LEA420 Socio-Cultural Intelligence in Criminal Justice will introduce students to the concept of effectively engaging with individuals from aspects of society different than their own. Emphasis will be on the implications of cultural intelligence for criminal justice practitioners in today’s increasingly complex communities. This will include an exploration of changing social expectations, developing a diverse workforce that is reflective of the community, and the implications of cultural intelligence in problem solving, decision-making, and communication, as well as examining both explicit and implicit bias.

This course will provide students with the skills to develop a comprehensive plan for risk analysis, threat assessment, staffing an emergency operations center, coordinating with supporting agencies, and the creation of a continuing testing program. Analysis of historical incidents as well as realistic scenarios are used to teach students how to plan for natural disasters as well as terrorism and other emergencies at the federal, state and local levels. This course is designed to provide students with the ability to evaluate an emergency incident, determine its scope, understand the function of the first responders, learn the communication procedures necessary to alert the appropriate agencies, and understand how first responders are dispatched. Students will create a recovery plan for response to large scale incidents.

PPA 310 Public Organizational Theory and Behavior presents the theories of how people behave in organizations with the emphasis on public sector and non-profit organizations. This course addresses Organization Behavior, Organization Theory, and Public Management with emphasis on public accountability while providing a perspective for managing public and nonprofit sector organizations. The focus is on the primary foundational aspects of organizational structure, communication, and accountability directly to the citizen. Students will also apply theory to practice and understand how to respond to the public mood of cutback and reduction in addition to an overall distrust of government.

This course examines the major theoretical and conceptual explanations for social problems in modern society. Students will be introduced to a variety of current social problems in the United States and around the world, and will consider and suggest potential social action through the use of foundational sociological tools such as research, social theory and understanding of inequality and identity groups. The focus of the course is twofold: the critical analysis of the causes and consequences of these social problems from a sociological framework; and the considered social action through community action, using sociological tools.

This course introduces the Scrum framework for project management, focusing on its application in software development and other fields, while comparing it to traditional waterfall methodologies. Students will learn Scrum terminology, team responsibilities, values, and project tracking tools. The curriculum aligns with Scrum.org standards, preparing interested students for the Professional Scrum Master I certification exam. While exam study materials are provided, students are responsible for registering and paying for the official certification test administered by Scrum.org.

This capstone course will enable students to synthesize prior learning and develop an advanced understanding of key financial concepts and theories, and the firm as a mechanism to build shareholder wealth. Course content includes evaluating projects using capital budgeting techniques, analyzing a firm’s cost of capital, and assessing key components of dividend policy. Finally, in the summative assignment, students will implement capital budgeting techniques within the framework of corporate mergers and acquisitions. Prerequisite: GEN 499. This course must be taken last in the program. 

This course focuses on international accounting issues for companies operating in a global business environment. Emphasis is placed on regulatory compliance including US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and sustainability reporting standards. Students will learn to analyze accounting concerns related to global business transactions, international taxation, and management of multinational corporations. Prerequisite: ACC 407.

This course focuses on the preparation, analysis, and interpretation of financial statements and reports with an emphasis on leadership decision-making. Topics include the role of financial information in economic settings, valuation, risk assessment, contracts, and holistic evaluations of operational performance, financial position, and long-term market viability. Prerequisite: ACC 310

The Technology and Innovation course takes an in-depth look at innovatively driven organizations and the use of technology to advance in competitive markets. Students explore various products and processes within organizations in addition to examining stages of innovation and opportunity as synthesized with a corporate strategy. Topics include; structure and support of control processes in personnel, financial strategy and organizational culture. This course also explores avenues for acquiring technology through alliances and mergers in addition to studying sustainable competitive advantages with social, ethical, political and legal responsibilities with relation to integrating new technology into existing structures. Prerequisite: As this course is an elective option for the student in the MBA program, elective courses must be completed after all other major courses and prior to the capstone course.