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ARAD 7355 - 3D Studio Exhibition
Three credit hours.
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ARAD 7370 - 3D Field Study
Three credit hours.
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ARAD 7371 - Internship
Three credit hours.
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READ 7295 - Comprehensive Literacy Model for School Improvement
Two credit hours.
The course is designed as a summer literacy institute for teachers and school teams interested in implementing a comprehensive literacy model, including a framework for literacy, individual and small group interventions, literacy team meetings, assessment walls and progress, school plans, and literacy coaching. The course is a requirement for the Literacy Coach certificate program.
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READ 7598 - Theory & Practice in Literacy
Five credit hours.
This course examines literacy theories and their practical implications for instruction. Theories of knowledge acquisition, literacy processing, assisted performance, and transfer are examined and applied to reading and writing. Students conduct an action research project in a literacy-related area.
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READ 8201 - Supervision & Organization of Reading Programs
Two credit hours.
This course focuses on preparing reading specialists and literacy coaches for supervising and organizing a school-wide literacy program, including organizational techniques and instructional approaches. An additional focus will be on developing the knowledge and skills of a literacy coach in three major areas: coaching teachers, providing professional development to school personnel, and evaluating a school’s literacy program.
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READ 8540 - Research in Lang. and Literacy
Five credit hours.
This course examines research-based practices in K-12 literacy instruction, including theories of differentiated instruction, reciprocal processing, integrated curriculum, and linguistic diversity.
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Accounting |
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ACCT 5322 - Federal Taxation II
Three credit hours.
MBA or MS in BISA Elective. Prerequisite: ACCT 3321 with C or higher. Federal income tax topics related to partnerships and partners, corporations and shareholders, trusts and estates, research methods in tax practice, survey of the unified estate and gift tax law.
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ACCT 5352 - Advanced Auditing
Three credit hours.
Two primary areas are explored: Techniques for auditing more effectively and efficiently, and extending auditing skills to other professional services. The course relies heavily on instructor-led student research and case analyses.
Prerequisites: Acct 4351 or consent of instructor
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ACCT 5381 - Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Environment for Accountants
Three credit hours.
A comprehensive overview of business law and ethics topics, such as the Uniform Commercial Code, accountant’s liability, government regulation of business, agency, contracts, debtor-creditor relationships, real property, insurance, and other topics covered in the CPA exam. This course is Open to all graduate business students, but is not open to students with credit for ACCT 4381.
Prerequisites: MKTG 2380 – Legal Environment of Business (or equivalent) with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7100 - Accounting Methods and Reports
One credit hours.
Uses of accounting data are taught in this course. The topics covered include financial statements, mechanics of recording, theory, working capital, property and plant, long term debt, owner’s equity, costing of products, control of costs, and non-routine decisions. This is a Foundation-Level course that cannot be used as an elective in any graduate business program. Open only to students in the MBA program and the MS in BISA or Pre-MS in BISA programs.
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ACCT 7199 - Independent Study
One credit hours.
Intensive research under faculty supervision on approved topic in an area not covered in depth through regularly scheduled courses; research paper required.Open only to students in graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: A GPA of at least 3.0, at least 12 graduate credits, and consent of department.
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ACCT 7299 - Independent Study
Two credit hours.
Intensive research under faculty supervision on approved topic in an area not covered in depth through regularly scheduled courses; research paper required.Open only to students in graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: A GPA of at least 3.0, at least 12 graduate credits, and consent of department.
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ACCT 7304 - Accounting for Managerial Decision-Making
Three credit hours.
Course Description: This course provides an overview of financial and managerial accounting as well as an introduction to tax planning. The emphasis will be on how various events and transactions in the life cycle of a business affect the basic accounting equation so that the manager can identify the important accounting issues. The course will look at choice of entity, accrual accounting issues, financial statement analysis and differences between U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In regard to tax planning, this course is intended to fill the gap between a manager well-trained in finance but unfamiliar with taxes and the tax experts on which the manager will rely. This course will examine the structure of tax codes (state and federal) and how taxes influence the finance decisions the manager will be expected to make (e.g. investments, choice of entity, capital structure, like-kind exchanges, mergers and acquisitions, timing of transactions, etc.).
