal and state policies in expanding educational opportunities for diverse populations; history and role of diversity-focused higher education institutions (e.g., Minority Serving Institutions, women’s colleges); admissions and enrollment of diverse populations; campus climate for diverse students; persistence of diverse students; experiences of diverse faculty and development of a diverse curriculum; experiences of diverse Student/Academic Affairs professionals and involvement with issues of diversity; value of diversity on college campuses and beyond; and evaluation of diversity initiatives.


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  • EDD 850 - Doctoral Internship-Phase One


    3 credit(s)
    Students complete an internship that provides them with structured opportunities to perform supervised administrative functions in a variety of educational settings. Students will work with faculty advisors to identify placement sites appropriate to their program of study in settings outside their immediate work environment. Internships are arranged in the semester prior to enrollment in EDD 850.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • EDD 861 - Doctoral Dissertation


    1-6 credit(s)
    Serves as a vehicle for continuous enrollment for students in the Doctoral program in Educational Leadership. This course can be repeated for credit. The total credits accumulating over multiple semesters can equal more than 6 credits. It is intended as the course in which students complete their dissertations. Students work closely with their dissertation research supervisor to refine their research proposal, develop instrumentation, collect and analyze data, develop findings and conclusions.
    Prerequisite(s): EDD 860 .
    Students taking this course for the first time must register for 3 credits.


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Educational Technology
  

Electrical and Computer Engineering
  
  

  • ECE 525 - Fiber Optics Communications


    3 credit(s)
    This is a graduate course that focuses on fiber optic link analysis and design. It covers properties of light, light propagation in optical fibers, optical sources and transmitters, laser and LEDs, detectors/receivers, signal degradation in optical fibers, and fiber optic passive components. Students gain a basic understanding of optics and fiber optics, the concept of signal degradation in fiber, the working theory of sources and detectors, and fiber optic communication system design.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate or senior standing.


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  • ECE 530 - System Design and Implementation


    3 credit(s)
    This course focuses on the current usage of EDA (Electronic Design Automation) software design tools used in  electronic and  computer engineering. By completion of this course, students  are able to design, simulate, and implement a complete electronic/computer board system. Students are expected to design a PCB (printed circuit board). 
    Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing, or permission of instructor; familiarity with analog and digital electronics.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • ECE 532 - Embedded Microprocessors


    3 credit(s)
    This course involves topics related to embedded, real-time microprocessor systems. It is project oriented, giving students the further opportunity to investigate topics discussed in the course. Projects will use a microcontroller. Students will be expected to be familiar already with the Motorola 68HC11 assembly language as well as C-language programming.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate or senior ECE standing and familiarity with assembly and C languages.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • ECE 537 - Multidisciplinary Modeling

    Course Cross-listed with ME 537 
    3 credit(s)
    Course covers the methods and techniques used in multidisciplinary modeling in which computational techniques that combine the physics of multiple domains are used to accurately predict results and guide design decisions. Set in a cooperative learning environment, knowledge and integration expertise are fostered using progressively challenging and scaffolded learning modules. Teams engage a sequence of project-based assignments selected from emerging engineering research areas.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing in an engineering program.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • ECE 542 - State-Variable Continuous Control Systems


    3 credit(s)
    Continuous-system state-space models with emphasis on state-variable methods; the modeling, analysis, and design of linear time-invariant continuous control systems; control components; state-variable methodology diagrams; steady-state and transient analysis; stability criteria; the root locus; frequency response; Nyquist criterion; gain, lead, and lag compensator design; feedback control, output control, controllability, observability criteria.
    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 (minimum grade of C-) and M 220; or graduate standing.


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  • ECE 543 - Digital Control Systems


    3 credit(s)
    The modeling, analysis, and design of linear discrete control systems; z- and modified z-transforms; sampling and data reconstruction; open- and closed-loop transfer function and state-space models; steady-state and transient response analysis; root locus; frequency response plots; digital controller design using Bode plots; microcomputer implementation of digital controllers.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate or senior ECE standing with ECE 442 (minimum grade of C-).


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  • ECE 545 - Automated System Implementation


    3 credit(s)
    A project-based introduction to automated system design and implementation. Projects focus on transferring design theory and simulation into hardware applications. Practical issues of system implementation are covered. Written reports and presentations required. This course may be optionally chosen by undergraduates in lieu of ECE 445 with commensurate course objectives.
    Prerequisite(s): senior ECE standing and ECE 341 (minimum grade of C-), or graduate standing.
    Laboratory fee. No credit given to students who have completed ECE 445.


