Education, Nursing, & Health Professions
Education and Human Services
Undergraduate
HE 112 Modern Health Care Concepts 3.0
A conceptual approach to the mental, emotional, social, and physical aspects of personal health in modern living. Emphasis is on knowledge and attitudes necessary to live more effectively.
5/20-7/1 20796 MW 5-9:15 p.m. H207 Nowak $1,230
EDG 431 Beginning Human Services Internship 3.0
A field placement in a human services setting. Students will be required to spend a minimum of 115 hours in an approved, supervised setting, with specific duties and experiences detailed in a contract between the university, the site supervisor, and the student. Students are also required to attend weekly seminars to organize the experience and explore and discuss issues of common interest.
Prerequisites: Written application and permission of instructor
5/20-7/1 20941 TBA TBD TBD Cromwell $1,230
EDG 432 Advances Human Services Internship 6.0
An advanced field placement in a human services setting. Students will be required to spend a minimum of 225 hours in an approved, supervised setting, with specific duties and experiences detailed in a contract between the university, the site supervisor, and the student. Students are also required to attend weekly seminars to organize the experience and explore and discuss issues of common interest.
5/20-7/1 21381 TBA TBD TBD Cromwell $2,460
EDH 244 Sign Language I 3.0
Utilization of the American Manual Alphabet, numbers, and approximately 1,000 signs to provide basic expressive and receptive conversational skills in signed English. Selected readings on deafness and manual communication.
5/21-6/30 21607 TR 2-5 p.m. H207 LeBlond $1,230
EDP 230 Educational Psychology 3.0
Study of human behavior in learning situations. Topics include development and learning, individual differences, conditions for learning, and dynamics of achieving learning outcomes. Special emphasis on working with individuals in a variety of settings.
5/25-7/17 21479 Distance Learning (see p.16) Cromwell $1,230
Graduate
EDX 663 ST: Helping People Develop Resources 3.0
This course provides proactive strategies for acknowledging internal resources, guiding individuals to utilize personal resources, and correcting misguided behavior. Educators, counselors, and human service professionals learn strategies to better help their students and clients in building internal and external resources to increase resiliency in facing challenges.
5/21-6/30 23397 TR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. H 221 Lagace $1,290
Deaf Education: Aural Habilitation and the Education of Hearing-Impaired Children
Graduate
All EDAH summer courses are taught at various times throughout the week. These times will vary day-to-day , which is why the days delineated below are as Monday-Friday, and why the times show as all day.
EDAH 550 Perspectives on the Education of Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Children 3.0
This course reviews historical and philosophical developments in the education of deaf and hearing-impaired children. One of the central issues addressed is the variety of communication-modality choices and methodological approaches that exist in the field. Students gain insight into the psychological impact of hearing impairment on the child's development and on the family system. Through participation in mock PPTs, students become familiar with legal issues pertinent to the education of children with hearing loss. Field study of a variety of audiological and educational settings for children with hearing loss.
Prerequisite: Admission to program or permission of instructor.
6/22-7/31 21470 MTWRF 9 a.m.-6 p.m. H312 Staff $1,290
EDAH 600 Anatomy/Physiology of Hearing and Speech Mechanisms 3.0
Study of the anatomy and physiology of normal hearing and speech mechanisms; study of common pathologies of the hearing mechanism with particular application to congenital and early-onset causes of childhood deafness. Basic considerations of structure and function of the vocal tract, particularly the processes of speech respiration and phonation.
Prerequisite: Admission to program or permission of instructor
6/22-7/31 21471 MTWRF 9 a.m.-6 p.m. H312 Staff $1,290
EDAH 610 Psychoacoustics and the Development of Auditory Perception and Processing 3.0
This course familiarizes students with normal human responses to verbal and nonverbal auditory stimuli. It reviews the physical and perceptual attributes of sound. Topics of auditory perception and processing are presented with a focus on how they relate to individuals with hearing impairment. Elements of classroom acoustics are discussed. Field study.
Corequisite: EDAH 600
6/22-7/31 21472 MTWRF 9 a.m.-6 p.m. H312 Staff $1,290
EDAH 620 Articulatory Phonetics 2.0
This course introduces students to articulatory phonetics and teaches students to transcribe English according to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Applications specific to teaching speech to hearing-impaired children are made. Field study to record and transcribe samples of fluent and impaired speech.
Corequisite: EDAH 600
6/22-7/31 21473 MTWRF 9 a.m.-6 p.m. H312 Staff $860
Counseling
Graduate
EDC 625 Cognitive Behavior Counseling: Theory and Practice 3.0
Provides counselors in training with an understanding of the contributions and limitations of cognitive behavioral approaches. After mastering the general theoretical implications of blending behavioral and cognitive applications, trainees will develop analogies for class discussion and critiquing to test their understanding of the effectiveness of an array of interventions.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
5/21-6/30 20814 TR 7-10 p.m. H207 Pengel $1,290
EDC 663 Guidance Principles, Organization, and Administration 3.0
This course examines the theoretical underpinnings and organizational structures of a comprehensive developmental guidance program. Emphasis is placed on an analysis of the school counselor as coordinator, consultant, manager, and teacher. These roles vary as the school counselor promotes the academic, social, and career development of students in a diverse society.
