Course Descriptions

ITM600 ITM Orientation (0 cr.)

This orientation examines the state of the information technology industry from global, national, and local perspectives; reviews the current job market for information technology professionals; and presents a thorough overview of the MS Information Technology Management curriculum offered at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify and discuss key trends within the IT industry.
2. Evaluate the implications of IT trends as they relate to the student’s career path and degree plan.
3. Identify and describe the key components of the ITM curriculum.
    

ITM605 Business Intelligence for IT Professionals (3 cr.)

This course examines the role of business intelligence in an IT organization with an emphasis on identifying IT key performance indicators, analyzing data, and presenting results. Analytics and other quantitative methods such as predictive modeling are utilized to discover non-intuitive trends in data in an effort to anticipate business opportunity.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze the value of business intelligence (BI) as it applies to information technology strategy.
2. Illustrate the relationship between data and information and how these assets are managed in organizations utilizing data warehousing and data mining processes.
3. Differentiate sources and types of data within the IT organization and their uses within functional areas.
4. Evaluate methods to gather and summarize data for use by IT decision makers.
5. Evaluate tools to analyze data and solve basic organizational problems.
6. Construct quantitative models to evaluate IT service delivery.
    

ITM606 Business Driven Information Technology (3 cr.)

This course examines the relationship between information technology (IT) and business processes and the importance of aligning business information systems with business strategy. Topics of discussion include the modern IT-driven business value chain, business process improvement (BPI), and the role of IT in organizational change and business transformation.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze the various business drivers that impact IT.
2. Evaluate the role of IT and technology in business processes and organizations.
3. Analyze the role of IT as an enabler of sustainable competitive advantage.
4. Defend the economic case for technology outsourcing.
5. Evaluate systems to enable end-to-end organizational integration.
6. Analyze ethical, social, legal, and economic issues related to the use of information technology.
    

ITM607 Enterprise Architecture for Managers (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): ITM606 
This course introduces the foundational concepts underlying enterprise architecture and discusses the value that enterprise architecture brings to an organization. The fundamentals of planning enterprise architecture initiatives, modeling the different layers of the enterprise, and building and maintaining a results-oriented architecture are examined.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Illustrate foundational enterprise architecture concepts.
2. Compare contemporary enterprise architecture frameworks.
3. Analyze how enterprise architecture supports the strategic objectives of an organization.
4. Assess the critical success factors necessary for a successful enterprise architecture implementation.
5. Evaluate trends that may necessitate changes to the enterprise architecture.
    

ITM608 Technology Portfolio Management (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): ITM607  
This course introduces the notion of an end-to-end value chain of information technology investments, from initial idea inception through budgeting, prioritization, delivery, management, optimization, and retirement. The tools and techniques for managing this portfolio are identified and evaluated.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Argue the pros and cons of utilizing technology portfolio management.
2. Analyze the relationships between IT investment and organizational performance measures including, growth, profit, and asset utilization.
3. Formulate a pro forma budget that models the financing necessary to evolve and maintain a technology portfolio.
4. Evaluate the tools available for managing a technology portfolio.
5. Illustrate the process for implementing a technology portfolio management system.
    

ITM609 Strategic Planning for Technologists (3 cr.)

This course provides an overview of the strategic planning process, from the basics of strategy formulation to the implementation of technology strategies.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze the technologist’s role in an organization’s overall strategic planning process.
2. Classify strategic business and technology competencies.
3. Argue effectively for high impact technology adoption.
4. Assess the strategic planning process from a technological perspective.
5. Develop a strategic plan integrated with technology planning.

ITM611 Academic and Technical Communications (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): Must be taken in the first semester of program start
This course strengthens and deepens communication skills for technical professionals.  Organization of information for multiple audiences and purposes is engaged for project managers and technologists.  Students work hands-on with technological tools to document and present project outcomes.  Professionalism in both oral and written communication is expected.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Design and revise business/workplace documents for a specific audience and purpose.
2. Compose and apply discipline-specific voice, style, and terminology to achieve communication goals.
3. Distinguish, formulate, and evaluate design principles to assist with visual, written, and oral communication.
4. Assess and employ technology to assist in achieving communication objectives.
5. Assemble and interpret relevant research materials.
6. Prepare professional documents consistent with university and workplace standards.

ITM615 Managing Technology Teams (3 cr.)

This course examines the best practices for recruiting and retaining a talented staff, defining and applying measurable performance metrics, and delegating effectively. The use of efficient time management methods, leveraging different personality types, and results-oriented motivational techniques are studied.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate strategies for building high-performing teams and eliminating obstacles to effective teamwork.
2. Define manager and team member roles.
3. Evaluate methodologies for managing the complexities of group dynamics, including decision making, power, and conflict.
4. Test the usefulness of social networks and related technology techniques to influence individuals and groups.
5. Differentiate cultural nuances to encourage inclusivity and respect.
    

ITM631 Enterprise Security for Managers (3 cr.)

