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PSY 550

Advanced Social Psychology

This course provides a broad overview of social psychology theory and research, including interpersonal perception, decision making, attitude formation and change, group dynamics, social motivation, and cultural socialization. Both classic and contemporary empirical and theoretical developments in the field will be examined, though recent advances will be stressed. A particular emphasis will be placed on the application of social psychology to social problems and everyday experiences.

SCM 587

Project Management

This course will address the fundamentals of managing projects to help you learn the tools and techniques available to successfully manage projects of varying sizes and complexity. The course will cover topics including scoping, scheduling methods and techniques, resource allocation, budgeting, team organization and dynamics, chartering of projects, and agility and flexibility.

SCM 520

Strategic Procurement

The course introduces students to the principles, philosophies, and concepts of purchasing and supply management (PSM) and the methods used to manage PSM activities in an organization and in collaboration with other supply chain members. The course provides an understanding of several aspects of procurement (e.g., procurement process, centralized vs. decentralized procurement, purchasing and supplier performance, category strategy, portfolio analysis, make-or-buy, outsourcing and offshoring, supplier evaluation and selection, supplier performance management, supplier relationship management, and supply risk management).

SCM 541

Logistics in the Supply Chain

This course is intended to introduce analytical approaches to the logistics challenges involved in the management of supply chains. The course begins with an introduction to a strategic framework for supply chain design and operations centered on the logistics function. Then, it focuses on demand management and the design of distribution networks across the supply chain. Having covered how these networks are designed, the course then will delve into how to staff the facilities in these networks and the shipping lanes connecting these facilities. The course closes with the fundamentals on the management of inventories in these facilities under deterministic and stochastic conditions.

SCM 502

Operations and Supply Management

In this course, students will be exposed to a myriad of issues, problems, and decision tools that pertain to, hinder, and/or facilitate the effective and efficient internal and external flow of materials and requisite knowledge. Many of the topics we will examine are drawn from contemporary courses in production/operations management, purchasing management, and logistics management. As the course progresses, we will see greater linkages among these three knowledge areas and between these knowledge areas and other related areas.

OGL 540

Evidence Based Inquiry in Organizational Leadership

This course aims to expose students to the assumptions, principles and applications of qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods research design. These include knowing the definitions for these different approaches, considering philosophical worldviews, reviewing the literature, understanding the use of theory, anticipating ethical issues, and developing writing strategies. We will discuss the process of research as it relates to each approach. This process includes writing an introduction, specifying a purpose statement, and developing research questions and/or hypotheses.

OGL 520

Social Psychological Perspectives in Organizational Leadership

The foundations of the field of social psychology, methodological approaches, interdisciplinary perspectives and application-oriented ideas and innovations form a basis for OGL 520 that will integrate scholarship and applied social psychology to gain an enhanced perspective on the social influences associated with organizational and interpersonal behavior. From a leadership perspective, OGL 520 explores ideas as diverse as interpersonal influence, attitude formation and differentiation, stereotyping and prejudice, attraction, persuasion, obedience and aggression.

PSY 585 Topics

Advanced Positive Psychology

The field of positive psychology has exploded over the last two decades, as researchers have discovered the power of positive psychology to reframe our perspectives on negative life events and transform lives. In this course, we will examine the evolution of the field, from concepts of hope and resilience to concepts of positive pessimism and post-traumatic growth. Research on positive psychology interventions will be critically analyzed in an effort to differentiate solid discoveries from the “hype” that has invaded the popular literature. In addition, you will apply several interventions to your own life in an effort to deepen your understanding of positive psychology through enactment and self-reflection.

CIS 508

Machine Learning in Business

This course is an introduction to data mining and predictive modeling in the context of creating value for business. We will study fundamental principles and techniques of data mining by examining real-world examples. The student will complete this course with a broad set of practical data mining and predictive modeling skills based on “hands-on” experiences with a programming language, Python.

PSY 577

Advanced Developmental Psychology

This course provides an advanced overview of development across the lifespan. Through a critical examination of theories and research, we will explore historical and contemporary issues of development, from prenatal development to death and dying in old age. Course materials are designed to help you deepen your understanding of the nature and needs of individuals within varying societal and cultural contexts.

PSY 502

Professional Issues in Psychology

Students will have the opportunity to explore various career paths available in psychology (academic and non-academic), as well as basic professional roles and skills necessary to perform them successfully, including networking, constructing an appropriate academic CV and professional media profile, networking in the field, and presenting research. This course also delves into historical and contemporary ethical issues and consideration.

