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2010-2011 Graduate Studies Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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Gerontology (GRON)
  
  

  • GRON 280-289 A-Z - Special Topics


    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in gerontology. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for these special topics courses will be available  each semester in the Semester Planning Guide. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Workshops.)
  

  • GRON 290 - Supervised Field Visits to Geriatric Settings


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    Off-campus supervised field visits to a variety of geriatric settings, and on-campus group discussions of those visits. Each field visit will last approximately 2 hours. Students will be accompanied by the professor on every field visit. Group discussions of fieldwork will last 90 minutes and will occur on the Hofstra campus, typically in the week following each visit. The goal of the fieldwork is to acquaint students with the full range of geriatric settings, community supports, and opportunities for gerontologists who work in such settings.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

                    
  

  • GRON 294 - Administrative Internship


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, January, Spring, Summer

    This is a cooperative administrative internship at a community agency, nursing home, assisted living facility, senior center, or other organization which provides services or social support to older people. The intern will observe, study and report on agency policies, procedures and services. Where appropriate, the intern will participate in activities, staff meetings, and outreach efforts. The intern will work on-site, with a qualified staff-member and in addition, will be supervised by faculty from the Gerontology Program. There will be bi-weekly seminars held to consider the gerontological significance of the internship. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Departmental approval. Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly APS 294.)
  

  • GRON 295 - Administrative Internship


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, January, Spring, Summer

    This is a cooperative administrative internship at a community agency, nursing home, assisted living facility, senior center, or other organization which provides services or social support to older people. The intern will observe, study and report on agency policies, procedures and services. Where appropriate, the intern will participate in activities, staff meetings, and outreach efforts. The intern will work on-site, with a qualified staff-member and in addition, will be supervised by faculty from the Gerontology Program. There will be bi-weekly seminars held to consider the gerontological significance of the internship.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Departmental approval. Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly APS 295.)
  

Health Administration (HADM)
  

  • HADM 200 - U.S. Health Services System


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring
    An overview of the current health services system in the United States.  Emphasis on describing such health services as hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory and home health care, behavioral health facilities, as well as issues relating to governmental roles, health insurance and professional autonomy and development.  Materials stress how the current health services system can better organize, deliver, and finance health care.   National trend data reviewed to document the evolution of health services and the prospects for change.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly MHAE 259, Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System.)

     
  

  • HADM 201 - Health Policy and Legislation


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Explores the determinants, components, and process of health policymaking, as well as the options and constrains of health policies in the United States.  Topics will outline the development of U.S. health policies and examine a number of specific health policy issues and challenges facing the nation.  International comparisons will be featured to contrast political forces and their roles in policy analysis, formulation, implementation, evaluation, and change.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.  (Formerly MHAE 260, Health Services Policy and Legislation.)
  

  • HADM 202 - Health Law and Ethics


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring
    Investigates legal and ethical issues and problems encountered by administrators of health care facilities and programs. Topics discussed include government regulation of health care providers; patient consent to and refusal of treatment; reproduction issues; privacy and confidentiality; and mental health issues.  Students analyze legislation, ethicists’ commentary, and case law in medicine and healthcare through research and class participation. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.

     

     
  

  • HADM 203 - Comparative Health Policies and Systems


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring
    Course traces the United States health services system’s evolution into managed care and compares the United States system’s strengths and weaknesses with that of other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.  Comparisons are made using such variables as costs, organization, financing, quality, benefits, and access, with the health services systems of Canada, Germany, United Kingdom and Japan. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.

     
  

  • HADM 204 - Health Economics


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring
    Applies micro- and macro-economic concepts, principles, and methods to the organization, delivery, costs, and financing of health services, while focusing on how economic factors influence access to health services.  The history of how health care economics developed in the United States and defied the laws of supply and demand is explored. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission. (Formerly MHAE 271, Economic Issues in the Healthcare Industry.)

     
  

  • HADM 205 - Health Systems Finance


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring    
    Application of financial theories, concepts, and models to health services systems with an emphasis on the role of financial principles and analysis to decision-making.  Focuses on strategic financial planning, contract management, and the art of negotiation that promotes the integration of finance and managed care structures, such as health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and independent practice associations (IPAs). 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.
  

  • HADM 206 - Health Services Organizational Behavior and Analysis


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Applies management concepts, methods, and theories to contemporary health service organizations and service delivery systems.  Emphasis placed on environmental characteristics, personality constructs and development, political consequences, organizational mission and goals, structures and processes of present and evolving health services organizations. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission. (Formerly MHAE 297, Organizational Theories in Health Services).



