Graduate
Course Offerings
Summer '09
Number in parentheses refers to credit hours.
Note: Course listings may be changed pending updates by individual departments.
Business Administration
ACG 5026
Financial Reporting and Managerial Control (3)
This course provides a basic understanding of accounting systems and financial statements as a foundation for analysis. The course also addresses cost systems and controls as they pertain to organizational control.
MAN 5245
Organizational Behavior (3)
A dynamic examination of managerial concepts of human behavior in work organizations.
MAN 5501
Operations Management (3)
Develops a conceptual framework which is useful in describing the nature of the operations function, with emphasis on identifying basic issues in managing the operations of a service organization.
MAN 5716
Economic and Business Conditions Analysis (3)
Problems of managing the firm in relation to the changing economic environment. Analysis of major business fluctuations and development of forecasting techniques.
MAR 5409
Business-to-Business Sales and Marketing (3)
This course focuses on building and managing relationships with business customers. It will cover business-to-business management issues, with an emphasis on topics at the mid-to-upper management level. Specific strategic marketing issues include problems and opportunities that leverage an understanding of the entire supply chain. Sales will deal primarily with complex, large/key account management and customer relations. Sales management issues will concentrate on managing a sales force focused on complex accounts.
REE 5305
Real Estate Investment (3)
This course introduces students to the procedures and analytical methods used to evaluate real estate markets and project-specific investments. The coures focuses on the topic of real estate investment analysis primarily from the private (equity) investor's perspective.
REE 5435
Real Estate and Its Legal Environment (3)
This course presents an overview of the real estate markets and the laws affecting land use. This course provides an advanced treatment of the legal environment of real estate, including those issues related to property ownership and its transfer, and the contracts applied in the acquisition, operation, and disposition of property.
Childhood Education, Reading & Disability Services
EEX 3601
Applied Behavioral Analysis of Special Education (3)
EEX 5017
Typical and Atypical Early Development (3)
Focuses on typical and atypical development in the early years.
EEX 5248
Positive Behavior Support (3)
This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop, implement, and evaluate the impact of positive behavior supports in keeping with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997.
EEX 5286
Preparing Individuals for Transition (3)
Planning and implementing appropriate transitional services for youths with disabilities in the public schools.
EEX 5704
Early Childhood and Elementary Education Curriculum for Special Educators (3)
This course provides special educators with knowledge of general early childhood and elementary curriculum. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based supports, modifications, and accommodations to allow the child with disabilities to access the general education curriculum.
EEX 5774
Collaborative Transition and Career Planning for Students with Severe or Profound Disabilities (3)
This course teaches the planning and implementation of appropriate transition services for students with severe and profound disabilities in the schools at the secondary and post-secondary levels.
EEX 8966r
Master's Comprehensive Examination (0)
(P/F grade only)
EMR 5235
Teaching the Student with Profound Disabilities (3)
Knowledge and skills to implement and evaluate intervention for students with profound disabilities.
EVI 5355
Issues of Blindness in Society (3)
The purpose of this course is to examine the many issues related to being blind in a society predicated on the presumption that people can use vision to manage societal demands. The losses unique to visual impairment are explored and students are provided instructional strategies to assist individuals in living with visual impairment in a world designed for sighted people.
TSL 4324
English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Instruction (3)
TSL 5325
English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Instruction in the Content Areas (3)
The course is designed to prepare non-ESOL teachers to instruct English language learners in public school content areas (i.e., science, math, social studies) and noncontent areas (i.e., physical education, art). Emphasis is on language-sensitive instructional planning and delivery, adaptation of instructional materials for enhanced comprehension, testing and placement of students, and cross-cultural awareness. It satisfies the teacher certification requirements for content area teachers. It is not part of the ESOL Endorsement required of primary language providers.
Communication Disorders
SPA 5528Lr
Laboratory in Adult Speech/Language Pathology Diagnostics (1–3)
Completion of formal and informal evaluation procedures with adults who have speech and/or language disorders. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
SPA 5559
Augmentative Communication Systems (3)
SPA 5941
Beginners Speech-Language Practicum (3)
SPA 5944
Speech-Language Pathology Internship (3)
Computer Science
CIS 5930r
Selected Topics in Computer Science (1–3)
May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
Criminology & Criminal Justice
CCJ 5309
Penology (3)
A survey of approaches to corrections, correctional institutions, their residents, programs and management, and special problems such as probation and parole, riots, outside contacts, and special institutions.
CCJ 6920
Juvenile Delinquency (3)
Police and Society (3)
A social psychological examination of current issues and problems in municipal law enforcement, including such topics as the informal exercise of police authority, police role conflict, the relative significance of law enforcement and social service, and interactional dynamics of police subculture.