This course is a comprehensive overview of information security and the technology that supports it. Topics include the legal issues related to enterprise security, policy development, and the return on investment expected from security services in relation to the overall corporate risk assessment process.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Apply basic information security principles and approaches.
2. Analyze the major enterprise security threats and corresponding countermeasures.
3. Employ risk management and return on investment analysis as it relates to enterprise security.
4. Formulate and implement a plan for incident response.
5. Compare the frameworks commonly used for governance and compliance activities.
6. Compare and contrast the ethical arguments regarding information access.
    

ITM632 Mobile Technology Management Strategies for the Enterprise (3 cr.)

This course surveys the best practices for deploying mobile technology throughout an organization, and evaluating the technology’s success. Topics include mitigating security risks, achieving productivity improvements, effective employee training, and overcoming common technical challenges.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the most promising mobile technologies and their potential enterprise applications.
2. Formulate strategies for maximizing the key components of the mobile Internet to achieve competitive advantage.
3. Analyze mobile security issues.
4. Evaluate software systems designed to manage a large number of mobile devices.
5. Evaluate training options to be customized to meet specific business needs.
6. Develop a methodology for assessing the viability of new mobile technology within an organization.
    

ITM635 Emerging Technology Seminar (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): ITM607 , ITM631  
This course examines a timely technical topic and provides the student access to the relevant authoritative speakers and emerging technology.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze how emerging technologies are identified, how they evolve, and the factors that may encourage or stifle their growth.
2. Analyze the challenges in retiring legacy systems.
3. Evaluate the intellectual property, business structure, financing, technology dissemination, and regulatory issues often associated with emergent technology.
4. Develop a methodology for assessing the viability of new technology within an organization.
5. Articulate the skillset necessary to implement and manage leading edge technology.
    

ITM643 Technology Leadership and Communication Approaches (3 cr.)

In this course, leadership theory is applied to technology scenarios. Adaptive and ethical leadership principles are introduced. In addition, team building, collaboration, interpersonal, and written communication strategies are emphasized.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate writing skills appropriate to the task or situation.
2. Use various communication tools and techniques.
3. Demonstrate leading-edge technology to a managerial audience.
4. Evaluate strategic purposes and methods for collaboration and advocacy.
5. Evaluate leadership styles appropriate for the situation.
6. Design visual communications.

ITM675 Society, Ethics, and Technology (3 cr.)

This course examines the role that science and technology play in shaping our society locally and globally. Historical perspectives as well as future implications of technology implementation are covered.  Topics include security and surveillance, artificial intelligence and robotics, nanotechnology, internet and social media, as well as energy and the environment.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Understand historical technological perspectives and society’s dependency on technology.
2. Evaluate contemporary technological issues in society.
3. Analyze the rapid changes in technology and their potential implication for ethical dilemmas both locally and globally.
4. Appraise socio-technical practices and their ethical implications in society.
5. Formulate strategies for addressing technological dilemmas.

ITM689 ITM Capstone (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): Taken in the last semester
This course provides an opportunity for the student to integrate knowledge gained throughout their degree program via a project completed in sponsorship with the student’s employer or Saint Mary’s University. The project focuses on a business problem that requires a technological solution. The solution is researched, planned, and implemented by the student with the recommended implementation strategy presented in a format appropriate for delivery to the top management of the company or organization.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Appraise the strategic implications of the project.
2. Integrate technology planning with business needs.
3. Demonstrate project management skills.
4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
5. Appraise technical risks, particularly risks associated with information security.
6. Discuss any ethical implications related to the student’s project.

EDUC500 Orientation Session (0 cr.)

EDUC510 Educational Measurement and Assessment: K-8 (2 cr.)

EDUC511 Educational Measurement and Assessment: 5-12 (2 cr.)

EDUC515 Foundations of Education (2 cr.)

EDUC517 Learning, Development, and Exceptionality (3 cr.)

EDUC520 Reading, Language Arts, and Children’s Literature Methods: K-8 (4 cr.)

EDUC521 Science Methods: K-8 (2 cr.)

EDUC522 Mathematics Methods: K-8 (2 cr.)

EDUC523 Artistic Expression Methods: K-8 (2 cr.)

EDUC524 Physical Education and Health Methods: K-8 (1 cr.)

EDUC525 Curriculum and Instruction: Grades 5-12 (4 cr.)

EDUC528 Social Studies Methods: K-8 (2 cr.)

EDUC530 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (2 cr.)

EDUC533 Technology in the Classroom: K-8 (2 cr.)

EDUC534 Technology in the Classroom: 5-12 (2 cr.)

EDUC540 Special Methods: Social Studies (2 cr.)

EDUC542 Special Methods: Music (2 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDUC515 , EDUC525  
This course addresses curriculum, skills, and knowledge needed to teach music in grades 5-12. Topics studied include, but are not limited to, national and state content standards for middle and high school, lesson and unit planning, best practices, and evaluation procedures. Classroom management, effective teaching strategies, utilization of technology, diverse learners, and assessment to guide instruction are stressed.

EDUC543 Special Methods: World Languages and Cultures (2 cr.)

EDUC544 Special Methods: Communication Arts & Literature (2 cr.)

EDUC545 Special Methods: Mathematics (2 cr.)

EDUC546 Special Methods: Physical Science (2 cr.)

EDUC547 Special Methods: Life Science (2 cr.)

