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CHEM 6890 - Responsible Conduct of Research in Chemistry
2 Credit Hours
Description
Responsible conduct of research in chemistry with emphasis on ethics of conducting research, data analysis, conformance to federal and community guidelines, and safety in the chemistry laboratory. Two lecture hours a week.
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CHEM 6900 - Advanced Research Methods
2 Credit Hours
Corequisites: concurrent enrollment in CHEM 8910, CHEM 8999, or CHEM 9999.
Description
Student learning of interdisciplinary experimental strategies and laboratory procedures in chemistry. Two lecture hours a week.
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CHEM 7000 - Essentials of General Chemistry
3 Credit Hours
Description
Essentials of mass relationships, solutions, gas laws, calorimetry, atomic structure, oxidation/reduction, and chemical nomenclature. For secondary school science teachers not teaching chemistry. A written report on a topic provided by the instructor is required. Three lecture hours a week.
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CHEM 7010 - Foundations of General Chemistry I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CHEM 7000 with grade of B or higher, or equivalent.
Description
Principles of atomic structure, chemical bonding, and molecular structure. For secondary school teachers. Cannot be used for a graduate degree in chemistry. A written report on a topic provided by the instructor is required. Three lecture hours a week.
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CHEM 7020 - Foundations of General Chemistry II
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CHEM 7010 with grade of B or higher, or equivalent.
Description
Principles of chemical equilibrium, thermochemistry, acid/base theories, and electro-chemistry. For secondary school chemistry teachers. Cannot be used for a graduate degree in chemistry. A written report on a topic provided by the instructor is required. Three lecture hours a week.
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CHEM 7900 - Directed Study in Chemistry
1 to 5 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and advisor.
Description
Laboratory and recitations to be arranged. Directed study in areas of special interest to teachers or teacher candidates. A written report on a topic provided by the instructor is required. May be repeated if topics vary.
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CHEM 7910 - Directed Research in Chemical Education
1 to 5 Credit Hours
Description
Combined credit received for CHEM 7900 and CHEM 7910 must not exceed fourteen hours. A written report on a topic provided by the instructor is required. May be repeated if topics vary.
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CHEM 8360 - Protein Structure and Function
3 Credit Hours
Description
Same as NEUR 8200. Discussion of the structure and function of proteins and of enzyme mechanisms. Topics include protein folding and motions, descriptions of enzyme catalysis at a molecular level, consideration of the energetics of biological processes, and enzyme kinetics.
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CHEM 8370 - Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
3 Credit Hours
Description
Same as Biol 8637 and NEUR 8210. Topics include the structure of nucleic acids, mechanism and control of DNA and RNA synthesis, and interaction of proteins and drugs with nucleic acids.
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CHEM 8400 - Medicinal Chemistry
3 Credit Hours
Description
Study of the isolation, characterization, and elucidation of structure and synthesis of medicinally important compounds. The relationship between chemical structure and biological activity of selected drugs, vitamins, hormones, and proteins is reviewed.
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CHEM 8450 - NMR Spectroscopy
4 Credit Hours
Description
Theory and application of NMR spectroscopy for the characterization and elucidation of organic and biological molecules.
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CHEM 8510 - Biophysical Chemistry
4 Credit Hours
Description
Applications of quantitative physical techniques to biomolecules, especially proteins and nucleic acids.
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CHEM 8520 - Computational Chemistry
3 Credit Hours
Description
Application of current computational chemistry programs to research problems or projects. Two lecture and two laboratory hours a week.
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CHEM 8540 - Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Some experience in the application of quantum mechanics in spectroscopy is useful, but not essential.
Description
Experimental design and interpretation of nuclear magnet resonance data, particularly with respect to applications in structural biology.
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CHEM 8620 - Advanced Topics in Biochemistry
3 Credit Hours
Description
Biochemical areas emphasized may include carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins, enzymes, immunochemistry, electron transport, and oxidative and photosynthetic phosphorylation. May be repeated if topics vary.
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CHEM 8630 - Advanced Bioinformatics
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 6640 or equivalent and knowledge of a computer programming language, or permission of instructor.
Description
Same as BIOL 8630 and CSC 8630. Advanced topics in bioinformatics, computer and internet tools, and their applications. Computer skills for the analysis and extraction of functional information from biological databases for sequence and structure of nucleic acids and proteins. Students will complete a computer-based bioinformatics project.
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CHEM 8800 - Seminar in Chemistry
1 Credit Hours
Description
Discussion of current research areas in chemistry.
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CHEM 8850 - Graduate Seminar in Chemistry
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Department of Chemistry at Georgia State University.
