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IOP 503 - Industrial Organizational Psychology and Behavior
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course provides an overview of the impact individuals, groups, and structures have on human behavior within organizations, while also providing an introduction to literature in sociology, psychology, communication, and management. The course includes a summary of core topics to be covered in the IOP program such as: principles of social psychology, teams, job analysis, motivation, decision-making, performance, culture, and justice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 509 - Leadership Development and Change Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Emphasis is on developing self as an agent for change with opportunities given to practice and develop self as an agent for influence. This course investigates leadership principles and practices to create learning opportunities through experience.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 523 - Teams in Organizations
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course builds on themes covered in Social Psychology to dig deeper into the antecedents and underlying factors of team success. Students will learn from case studies, recommendations from the literature, and a summarized application of the content to business leaders.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): IOP 503 and 529
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IOP 529 - Social Psychology
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
The course exposes students to advanced concepts of human thought and behavior in groups. Concepts such as social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, leadership, social influence, interpersonal perception, attraction, altruism, and group dynamics may be covered in this course. Students will apply these theoretical concepts through research and practice.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 533 - Job Analyses and Performance Appraisal
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course includes the theories and techniques used to generate information about what is involved in performing a job or task, the physical and social context of this performance, and the attributes needed by an incumbent for such performance. Additionally, this course covers performance appraisal and feedback systems which meet organizational needs while enhancing worker motivation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 539 - Work Motivation
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course presents the conditions and environmental influencers of human behavior in the workplace. Together, students will work through personal strategies for raising their own motivation and applying those concepts to an organizational context.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 553 - Research Methods and Statistical Analysis
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces students to descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, probability, statistical vs. clinical significance, effect size, and power. Investigates methods to appropriately analyze and interpret data in the context of work.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 559 - Learning and On-the-Job Development
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
In this course, students develop a training deliverable grounded in modern learning theory, principles of adult learning theory, and conditioning principles for the purpose of influencing performance behaviors among employees. Students tie their trainings to the existing literature and design an assessment system for their project.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 563 - Special Topic
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course is designed to be an in-depth seminar on a selected topic within Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of fifteen (15) units with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 569 - Personnel Recruitment, Selection, and Placement
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Explores themes of organizational justice and equity in the selection of employees to organizations. Legal and societal tensions that affect selection, placement, and classification are covered. This course also explores the theories and statistics involved in the effective matching of individual needs, preferences, knowledge, skills, and abilities, with the needs and preferences of organizations. Recruitment strategies for raising organizational equity are also examined.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 573 - Statistical Tools for Business Application
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course is designed to provide students with the practical skills and information they will need to apply their knowledge of research and statistics in organizational settings. Topics include: developing or identifying assessments based on organizational needs, administering employee surveys, analyzing data, visualizing data, and using data to inform talent management strategy.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): IOP 553
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IOP 579 - Program Evaluation and Organizational Consulting
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course invites students to consider and apply their course material from throughout the IOP program, creating a consulting toolkit. As a cumulative course, this class integrates the principles of psychology, business, and statistics providing an opportunity for students to refine their professional acumen.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 583 - Cross-Cultural Communication
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Explores global perspectives of approaching the world of work. Based on measurable differences between cultures, we discover strategic approaches to the world of business and psychology, considering how they may vary from culture to culture. An emphasis will be placed on the inputs, processes, outputs model applied to social interactions.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IOP 593 - Practicum
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Students interact in peer-coaching conversations to help capture lessons learned in their places of work. The course is based on student-driven work opportunities, performance goals, and developmental growth.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
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Information Technology Management |
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ITM 505 - Information Systems Design
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Emphasizes the design of information systems with the intent to complement and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization in regards to organizational strategy, control, and on-going activities. Topics covered include systems architecture and components, web-enabled commerce, decision support systems, business intelligence, planning, and acquisition. Course highlights the need to link technology policy with corporate strategy with the overall goal to support and enhance competitive advantage.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 506 - Business Intelligence: Data Integration
