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GB 5603 - Introduction to Ministry (3)
A broad-based course covering a theology of ministry and the practical aspects of the minister’s work, including family relationships, personal spirituality, care for the sick and dying, spiritual care and leadership in worship.
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GB 5613 - Introduction to Preaching (3)
An introduction to preaching, focusing on preparation and delivery of the sermon. Attention is given to the form, content and style of the sermon; the location of the preacher within the congregation and the contemporary world; and the person of the preacher.
Prerequisite: GB 6083 or GB 6093 or equivalent.
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GB 5633 - Christian Leadership (3)
The student will be introduced to biblical principles of leadership, using the leadership of Jesus as a model. Service leadership will be emphasized.
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GB 5643 - Missional Strategies in Emerging Culture (3)
A practical and theological analysis of contemporary efforts to be and become missional churches-in both domestic and international settings. The study includes biblical foundations, historical implications and contemporary applications. Emphasis is given to the mission of the church in postmodern and cross-cultural contexts.
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GB 5653 - Pastoral Care and Counseling (3)
Areas of study will include basic counseling skills, marriage and family, developing coping skills and crisis counseling.
A $75 materials fee applies to this course.
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GB 5673 - Youth and Family Ministry (3)
The class will examine various models of youth and family ministry, examining current issues and trends in youth and family studies, contemporary contexts and theological foundations. Development and evaluation of effective ministry curricula and programs will be emphasized.
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GB 5683 - Campus Ministry (3)
The class will examine various models of youth and family ministry, examining current issues and trends in youth and family studies, contemporary contexts and theological foundations. Development and evaluation of effective ministry curricula and programs will be emphasized.
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GB 5693 - Gender in Ministry (3)
This course will examine the biblical, theological and social-cultural issues related to race, gender and female roles in ministry, missions and the local church.
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GB 5703 - NT Greek Readings I (3)
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GB 5713 - NT Greek Readings II (3)
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GB 5723 - NT Greek Readings III (3)
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GB 5733 - Advanced Greek Readings I (3)
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GB 5743 - Advanced Greek Readings II (3)
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GB 5753 - Advanced Greek Readings III (3)
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GB 5763 - OT Hebrew Readings I (3)
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GB 5773 - OT Hebrew Readings II (3)
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GB 5783 - Spiritual Formation I (3)
This class focuses on the student’s personal participation in the formative work of the Holy Spirit for the mission of God. Spiritual Formation I focuses on our participation in the life of the Triune God, emphasizing the God-self/church relation and the human formation that occurs in union with God.
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GB 5793 - Spiritual Formation II (3)
This class continues the discussion on a student’s personal participation in the formative work of the Holy Spirit for the mission of God. Spiritual Formation II focuses on our participation in the mission of the Triune God, and emphasizes the God-self/church-world relation and the missional formation that occurs as we co-labor with God in the world.
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GB 5833 - Preaching and the Rhetorical Arts (3)
This course will systematically explore the canons of rhetoric with special focus on invention, arrangement, style and delivery, challenging students to think critically about how their preaching should follow the biblical model, embedding their “theological smarts” with “rhetorical skills.”
Prerequisite: GB 5613 .
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GB 5843 - History and Theology of Preaching (3)
This course will develop from the theological premise that, for our time, the best preaching happens when we live in the world imagined in Scripture, not interpreting the stories to meet our perceived needs but allowing the stories to interpret us; a preaching that allows the Bible to create a reality through imagining a world into which it invites us to enter.
Prerequisite: GB 5613 .
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GB 5853 - The Mission of God I (3)
This course integrates biblical, systematic, and historical theology. The course narrates the story of God as given in Scripture in order to equip the contemporary church for missional engagement with post-Christian culture. Mission of God I begins with the Triune God and concludes with the missional purpose of Israel.
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GB 5863 - The Mission of God II (3)
This course integrates biblical, systematic, and historical theology. The course narrates the story of God as given in Scripture in order to equip the contemporary church for missional engagement with post-Christian culture. Mission of God II begins with Christology and concludes with Eschatology.
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GB 5873 - Theological Engagements I (3)
All theological convictions inherently carry with them concrete life practices and cultural particularities. Theological Engagements I focuses both upon the contemporary theological context, as well as the cultural context of contemporary United States. The course includes modules on theological hermeneutics, models of the church, American Christianity, philosophy of religion and the new atheism, and faith and science.