Prerequisites: Principles of Accounting I and II (ACCT 2310 and 2330) or ACCT 7100 and passing score on accounting assessment.
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ACCT 7305 - Analysis of Financial Statements
Three credit hours.
User-oriented analysis of the operating performance of an organization based upon accounting information and related financial statements; emphasizes comparative profitability, liquidity, and operating performance measures; examines statistical techniques and electronic spreadsheets used to analyze and manipulate data. Open to students in the MBA program. This course can not be applied to the Graduate Certificates in Accountancy or Taxation, the MACC or the MST.
Prerequisites: ACCT 7304 with a grade of B or greater.
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ACCT 7320 - Tax Planning for Business Decisions
Three credit hours.
Impact of federal tax laws, regulations on a variety of business decision areas; opportunities for tax planning in those areas. This course is open to all graduate business students.
Prerequisites: ACCT 3321 with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7330 - Managerial Accounting for Information Systems Specialists
Three credit hours.
Application and use of accounting information for managerial decision making in the information technology environment; major topics include cost accumulation systems, cost management systems, planning and control systems, and the use of accounting information in decision making. This course cannot be applied against the graduate certificate and masters programs in accountancy or taxation.
Prerequisites: Principles of Accounting I and II (ACCT 23 I 0 and 2330) or ACCT 7100 and passing score on accounting assessment.
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ACCT 7340 - International Accounting
Three credit hours.
This course examines international financial reporting developments, procedures, and standards (IFRs) with an emphasis on financial statement interpretation and analysis. Specific attention is given to the financial reporting requirements of multinational enterprises operating in a global business environment.Open only to MBA students and students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 3311 and ACCT 3312, each with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7355 - Research in Federal Taxation
Three credit hours.
Methods and tools of tax research as applied to both closed fact and controllable fact cases. Methods of locating and assessing relevant authority on specific tax questions is emphasized. This course is open to all graduate business students, but it cannot be taken by students with credit for ACCT 4323, ACCT 5323, or ACCT 7367.
Prerequisites: ACCT 3321 – Federal Taxation with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7356 - Federal Corporate Taxation
Three credit hours.
Study of federal income taxation provisions affecting the formation, operation, liquidation, acquisition, and reorganization of Subchapter C corporations. There will be an emphasis on research and tax planning. This course is open to all graduate students, but can not be taken by students who have taken ACCT 4322.
Prerequisites: ACCT 3321 (or equivalent); and ACCT 4323 each with a grade of C or greater or ACCT 7355 with a grade of B or greater.
Concurrent: ACCT 7355 is permitted.
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ACCT 7360 - Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
Three credit hours.
Study of small business entities, emphasis on partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations; includes choice, formation, and operation of above and distributions, sales, and exchanges of ownership in interests, and transfers by death. Emphasis on research and tax planning.Open only to MBA students and students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 7355 with a grade of B or greater or ACCT 4323 with a grade of C or greater.
Concurrent: ACCT 7355 is permitted.
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ACCT 7361 - Advanced Topics in Auditing
Three credit hours.
The expansion of the auditing function, including internal auditing, operational auditing, auditing EDP systems, and statistical sampling. SEC requirements, legal and ethical responsibilities, comprehensive review of auditing, and application of accounting research skills. This course is open to MBA students and students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs. It is not open to students with credit for ACCT 5352 .
Prerequisites: ACCT 3341, 4351, or their equivalent, each with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7362 - Advanced Topics in Accounting Information Systems
Three credit hours.
Accounting systems in a database environment; structured systems analysis and other approaches to systems analysis and design; current developments in computerized systems technology; risks and controls in computerized information systems; application of accounting research skills.Open only to MBA students and to students enrolled in graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 3341 and 4351 (or equivalents) each with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7363 - Accounting Theory and Research
Three credit hours.
