Accreditation processes are evaluated with special emphasis on standards established by agencies and organizations such as JCAHO, CAP, FDA, NCCLS (FCC).

This course will provide a foundation in the principles and methods of the epidemiological investigation of disease with special emphasis on the distribution and dynamic behavior of disease in a population. Etiologic factors, modes of transmission and pathogenesis will be examined.

Human immunology with an emphasis on experimental methods, signal transduction, cell-cell interactions, cytokine production and activity, cell marker expression during normal cell development, pathogenic expression of cell markers and their detection, immunotherapy, vaccine production and acquired immunity. Analysis of immunologic systems mediating the response to allogenic foreign molecules such as transplanted tissues and organs will be emphasized. Contemporary issues and trends in immunology, with an emphasis on malignancy and immunodeficiencies, will be examined.

Advanced review of hemoproliferative disorders, including acute and chronic leukemia, and lymphomas. Current knowledge and theory of disease course, laboratory diagnosis, testing techniques, and treatment are emphasized.

Addresses the use of nonspeech communication systems with moderately to severely handicapped individuals. This course encompasses two basic components: 1) a lecture/discussion component which examines the full range of nonspeech communication systems, including evaluation and training considerations, and 2) a manual sign component which provides students with a basic functional receptive and expressive manual sign vocabulary.

Study of the principles of assessment and a critical review of existing standardized and non-standardized assessment tools in the field of speech-language pathology. Emphasis on selection of assessment tools for clients from diverse ethnic backgrounds with a variety of communication disorders, administration of selected tools, and organization of diagnostic information.

Critical review of the literature in disturbances in symbolic behavior in adults resulting from a variety of etiologies. The course includes apahsia, as well as adult communication disorders associated with dementia, agnosia, right hemisphere injury, traumatic brain injury, and schizophrenia.

This course is to provide a broad introduction to the state of the art developments in computer integrated manufacturing systems and the problems of managing such technologies and systems. Topics dealing with the evolving "factory of the future" such as computer aided design, computer aided manufacturing, group technology, flexible manufacturing systems, etc., will be studied. Strategic and managerial implications will be emphasized.

An in-depth study of financial markets, commercial banking, and business finance in an international setting.

The Economics of Organization applies transactions costs and principal-agent theories to study the internal organization of the firm. Topics to be covered include the boundaries of the firm, corporate governance, and internal incentive systems.