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
ADE 5385
Adult Learning (3)
A critical examination of major problems in adult learning. Emphasis given to the psychological factors affecting learning ability, achievement, and motivation through the adult life-cycle.
CGS 5310
Information Management Technology in Education (3)
A course in information technology for the management of administrative and instructional programs in the educational system.
EDA 5192
Educational Leadership (3)
Identification of basic leadership theories, motivation, group dynamics, planning, and change processes in educational settings.
EDA 5232
Legal Aspects of Public School Administration (3)
A survey of legal issues involving public schools, including the rights and responsibilities of students and teachers, risk management in the school setting, powers of local boards and superintendents, legal liability and accountability, and documentation and evaluation. Students review case law, state and federal statutes, constitutional provisions, and regulatory standards.
EDA 5503
The Principalship (3)
This course provides a systemic approach to address the leadership and management roles, responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges of principals and other building administrators. It promotes a thorough understanding of the interrelationships among the various components of schools and how they must be addressed systemically in order for students and schools to achieve measurable gains.
EDA 5931r
Special Topics in Educational Administration (1–3)
Content varies to provide opportunity to study current issues in educational administration and topics not offered in other courses. May be repeated as topics vary to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
EDA 8966r
Master's Comprehensive Examination (0)
(P/F grade only)
EDS 5356
Supervised Associated Teaching (3)
Educational Psychology & Learning Systems
EDF 5942r
Field Laboratory Internship (1–8)
(S/U grade only)
May be repeated to a maximum of twenty-four (24) semester hours.
EDP 5216
Theories of Learning and Cognition in Instruction (3)
Examination and application of prominent contemporary theories of learning, cognition, and information processing to instructional settings.
EME 6403
Designing for Online Collaborative Learning (3)
Prerequisite: EME 5601
This course teaches strategies and techniques for designing instructional activities for distance learning based on theories and principles of collaborative learning.
EME 6635
Seminar in Advanced Instructional Systems Problems (1–3)
Offered periodically
Addresses special topics that are not covered in other courses. May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
Human Resource Development
ADE 5385
Adult Learning (3)
A critical examination of major problems in adult learning. Emphasis given to the psychological factors affecting learning ability, achievement, and motivation through the adult life-cycle.
Information Studies
LIS 5020
Foundations of the Information Professions
LIS 5241
International and Comparative Information Service (3)
Explores the political economy of information, including those factors which encourage or discourage free exchange of information within and among inhabitants of countries worldwide. The unit of analysis is an individual country in comparison with others chosen from along the spectrum of development. Attention is given to the legal, economic, and infrastructural conditions from a culturally sensitive point of view. Practical preparation for work abroad is provided.
LIS 5271
Research in Information Studies (3)
Examines the principles and methods of systems analysis and research in the context of library and information studies. Considers problem identification and definition and techniques of data collection and analysis, including statistical analysis. The course also discusses typical problems studied.
LIS 5408
Management of Information Organizations (3)
Prerequisite: LIS 5411. Designed to develop a conceptual framework for integrating fundamental management concepts, principles, theories, and practices into an effective, personal management process that relates to information organizations of the 21st century.
LIS 5411
Introduction to Information Policy (3)
Examines selected fundamental policy questions relating to information use, access, and dissemination. Particular attention is given to complex policy issues that involve value conflicts among information ownership rights, personal privacy rights, and public access rights to information in a societal context.
LIS 5512
School Collection Development and Management (3)
This course provides an understanding of the attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to manage human resources and provide effective leadership in a school library media program. Covers collection development and management in school libraries. Required for school media certification. It is recommended that students take this course the semester before taking the State of Florida media specialist exam.
LIS 5564
Information Needs of Children (3)
Materials for children in relation to their needs, interests and abilities. Evaluation and use of printed and audiovisual materials.
LIS 5567
International Literature for Children and Young Adults (3)
LIS 5603
Introduction to Information Services (3)
Introduction to reference work using both print and online sources. Also addresses the relationship of reference work to other information services in libraries and other information-providing agencies.
LIS 5703
Information Organization (3)
Principles and techniques of bibliographic organization, including the description, subject analysis, and retrieval of recorded knowledge and information in bibliographies, catalogs, and machine-based systems. Emphasis is on the application of AACR2, Sears, and L. C. Subject Headings and the Dewey Decimal classification in the organization of library catalogs.
LIS 5916r
Issues in Information Studies (1–3)
Consideration of selected topics and issues in information studies not included elsewhere in the curriculum. Credit is, and enrollment may be, determined by the instructor. Different sections may be taken in the same semester. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours as content varies.