Investigation of the development of accounting theory. Focuses on the nature and development of accounting theory and its relation to the standard setting process. The relationship of accounting theory to the resolution of current issues is examined. Emphasis on accounting research. This course is open to students in all graduate business programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 4351 (or equivalent) with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7364 - Advanced Topics in Managerial Accounting
Three credit hours.
Continuation of managerial accounting. Use of accounting information for planning and control, profit planning and control, cost/volume/profit and incremental analysis, capital budgeting, responsibility reporting and performance evaluation, transfer pricing, quantitative models, and decision simulation. Application of accounting research skills.Open only to MBA students and students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 3330 and 3341 (or equivalents) with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7365 - State and Local Taxation
Three credit hours.
The constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and judicial principles affecting state and local taxation of business transactions, with emphasis on Arkansas taxation. Emphasis on research and tax planning.Open only to MBA students and students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 7355 with a grade of B or greater or ACCT 4323 with a grade of C or greater.
Concurrent: ACCT 7355 is permitted.
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ACCT 7368 - Advanced Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
Three credit hours.
This course involves the advanced study of accountability, financial reporting and performance measurement in government and not-for-profit organizations. Accounting principles, rules and procedures are also examined to develop an understanding of the day to day operating activities of government and not-for-profit organizations.Open only to MBA students and students in graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 3361 with a grade of C or greater.
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ACCT 7369 - International Taxation
Three credit hours.
U.S. federal taxation of international transactions, e.g., “inbound” transactions (affecting nonresident aliens and foreign corporations) and “outbound” transactions (affecting U.S. persons, business, and investment activities outside the U.S.). Topics include jurisdiction, source of income rules, residency tests, transfer pricing, and tax treaties. In connection with “inbound” transactions, the course will address U.S. taxation of investments, business, U.S. real property investments; and branch profits tax. As to “outbound” transactions, the course will include the foreign tax credit; controlled foreign corporations, foreign currency issues; and other cross-border transactions. Open to MBA students and students in graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 7355 with a B or greater or ACCT 4323 with a C or greater, and ACCT 4322 with a C or greater, or ACCT 7356 with a B or greater.
Concurrent: ACCT 7355 is permitted.
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ACCT 7370 - Estate and Gift Taxation
Three credit hours.
Federal tax implications of wealth transfers as it relates to estate planning, including a review of the alternative ways to hold and to transfer property, during life, at death, or after death; the use of legal devices; acceptance and rejection of gifts; property valuation; generation skipping tax; and the estate tax return.Open only to MBA students and students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 7355 with a grade of B or greater or ACCT 4323 with a grade of C or greater.
Concurrent: ACCT 7355 is permitted.
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ACCT 7371 - Federal Tax Accounting
Three credit hours.
Adoption of changes in accounting periods and methods; income recognition and deduction allowances in connection with cash and accrual methods, interest; OID, time value of money, deferred payments, installment sales, prepaid and contested items, reversals, capitalization, amortization, and depreciation; inventory accounting; accounting for long term contracts; carryovers; claim of right; tax benefits; conformity between tax and financial reporting.Open only to MBA students and students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 7367 or 5323 or ACCT 7355 with a grade of B or greater or ACCT 4323 with a grade of C or greater.
Concurrent: ACCT 7355 is permitted.
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ACCT 7372 - Federal Tax Practice and Procedure
Three credit hours.
To gain a general knowledge about the IRS’s organization and the procedures used to administer the Internal Revenue Code, including the rules of practice before the IRS, ethical considerations, statute of limitations, examinations, penalties, appeals, assessments, collections, claims for refund, and some of the basic rules concerning criminal tax fraud.Open only to MBA students and students in graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 7367 or 5323 or ACCT 7355 with a grade of B or greater or ACCT 4323 with a grade of C or greater.