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GB 5883 - Theological Engagements II (3)
All theological convictions inherently carry with them concrete life practices and cultural particularities. Theological Engagements II focuses upon broader and more perennial concerns of global and cultural significance. The course includes modules on global Christianity, Pauline ethics, liturgy and ethics, gender and ministry, faith and the arts, and contemporary social justice issues.
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GB 5900-01 - Thesis Continuation
Upon completion of course work and payment of thesis fees, students must register for thesis continuation to keep their student status current.
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GB 5913 - Competencies for Missional Ministry I: Ministry in Community (3)
This course focuses on work within a congregation for the purpose of congregational health and preparing for missional outreach. The class includes modules on congregational leadership, pastoral care, teaching/preaching and conflict management.
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GB 5923 - Competencies for Missional Ministry II: Engaging the World (3)
This course focuses on the missional engagement of the community and the world. The class includes modules on missional strategies, team-building for mission, sharing faith and forming disciples and church planting.
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GB 6003 - Current Issues in Youth Ministry (3)
Current Issues: This course investigates the current trends in the psychosocial development of adolescents and how it affects the praxis of youth ministry in the local church. It will also spend significant time in the discipline of practical theology and equipping the student to apply these skills towards issues that arise in their own ministry context.
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GB 6013 - Conflict and Family Systems (3)
This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of conflict in religious settings and the application of general systems theory to the conflict. Topics will include theology, principles of intervention, systems theory, generational issues and systems design.
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GB 6023 - Spiritual Formation of Adolescence (3)
This course will explore the biblical, theological and psychosocial issues related to helping adolescent students develop personal spiritual formation skills. This course will also look at spiritual disciplines and train one to lead and direct both early and middle adolescents in deepening their devotion to God.
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GB 6033 - Facilitating Care Groups (3)
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GB 6043 - Religious and Cross-Cultural Engagement (3)
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GB 6083 - Old Testament Interpretation and Theology (3)
This course will introduce students to the hermeneutical issues and methods necessary for competent interpretation of the Old Testament. Special attentions will be given to the characteristics of the different genres of this literature. In addition to exegetical skills, students will gain the ability to trace and analyze the theological streams within the Old Testament.
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GB 6133 - Tools for Biblical Greek (3)
An introduction to the tools for using Koine Greek to understand the Bible, particularly the New Testament. Students will learn how to use software for Bible study, how to find meaning of the Greek words that lie behind English translations, grammatical terms that apply to exegesis, and how to understand scholarly commentaries based on the Greek text. This class differs from a traditional introduction to Greek course by requiring much less rote memorization. Students will not be required to memorize vocabulary or paradigm forms, but rather be expected to use tools to look up the necessary information.
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GB 6143 - Tools for Biblical Hebrew (3)
An introduction to the resources and tools using a basic understanding of Biblical Hebrew in ministry. The course will bring the student to a basic level of competence in reading and understanding the Hebrew language, and focus mostly on how to use advanced tools to become a better reader of the Hebrew Bible as a means for spiritual growth, ministry, teaching, and preaching. The course will have a slower pace than usual in beginning Hebrew classes in the component of Hebrew language due to the focus on aspects of using Hebrew in ministry. The main component of the class will be devoted to using these tools to analyze the Hebrew language, rather than learning Hebrew itself or memorizing paradigms or vocabulary.
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GBCB 5001 - Professional Life (1)
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GBCB 5012 - Personal Care (2)
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GBCB 5022 - Care for Others (2)
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GBCB 5031 - Family Care (1)
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GBCB 5042 - Family Systems (2)
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GBCB 5051 - Chaplaincy (1)
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GBCB 5101 - Understanding the Story (1)
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GBCB 5113 - Gospel in Context (3)
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GBCB 5122 - Missional Leadership (2)
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GBCB 5132 - One-on-one Discipleship (2)
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GBCB 5141 - Group Discipleship (1)
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Health Care Informatics |
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HCI 5003 - Decision Support Systems (3)
The course explores the history, evolution and current applications of decision support. Emphasis is on the unique challenges of data representation and information retrieval techniques that are foundational to decision support systems.