Description
This course deals with the process of giving a scientific seminar. Focus is on production of professional slides, the details of the oral presentation, and development of the ability to answer questions on the material. The course may be repeated.
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CHEM 8888 - Non-Thesis Paper Writing
1 to 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description
Students will write a comprehensive non-thesis paper based on an in-depth review of the literature. The topic needs to be decided in consultation with the research advisor. The report must be written following the format and guidelines set by the American Chemical Society.
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CHEM 8900 - Directed Study in Chemistry
1 to 5 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: departmental consent.
Description
May be repeated if topics vary.
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CHEM 8910 - Directed Research in Chemistry
1 to 25 Credit Hours
Description
May be repeated if topics vary.
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CHEM 8960 - Chemistry Lab Supervision: Practicum in Chemistry
2 Credit Hours
Description
Introduces graduate students to the techniques of good laboratory supervision. This course or its equivalent is required of all chemistry graduate students who serve as laboratory assistants. Credit does not count toward graduation.
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CHEM 8961 - Instructional Methods in Chemistry
1 to 6 Credit Hours
Description
Principles of undergraduate laboratory instruction, including instructional theory, laboratory policies, and academic honesty. One to six hours a week for discussion sections with laboratory supervisors and/or one-six hours a week for laboratory and workshop participation.
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CHEM 8970 - Topics in Molecular Biological Sciences
1 to 2 Credit Hours
Description
Same as BIOL 8970 This two-credit course will introduce basic concepts and principles of mass spectrometry (MS), help to develop the skills to analyze and interpret MS data and provide opportunities to operate different MS instruments in the MS facility. It can be used to fulfill the foreign language or research skill requirement. May be repeated if topics vary.
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CHEM 8999 - Thesis Research
1 to 25 Credit Hours
Description
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CHEM 9999 - Dissertation Research
1 to 25 Credit Hours
Description
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CIS 8000 - Information Technology Project Management
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director.
Description
This course examines the defining characteristics of IT projects and introduces the student to a variety of project management techniques that can be applied in an IT project context. Managing scope, time, cost, and quality will be explored. The course will cover management issues associated with packaged software implementation (e.g., ERP systems), in-house developed systems, and outsourced projects.
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CIS 8005 - Data Programming for Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director.
Description
ECE 7395 is cross listed with ECE 9395. This course builds upon the student’s foundation of programming principles through the introduction of application programming for data analysis. Major areas covered include inheritance and polymorphism, common programming data structures, and file and database access. Students will implement data analysis applications, which will be evaluated according to advanced programming principles. The programming language will be noted in the course listing for each semester.
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CIS 8010 - Process Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director (or enrollment in RCB Graduate Programs).
Description
This course examines the design of an organization’s structure and business processes. The course primarily focuses on the application of information technologies to transform organization and improve their performance. Methods of introducing and implementing information technologies to enable organizational change are examined.
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CIS 8025 - Mobile Application Development
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3270 or equivalent.
Description
This course introduces students to the design and implementation of Android and iOS applications for mobile devices. Students learn how to set up development environments for both platforms and will develop an app for both platforms. In addition, web application development related to mobile apps will be discussed, This course covers object-oriented programming concepts as well as programming languages used for Android and iOS application development.
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CIS 8040 - Fundamentals of Database Management Systems
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director (or enrollment in RCB Graduate Programs).
Description
Developing and managing efficient and effective database applications requires understanding the fundamentals of database management systems, techniques for the design of databases, and principles of database administration. This course emphasized database concepts, developments, use and management in three main sections: database concepts, practice, and emerging trends. Relational database systems are the main focus, but other types, including object- oriented databases, are studied. Practical design of data- bases and developing database applications using modern software tools will be emphasized.
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CIS 8045 - Unstructured Data Management
3 Credit Hours
Pre/Corequisites: CIS 8040 or approval by program director.
Description
This course addresses the unstructured data management skills needed for modern data analysis including those salient to big data and real-time data environments. The focus is on unstructured data and its environment. Unstructured data includes web data (blogs, text), user generated content, social media, location-aware data, and digital media among others. Topics covered include extraction methods for real time audio and video data, data capture, cleaning, representation, storage, queries, manipulation, and real-time data management. Also included as they apply to unstructured data environment are data security, governance, and visualization. Students will learn natural language processing and geo-spatial analytical tools.
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CIS 8080 - Information Systems Security and Privacy
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director.
Description
This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills for security of information and information systems within organizations. It focuses on concepts and methods associated with planning, designing, implementing, managing, and auditing security to all levels and on all systems platforms, including worldwide networks. The course presents techniques for assessing risk associated with accidental and intentional breaches of security. It covers the associated issues of ethical uses of information and privacy considerations.
