Allied Health

AHEA 111: Introduction to Health Services Administration
This course provides an overview of health services administration. It includes topics such as: structure, function, and finance of health care organizations; management of health care; and the roles of health care professionals. (3 credits)

AHEA 202: Nutrition and Health
Examines basic scientific principles of nutrition, specifically all major nutrient classes in terms of functions, food sources, and adequate intakes along with sensitivity to diverse needs throughout the life cycle. (3 credits)

AHEA 210: Principles of Community Health
Provides a broad foundation of information related to the structure and functioning of the community health system including the identification and examination of programs, providers, and current problems associated with the delivery of health services. (3 credits)

AHEA 231: Analysis of Health Care Organizations
Analyzes the organization of ambulatory, acute, long term care, and mental health services in the United States. Includes the structures and functions of both institutional and non-institutional health care organizations and draws upon a number of conceptual frameworks useful in understanding change in the delivery system. Prerequiste: AHEA 111 or permission of the instructor. Course requires field experience. (3 credits)

AHEA 311: International Health
Examines significant health problems affecting populations in various areas of the world. Focuses on the integration of disease patterns with geographic areas and cultural practices. Prerequiste: Junior standing. (3 credits)

AHEA 335: Current Topics in Health Care
This course critically reviews current topics in health care. It analyzes topics in areas such as health care law, economics of health care, health care education, consumerism, organ donation, trends, and research likely to be confronted by health care administrators, educators, consumers, employers, and others interested in health care. (3 credits)

AHEA 433: Health Services Management
Involves the management theories and practices within health care settings. Prerequistes: AHEA 111, 231, MRKT 330, or permission of the instructor. (3 credits)

Computer Science

CPSC 110: Computer Concepts
A computer literacy course stressing the use of application software on personal computers. It covers a survey of computers and their impact on society and the use of word processing software. Other application software is also covered, such as spreadsheets and database

CPSC 130: Introduction to Programming and Information Systems
An introductory course devoted to programming and to a description of hardware and software concepts. Programming concepts covered include top-down program development using pseudocode, algebraic notation, standard control structures, and arrays in an appropriate programming language. Other topics include binary repre-sentation, storage, and general architecture and functioning of a computer system. Prerequiste: ASSD 110. (3 credits)

CPSC 140: Introduction to Programming Principles
Techniques are stressed that enable systematic development of clear, correct programs. Other topics include data types, algebraic notation, standard control structures, functions; input/output, arrays, and program testing and debugging. Prerequiste: ASSD 110. (3 credits)

CPSC 150: Advanced Programming Principles
This course places its emphasis on data and their role in software development. Such a study relies on a two-step approach to data abstraction. In the first step, data must be viewed as abstract objects. These objects are selected and specified so as to be useful in the solution of programming projects. In the second step, the abstract objects are translated into program data structures. An extensive examination of data structures provides the student many opportunities to explore the issues of implementing data abstractions. Prerequiste: CPSC 140 or permission of the instructor. (3 credits)

CPSC 210: Productivity Software
An in-depth, practical study of existing productivity software packages that focuses primarily on decision-support systems for microcomputers. Projects will involve the use of intermediate and advanced features of various software packages, as well as the use of several packages in finding computer-based solutions to information storage and retrieval problems. Prerequiste: Microcomputer proficiency. (3 credits)

CPSC 300: Challenges of Computer Technology
An in-depth study of the critical issues related to the computerization of society. Ethical, legal, and moral issues raised by the evolution of computer technology will be discussed. Prerequiste: advanced standing. (3 credits)

CPSC 305: Introduction to Expert Systems
An overview of the purpose, structure, and applications of expert systems. Topics covered will include expert systems technology, knowledge engineering, applications of expert systems, expert systems development, and the future of expert systems. Prerequistes: CPSC 110 or microcomputer proficiency and advanced standing. (3 credits)

CPSC 323: Data Base Systems

Database Systems is a study of relational database concepts as applied to comprehensive information systems. These concepts include data design; modeling; normalization; the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) to define, manipulate and test the database; programmatic access to a database; and practical issues faced by database developers. Prerequisites: CpSc 130 or CpSc 140, or CpSc 210. (3 credits)

CPSC 413: Systems Analysis
A course in computer-based information systems. Course content includes: foundations of information science, techniques for system development, information architectures, and resource allocations. Case studies are discussed and utilized as class projects. Prerequiste: CPSC 220. (3 credits)

Philosophy

PHIL 325: Medical/Health Care Ethics
A course in applied ethics about conceptual, ethical, and legal dilemmas in the institutional rights of patients, in the responsibilities of practitioners, in technological challenges to values in the modern age in caring for the seriously ill and the dying, and in rationing health care in a large society. Prerequiste: Prefer to have students with background in health care fields, social and behavioral sciences, life sciences, pre-law, pre-med and philosophy. (3 credits)