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ENVM 651 Watershed Planning Management (3)
This course introduces students to the concepts of watershed
management and the development of watershed-related management
planning documents. The course examines the physical
characteristics of watersheds and their role in maintaining healthy
environments and providing a natural re s o u rce to society. T h e
course also focuses on examining management techniques for
the conservation and maintenance of watersheds.
ENVM 652 Principles of Air Quality Management (3)
This course presents management techniques for addressing air
quality issues and managing air quality programs. The course
focuses on air pollution law; air pollutants and their sources;
effects of air pollution on health and welfare; sampling and
analysis of air pollutants; standards, regulations, and enforcement
systems; and quality assurance principles.
ENVM 653 Air Pollution Sources and Controls (3)
This course presents a broad overview of major air pollution
sources and controls. The course examines the various contributing
pollutants, sources and effects of pollutants, and dispersion
and control of pollutants. Particulate and gas control systems
are examined. Guides to the application of dispersion models are
introduced. The course also highlights the legal and regulatory
issues associated with implementing and maintaining air quality
standards.
ENVM 670 Seminar in Environmental Management (3)
The capstone course for the environmental management program
requires students to integrate knowledge gained in program
courses for the solution of environmental management
problems encountered in industrial, commercial, institutional,
and military organizations. The course focuses on management
guidelines, including ISO 14001, that provide an organizational
framework for developing an environmental management system
that can be integrated with other management requirements
to help organizations support environmental protection in balance
with socioeconomic goals. Case studies are used to illustrate applications
of environmental management systems to various types
of organizations. For the capstone project, students are required
to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of an environmental
management system at an organization and develop recommendations
for improvement.
ENVM 690 Environmental Management Project (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits of graduate coursework
and ENVM 670. Students must demonstrate their ability to
s t ru c t u re and complete a major project that identifies and re s o l ve s
an important management or organizational issue. Results of
their efforts are reported in written and oral form. The project
may be developed in cooperation with the student’s current employer
or with some other organization of the student’s choice,
p rovided there is no conflict of interest. The project is conducted
under the direction of an on-site supervisor in cooperation with
a faculty advisor. Students have two semesters to complete the
management project.
HCAD 600 Introduction to Health Care Administration (3)
(Must be completed in the first 9 credits of the MS in health
care administration program.) This course introduces students to
the principles of management and leadership as the foundations
for the administration of health care products and service delivery.
Tracing the evolution of management principles and practices,
students analyze the bases for health care administration.
The management of global health care systems in technological
societies and the need for innovation and creativity in health
care administration are emphasized. Course outcomes also focus
upon increasing students’ abilities to master graduate-level critical
thinking and writing skills, as well as enhancing their ethical
responses to the many ethical challenges in the health care
industry.
HCAD 610 Information Technology for Health Care
Administration (3)
(Formerly ADMN 669.) This course provides a management
perspective of information technology (IT) and how health care
administrators can use IT to maximize organizational performance.
Fundamental principles of information technology and
data management and their implications for health care administrators
will be re v i ewed. The use of technology, databases, and
other analytical tools to structure, analyze, and present information
related to health care management and problem solving will
be explored. Strategic information systems planning, systems
analysis, system design, evaluation, and selection will also be
explored. Current applications such as patient care, administrative
and strategic decision support, managed health, health
information networks, and the Internet will be examined to
determine how they may be used to meet the challenges facing
health care administrators today and in the future. The course
will also focus on the legal and ethical issues related to IT and
their practice implications for the health care administrator.
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