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CIS 8085 - Information and Information Systems Security Risk Management
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8080 or approval by program director.
Description
This course develops knowledge and skills in risk based information security management geared toward preventive management and assurance of security of information and information systems in technology-enabled environments. It focuses on risk assessments, risk mitigation strategies, risk profiling and sensitivity, quantitative and qualitative models of calculating risk exposures, security controls and services, threat and vulnerability management, financing the cost of security risks, and return on investment for information security initiatives. The course presents several risk assessment models with an ultimate goal of identifying and realizing the unique and acceptable level of information risk for an organization.
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CIS 8086 - Protecting Information Assets
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8080 or approval by program director.
Description
This course provides students with a foundation and understanding of IT auditing services focused on protecting information assets. Topics include security, integrity, and availability of information systems. The course will allow the student to establish the scope, control environments and identify risks associated with information assets. It will also cover the protection of assets involving state-of-the art technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing. Students will understand how assessing risk is an important first step in undertaking the proper examination of an organization’s IT processes and technologies.Further, the course will cover latest standards and frameworks related to the auditing of information assets.
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CIS 8087 - Cloud Computing and Security
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8088 or approval by program director.
Description
This course allows for in-depth study of emerging or advanced topics in cloud computing with specific emphais on issues related to cybersecurity. Also, issues relating to cloud data, infrastructure and operations security as well as legal and compliance issues related to cloud computing will be covered. The course will rely on readings from professional literature, lectures, case studies and projects. Emphasis will be placed on recent advances in the field of cloud computing concepts, risks, and benefits.
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CIS 8088 - Network Security and Hacking
3 Credit Hours
Pre/Corequisites: CIS 8080 or approval of the program director.
Description
This course focuses on three specific aspects of data communication networks: 1) the technological underpinnings of data transmission over computer networks; 2) the known approaches to compromise and/or damage the networks; and 3) skills and methods necessary to prevent, detect and recover from network-based attacks. This course presents both theory and practice of network attack and defense and discusses contemporary tools, techniques and methodologies of attackers and defenders alike.
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CIS 8090 - Enterprise Architecture
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director.
Description
This course will explore the concepts, principles, and state of the art methods in enterprise architectures, including architectural styles, architecture description languages (ADL), software connectors, dynamism in architectures, and architecture based testing and analysis. The course will help understand the role of architecture in software engineering, specifically during requirements analysis, design (including object oriented design and related notations, such as UML), and implementation. The course will also cover practical applicability of architectures in software reuse and component interoperability platforms (such as CORBA, Enterprise JavaBeans, COM/ DCOM, and NET).
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CIS 8100 - Management of Information Services
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course addresses the many management issues unique to the information services function within organizations. Coverage includes information systems planning, managing the information infrastructure, justifying information technology investments, the costing of services and networks evaluating information system performance, alternative information service delivery modes, managing distributed and end user computing, project and operations management, systems security, and the management of information technology professionals.
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CIS 8125 - Information Technology Management
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course examines the use of information technology to position company operations to be effective, efficient and adaptable in the rapidly changing global economy while handing associated challenges, ethical concerns, and risks. Students will examine the role of information technology in contemporary business with respect to leadership, strategy, and digital content. The hands-on component will provide students with an opportunities to carry out related assignments on: data analytics; IT innovation; societal impacts; web analytics; social media; web analytics; and global sourcing.
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CIS 8389 - Directed Readings in Information Systems
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor, good academic standing.
Requirements: Required for MS/CIS thesis option. Open to CIS majors only.
Description
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CIS 8391 - Field Study in Computer Information Systems
1 to 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Department Approval.
Description
This course is designed to provide the senior level under graduate student or Master’s student with an opportunity to apply the business skills learned at the Robinson College of Business (RCB) in an approved site off or on campus. The course immerses students in the planning and execution of complex activities involved in both large and small businesses.
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CIS 8392 - Advanced Topics in Big Data Analytics
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8695 or approval by program director.
Description
This course allows for in-depth study of emerging or advanced topics in big data management and analytics. Examples of topics that could be covered include new applications of analytics in specific domains such as health and IT Audit, as well as new technologies for big data management and analytics. The specific topic may vary from term to term as may the associated course . Emphasis will be placed on readings from professional literature, lectures, case studies and This course allows for in-depth study of emerging or advanced topics in big data management and analytics. Examples of topics that could be covered include new applications of analytics in specific domains such as health and IT Audit, as well as new technologies for big data management and analytics. Emphasis will be placed on readings from professional literature, lectures, case studies and projects. The specific topic may vary from term to term as may the associated course prerequisites. This course may be repeated for credit in different topics. This course may be repeated for credit in different topics.