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course prepares students to develop and integrate interdisciplinary data and business intelligence in order to apply real world business strategies. Research into applied historical marketing, finance, production, process, and management decisions highlight the integration and application of data-driven outcomes in multiple business environments internal and external to an organization. Students will develop business intelligent questions by applying data integration techniques. Students successfully completing this course will be prepared for the SAS Global Certification exam in Predictive Modeling using SAS Enterprise Miner.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 510 - Project Management
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Emphasizes the application of project management skills, tools, and techniques to information systems related project activities in order to determine project scope, charter, resources, scheduling, and cost requirements. Topics include project management, process groups and integration, scope, time management, costs, quality management, human resources, communications management, risk, procurement management, and stockholder management.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 511 - Business Analysis and Visualization
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring, Summer
This course discusses techniques for creating effective data visualizations to inform business decision making. Topics focus on turning data into charts, graphs, maps, and more to affect and inform business decision-making. Students will also prototype several visualizations based on existing datasets.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 520 - Systems Security
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Emphasizes the need, importance, and application of information security with a focus on protecting the informational assets of the organization. Topics include security frameworks, risk assessment, threat management, security plan development, security technologies, cryptography, physical security, implementation, and personnel. An importance is placed on the need to balance risk with organizational goals and the significance of applying a top-down management approach for driving security strategy and policy.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 530 - Systems Infrastructure
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Emphasizes the understanding and knowledge of the various components of an enterprise information systems infrastructure. Topics include computer-based hardware and software, operating systems, virtual servers, database systems, big data, wired and wireless networks, mobile computing, e-commerce, cloud computing, enterprise systems, business intelligence, knowledge management, system acquisition, system development, cybercrime, and ethics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 540 - Emerging Technologies
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
This course focuses on the evaluation, assessment, and adoption of new technologies with the goal to support and enhance organizational strategy and competitive advantage. Topics include artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and biotechnology, and how emerging technologies are identified, how they evolve, and factors that may encourage or stifle growth.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 541 - Business Analytics Modeling
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Summer
This course delves into the field of predictive analytics, where you’ll learn how to use exploratory, forecasting, and predictive modeling integrated for model fitting and analysis in specific applied business environments. Concepts combine application of business strategy, information technology, and modeling methods. Students will build and explore predictive models in conjunction with continuous and categorical business environments in marketing, finance, production, process, and managerial targets. Students successfully completing this course will be prepared for SAS Global Certification exam in Visual Modeling using SAS Visual Statistics 7.4 software.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 550 - Disaster Recovery Planning
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Emphasizes the evaluation and assessment of an organization’s information assurance needs and the necessary tools required for planning, risk assessment, backup, recovery, and detection with an importance on implementing a comprehensive Information Assurance Management program for the organization. Topics include information assurance basics, planning, risk mitigation, detection and recovery, and the application of information assurance to selected industries.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 560 - Law and Ethics in Information Technology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
Emphasizes the knowledge and assessment of cyber law and compliance as it relates to the organization. Topics include the Organizational Strategic Governance framework, business continuity management planning, risk assessment, resilience policy, the Integrated Resilience Management Model and System, threat identification, competitor and marketing analysis, and the governance and regulation compliance decision-making process using an ethical framework.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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ITM 595 - Information Technology Management Capstone
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
This course provides the opportunity to integrate knowledge and demonstrate skills obtained throughout the program in the form of an enterprise level information systems related project, which involves the analysis of an organization’s needs, the development of an information systems architecture, and the project management components needed for successful implementation. The course culminates with a final report/paper and presentation.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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Interdisciplinary Studies |
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IDS 500 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to interdisciplinary concepts and skills at the graduate level. Emphasis will be placed on cross-disciplinary analysis and the application of hybrid skills in future professions. In addition, the course will prepare students to effectively apply critical reading, writing, and thinking skills in analyzing interdisciplinary topics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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IDS 599 - Integrative Capstone