7/6-8/12 21458 MW 7-10 p.m. H217 Staff $1,290
EDC 611 Multicultural Approaches in Education And Human Services 3.0
Teachers, administrators, counselors, and health and human services professionals are increasingly called upon to respond to diversity issues and cultural differences in the populations they serve. The intent of this course is to increase knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity to ethnic and cultural groups and subgroups within the dominant American culture. Major focus will be on the practice of effective and sensitive techniques.
7/7-8/13 20499 TR 4-7 p.m. H207 Staff $1,290
Elementary Education
Graduate
EDE 663 Elementary Methods: Science/Social Studies/Arts 3.0
This course combines content-specific, discipline-based methodology for science, social studies, and the arts at the elementary level with an interdisciplinary/integrative framework. State and national curricular benchmarks will be reviewed in each of the three domains for the lower- and upper-elementary school levels. Specific materials, resources, and technological supports will be examined per discipline along with the particulars of planning, assessment, and management techniques for all students. Within the context of overarching essential questions, cross-curricular applications will be made through unit planning that incorporates all three of the domains. It is a main goal of this course that students will internalize the connections between subjects and will understand and reflect on the richness of this interaction. It is also intended to serve as a model for similar integration across other areas of the elementary curriculum.
Prerequisite: EDE 662
7/7-8/13 20839 TR 5-8 p.m. H217 Roberts $1,290
EDE 664 Elementary Math Methods 3.0
This course provides students with an overview of various methodologies and materials (manipulatives and computer based) specifically used for effective mathematics teaching at the elementary-school level. Students will become knowledgeable in selecting appropriate methods for assessing all elementary students in this discipline as well as assessing curricular effectiveness. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards along with Connecticut's Curricular Framework for Mathematics will be fully reviewed. Students will explore and reflect on the variety in learning styles found on the elementary level and will be responsive to typical problematic patterns, such as "math phobia." Participants will also be able to analyze their own experiences, perceptions, and attitudes about math and, as reflective practitioners, will become aware of how these factors have an impact on young learners.
Prerequisite: EDE 663
5/20-7/1 20836 MW 5-8 p.m. SRR Underwood $1,290
Foundations of Education
Graduate
EDF 568 Philosophic and Cultural Issues in Contemporary Education 3.0
Study of persistent themes in American education, interpreted historically and philosophically, including concepts of the educated person; the school as an extension of business, science, and the arts; selected problems of current interest.
5/21-6/30 20387 TR 5-8 p.m. H221 Pedro $1,290
EDF 611 Multicultural Approaches in Education and Human Services 3.0
Teachers, administrators, counselors, and health and human service professionals are increasingly called upon to respond to diversity issues and cultural differences in the populations they serve. This course increases knowledge and understanding of, and sensitivity to, ethnic and cultural groups and subgroups within the dominant American culture. Major focus is on the practice of effective and sensitive techniques.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
7/7-8/13 20499 TR 4-7 p.m. H207 Staff $1,290
Special Education
Graduate
EDH 510 Theoretical Foundations: Children and Adults with Special Needs 3.0
An introductory graduate course in which the classroom teacher will be exposed to a wide variety of exceptionalities in the population in order to study the cognitive, language, and social functioning of each exceptional population, with emphasis on the implications of these variables for home, school, and community.
5/20-6/17 21460 MTW 4-7 p.m. H130 Hopkins $1,290
Assessment, Research, and Learning
Graduate
EDM 554 Research and Statistics in Education and Human Services 3.0
Intended to provide skill in treatment of research data, this course includes descriptive, correlational, and inferential statistics up to two-way ANOVA; some nonparametric statistics.
5/20-7/1 20527 MW 5-8 p.m. H257 Fritz $1,290
EDM 660 Theory and Interpretation of Group Tests 3.0
An advanced course in application of measurement instruments and techniques. A case-study approach is used to develop the student's analytic strategy and decision-making techniques.
Prerequisite: EDM 554
5/21-6/30 20813 TR 4-7 p.m. H229 Pengel $1,290
EDP 540 Applied Developmental and Learning Theories 3.0
The major theories of human development and learning will be emphasized through research, readings, discussion, and projects for educational and human service applications. It is intended that students will develop and understanding of, and learn applications for, the theories of behavioristic, social learning, cognitive, and maturational theorists.
5/20-7/1 22786 MW 4:20-7:20 p.m. H221 Oliver $1,290
Reading
Graduate
EDR 550 Fundamentals of Reading Instruction 3.0
This is a graduate-level course designed to introduce the developing teacher to reading instruction and the development of a reading/writing community. This course will emphasize the theory and components of the reading process that will help teachers develop a set of clear principles and strategies for literacy instruction. Semantic, syntactic, graphophonic, and pragmatic sources of information will be explored. The latest research about literacy development and its relationship to classroom instruction for all learners will be reviewed. Approaches to teaching low English-proficient and at-risk students will be integrated throughout the course. This course is designed for students who have had no previous course work in the area of reading.