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HCI 5013 - Information Systems Management (3)
This course covers the role of information systems within the organization and how they can be used to make operations more efficient while saving time and energy. The use of critical thinking skills to explore methods of using information systems to increase productivity and as the competitive advantage will be a large component of this course.
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HCI 5033 - Project Management (3)
Students will be taught how to design, develop and implement an information systems project so that it meets all aspects of stakeholder needs and will discuss how to initiate, analyze, develop, implement and maintain system projects. Concepts taught will apply to any type of organization.
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HCI 5103 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics (3)
This course surveys the fundamental concepts and activities of information technology as applied to health care. Topics include computer-based medical records, electronic health record, knowledge-based systems, decision theory and decision support, e-Health, ARRA/HITECH and Meaningful Use and the personal health record. Students will learn informatics competencies, concepts, legal and ethical implications and applications within the health care industry. This course will introduce the student to the software development life cycle, human factors issues in health care informatics, critical issues affecting the development and implementation of information and communication systems and technologies; practice trends; and emerging information and communication technology in health care (CPOE, eMAR, barcode medication administration systems, e-Prescribing, etc.)
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HCI 5123 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care Informatics (3)
This course covers the ethical and legal issues in informatics, those currently in place and on the horizon in health care organizations; utilizes the evaluation of case studies, group and class discussions, and problem-based learning of the effective utilization of information technology applications; and features guest lecturers with relevant experience in health care informatics.
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HCI 5133 - Health Care IT Vendor Management (3)
Students focus on evaluating the environment and activities necessary to plan, select, contract, implement and maintain systems from vendors in the health care IT sector. The course evaluates all aspects of vendor/client relationships, noting the benefits and challenges inherent within.
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HCI 5153 - Consumer Health Informatics (3)
This course covers from a patient/consumer perspective the use of electronic information to improve health outcomes and decision making. It focuses on aspects of the consumer health information process as well as resources which are utilized in fulfilling the information needs. Areas of emphasis include mobile health (mHealth), health literacy, electronic and mobile products from the health care sector, delivery of online consumer health information, and issues in security of protected health information.
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HCI 5203 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3)
Students will examine the challenges associated with leading and managing organizational behavior within complex situations in a health care setting. Leadership and Organizational Behavior focuses on developing skills for identifying behavioral and organizational problems, creating alternative solutions, making and communicating decisions and winning commitment for your position. It also focuses on understanding the general theme of how health care organizations behave, gaining an understanding of how individual values, preferences and behaviors integrate with organizational policies and dynamics.
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HCI 5213 - Operations in Health Care Organizations (3)
This course involves designing, operating and improving the processes whereby any firm (such as a hospital) transforms raw materials (like sick patients) into finished goods (like cured patients). A key role is to manage the flow of work through these process steps, with the goal of closely matching supply with demand, while enhancing quality and minimizing cost.
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HCI 5253 - Contemporary Issues in Health Care (3)
This is an issues-oriented course that provides a broad background of information on current issues emerging and impacting the health care industry. Topics will include key trends and regulatory conditions confronting health care today from a policy, management, technology and regulatory perspective.
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HCI 5903 - Capstone Project (3)
The capstone project will be decided by the student and includes a health care component. Students will submit a formal proposal for approval before the project begins. An example of such a project is students serving as consultants for an area business and developing solutions to current problems and issues. Students will gain invaluable, hands-on experience while working on actual business projects, interact with area business professionals and be advised by a faculty member. A formal written report and presentation will be delivered at the conclusion of the project.
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Institute for Conflict Management |
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ICM 5000 - Introduction to Graduate Studies (non-credit)
This course is designed to introduce students to graduate study in conflict management at Lipscomb University. Students are oriented to graduate education, hybrid course delivery systems, and “hands-on” experience with research, writing and library resources.
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ICM 5003 - Survey of Conflict Management (3)
This course is designed to offer a basic introduction to the concepts, instruments, functions and theories of modern conflict management techniques. The purpose of this introduction is to provide some of the information needed to better understand the basic personal, organizational, legal and practical problems facing the world of economic interaction today. First, we will begin with a discussion of interpersonal conflict and its causes. Second, we will look at various forms of business conflict and the legal system’s impact on them. Third, we will examine the process of negotiation and the skill set required to successfully engage in problem solving. Finally, today’s legal system and its provisions for court annexed dispute resolution will be examined in terms of the opportunities to overcome systemic obstacles to resolution.