  

  • HADM 207 - Health Policy Analysis and Methods


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring    
    Applies theory and methods of health policy analysis to management decisionmaking and strategic planning.  Students research, critique, evaluate, and analyze current health policies in the public, nonprofit, and private health sectors.  Emphasis placed on the role of analysis during various phases of the public policy formulation and implementation cycle. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200 or adviser permission.  (Formerly MHAE 229, Health Services Policy Analysis and Management.)





  

  • HADM 208 - Epidemiology and Health Services Research


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring
    Reviews and critiques descriptive and analytical epidemiology, as well as other statistical and research methods used in health services research.  Focus is on practical data interpretation and application of sound research findings for health services administrators, policy makers and planners.  Topics include disease patterns, illness rates, retrospective and prospective studies, measurement techniques, laboratory and field experimentation, quasi-experimental designs, survey procedures, experimental designs and evaluation strategies. 
     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.  (Formerly MHAE 278A, Epidemiological Research.)

     
  

  • HADM 209 - Health Administration Leadership


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    A critical examination of the essential components of leadership qualities and characteristics necessary for a successful health services management career.  Course focuses on the key values that guide a leader’s personal and professional behavior in a frequently changing health services environment.  Selected definitions, theories, and models of leadership in health services systems will be analyzed and discussed. 




    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Core courses or adviser permission.
  

  • HADM 220 - Behavioral Health Administration


    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year
    Studies the delivery and organization of behavioral health services including types of providers and treatment settings, professional training and licensure and their implications to diagnosis, treatment options and payment systems, concepts of adherence/compliance, the relationship between mental health and physical well-being, and emerging behavioral health issues. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.  (Formerly MHAE 265, Behavioral Health Administration.)

     
  

  • HADM 221 - Hospital Organization and Administration


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Provides an historical overview of hospitals from the viewpoint of organizational and managerial systems.  Traces the development of the modern hospital as a complex organization that is guided by traditional organizational theory, governed by modern management methods and techniques, and subject to an array of external environmental factors. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.
  

  • HADM 222 - Medical Practice Administration


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Applies management strategies to several types of medical provider arrangements including solo practices, partnerships, groups, and academic medical practices.  Reviews the development of practices, marketing, administrative roles, human resources functions, daily office operations, and financial considerations as they apply to medical practices. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission. 
  

  • HADM 223 - Ambulatory Care Administration


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Course surveys the essential components of ambulatory care services by reviewing management techniques, financial systems, organizational diversity, strategic planning methods, and historical perspectives relating to ambulatory systems.  Basic concepts of management are discussed as they apply to ambulatory care settings including clinics, private practices, freestanding medical systems, and prisons.



    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200 or adviser permission.




  

  • HADM 224 - Home Health Administration


    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year
    Examines the administration and provision of non-institutional home healthcare services.  Emphasis placed on organizational structure, service delivery, financing, costs, staffing, utilization review, quality assurance and needs methodology.  Also studied are options to home health services, such as adult day care and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitative care. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.

     

     
  

  • HADM 230 - Nursing Home and Long Term Care Administration


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Examines the delivery of nursing home and long-term care services within institutional and community-based settings.  Topics include geriatric illnesses; environmental and safety regulations; medical emergencies; human relations aspects of patient care; nursing policy; legal, organizational and management issues of long-term care; and utilization review and medical record keeping. Special attention is given to selected long-term care models, case management services, and the role of the gerontologist in long-term care settings.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission. (Formerly MHAE 249, Nursing Home Administration.)
  

  • HADM 231 - Nutrition and Aging


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Explores the importance of evidence-based nutrition data, nutritional practices, and nutrition education for the aging.  Theoretical components of nutrition in aging provides a basis for students to recommend appropriate nutrition programs for aging populations.  Psychosocial and cultural influences of nutrition on the elderly are also discussed. 



    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly MHAE 291, Nutrition and the Aging)




  

  • HADM 232 - Health and Aging


    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year

    Examines aging as a normal process in the life cycle. Factors associated with healthy aging, as well as the problems of illness and disease as they affect the elderly, are explored. Surveys literature related to health services, security, nutrition, exercise, mental health, and physical/biological variables associated with aging.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly MHAE 292, Health and the Aging.)
  

  • HADM 233 - Aging Policies, Planning and Administration for the Aging


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Explores the special needs and service requirements of an increasingly diverse senior citizen population. Applies strategic and political planning principles needed to administer effectively and efficiently a broad range of intergrated services, as well as fostering sensitivity and understanding among staff that serve the aged population.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly MHAE 293, Healthcare Policies, Planning and Administration for the Aging.)




  

  • HADM 240 - Health Services Human Resources


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Reviews activities associated with managing personnel unique to health services industry.  Discussed in depth are such personnel office functions as recruiting, selecting, training, motivating, leading, and evaluating staff and credentials.  Also studied are reimbursement structures, as well as practical operations necessary to manage a diverse and professional operations staff. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.
  