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  • ECE 548 - Introduction to Robotics


    3 credit(s)
    A project-based multidisciplinary introduction to robotics, involving concepts from the fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science. Topics covered include robot classifications, kinematic and dynamic modeling, path planning, sensor performance and integration, actuators, controls and programmable embedded computer systems, system integration, and robotic applications. Projects consist of team-based hands-on exercises where students design and build robots. Students are expected to be familiar with electronic circuits and computer programming. This course may be optionally chosen by undergraduates in lieu of ECE 448 with commensurate course objectives.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate or senior standing in engineering.
    Laboratory fee. No credit given to students who have completed ECE 448.


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  • ECE 551 - Engineering System Design Using Neural Networks


    3 credit(s)
    Fundamentals of neural systems, neural network paradigms, network properties, and learning concepts. Neural architectures, supervised learning, error backpropagation. Unsupervised learning and feature extraction. Engineering-system design applications—function approximation, classification, clustering, forecasting, control, optimization, pattern recognition. Hardware implementation of neural nets using nanoscale-integrated circuit technology. Engineering-design case studies from transportation, laser drilling, fingerprint identification, signal processing, and integrated circuit optimization. Lab projects, literature-search critical review.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • ECE 565 - Digital VLSI Design I


    3 credit(s)
    Techniques for CMOS digital integrated circuit design at circuit, subsystem, and system levels. CAD tools for design from schematic capture to physical layout. Design methodologies—programmable logic, standard cell, full custom CMOS fabrication technology; design issues—speed, power, reliability, testability; CMOS-design case studies. Laboratory project.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate or senior ECE standing with ECE 362/364 (minimum grade of C-).
    Laboratory fee.


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  • ECE 567 - Analog VLSI Design


    3 credit(s)
    Techniques for CMOS analog integrated circuit design at circuit, subsystem, and system levels. Analog circuit building blocks and CAD tools for design from schematic capture to physical layout. Design case studies, structured laboratories, and laboratory project; design economics and quality and reliability issues. VLSI performance optimization: objectives, constraints, designable parameters, algorithms. Introduction to neural networks for modeling and optimization.
    Prerequisite(s): ECE 565  and senior or graduate standing.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • ECE 571 - Generalized Machine Theory


    3 credit(s)
    Principles of energy conversion; phasor diagrams; typical three-phase circuit configurations; equivalent circuit analysis of electrical machines; single, three-phase transformers; electromechanical energy conversion in rotating machines (AC and DC); and small-power electrodynamics.  Graduate students choose a project from the above topics and perform a theoretical or practical study of the intended practice.
    Prerequisite(s): ECE 351 (minimum grade of C-) or graduate standing.


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  • ECE 600 - Graduate Project in Electrical Engineering


    up to 9 credit(s)
    Independent study of an appropriate electrical engineering topic selected by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor. Requirements vary according to whether 3, 6, or 9 credits are selected. Independent study topics related to students’ employment activities may be proposed. The usual schedule is one semester for each 3-credit increment, but accelerated schedules are possible with advisor approval. A written paper and an oral presentation are required.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credits toward the M.Eng. degree in the electrical engineering specialty and permission of faculty advisor.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • ECE 672 - Protective Relaying


    3 credit(s)
    Introduction. Review of related fundamentals: per-unit and percent values, phasors and polarity, symmetrical components; sources of input to relays; fundamentals of protecting a power system; power system grounding principles; system protection: generator protection, transformer, reactor and shunt capacitor protection, bus protection, motor protection, line protection; pilot protection; stability implications.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing with ECE 572  and ECE 671 , or equivalent.


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Elementary Education
  

  • EDE 654 - Models of Instruction: Elementary


    3 credit(s)
    Diverse models of instruction will be explored in order to provide a beginning repertoire of teaching skills and strategies for the elementary level. Models include presentation, direct instruction, concept teaching, cooperative learning, problem-based instruction, and classroom discussion. An understanding of the dynamics of teaching and the techniques of matching teaching models to particular student outcomes within a reflective practitioner philosophy will be emphasized. An overview of the “backward design” model, highlighting essential questions for optimizing student understanding, will be reviewed. Application will be made to the development of a content-area unit plan employing the varied models of instruction designed to meet the needs of all students.