Prerequisite: Admission to the certificate in conflict management or master in conflict management.
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ICM 5013 - Negotiation and Settlement Processes (3)
This course is designed to offer a basic experiential introduction to the concepts, instruments, functions and theories of modern negotiation. The purpose of this introduction is to provide some of the information needed to better understand the basic dynamics of interpersonal, business and legally related negotiation. First, we will begin with a discussion of negotiations as interpersonal communication. Second, we will examine avoiding exploitation in mixed-motive exchange. Third, we will explore distributive bargaining strengths and weaknesses. Fourth, we examine the use of integrative bargaining techniques and those settings in which they might be best used. Finally, the landscape of legal jurisprudence will be reviewed in order to apply appropriate ideologies and techniques to the complex adaptive system of American business and personal interaction.
Prerequisite: ICM 5003 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 5023 - Mediation (3)
This course is designed to offer a basic introduction to the concepts, instruments, functions and theories of mediation. Both court annexed and private mediation will be introduced for the purpose of understanding when this approach to conflict resolution is the preferred tool. The purpose of this introduction is to provide some of the information needed to better understand the basic dynamics of successful mediation. First, we will begin with setting the stage for successful mediation from initial contacts with the disputants to convening the session. Second, we will look at the nature of the conduct of a successful mediation. Third, we will examine the methods of reaching and recording agreement in the mediation context. Finally, the course will demonstrate how mediation must work within the judicial system to be of value to litigated cases.
Prerequisite: ICM 5013 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 5033 - Conflict Management in Business and Commercial Settings (3)
This course is designed to offer a basic introduction to the concepts of collaboration and conflict resolution in the commercial setting. First, we will begin with reviewing the evolution of conflict resolution in American business. Second, we will examine the establishment of conflict management systems in commerce. Third, we will explore the future of conflict resolution systems and how innovations are reshaping the complexion of the U.S. business model. Finally, the course will provide experiential learning in conflict resolution systems for employment, board governance and marketplace applications.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 5043 - Conflict Management in Education Settings (3)
This course is designed to offer a basic introduction to the concepts of collaboration and conflict resolution in the educational setting. First, we will begin with a review of the origins of conflict in education. Second, we will explore the nature of necessary conflict resolution skills in the classroom. Third, we will develop a rationale for the development of conflict resolution in education. Finally, the course will provide experiential learning in conflict resolution systems for the classroom, within the teaching profession, among administrators and in conjunction with the parental roles and responsibilities in public and private education.
Prerequisite: ICM 5003 and ICM 5023 or enrollment in COE graduate program, or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 5053 - Conflict Management in Health Care Settings (3)
This course is designed to offer a basic introduction to the concepts of collaboration and conflict resolution in the health care setting. First, we will begin with a review of the origins of conflict in health care. Second, we will explore the nature of the necessary conflict resolution skills of negotiation, mediation and arbitration in this complex environment. Third, we will explore positional versus interest based bargaining and the role of disciplinary bias in the health care system. Finally, the course will provide experiential learning in conflict resolution systems for the health care professional.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 5063 - Conflict Management in Religious Settings (3)
This course is designed to offer a basic introduction to the concepts of biblical conflict resolution. First, we will begin with setting the stage understanding the companion Judeo-Christian reconciliation ethic. Second, we will look at the nature of the conduct of successful conflict management in faith based setting. Third, we will examine the core values essential for religious conflict resolution. Finally, the course will provide experiential learning in faith based reconciliation methods.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 5073 - Conflict Management Clinical Internship (3)
This course is designed to offer a relevant experience in the application of learned skills to the unpredictable work world in which they must be tested. Daily involvement in the professional discipline of the student’s choosing (i.e., religious setting, professional mediation, education, ombudspersons, compliance officers, risk managers, human resources, etc.) and meetings with the student’s course faculty advisor will form the basis of this learning experience. The purpose of this experience is to the give the student the opportunity to test acquired learning in conflict resolution in day to day working world realities and begin to transition into a career path of his or her choosing. First, we will orient the student to the work of the problem solver. Second, we will examine conflict resolution skills in the context of the student’s intended working world. Third, we will examine the obstacles to applying conflict resolution skills to the workplace and the strategies for overcoming them. Finally, the course will demonstrate how academic training must be adapted to the workplace realties and how systems, leadership styles and workplace culture, affect the work of conflict resolution.