EDUC548 Special Methods: Art Education (2 cr.)

EDUC550 Middle Level Education (2 cr.)

EDUC551 Adolescent Literature (Communication Arts only 1 cr.)

EDUC554 Clinical Practicum (0 cr.)

EDUC555 Student Teaching: Elementary Education (K-6)with optional Middle Level Endorsement (6 cr.)

EDUC558 Students with Special Needs (1 cr.)

EDUC560 Student Teaching: Early Adolescence/Young Adult 5-12 (6 cr.)

EDUC565 Human Relations, Cultural Diversity, and American Indian Culture (2 cr.)

EDUC570 Professional Capstone/Portfolio (2 cr.)

EDUC571 Endorsement Portfolio Seminar (1 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): Co-requisite EDUC554  
This course is designed to support candidates in developing a portfolio to demonstrate their application of the 10 Standards of Effective Practice in an additional licensure area. The candidate’s consolidation of personal understanding of the added licensure area is accomplished through reflection and analysis of substantive evidence as it relates to effective teaching and learning methods, personal evaluation and goal setting.  These elements are exhibited in a portfolio.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Apply the 10 Standards of Effective Practice in teaching students through a variety of clinical experiences within a range of educational program models.

EDUC575 Substance Abuse and Community Health (1 cr.)

EDUC580 Critical Issues in Education (3 cr.)

EDUC585 Advanced Literacy Methods for Diverse Learners (3 cr.)

EDUC590 Introduction to Educational Research (2 cr.)

EDUC595 Philosophy of Education (3 cr.)

EDUC598 Research Project (3 cr.)

EDUC599 Research Project and Presentation (1 cr.)

MAIS513 Confronting Personal Mortality (3 cr.)

This course explores the reality of one’s finite existence in the physical dimension, focusing on reconciling participants to the inevitability of their own death, and instilling a personal plan for living lives of purpose, meaning, vibrancy, and fulfillment.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify beliefs, fears, experiences, and attitudes that influence the equanimity and anxiety surrounding their own mortality. 
2. Synthesize selected cultural, historical, and religious perspectives and practices surrounding death.
3. Conceptualize their ideal death with a greater sense of control, input, and appreciation.
4. Implement a plan to ultimately assure congruency with their unique vision of a life well lived.
5. Explore the impact of one’s lifetime relative to legacy and contribution.

MAIS514 Emotional Intelligence: A Reflective Experience in Self Awareness (3 cr.)

This class is an in-depth exploration into self-awareness and self-management.  Using emotional intelligence students learn how to become more self-aware and learn how to regulate themselves.  These capabilities promote effective decision making, impulse management, health and well-being, and happiness.  Self-awareness is also linked to creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration, and life balance.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Articulate their thoughts and feelings, and how they impact daily life.
2. Identify trigger events based on the EQ assessment and develop an action plan for development which will connect EQ to one’s well-being.
3. Apply EQ to regulate self and build healthy relations with others.
4. Develop the skills of communication, influence, relationship building, and coaching.
5. Evaluate how to manage stress and use it to achieve goals.
6. Generate a long-term strategy for self-development and overcoming barriers to change.

MAIS515 Storytelling and Myth (3 cr.)

By examining myth and its symbolization process, this course explores the significance of stories—spanning from the ancient Greek stories to modern epics. Anthropological and psychological theories on the function of stories and the origins of mythology are emphasized. The course utilizes cross-cultural as well as comparative examples from contemporary fine arts and popular culture.

Upon completion of the course, all students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze story and myth and their roles in shaping human culture.
2. Utilize ethnographic techniques like observation, description, analysis, and participation in studying human cultures.
3. Critically engage with various modes of myth transmission and ritual practice such as storytelling, performance, text, viewing, and reflection.
4. Analyze the use of story in contemporary expressions of identity and in uses such as organizational cohesion, healing, and education.

MAIS517 Purpose, Meaning, and Uncertainty (3 cr.)

This course discusses the constructs of purpose and meaning in life, from a psychological perspective. Readings and discussions explore what meaning in life is, and how people who have meaning are different from those whose meaning architecture is weak or fragile. The course emphasizes the building of meaning resiliency, especially in times of uncertainty and transition.

Upon completion of the course, all students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify strategies to help find meaning in life.
2. Apply theoretical frameworks in order to help others find meaning.
3. Construct meaning architecture based on the current psychological models.
4. Reflect on how past meaning violations may affect thinking.
5. Explore the research on tolerance of ambiguity, and how it affects the maintenance of meaning systems.

MAIS596 Creating Optimal Healing Environments (3 cr.)

This course focuses on those factors that facilitate the healing process within the individual. It explores the states of individual consciousness that contribute to or detract from the healing experience and the approaches that create these states. It examines relationship patterns that support healing and the qualities in the environment that contribute to health, balance, and well-being.

Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify the components of an optimal healing environment and assess various types of environments in terms of how effective they are in creating healing and change.
2. Analyze important states of consciousness that contribute to personal change and healing.
3. Relate personal experiences to states of consciousness.
4. Identify the components of relational connections that facilitate healing and personal change.
5. Create an example of an optimal healing environment for themselves, their families, or co-workers.
    