Concurrent: ACCT 7355 is allowed.
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ACCT 7373 - Forensic Acct & Fraud Audit
Three credit hours.
Understanding the types of fraud taking place in today’s business environment, recognition of more than 800 red flags, characteristics and risk factors of occupational fraud, and discussion of techniques needed to build effective fraud prevention and detection measures into an audit plan.
Prerequisites: ACCT 4351 or Equivalent
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ACCT 7399 - Independent Study
Three credit hours.
Intensive research under faculty supervision on approved topic in an area not covered in depth through regularly scheduled courses; research paper required.Open only to students in graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: A GPA of at least 3.0, at least 12 graduate credits, and consent of department.
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ACCT 8300 - Seminar in Current Topics
Three credit hours.
Topics of current importance and interest in accounting. Open to MBA students and to students in the graduate accounting and taxation programs.
Prerequisites: ACCT 4351 with a grade of C or greater, ACCT 5323 with a grade of B or greater, or consent of Department Chair.
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ACOM 5310 - Applied Communication Research
Three credit hours.
Examination of the applied role of communication research in a variety of contemporary organizations, using quantitative and/or qualitative approaches. Focus on identifying the practical applications of research for organizational members by completing a quantitative or qualitative research study. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4310. May be taken for both undergraduate and graduate credit.
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ACOM 5311 - Organizational Communication
Three credit hours.
Students develop an ability to understand and apply major theories and concepts from communication theories to varied organizational contexts. Topics such as leadership, motivation, planned change, conflict, diversity, and decision making are explored through practical application to cases and during class activities. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4311. Cannot receive graduate level credit for class if taken for undergraduate credit.
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ACOM 5312 - Intercultural Communication
Three credit hours.
An exploration of the relationship between communication and varied ethnic and national cultures across multiple contexts, including work, community, medical, and interpersonal. Topics such as culture shock, language, conflict, and cultural identity are explored. Class activities and case studies focused on developing competent and ethical application of major intercultural theories and concepts. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4312. Cannot receive graduate level credit for class if taken for undergraduate credit.
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ACOM 5313 - Seminar: Studies in Communication
Three credit hours.
Investigation of specific communication theories, skills, and practices. Focus is on an in-depth treatment of a content area not typically represented in other courses in the major. May be repeated for credit. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4313. May be taken for both undergraduate and graduate credit, if on a different seminar topic.
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ACOM 5323 - Family Communication
Three credit hours.
Study of communication phenomena in the family setting. Examination of how communication creates and influences the development, maintenance, and enhancement of family relationships. Case analysis and course activities focus on co-constructing family relationships with effective communication skills. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4323. Cannot receive graduate level credit for class if taken for undergraduate credit.
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ACOM 5324 - Organizational Communication Seminar
Three credit hours.
Special topics in organizational communication including but not limited to organizational identification, risk and issue management, organizational change, or critical approaches to organizational communication. Focus on giving students an in-depth understanding of a specialized aspect of organizational communication. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4324.
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ACOM 5326 - Transformations in Health Communication
Three credit hours.
This course introduces students to theories and issues in the field of health communication and personal transformation practices. The focus is on using in-class activities to better understand the dynamics of meanings of health and to develop effective personal-management skills. Dual-Listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4326
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ACOM 5327 - Social Media and Communication
Three credit hours.
This course is designed to help students acquire theoretical and practical knowldege about social media and understand the ways in which social media influences communication in various personal and professional contexts. Specifically, it aims to address how different forms of computer-mediated communication are used in various contexts and how social media shapes the way we connect to and build relationships with other. Strategies are presented to help individuals and organizations use social media effectively and ethically. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4327
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ACOM 5330 - Listening and Civil Dialogue
Three credit hours.