7/6-8/12 20205 MW 7-10 p.m. H256 Gallagher $1,290
Educational Technology
Graduate
EDT 610 The Computer as an Instructional Tool 3.0
Introduction to the use of the computer in the teaching-learning process. Topics will include the use of the computer as a tool and tutor. Students will become competent users of a wide range of educational computer software and will examine the issues and implications of computer use in classrooms.
Lab fee: $45
5/21-6/30 20186 TR 5-8 p.m. H242 Lindquist $1,290
EDT 631 Using Technology in Intermediate Grades 3.0
This course provides teachers with the opportunity to explore the use of technology in grades 4-8 in social studies, science, math, and language arts. Students will examine and evaluate various software programs and create a dynamic project based on their own distinct standards.
Prerequisite: EDT 610
Lab fee: $45
7/20-7/24 20824 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.* Lindquist $1,290
*Class will be held off campus at West Woods Upper Elementary School in Farmington. For directions contact Debbie Rau at 860.768.4520.
EDT 635 Learning about Distance Education 3.0
This survey course covers different aspects of telecommunications, teleconferencing, video, computers, multimedia, the World Wide Web, and other technologies related to distance education. Students explore the research and principles of implementing distance education within K-12 and higher education, business, and government institutions. Cutting edge technologies that contribute to this ever expanding field of education are discussed, as is their relationship to the different forms of asynchronous and synchronous distance learning and distance education using computer technology. This is a hybrid course using both face-to-face meetings(once a week) and online classes.
Prerequisite: EDT 610
Lab Fee $45
5/20-7/1 22799 MW 5-8 p.m. H242 King $1,290
EDT 663 K-8 Science and Technology In the Classroom 3.0
This course is designed to teach an integrated approach to the teaching of elementary and middle school science and the use of technology in the classroom. Students will use and demonstrate hands-on, inquiry-based science activities with microcomputer software, probe ware, and graphing calculators. This one week course will consist of morning class work followed by afternoon field work.
Prerequisite: EDT 610
Lab fee: $45
7/27-7/31 21608 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.* Dart $1,290
*This course will be held at Two Rivers Middle Magnet School in East Hartford.
EDT 667 Creating Web Pages and Managing Web Servers 3.0
Students will set up and learn to manage a Web server as part of their own intranet. They will learn to use technologies for publishing interactive Web content, including advanced HTML editors, optimizing graphics files, animation, page layout with tables, Web-based forms, CGIs, integration of searchable databases, and Javascript. Students will learn to customize their Web content for their own classroom or school environment.
Prerequisite: EDT 610 or Permission of instructor
Lab fee: $45
7/6-7/10 20823 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. H242 Grant $1,290
Early Childhood Education
Graduate
EDY 552 Student Teaching: Infant/Toddler 3.0
A supervised experience in a selected inclusion-model infant and/or toddler setting. The student will develop competencies in observing/assessing children: planning, implementing, adapting, and evaluating activities/materials and instructional programs for children of this age.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department
Lab fee: $80
7/8-8/12 21416 W 5-7 p.m. H419 Lazaroff $1,290
EDY 554 Student Teaching: Nursery-Kindergarten 3.0
A supervised experience in a selected inclusion-model preschool or kindergarten setting. The student will develop competencies in observing/assessing children: planning, implementing, adapting, and evaluating instructional programs.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department
Lab fee: $80
7/8-8/12 21417 W 5-7 p.m. H419 Lazaroff $1,290
EDY 620 Planning and Administering ECE Programs 3.0
Examines theory and practice in the administration of educational programs for young children. Focus on determining program philosophy and operating policies; planning, implementing, and evaluating programs; complying with government regulations; selecting and working with staff; planning and analyzing a budget.
5/21-6/30 22812 TR 5-8 p.m. H217 Miller $1,290
Department of Educational Leadership
The following courses are open only to students matriculated in the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership.
EDD 820 Children, Families and Community: Context for Schooling 3.0
The condition of children and families in our society is examined, with particular interest in defining the role of school in improving their quality of life. The roles of various members of the community in public education and school reform are examined, as well as the diversity of clientele currently being served by the public schools.
Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Ed.D. program
7/1-8/5 21306 W 4:30-10:30 p.m. A426 LaRocco $1,590
EDD 824 Seminar in Instructional Curriculum Theory and Research Development 3.0
Examines current issues, trends, and research in instructional development. Other topics include learning theory, the use of human and technological resources to increase instructional effectiveness, and assessment of student outcomes. The roles of administrators and supervisors in facilitating team efforts to improve instructional programs are examined.