MAIS600 Introduction to Integrated Studies (3 cr.)

This course introduces students to the philosophy of integrated study. Students design an individualized program of study by identifying a focus and the relevant disciplines, locating key information and resources, and outlining graduate-level learning objectives and activities. A discussion of ethical responsibilities related to integrated studies is included.

 Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Articulate a problem, issue, or topic best addressed by an interdisciplinary approach.
2. Synthesize related and historical background information on the identified topic.
3. Explore the nature and power of principles of ethical responsibility and moral philosophy related to integrated studies.
4. Develop an academic plan that includes personal program outcomes.

MAIS633 Many Faces of Art: A Psychological Perspective (3 cr.)

This course focuses on psychological aspects of the visual arts. Topics include the normative development of artistic ability, the impact of developmental and environmental challenges, mental illness, and health-related issues on the production of visual art. Relevant theory and artistic production are examined.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Understand the systematic nature of normative artistic development in all human beings.
2. Understand the developmental art tasks which the individual must master at each stage of his or her life span.
3. Explain the effects of developmental challenges (e.g., disabilities), environmental insults (e.g., abuse, exposure to violence, family stressors), mental illness, and health-related issues on the individual production of art.
4. Understand theoretical input in these areas of art and psychology.
5. Evaluate visual art as an informal means of psychological assessment.
    

MAIS635 Getting Published (3 cr.)

This course explains the basics of getting published and helps participants define possible projects, identify publications and publishers, and prepare a draft of a proposal that might be submitted to a publisher.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify the most common publishing markets and standards for author submissions.
2. Describe the steps for getting published.
3. Identify the elements of a query letter and a book proposal.
4. Evaluate and select appropriate markets for written works.
5. Develop a submission or query package for a written piece.

MAIS671 Women’s Self-Esteem and Spirituality (3 cr.)

This course focuses on the effects of the religious traditions and contemporary culture on women’s self-esteem and spirituality. Issues surrounding women’s development of adequate self-esteem and spiritual maturity are addressed. Alternative visions for women’s self-affirmation, full human development, and spirituality are investigated in theoretical and practical ways.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the relationships between women’s self-esteem and women’s life experiences.
2. Understand the forces (psychological, political, economic, and religious) of the American culture that impact women’s self-esteem.
3. Develop a model or alternative for positive cultural change.
4. Understand how one’s spirituality has been influenced by culture.
5. Evaluate the relationship between one’s spirituality and one’s self-esteem.

MAIS681 Creativity and Holistic Health (3 cr.)

This course explores the relationship between creativity, holistic health, and artistic expression. Elements of the creative process are articulated and compared to that of an holistic lifestyle. Impediments to creative expression are identified along with methods that free creativity for expression in one’s personal and professional life.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Define creativity, art, healing, health, self-realization, and human development.
2. Practice several simple forms of creative expression and reflect on the experiences.
3. Understand the history of how healing and art are connected.
4. Differentiate between creative expression used to promote holistic health and art therapy.
5. Identify what may block creativity and what may support a free flow of creativity.
6. Analyze and describe ways in which the course content might be integrated with their professional lives.
    

MAIS693 Psychological Transformation and the Spiritual Journey (3 cr.)

The tradition of depth psychology describes a pattern of individual interior evolution that is reflected in changes in our external life. This course explores the interior process of making significant changes in one’s life, direction, career, or relationships and resonance between our exterior lives and interior development.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Understand the process of change.
2. Write a spiritual autobiography.
3. Explain special issues which arise in times of change and spiritual growth.

MAIS695 Children of Addiction (3 cr.)

This course explores issues related to counseling the child of addiction. It offers a preliminary overview of some of the current effects experienced by many adults who have been raised in such a setting. It also considers strategies for fostering a path of recovery for those who find themselves suffering the lingering effects of an addiction-based childhood.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Describe what it can mean to be a child of an addictive family.
2. Identify the complexities of dynamics in a family with addictions.
3. Describe the impact of addictions on the developmental stages of children’s maturation into adulthood.
4. Identify the adverse effects of addiction on all family members, individually and collectively.

MAIS698 Integrated Studies Capstone (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): must be taken final semester
This culminating course is designed for students to synthesize and present the concepts, knowledge, and ethical considerations learned from completion of their integrated studies. Students complete a summative paper/project and give a colloquium presentation.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Apply all knowledge gained throughout the program to complete a summative paper/project that demonstrates mastery of the student’s chosen topic.
2. Synthesize scholarly literature into a final paper.
3. Apply an ethical perspective in exploring issues related to the final summative work.
4. Integrate and reflect on personal and professional growth throughout the program.
5. Effectively communicates findings of capstone paper in colloquium.

MAIS706 The Spiritual Life of Family (3 cr.)

This course focuses on the theoretical and personal aspects of spiritual development through examining primary relationships within the family unit. Through use of poetry, autobiography, and small group discussion students explore these earliest sacred connections.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Discern spiritual expressions between family relationships through themes such as gratitude, wisdom, compassion, grace, and connection.
2. Analyze how family rituals, traditions and sense of belonging affect one’s spirituality.
3. Explore and synthesis spiritual development stages from early childhood through adulthood within a theoretical and personal context.
4. Synthesize life cycle events such as birth and death within the role of family.
5. Create a personal practice of attending to the family’s soul.