This course is designed to introduce students to prospectives on dialogue and delibration with an emphasis on creating and maintaining ethical communication practices which value the worth of another person, while being willing to interrupt narratives which can lead to interactive conflicts. Students will learn (a) interpersonal skills to depolarize their own thinking, (b) interpersonal skills to help difficult interactions go more smoothly and (c) intergroup skills to use when working in groups to bridge differences. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4330
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ACOM 5350 - Crisis Communication
Three credit hours.
This course investigates and analyzes instances of effective and ineffective crisis communication. Students will examine the internal organizational processes and the larger environment within which various organizations exist focusing on issues such as stakeholders, legal environments, and the larger social and cultural contexts. Focus on media, image, and resiliency theories of crisis communication, and their practical implications for organizations. Cannot receive graduate level credit for class if taken for undergraduate credit. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4350.
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ACOM 5357 - Communication and Managing Difference
Three credit hours.
This course explores communication and difference in such areas as race and ethnicity, social class, age, sexual orientation, and disability. Through applying communication theories and ideas to our experiences in each of the targeted areas, we can emerge with tools to manage communication across lines of difference and create more positive social worlds. Cannot receive graduate level credit for class if taken for undergraduate credit. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ACOM 4357.
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ACOM 7300 - Interpersonal Communication Concepts
Three credit hours.
Concepts of human interaction as basis for developing interpersonal communication skills, framework for personal growth in one-to-one interaction, small group dynamics, leadership roles, and other interpersonal relationships.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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ACOM 7301 - Human Communication Theory
Three credit hours.
Introduction to communication field, with emphasis on specific theoretical frameworks used to co-construct positive change. As a result of this class, students will be able to explain/articulate key applied communication theoretic models and the value of them to create better social worlds.
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ACOM 7302 - Interpersonal Communication: Theory and Context
Three credit hours.
Influence of contexts on various theories of interpersonal communication; each theory is evaluated, placed in a relational context, considered for its applications to personal and professional interaction.
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ACOM 7310 - Topics in Interpersonal Communication
Three credit hours.
Topics vary; chosen for interest, needs of current class; may include in-depth study of topics from earlier courses. Offered on demand.
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ACOM 7311 - Small Group Communication
Three credit hours.
Systems study of small group formation, maintenance, performance; special attention to problem solving in groups.
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ACOM 7312 - Intercultural Communication
Three credit hours.
Intercultural factors influencing human interaction; how cultures, subcultures interact verbally, non-verbally; how communication patterns are inherently culturally determined.
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ACOM 7320 - Topics in Organizational Communication
Three credit hours.
Topics vary; chosen for interest, needs of current class; may include in-depth study of topics from earlier courses. Offered on demand.
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ACOM 7321 - Organizational Communication Theory
Three credit hours.
Theoretic overview of organizational communication, includes communication flow, networks, organizational relationships, groups, conflict, language.
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ACOM 7322 - Organizational Communication Culture Analysis
Three credit hours.
This course explores the concept of organizational culture and its relationship to effective and ineffective organizational communication. Students develop an understanding of a model for analyzing organizational culture and communication and apply this model to a case analysis.
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ACOM 7323 - Conflict Analysis and Intervention
Three credit hours.
An introduction to conflict dynamics with an emphasis on communication intervention skills; covers different frames for analyzing conflict analysis tools, opportunities for conflict self- assessment, and skill-building in difficult conversations.
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ACOM 7324 - Negotiation
Three credit hours.
Examination of the nature of conflict and presentation of theories and techniques of negotiation as a method of resolving or managing conflict. Students will analyze cases of negotiation at many levels such as buying and selling, contracts, group decision making, plea bargaining, international treaties, and organizational creation. Emphasis is on solving problems through negotiation. Consideration of the role of third parties. Current events are used for relevant examples.
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ACOM 7329 - Mediation Seminar
Three credit hours.
Examines current research and theories regarding conflict and their application to the practice of mediation in a variety of conflict situations. Teaches skills necessary to serve as an impartial third party, such as listening questioning, creative problem-solving, moving beyond impasse, and caucusing. Addresses various mediation styles and types of mediation. Cross listed as PADM 7329
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ACOM 7330 - Communicating Change and Information Diffusion
Three credit hours.