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
The Interdisciplinary Studies capstone course allows the student to blend the skills and knowledge acquired from two areas of emphasis in earlier course work into one comprehensive research paper. The course is designed to assess student mastery of skills through the synthesis of interdisciplinary relationships from concepts and techniques learned from multiple disciplines; while reflecting on the purpose of these specialized relationships in their personal and professional goals.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): IDS 500 and permission of Department Chair
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Interprofessional Education |
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IPE 510 - Interprofessional Education: Exposure
Units: 0
When Offered: As offered
This IPE introductory course provides exposure to learners early in their educational programs to engage in activities that offer knowledge based information, focused on “describing roles and responsibilities” and “demonstrating awareness of interprofessional (IP) communication and teamwork in the context of shared curricular topics required across health professions. An introductory level hybrid course of Inter-Professional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies and an end of course seminar for all students will be required.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Athletic Training, Counseling Psychology, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Public Health, or Speech Language Pathology majors
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IPE 520 - Interprofessional Education: Immersion
Units: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course will engage intermediate learners in their educational program together through their own programs activities that provide opportunities to continue to build upon IPE competencies and develop collaborative skills, knowledge and attitudes. Programs will integrate multifaceted active teaching methods such as simulation, problem-based learning, clinical practicum, community-based projects, service-learning, and other IPE activities.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): IPE 510
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IPE 530 - Interprofessional Education: Competence
Units: 1
When Offered: Spring
This course prepares advanced learners to work collaboratively as appropriate, to assess, plan, provide care/intervention and make decisions to optimize client/patient, family, and community health outcomes and improve quality of care through a University wide IPE simulation. Students will draw upon previously learned knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to the four domains of IPE education to effectively apply leadership qualities that support collaborative practice, and team effectiveness through reflection and application.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): IPE 520
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Kinesiology Courses beginning with the prefix EDU are listed in the School of Education sections of this catalog.
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KIN 500 - Leadership in Kinesiology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course covers the historical and philosophical roles of sport programs in education. Leadership theory will be applied to various physical activity roles within K-12 and higher education settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 501 - Applied Pedagogy in Physical Education
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course is designed to improve teaching effectiveness by covering curricular, classroom management, assessment, and physical development issues for students of all ages.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 502 - Contemporary Health Issues
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Major areas include personal, family, and community health, including the effects of alcohol, dangerous drugs and narcotics, degenerative and infectious diseases, and tobacco on the human body. Exploration of community resources related to health issues is offered. Meets California Teacher Credential requirements. Crosslisted with KIN 302.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 505 - Ethics and Leadership in Kinesiology
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course will focus on value systems and their role in ethical leadership. Ethical issues in kinesiology, sport, exercise, and physical education are examined, with the application of leadership theory and fundamental principles in guiding ethical discussion, assessment and evaluation. This course will include an examination of biblical principles of leadership, relevant laws and theories pertaining to leadership, ethical theories, and the development of leadership in the domains of kinesiology, exercise and sport.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 506 - Special Topics in Kinesiology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Concentration upon a specific topic in the field of kinesiology. Topic varies for different semesters.
Repeatable: May be repeated multiple times for credit with change in topic
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 510 - Ethics and Philosophy in Kinesiology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course studies contemporary and historical value systems in sport and the role of ethical leadership. Current ethical issues in modern sport and physical education are examined.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 515 - Managing Sport Programs
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course covers various management issues including policy development and implementation, management style and philosophy, and human resource issues. Also covered will be the interaction of sport managers with governing boards, administrators, and constituents.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 516 - Advanced Exercise Physiology
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring & OPS
This course that prepares students to better understand clinical exercise physiology, sport physiology, and exercise testing and prescription. Students will understand the bioenergetics, energetics of human movement, lactate metabolism, cardiovascular and pulmonary exercise physiology, and both acute and chronic hormonal responses to exercise.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 526 - Musculoskeletal Exercise Interventions
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course examines the use of resistance and strength training in exercise programs. Topics include treatment of selected neuromuscular, orthopedic, and musculoskeletal diseases and dysfunction, as well as improvement of performance through musculoskeletal exercise.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 535 - Event and Facility Management