  • HADM 241 - Performance Improvement and Risk Management Strategies


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Reviews and evaluates the processes necessary for monitoring quality in healthcare settings.  Performance improvement strategies include risk and utilization management as the mechanisms employed to address cost containment and treat medical liability issues.  The interrelationship among quality, utilization, and risk management is explored for ways to maintain balance among these three vital health related programs. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission. (Formerly MHAE 253, Health Services: Quality Assurance, Risk Management and Program Evaluation.)
  

  • HADM 242 - Health Information Systems


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Applies management principles to identify, evaluate, and implement health services information systems.  Discusses the role of information technology and management information systems in the delivery of health services.  Emphasis upon how to organize and evaluate effective and efficient computer systems to enhance the functioning of hospitals, physician practices, integrated service delivery systems, managed care organizations and third party payers.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.
  

  • HADM 251 - Special Health Services Readings


    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Provides opportunities for students to explore a health services topic or administrative issue that normally is not offered in the M.H.A. curriculum, or engage in research in an independent study or tutorial arrangement with a faculty member. 



    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Adviser permission. (Formerly MHAE 251 Special Readings Seminar.)




  

  • HADM 252 - Special Health Services Readings


    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Provides opportunities for students to explore a health services topic or administrative issue that normally is not offered in the M.H.A. curriculum, or engage in research in an independent study or tutorial arrangement with a faculty member. 




    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Adviser permission. (Formerly MHAE 252 Special Readings Seminar.)
  

  • HADM 260 - Health Administration Internship


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    Three-hundred hours supervised field placement that provides student with opportunities to gain practical administrative experience in the health services field.  Placements strive to integrate administrative and academic theories into the management of health services by enhancing administrative skills under the direction and supervision of a faculty member and a knowledgeable mentor in an environment that promotes learning. 



    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Adviser permission. Pass/fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 263A: Supervised Internship in Health Services.)




  

  • HADM 260A - Supervised Internship in Health Services


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    Semester-length “externship” where students will observe, study and report on health planning policies, disease prevention and health care procedures, and advocacy positions of two community health facilities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Department approval. (Formerly MHAE 263A, Supervised Externship: Community Agencies.) Pass/Fail grade only
  
  

  • HADM 261 - Health Systems Operations


    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring, Summer
    Affords students a practicum experience shadowing a hospital administrator-on-duty (A.O.D.).  Hospital policies, procedures, and operations are reviewed and analyzed.  Role-playing exercises provide opportunities to re-create and discuss administrative decision-making and decisionmaking contingencies in the contemporary hospital.  Class times may vary to accommodate individual and institutional schedules. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    HADM 200  or adviser permission.
  

  • HADM 280-289 A-Z - Special Topics


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in health administration.  As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number.  Specific titles and course descriptions for these special topics courses will be available each semester in the Semester Planning Guide. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Workshops.)
  

  • HADM 300 - Health Research and Portfolio Development


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Capstone course taken in the student’s last semester of the graduate program.  Provides students with opportunities to discuss health administrative and career issues with invited industry leaders, create a professional portfolio showcasing their academic development toward knowledge and skills mastery, complete an original research project germane to health services administration that applies theory to practice, and experience creating a professional presentation.




  

  • HADM 305 - Managed Healthcare Systems: PPO, HMO and AD


    Semester Hours: 1.5
    Once a Year
    Continuing pressure to reduce healthcare delivery cost, coupled with a rapidly changing environment, has resulted in considerable change in the healthcare industry over the past several years. Discussion of the history of the traditional medical insurance plan and examination of the changes that brought about the birth of the Health Maintenance Organizations, Preferred Provider Organizations and Alternate Delivery Systems. Emphasis on the structure, financial arrangements, services, staffing and future of each system.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as MHAE 255A. (Formerly PDMC 305.)




  

  • HADM 306 - Managed Healthcare Systems II


    Semester Hours: 1.5
    Once a Year
    This course focuses on healthcare reforms at the national level. Comparisons with that of Germany, France, and Canada are made. Detailed discussions on public policy initiatives are also included (Medicaid, Medicare, uninsured programs, etc.). Theories of Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives (HIPCS), and Allied Health Plans (AHPS) are evaluated.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
     Same as MHAE 255B.  (Formerly PDMC 306.)
  
  

  • HADM 311 - Managed Care: Financial Principles


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Study of financial principles in managed care environments. Risk, premium development, actuarial methodologies, sources of data for utilization and unit costing, financial incentive options and financial issues in contract negotiation are explored. Also covered are licensing issues in New York State and management information systems for managed care organizations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MHAE 255A, 255B or equivalent, or permission of adviser. For students matriculated in the Professional Diploma in the Managed Care Program. (Formerly PDMC 311.)
  