This course provides an understanding of diffusion theory, which seeks to explain the process through which new ideas (innovations) spread over time via communication channels among the members of a social system. Students will apply diffusion theory to corporate, public health, social change, and policy contexts.
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ACOM 7332 - Communication Assessment and Coaching
Three credit hours.
Methods used to assess communication behavior in organizations, prepare intervention techniques, evaluate communication effectiveness.
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ACOM 7341 - Applied Communication Research
Three credit hours.
Role of applied research methods in developing effective communication in professional and personal settings. As a result of this class, students will be able to understand the research process used in applied communication studies from inception to implementation, including (a) choosing and narrowing a research topic, (b) researching the literature surrounding that topic, (c) justifying the need to research in a particular area, (d) formulating research questions & hypotheses, and (e) selecting appropriate methods to study that topic.
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ACOM 7350 - Seminar in Effective Crisis Communication
Three credit hours.
This course investigates and analyzes instances of effective and ineffective crisis communication. Students will examine the internal organizational processes and the larger environment within which various organizations exist, focusing on issues such as stakeholders, legal environments, and the larger social and cultural contexts. Students will apply concepts to case analysis and development of crisis communication plans for actual organizations.
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ACOM 7351 - Managerial Communication
Three credit hours.
Communication skills needed by supervisors, managers; focus on conflict management, interview skills (selection, performance appraisal, discipline, information gathering); includes theory, research, applied projects.
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ACOM 7352 - Communication Training & Pedagogy
Three credit hours.
Development and delivery of a training project. Students prepare, facilitate, and assess the effectiveness of a workshop on a specific communication topic, using best practices in experiential learning.
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ACOM 7390 - Introduction to Applied Communication Studies
Three credit hours.
Applied communication theories, terminology; program writing, presentation responsibilities; emphasis on research skills necessary for the field.
Prerequisites: program admission or consent of instructor. (Prerequisite course for entering students with fewer than 18 undergraduate speech hours; does not count toward degree requirements.)
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ACOM 8300 - Communication Skill Center Internship
Three credit hours.
An opportunity to apply communication concepts and skills in a professional educational setting within the department. Graduate interns gain experience working in the Communication Skill Center, supervising undergraduate students, and developing, delivering, and assessing communication workshops..
Prerequisites: ACOM 7352 and consent of the instructor.
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ACOM 8301 - Master’s Research Paper
Three credit hours.
Students develop and complete their master’s project on an applied communication research topic.
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ACOM 8304 - Internship in Applied Communication
This course requires a minimum of 150 semester work hours for 3 or 300 semester work hours for 6 credit hours.
Job experience in an organization approved by the Applied Communication Department. Students may explore options through the Cooperative Education Office at UA Little Rock and/or through the Department’s internship coordinator. Students apply relevant theories, develop interpersonal and organizational communication skills, meet regularly with their faculty member, and complete a paper reflecting on their experiences in light of communication theory.
Prerequisites: minimum of 6 hours in the program and consent of the instructor.
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ACOM 8310 - Seminar in Applied Communication Studies
Three credit hours.
This capstone seminar draws on various applied communication theories to engage students in reflection on two years of study in the program. In doing so, students in the course will look at “what communication practices will create what we want to create,” reflecting on how they (a) adapt messages to various audiences, genres, and contexts, (b) model positive and ethical communication, and (c) advocate for positive co-constructed communication practices. This class is intended to be taken in the last semester or year of study in the graduate program, as a student is analyzing data for their master’s project.
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ACOM 8600 - Communication Skill Center Internship
Six credit hours.
An opportunity to apply communication concepts and skills in a professional educational setting within the department. Graduate interns gain experience working in the Communication Skill Center, supervising undergraduate students, and developing, delivering, and assessing communication workshops..