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  • EDE 660 - Curriculum and Standardized Testing


    3 credit(s)
    This course incorporates elementary curricular content within a foundation for standardized testing and is linked to field-based assignments. Standardized testing continues to play a major role as an indicator of achievement of all students in American education. Students will learn and reflect on how mandated state (i.e., Connecticut Mastery Testing) and national tests impact their classrooms, and how best practices in curriculum and instruction prepare all children for standardized testing. Refining intended curricular learning outcomes and the sequencing/integration of curriculum will be addressed. Measurement skills and appropriate computer software, including reliability, validity, as well as statistical tools necessary for interpretation of results, will be emphasized. Diversity and cultural sensitivity issues will also be explored.
    Prerequisite(s): EDE 654 .


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  • EDE 662 - Planning/Assessing: Elementary


    3 credit(s)
    This course will combine the rudiments of teacher curricular and class management planning (objective writing, lesson plans, unit plans) using state and national curricular frameworks for all content areas. This curricular planning will be paired with ongoing and continuous assessment techniques. The focus will be on thematic curriculum planning using interdisciplinary content areas. Students will learn how to employ and reflect on authentic assessment mechanisms to increase all student achievement. Students will be given opportunities to develop curriculum units and conduct observations in combination with documentation methodologies and assessment strategies that will include portfolios and teacher-made assessments. The intended outcome of this course is that participants will have an introductory understanding of the natural connections between teaching, learning, documentation, assessment, and reflective practice that is linked to EDE 665
    Prerequisite(s): EDE 660 .
    Practicum and Seminar.


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  • EDE 663 - Elementary Methods: Science/ Social Studies/Arts


    3 credit(s)
    This course combines content-specific, discipline-based methodology for science, social studies, and the arts at the elementary level with an interdisciplinary/ integrative framework. State and national curricular benchmarks will be reviewed in each of the three domains for the lower- and upper-elementary school levels. Specific materials, resources, and technological supports will be examined per discipline, along with the particulars of planning, assessment, and management techniques for all students. Within the context of overarching essential questions, cross-curricular applications will be made through unit planning that incorporates all three of the domains. It is a main goal of this course that students will internalize the connections between subjects and will understand and reflect on the richness of this interaction. It is also intended to serve as a model for similar integration across other areas of the elementary curriculum.
    Prerequisite(s): EDE 662 .


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  • EDE 664 - Elementary Math Methods


    3 credit(s)
    This course provides students with an overview of various methodologies and materials (manipulatives and computer based) specifically used for effective mathematics teaching at the elementary school level. Students will become knowledgeable in selecting appropriate methods for assessing all elementary students in this discipline as well as assessing curricular effectiveness. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards along with Connecticut’s Curricular Framework for Mathematics will be fully reviewed. Students will explore and reflect on the variety in learning styles found on the elementary level and will be responsive to typical problematic patterns such as “math phobia.” Participants will also be able to analyze their own experiences, perceptions, and attitudes about math and, as reflective practitioners, will become aware of how these factors impact young learners.
    Prerequisite(s): EDE 663 .


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  • EDE 667 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Elementary Education


    9 credit(s)
    This course provides student teachers with an opportunity to integrate their understanding and knowledge of students, content, and pedagogy in an elementary classroom. All placements are in approved settings (urban, suburban, or rural) and require full-day attendance five days per week. This is the culminating preservice supervised teaching experience that promotes being a reflective practitioner. Students work very closely with both their University supervising instructor as well as their on-site cooperating teacher. Feedback from both supervisors will be ongoing and continuous and will provide the student with a supportive framework upon which modifications and experimentation for all students can be employed.
    Laboratory fee.


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Elementary Montessori Education
  

  • EDEM 500 - Child Development and Montessori Philosophy


    3 credit(s)
    This course examines the foundations of the Montessori Method and provides students a survey of the development of the young proposed by Dr. Maria Montessori. The course also gives students an overview of the principles underlying Montessori pedagogy. Particular emphasis is directed to children 6 to 12 years of age. Additional content regarding the adolescent is also included in this course. Practical examples of this subject matter are included in other course areas as appropriate.


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  • EDEM 510 - Montessori Approach to Mathematics and Geometry


    3 credit(s)
    This course is designed to explore the Montessori Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction for the Elementary Years by demonstration and lecture, presentations of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry which provide the child with understanding of and proficiency in key ideas in mathematics. The course identifies the links between arithmetic and geometry and the importance of problem solving is stressed. Students are introduced to the use of technology as a support mechanism for the child’s exploration of mathematics.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEM 500 .