CIS 505

Introduction to Enterprise Analytics

This course introduces students to the key concepts and practices in managing information assets, as well as the information architecture of organizations, consisting of databases and data warehouses, and provides students with the foundation of query and reporting using business analytics software.

OGL 550

Leading Organizational Change

This course provides an overview of organizational theories to help leaders understand and be successful in these contexts. By looking at organizations through metaphorical lenses, such as machines, brains, and organisms, students learn how to create new options for organizational success in ever-changing operating environments. We will use theories and case studies to develop insights and innovative approaches to organizational change. Your final deliverable will be the creation of a plan to map out your capstone applied research project.

OGL 530

Critical Perspectives in Leadership Theory

This course engages the normative and epistemological underpinnings of many of the theories of organizational leadership. This critical engagement explores how assumptions about leadership and leadership theories may challenge or reinforce, overtly or not, oppressive social relations. It also seeks to place leadership studies as an academic field in a broader social, political, cultural, and ethical context to best address the embedded assumptions in leadership relations.

SCM 517

Business Process Analytics

This course focuses on the use of business process analytics and quality management to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes within an organization. The course starts out by introducing modern quality management approaches including Lean Six Sigma. It then covers the DMAIC improvement cycle which is the core process used to drive process improvement projects. This course also covers elements of service operations management and capacity planning and design experiments with lean six sigma applications to both the manufacturing and services space.

TAM 542

Global Leadership and Personal Leadership Development

This course concerns what is needed to lead globally at the individual, team and organizational levels, especially as related to global and “4IR” perspectives. Personal leadership development will be grounded in self-reflection, self knowledge and continuous learning through lectures, readings, journaling, as well as team and paired discussions.

CIS 591

Python for Data Analysis

This course will get you started on the journey towards mastery of the Python coding language. You will learn (through a lot of hands-on practice) the fundamental building blocks of a Python script as well as the functionality for conducting basic data analysis. You will have the chance to work with important analytics-oriented Python modules and supporting tools that will prepare you for further studies in Machine Learning.

IAL 501

Principles of Character Driven Leadership

The course focuses on values; individual, organizational, and national, along with ethics; culminating with a clear understanding of leadership. Students will explore the “leader in me” by examining the values they embrace and the causes that they believe in, along with understanding “the environment I lead in” and the criticality of comprehending where they lead and who they lead. Examples include leaders and environments focused on international affairs.

PAF 520

Public Management

This course focuses on understanding the political, structural and human side of managing public organizations will help you help others in reaching their fullest potential and set you and your organization up for success. In this course, we will focus on a broad set of central concepts and ideas from the fields of business, psychology, political science and public administration with particular emphasis on how these apply to the management of public organizations.

PSY 579

Cross-Cultural Psychology

This course will enable students to gain familiarity with findings, theories, research methods, and challenges within cross-cultural psychology. Also explored will be the use of social psychological science in understanding interpersonal behavior in various cultural contexts.

SDO 522

Conflict Theory

Conflict Theory focuses on conflict before resolution strategies are considered. Thus, the class concentrates on the sources and nature of conflict – how and why it escalates, de-escalates, or persists, and the conditions under which it can be constructive or destructive. The class is designed to give students a better understanding of the meaning and dynamics of conflict to broaden a student’s understanding of how conflict resolution strategies operate within the broader structure of conflict situations.

SDO 524

Psychology of Conflict

The field of conflict resolution draws its foundational theory from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. One of those key perspectives is social psychology. The Psychology of Conflict course focuses on providing an empirically grounded understanding of social psychology as it relates to conflict processes and conflict resolution. In this context, the course will discuss foundational principles within social psychology, the influence of individual focused factors, the psychology of intergroup dynamics, and other key topics.

SDO 535

Negotiation

This course is designed to offer a basic introduction to the concepts, instruments, functions, and theories of modern negotiation. The purpose of this introduction is to give you some of the information needed to better understand the dynamics of interpersonal, business and legally related negotiation.

SDO 546

Mediation

A study in the process in which a trained neutral third party assists others in resolving a dispute or planning a transaction. Students are trained in basic mediation skills through readings, lectures, video demonstrations and simulations, and discussions.

TAM 557

Global Marketing in a Digital Age

This course has two parts. In modules 1-2 the focus is on macro issues such as market orientation, segmentation, targeting, and positioning and their strategic implications within the context of customer, competitor, and analytical analysis. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the analytical and managerial decision tools for creating competitive advantage, and the similarities and differences in domestic and global marketing.