LIS 5945
Internship (0–12)
(S/U grade only)
An opportunity to learn how library and/or information studies principles and techniques are applied in a professional setting. A minimum of forty-five (45) hours on the job per semester hour earned is required. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours with permission of faculty supervisor.
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
URP 5405
River Basin Management & Planning: Saving the Apalachicola (3)
This course provides students with an understanding of how the Apalachicola River operates as a system from a biological hydrological, and geopolitical basis. The course will also examine critical issues in onoing interstate negotiations, as well as negotiations with the federal government. Students will learn the technical tools and concepts necessary to understand river basins from a systems-wide context.
Management Information Systems
ISM 5021
Information and Technology Management (3)
Applied course in concepts and techniques used in the design and implementation of management information systems and decision support systems, with emphasis on management of these systems.
ISM 5428
Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence (3)
This course examines knowledge management and business intelligence from an organizational perspective covering principles of knowledge management and business intelligence. Topics include strategic issues; systems design and development; and knowledge creation, capture, sharing, and application.
Middle and Secondary Education
MAE 5337
Seminar on the Teaching of Algebra (2)
MAE 5691
Mathematics Learning and Teaching (3)
Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
Students are introduced to those theories of learning that have been historically influential, or which have the potential to be currently influential, in the learning and teaching of mathematics.
SCE 4835C
Teaching Earth and Space Science(3)
SCE 5836C
Teaching Earth and Space Science(3)
SCE 5895
Nature of Science and Science Teaching (3)
This course allows students to examine the nature of scientific knowledge and how the particular actions involved in scientific inquiry influence the characteristics of knowledge it produces. The course also examines the role of the nature of science knowledge in a broader scientific literacy with an explanation of how to support students in constructing that knowledge.
SCE 5921
Colloquium (1)
(S/U grade only)
Current trends in science teaching. Enrollment limited to master's or doctoral students in science or science education. May be repeated to a maximum of eight (8) semester hours.
Nursing
NGR 5149
Advanced Pathophysiology (4)
Prerequisites: BSC 2085, 2085L, 2086, 2086L
This course is designed to acquaint the nursing graduate student with the principles of pathophysiology appropriate to entry-level graduate work.
NGR 5602C
Advanced Management of the Family II (7)
Prerequisite: NGR5601C
This course examines and refines methods of diagnosis and management of health problems that affect the family. The focus is on the prevention of illness, promotion of wellness, and the management of complex acute and chronic health problems and their impact on communities. The role of the advanced practice nurse as a vital force in contemporary health care is explored. Clinical experiences are expanded to encompass a wider variety of primary care settings based on the students' needs.
NGR 5713C
Curriculum Theory and Design in Nursing Education (3)
This initial course in the Nursing Educator sequence introduces the graduate nursing student to the theoretical foundations of nursing education. It also serves as an introduction to the relationship between these theories, curriculum development and course design, which are examined by the student in both classroom and clinical settings.
NGR 5718C
Evaluation Methods in Nursing Education (4)
Prerequisites: NGR 5713C, 5714C
This course focuses on educational program evaluation and change. The emphasis is on application of testing and measurement relevant to the health professions. The student learns effective test design and test writing skills. Methods of evaluating student performance in the classroom and clinical settings are also explored, and evaluation tools for educational programs, courses and students are discussed. The course addresses the change process in relation to educational outcomes and course evaluations.
NGR 5843
Application of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for the Health Professional (4)
This introductory course focuses on the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics common to quantitative research with particular emphasis on applications relevant to the health professions. Parametric, nonparametric and exact inference techniques are introduced, with importance placed on the defensible application of such tools. Computer exercises are used to enhance conceptual understanding and demonstrate application competency.
Risk Management/Insurance
RMI 5011C
Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance (3)
RMI 5136
Employee Benefit Plans (3)
Managerial approach to employee benefit plans such as group insurance and pensions with in-depth consideration given to funding instruments and variety among plans.
RMI 5710C
Insurance Company Operations (3)
Prerequisite: RMI 5011C
This course will cover the fundamentals of risk, the management of pure risk, insurance mechanisms, insurer operations and the evolution of risk management.
RMI 5935
International Risk Management (3)
Social Work
SOW 5125+
Psychopathology in Clinical Practice (3)
This course provides an overview of mental health assessment and diagnostic tools, including the Diagnostic Statistical Manual categories, and touches on treatment strategies and techniques. Building on the knowledge base acquired in the foundation course, SOW 5105, this course examines the relationship between the biological, psychological, social, environmental, and cultural influences and emotional and mental health from an ecological context. Particular attention is given to variations in the assessment process and access to treatment for populations at social and economic risk. In addition, students examine the political and social implications of mental health and their relations to social work values and ethics.