This is pass/fail.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 and the consent of ICM director.
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ICM 5082 - Strategic Negotiation in Legal Settings (2)
This course will teach students how to analyze, prepare for, and execute negotiations at a sophisticated level, through actions both at and away from the bargaining table. It will give the student the opportunity to enhance their strengths as a negotiator and to shore up their weaknesses.
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ICM 6013 - Psychology of Conflict (3)
This course is designed to offer a psychological and social science examination of the personal characteristics of conflict. Obstacles to conflict resolution are often unrelated to the issues articulated by the parties, but rooted in more deeply influential personality attributes. The purpose of this course is to the give the student a framework with which to approach the psychology of conflict resolution. First, we will examine the student’s own psychological conflict profile, its strengths and its weakness. Second, we will examine the psychology of conflict in others and how to anticipate resolution opportunities through the personal make-up of the disputants. Third, we will examine the context of disputes from a social and psychological perspective and determine how the nature of conflict impacts the tools and techniques appropriate for resolution. Finally, the course will demonstrate how an analytical framework will assist in developing appropriate approaches and protocols to personality intensive conflict settings.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 6023 - Impact of Culture and Gender on Negotiation and Mediation (3)
This course is designed to offer a social science based examination into conflict, its cultural origins and the differences by which conflict is processed from a cultural perspective. Identity based (language, ethnicity, nationality and religion) conflict increases as the diversity of culture increases and the resolution of culture based conflict becomes more difficult. The purpose of this course is to the give the student a framework with which to approach culture based conflict and skills to apply to its successful resolution. First, we will investigate the nature of culture based conflict from a social science perspective. Second, we will examine conflict resolution skills in the context of the cultures in which they work most effectively. Third, we will examine the obstacles to applying conflict resolution skills to culturally diverse disputants. Finally, the course will demonstrate how an analytical framework will assist in developing appropriate approaches and protocols to culture intensive conflict settings.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 6033 - Communications in Conflict (3)
This course is designed to offer an examination of the impact of communications devices in conflict. Obstacles to conflict resolution are often unrelated to the issues articulated by the parties, but rooted in more deeply influential communications systems. Both verbal and non-verbal communications shape the course of conflict and its constructive resolution. The purpose of this course is to the give the student a framework with which to choose and practice the many communications tools available to the problem solver. First, we will examine the origins of conflict in the context of communications consciously or unconsciously chosen by the disputants. Second, we will examine the tools of communications that are most helpful in conflict resolution setting. Third, we will experience the communications tools and techniques appropriate for resolution. Finally, the course will demonstrate how an analytical framework will assist in selecting and implementing communications approaches and protocols in conflict settings.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 6043 - Systems Design in Conflict Management (3)
This course will examine the successful innovations in conflict resolution theory and practice. The student will acquire strategic capabilities in the assessment, design and implementation of organizational conflict resolution. Whether embedded in employment, patient or customer relations, the course will assist the student in strategic application of principles to practice. First, we will examine the contemporary innovations in conflict resolution systems. Second, we will develop conflict assessment strategies. Third, we will experience the creation of integrated conflict resolution systems. Finally, the course will provide experience in training protocols for organizational effectiveness.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 6053 - Public Policy Conflict Management (3)
This course will examine the successful application of conflict resolution theory and practice to the public forum. The student will acquire strategic capabilities in the application of conflict resolution to political, government and community based conflicts. Land use planning, environmental, criminal justice and cultural diversity issues will form the basis of this course learning techniques. First, we will examine the political and social implications of public interest conflict. Second, we will examine the techniques of successful multi-party mediation. Third, we will experience the facilitation of public consensus building conflict resolution systems. Finally, the course will provide experience in the techniques of public interest communication and problem solving.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
NOTE: This course satisfies the settings requirement.
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ICM 6073 - Conflict Management Project (3)
This course will be used to structure conflict resolution research assignments and projects for master’s students seeking to complete a conflict resolution project as part of their course requirements for the master’s degree in conflict resolution.
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ICM 6083 - Conflict Management Externship (3)
This course provides advanced opportunities for students to participate in the mediation of live client cases or work in the conflict management environment under faculty supervision. Students must be available to be involved in observation or mediation cases during normal business hours. Students must be accepted for this course through special arrangement with the Institute for Conflict Management.