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will encompass a thorough conception of the planning and management of various athletic events and facilities. Class will periodically attend events outside of normal class hours, including weekends.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 536 - Clinical Exercise Physiology
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course is an advanced study of human physiological adaptations to exercise. Emphasis is placed on energy metabolism, energetics, and exercise training techniques. Clinical application of current research findings is stressed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 545 - Sport Marketing and Promotion
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course covers a variety of promotional and marketing strategies for sport programs and facilities ranging from high school athletics through professional sports.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 546 - Sports Nutrition
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
This course provides a foundation in the science of exercise nutrition and bioenergetics. These foundational principles will be used in constructing sound nutritional recommendations as they apply to human physical activity and sports medicine. Current research concerning pharmacologic and nutritional ergogenic aids, disordered eating, fluid balance and thermoregulation, and body composition will be discussed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 550 - Legal Aspects of Kinesiology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
This course provides an understanding of the American legal system and its response to sport related disputes. Material includes legal terminology, liability, risk management, personnel issues, Title IX, and various issues facing today’s teachers, coaches and athletic administrators.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 552 - Advanced Study of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
This course will focus on psychological theory and application towards sport and exercise performance. In-depth analysis of sport psychology theory and exercise behavior will be applied to areas such as motivation, goal setting, burnout, anxiety, attention/concentration, and behavior change. Current issues, research trends, and interventions will play a critical role in the discovery and application of sport and exercise psychological theory.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 557 - Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription for Special Populations
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
This integrated lecture and virtual lab course focuses on the administration and interpretation of exercise tests for special populations. Lectures and interactive labs will help prepare students to identify normal and abnormal physiological responses of the human body before, during and after the administration of various exercise testing and training protocols. Application of current research will guide program design and exercise prescription for adults and special populations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 560 - School Health Education
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
School health education, drug and tobacco education, family living, community health, and safety education are mixed with teaching philosophy and current research to prepare the physical education teacher to teach health. Approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to meet requirements for the professional clear credential.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 560L - School Health Education Lab
Units: 1
When Offered: As offered
Students will connect the content from the core lecture course with practice at the district, school, or classroom level through a problem-based learning experience.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): KIN 560
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KIN 562 - Exercise and Fitness Education
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered & OPS
This course will focus on the pedagogical principles of fitness and applied psychomotor skills that fitness professionals must possess in order to successfully work with adults and special populations. Instructional methods will be studied in relation to cardio-respiratory endurance, strength, flexibility exercises, skill related components of fitness, body composition, and wellness. Special emphasis will be placed on health risk factors, fitness assessment, movement technique, and exercise programming.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 565 - Economics of Sport
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course provides an introduction to the economic principles that influence athletic and sport organizations. Topics discussed include monopoly, economic impact analysis, budget preparation and related topics.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 566 - Clinical Exercise Intervention for Chronic Disease
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course will prepare students for laboratory based clinical exercise assessments through hands on experience and guided case studies. Focus will be given to cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and pulmonary assessments. This course will discuss the underlying pathology of a variety of metabolic and lifestyle disease with specific emphasis on exercise prescription for the prevention and treat of lifestyle diseases. This course will center on 4 primary domains: 1) Patient/ Client Assessment, 2) Exercise Prescription, 3) Program implementation/ongoing support, 4) Leadership and Counseling.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 570 - Research Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall & OPS
This course provides an introduction to research methods designed to acquaint the student with reading and analyzing literature. Material will include basic statistics, quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 575 - Media and Public Relations in Sport
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course examines media and public relations in sport. Different types of media, technology and alternative marketing and communication channels will be explored.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 577 - Community Based Physical Activity Interventions
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course provides an overview of the role of the physical activity specialist within the community health department. The course analyzes the development, initiation, and evaluation of campaigns, resources, community capacity building, and coalitions to promote physical activity.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 580 - Research Project Seminar
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course provides the student with the opportunity to complete an original research project of either quantitative or qualitative design. Designed to deepen the student’s knowledge in an area of professional interest.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 585 - Field Experience I