  • HADM 312 - Contracting and Negotiating the Managed Care Environment


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    The purpose of the course is to give the student a general understanding of managed care principles, and how to apply these principles in the managed care contractual environment. The complex relationships between hospitals, PPO’s and HMO’s are explored.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MHAE 255A, 255B or equivalent, or permission of adviser. For students matriculated in the Professional Diploma in the Managed Care Program. (Formerly PDMC 312.)
  

  • HADM 313 - Comparative Healthcare Policy


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    The course focuses on comparative healthcare policy at the national and international levels. Covered are recent national healthcare reform initiatives both proposed and implemented, H.C.F.A. and the administration of the Medicare program and foreign healthcare policies (e.g., Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands) and their applicability to the United States healthcare system. Special attention is paid to adaptability of United States system to a single payor and/or that of managed competition and a managed care model.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MHAE 255A, 255B or equivalent, or permission of adviser. For students matriculated in the Professional Diploma in the Managed Care Program. (Formerly PDMC 313.)



  

  • HADM 314 - Case Studies in Managed Health Care


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Using the case study method, this course focuses on current examples of managed care models in operation in the United States. Through case examples, the course explores the development, implementation and operations of managed care models, HMO’s, PPO’s, and integrated systems. Students are able to identify and evaluate the challenges and successes in various managed competition, cost, service population, provider population, institutional structure. Through the use of cases, students are provided with an opportunity to develop their analytic, problem solving and decision-making skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of adviser. (Formerly PDMC 314.)
  

  • HADM 315 - Advanced Seminar in Managed Care


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course provides the “capstone” experience for students completing the Professional Diploma in Managed Care. The seminar offers students the opportunity to review and integrate the knowledge they have gained from the courses they have taken in the managed care sequence. Students are required to undertake research that produces a decision paper that addresses a current issue or problem in managed care.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of adviser. (Formerly PDMC 315.)
  

  • HADM 316 - Managed Care Administrative Residency


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This is a guided administrative residency in a managed care environment that focuses on providing the student with an experience in the planning, policy and decision making. The residency requires a student participation commitment of a minimum of 150 hours. The student and faculty supervisor contracts with an approved preceptor who is the on-site supervisor. The preceptor mentors the student on a regular basis and includes the student in meetings and other professional activities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of adviser. (Formerly PDMC 316.)
  
  

  • HADM 380-389 A-Z - Special Topics


    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in health administration.  As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number.  Specific titles and course descriptions for these special topics courses will be available each semester in the Semester Planning Guide.  Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly PDMC 380-389 A-Z; Workshops.)

Health Education (HED)
  

  • HED 201 - Health and Disease Issues


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    This course provides a reflective view of the basic issues affecting human health and the critical health problems facing the nation.  The focus is on the preparation of health professionals to assist people in achieving health literacy, a better understanding of the cognitive and affective qualities necessary to promote healthy life states and the impact of health services on individuals, their families and their local and global communities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 261, Introduction to Health and Disease.)
        




  

  • HED 202 - Analysis of Curricula and Implementation of School Health Programs


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    An historical and philosophical overview of comprehensive school health education at the PreK-12 grade levels are presented. Students study health curricula and explore and reflect on integrated and discipline specific models, traditional content areas and sequences, skills-based models, developmental considerations, family, culture and community influences and national and state standards. Methods of student and program assessment are discussed as well as community and school health resources.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 258.)
  

  • HED 210 - Mental Health Issues for Health Educators


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Through an understanding of the components of mental and emotional health, students study psychosocial factors influencing people’s healthy lifestyle choices over the life cycle. Concepts of decision making, problem solving, communication, interpersonal relationships, copying styles, self-concept and self-esteem are reviewed as well as theories of counseling and corresponding treatment options.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 239.)
  

  • HED 211 - Human Sexuality and Family Life Education


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    The course addresses the biological, psychological, sociological, historical, political, and spiritual influences on human sexuality and family life.  Maturation over the life cycle from birth through adulthood to older age is included as are community resources. The role of school and the selection of methods and materials for teaching sexuality education are explored. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 244, Human Sexuality and Family Life Issues.)
  

  • HED 212 - Substance Abuse and Misuse


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Aspects of current research; methods of teaching about the problems; social, humanistic, pharmacological and psychological aspects of substance use as well as prevention and rehabilitation; an understanding of the humanistic and sociological aspects of our evolving adult and youth cultures is explored. Reasons for drug use and the effect of drug addiction on individual, family, community, and society are examined. Discussion of the interdisciplinary approach to drug education with student and community involvement.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 246, Basic Concepts and Issues in Substance Use, Abuse and Misuse.)