Prerequisites: ACOM 7352 and consent of the instructor.
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ACOM 8601 - Master’s Research Paper
Six credit hours.
Students develop and complete their master’s project on an applied communication research topic.
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ACOM 8602 - Master’s Thesis
Six credit hours.
Preparation of an appropriate original investigation demonstrating knowledge and methods of scholarship.
Prerequisites: successful completion of written comprehensive examinations.
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ACOM 8604 - Internship in Applied Communication
This course requires a minimum of 150 semester work hours for 3 or 300 semester work hours for 6 credit hours.
Job experience in an organization approved by the Applied Communication Department. Students may explore options through the Cooperative Education Office at UA Little Rock and/or through the Department’s internship coordinator. Students apply relevant theories, develop interpersonal and organizational communication skills, meet regularly with their faculty member, and complete a paper reflecting on their experiences in light of communication theory.
Prerequisites: minimum of 6 hours in the program and consent of the instructor.
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ADED 5301 - Psychology of Adult Learning
Three credit hours.
This course explores research and research-based practice in adult learning and development. As a designated Adult Education Core Course, a grade of B or better is required.
Prerequisites: program admission or graduate standing.
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ADED 5303 - Teaching Adults
Three credit hours.
This course explores best practices in designing learning experiences for adult students. As a designated Adult Education Core Course, a grade of B or better is required.
Prerequisites: program admission or graduate standing.
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ADED 5304 - Methods and Materials in Adult Education
Three credit hours.
This course explores alternative methods of individual and group learning with emphasis on diversity issues, as well as selection and development of materials appropriate for adult learners.
Prerequisites: program admission or graduate standing.
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ADED 7105 - Independent Study in Adult Education
Specific problems in adult education. Only three hours can count towards the degree; program students may take up to six hours. Offered on demand.
Prerequisites: advanced graduate standing, consent of advisor.
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ADED 7205 - Independent Study in Adult Education
Two credit hours.
Specific problems in adult education. Only three hours can count towards the degree; program students may take up to six hours. Offered on demand.
Prerequisites: advanced graduate standing, consent of advisor.
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ADED 7301 - Foundations of Adult Education
Three credit hours.
This course explores history and philosophies of adult education, with emphasis on change over time and distinctions with traditional K-16 education. As a designated Adult Education Core Course, a grade of B or better is required.
Prerequisites: program admission or graduate standing.
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ADED 7302 - Organization and Administration of Adult Education
Three credit hours.
This course explores organizational procedures and administrative practices for implementation and maintenance of effective adult education programs.
Prerequisites: ADED 7301 .
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ADED 7303 - Program Planning in Adult Education
Three credit hours.
This course explores best practice models for planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating programs, with emphasis on practice program development.
Prerequisites: ADED 7301 .
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ADED 7304 - Teaching Reading to Adults
Three credit hours.
This course explores methods and materials for teaching reading to adults, with emphasis on the individual adult learner’s needs.
Prerequisites: ADED 5303 , ADED 7301 .
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ADED 7305 - Independent Study in Adult Education
Three credit hours.
Specific problems in adult education. Only three hours can count towards the degree; program students may take up to six hours. Offered on demand.
Prerequisites: advanced graduate standing, consent of advisor.
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ADED 7307 - Internship
Three credit hours.
The internship is a minimum 420 clock-hours of practical experience in the candidate’s specialization area. Repeatable for a total of nine hours.
Prerequisites: ADED 5301 , ADED 5303 , ADED 7301 , ADED 7303 , and instructor consent.
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ADED 7308 - Seminar
Three credit hours.
This course explores recent developments in adult education research and practice having direct application to adult educators in public schools, continuing education, cooperative education, related agencies, and other programs. May be repeated with topic change up to three times.
Prerequisites: consent of the instructor.
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ANTH 5155 - Forensic Anthropology Laboratory
One credit hours.