Prerequisite: EDD 824
6/29-8/3 22890 M 4:30-10:30 p.m. A427 Case $1,590
EDD 826 Professional and Ethical Issues in Educational Leadership 3.0
Critical examination of the ethical issues of concern in leading organizational change in school systems. Students analyze dimensions in reflective practice, professional ethics, licensing and accreditation, and collegial service delivery. Recent efforts to restructure the educational system are used as a forum within which these professional and ethical issues are examined.
Prerequisites: EDD 820, 821, 823, and 825
7/1-8/5 20621 W 4:30-10:30 p.m. A427 Weinholtz $1,590
EDD 827 Seminar in Educational Leadership 3.0
This course promotes critical analysis of contemporary leadership frameworks and consideration of their utility in educational organizations. Students become familiar with leadership strategies and skills through involvement with different case situations and simulations of issues confronting practicing educational leaders. Extensive role-playing is designed to provide students with opportunities to examine how they function as educational leaders in these simulated situations.
Prerequisite: EDD 826
6/29-8/3 20310 M 4:30-10:30 p.m. A426 Intriligator $1,590
EDD 831 Empowerment of Professional Staff 3.0
Students examine the research on workgroup effectiveness, with a particular focus on ways in which professional staff in educational organizations can achieve increased responsibility and involvement in school improvement activities. Key concepts include team building, job enrichment, group facilitation, participatory decision making, and site-based management.
Prerequisites: EDD 827 and 840
6/29 & 20641 M 4:30-10:30 p.m. CC117
7/6-8/3 M 4:30-10:30 p.m. A420 D'Annolfo $1,590
EDD 832 Human and Fiscal Resource Management 3.0
Provides an understanding of the administrative processes needed to manage human and fiscal resources effectively in educational organizations. Key concepts include use of management information systems, resource planning, personnel administration, facilities planning and operation, budgeting, and collective bargaining.
Prerequisite: EDD 827 and 840
7/1 & 21776 W 4:30-10:30 p.m. CC117
7/8-8/5 W 4:30-10:30 p.m. A420 Staff $1,590
EDD 861 Doctoral Dissertation - Phase One 3.0
Students work closely with their dissertation research supervisors to refine their research proposal, develop instrumentation, and collect data.
Prerequisites: EDD 860 and permission of advisor
6/29-8/5 20710 TBA TBA TBA Intriligator $1,590
6/29-8/5 20449 TBA TBA TBA Case $1,590
6/29-8/5 20450 TBA TBA TBA D'Annolfo $1,590
6/29-8/5 20538 TBA TBA TBA Weinholtz $1,590
6/29-8/5 20833 TBA TBA TBA LaRocco $1,590
EDD 862 Doctoral Dissertation - Phase Two 3.0
Students work closely with their dissertation research advisors to analyze data, develop findings and conclusions, and complete the written dissertation research report.
Prerequisites: EDD 861 and permission of advisor
6/29-8/5 20446 TBA TBA TBA Intriligator $1,590
6/29-8/5 20447 TBA TBA TBA Case $1,590
6/29-8/5 20448 TBA TBA TBA D'Annolfo $1,590
6/29-8/5 20539 TBA TBA TBA Weinholtz $1,590
6/29-8/5 20834 TBA TBA TBA LaRocco $1,590
EDD 863 Doctoral Dissertation - Phase Three 1.0-6.0
Serves as a vehicle for continuous enrollment for students in the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership to complete their dissertations.
Prerequisites: EDD 862 and permission of advisor
6/29-8/5 20443 TBA TBA TBA Intriligator $530/cr
6/29-8/5 20753 TBA TBA TBA Case $530/cr
6/29-8/5 21569 TBA TBA TBA D'Annolfo $530/cr
6/29-8/5 20540 TBA TBA TBA Weinholtz $530/cr
6/29-8/5 20835 TBA TBA TBA LaRocco $530/cr
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology
Undergraduate
MT 430 Clinical Microbiology I 4.0
A study of the fundamental procedures and principles employed in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Topics include infectious hazards, sterilization techniques, media preparation, staining reactions, colony morphology, biochemical characteristics of common pathogens, introduction to plate reading, and antibiotic testing.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
6/1-7/29 20714 MTW 9-10:30 a.m. BC179 Barrett
6/1-7/28
and 20715 Lab MT 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. BC179 Lehnhoff
7/8-7/29 Lab W 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. BC179 Lehnhoff $1,640
MT 440 Medical Technology Orientation 1.0
Lectures to familiarize students with hospital orientation and organizations, professional ethics, legal aspects of medicine, the health care team, the role of the technologist (past, present, and future trends), medical terminology, laboratory safety, quality control, and blood-collection techniques.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
6/3-6/24 20716 W and 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. BC179 Lehnhoff
6/29-7/3 MTWRF 7:30-11:30 a.m. and STFRAN Barrett
12:30-3:30 p.m. BC179 Lehnhoff $410
MT 442 Clinical Immunology 3.0
A study of basic immunology rapidly leading to lecture and laboratory exercises in basic serology. Topics investigated include syphilis serology, infectious mononucleosis, rheumatoid arthritis testing, c-reactive protein, pregnancy testing, and quality control.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
7/6-7/31 20717 M and 1-4 p.m. BC179 Aguiar
RF 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. BC179 Aguiar
7/7-7/31 20718 Lab TWRF 1-4 p.m. BC179 Aguiar $1,230
MT 443 Clinical Chemistry 4.0
Procedures and principles of basic biochemical determinations performed in the clinical chemistry laboratory are presented. Topics include carbohydrate, electrolyte, acid-base balance, enzyme, protein, and blood urea determinations.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
6/1-6/26 20719 M 1-4 p.m. BC179 Dix
and RF 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. BC179 Dix
6/2-6/26 20720 Lab TWRF 1-4 p.m. BC179 Dix $1,640
Radiologic Technology
Undergraduate
RAD 355 Radiation Physics and Imaging Equipment 2.0
A review of selected topics in physics as they relate to the needs of diagnostic imaging. Topics include electricity, generators, transformers, electrostatics, electrodynamics, and electromagnetism. A comprehensive knowledge of rectification, X-ray circuitry, X-ray tubes, and comparison of various equipment designs.