  

  • HED 213 - Nutrition/Fitness


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring                             
    This course will review and update how the body utilizes carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals.  The application of healthy eating in disease prevention will be emphasized. Methods and materials for planning and presenting educational programs that are age-appropriate and focus on varied learning styles will be discussed. Reliable sources for  nutrition information will be explored. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 248, Nutrition and Consumer Health; Nutrition and Health.)
  

  • HED 214 - Chronic and Communicable Diseases


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring                              
    As new diseases emerge, students will be prepared to analyze health information, and current involving health issues. Students will identify chronic and communicable diseases and their impact on health and wellness.  Primary areas of inquiry are CVD, stroke, Mad Cow, West Nile, anthrax, lyme, SARS, diabetes and obesity. 

       





    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only.
  

  • HED 215 - Media Literacy and Consumer Health


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    This course introduces the concept of media literacy focusing on the development of skills in reading and interpreting various media, studying how various skills are used in health education and promotion, and applying and facilitating the development of health-related media literacy skills in school and community settings. Using the skills of media literacy informs the further study of consumer health issues including the development of health literacy as well as the wide range of issues related to the health decisions one makes in a consumer society.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only.
  

  • HED 216 - AIDS Education


    Semester Hours: 1

    Fall, Spring, Summer

    An overview of the etiology of HIV/AIDS causes, treatment options, prevention and related social, psychological, cultural and political implications. The developmental issues that influence age-appropriate curricula selection and techniques for teaching in the classroom are discussed. Planning community, peer and parental educational programs and the use of resources and referrals are explored. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or MHAE 275 or HED 216, not both. Pass/Fail grade only.
  
  

  • HED 221 - Health and the Elementary Child/Implementing Health Curricula (K-5)


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    The focus in this course is on the instruction of health education in grades K-5. Developmentally appropriate health information, instructional strategies and curriculum planning with emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches are discussed. The school environment and school health services for this population are included.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Ten hours of field experience required in grades K-5. Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 268, Health and the Elementary School Child.)
  

  • HED 222 - Implementing Health Education Curricula, Grades 6-12


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring
    The focus of this course is on selecting/developing teaching strategies and learning experiences across a curriculum that engages students in health education while recognizing the diversity of learning styles. Innovative cooperative learning activities, affective and experiential strategies, portfolios, etc., are included as are technological applications and assessment evaluation criteria. Opportunities for encouraging reflection and critical thinking regarding health behavior choices are explored.

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    A 20-hour field experience is required. Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 243, Health Education: Teaching and Learning Styles and Environments; Health Education:Innovative Teaching and Learning.)
  

  • HED 230A - Student Teaching in Health Education: Elementary


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    Required for students with no prior teaching certificate or license. Student teaching is taken after all other program requirements have been completed with the approval of the program director. Admission by interview and application to the Office of Field Placement by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester and February 15 for the succeeding fall semester. A weekly reflective seminar with the University supervisor and other student teachers is a significant part of the student teaching experience. Also, the university offers New York state-mandated seminars (child abuse and abduction; drug education; safety, fire and arson prevention; and violence prevention) each semester. All students must attend these mandated seminars unless the mandated topics have been addressed and certified in course work.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 230A.)
  

  • HED 230B - Student Teaching in Health Education: Secondary


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    Required for students with no prior teaching certificate or license.  Student teaching is taken after all other program requirements have been completed with the approval of the program director. Admission by interview and application to the Office of Field Placement by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester and February 15 for the succeeding fall semester. A weekly reflective seminar with the University supervisor and other student teachers is a significant part of the student teaching experience. Also, the university offers New York state-mandated seminars (child abuse and abduction; drug education; safety, fire and arson prevention; and violence prevention) each semester. All students must attend these mandated seminars unless the mandated topics have been addressed and certified in course work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 230B.)
  

  • HED 231 - Bereavement and Death Education


    Semester Hours: 1.5
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    This course provides an opportunity for educators to discuss death and bereavement issues, and explore cultural and religious variations within the process. Teaching strategies and curricula for K-12 will be developed in the context of health education. This course is experiential and may require field trips to funeral homes and hospice care providers.  




    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 296.)
  

  • HED 231A - Supervised Teaching


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    Close clinical supervision of M.S. in Health Education student’s currently teaching health education in a middle or high school. Arrangements are made for supervised teaching at both the middle- and high-school levels.  Weekly seminars are required on topics including teaching methods, curriculum design, technology, and assessment in the content area. Also required are special seminars on issues such as child abuse and maltreatment; prevention of alcohol; tobacco and drug abuse; safety education, fire and arson prevention; and violence prevention.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Students must have completed a minimum of 27 semester hours in Health Education and have a 3.0 GPA. Students must obtain written permission from the employing school for the supervisory observations by University staff. Admission by interview and application to the Office of Field Placement by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester and February 15 for the succeeding fall semester. Pass/Fail grade only.
  