SOW 5235+
Policies and Programs in Social Services (3)
The course provides an initial opportunity to investigate the relationships among individual and collective social welfare and public policy in American society from a social work perspective, with emphasis placed on understanding these relationships in terms of social and economic justice. Particular attention is paid to acquisition of skills necessary to engage in policy advocacy and formulation consistent with social work values and ethics, fostering an appreciation for the roles played by social workers in the development of the American welfare state, and reviewing the history of the social work profession.
SOW 5308+
Social Work Practice (3)
This course provides students with an understanding of the social work profession's history, mission, values, ethics, and roles. Content on generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities is covered, and attention is given to working with ethnic minorities, women, gays and lesbians, and disabled people.
SOW 5345
Advanced Social Services Administration (3)
This course examines theories of administrative practice and provides skill development in executive leadership, decision-making, strategic planning, and client-centered management. This course adopts a problem-solving approach and exposes students to a variety of complex issues present in the operation and management of social services entities. This course is taught from an interdisciplinary perspective so that students may fully explore the underlying ethical, social, legal, psychological, and political dynamics present when policy must be put into practice.
SOW 5349+
Social Networking and Case Management in Social Work (3)
This course examines the history, theoretical underpinnings, and strategies of case management in various service delivery systems. Contemporary issues and implications that impact the practice environment are highlighted. General topics include critical skills in assessment, formal and informal linkage, counseling and consultation, advocacy, mediation and conflict resolution, and monitoring and evaluation. Students apply critical thinking skills and utilize evidence-based practice approaches in case management settings.
SOW 5367+
Theories and Practice of Crisis Intervention (3)
This course introduces students to the theoretical foundations and practice models of crisis intervention and other forms of brief treatment.
SOW 5369+
Integrative Seminar in Advanced Social Work Practice (3)
Corequisite: SOW 5353. This course integrates theoretical models and concepts with practice gained in internships. The course utilizes an ecosystems perspective, focusing on the dynamic interaction between the individual, family, communities, organizations, and other social systems. A major focus is on the social worker's role in responding effectively to the challenges of working with these systems and exploring their own personal views of such issues as ethics, gender, ethnic minorities, gays, lesbians, and disabled people.
SOW 5404+
Introduction to Social Work Research (3)
This course introduces students to qualitative and quantitative research methods in order to provide an understanding of a scientific, analytic, and ethical approach to building knowledge for practice. Students' mastery of course content prepares them to develop, use, and effectively communicate empirically-based knowledge. Research knowledge is used by students to provide high-quality services; to initiate change; to improve practice, policy, and social service delivery; and to evaluate their own practice from an evidence-based perspective.
SOW 5532r
Graduate Field Instruction I (5–10)
(S/U grade only)
Prerequisite: SOW 5308
This course is required for first-year graduate students and taken concurrently with course work. Students are provided with a supervised generalist social work practice experience in a variety of settings. May be repeated to a maximum of ten (10) semester hours.
SOW 5535r
Graduate Field Instruction II (6–12)
(S/U grade only)
This course is required for advanced graduate students and taken concurrently with Advanced Seminar in Social Work Practice. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
SOW 5614+
Family Violence Across the Life Span (3)
This course, looking at violence across the life span, provides an ecological perspective emphasizing the interconnections between individuals experiencing violence and their social environments. Emphasis is placed upon broad coverage of all-important aspects of child abuse, incest, intimate partner violence, rape, and elder abuse. This course is appropriate for students who wish to gain skill in detecting and responding to incest situations for clients, sexual assault survivors, and victims of intimate partner violence or elder abuse.
SOW 5785
International Social Work and Social Welfare (3)
Sport Management, Recreation Management & Physical Education
APK 5121
Sport Exercise Psychology (3)
LEI 5563
Event Marketing (3)
This is an advanced course in event marketing that focuses on the components required for development of marketing plans for the various venues in the special events industry, including sponsorship acquisition.
LEI 5942
Practicum in Events Management (3)
Prerequisites: LEI 5316, 5317, 5563
This course provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes developed during their academic preparation. It is also aimed at helping students gain valuable experience in management of events. Students complete a minimum of 150 hours over an extended period of time, but not less than twelve (12) weeks.
PET 5145
Issues in Physical Education (3)
A discussion of current issues in physical education.
PET 5425
Curriculum Design in Physical Education (3)
Principles and factors in design and construction of physical education curricula at all grade levels.
PET 8966r
Master's Comprehensive Examination (0)
(P/F grade only)