This is pass/fail.
Prerequisite: Completion of 21 hours of ICM courses.
Normally to be taken in the last semester.
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ICM 6096 - Conflict Management Thesis (6)
This course will be used to structure conflict resolution research assignments and projects for master’s students seeking to write a thesis as part of their course requirements for the master’s degree in conflict resolution.
Prerequisite: Completion of nine hours of ICM 6000-level courses.
To normally be taken in the last semester.
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ICM 6103 - Apology, Forgiveness and Reconciliation (3)
The “power of apology” has become a vital conversation in many professional fields from health care to business to religion. The course will explore the challenges and opportunity of this approach to conflict management.
Prerequisites: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director.
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ICM 6113 - Facilitating Dynamic Groups (3)
Professionals in all settings are often called upon to assist committees and groups achieve efficient and effective outcomes. This course will examine and apply various techniques to help maximize group functioning and minimize group conflict.
Prerequisite: ICM 5023 or consent of ICM director
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ICM 6133 - Interpersonal Conflict (3)
This course explores the interpersonal dynamics of conflict resolution as a way to heighten awareness of the human complexities of the conflict engagement process, strengthen the student’s understanding of the emotional and cognitive elements of conflict engagement, and improve the student’s ability to assist parties in approaching a conflict situation constructively.
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ICM 6143 - Organizational Conflict (3)
This course examines the intrapersonal, interpersonal and organizational factors that influence both the beneficial and the destructive elements of conflict, the role of organizational climate and culture on conflict and the ways that conflict intervenes can be agents of healthy conflict engagement in the workplace. The course also invites participants to consider how they can cultivate their own presence in this growing area of the conflict resolution field.
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ICM 6153 - Readings in Conflict Management (3)
This independent study course explores the sources of knowledge and scholarship contributing to the interdisciplinary study of conflict management. It is designed to advance the skills of upper-level students in reviewing the literature of the field, including identification and use of primary sources and professional writings across the disciplines.
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Information Security |
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ISEC 5113 - Introduction to Information Security (3)
This course communicates the fundamental concepts of risk-based information security planning and introduces the importance of securing all aspects of the organization, including the physical plant, human resources, databases, networks and all communications that concern the transmission of data and information.
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ISEC 5123 - Risk Assessment & Mitigation Planning (3)
This course will address how risks are fully identified and understood in an organization. From this foundation mitigation strategies can be developed. Risk assessment addresses both the process of identifying vulnerabilities and threats as well as the probabilities of their occurrence and potential impact.
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ISEC 5133 - Policy & Procedures (3)
This course teaches the importance of outlining and documenting the principles of any information security program. These policies address management directives for establishing information security policies for the organization. They also identify relevant contracts, laws and regulations constraining the organization and sets procedures to be used in day-to-day operations.
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ISEC 5143 - Trustworthy Human Resources & Physical Environment Security (3)
This course will emphasize that employees, contractors, vendors and other related third parties each have obligations to protect an organization’s information. It will show that beginning with trustworthy personnel, the organization should offer training for defined information security expectations and have a disciplinary plan for handling information security incidents. Hiring procedures and how to protect the physical plant will be taught in conjunction with the foregoing.
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ISEC 5153 - Secure IT Communications & Operations I - Network Management Focus (3)
Topics covered will focus on how business environments rely on networked computer systems to securely retain, process and produce immense amounts of information. Emphasis will be given to ensuring that these assets protect an organization’s information through properly configured networking systems as well as documented operating procedures and audit trails.
Prerequisite: Computer Science 3613 or equivalent.
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ISEC 5163 - Secure IT Communications & Operations II - Database/Information Exchange Focus (3)
Immense amount of data is stored in databases, data warehouses and in informatics databases. Topics focus on methods and techniques to protect and secure data exchange and data storage facilities.
Prerequisite: Computer Science 3213 or equivalent.
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ISEC 5173 - Legal, Ethical and Compliance Concerns (3)
This course describes necessary maintenance of the program including legal and privacy requirements, government reporting requirements, upgraded standards and audit considerations. The ethical use of data and information will be heavily emphasized both from a Christian ethics standpoint, ethical conduct in general and from a global cultural ethics standpoint.
