Summer II Courses
July 3 – August 25, 2023
Registration opens May 22, 2023 for students not enrolled in a Summer I course
Business Courses
MG533 – Innovation, Change & Agile Projects
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Appunn
This course provides an overview of concepts and strategies used to select optimal options for change. Management and leadership skills are employed to build broad support for change, diffuse innovation, and achieve successful execution through solid project management practices. Topics include organizational culture, innovation processes, technology forecasting, organizational development, use of technology, service-oriented architecture, joint process change, reengineering, diffusion of innovations theory, social epidemic theory, learning organizations, and change implementation strategies.
MG535 – Complex & Advanced Projects
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Appunn
This course intends to build on a thorough project management foundation to include detailed insight into large projects, projects with diversified stakeholders, multi-location, and international projects. Topics including portfolio theory and information economics are designed to enhance previous learning and extend to project portfolio management and project management office functions. (MBA PM- Majors only – all PM courses must be completed before registering for this course.)
MG610 – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Appunn
Description- This course is designed to strengthen the students’ skills in business leadership as related to the confluence of innovation, enterprise development and entrepreneurism. This course will provide a framework for understanding organizational issues underlying creative and entrepreneurial success. Students will critically analyze leadership characteristics of entrepreneurs and investigate means of adding value to organizations. Students will develop skills leading to effective communication and management for an evolving organization, including patent management, recognition of potential funding sources, target markets, and other challenges in the entrepreneurial environment. Students will explore entrepreneurial theory and business principles in order to maximize the chances of a successful new business start-up.
MK553 – Global Perspectives in Marketing
Fomat: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Cragen
Through the use of videotapes, case studies, and discussion, students examine the political, economic, educational, and sociocultural factors that serve as catalysts for the development of global markets. Additional topics covered include market- entry strategies, international marketing research, advertising and promotion in foreign markets, and distribution channels.
HC525 – Healthcare Reimbursement
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: McAdam
The complexity of today’s healthcare reimbursement and payment systems requires an in-depth understanding of health insurance mechanisms, public funding sources, managed care functions, and the wide array of reimbursement options. This course includes a required, function-specific research project.
HC530 – Lean Supply Chain Logistics Management
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Pare
This course examines the breadth of the value chain, including all critical players and elements. Strategic procurement and the management of supply chains are a critical function in the daily delivery of quality customer centric services. Efficient practices require analytical interpretations, communication and negotiating skills, as well as the organizational skills necessary to manage input/supplier matrices utilizing the concepts from lean management.
HR564 – Training and Development
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Wheaton
A major function of human resource departments is to ensure that employees are properly trained to perform their assigned tasks. This course introduces students to the training and development process. Additionally, performance review and evaluation are discussed as part of the overall career development plan.
HR569 – Career Management
Fomat: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Wheaton
This course will examine developing and managing a career, both from an individual and an organizational perspective. It will touch upon the traditional ‘career for life’ with one organization and the more contemporary reality that most individuals change jobs every 3 to 5 years.
Education Courses
ED642 – Financial and Budget Management of Schools
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Backus
This course considers the key dimensions of a school’s financial manager as well as the principles and practices associated with school budgets. The generation of financial statements and the management of inflows and expenses, line items, payroll, and the appropriate management of key budget personnel are discussed. The role of the school budget in yearly planning and control are explored within the context of the leadership function of a school’s chief financial officer.
ED573 – Supervision & Evaluation of Personnel
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: McGee
This course provides an overview of supervisory practice in public schools and includes a review of Maine State Law regarding hiring and dismissal practices, just cause, contract issues, dismissal, non-renewal, progressive discipline, and compliance investigation. Additionally, we explore how leaders can promote growth in teachers and improve student achievement through formative supervision and evaluation. We will examine the foundations of a teacher supervision and evaluation system which includes emphasis on adult learning theory, classroom supervision/ coaching, supervision which promotes professional growth, principles/ standards for effective teacher evaluation and performance- based approaches to teacher development/ school improvement.
ED563 – Educator’s Morale and Effectiveness
Format: Online, Asynchronous
Instructor: Brown
Students will design an individual action plan that will support their efforts to stay motivated, energized, and effective in their work as an educator. The goal of the course is to make students more productive in all aspects of their jobs and better role models of positive, interpersonal, problem-solving, and work-related behaviors.