TAM 511

Global Accounting

This course covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting in a global environment focusing on effective management across public, private and not-for-profit organizations in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). By understanding the structure and process of preparing a balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows, including an in depth review of key financial ratios, participants learn how to interpret, analyze and evaluate the performance of domestic and international organizations aiming to deliver sustainable impact in a fast paced and constantly evolving global ecosystem.

TAM 530

Data Analytics and Digital Transformation in a Global World

This course covers concepts, techniques and applications of commonly applied quantitative tools to datasets that are now ubiquitous in everyday business. The goal of the class is to understand and apply statistical techniques in order to improve the quality of managerial decisions.

PSY 508 Topics

Choice and Decision Making

This course examines traditional and contemporary models of choice and decision making. We will consider both the intuitive and rational decision making systems, and the influences of context, experience, attention, memory, information, and uncertainty on choice behaviors and decision making. Frequent analysis of specific scenarios will be required in order to identify common errors of judgment and choice and determine “best” actions for error avoidance. Our in-depth exploration of choice and decision making will involve the critical evaluation of research in cognitive and social psychology, and application of theory and research to real-world situations.

SCM 516

Descriptive and Predictive Supply Chain Analytics

This course provides a survey of concepts, structure, and analytical tools that lay the foundation for employing quantitative techniques (descriptive and predictive) to gain insights that help decision-makers make better decisions.

BMI 515

Applied Biostatistics in Medicine and Informatics

Comprehensive treatment of the statistical methods used most often to analyze quantitative data collected in medical and biomedical informatics studies, including clinical trials, epidemiologic studies, studies of the accuracy and performance of screening and diagnostic tests, and studies to develop predictive models. Students learn to use SPSS statistical software to analyze biomedical data.

ARC 501

Advanced Architecture Studio I

The objective of this course is engage the process of architectural design (and its aesthetic, programmatic, representational and technical considerations), to conduct research related to a set of given contextual and cultural issues, analyze and critique precedents, design a building and specific site with an emphasis on three significant matters of concern: the climate emergency, the challenge of achieving greater equity and diversity in the given social context, assuring the fair and equitable access to housing as a basic human right.

CSE 543

Information Assurance and Security

The course will provide an overview of the historical underpinnings and the current, global landscape of information assurance and security. Principles and strategies that modern information assurance practices should follow will be highlighted as well as legal and ethical issues. Learners taking this course will be challenged to demonstrate concepts and solve problems in a hands-on way in ethical hacking environments.

BMI 613

Workflow Analysis and Redesign

Provide an overview of workflow analysis, process redesign, and their use in quality improvement activities in healthcare settings. Use case studies and examples to highlight key concepts, techniques, and outputs to optimize workflow. Discuss the links between cognitive theory, statistics, implementation science, and workflow analysis. System engineering seeks to enable the successful design, implementation, deployment, and maintenance of successful systems. Discuss current successful techniques for systems engineering and emphasize gathering and analysis of customer needs for the specification and documentation of required functionality early in an enterprise’s system lifecycle.

FSE 501

Technology Entrepreneurship

In this course you will learn how to identify pressing problems and opportunities, develop technology-based solutions, interact with customers and end users, and pitch your innovations to colleagues and decision-makers. You will also learn how to communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to immediately apply lean startup and other disciplined entrepreneurship methodologies toward the advancement of your own venture or career.

HCD 502

Foundations of US Health Systems and Design

This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of health systems science. Students will learn fundamentals of key disciplines and areas of study required to analyze and design solutions to major health systems problems, including health policy, health management, leadership, health economics, high-value patient care, and health information technology.

HCI 538

Innovation and the Individual

This course examines the role and behaviors of an innovation leader. Exploration of the skills and abilities required to challenge status quo positions, create a compelling vision to influence others, develop resilience/personal balance, develop an attitude supportive of risk-taking, and define optimal functioning in a world of work overload. Participants will examine and correlate different situational challenges with types of intelligence and also personal style effectiveness for advancing innovation. Students will be exposed to leadership styles of individuals who have successfully built a culture of innovation in their organizations.

HCI 542

Systems Thinking in Complex Environments

This course explores system thinking theories and methodologies in the context of the complex and often chaotic environment of healthcare. Additionally, it examines opportunities and challenges for innovation and innovative leadership in the healthcare system.