  • HED 231B - Supervised Teaching


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Close clinical supervision of M.S. in Health Education student’s currently teaching health education in a middle or high school. Arrangements are made for supervised teaching at both the middle- and high-school levels.  Weekly seminars are required on topics including teaching methods, curriculum design, technology, and assessment in the content area. Also required are special seminars on issues such as child abuse and maltreatment; prevention of alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse; safety education; fire and arson prevention; and violence prevention. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Students must have completed a minimum of 27 semester hours in Health Education and have a 3.0 GPA. Students must obtain written permission from the employing school for the supervisory observations by University staff. Admission by interview and application to the Office of Field Placement by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester and February 15 for the succeeding fall semester. Pass/Fail grade only.
  

  • HED 232 - Conflict Resolution/Violence Prevention


    Semester Hours: 1.5
    Fall, Spring, Summer                              
    Course analyzes the impact of unresolved conflicts, provides insight in how conflicts arise and the ability to understand and define problems. Students will examine various conflict mediation techniques and programs that can be implemented in the school setting.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 270, Conflict Resolution.)
       
  
  

  • HED 235 - Teaching Elementary School Children About Health


    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    This course is for PreK-6 classroom teachers. The course examines the content and skills children need to manage their health. The course develops the competencies and skills needed by teachers to design interdisciplinary health education learning experiences for diverse constituencies. Literacy, assessment, and technology are included as they relate to developing interdisciplinary health learning experiences.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly MHAE 231.)
  

  • HED 263 - Field Experience for Health Educators


    Semester Hours: 1.5

    Fall, Spring

    These 50 hours of health education field experiences are required of students who have not fulfilled the field experience hours consistent with New York state teacher certification. Placement will be in health education settings at the elementary, middle or senior high school levels including high risk districts and those with cultural and language diverse populations. The course affords teachers an opportunity to observe, participate and reflect on classroom management styles, curriculum integration and implementation, developmental levels of student and curriculum content appropriateness, theory to practice applications.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course must be taken concurrently with HED 202 , 220 , 221  or 222 . With adviser approval only. For M.S. in Health Education  majors only. Pass/Fail grade only. (Formerly MHAE 263C, Field Experience for Health Teachers.)
  

  • HED 280-289 A-Z - Special Topics


    Semester Hours: .5-3
    Specific courses designed to explore emerging topics in health education. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for these special topics courses will be available each semester in the Semester Planning Guide.  Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly MHAE 280-9 A-Z; Workshops.)
  

  • HED 300 - Capstone Seminar in Health Education


    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring

    This course will enable students to synthesize and apply theoretical and pedagogical foundations to practical applications in the K-12 health education setting. The course will emphasize interpreting research to explore several prominent social issues and their relation to health education practice. It will assist in the understanding of health education and promotion advocacy leading to a demonstration of advocacy’s role in the K-12 health education setting.

History (HIST)
  

  • HIST 235 - Studies in Long Island Regional History


    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year

    Long Island from the native Indian inhabitants and early Dutch and English settlements to present day suburbs, the New York metropolis and exurbs. Variety of topics selected by the instructor. Introduction to methods and sources for local history: family history, artifacts and material culture, and oral history. Students are encouraged to study local subjects in relation to regional and national patterns with attention to both similarities and differences.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open to all graduate students.
  

  • HIST 251 - Readings in American History


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed to permit students to pursue an individualized plan of reading in subject areas of interest under the guidance of a member of the history faculty. Students prepare a list of suitable readings in consultation with their tutor with whom they will confer periodically about the progress of their work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Limited to those who have attended at least one semester as a matriculated student in the M.A. program in history and have been accepted for a reading course by a member of the department before registration. Students are normally expected to use sources in the language of the area which they are studying.
  

  • HIST 252 - Readings in American History


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed to permit students to pursue an individualized plan of reading in subject areas of interest under the guidance of a member of the history faculty. Students prepare a list of suitable readings in consultation with their tutor with whom they will confer periodically about the progress of their work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Limited to those who have attended at least one semester as a matriculated student in the M.A. program in history and have been accepted for a reading course by a member of the department before registration. Students are normally expected to use sources in the language of the area which they are studying.
  

  • HIST 253 - Readings in European History


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed to permit students to pursue an individualized plan of reading in subject areas of interest under the guidance of a member of the history faculty. Students prepare a list of suitable readings in consultation with their tutor with whom they will confer periodically about the progress of their work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Limited to those who have attended at least one semester as a matriculated student in the M.A. program in history and have been accepted for a reading course by a member of the department before registration. Students are normally expected to use sources in the language of the area which they are studying.
  

