Financial management is a central function of successful nonprofit fundraising. In the nonprofit sector, the concept of contributed income is a key framework that must be understood by fundraisers and will be emphasized in this course. In addition, professional fundraisers are the source of financial information to both internal and external stakeholders, and successful financial analysis is essential for sound strategic planning and governance.

This course considers energy use in industrial settings - including energy flows and energy transformations. Students will learn methodologies for assessing, analyzing, and reducing energy use and cost in industrial facilities and auxiliary equipment. The content presented in this course is intended to be consistent with the US Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center program methods. Students will learn how to perform energy assessments in real engineering settings.

The social determinants are instruments that influence health outcomes and risk patterns across the lifespan. This course will provide students with an understanding of how the social determinants influence health outcomes with a focus on a variety of patient and community populations. An overarching theme of the course addresses how the social determinants of health adversely affect health outcomes and contribute to health disparities.

This course introduces theories and concepts of leadership and management and provides opportunities to translate learning into action through the simulation of various healthcare settings and scenarios. Students will engage in opportunites designed to increase their Emotional Intelligence and further develop leadership and management competencies essential for future clinical and/or healthcare leaders.

A core program course that focuses on leadership and management knowledge, skills, and practices that promote healthcare quality, efficiency, and productivity. Methods to measure, monitor, and evaluate quality and productivity will be discussed.

This practicum is the second in a three-course sequence. This advanced level practicum builds on the foundation practicum and provides students with the opportunity to further develop the knowledge and skills essential for effective, collaborative clinical leadership, to manage complex processes, resolve multi-faceted problems, build teams and productive work environments, and promote organizational health, growth, and quality of services.

This practicum is the third in a three-course sequence. This advanced level practicum continues the development and integration of clinical leadership and management core learning outcomes associated with CLM 402. Students continue to focus on 1) application of theory, knowledge, and skills essential for effective and collaborative leadership in health care, and 2) the integration of CLM student learning outcomes and foundational learning dimensions addressed in CLM 401 through applied experiences and seminar/course assignment activities.

This course is designed to introduce students to concepts of culture, race, ethnicity, and competence.. Emphasis will be placed on identifying individual characteristics and their influence on bias, especially in the context of healthcare. Factors related to culturally and linguistically appropriate healthcare will be reviewed.

This course examines the current system of healthcare financing and factors affecting it. Topics covered include exploration and analysis of budgetary concepts, financial management, cost accounting and management under rate control and competition, as well as differences between the goods and service industries within the healthcare context. The pros and cons of a single payer system are also considered. Spreadsheet software will be used to develop budgets, business proposals, and other select applications in the financial management of healthcare organizations.

This course considers energy use in industrial settings - including energy flows and energy transformations. Students will learn methodologies for assessing, analyzing, and reducing energy use and cost in industrial facilities and auxiliary equipment. The content presented in this course is intended to be consistent with the US Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center program methods. Students will learn how to perform energy assessments in real engineering settings.