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CIS 8393 - Advanced Topics in Digital Innovation
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8674 or approval by program director.
Description
This course allows for in-depth study of emerging or advanced topics in digital innovation. Examples of topics that could be covered include disruptive technologies that facilitate digital innovation and strategies for transforming organizations with these technologies. Emphasis will be placed on readings from professional literature, lectures, case studies and projects. The specific topic may vary from term to term as may the associated course prerequisites. This course is repeatable for different topics. This course is repeatable for different topics.
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CIS 8394 - Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8085 or CIS 8088 or approval of program director.
Description
This course allows for in-depth study of emerging or advanced topics in cybersecurity. Examples of topics that could be covered include new technologies and cybersecurity in specific domains and environments like enterprise systems and cloud computing. Emphasis will be placed on readings from professional literature, lectures, case studies and projects. The specific topic may vary from term to term as may the associated course prerequisites. This course may be repeated for credit in different topics. This course may be repeated for credit in different topics.
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CIS 8395 - The Big Data Analytics Experience
3 Credit Hours
Pre/Corequisites: CIS 8398 or approval by program director.
Description
This course serves as the capstone course for the Big Data Management and Analytics concentration in the MS IS program and is intended to integrate the material that the students have learned in various courses in the concenration. This project provides an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from all courses in the Big Data Analytics concentration in the MSIS program. The project will be designed to perform work on specific topics relevant to the concentration. Students, individually or in teams, will develop a project plan with milestones like project charter, deliverables etc. Upon completion of the course, students will present both oral and written reports on their project.
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CIS 8396 - The Digital Innovation Experience
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: CIS 8393 or approval by program director.
Description
This course serves as the capstone course for the Digital Innovation concentration in the MS IS program and is intended to integrate the material that the students have learned in various courses in the concenration. This project provides an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from all courses in the Digital Innovation concentration in the MSIS program. The project will be designed to perform work on specific topics relevant to the concentration. Students, individually or in teams, will develop a project plan with milestones like project charter, deliverables etc. Upon completion of the course, students will present both oral and written reports on their project.
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CIS 8397 - The Cybersecurity Experience
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: CIS 8394 or Approval by program director.
Description
This course serves as the capstone course for the Cybersecurity concentration in the MS IS program and is intended to integrate the material that the students have learned in various courses in the concenration. This project provides an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from all courses in the Cybersecurity concentration in the MSIS program. The project will be designed to perform work on specific topics relevant to the concentration. Students, individually or in teams, will develop a project plan with milestones like project charter, deliverables etc. Upon completion of the course, students will present both oral and written reports on their project.
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CIS 8398 - Advanced AI Topics in Business
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8695 or approval by program director.
Description
This course covers various modern topics in the design, development, and evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems for data analytics in business. Example topics include (1) detection and measurement of bias and unfairness in AI/ML models, (2) approaches for explainable AI (XAI), (3) cloud-based AI systems, (4) high-performance and human-in-the-loop ML, and (5) deep learning for computer vision and natural language processing. This course emphasizes hands-on programming and implementation. Students will develop technical skills using a modern programming language to implement methods and systems for these topics.
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CIS 8630 - Business Computer Forensics and Incident Response
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ACCT 8680 or CIS 8080 .
Description
This course provides a strategic exploration into the prevention and response to intentional abuse of business information systems. This abuse frequently leads to diversion of resources, interruptions of service and corruption of data that develop into a variety of losses that can seriously impair an organization’s performance. Students will be prepared to plan and manage organizational incident and forensics preparedness, including information security policies, information controls, information practices, incident response plans, forensic readiness, and preservation of evidence in the form of electronically stored information. The course includes experiments in the use of forensics tools for investigation of organizational policy violations.
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CIS 8635 - IT Auditing
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8000 .
Description
Crosslisting ACCT 8630 . This course focuses on the knowledge and skills required for practice of IT auditing in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley world in which internal control is assessed in financial audits. The course covers assessment of internal control in technology-intensive settings, continuous monitoring and auditing of applications, and auditing of system development. Students work through audit simulations to develop IT audit expertise.
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CIS 8670 - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Implementation and Management
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will explore the concepts, principles, and state of the art methods in successfully integrating Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems into extant enterprise architectures. The course will help both functional area and IT managers understand the respective role of users, enteprise architects, developers and managers in the selection, preparation, implementation and management of large and complex enterprise applications. This is NOT a hands on ERP tool based course, rather it is a precursor to deeper involvement in ERP management, implementation and, if desired, administration. As such the course will be of value to students in both technical and managerial programs.
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CIS 8672 - Integrated Process Platforms for Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director.
