This course develops students’ process modeling, data analytics, and decision-making skills regarding the management of people in an organization. Analytics includes data collection, organization, storage, analysis, and all the tools and techniques used to describe current processes, assess and address challenges, and plan for changes. Before managers can make use of people analytics, they must understand and describe human resource processes as well as relevant databases, information systems, and other information and resources available. Students in this people analytics course will develop an understanding of traditional work processes, HR management requirements, and HR information system architectures in the context of data-driven approaches to decision-making about people in organizations. Students will learn to model HR processes, develop queries, analyze data, and generate reports to make strategic decisions in areas of HR practice such as selection, compensation, performan

Provide students with a foundational understanding of applying marketing data analytics to business decisions and strategy. The course will review the process and components of data analysis, including planning the analysis, basic properties of statistics, and reporting results. Students will learn how to map data to marketing challenges, apply basic statistics to marketing analyses, communicate data results in meaningful ways, and support organizations in effectively leveraging marketing data. Special emphasis is given to translating data into meaningful and actionable business insights. This course does not assume any prior knowledge in statistics.

Provides the advanced knowledge and skills for holistic health assessment within the context of advanced nursing practice. This course emphasizes the collection, interpretation, and synthesis of relevant historical, genetic, biological, cultural, psychosocial, and physical data for the development of a comprehensive and holistic health assessment. Evidence-based practice concepts related to health promotion/disease prevention are addressed.

Focuses on the concepts of pathophysiologic disease processes and pharmacologic agents. Students will apply evidence-based practice, current pharmacologic treatments, preventive measures and integrative therapies to advanced nursing practice. Environmental, sociocultural, legal/political, ethical and developmental issues of pathopharmacology will be considered.

Students develop comprehensive and age-appropriate holistic health assessment knowledge and skills within the context of advanced nursing practice including collection of physical, psychological, cultural, functional, spiritual, and psychosocial data. Students develop diagnostic reasoning and clinical problem-solving skills including formulating differential diagnosis, ordering, and interpreting common diagnostic tests, and documenting findings. All participants engage in actual practice with fellow students, standardized patients, and simulation. (Course fee applies).

Focuses on the biological basis for altered function and disease at the cellular level across the lifespan. Students learn to differentiate between normal variations and pathology with emphasis given to recognizing changes in patient status and interpreting physiological data. This in-depth knowledge will become the foundation for clinical reasoning and clinical decision making related to diagnostic testing and the initiation and evaluation of effectiveness of therapeutic regimens.

Builds upon prior knowledge and clinical experience to integrate and apply pharmacotherapeutic concepts with pharmacogenetics and pathophysiologic status in patients across the lifespan. Pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacogenetics will be emphasized as well as the effects of psychosocial issues and polypharmacy on drug regimens. Focus is on the comprehensive knowledge and application of evidence-based drug regimens for the purpose of prescribing, monitoring, and educating patients, families, and caregivers about the effects of drug therapy on health and well-being. Legal and ethical aspects of medication prescribing, dispensing, selling, and acquiring in the U.S. will be covered. This course meets the requirements for prescriptive authority for the advanced practice nurse.

Focuses on issues impacting population health using Healthy People 2030 and the Social Determinants of Health as frameworks for analysis of health interventions. Epidemiologic principles related to individual, family, and population health are examined with consideration given to vulnerable populations. Evidence-based communication strategies to enhance population health are explored.

Expands on the research competencies developed in GEN 502, this course focuses on the nursing research process and evidence-based practice. The historical, scientific, and theoretical context of nursing research is examined and current issues are analyzed. The use of scientific evidence to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes is emphasized. Ethical issues involved in the conduction of research are also explored.

Introduces the student to contemporary nursing education. Students will focus on curriculum development, program outcomes, students as learners, evaluation of learning and program development and improvement. Teaching strategies are explored. Philosophical, social, political, economic, and professional issues are examined. Ethical and legal considerations of nursing education are considered.