Prerequisites: RAD 330 and PHY 102, or permission of instructor
5/19-7/3* 20344 TRF 9 a.m.-12 p.m. D430 Staff $820
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
RAD 360 Radiographic Positioning III 1.0
The emphasis of this course will be the anatomy and positioning of the digestive and urinary systems.
Prerequisite: RAD 335 or permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
5/18-7/1* 20345 MW 9 a.m.-12 p.m. D430 Richard $410
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
RAD 365 Clinical Experience III 3.0
The students perform radiographic procedures of the digestive and urinary systems. Clinical competency evaluations are performed during this course.
Prerequisite: RAD 335 or permission of instructor
7/6-8/14 20346 MTWRF 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. TBA Staff $1,230
Respiratory Care
Undergraduate
RCP 355 Clinical Practice 3.0
A clinical practice session that allows students to function as independent practitioners in the acute-care setting with only periodic supervision and evaluation. Various rotations within the hospital setting expose students to pulmonary laboratory, pediatrics and neonatology, and pulmonary rehabilitation, among other areas.
Prerequisites: RCP 332 and RCP 354; RCP majors only
Lab fee: $40
5/18-7/9* 20644 Lab MTWR 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. HHOSP Kennedy $1,230
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
RCP 460 Advanced Clinical Practice I 3.0
A specialized clinical practice rotation consisting of approximately 250 hours of clinical practice within one of several specialty areas (pediatric/neonatal care, adult critical care, pulmonary function laboratory, pulmonary rehabilitation, allied health education, allied health management, research). Students must complete two advanced clinical practice courses for graduation.
Prerequisites: RCP 355 and RCP 332
Lab fee: $40
7/13-8/14 20642 Lab TBA TBA HHOSP Kennedy $1,230
RCP 461 Advanced Clinical Practice II 3.0
The second of two specialized clinical practice rotations consisting of approximately 250 hours of clinical practice within one of several specialty areas of respiratory care (pediatric/neonatal care, adult critical care, pulmonary function laboratory, pulmonary rehabilitation, allied health education, allied health management, research). Students must complete two advanced clinical practice courses for graduation.
Prerequisites: RCP 335 and RCP 332
Lab fee: $40
7/13-8/14 20643 Lab TBA TBA HHOSP Kennedy $1,230
Nursing
Undergraduate
Institute for Leadership in Geriatric Nursing is offering one Special Topics course that may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit. RN-BSN students may use the Philosophical, Ethical, and Legal Issues course to fulfill a general education course in the social science area.
NUR 343 Nursing and Diversity 3.0
This course introduces population-focused nursing through the study of healthy families, support groups, and diverse socio-cultural groups. Emphasis is placed on diversity as it relates to nursing practice. Students apply theoretical concepts from family, group, and cultural studies to real-life situations.
Prerequisites: Matriculated in RN/BSN program and Nursing 333
5/20-6/24 21465 W 4:30-10:30 p.m. CC118 Diehl $1,230
5/20-6/24 22903 W 8 a.m.-2 p.m. A320 Diehl $1,230
NUR 445 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness 3.0
This course provides an overview of emergency and disaster preparedness. Beginning with definitions and scope of natural disasters, pandemic, and terrorism, students consider homeland security, planning and operations, the role of citizens and professions, barriers to preparedness, legal considerations, psychological responses, and ethical issues. Using group facilitation and case study method, this course prepares students for a leadership role to advance community emergency preparedness, volunteer management, and community recovery activities. Information provides a foundation for personal and professional emergency-preparedness planning and action.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate standing in nursing and health professions; other students by permission of instructor
5/19-6/30* 21407 T 4-10 p.m. D419 Groot $1,230
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
NUR 470 Philosophical, Ethical, and Legal Issues for Geriatric Nurse Leaders 3.0
The overall purpose of this course is to prepare geriatric nurse leaders to effectively manage philosophical, ethical, and legal challenges in management and administrative roles. The course surveys appropriate concepts, theories, and laws as applied to geriatric nurse leadership roles in a variety of settings, including community care, assisted living, long-term care, and acute care.