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ISEC 5183 - Access Control (3)
This course examines the issue that access to the organization’s information should be restricted based on personnel classifications and the requirements of the information security policy. This integral issue from general policy to the specifics of password selection and timeout controls and a variety of techniques on how to accomplish appropriate access control is discussed.
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ISEC 5193 - Systems & Application Security and Planning (3)
Protection and verification procedures needed for all systems and applications are reviewed in this course. Controls are needed for information technology systems to ensure confidentiality, integrity and non-repudiation of an organization’s sensitive information. Security of applications and the importance of making them secure along with the systems is also discussed.
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ISEC 5213 - Incident Response & Forensics (3)
Formal procedures and the importance of establishing them for handling information security events are discussed. This course also covers the basics needed regarding incidents from prevention to lessons learned.
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ISEC 5223 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (3)
This course addresses specifically the maintenance of information and the processes of how to continue in business in the face of a data loss and how to plan for the recovery in the event of such a loss.
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ISEC 6113 - Capstone Project or Research (3)
The capstone to the information security master’s degree is the student’s choice between a research paper or a project. The project or research paper will be a topic of the student’s choosing but it must be approved by the director of graduate programs for information technology prior to the commencement of the project or research paper. The project or research paper must be of a certain level of import and depth as to demonstrate the student’s complete understanding of the concepts and procedures of the information security subject matter.
Note: It is highly recommended that the subject matter and whether the student will pursue a project or research paper be discussed with the director of graduate programs prior to beginning the first course for this degree.
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Master of Accountancy |
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MAcc 6002 - Corporate Governance and Business Ethics (2)
Corporate governance refers to the myriad of constraints designed to make managers and directors act in their shareholders’ interest. Topics covered include choice of legal form of organization, ownership structure, corporate charter, stakeholders and corporate social responsibility, board of directors, boundaries of the firm, CEO compensation, performance evaluation and retention. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to consider the ethical challenges that arise across the spectrum of business activity. Students will learn how to promote responsible behavior within their organizations and understand the role that personal values play in developing effective leadership skills.
Corequisite: MAcc 6011
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MAcc 6011 - Auditor Communications (1)
This course develops the concept “audit evidence” then hones communication skills essential to obtaining and documenting audit evidence. The context is understanding and testing the effectiveness business process and related internal controls over financial reporting. The focus is client inquiry and interview techniques typically deployed by an audit associate in the practice of public accounting and the documentation of what is learned.
Corequisite: MAcc 6002
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MAcc 6032 - Tax Planning for High-Net Worth Individuals (2)
This course focuses on the practical aspects of taxing wealthy individuals. To that end, students will review general income-tax planning for wealthy individuals, passive investments, the use and limitations of qualified plans, investment planning, life, disability, and liability insurance exposures, retirement planning, and estate planning.
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MAcc 6213 - International Accounting and Taxation (3)
Audit and Accounting Track students will study the International Accounting Standards Board and global financial reporting and auditing standards for multi-national companies. Tax Track students will focus on the U.S. tax laws applicable to individuals and businesses investing and operating businesses abroad. Specific international tax topics include source of income, allocation, and apportionment of deductions, foreign tax credit planning, anti-avoidance provisions, and transfer pricing. The class experience includes both on-ground in-class meetings plus an international travel component. Full participation in all activities is required.
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MAcc 6303 - Advanced Financial Reporting (3)
An in-depth discussion of the history and development of generally accepted accounting principles. The course focuses on the conceptual framework of accounting and the environment in which accounting interacts.
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MAcc 6313 - Governmental & Non-Profit Accounting (3)
This course covers the specialized accounting areas in governmental and nonprofit accounting.
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MAcc 6403 - Advanced Accounting and Consolidations (3)
Advanced Accounting provides an in-depth examination of accounting for business combinations, consolidated statements and foreign operations.
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MAcc 6513 - Managerial Accounting & Finance (3)
A study of accounting practices related to internal product costing and evaluation of various management accounting issues. Topics include job order, process, and standard cost systems, break-even analysis, variances, activity-based costing, cash flow analysis and use of ratios. In addition, the course will undertake an advanced study of the practice and policies applicable to the financial management of business enterprises, including lines of credit, the placing of securities and the role of the financial manager.
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