Undergraduate Online Courses

Nursing

NURSING INFORMATICS (3 cr.)
25:705:490:W5:99186
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE
AN

By permission only.

Focus on the analysis and development of computer programs for nursing. Topics include computer systems, information systems, computer-based education, decision making with computers, and artificial intelligence. Development of computer literacy skills and computer applications in nursing practice.

Political Science

WORLD POLITICS (3 cr.)
21:790:321:W5:99173
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE
SAUNDERS

Approaches to the analysis of politics from local to global, emphasizing a range of actors, from individuals to firms to international regimes; the role of nations as distinct from states; simultaneous processes of integration and fragmentation. Attention to the changing nature of security concerns, increasing globalization of the world economy, and the evolution of transnational norms.

RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (3 cr.)
21:790:491:W5:99273
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE
NUFRIO   

Based on the assumption that the method of observation often creates the phenomena or influences the conclusions, the student uses a number of political science methodologies to study one subject; methodological approaches may include survey analysis of public opinion, including questionnaire construction and validation; use of computer and quantitative methods; content analysis; planning, programming, and budgeting (PPB); decision-making theory; game theory; and communications theory.

Graduate Online Courses

Nursing

ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (3 cr.)
26:120:547:W5:99174
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE: Blackboard
GARDNER

By permission only.

Examines the pathogenesis of major conditions affecting human beings across the life span, from birth through aging, and their clinical management. Laboratory and diagnostic data, as well as client assessments.

HUMAN DIVERSITY & SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY (3 cr.)
26:705:504:W5:99029
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE: E-College
ELLER

By permission only.

Advanced nursing practice examined from epidemiological perspective in the context of cultural and social pluralism. Emphasis on multiple dimensions of human diversity, with identification and assessment of vulnerable and underserved populations and ethical issues.

CONTEMPORARY ROLE OF THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (3 cr.)
26:705:506:W5:99030
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE: Blackboard
BECKMANN

By permission only.

Establishes a theoretical context for role execution. Includes knowledge and strategies basic to practice as a teacher, manager, or provider of care. Analysis of the role of the nurse within the health care delivery system. Emphasis on practical issues and the influence of public policy, regulation, reimbursement, work settings, and professional interrelationships. Focus on the nurse as an agent of change and evaluation of the effectiveness of nursing.

Public Administration

TOPICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: URBAN MANAGEMENT IN A GLOBAL
CONTEXT (3 cr.)
20:834:503:W5:99292
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE
RUFFIN      

With more than half the world's population already urbanized and likely increasing to two-thirds in the next few decades, the pragmatic public manager plays a vital role on the urban terrain in an ever-globalizing society with multiple actors. This course links theoretical and practical management approaches that facilitate dynamic and multi-faceted relationship-building and network governance among and between public, commercial, and non-profit sectors, as well as civil society—locally and nationally.  We will take on a seldom-considered view using a global lens that focuses locally on how governance organizations such as the UNDP, UN-Habitat, IMF, the World Bank, OECD, and NGO's interact with urban and regional management in the U.S. and abroad.

TOPICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: CRISIS & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (3 cr.)
20:834:504:W5:99185
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE
FARMBRY       

COURSE DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.

CITIZEN-DRIVEN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT-AN INTRODUCTION (3 cr.)
20:834:537:W5:99271
Dec. 23, 2009-Jan. 16, 2010
ONLINE COURSE
STAFF

Improving government performance and facilitating citizen participation are two recurrent themes in the administration of government.  However, the link between performance measurement and citizen participation has not been fully emphasized. As a result, citizens' role in measurement has been occasionally realized but not systematically investigated.  The consequence is that performance measurement may fall prey to political manupulation and managerial arrogance. In other words, performance measurement without citizen input, understanding, and acceptance will not fulfill its objective - to improve democratic accountability.