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FIN 780 Corporate Restructuring (3)
Building on the theory and techniques of
cash flow analysis, valuation and investments,
this course involves a study of the
methods and motives for corporate restructuring.
Topics include market discipline
and incentive alignment, reinvestment and
distribution of cash flows; managing capital
structure, mergers, acquisi tions and divestitures.
Prerequisite: FIN 640.
FIN 797 Special Topics in Financial
Management (3) Specialized topics in
finance, allowing flexibility for both the
changing developments in finance and the
educational needs of students. Topic areas
may include entrepreneurial finance, cash,
and liquidity. Exact topics are posted in the
University schedule of classes. May be
repeated for credit as topics vary.
Prerequisite: FIN 640 or area approval.
FIN 799 IndividuaJ Research (1-3)
Individual research in an area of interest to
the srudent. The expectation is that work
equivalent to a regular graduate course will
be completed. Formal paper(s) will be written
under the supervision of a full-time fac ­
ulty member. Prerequisite: Approval by the
Director, Division ofEconomics, Finance,
and Management Science and graduate
adviser.
Human Service Administration
(HSAD)
Human Service Administration (HSAD)
courses are offered by the Division ofApplied
Psychology and Quantitative Methods, Yale
Gordrm College ofLiberal Arts and the Social
Science Department, Coppin State College.
HSAD 602 History and Foundations of
Human Service Systems (3) The history
and foundations of human service practice.
Societal factors that have fostered the evolution
of human services are emphasized,
and basic strategies and tactics common to
the delivery of human services are reviewed.
HSAD 603 Contemporary Issues in
Human Service Administration (3) An
overview of the current status of the field of
human services and the political, socio-cultural,
and economic contexts of administration.
Discussion of the conceptual and
theoretical issues related to the practical
skills necessary for administering human
service agencies. Prerequisite: HSAD 602 or
permission ofthe imtmctor. Offered at CSc.
HSAD 610 Strategies for Human
Services Program Planning (3) Focuses
on the various properties and implications
of planned change. Emphasis on models,
strategies, and roles required when working
within organizations and in the community
to develop new programs with input from a
variety of stakeholders.
HSAD 611 Program Evaluation and
Policy Analysis (3) A srudy of the conceprual
and methodological issues concerning
the evaluation of human service programs.
Includes focus on statistical and data analysis
skills, and on the relationships berween
the program/policy design and
analysis/evaluation. Prerequisite: HSAD
610 or permission ofthe imtmctor. Offered
at CSc.
HSAD 620 Human Services Leadership
and Supervision (3) A theoretical and
practical analysis of organizational leadership,
personnel (employee and volunteer)
supervision, workplace design, and the ethical
dimension of leadership in human
service agencies. Provides training in organizational
relationships and staff development.
Job-related case studies are used to
apply principles of supervision and leadership.
Offered at CSc.
HSAD 621 Administrative Decision­
Making in Human Service Agencies (3)
Decision-making at the individual, work
group, departmental and organizational
levels within the context of human service
agencies. Emphasizes development ofskills
necessary for securing consistency of practice,
the coordination of various planning
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