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Internship experience designed to provide the students with practical knowledge of sport related careers. Internship sites and duties are arranged by the student with the assistance and approval of the faculty advisor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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KIN 586 - Electrocardiography in Clinical Exercise
Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course prepares students for clinical interpretation of electrocardiograpy (EKG) in the rehabilitation, medical and exercise performance environments. Laboratory experiences are included that provide an understanding of EKG readings during health and exercise related activities.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 593 - Applied Knowledge in Kinesiology
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course is a culminating experience that will allow the student to demonstrate knowledge they have gained throughout the Master of Science in Kinesiology program. The culminating exercise will be in the format of a comprehensive examination, research project or thesis. Students completing a project or thesis will prepare a presentation that focuses on that experience.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): KIN 570
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KIN 594 - Comprehensive Examination
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Required for students wishing to take a comprehensive examination to complete degree requirements for a Master of Science in Kinesiology. The course is not repeatable for credit. Students may retake the course once if the final examination is unsuccessful.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): KIN 570 and permission of the Program Director
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KIN 595 - Field Experience II
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Internship experience designed to provide the students with practical knowledge of sport related careers. Internship sites and duties to be arranged by the student with the assistance and approval of the faculty advisor.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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KIN 598 - Thesis
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
This course provides an extended research experience for the student. Under the direction of a faculty chair and thesis committee, the student will conduct further empirical research after completing KIN 580 through the preparation and defense of a thesis. In the event the student does not successfully defend by the end of the course, the student will retake the course the next semester it is offered. If the thesis defense is not successful after two attempts the student will meet with the program director and enroll in the comprehensive examination to fulfill the examination requirement.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional fee
Prerequisite(s): KIN 570 , 580 , and permission of the Department Chair
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Leadership |
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LDR 502 - Theories and Foundations in Leadership Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates the primary theories and cross-cultural perspectives on leadership and the respective implications and applications in developing a holistic and international model for leadership. Students will develop a comprehensive philosophy of leadership which also evaluates their assumptions about the nature and knowledge of truth, God, humanity, good and evil, and society and their respective implications for leadership in a global society. Students will also develop a leadership improvement plan that examines their leadership strengths and challenges. Students will evaluate established classics in the leadership genre and various case-studies on leadership.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 503 - Foundations of Christian Leadership
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course is designed to help leaders understand the explicit and underlying theological foundations of Christian leadership. The major motifs of leadership as described in the Bible will be analyzed with the intent of identifying contextually relevant prescriptions and practices. Special attention will be given to servant leadership and the responsibility of leaders to be followers. Focus will also be placed upon modern models and theories of organizational leadership with the intent of application to faith-based institutions and other professional environments. Through careful biblical and theoretical synthesis, students will engage in identifying clear ecclesiological purpose and mission. This analysis of Scripture and select books will result in the development of a robust philosophy of Christian leadership.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 510 - Leadership Strategy and Planning
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course begins with a review of the biblical and historical foundations that set the stage for the necessary and proper characteristics of faith-based institutions, and evaluates the impact of these traits in various professional environments. This analysis will be supplemented by a review of the discipline of organizational strategy, particularly in the context of rapid change and frequent disruptions. Students will be guided to actualize their theological convictions into practices that are reflective of and consistent with core beliefs. Special attention will be placed upon strategies and techniques of moving from ideals, values and goals to effective implementation. Students will evaluate and articulate the roles of intentionality and accountability in leading faith-based institutions and other organizations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 521 - Organizational and Institutional Theories
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates leadership in context of organizational and instructional environments. Students will develop an in depth understanding of organizational and institutional theory and practices recognizing the unique contribution of both fields in understanding formal and informal structures and rationale and irrational processes in any collective activity. Students will be equipped with multiple perspectives to strategically frame and leverage organizational and institutional policies and practices to promote ethical and desired outcomes.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 501 or 502
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LDR 525 - Biblical Perspectives on Social Change
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course examines the theological foundations for social transformation and evaluates historical and current thinking and practice on the relationship between the Church and social problems. Students will evaluate institutional and individual influence on society as well as theories and practices of social change.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 540 - Leadership Execution and Productivity