MAIS709 The Art and Science of Problem Solving (3 cr.)

This course explores the process of making effective decisions at both the personal and organizational level. Students apply models of problem solving, examining the interrelationship among intuition, collaboration, innovation, and emotion. The normal, and sometimes counterintuitive, processes of decision making are investigated.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze decision-making styles and processes.
2. Evaluate constructs in the discipline of decision making.
3. Build capacity to see unintended consequences of decisions and solutions.
4. Evaluate the power of cues and patterns in the decision-making processes.
5. Explore the processes that lead to failure or success in problem solving.
    

MAIS725 Transpersonal Bodywork (3 cr.)

This course introduces the student to transpersonal bodywork, a holistic approach which integrates physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual processes. The course includes such concepts as the holistic paradigm of health and healing, models of transformation, the new science, and the body as an energy system. Students are introduced to techniques including therapeutic touch, imagery, and the expressive therapies as related to transpersonal bodywork. The experiential component of the course gives students an opportunity for personal exploration in relation to course topics.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Discuss a theoretical basis for transpersonal bodywork.
2. Describe how the following techniques may be used in transpersonal bodywork: therapeutic touch, imagery, body dialogue, intuitive process, and expressive therapies.
3. Use therapeutic touch for self-care.
4. Compare and contrast major forms of bodywork with transpersonal body work.
5. Describe the use of transpersonal bodywork in the professional community.
6. Identify resources for further study in this area.
    

MIB519 Global Religions and Belief Systems (3 cr.)

This course examines beliefs and practices of religious traditions around the world and their effect on culture, geopolitics, and business. Students examine and analyze the major religions of the world–Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism–their differences, similarities, and how practice of these religions impacts today’s world.

Upon completion of this course students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Apply the methods used to study religions and belief systems.
2. Analyze the traditional ways that human beings have been religious.
3. Characterize the modes of human awareness used to express meaning.
4. Compare the major religions and belief systems of the world.
5. Analyze the similarities and differences between culture and religious traditions.
6. Design international business strategies that incorporate the ways in which global religions and belief systems impact the conduct of international business.
    

MIB532 Entrepreneurship (1 cr.)

This course examines characteristics of contemporary entrepreneurship domestically and globally. Critical factors in the entrepreneurial business process, such as identifying new opportunities, financing a new venture, development and evaluation of a business plan from a strategic perspective, and utilizing alternative forms for establishing a business, are explored.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify and describe the resources offering small business services to the public.
2. Understand the need to identify new global opportunities when considering new business ventures.
3. Select the forms of business entities available to the entrepreneur and understand their application domestically and internationally.
4. Select appropriate financing for a new business venture and understand its application globally.
5. Describe and understand the concepts of marketing a small business globally.
6. Design an effective international business plan.
    

MIB610 International Business Environments (3 cr.)

This course introduces the fundamentals of international business and development and analyzes the global environments in which these interconnected pursuits are conducted. It explores the history, evolving definitions, theories, management, and synergies of global business and international development. The course also explores tools of information, policy, and sustainability. An overview of legal, ethical, and cultural competency issues in both international business and development is provided.

Upon completion this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze the ways in which international business and international development affect and reinforce each other.
2. Analyze the elements of the global economy which affect both pursuits.
3. Compare and contrast various economic theories.
4. Assess the advantages and limitations of using business-based methods to serve international development objectives.
5. Develop strategies to address the barriers to successful international business and development.
6. Evaluate the ethical issues inherent in international business and development.

MIB615 Global Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)

This course focuses on theories and styles of leadership and the ways in which outcomes are influenced through increased awareness of personal style and skills. Personal and professional ethics are analyzed, and ethical issues in international organizations are explored.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate personal leadership strengths and opportunities for leadership success.
2. Analyze the role of the leader in the context of international organizational issues.
3. Analyze one’s learning and communication style as it applies to leadership in international business.
4. Distinguish emotional intelligence competencies that contribute to leadership success.
5. Analyze ethical principles that affect decision making.
6. Analyze ethical dilemmas within international organizations.
7. Synthesize the individual, organizational, and systemic issues in ethical situations.
8. Construct a process for ethically responsible decision making, and apply the model in an international context.

MIB620 Accounting for Global Decision Making (3 cr.)

This course examines the evolving nature of managerial accounting practice in a rapidly changing global environment. Special consideration is given to unique problems faced by international business concerns with respect to developing and utilizing effective managerial accounting and reporting systems. The latest theoretical and technical innovations in accounting and reporting from around the world are examined.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Verify the language and principles of accounting are used appropriately in international business reporting.
2. Analyze accounting information to develop and make use of financial accounting and reporting systems in an international environment.
3. Evaluate the need for accurate and timely reporting of transactions and results in the demanding global market.
4. Compare and contrast the nature of domestic and international business transactions through accounting.
5. Analyze the accounting process followed in the preparation of financial reports.
6. Compare the basics of differing types of controls and reporting for decisions made by the international manager.

MIB625 International Economics and Finance (3 cr.)