TDM 540

Sustainable Food Management and Tourism

Focuses on the fundamentals of sustainability, sustainable food systems, relationships between food and tourism, and the applications of sustainable food practices in different types of global tourism. Students learn to define sustainable development; explain the importance of sustainable food systems, recognize the relationship between local food systems and global food challenges; connect the challenges of creating and maintaining sustainable food systems with the needs of tourists and tourism destinations; define leakage in reference to tourism and food; and create and apply sustainability assessment criteria to food systems in a variety of different tourism spaces.

BMI 614

Current Perspectives in Health Informatics

This course is an opportunity for students in the Master of Advanced Study in Health Informatics program to investigate and discuss current issues in health care that impact health informatics. Covered concepts include relevant health policy, decision analysis techniques, clinical decision support systems, and electronic health records. This course also integrates evolving issues such as precision medicine, genetics, ethics and legal issues, a review of current vendors, and many other topics.

CSE 565

Software Verification, Validation, and Testing

Software as a stand-alone product or embedded within a system plays an integral role in our world today. As a consequence, it is essential that software works as expected. This course is for anyone involved in testing software at any level starting from code modules to system testing. Strategies and techniques are presented for both testing software as well as planning and tracking testing efforts.

CIS 541

Business Data Visualization

Students learn the design of insightful business data visualizations to improve business decision making. Students will learn to apply advanced data visualization principles and techniques to make sense of large data sets for various types of visual analysis (e.g., temporal, deviation, distribution, geospatial, network analysis) while also making it easier to digest, present, and utilize for business needs.

GTD 501

Global Technology and Development

You will be introduced to the central themes and questions of globalization, technology and development, and explore central concepts from economic and social development theory (political development is more the focus in GTD 503). A background and framework will be established for examining the role of technology in this context, including societal perspectives on technology, and for integrating social science approaches with the study of technology. The broad and multidisciplinary content is designed to introduce you to the relevant spheres of research and literature, and during the course you will be encouraged to begin to identify your area of interest.

HCD 511

Health Economics

Economics provides a framework for understanding and predicting human decision making when facing situations of scarcity, uncertainty, and/or imperfect information. This course will explore economic concepts central to understanding the health care market and study their application to important decisions made by patients, practitioners, administrators and policy makers.

HCD 575

Leadership and Professionalism

This course (1) Integrates principles of leadership theory, innovation leadership, change leadership and systems thinking, (2) Identifies characteristics of successful leaders in health and health care, (3) Develops competence and confidence in leading creativity and innovation, and (4) Identifies ways to implement meaningful change in the dynamic health care environment. The course applies theories to case studies in health and health systems to promote critical analysis, discussion and reflection on topics that provide the framework for future coursework.

MCO 556

Media Entrepreneurship

Familiarizes students with media entrepreneurship and innovation in a quickly changing digital media environment. Students study the principles of entrepreneurship and innovation, assess their own tolerance for risk, evaluate opportunity and market conditions, and learn about various revenue models for entrepreneurial enterprises.

MCO 506

Media Law for Strategic Communication

This course requires students to engage in issues concerning the First Amendment, social media, commercial advertising, copyright, trademarks, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and defamation. Your understanding of these legal issues will help you understand rights (or lack thereof) to publish certain information, steer clear of lawsuits, and increase your value in the workplace.

BMI 601

Fundamental of Health Informatics

This course includes an overview of health information literacy and data standards. Covers specific applications and general methodology in health informatics using current topics in the field. Discusses evaluations of health systems.

HCI 540

Understanding and Applying Principles of Evidence-Based Practice

A skill-building course in evidence-based healthcare practice to advance a scientific evidence- based professional practice methodology (EBP) to establish sound clinical, management, and leadership decision quality.

TDM 520

Sustainable Thinking in TDM I

This course discusses major challenges of sustainability, such as climate change, food and agriculture, and urbanization, population among others and discuss how tourism growth affects and is affected by each of these. Through the readings and course discussion boards we will emphasize the trade-offs and other key concepts of sustainability that are inherent in tourism policies and decision-making and address how a new way of thinking can lead to a more sustainable future.

TDM 570

Sustainable Tourism

Tourism has a multitude of impacts, both positive and negative, on people’s lives and on the environment. More recently, the tourism industry recognizes the need to make some measurable efforts to use resources responsibly, care for the environment, and improve livelihoods of local communities. This class critically examines the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and strategies to attain balance between these three dimensions to guarantee its long-term sustainability.

HCI 544

IT for Healthcare Innovation

This course analyzes the role of digital transformation and information technology in healthcare innovation.Topics covered include: digital transformation, design thinking, IT assets, strategy formulation, and IT governance.