Hands-on experience in use of anthropometric, morphological, and statistical techniques employed in age and stature estimation as well as sex and race determination; also includes forensic archaeology, treatment and proper handling of forensic anthropology evidence, and writing a forensic anthropology report.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: ANTH 5355 .
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ANTH 5198 - Special Topics in Anthropology
One credit hours.
Selected Topics in Anthropology Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ANTH 4198
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ANTH 5310 - Urban Anthropology
Three credit hours.
A survey of urbanization throughout the world, with emphasis on urban adaptation of rural migrants and the phenomenon of urbanization in emerging nations.
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ANTH 5313 - Race and Human Variation
Three credit hours.
This course explores the role of genetics, evolution, and adaptation in producing modern human biological variation. It will also focus on how this variation is/was interpreted around the world in general and in modern and historic North America in particular. We will explore the fallacy of biological race and the simultaneous importance of the cultural concept of race. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ANTH 4313
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ANTH 5316 - Linguistic Anthropology
Three credit hours.
Introduction to the subfield of linguistic anthropology. Examines the impact of linguistic structure on culture, socioeconomic factors in linguistic variation, intercultural and intracultural verbal and nonverbal communication. Also examines the theories and methods of descriptive anthropological linguistics applied to non-Indo European languages and introduces the student to structural linguistic analysis. Required for Required for majors.
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ANTH 5320 - Sociocultural Change
Three credit hours.
Sociocultural change resulting from contact of acculturation, question of acceptance and rejection, pressures toward change, the role of the individual, appraisal of anthropological information and theory in a changing world.
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ANTH 5341 - North American Archaeology
Three credit hours.
An overview of the archaeology of the United States and Canada, with specific emphasis on the Southeastern and South Central regions. Topics covered include initial peopling, technologies, subsistence strategies, settlement patterns, migration, symbolism and iconography, and the effects of early European colonization. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ANTH 4341
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ANTH 5342 - Applied Archaeology
Three credit hours.
An introduction to professional, non-academic archaeology, primarily as practiced in the United States. Topics to be covered include federal, state, and local laws governing the treatment of archaeological sites and artifacts; methods for conducting applied archaeological research; ethically engaging with stakeholder communities; and professionalization for applied archaeological careers. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as ANTH 4342
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ANTH 5355 - Forensic Anthropology
Three credit hours.
Application of human variation knowledge to legal matters; emphasis on human skeletal variation; theoretical basis of sex determination, age estimation, and ethnic origin classification based on skeletal characteristics; also includes fire death scene investigation, interval since death, and forensic archaeology.
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ANTH 5382 - Anthropological Theory
Three credit hours.
Explores the organization of particular theories as well as issues that separate divergent theories. Major theoretical orientations to be explored include evolutionism, Marxism, Freudianism, structuralism, structural functionalism, ethnoscience, diffusionism, historical particularism, cultural ecology, sociobiology, and cultural materialism. Examines the range of theories used to describe and explain variability in sociocultural phenomena.
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ANTH 5398 - Special Topics in Anthropology
Three credit hours.
Selected topics in anthropology.
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ANTH 5485 - Ethnographic Methods
Four credit hours.
Lecture, laboratory. Data-gathering methods, analyses in native or ethnic settings.
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ANTH 5600 - Principles of Archaeological Research
Six credit hours.
Lecture, laboratory. Methods, theory; Arkansas prehistory, public archaeology.
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ANTH 7300 - Seminar in Anthropology
Three credit hours.
Readings in professional literature and extensive discussions under faculty guidance. Course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and permission of the instructor.
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ANTH 7305 - Teaching Internship
Three credit hours.
Students will assist with the teaching of an undergraduate course. They will have opportunities to present course material, lead activities and review sessions, facilitate discussions, and prepare a syllabus.
Prerequisites: consent of the instructor.
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ANTH 7310 - Independent Study of Anthropology
Three credit hours.
Students engage in specialized instruction on an anthropological issue, which may take the form of field research, directed readings, library research, and/or practicum.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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