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the international economic and financial systems impacting global business today. Topics in international economics include the foundation of modern trade theory, impact of tariff and non-tariff barriers, labor and capital mobility, trading blocks, and protectionism. Topics in international finance include balance of payments, foreign exchange systems, exchange-rate determination, managing currencies, international banking, and the international monetary system. This course analyzes the theories and models which apply to an economy’s global trade and monetary relationships.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Understand the roles and functions of international economic and financial institutions.
2. Effectively analyze contemporary macroeconomic issues in the context of the global economy.
3. Analyze the economic interactions of the global economy and how the global economy affects global business practices.
4. Apply the principles of comparative and absolute advantage to explain how countries can benefit from trade.
5. Evaluate the tools governments utilize for protectionism and analyze the effects of tariffs, non-tariff barriers and quotas.
6. Compare and contrast the various forms of business organizations and the different ways of financing them.
7. Analyze the financial reporting requirements of the differing entities.
8. Evaluate the principles of managing current assets and current liabilities.
9. Assess the existence of management problems or opportunities through the reading and analyzing of a company’s financial statements and make comparisons to other companies in the same industry.
10. Compute present values using them in financial decision making.
11. Evaluate the impact of unethical behavior by an entity’s general and financial managers of the entity and its owners.
12. Compare and evaluate the mechanics and risks of operating an entity in a global marketplace.

MIB630 International Marketing (3 cr.)

This course examines the various political, legal, economic, and cultural systems and their effect on global marketing of products and services by focusing on product, pricing, promotion, and distribution decisions. The development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills through the application of international marketing theories/practices to various business scenarios help students gain an understanding of the issues and the practice of managing international marketing activities. Major marketing principles and strategies are explored as they apply to the global marketplace.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze the key elements of marketing as it applies to conducting business across borders.
2. Apply key marketing concepts in a strategic marketing approach within an organization as it applies to conducting business globally.
3. Apply strategic marketing models, theory and tools to business situations globally.
4. Evaluate the role of the marketing function in organizational management.
5. Analyze the constantly changing conditions facing marketers in the global trade environments.
6. Analyze the implications of cultural and religious issues as they relate to international marketing.
7. Create a marketing plan for a product or service to be marketed internationally.

MIB635 International Business Law (3 cr.)

This course utilizes a managerial approach to understanding important legal and regulatory issues confronting the international business and its transactions. It examines the making of international law, dispute resolution, and jurisdiction. In particular, this course examines the major intergovernmental organizations and regional agreements that regulate and promote international business. In addition, the interrelationships between different legal systems and the resulting effect on individuals and organizations are examined from a comparative and multicultural perspective.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the principles of international law as they apply to international business.
2. Evaluate the intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations that regulate and promote international business.
3. Analyze how international business is carried out across borders and what factors affect it.
4. Apply legal concepts internationally by understanding of the diverse local regulations that impact firms conducting business globally.
5. Evaluate the ethical and legal implications of acts, omissions or breaches as they are defined and differ in diverse international business environments.
6. Analyze the role intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations play in leveling the global business playing field.
7. Evaluate the process of globalization from the perspective of international legal integration. 

MIB640 International Management (3 cr.)

This course investigates business management in the international arena. Emphasis is placed on how managers in multinational organizations address such issues as strategic analysis, organizational structure, global coordination and control, communications, inter-organizational cooperation, and human resource management.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Differentiate among different cultural frameworks as well as apply these frameworks to real world examples.
2. Differentiate among different organizational strategies, structures and modes of entry, and justify their adoption in real-world multinational examples.
3. Compare and contrast cross-cultural communication differences and challenges in negotiations.
4. Analyze key implementation issues faced by a firm in developing a global organization structure and control system for effective human resource management.
5. Evaluate the importance of culture in business in how international operations can be formulated to achieve sustained global competitiveness.

MIB645 International Political Economy (3 cr.)

This course identifies the international political and economic elements shaping the intersection of global business and international development, including domestic economies; regional economic integration; demographic trends; and social, cultural, religious, ethnic, and related tensions. The course also identifies political forces affecting the economic choices of states, non-state actors, enterprises, and individuals involved in international trade, investment, monetary, and development affairs.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze how political and economic factors interact to shape the global marketplace and international development environment, including as they relate to states, non-state actors, and patterns of cooperation and conflict in the international system.
2. Evaluate strategies regarding the impact of international political economy on global trade and investment, international development, and regional economic integration.
3. Synthesize in a balanced manner the individual, organizational, and systemic issues in conflicting situations.
4. Analyze the viewpoint of another culture lens to gain new knowledge and insights. 

MIB665 Cultural Awareness (3 cr.)

