This course primarily examines the residential real estate finance markets and their impacts on consumers, but will also cover facets of commercial real estate. Mortgage options and purchase costs will be highlighted with attention to theories of real estate investment. 

This course examines the basic job functions of real estate salespersons and brokers. Property listing, advertising, escrow, sales, and establishing a customer/client base will be covered with practical applications for completing successful transactions.

This course introduces students to the general principles of real estate, to include industry terminology, ethics, deeds, listing and purchase agreements, agency, contracts, and property valuation decisions. Emphasis will also be on factors impacting local and national real estate markets. 

This course provides a concrete foundation of managed care in the commercial market and government programs. Key topics include legal and administrative structures of managed care organizations, provider network management, provider payment arrangements, utilization management, disease management, quality, cost-containment, and accountability. Factors such as stakeholder dynamics, market forces, contractual adjustments, legal and ethical implications, and government policies are explored.

This course focuses on the strategic planning and marketing process in healthcare organizations and how resource allocations are applied to accomplish the goals of a business plan. In addition, the development of a comprehensive marketing plan and how the marketing plan supports both the strategic plan and business plan within the healthcare delivery system. Lastly, this course examines how contemporary trends regarding demographics, culture, political and regulatory issues affect both the strategic and marketing plan.

This course provides a systematic review on quality improvement and patient safety in health care. This course examines the history and evolution of continuous quality improvement, its terms, principles, theories, methodologies, and practices. Students will complete a team project focusing on the application of learned knowledge in continuous quality improvement, patient safety, industry benchmark, and accreditation.

This course focuses upon the legal and ethical issues arising in the health care environment. Case study analysis is used to illustrate the ethical and legal implications commonly addressed in health care. 

This course focuses on forces that impact health care policymaking, emphasizing policy implications through the analyses and evaluation of organizational decision making and strategic planning. The health care leader's role in the evaluation, development, reform, and implementation of health policies based on current evidence-based and regulatory practices is evaluated. Health care human resources, program recruitment, compensation, performance evaluation, and labor relations policies are analyzed. The application of policy compliance with accreditation, regulatory and legal requirements, professional standards, economical and ethical considerations, and clinical staff and board communication is also assessed.

This course focuses upon the analysis of health care operations and planning decisions derived from the theoretical concepts of demand, cost production, profit and competition. External and internal forces challenging health care services are analyzed. Organizational effectiveness and efficiency within the complex health care environment are emphasized. 

This course provides an overview of information management, health care information systems, and the strategic applications of information systems in health care organizations. The course will cover the following major areas: the evolution and role of health care information systems in the United States, health care information technology management and strategic planning, the system development life cycle, information technology value and investment, data governance, challenges in managing health care information systems, and regulatory compliance and standards. Topics such as the use of analytics and emerging technologies to support informed decision making and maximize diverse patients’ experiences will be also explored.