5/18-6/29* 21616 M 4:30-10:30 p.m. CC118 Papa $1,230
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
NUR 470 Special Topics: Environment and Health 3.0
This course focuses on the impact of the environment and health on ourselves, our families, our patients and our communities. Course content includes identifying environmental toxins, their consequences on our health and our future and safer alternatives. This course also specifically addresses legislation, governmental policies, current research and environmental health assessment of individuals and communities.
5/21-6/25 21716 R 4:30-10:30 p.m. D425 Murphy/Sanzo $1,230
Graduate
NUR 607 Writing in Nursing 3.0
This course focuses on writing skills essential for professional nurses in the context of their professional responsibilities. These include clear exposition, persuasive argument, effective synthesis, mastery of mechanics, including APA format. Students will write every week both in class and in take-home assignments.
Prerequisite: Open to M.S.N. students or with permission of instructor
5/20-7/1 20825 W 5-10 p.m. A113D Christensen $1,290
NUR 612 The Process of Patient Education 3.0
The focus of the course is on how to implement patient education programs that meet the goals of health care providers and clients. The influence of learner readiness, health values, culture, and literacy on effective patient education is explored. From a broader perspective, health education and promotion are examined in the context of the social, political, and economic influences of health. Additional exploration of relevant patient education topics includes critical analysis of the role of Internet technology in health educations, current research in patient education, and the use of outcome criteria to evaluate health education programs.
5/26-6/30* 20810 T 4:30-10:30 p.m. A426 Therrien $1,290
7/7-8/11 22643 T 4:30-10:30 p.m. A323 Therrien $1,290
NUR 636 End-of-Life Nursing Care 3.0
This course focuses on end-of-life issues to provide nurses with advanced knowledge for providing optimum end-of-life care for patients, families, and communities. Course content includes symptom and pain management, communication, last hours of life, and bereavement. This course also specifically addresses ethics, culture, economic and sociopolitical effects on our nation's care for the dying, and the role of health care professionals in achieving quality care at the end of life. This course is a certified course of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC). Nurses who successfully complete this course will be designated ELNEC-Trained by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The course is interdisciplinary in its approach and open to graduate students of other disciplines. Undergraduate nursing students may take this course with permission of the instructor.
5/21-6/25 21510 R 4:30-10:30 p.m. D423 O'Brien $1,290
7/9-8/13 21511 R 4:30-10:30 p.m. A425 O'Brien $1,290
NUR 640 Philosophical, Ethical, and Legal Issues for Geriatric Nurse Leaders 3.0
The overall purpose of this course is to prepare geriatric nurse leaders to effectively manage philosophical, ethical, and legal challenges in management and administrative roles. The course surveys appropriate concepts, theories, and laws as applied to geriatric nurse leadership roles in a variety of settings, including community care, assisted living, long-term care, and acute care.
5/18-6/29* 20533 M 4:30-10:30 p.m. CC118 Papa $1,290
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
NUR 640 Holistic Nursing: Foundations of Healing and Holism 3.0
This is a seminar course with discussion of holistic practice, interventions, demonstration, and/or experiential sessions to facilitate an active understanding of a holistic perspective in nursing practice and daily living.
5/20 & 7/1 22916 W 5-10 p.m. D309
5/30, 6/13 SA 9 a.m.-5 p.m. D309 Aiken $1,290
& 6/27
NUR 645 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness 3.0
This course provides an overview of emergency and disaster preparedness. Beginning with definitions and scope of natural disasters, pandemic, and terrorism, students consider homeland security, planning and operations, the role of citizens and professions, barriers to preparedness, legal considerations, psychological responses, and ethical issues. Using group facilitation and case study method, this course prepares students for a leadership role to advance community emergency preparedness, volunteer management, and community recovery activities. Information provides a foundation for personal and professional emergencypreparedness planning and action.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate standing in nursing and health professions; other students by permission of instructor
5/19-6/30* 21408 T 4-10 p.m. D419 Groot $1,290
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
NUR 651 Epidemiology 3.0
Epidemiology provides the scientific foundation for community/ public health practice. This course assists students in developing a working knowledge of descriptive and analytical epidemiology used to examine disease occurrence and health status in communities. Emphasis is placed on skill building in the areas of fundamental methodologies and critical analysis of published epidemiological studies. The student uses epidemiological data in applying knowledge to disease-prevention activities. This course is appropriate for healthcare professionals and human service students.
Prerequisite: Matriculation in graduate program or permission of instructor.