Description
Understanding and executing digital innovation through a process platform is critical for success in today’s dynamic environment. This course will explore the concepts of organizational structure, master and transactional data, business scenarios and processes, and business process integration. The use of process platforms for the integration and transformation of various business processes such as Record to Report (Financial Accounting), Order to Cash (Sales and Distribution), Procure to Pay (Materials Management: Procurement, Inventory, and Warehouse Management), Manufacturing (Production Planning), and Hire to Retire (Human Capital Management) will be covered.
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CIS 8674 - Customizing Enterprise Systems Platforms
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8672 or permission of the program director.
Description
This course will explore the concepts and tools for configuration and customization of the Enterprise Systems platforms to meet the enterprise’s business requirements. Configuration and customization allows the enterprise to ensure the enterprise system platform’s end state design properly reflects the enterprise’s organizational structure, master data and business process requirements. For example, in the fulfillment scenario configuration is used to create and maintain the organizational, master data and business processes which leverages the standard functionality. When the business requirements cannot be met by the standard functionality of the platform, additional customization may be required with application development.
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CIS 8676 - Innovating with Emerging Technologies, and Systems Security and Privacy
3 Credit Hours
Pre/Corequisites: CIS 8393 or CIS 8674 or approval from program director.
Description
This course details the technical underpinnings of various emerging technologies as well as their potential uses by organizations. The course teaches students to identify a business opportunity based on an emerging technology, develop the opportunity into a viable business idea, and to present the idea to potential project sponsors, strategic partners, and customers. The specific technologies covered in this course will vary since the emerging technology landscape is rapidly and continuously evolving.
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CIS 8678 - Platform Strategies for Digital Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will introduce students to the many ways platform based innovations are transforming the economy and to the strategies that may be used for designing and launching a digital platform. This course will cover the fundamentals of digital transformation and will discuss how platform based innovations outperform product and services based organizations. The course will examine how organizations can launch and grow a digital platform and strategies for the governance of the platform, and will provide an overview of digital transformation and innovation across industries.
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CIS 8690 - Advanced Topics in Information Systems
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director.
Description
This course addresses emerging or advanced topics in information systems and services such as IT operations management, IT sourcing, cloud computing, and other emerging technology concepts. The specific topic may vary from term to term as may the associated course prerequisites. The specific topic may vary from term to term as may the associated course prerequisites. This course is repeatable for different topics. This course is repeatable for different topics.
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CIS 8693 - Data Analytics for Digital Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or equivalent or the permission of the program director.
Description
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills required to use data analytics in the development and delivery of digital innovations and digital transformation in organizations. Data analytics is an interactive process of analyzing and exploring enterprise data to find valuable insights that can be exploited for competitive advantage. This course covers data analytics models and methods that can be used to advance digital innovation and transformation initiatives, in the general business environment featured by the “big data” trends (increasing volume, variety, velocity, and veracity of data). The focus is on the role of predictive analytics and related machine learning techniques that can help transform organizations in the digital age.
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CIS 8694 - AI for Decision Making
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8693 or CIS 8695 or approval by program director.
Description
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is inspired by human intelligence, made powerful by data generated by humans and artifacts, and is most useful when it positively affects the human experience. This course provides an introduction to harnessing the power of AI so that it is beneficial to decision makers in organizations. It will cover a number of topics including agency and initiative, AI and ethics, bias and transparency, confidence and errors, human augmentation and amplification, trust and explainability, mixed-initiative systems, and programming by example. These topics will be explored via projects in dialog and speech-controlled systems, speech recognition, computer vision, data science, recommender systems, text summarization, learning science, UI personalization and visualization.
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CIS 8695 - Managing Big Data for Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 3260 or approval by program director.
Description
The course introduces techniques for the management and use of big data for a data‐rich business environment. The course covers the tools for collecting and managing large volumes of structured and unstructured data from organizational and external systems to successfully design, build, evaluate and implement decision aids for a variety of practical business applications. The course will also use a variety of state-of-the-art software for the collection, organization, analysis, and visualization of large structured and unstructured databases.
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CIS 8795 - IT Infrastructure for Big Data
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CIS 8005 or approval by program director
Description
This course covers IT infrastructure needed to manage Big Data including distributed data infrastructure design and usage, and parallel processing large-scale data over computing grids. Managerial and strategic concerns of big data grids will be introduced. Students will design and implement distributed data storage and processing schemes, and demonstrate their effectiveness with Big Data applications.
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CIS 8990 - MS-CIS Thesis Research
0 to 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Department Approval.
Description
Master of Science students approved for the thesis option must continuously enroll in this research course each semester until the thesis is completed and presented.
