MLS test

An orientation to the MLS as an opportunity to enhance the critical thinking, analytical and writing skills so valued in today's world and workplace. The purpose of the course is to help the student become acquainted with the concept of interdisciplinary general education and understand its potential in fostering intellectual growth, personal satisfaction and the ability to enhance employability in a world where knowledge has become the key resource.

A comparative, critical exploration of the nature, kinds, worth, and limits of human knowledge. Roughly equal amounts of attention are given to (A) the sciences, (B) the arts and humanities, and (C) a selection from a menu of such special topics as mathematical knowledge, epistemic relativism, moral knowledge, religious knowledge, and the role of the search for knowledge in well-lived human lives.

Origins and implications of the knowledge society involves understanding the historical origins and the current and future implications of the information revolution that is unfolding. As our society ushers in the information revolution, a deeper understanding of new ways of knowing will serve as a catalyst for the future. Substantial changes in the social, political, educational, and economic contexts are the destined targets of the information/knowledge shift. This course focuses on where these changes come from, what the likely changes will be, and the utility of such changes on the way we know, learn, and grow.
Requisite Information:
IDS 801 - Non-Lab Pre-Requisite

Information literacy develops the utilization of information in the graduate learning process. A fuller appreciation and recognition of the need for information, identification of needed information, networking and technical skills associated with locating the information, and critical consideration of information are addressed. Students should expect to be more thoughtful consumers of scholarly and applied research and current modern information technologies.
Requisite Information:
IDS 801 - Non-Lab Pre-Requisite

This course guides students through advanced scientific method as it relates to providing insight and answers to political questions. Students will learn research design methods and they will apply those methods to collect new and use existing data, conduct statistical analyses, and provide substantive answers to questions related to politics.
Requisite Information: None

This course will give students an understanding of the scientific method and its application to qualitative research. Students will develop a research question, collect and analyze data and develop conclusions for qualitative methods. Students will explore appropriate means to present and disseminate the research in order to help organizations and communities to make accurate and informed decisions.
Requisite Information: No pre-requisite specified

This course will teach students to identify the needs for managing various types of data, selecting appropriate levels of privacy, and preparing data for publication or dissemination.
Requisite Information: None

This course focuses on the design and implementation of complementary visual and verbal representations of patterns and analyses to convey findings, answer questions, drive decisions, and provide persuasive evidence supported by data.

This course will focus on data-driven decision making for effective school leadership. Students will also learn about various forms of educational assessments and how to interpret, evaluate and use assessment results for school improvement.
Requisite Information: None

Designed to develop an in-depth knowledge of the functions of reports and presentations in contemporary business. Using real-world business situations, students will conduct business research and analyze data to prepare professional managerial reports and make presentations of these reports using presentation software. Requisite Information: PR., Approved for admission in the M.B.A. Program or PERM.

This course has three major themes: 1) management of communication; 2) internal communications or communicating with employees; and 3) external communications or public relations. Specific objectives are established for each of them. In this course students will participate in team projects. Graduate students must complete additional assignments.
Requisite Information: PERM

An introduction to the tools and procedures necessary to measure and test casual relationships implied by economic and finance theory. Emphasis will be on regression analysis.

Requisite Information:
MATH 250 - Non-Lab Pre-Requisite
MATH 331
Or PERM

An introduction to technical and professional writing, this course is appropriate for students in all academic disciplines who wish to write with precision.

Requisite Information:
ENG 102 - Non-Lab Pre-Requisite

An intensive study of the financial decision- making of a business. Topics include: financial statement analysis, time value of money, risk and return, valuation, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure decisions, working capital management, and international financial management, basic probability, expected value, the normal probability distribution, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, correlations and regression.
Requisite Information: PR, GBUS 803 (permission of MBA advisor)

Application of theoretical GIS concepts and practical GIS techniques to solve complex, real-world problems from data acquisition to analysis and presentation of results. Major foci are identifying, acquiring, and processing external datasets and conducting the spatial analysis necessary to answer questions. Students are introduced to Python programming for GIS.

Requisite Information:
PR., GSCI 8XX or GSCI 240 and 360

This course covers the application of programming languages towards the modification and development of Geographic Information Systems. Topics include: programming formats, GIS interface modification, design and development of GIS, objects-based programming, and Data/Network interconnectivity.

Requisite Information:
PR., GSCI 625

This course introduces students to descriptive and inferential statistics and their applicability to decision making. Students will explore measures of central tendency and variability, probability theory, estimation and hypothesis testing, and regression models.

This course develops a framework for ethical thinking and reflection. The course emphasizes the moral, ethical and social responsibilities of organizational leaders as well as the application of principles to organizational leadership behavior and decision-making. Students will also investigate current research trends regarding ethical issues in business and other organizational contexts.

Requisite Information:
Graduate Standing

This course provides a detailed analysis of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Emphasis is placed on the tools and techniques that a project leader and systems analyst would use to analyze, design and document an information system. The course will also emphasize the importance of various skills, which the systems analyst should possess including: communication, problem solving and project management.

Requisite Information:
PERM
MIS 101

Designed to acquaint the student with typical marketing problems and the methods of solving them; data sources and collection are featured along with market analysis and determination.

Requisite Information:
MATH 250
MKT 301
Or PERM.

A study of the governmental policy-making process, its formulation, implementation, and evaluation.

Requisite Information: None

This course is designed for students in their final stages of the Master of Liberal Studies program. Activities include practical experience in an organization which will allow the student to participate in a meaningful project.

*Students are responsible for obtaining an internship project BEFORE the start of the semester in which they are registered in IDS 890. If a student wishes to complete a project for his/her current employer, the student must complete a project above and beyond his/her job description (i.e. the project cannot be a part of previously assigned job duties). Students will be required to submit a proposal for the project and a final project report of the experience. The internship project should apply the skills learned in the degree program, including: quantitative and qualitative research, data collection, management, and analysis, and communication. Supervisor evaluations must also be submitted to the course instructor.