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course will add to the student’s understanding of both biblical and contemporary organizational strategies for execution defined as sustained achievement of the vision, mission, values and goals of a given institution. Attention will be placed on the concepts of alignment (people, processes and activities in synergy with mission and goals), intentionality and measurements of success, accountability and adjustments based on results. Additionally, students will be guided in an evaluation of personal discipline, time management, and the competencies related to productivity consistent with the wide range of biblical descriptions of a well-lived life.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 541 - Knowledge Management and Decision Making
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates theories on the nature of knowledge, knowledge management and decision making. Students will evaluate common reasoning fallacies and biases that make for flawed decisions and develop more robust and creative decision making strategies and processes that meet the needs of the situation. Student will develop a comprehensive rubric of principles that allows for effective management of knowledge and decision making.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 550 - Leadership Ethics, Virtues, and Practices
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates various ethical frameworks and worldviews with an emphasis on the Christian worldview in order to promote ethical and virtuous leaders. Students will establish principles for practicing ethical judgments and habits for virtuous and ethical leadership practices. Students will develop a personal heuristic for developing virtues and making ethical decisions that address ethical and moral dilemmas and choices that confront those in leadership positions.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 521
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LDR 551 - CCCAOE Professional Training
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course equips students with logistical skills associated with leading career and technical education programs in California community colleges. Students will document 120 hours of learning activities completed in the CTE Dean Training hosted by the California Community College Association for Occupational Educators and complete a learning portfolio to be approved by the University instructor of record.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Leadership and Adult Learning Specialization
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LDR 555 - Power and Accountability
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course analyzes the appropriate use of responsibility and leadership. Biblical leadership requires a proper understanding of authority and how to steward it in effective ways that lead to organizational health and effectiveness, whether in faith-based networks or any other professional environment. Learners will evaluate seminal literature related to transformational versus transactional leadership and analyze select biblical texts and contemporary reflections related to power, stewardship, influence, pride, humility, accountability and the abuse of power. Students will synthesize and apply proven insights and practices related to empowerment, persuasion and influence. From the perspective of a Christian leader of an organization, the learner will evaluate biblical descriptions and prescriptions related to authority, decision-making, and accountability, and will articulate a theological and practical strategy based on these insights.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 560 - Leading and Managing Complexity
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates systems and complexity theories and their respective implications for leadership. Students will explore the rules and patterns that govern all nonlinear and dynamic systems. Students will develop strategies and skills to successfully lead institutions and manage the complexity and chaos associated with leadership in complex environments.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 521
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LDR 561 - Leadership Tactics
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
The course equips students to successfully lead at the tactical level around issues associated with community college administration. Topics include, but are not limited to, managing CTE funding, legislation and regulations, union relations, projects, correspondences, and meetings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 562 - Contemporary Leadership Perspectives and Practices
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This three unit course equips students to confront professional and organizational challenges from various leadership perspectives. Students will document 120 hours of formal learning activities completed in the Leadership Institute of Riverside County, hosted by the Riverside County Office of Education or the Riverside County Leadership Initiative and complete a learning portfolio to be approved by the University instructor of record.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Dean
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LDR 565 - Modeling, Mentoring, and Disciple Making
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course will investigate the implications of foundational passages in the Bible related to developing, nurturing, and equipping leaders. Students will discover the biblical precedent of training, teaching, modeling, and transferring leadership, and will synthesize how to demonstrate these principles in organizational contexts. Students will specifically analyze the theological and practical applications of the concepts of imitation and serving as role models for others. Special attention will be given to biblical, historical, and contemporary models and methods of mentoring, and disciple-making that prioritize developing succession plans and entrusting leadership to others.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 570 - Social Capital
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course examines the relationship between social capital and specific types of political and economic behavior from a comparative (local, regional, and global) perspective. More specifically, the course examines the impact of social capital on important policy outcomes, such as democracy building, economic development, and governmental performance.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 575 - Entrepreneurial Leadership in a Christian Context
Units: 3
When Offered: OPS
This course provides an examination of the discipline of innovation from a biblical worldview. Specific focus will be given to innovation in faith-based organizations, but the course will also deal with leadership issues for Christians who innovate in a variety of professional environments. The course will require the student to interact with some of the most current and influential thought leaders in innovation through books, articles, and video presentations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 589 - Internship