6/2-6/25 21720 TR 5-10 p.m. D439 Birden $1,290
NUR 690* Special Topics: Managing Human Resources 3.0
This course provides the health care manager with the theoretical knowledge base, concepts, and practices of effective management of institutional human resources. Traditional functions of recruitment, selection, training, development, employee relations, and compensation and benefits are covered in this course. A foundation of skills and understanding that supports the health care manager, with analysis of theories, policies, and practices of human resources, is provided.
5/18-6/29* 22656 MW 5-8 p.m. D419 Staff $1,290
*This course starts before regularly scheduled courses.
NUR 690* Special Topics: Staff Development 3.0
This course focuses on the role of the nurse educator as a leader in staff development/continuing education in health care settings. The scope of staff development/continuing education as an advanced-practice specialty, frameworks for practice, and contemporary issues and trends are covered in this course. Students will have the opportunity to analyze theory and research in professional development and construct continuing-education offerings.
5/21-6/25 22669 R 4:30-10:30 p.m. H130 Staff $1,290
NUR 691 Special Topics: Role of Clinical Educator 3.0
This course will provide the student with the knowledge and skills to develop and implement innovative, efficient, and practical teaching strategies for use in the clinical setting. Students will discuss entering the instructional role and personal development within this role, managing the clinical day and providing effective clinical instruction and clinical supervision and evaluation methods. Strategies to support and encourage student learning through the development of critical thinking skills and reflective practice, while fostering caring in clinical practice, will be explored. Legal and ethical issues, evidenced-based practice, and specific student-centered concerns will also be discussed.
7/7-8/11 22682 T 4:30-10:30 p.m. H130 Basley $1,290
NUR 692 Special Topics: Health Care Informatics for Clinicians 3.0
This course introduces healthcare professional to study of healthcare informatics. Federal, state and private initiatives are demanding the development and use electronic health record systems and other technology to improve quality, safety, and evidence base of care. It is critical that healthcare professionals in all roles and at all levels keep pace with the latest advances in informatics. This course will provide students with the practical knowledge and skills, exposure to emerging technologies and opportunities for providing optimal healthcare services in today's high-technology environments-important even when that technology has not yet been fully implemented.
6/22-8/13 22708 Distance Learning (see p.16 of bulletin) Pietrantuono/Axt $1,290
Department Physical Therapy DPT I
DPT I courses are on a special 10-week session from June 1 to August 6, 2009.
Note: DPT I exams are scheduled for August 7, 8, and 10, 2009.
Students in the Physical Therapy program pay $410 per credit.
Graduate
DPT 500 Gross Anatomy 2.0
A comprehensive study of the internal and surface anatomy of the human body with emphasis on the head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The relationships of neural, muscular, vascular, and lymphatic structures will be discussed and demonstrated in a regional approach. Small-group problem solving and clinical application of anatomy to physical therapy clinical cases will be expected.
Prerequisite: PT major or permission of instructor
Corequisite: DPT 501
6/3-8/5 21485 W 8:30 a.m.-10:20 p.m. D425 Higgins
F 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. D425 Higgins
DPT 501 Gross Anatomy Laboratory 2.0
This laboratory course is taught in conjunction with DPT 500. Laboratory and discussion sessions involve human cadaver prosection in an effort to understand gross anatomical components and relationships of all systemic and skeletal systems. Surface palpation, self-paced computer software programs, and analysis of motion at each joint will be included. Systems will be reviewed based on Gross Anatomy lecture.
Corequisite: DPT 500
Lab fee: $100
6/2-8/6
Track I 21480 TR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. UCONN** Staff
Track I T 1:30-3:30 p.m. D415 Higgins/Staff
Track I R 3:30-5:20 p.m. D415 Higgins/Staff
Track II 21481 TR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. UCONN** Staff
Track II T 3:30-5:20 p.m. D415 Higgins/Staff
Track II R 1:30-3:30 p.m. D415 Higgins/Staff
**Class is held off campus at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
DPT 504 Kinesiology 2.0
Kinesiology is the study of human movement. This course presents a first-level integration of the mechanical/anatomical/ neurological bases of human movement. This subject matter is specifically developed for students in the Health Professions. An interdisciplinary approach is used in which material from anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, and neuroscience are integrated. Human movement is studied from the perspective of functional, kinematic, kinetic, and neurological descriptions of single-joint, complex-joint, and multi-joint motions. In this regard, topics of gait, posture, and balance receive a special focus. Students will work in groups for some course content.
Prerequisite: PT major or permission of instructor
Corequisite: DPT 505
6/1-8/5 21482 MW 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. D425 Ball
DPT 505 Kinesiology Laboratory 1.0
This course provides students with an opportunity to gain experience with various technology-assisted movement analysis systems. Students learn how to acquire and interpret information from gait analysis, balance, and postural measurements, as well as electromyographic recordings. Included in this course is a discussion of normal and abnormal gait and posture.