HCD 501

Population Health Data Management and Analysis

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the statistical tools and the principles of research design and methods for research in health environments. These principles encompass an overview of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed designs and focus on the interpretation and communication of health care delivery research through published reports and presentations.

HCD 520

Population Health

Presents population health within a framework of health care delivery, public health, health promotion and prevention, health policy, and community programs and resources. Emphasizes a solutions-based perspective consistent with the Triple Aim.

GTD 503

Technology & the International Political System

This course focuses on the political aspects of development, and considers the relationships between technology, globalization, international politics, and global development.

TDM 530

Destination Planning I

Students will learn to apply sustainable development concepts and theories to destination planning and management scenarios as well as learn of the fundamentals of sustainable planning with special focus on the impact of macro environment factors which are often beyond control, stakeholder involvement and needs of the host communities.

IEE 506

Web-Enabled Decision Support Systems

This course covers the development of database applications for decision support, including database application development skills and design concepts to develop a decision support system for enabling transitions from data to information, knowledge and decisions.

IAL 598

International Negotiations

International Negotiations, Trust But Verify is about how to conduct successful international negotiations that achieve enduring results for both negotiating parties. Understanding how to work and achieve results in other cultures is a foundation for successful negotiations.

TEL 510

Instructional Design, Planning and Assessment

Covers learning theories, instructional design, planning, and assessment. Students plan developmentally appropriate instruction that differentiates instruction and experiences for all learners. Explores formal and informal assessments and how they can be used to identify learners’ strengths and needs and accordingly adjust instruction.

CSE 598

Software Integration and Engineering

In this course you will learn software development using architecture design, composition, workflow, services, data resources, data representations, data management, and development tools.

EDA 501

Competency/Performance in Educational Administration

This course is designed to introduce the underlying philosophical beliefs, values, and organizational structure of the Teachers College Educational Leadership M.Ed. Program. In addition, students will be introduced to the concepts, skills, and Leadership Character Assets (LCA), as well as aspects of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), that develop transformative and exemplary leadership.

EDA 514

Leadership in Curriculum and Assessment

In this course, you will focus on equitable and excellent educational opportunities for all children as we explore the historical and political influences on curriculum and assessment, and the issues and challenges of developing, implementing, and utilizing effective curricula and assessments.

EDA 526

Instructional Supervision

In this course, you will focus on equitable and excellent educational opportunities for all children as we explore the laws, policies, research, methods, issues, and challenges related to evaluating teacher performance.

EDA 634

Instructional Leadership

During this course, you will explore the leadership challenges and opportunities that are inherent in the implementation of any type of innovation or reform that requires school personnel—teachers, administrators, and/or other school staff—to change. Key concepts include principles of change, defining the change, understanding and supporting the affective and behavioral challenges experienced by those expected to implement change, and effective strategies and approaches for leading change.

GLE 501

Global Thinking in Education

An online course introducing students to the analyses of worldwide factors that affect a range of issues in education, including access, quality, and sustainability across countries and education systems.

GLE 503

Evaluating Global Education Policies and Programs

Examines principles, methods and practices of evaluating education programs and policies in international settings. Focuses on types of evaluation, evaluation design, data collection and monitoring, and utilization of findings.

IAL 505

Key Issues in Today’s Global Economy

Students will learn about international trade, investment, and finance, including financing for development; the role of innovation in the U.S. and other countries; the new digital marketplace, privacy, and intellectual property rights; sustainable development and green economic development; and international energy issues. Students will emerge from the course with a strong background on the international economic system and sharpened analytical skills.

IAL 511

Realpolitik and Human Rights

Students will explore whether there exists an inevitable tension between national interests and values in the international arena — in which interests must always trump values. Or, more optimistically, students will probe whether and how states can advance their national interests while also protecting human rights inside and outside their borders.

IAL 598

Foreign Policy and National Security Law

This foundational course focuses on the intersection of foreign policy decision-making and certain federal and international laws that govern national security issues confronting the United States. Students study official national security strategy, several international treaties and federal laws relating to foreign policy and national security, deterrence strategies, double standards in U.S. foreign and national security policies, and the War Powers Resolution.

FIS 201

Innovation in Society

This course examines the vast implications of innovation, why it is so powerful, and why it really matters. You will be introduced to theories and processes of innovation as they relate to socio-political change. Students will gain knowledge about the history and future of innovation and explore how innovation is entangled with social, political, and ethical issues.

GLE 502

Inquiry in Global Educations

Students learn to locate, interpret, and critically analyze global education research literature (including comparative, qualitative, and quantitative approaches); develop problem statements; and conduct a literature review.

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