This course examines the role culture and religious tradition play in business and its influence on the domestic and global marketplace. Intercultural competence is defined and explored in terms of factors that either impede or facilitate effective business and interpersonal relationships. Methods to identify and resolve cultural biases in international business relationships are discussed. The importance of intercultural competence is explored along with the knowledge and skills needed to work with, manage, and serve diverse groups and individuals. The multicultural skills and dispositions of cultural awareness as it applies to conducting business across historical, cultural, religious, and geopolitical borders are developed.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate and analyze the cultural influences that have shaped their behavior and worldview.
2. Analyze intercultural competence.
3. Evaluate how culture influences business and interpersonal relationships.
4. Analyze the effect of culture and religious traditions in the international marketplace.
5. Analyze the cultural factors that impede or facilitate global business relationships.
6. Compare and contrast cultural biases and prejudices.
7. Integrate cultural awareness and intercultural competence into international business strategy.
8. Analyze the similarities and differences between culture and religious traditions.
9. Compare and contrast the major religions and belief systems of the world.

MIB670 International Field Study (3 cr.)

This course provides students with an opportunity for an in-depth analysis and observation of the peoples, religions, culture, and international business in countries outside of the United States. It includes tours, trade shows, meeting with government officials, cultural events, and seminars with local experts in which students take an active part. Special emphasis is placed on history, cultural awareness, the role international organizations play in international business and the effects of globalization worldwide. The focus of this course is to apply academic work to analyze international business issues and to increase travel and cultural competence. The course requires students to analyze and assess international business practices in light of historical, religious, cultural, and geopolitical considerations that impact the particular country or region of study.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the distinction between the theory and the practice of international business.
2. Evaluate the historical, religious, geo-political, cultural and business climate of each country visited.
3. Evaluate the particular business practices of the country visited.
4. Analyze the international business resources available in the country visited.
5. Assess and learn from the experience of practitioners in the global marketplace.
6. Demonstrate planning skills to pursue international business in the environment of the country visited.
7. Demonstrate travel confidence and cultural competence.

MIB675 International Business Strategy Capstone (3 cr.)

This course emphasizes the integration of academic and field experiences through the use of skills and tools developed in previous courses. This course focuses on formulating, implementing, and evaluating effective international business strategies for conducting business in a global marketplace by emphasizing critical analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of international business theory and application. Special emphasis is given to application of international business concepts and techniques and their integration into the strategic planning process.

Upon completion this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the strategic planning processes and techniques necessary for conducting business across borders.
2. Evaluate the historical and cross-cultural approaches to international business strategy.
3. Demonstrate the ability to review and analyze the situations and challenges facing organizations competing for positions in the global marketplace.
4. Develop and defend strategic international business decisions for change and improvement.
5. Evaluate the complex issues unique to organizations operating on a global basis.

MID600 International Development Environments (3 cr.)

This course introduces the fundamentals of international development and analyzes the global environments in which this pursuit is conducted. It explores the history, evolving definitions, theories, management, and synergies of international development. The course also explores tools of information, policy, and sustainability. Additionally, an overview of legal, ethical, and cultural competency issues in international development are provided.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to do the following:

1. Analyze the ways in which international development theory and practice have evolved.
2. Evaluate the elements of the global economy which affect international development.
3. Compare and contrast various economic theories.
4. Assess how economic, political, and socio-cultural factors shape and influence international development objectives.
5. Develop strategies to address the barriers to successful international development.
6. Identify the ethical issues inherent in international development.
7. Locate and assess the quality of relevant information, studies, and resources.
    

MID605 Global Religions and Belief Systems (3 cr.)

This course examines beliefs and practices of religious traditions around the world and their effect on culture, geopolitics, and business. Students examine and analyze the major religions of the world–Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism–their differences, similarities, and how the practice of these religions impacts today’s world.

Upon completion of the course students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Apply the methods used to study religions and belief systems.
2. Analyze the traditional ways that human beings have been religious.
3. Characterize the modes of human awareness used to express meaning.
4. Compare the major religions and belief systems of the world.
5. Analyze the similarities and differences between culture and religious traditions.
6. Design international business strategies that incorporate the ways in which global religions and belief systems impact the conduct of international business.
    

MID610 International Political Economy (3 cr.)

This course identifies the international political and economic elements shaping international development, including domestic economies; regional economic integration; demographic trends; and social, cultural, religious, ethnic, and related tensions. The course also identifies political forces affecting the economic choices of states, non-state actors, enterprises, and individuals involved in international trade, investment, monetary, and development affairs.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze how political and economic factors interact to shape the global marketplace and international development environment, including as they relate to states, non-state actors, and patterns of cooperation and conflict in the international system.
2. Evaluate strategies regarding the impact of international political economy on global trade and investment, international development, and regional economic integration.
3. Synthesize in a balanced manner the individual, organizational, and systemic issues in conflicting situations.
4. Analyze the viewpoint of another culture to gain new knowledge and insights.
    

MID615 Global Trends & Solutions in International Development (3 cr.)

This course analyzes global trends and issues of current significance to which international development tools offer creative solutions. Topics range from emergency assistance, humanitarian intervention, refugee management, and poverty reduction to sustainable economic and social development, human rights, health, education, and the environment.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1.  Analyze the significance of topics in the global context of the moment.
2.  Locate and analyze current information and research materials on ways in which international business and development can work together to create solutions to current problem areas.
3. Analyze problem-solving approaches to issues from a variety of cultural, legal, ethical, economic, political, and other perspectives.
    

MID620 International Financing Mechanisms (3 cr.)