  • HIST 254 - Readings in European History


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed to permit students to pursue an individualized plan of reading in subject areas of interest under the guidance of a member of the history faculty. Students prepare a list of suitable readings in consultation with their tutor with whom they will confer periodically about the progress of their work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Limited to those who have attended at least one semester as a matriculated student in the M.A. program in history and have been accepted for a reading course by a member of the department before registration. Students are normally expected to use sources in the language of the area which they are studying.
  

  • HIST 255 - Readings in Russian History


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed to permit students to pursue an individualized plan of reading in subject areas of interest under the guidance of a member of the history faculty. Students prepare a list of suitable readings in consultation with their tutor with whom they will confer periodically about the progress of their work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Limited to those who have attended at least one semester as a matriculated student in the M.A. program in history and have been accepted for a reading course by a member of the department before registration. Students are normally expected to use sources in the language of the area which they are studying.
  

  • HIST 256 - Readings in Russian History


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Designed to permit students to pursue an individualized plan of reading in subject areas of interest under the guidance of a member of the history faculty. Students prepare a list of suitable readings in consultation with their tutor with whom they will confer periodically about the progress of their work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Limited to those who have attended at least one semester as a matriculated student in the M.A. program in history and have been accepted for a reading course by a member of the department before registration. Students are normally expected to use sources in the language of the area which they are studying.
  
  

Information Technology (IT)
  

  • IT 201A - Structured COBOL Programming


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    A course in COBOL programming with emphasis on payroll billing, inventory and general ledger applications. Focus on systems concepts related to COBOL programming such as sequential file processing, index sequential file processing, summary reporting, audit and control procedures.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite or corequisite: Information Technology Residency Workshop or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 203 - Information Systems for Managers


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    The use of information systems to support work processes and decision making at all levels of an organization and across all functional departments such as accounting, finance, and marketing. Topics include centralized versus decentralized information systems, client-server computing, information systems and decision making, database design issues, datamining, data warehousing, knowledge management, the strategic use of information technology, work process redesign (reengineering) with information technology, enterprises resources planning systems, electronic commerce, information systems security, information privacy, and global information technology issues.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Information Technology Residency Workshop or approved equivalent. Credit given for this course or BCIS 205, not both. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 204 - Simulation in Business


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Application of computer simulation techniques to business problems, development of basic methodology for analyzing complex systems by the use of simulation techniques. Classification and properties of simulation models and simulation languages.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Knowledge of a programming language. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 206 - Systems Analysis and Design


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    The analysis and design of information processing systems for business applications. Focus on structured analysis and design techniques. Topics include the System Development Life Cycle, prototyping, feasibility studies, participatory design, enterprise modeling, system documentation using CASE tools including Data Flow Diagrams and structure chart representations, system implementation and installation, data requirements and user interface design. Ethical, social and global issues in the design and use of information systems are discussed. Course requirements include designing a system using a CASE tool for implementation on either a mainframe or microcomputer.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 201A  (or any graduate-level programming course offered by the IT/QM Department , or permission of the department chairperson), 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 207 - Interactive Information Systems


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    A project-oriented course which examines interactive computer-based systems and focus on the problems associated with the human machine interface in a business environment. Applications such as decision-support systems, word processing, computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing and computer-aided instruction are considered. Focus is on dialogue design techniques, hardware, computer graphics, cost-benefit considerations and advanced file and database organization.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203 , QM 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 208 - Accounting Information Systems


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Course addresses key concepts and trends in information systems technology and how they affect accountants, as well as how the business environment is affecting and stimulating the trends in development. Students gain an understanding of computer-based accounting information systems and the impact of information technology on the practice of accounting and auditing. Topics include development and documentation techniques of computer-based accounting systems, auditing and control in common computer environments, database systems, and financial reporting systems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 233  or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated M.S. in Accounting and M.S. in Taxation   students. May be taken by M.B.A. students majoring in Accounting  in lieu of IT 203 . Same as ACCT 208 .  (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 209 - Decision Support Systems


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Decision support systems (DSS) require a cooperative interdependence between decision makers and computing systems. Critical evaluation of the conceptual frameworks for DSS, the building process and technology components. A review of current DSS research and technology forecasts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 211 - Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    An introduction to the fundamentals of application design and programming for Windows using object-oriented programming languages. Graphical user interface design; object-oriented and event-driven programming concepts; methods of structured programming and modularization; program control and decision structures; procedures and functions; debugging and error handling; processing files; accessing databases; object linking and embedding. Topics related to ethical issues in applications development and global software development practice are also covered.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Information Technology Residency Workshop or approved equivalent. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 212 - International Information Technology