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CIS 9240 - Topics in Information Systems Development
3 Credit Hours
Description
In this course, theories and models applicable to the analysis of systems structure and the processes of systems analysis and design are studied. Emphasis is on the applicability of the material covered to information systems in particular. The focus of the course is announced in advance and the course syllabus is made available for students to review.
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CIS 9390 - Advanced Seminar in Information Technologies and Systems
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course addresses emerging or advanced topics in information technologies, such as wireless and mobile networks, mobile networks, such as outsourcing, entrepreneurship, project management, and mobile commerce. In addition to providing an in-depth understanding of the topic, the focus of the course will be on research problems, diverse research methodologies, modeling and performance evaluation, and architectural solutions. The course will prepare students to pursue doctoral research in the covered topic. The specific topics may vary from semester to semester and will be announced in advance.
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CNHP 6000 - Research for the Health Professions
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course provides an introduction to the methods of scientific research. Emphasis will be placed on the principles, materials, and statistical techniques utilized in modern research in the health sciences.
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CNHP 6010 - Medical Terminology
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course covers medical terminology as it pertains to the body with an emphasis on developing an understanding of the pathological terminology used in the individual medical specialties. Areas within health professional fields of respiratory therapy, physical therapy, nutrition, pathology, radiology, anesthesia, pharmacology, and others will be covered. This is an on-line course and is open to all graduate students.
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CNHP 6200 - Interprofessional Seminar
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Admission to one of the Lewis College professional programs.
Description
This course will include first-year students admitted to one of the graduate-level health disciplines in the Lewis College. Case studies will be discussed as interprofessionals with students from two or more professions in health and social care learn together during all or part of their professional training with the objective of cultivating collaborative practice for providing client.
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CNHP 6400 - Spanish for the Health Care Professional
3 Credit Hours
Description
The purpose of this course is to establish communication skills that can be used by health and human service practitioners in culturally diverse settings to assist Spanish speaking clients. This course is designed for non-Spanish speaking students.
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CNHP 6900 - EKG Interpretation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CNHP 2010, 3010 or 6010 preferred.
Description
This course presents a study of electrocardiograms. The course will provide the student with the opportunity to understand basic and advanced EKG waveform morphology, normal physiology of cardiac conduction, and basic dysrhythmias. Appropriate case studies will be used to illustrate clinical significance.
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CNHP 7000 - Introduction to Health Informatics
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics program or permission of instructor.
Description
Through class discussion, visits from practitioners, and faculty lectures, students are introduced to the present and projected roles of clinical health informatics professionals.
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CNHP 7100 - Concepts in Health Informatics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics program or permission of instructor.
Description
This course will cover the history of Informatics from a medical, nursing and healthcare perspective. It will incorporate inter-professional collaboration, professionalism, ethics, HIT drivers and legislation. It will cover concepts such as ROI/RFP/RFQ and Due Diligence, as well as vendor selection and assessment strategies.
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CNHP 7109 - Body Composition Assessment
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate student in BFLCONHP or consent of instructor.
Description
Assessment of body weight, body dimensions, and body composition is of considerable interest to those working in the health professions, as the information derived from these assessments is associated with health risks. In addition, the health professional’s ability to accurately plot changes in body composition over time is important for determining whether the patient/client is changing in a way that reduces or increases health risk. There are numerous strategies for assessing body dimensions and composition, ranging from weight/height growth charts used with children, to skinfolds, and to more sophisticated analysis techniques that involve bioelectrical impedance and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. This course will review both the historical and new methods available to health professionals for the assessment of body dimensions and body composition, with special emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of each technique and how these techniques may be appropriately used with the client/patient.
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CNHP 7130 - Tai Chi-A Therapeutic Exercise
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course introduces Tai Chi as a therapeutic exercise. The course addresses the benefits of Tai Chi exercise, Tai Chi’s origin, philosophy and development. Scientific evidence of Tai Chi’s benefits to health is discussed. The course introduces all the styles and forms of Tai Chi and the applications of Tai Chi to self-defense, exercise, rehabilitation and meditation. Application of the principles and practices of Tai Chi to various physical impairments and disabilities is discussed.
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CNHP 7150 - Database Systems in Healthcare
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Health Informatics program or permission of instructor.
Description
This course will provide a basic understanding of database design and structure, including relational databases and database types, data management, including modeling, reporting and data correction and data analysis. It will also provide an introduction to data analytics software using LinkedinLearning.com. This course will also cover Database connectivity, web technology and management security.