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Under the supervision of a faculty member and representative from the sponsoring organization, students will utilize the internship to develop and demonstrate the principles and skills introduced in the leadership studies course.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): Declared Leadership and Organizational Studies specialization
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LDR 590 - Advanced Studies in Leadership Practices
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Students will engage in readings designed to advance their understanding of critical leadership perspectives and practices and complete a project that synthesizes learning from previous coursework in leadership studies and their formal leadership experiences.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 595 - Community and Leadership Practicum
Units: 1-12
When Offered: As offered
Under the supervision of a faculty member and representative from the sponsoring agency, students will implement principles and skills to promote human flourishing consistent with the mission of the assigned agency and program learning outcomes. Candidates will successfully accomplish predetermined goals and projects for the sponsoring agency agreed upon by the University and site supervisors and demonstrate their mastery of the program outcomes by completing a comprehensive portfolio.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of twelve (12) units
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
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LDR 702 - Theories and Foundations in Leadership Studies
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates the primary theories and cross-cultural perspectives on leadership and the respective implications and applications in developing a holistic and international model for leadership. Students will develop a comprehensive philosophy of leadership which also evaluates their assumptions about the nature and knowledge of truth, God, humanity, good and evil, and society and their respective implications for leadership in a global society. Students will also develop a leadership improvement plan that examines their leadership strengths and challenges. Students will evaluate established classics in the leadership genre and various case-studies on leadership.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 721 - Organizational and Institutional Theories
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates leadership in context of organizational and institutional environments. Students will develop an in depth understanding of organizational and institutional theory and practices recognizing the unique contribution of both fields in understanding the formal and informal structures and rational and irrational processes in any collective activity. Students will be equipped with multiple perspectives to strategically frame and leverage organizational and institutional policies and practices to promote ethical and desired outcomes.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): LDR 702
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LDR 725 - Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course will focus on introducing students to quantitative and qualitative research methods commonly used in the social sciences as well as key concepts associated with conducting research.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 730 - Culture and Sociology of Organization
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates the sociological and cultural aspects associated organizational life and one’s own personal and professional development. Students will review various theories of sociology informing organizational structures and interactions. Students will evaluate social and group dynamics of creating and maintaining norms, roles and traditions associated with organizational goals and values. Students will be equipped with the insights and skills to build and maintain an organizational culture of high expectations for optimal performance and facilitate positive change.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 721
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LDR 735 - Inferential Statistics
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This is an intermediate course in inferential statistics focusing on the inferential techniques of hypothesis testing and confidence interval estimation. Topics include descriptive statistics, measures of variability and correlation regression analysis, analysis of variance with an introduction to multiple linear regression. Non-parametric statistics will also be covered.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 725
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LDR 740 - Creative and Effective Decision Making
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates theories on the nature of knowledge, knowledge management, and decision making. Students will evaluate common reasoning fallacies and biases that make for flawed decisions and develop more robust and creative decision making strategies and processes that meet the needs of the situation. Students will develop a comprehensive rubric of principles that allows for effective management of knowledge and decision making.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 745 - Advanced Qualitative Research
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course will focus on qualitative inquiry; participant-observation methods; and qualitative data reduction, and analysis.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 725 and 735
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LDR 750 - Leadership Ethics, Virtues, and Practices
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates various ethical frameworks and worldviews with an emphasis on the Christian worldview in order to promote ethical and virtuous leaders. Students will establish principles for practicing ethical judgments and habits for virtuous and ethical leadership practices. Students will develop a personal heuristic for developing virtues and making ethical decisions that address ethical and moral dilemmas and choices that confront those in leadership positions.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 721
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LDR 755 - Advanced Quantitative Research
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course will focus on advanced quantitative statistical procedures. The course includes but is not limited to procedures such as linear statistical models and regression-based methods for analyzing quantitative data, multivariate statistical procedures, and relevant statistical-analysis packages.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 725 and 735
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LDR 760 - Leading and Managing Complexity