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  • EDEM 520 - Montessori Approach to Humanities


    3 credit(s)
    This course shows, through demonstration and lecture, the Language, Social Sciences and Arts Curriculum for the Montessori Elementary Years. Presentations for the development of spoken and written language are provided along with presentations of social studies and history which give students an understanding of the origins and development of the universe and of the human being’s relationships to this development. Finally, Art, Music and Movement Curriculum and instruction in this course show the scope of artistic expression opportunities appropriate for children from the ages of 6 to 12.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEM 500  and EDEM 510 .


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  • EDEM 530 - Montessori Approach to the Sciences


    3 credit(s)
    This course shows, by demonstration and lecture, Biological Science Curriculum and Instruction for the Montessori Elementary Years. An understanding of the interdependencies of life on earth is offered through presentations the Physical and Earth Science Curriculum and Instruction for the Elementary Years. The presentations of physical and political geography are designed to give students an understanding of the interdependencies of the Earth and life upon it. Included in this course are presentations in physics, chemistry, geology and astronomy.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEM 500 , EDEM 510 , and EDEM 520 . Corequisite(s): EDEM 540 .


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  • EDEM 540 - Montessori Classroom Methods and Practicum


    4 credit(s)
    This course offers an opportunity to practice the various professional and personal skills that a Montessori teacher uses. Classroom Observation gives the student opportunity to develop the observation skills and techniques that are critical to the Montessori approach to education. The course also provides the opportunity for students to practice Montessori pedagogy with children in a Montessori classroom setting, under the supervision of a qualified Montessori teacher. In addition, the course engages the student in preparation of a comprehensive portfolio of lesson plans and resources for use in the Montessori elementary classroom.
    Prerequisite(s): EDEM 500 , EDEM 510 , and EDEM 520 . Corequisite(s): EDEM 530 .


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Engineering
  

Engineering and Management
  

  • EM 600 - Engineering and the Corporation


    3 credit(s)
    A detailed review of engineering and the corporation. Organizational theory as applied to the engineering function in corporate organizations; engineers as corporate and professional citizens; management of technology; innovation, products, and entrepreneurship; and special problems of the corporate engineer—conflict issues, ethics, proprietary dealings, career opportunities, career security, and continuing education.
    Prerequisite(s): Baccalaureate degree in engineering or admission to the M.Eng. program.


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  • EM 601 - Engineering Program Management


    3 credit(s)
    An examination of the nature, theory, and practice of engineering program management, with particular attention to the technical program. Emphasis is on management problems and solutions in technical program operations in the industrial/commercial business setting and the skills necessary for program management performance. Topics include proposals and program planning, competitive bidding and contracts, budgets and schedules, engineering and high-tech factors and entrepreneurship, group dynamics, conflict resolution, program productivity, and program evaluation.
    Prerequisite(s): Baccalaureate degree in engineering or admission to the M.Eng. program.


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  • EM 610 - Decision Support Systems


    3 credit(s)
    This course covers decision support concepts, types of systems, and applications to assess multiple alternatives. Decision support methods and system similarities and differences will be explored, including the analytical hierarchy method as an ultimate decision support method and the NASA decision support methodology package for system engineering. Knowledge-based systems and artificial intelligence will also be covered. Anti-fragility and other contemporary trends in systems design decisions will be discussed.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
    Laboratory fee.


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  • EM 620 - Logistics and Supply Chain Engineering


    3 credit(s)
    The focus of this course is on supply chain engineering as a method of integrated logistics planning, where systems engineering meets supply chain management. The course focuses on the presentation of the portfolio of applied engineering tools for designing, developing and building network structures. Topics include: Operations research origins; the transportation and supply/demand system problems; holistic integration approach to the supply chain construction; integration of systems engineering methods; constructal theory as a modern approach to the design of flow networks; and design of micro-grids supply chains as a comprehensive example of Supply Chain Engineering.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
    Laboratory fee.


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Finance
  

  • FIN 580 - Financial Mathematics

    Course Cross-listed with ACT 580 
    3 credit(s)
    This course provides an analysis of the concepts in financial mathematics and introduction to financial derivatives. Topics include the mathematics of measurement of interest, annuities (simple and complex), forces of interest and discount, securities valuation as well as the mathematics of measuring interest rate risk and valuing derivative contracts such as forwards, futures, options and swaps.
    Prerequisite(s): M 144 or its equivalent; FIN 310 or MBA 616  or their equivalents.