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CNHP 7200 - Health and the Older Adult
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course provides an introduction to physiological aging and the health status of older people and is designed for nonhealth professionals who work with older adults. Normal aging processes, age-related changes, and associated health promotion activities will be discussed. Information on the assessment and implications of alterations in functional health states, drug use, and referral sources are included.
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CNHP 7250 - Health Data Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics program or permission of instructor.
Description
This course will provide a basic understanding of database structure, including relational databases and database types, data management, including querying, reporting and data correction, and data analysis, including dash boarding and predictive analytics. The use of data visualization tools to interpret and apply. healthcare data analysis will be explored. This course will also cover data security and encryption, as well as privacy and confidentiality.
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CNHP 7270 - Introduction to Healthcare Project Management
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics program or permission of instructor and SNHP 7000 and SNHP 7100.
Description
This course will cover the basic Project Management concepts, providing students with an understanding of the Project Management Life Cycle, System Development Life Cycle, Change management and control, and knowledge of the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification requirements and information.
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CNHP 7300 - Quality Improvement in Healthcare Environments
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics program or permission of instructor and CNHP 7000 and CNHP 7100.
Description
This course will provide an understanding of quality and process improvement strategies, including six sigma/lean, as well as strategies for process improvement. It will also cover past/current/future regulations and requirements (MU/HIPAA/HITECH/MACRA) regulating quality improvement functionality in HIT. Patient Safety and Heuristic evaluation principles in system and software design will also be covered.
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CNHP 7400 - Healthcare Culture and Communication
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will cover how to build trust and lead collaboration among teams through various communication styles. It will prepare students to provide effective leadership to execute on team goals, create employee development plans, utilize reward and recognition for employee engagement and retention, and understand culture dynamics and tactics necessary to shift culture.
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CNHP 7500 - Health Communication
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will examine theories of interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication relevant to the health field. Students will review strategies of persuasion the relationship between attitude and behavior, and the changing nature of health and health delivery in the United States. Successful and unsuccessful health information campaigns will be evaluated.
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CNHP 7550 - Healthcare Information Technology
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Health Informatics program or permission of instructor.
Description
This course will cover IT hardware, software, networking, as well as full HIT and HIM systems. It will cover concepts for hardware and software assessments, gap analyses, workflow analyses, and ergonomic assessments. It will cover network structure and functions. (Course Fee).
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CNHP 7560 - Health Information Security
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Health Informatics program or permission of instructor.
Description
This course is designed to discuss the methods and tools for achieving health information security. It will discuss current security trends in healthcare, risk assessments and evaluation, the role of security policies and procedures through a non-technical security approach.
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CNHP 7600 - Graduate Health Informatics Capstone
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: CNHP 7000, 7100, 7270, and 7300.
Description
This course will provide hands-on, real-life experience in Health IT. Students can tailor the residency experience to meet certification requirements. Different certifications require different numbers of residency experience hours. Students can choose between 150-300 hours (3-6 credit hours) depending on the certification they desire to achieve. 50 hours of residency per credit hour. A final, residency-based project presentation, incorporating concepts learned during the program, will be required (capstone).
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CNHP 7610 - Health Informatics Enterprises
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Entrance into Graduate Health Informatics program or permission of instructor.
Description
This course is designed to discuss the concepts, theories, methods and tools for innovation and entrepreneurship within the Health IT industry. The course will deal with the application of a strategic entrepreneurship approach to dynamic business growth called demand creation in healthcare. A final project presentation incorporating concepts learned in the course will be required.
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CNHP 7800 - Interprofessional Collaboration for Advanced Practice
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Admission to a graduate program in the Lewis School.
Description
This course is designed to provide students in health care relate programs with introductory knowledge of interprofessional principles pertaining to team building skills, effective communication, and collaboration of care with individuals with multiple chronic conditions. Philosophical and theoretical foundations pertinent to interprofessional collaboration will be explored. Collaborative interprofessional learning experiences will provide the opportunity to increase knowledge and understanding of each profession’s contribution to health care.
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CNHP 7810 - Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Values for Health Professionals
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Inorganic chemistry with lab, organic chemistry with lab, AND EITHER human physiology OR biochemistry.
Description
The course will provide the student with the opportunity to understand the interrelationships between clinical laboratory test results and the disease process occurring in the patient. Laboratory values from hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis, and microbiology/immunology will be interpreted for infectious diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, hematologic disorders, and metabolic disorders. Appropriate case studies will be used to illustrate clinical significance.
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CNHP 7900 - Strategic Leadership in Healthcare Environments
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will discuss mission and vision statement development, external environmental assessment and determination of opportunities and threats, internal environmental analysis and determination of strengths and weaknesses, critical success factors, strategic objectives, linking strategy and budgets through business planning, establishing the culture for strategic management, and strategic control.