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates systems and complexity theories and their respective implications for leadership. Students will explore the rules and patterns that govern all nonlinear and dynamic systems. Students will develop strategies and skills to successfully lead institutions and manage the complexity and chaos associated with leadership in complex environments.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): LDR 721
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LDR 765 - Program Evaluation and Resource Allocation
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
This course examines the issues and models associated with developing and implementing comprehensive and holistic assessments of academic and social institutions. Students will develop the knowledge and skills to direct financial, human and technological resources to bring about program improvement and success. Students will develop necessary strategies and skills to design and implement program improvement plans and effectively manage resources to accomplish institutional objectives.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 770 - Social Capital
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course examines the relationship between social capital and specific types of political and economic behavior from a comparative (local, regional, and global) perspective. More specifically, the course examines the impact of social capital on important policy outcomes, such as democracy building, economic development, and governmental performance.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 780 - Human Capital Development
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course evaluates critical theories and practices associated with recruiting and retaining quality and competent personnel and developing effective teams. Students will gain the knowledge and skills to successfully work with and develop their colleagues to accomplish organizational objectives, with an emphasis on communication, team building and grooming emerging leaders. Students will also develop competencies in managing employee problems and due process.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 790 - Public Policy
Units: 4
When Offered: As offered
This course examines the activities of government and the consequences of these actions. Through the application of analytical techniques, the student will gain an understanding of the nature of public policy and various ways in which it may be approached.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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LDR 795 - Research Seminar
Units: 1-2
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
The doctoral research seminars are designed to groom participants to conduct and evaluate scholarly research and become stewards of an academic discipline. The developmental sequence of seminars equips students with the knowledge and skills to excel as doctoral students and emerging scholars. The seminars culminate in students designing, conducting, and reporting their original research in the form of a dissertation.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of twenty (20) units
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
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MAT 500 - Special Topics
Units: 1-4
When Offered: As offered
The purpose of this course is to provide students a chance to explore other topics not included in the Applied Math coursework. Student involvement in selection of topics is strongly encouraged. Upon a topic selection, students will be expected to explore real-world applications.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of twelve (12) units with change in subject
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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MAT 503 - Functional Analysis with Applications
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
The course will focus on the foundations of functional analysis and create a solid framework into which students will be able to build a strong research platform in applied mathematics. The course will begin with the basics of normed vector spaces, the Lebesgue integral, Hilbert spaces and operators. After providing the theoretical and computational basis, the course will provide students with applications into differential equations, Sobolev spaces, Distributions, and Fourier analysis.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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MAT 513 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
Students will be introduced to concepts of the qualitative theory of differential equations such as existence and uniqueness, linear systems, autonomous systems, stability, bifurcations, chaos. Students will be introduced to dynamical systems and study the Poincaré-Bendixson theorem, limit cycles and the Hartman-Grobman theorem. Periodic and bounded solutions will be discussed briefly. Applications in modeling biological and social phenomena will also be discussed.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): MAT 503
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MAT 514 - Partial Differential Equations
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (even years)
This course is designed to teach students how to analyze, solve and apply partial differential equations. Students will learn about well-posed and ill-posed problems; existence and uniqueness of solutions to PDEs (Partial Differential equations). Students will learn about linear, quasi-linear and non-linear PDEs of the first order in on spatial dimension. Students will learn about wave propagation, hyperbolic and parabolic PDEs in one spatial dimension. Students will learn and use different methods for solving PDEs such as separation of variables, method of characteristics, green functions, etc. Students will learn about Fourier series and integrals, higher order equations and vibrational methods. Applications will be discussed for most equations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): MAT 503
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MAT 516 - Math Biology
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (even years)
The study of difference equations to model different biological phenomena. An introduction to concepts of the qualitative theory of differential equations such as steady-state solutions, stability and linearization, Phase-Plane methods and nullclines, classifying stability characteristics, global and local behavior, limit cycles, oscillations, and the Poincaré-Bendixson theorem. An introduction to linear difference equations and how to solve these analytically while understanding the behavior of solutions. Students will learn how analyze the qualitative behavior of solutions for nonlinear difference equations via linearization. The study of steady states, stability criteria and cobwebbing and other numerical resources to solve difference equations.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
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