Corequisite: DPT 504
Lab fee: $50
6/1-8/5
Track I 21483 M 1:30-4:20 p.m. D415 Ball/Staff
Track II 21484 W 1:30-4:20 p.m. D415 Ball/Staff
DPT 508 Pathophysiology for Physical Therapists I 3.0
This is the first course of a two course pathophysiology sequence. This course introduces the student to a conceptual framework regarding the majority of illness encountered in the scope of physical therapy practice, with a strong emphasis on medical diagnosis and management. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of medical presentation of signs/symptoms and its implication on physical diagnosis evaluation and treatment. This will provide students with differential diagnosis skills for appropriate referrals outside of Physical Therapy.
Prerequisite: PT major or permission of instructor
Lab fee: $50
6/1-8/3 21486 MF 8:30 a.m.-10:20 p.m. D425 Favolise
DPT 630 Clinical Education 0.0
This is the first of three full time supervised clinical-education experiences. The experience is designed for students to bridge didactic information with clinical skills experiences. Basic skills are practiced in each setting with development of Physical Therapy Examination, Evaluation, Diagnosing, and Intervention skills. Students are supervised by qualified physical therapists. This course will be in acute, subacute, or outpatient orthopedic setting and will integrate all aspects of physical therapy learned in the first year of the professional phase of the DPT program. Students are expected to demonstrate professional behaviors in all interactions with patients, clients, families, caregivers, and other health professionals. (10 weeks) Clinical Education fee.
Prerequisites: All DPT I courses successfully completed
5/20-7/15 21722 MTWRF TBA Wetherbee/Gangaway $1,600
Department Physical Therapy DPT II
There are 2 - 3 week sessions:
Weeks 1-3: May 18 - June 5, 2009
Weeks 4-6: June 8 - June 26, 2009
Students in the Physical Therapy program pay $410 per credit
First Session
*DPT 612 Nutrition for Health Sciences 3.0
Basic introduction to the principles of nutrition and its influence on health. Also emphasized are the principles of nutrition on exercise with emphasis on counseling patients, energy, fluid balance, and evaluating nutrition in the literature.
Prerequisite: PT Major or permission of instructor.
5/20-6/26 22825 WF 1-4 p.m. D416 O'Dea
*Note: This is a full 6-week course.
DPT 700 Assistive Technology 2.0
This course includes a review of the prescription, fabrication, and training of various types of adaptive equipment used in physical therapy management of patients with neurologic, musculoskeletal, and cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Topics will include spinal, hip, knee, and ankle orthoses, lower extremity prosthetics, wheelchair design, custom seating fabrication, mobility devices, recreational devices, and home modifications.
Prerequisites : DPT 603, DPT 605.
5/18-6/5 22838 MWF 9-11:30 a.m. D416 Crane
M 1-4 p.m.
DPT 701 Disability Studies 2.0
The social, cultural, political, legislative, financial, and demographic influences on definitions of disability, rehabilitation practices, and disability policy will be traced from early human civilization until current time. Emphasis will be on disability rights movements in the United States and internationally, current topics in disability and disability policy, and cross-cultural/international issues.
Prerequisites: PT Major or permission of instructor
5/19-6/4 22851 TR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. D416 Crane
& 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Second Session
DPT 709 Advanced Pediatric Seminar 2.0
This course is one of the elective options for PT students. This course will expand the DPT student's understanding of issues related to assessment of infants and young children, encourage the student to develop and analyze their own concepts of development and introduce the student to several available tools used by physical therapists. The course will cover theories of child development, family systems, assessment tools, models of intervention and offer opportunities for advanced clinical skills.
Prerequisites : DPT 603, DPT 605.
6/8-6/25 22383 MTR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. D416 Blanchard
DPT 710 Advanced Neurorehabilitation Seminar 2.0
This course is one of the elective options for PT students. Students will learn current evaluation and treatment procedures for persons with central and peripheral vestibular disorders. Differential diagnosis and the application of evidence based practice principles to optimize outcomes will be included.
Prerequisite: DPT 603.
6/8-6/26 22396 MWF 9 a.m.-12 p.m. D416 Veneri
DPT 715 Advanced Sports Medicine Seminar 2.0
This is a multi-purpose course designed to prepare the clinically trained physical therapist to examine and treat acute on-the-field injuries. This course will provide information regarding common sports injuries, the prevention and care of acute injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation, and advanced rehabilitation approaches to return the athlete to sport.
6/9-6/25 22409 TWR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. D417 Leard
Summer II Clinical
DPT 730 Clinical Education II 0.0
An integration of all preceding course work with practice in the clinical environment. This clinical education experience is designed so the student will develop skills in examination, diagnosis, prognosis, evaluation, and intervention. Students are expected to demonstrate professional behaviors in all interactions with patients, clients, families, care givers, other health providers, etc. (9 weeks) Clinical education fee. Return for classes September 28, 2009.
Prerequisites: DPT 630, successful completion of all preceding coursework.
7/20-9/18 22422 MTWRF TBA Wetherbee/Gangaway $1,600