This course explores the fundamentals of international development finance policy and practice. It examines the potential of government contracts and such donor sources as multilateral development banks, bonds, loan guarantees, tax increment, tax credits, seed and venture capital, public finance, and microfinance.  Funding opportunities through private foundations, corporations, and government, including federal, state, incentive, and grants programs are covered.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of finance policy and sources of capital.
2. Demonstrate the ability to mobilize and manage financial and other sources of support from relevant constituencies. 
3. Research and identify diverse and relevant sources of international development funding.
4. Develop a program funding plan.
5. Create an effective rationale for project funding.

MID625 International Development Project Management (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): MID600  and MID610  
This course overviews project management elements specifically related to international development. Aspects of developing and managing projects from planning and estimating to dealing with risk and uncertainty to monitoring and evaluation are included. Culturally competent communications, dealing with unknown variables and ambiguity, and the politics and bureaucracy encountered in the international development arena are emphasized.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Analyze project stakeholder needs and expectations.
2. Create measurable project objectives to guide a project and its evaluation.
3. Integrate the elements of project management into a detailed project plan.
4. Strategize how to address project variables, risks, uncertainties, and the political realities inherent in international development projects.
5. Apply cultural competence in communications with all stakeholders.

MID635 Social Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)

This course explores the skills and resources which enable entrepreneurs to respond to complex social needs by providing practical and innovative solutions to social, economic, environmental, and other problems locally and worldwide. It also introduces the theory and practice of organizational mission, strategy, management, marketing, finance, decision making, organizational behavior, and evaluation within an ethical framework.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Distinguish social service providers from social activists from social entrepreneurs.
2. Demonstrate social entrepreneurs’ techniques such as leadership, team building, negotiation, and working in complex social and cultural environments.
3. Assess potential sources of funding for social enterprises, including philanthropy, government and regenerative financing, and self-sustaining social enterprises.
4. Plan an enterprise with an organizational mission focused on social improvement.
5. Develop assessment tools to measure social outcomes.
6. Analyze the viewpoint of another culture to gain new knowledge and insights.
7. Question one’s own purposes, evidence, conclusions, assumptions, concepts, and point of view.
    

MID640 Social Marketing for International Development (3 cr.)

This course examines how marketing concepts and techniques can be utilized to address social problems and to influence individual and group behavior. Strategies and campaigns to promote international development projects designed for social and economic improvement are studied. Optimization of both traditional and online/social media for the intended purpose and audience is considered.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Apply development communication theory.
2. Analyze how social marketing practices can be utilized to promote social change and development.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of social marketing and communication strategies that have been implemented by a variety of international development organizations.
4. Align communications strategies with political, cultural, and social expectations.
5. Develop a social marketing strategy that addresses a specific development related issue.

MID680 International Development Organizational Strategy (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): All required coursework, except MID690
This course surveys the broad spectrum of international development through the lens of organizational strategy. It examines the diverse tools, strategies, and best practices of today’s international development organizations in implementing long-term sustainable solutions in developing countries. The course pays particular attention to strategic organizational management, theories and methods of program monitoring and evaluation, recent innovations in organizational approaches to empowering women, building local economies, and caring for the environment.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the management challenges faced by today’s international development organizations.
2. Implement strategic planning skills to ethically and practically effect outcomes.
3. Identify and use ethical, culturally inclusive, and sustainable approaches to problem solving.
4. Apply multidisciplinary research methods to diagnose the key drivers and relevant obstacles of a situation.
5. Analyze the leading theories and methods of program monitoring and evaluation.
6. Create innovative solutions to international development problems in pattern-breaking, sustainable, and scalable ways.

MID690 International Development Field Project (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): All required courses
In this course, students apply learning in the field through individually designed projects focused on international development. Projects may include exploration trips abroad, internships, or other practical opportunities for students to discover how concepts, theories, and strategies play out in real-world applications and organizations.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Outline a coherent international development project or experience for practical learning application.
2. Apply skills in project management, research, communications, media and/or planning to an international development situation.
3. Evaluate the project or experience.

LLSxxx Accompaniment for Mission ( cr.)

LLSXXX Focused Electives (9-12 cr.)

• Educational Administration
• Theology and Spirituality or Pedagogy and Childcare
• Lasallian Formation Presenter
• Accompaniment for Mission

LLSxxx Theology and Spirituality or Pedagogy and Childcare (12 cr.)

LLS500 A Historical Understanding of Lasallian Pedagogy (4 cr.)

This course presents the historical understandings of Lasallian pedagogy, which have formed the basis of modern education in most countries in the western world. Students draw on the writings of De La Salle (patron saint of teachers), in particular The Conduct of Schools, and identify a range of underpinning pedagogies of the Lasallian tradition.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify the pedagogical underpinnings of the Lasallian tradition.
2. Analyze the historical and social contexts that gave rise to the development of Lasallian pedagogies.
3. Examine the implications for the application of these pedagogies for the contemporary Catholic school in a pluralist society.

LLS501 Lasallian Mission, Vision, Educational Service to the Poor (5 cr.)

LLS502 Lasallian Vocation, Spirituality and Association (5 cr.)

LLS503 Lasallian Formation Capstone (4 cr.)

LLS504 Lasallian Historical Context (6 cr.)