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CNHP 7980 - Research Practicum
3 Credit Hours
Description
Directed research in collaboration with a faculty member. For graduate assistants. Does not count towards degree requirements.
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CNHP 8000 - Trends Affecting Health Policies, Practices, and Laws
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course investigates the essential components of the health care system from the point of view of the practitioner, manager, and consumer. The course is designed to enable the student to demonstrate an understanding of government regulations, professional organization policies and practices, and practitioner roles as they relate to the formation and implementation of policy and law. This course is open to all university students.
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CNHP 8001 - Global Health- Study Abroad
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Graduate Student in a Lewis College professional program.
Description
The primary purpose of this program is to increase the global competency and cultural communication skills of students and faculty, as well as to understand the social and medical history of disease and healthcare. This course will help prepare Georgia State University students to excel within increasingly global healthcare systems. Students will have a greater appreciation for cultural diversity, and will investigate how healthcare professionals have sought to contain, control, treat, and cure different health conditions.
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CNHP 8002 - Addressing Health and Wellbeing for At-risk, Underserved, and Marginalized Populations: Cross Cultural Perspectives
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy graduate program; or other graduate health professions degree program.
Description
This course examines cross-cultural programming aimed at addressing health and wellbeing for at-risk, underserved, and marginalized populations. This course will be delivered as a hybrid course with online, in class, and study abroad components.
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CNHP 8004 - Health Sciences Seminar
3 Credit Hours
Description
Description: This course is designed to present the basic components of making effective research presentations, engage students in scholarly activities, and promote professional development in the area of health sciences. This class will provide students the opportunity to explore topics in health sciences, prepare and give research presentations in various formats to faculty and other students, and help students develop a CV and biosketch.
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CNHP 8005 - Case Studies in Healthcare: Law and Ethics for Healthcare Professionals
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course investigates the essential components of healthcare law as it applies to the healthcare practitioner. Utilizing case studies and legal and ethical principles, as well as regulations governing healthcare, the course is designed to enable the student to demonstrate an understanding of laws that apply to healthcare practitioners, ethical considerations impacting healthcare decisions, professional policies and practices, and practitioner roles as they relate to the formation and implementation of healthcare laws.
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CNHP 8010 - Leadership and Ethics in Healthcare
3 Credit Hours
Description
The course will describe and discuss major leadership philosophies and theories as well as ethical dilemmas. Through online and in class discussion and activities participants will explore these philosophies and theories to enhance their leadership potential. At the conclusion of this course each participant will have identified a leadership style(s) to use and grow within the healthcare industry.
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CNHP 8012 - Qualitative Methods and Analysis
3 Credit Hours
Description
Description: This course is designed to enable the student to examine the epistemology underlying various qualitative approaches and to gain beginning skills in one qualitative research approach. Course activities are designed to provide students with experiences in data generation, data analysis methods, critique and report generation. Each student will participate in knowledge generation from a qualitative perspective
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CNHP 8020 - Neurobiology of Sleep
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Acceptance into a graduate program at Georgia State University.
Description
Participants in this course will gain knowledge of contemporary theories regarding why humans need to sleep and the neural mechanisms contributing to the states of sleep and wakefulness. The application and evaluation of pharmacological interventions used to normalize activity within those neural pathways will be covered. An emphasis will be placed upon the analysis of perturbations within specific neurotransmitter systems may manifest as sleep related disorders.
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CNHP 8030 - Research Method and Design in Health Profession
3 Credit Hours
Description
Description: This course provides an introduction to the methods of scientific research. Emphasis will be placed on the principles, materials, and statistical techniques utilized in modern research in the health sciences. Doctoral students will gain experience in conducting quantitative data analysis using SPPS and writing and presenting a research proposal.
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CNHP 8040 - Biostatics I
3 Credit Hours
Description
Description: This course will provide a foundation of statistical analysis, inference, and probability theory for health professionals. This course will also focus on the application of biostatistical principles to health-related outcomes and diseases, with an emphasis on conducting statistical analyses and proper interpretation of results.
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CNHP 8045 - Biostatics II
3 Credit Hours
Description
Description: This course will provide a second sequence of statistical analysis, inference, and probability theory for health professionals to follow CNHP 8040 for doctoral students. This course will expand on the foundation of statistical analyses by discussing alternative extensions of regression, including binary, Poisson, multinomial, ordinal, loglinear, and mixed effects/multi-level regression.
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CNHP 8050 - Selected Topics Nursing and Health Professions
1 to 3 Credit Hours
Description
This course provides an in-depth exploration of health and/or human service topics, research, and current issues. May be repeated up to six hours if topic varies.
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