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  • FIN 630 - Investment Analysis


    3 credit(s)
    The objective of this course is to introduce the students to various investment alternatives and their valuation. Topics are analysis of common stocks, corporate and government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, options and futures contracts. The course also includes study of the market structure and its participants, as well as alternative measurements of risk and return on investment. (Students who have taken FIN 430 at the University of Hartford are not permitted to take this course for credit.)
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .


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  • FIN 650 - International Finance


    3 credit(s)
    This course is designed to expose the students to the international dimension of corporate finance. It is aimed at providing a conceptual framework for analysis of major financial problems of the global company. Topics include the international monetary systems, the foreign exchange market, determination of exchange rates, managing foreign exchange exposure, the foreign direct investment decisions, capital budgeting, and working capital management. (Students who have taken FIN 450 are not permitted to take this course for credit.)
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .


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  • FIN 662 - Financial Institutions and Markets


    3 credit(s)
    This course introduces students to the structure, function, and activities of the various domestic as well as international financial institutions and markets. Topics include depository institutions and the role of the Federal Reserve System, insurance companies, securities and investment banking firms, mutual and hedge funds, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, and techniques used by financial institutions to manage those risks. Recent regulatory changes pertaining to various financial institutions are also discussed.
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .


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  • FIN 665 - Risk Management

    Course Cross-listed with INS 665 
    3 credit(s)
    This course examines how corporations approach the problem of dealing with risks in today’s complex marketplace. Emphasis is given to the economic impacts of losses and alternative methods of risk financing (captives, bond issues, capital markets). The exposures of multinational firms are explored in a team-learning format. Since risk management is usually a multidisciplinary team effort, all assignments and class discussions involve teamwork. Emphasis is given to incorporating multidisciplinary, multi-objective input into a comprehensive risk management plan for sample firms.


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  • FIN 684 - Entrepreneurial Finance


    3 credit(s)
    An examination of financial issues and problems encountered by small businesses. Case studies and lectures are used to develop skills in the areas of financial statement analysis, forecasting, working capital management, coping with financial distress, business valuation techniques, sources of capital, dealing with banks and venture capitalists, preparing for an initial public offering, community resources, and ethical issues. Students prepare team presentations of cases and a comprehensive business plan. Assignments include empirical articles dealing with current topics in small-business finance. Extensive use of computer spreadsheet programs required.
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 616 .


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  • FIN 725 - Derivative Securities


    3 credit(s)
    This course provides an understanding of the nature, application, and valuation of derivative securities. The role of commodities and financial futures contracts is studied in managing costs and revenues of a business enterprise. Relevant applications of financial options contracts are examined in monitoring the firm’s asset value and earnings. Various uses of swap contracts are examined for their impacts on optimizing the cost of financing for a corporation. Course coverage also extends to insurance of institutional funds management, risk management, and investment portfolio hedging. Various strategies using futures, options, and swap contracts are utilized. Valuation of derivative securities is also considered.
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 610 , or MBA 616 , or equivalents.


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  • FIN 740 - Project Risk Management

    Course Cross-listed with INS 740  
    3 credit(s)
    This course introduces the processes involved in project risk analysis and management that can be used on all projects, regardless of their time and budget constraints. In the risk analysis phase, students learn how to identify risks inherent in project management with qualitative analysis and how to analyze such risks’ impact on project success with quantitative analysis. In the risk management phase, students learn how to respond to project risks with appropriate techniques. The course emphasizes the role of project risk management in enhancing project performance and increasing project value as reflected in commonly used measures of project performance and value such as return on investment and earned value management.
    Prerequisite(s): MBA 610  or M 517 .


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Foundations of Education
  
  

  • EDG 611 - Multicultural Approaches in Education and Human Services


    3 credit(s)
    Teachers, administrators, counselors, and health and human services professionals are increasingly called upon to respond to diversity issues and cultural differences in the populations they serve. The intent of this course is to increase knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity to ethnic and cultural groups and subgroups within the dominant American culture. Major focus is on the practice of effective and sensitive techniques.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.


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Health Sciences
  

  • HS 508 - Educational Strategies for the Health Professions


    1-3 credit(s)
    A modular, variable credit course designed to introduce students to the principles of community, peer, professional, or patient education. The course addresses issues of educational psychology, goal and objective writing, learning styles, presentation skills, needs assessment, and educational outcome assessment.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior status and above; and either HS 140/141, or HS 111.


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