College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Graduate Catalog

226 MACS 5564 – Directed Readings in National Intelligence History This course examines specific aspects of the history of national intelligence. It is designed so it may be taken as an independent study or with a small group of students so topics of individual research interest in this area may be pursued. Under the instructor’s guidance, the directed readings, the final project, and any other assignments will be set forth. The course will provide an opportunity for the enhancement of subject matter knowledge and expertise. MACS 5565 – Directed Readings in Critical Incidents in Intelligence/Counterintelligence This course examines specific aspects of critical incidents in intelligence/counterintelligence. It is designed so it may be taken as an independent study or with a small group of students so topics of individual research interest in this area may be pursued. Under the instructor’s guidance, the directed readings, the final project, and any other assignments will be set forth. The course will provide an opportunity for the enhancement of subject matter knowledge and expertise. MACS 5566 – Directed Readings in Analysis of Open Source Intelligence This course examines specific aspects of analyzing open source intelligence. It is designed so it may be taken as an independent study or with a small group of students so topics of individual research interest in this area may be pursued. Under the instructor’s guidance, the directed readings, the final project, and any other assignments will be set forth. The course will provide an opportunity for the enhancement of subject matter knowledge and expertise. MACS 5567 – Directed Readings in Museum Studies This course examines specific aspects related to a museum and its operation. It is designed so it may be taken as an independent study or with a small group of students so topics of individual research interest in this area may be pursued. Under the instructor’s guidance, the directed readings, the final project, and any other assignments will be set forth. The course will provide an opportunity for the enhancement of subject matter knowledge and expertise. MACS 5568 – Directed Readings in Non- Profit Organizations This course examines specific aspects related to non-profits and its operation. It is designed so it may be taken as an independent study or with a small group of students so topics of individual research interest in this area may be pursued. Under the instructor’s guidance, the directed readings, the final project, and any other assignments will be set forth. The course will provide an opportunity for the enhancement of subject matter knowledge and expertise. MACS 5602 – Marine Ecosystems A study of the major plankton, nektonic, and benthic groups and associations, including their diversity, distribution, metabolism, production, trophic relationships, and ecological roles, with emphasis on coastal communities. MACS 5603 – Biostatistics This web-based distance education course introduces students to the fundamentals of statistics. More specifically, this course is designed to teach students: 1. how statistics relates to science and life in general. 2. Basic terminology and notations used in statistics 3. Techniques for describing and summarizing large amounts of data. 4. Methods for using a limited set of observed data (sample) to make inferences about a broader set of data (population) 5. Techniques for conducting statistical tests of scientific hypotheses at the end of this course, students should be able to identify appropriate procedures for examining different types of data, analyze data and interpret results, use statistical results to draw reasonable conclusions about data, and evaluate the appropriateness of statistical tests conducted by others. MACS 5604 – Marine Geology The objectives of the course are (1) to enable students to examine the structure, evolution and stratigraphy of the ocean basins and continental margins, and (2) to provide an understanding of the dynamic processes that shape the surface of the earth under the ocean surface. MACS 5605 – Marine Chemistry A web based study of the properties, composition, and origin of seawater; the importance, distribution, relationships, and cycling of major inorganic nutrients, dissolved gases, carbonate species, trace metals, radiotracers and organic compounds. The course is designed for students pursuing careers in marine biology and coastal management. It includes unit quizzes, online discussions, a literature research paper and a final exam. MACS 5608 – Introduction to Physical Oceanography This course is intended to give students a view of how wind, radiation, gravity, friction, and the Earth's rotation determine the ocean's temperature and salinity patterns and currents. Some important processes we will study include heat budget of the oceans, exchange of heat with the atmosphere and the role of the ocean in climate, surface mixed layer, waves in the ocean, geostrophy, Ekman transport, Rossby waves. Students will learn how to explain physical features of the ocean ranging from microscopic turbulence to global circulation. MACS 6000 – Organizational Conflict: Theory & Practice This course examines consultation as used by dispute resolution professionals through the exploration of various consultation models: process, third party, expert, and systemic approaches to program and organizational evaluation. Students are oriented to the ways in which consultants establish, market, and