Course Descriptions

ASB 101 - Introduction to Written Communication

(Credits: 3.00)

Introduction to Written Communication is designed as a freshman-level composition course. Using the latest research available, this course provides instruction and practice in specific methods of developing and improving writing that communicates a clear, coherent, unified and logical message to intended readers. In addition, the course provides instruction and practice in reading and analyzing essays from various disciplines for content and style.

ASB 115 - Introduction to Economics

(Credits: 3.00)

This course provides students with an introductory overview of both micro- and macroeconomics. It provides the framework of economics, with emphasis on concepts that directly relate to contemporary experience, ranging from opportunity costs to inflation, and emphasizes the use of problem solving to actively understand concepts. Prerequisite: ASB 151 or equivalent.

ASB 151 - Finite Mathematics

(Credits: 3.00)

This course covers broad mathematical concepts, which can be applied to business, and prepares students for the required quantitative courses (statistics, economics, and finance) in their program. Topics include equations, inequalities and problem-solving, functions and graphs, counting techniques, probability, and basic statistics using the appropriate technology. Prerequisite: ASB 140 or equivalent.

MGT 301 - Critical Thinking and Writing

(Credits: 3.00)

This course further develops analytical writing and critical thinking skills introduced in ASB 101 Introduction to Written Communication. It cultivates the required skills for critical argumentation by encouraging students to engage in and converse with various readings. Students will assign significance to these readings, analyze and reflect on them, and construct their own critical responses and arguments. Prerequisite: ASB 101 or equivalent.

MGT 306 - Principles of Self Management

(Credits: 4.00)

This introductory course challenges adult students to find the balance between available time and energy and the demands of their environment. It is designed to assist students with setting the stage for success by focusing on ways to develop a healthy self-concept and by recognizing the relationships between the results of personal effort and constructive strategies for working, studying, and recreating. During this course, students will plan and complete a community service project.

MGT 323 - Statistics and Data Interpretation

(Credits: 3.00)

Using practical case examples, students will learn how statistics and data analysis can be used to solve problems they may encounter as managers. Students will learn how statistics and data interpretation are crucial skills for effective decision making. Prerequisite: ASB 151 or equivalent.

HSM 370 - Principles and Trends in Human Services

(Credits: 3.00)

This course provides an overview of the principles and strategies used for managing and administering for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Students study the history of the human services field, as well as current and projected trends. Throughout the course, students examine the social, economic, and political issues that affect the human services field.

HSM 408 - Management and Supervision/Human Service Profession

(Credits: 3.00)

In this course, students are introduced to basic management theory and functions that supervisors and managers need to succeed. Students examine management functions, the effects of organizational culture, ways to improve organizational communication, theories of group dynamics, and the importance of ethical behavior and social responsibility for managers and supervisors.

HSM 429 - Marketing and Fundraising for Human Service Organizations

(Credits: 3.00)

This course provides the student with an overview of the role of marketing and resource development for human services organizations. Students examine the factors affecting public perception and how to recognize marketing variables. The course, a combination of theory and practice, provides students with the opportunity to develop marketing and fundraising plans for an existing or potential human services project.

HSM 437 - Community Resources and Development

(Credits: 3.00)

This course is a study of the organization and purpose of human services organizations. Students will examine the roles and relationships of government human services agencies, and for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. In addition, students will learn the fundamentals of creating and maintaining stakeholder relationships, such as those with board members, patrons, and governmental entities.

MGT 445 - Human Resource Management II

(Credits: 3.00)

Students will examine a variety of topics in the field of human resource management. Material to be covered in this course includes employee training, performance appraisals, health and safety policies, collective bargaining, and employee benefits. Personnel problems in both the public and private sectors are examined.

HSM 451 - Finance and Budgeting for Human Services Organizations

(Credits: 3.00)

In this course, students learn basic financial and budgetary techniques that will assist them in functioning more effectively as managers of human services organizations. The course emphasizes analysis and evaluation methods, and covers commonly used financial theories, techniques, and methodologies. Prerequisite: ASB 115 or equivalent.

HSM 454 - Communications and Grant Writing

(Credits: 3.00)

In this course, students learn how to use communication and information processes as a means of promoting not-for-profit organizations. Students learn how to develop and apply appropriate communications techniques for internal and external audiences. Emphasis is placed on the development of grant request proposals to public and private entities.

HSM 466 - Ethical Issues in Human Services

(Credits: 3.00)

This course examines basic ethical principles and how they apply to the delivery of human services. Using a case study approach, students consider issues such as confidentiality, client rights, and professional ethics. Students discover how ethical issues overlap and affect human services organizations.

HSM 468 - Legal Issues in Human Services Field

(Credits: 3.00)

This course examines basic legal principles and how they apply to the delivery of human services. The course provides a basic introduction to legal theories and dispute resolution. A special emphasis is placed on the study of contracts.

HSM 491 - Capstone: Human Service Strategy

(Credits: 5.00)

In this culminating course, students will have an opportunity to incorporate concepts from the previous BS-HSM curriculum into an overall strategy for managing a human services organization. The course requires students to develop a systematic framework for addressing internal and external challenges that face human services organizations. Students will complete an integrative paper, based on a particular problem/opportunity in an organization. Prerequisite: Completion of all other HSM major coursework.