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Course addresses information technology (IT) issues that arise on an international scale at three levels of analysis: the individual firm, the industry, and the nation. Students learn to design and manage an international IT infrastructure for a given firm, to understand the industry level impacts of international IT, to develop an appropriate strategy for an organization in anticipation of these impacts, to compare potential host countries in terms of their IT policy and strategy, and to gain an appreciation for the ethical and political implications of these systems. Students learn the appropriate use of the Internet as a platform for international business and appropriate use of electronic commerce in a global environment.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 215 - Database Management Systems


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    A course in database design, implementation, and management. Topics include strategic database planning, entity-relationship modeling, theory of the relational model, data normalization, distributed database processing, and the SQL language. Emphasizes database support for global business operations and explores ethical issues and concerns relating to modern database and data warehousing techniques.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 201A  (or any graduate-level programming course offered by the IT/QM Department , or permission of the department chairperson), 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 216 - Advanced Database Management Systems


    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year

    This is an advanced course in database management systems. Topics include enterprise database management systems installation, administration, and configuration including international language support; advanced SQL including outer joins and subqueries; procedural database querying; application programming interfaces for database connectivity; database web servers; and other topical database technology areas such as object database systems, XML, OLAP, grid database systems, etc. Students will gain working knowledge of at least one industry standard DBMS.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 215 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 220 - Business Data Communications


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Integrated course in data communications technology and its application in a business environment. Students are presented with a comparison of data transmission media, data communication techniques, and network configurations currently available. Additional topics include telecommunications standards, the evolution of the telecommunications industry, differences in availability and regulation of telecommunications between countries, and the social and ethical impacts of alternative telecommunication technologies. Students learn network applications as a tool for supporting a global business.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 225 - Knowledge-Based Decision Support Systems


    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year

    Concepts in artificial intelligence, knowledge-based systems with specific applications in business. Entails hands-on experience with building a prototype expert system, using an expert shell. Introduction to the concepts of knowledge representation which entail the formalization of the rules of thumb and application of the rules in a set of procedures (Heuristics) to solve complex decision-making problems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 228 - Information Technology and Crisis Management


    Semester Hours: 3

    Once a Year

    Information technology can be both a source of organizational crises as well as a means of preventing crises and mitigating their impact. This course will explore both aspects of information technology in organizational settings.  The first half of the course provides a managerial approach to implementing information security in an organizational setting. The course will then provide readings and cases of the use of information technology to prevent crises and in mitigating their impact.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 230 - Power Tools for Managers


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The use of the latest power tools and their impact on managerial decision making and communication and on business profitability. Topics include multimedia as a tool for management communication, marketing with multimedia, doing global business on the Internet, using the Internet as a source of corporate intelligence, Web site design, ethical impacts of doing business on the Internet, and the tradeoffs between object oriented and structured programming.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of all core competency courses or approval of department chairperson. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 236 - Electronic Commerce for Managers


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    A managerial perspective on electronic commerce. Topics include the technical infrastructure developments and their impact on organizational structure, manufacturing, service-based businesses, finance, accounting, human resources and marketing. Economic models to determine the business value of alternative economic commerce strategies are examined. Business-to-business electronic commerce, including the technical foundations of intranets and extranets will be examined to determine appropriate strategies for these systems. Legal and privacy issues, as well as global issues, are discussed in a managerial context. Students develop a prototype for their own electronic commerce application along with a business plan for determining its success.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203 .  Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 240 - Information Technology Resource Management


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    A case-oriented course dealing with the management of information systems and technology in organizations. Topics include strategic use of technology, development of information systems architecture, communications, information highway systems, management of information resources, end user computing, information centers and the human side of systems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 206 . Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly Management of Information Technology.) (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 251 - Advanced Readings and Projects


    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Assigned readings, individual research and projects on selected topics such as systems or software design and development and computer applications. Taught on a tutorial or seminar basis.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 252 - Advanced Readings and Projects


    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Assigned readings, individual research and projects on selected topics such as systems or software design and development and computer applications. Taught on a tutorial or seminar basis.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 253 - IT Project Management


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically                    

    This course covers key concepts, general management techniques, and specific issues and tools for project management. It covers the Project Management Institute’s nine project management knowledge areas – project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement – and five project management process groups: initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. Since many organizational projects center around the management of information technology projects, this course emphasizes IT project management, but the principles learned can be applied across all project types. Students will gain a working knowledge of a commercial project management software tool. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    IT 203 . Credit given for this course or BCIS 257C, not both. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS.)
  

  • IT 257 A-Z - Seminar: Special Topics in Information Technology


    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An advanced in-depth treatment of special topics. Current topics are explored through a variety of methods, such as lectures, projects and case studies. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter which is affixed to the course number. Students may take up to two of these courses to fulfill their major requirements so long as each seminar has a different letter designation.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 203  and any additional prerequisites as stated in the course schedule. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements. (Formerly BCIS 257 A-Z Seminar: Special Topics in Business Computer Information Systems.)
 

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