18 courses with the subject HMSV-FPX, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HMSV-FPX8004Advanced Human Services Leadership and Practice
Students in this course develop an understanding of human service leadership and practice. Students analyze the attributes that scholar-practitioners exhibit for effective service delivery, including data-driven decision-making skills and multidisciplinary collaboration strategies. Students also apply the principles of ethical leadership within the field of human services.
HMSV-FPX8008Research Methods and Program Evaluation
Students develop their research skills by demonstrating an understanding of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and when to apply each type. Students differentiate between theoretical and action research and how to utilize action research to investigate concerns of either human services organizations or communities. Students also examine how laws, regulations and ethical implications must be considered when conducting research.
HMSV-FPX8210Advanced Program Development in the Human Service Sector
Students synthesize their knowledge of evidence-based human services interventions to develop human services programs, including program evaluation plans. Students apply leadership strategies as well as consider ethical issues, demographics, and various perspectives when considering program development. Additionally, students apply knowledge of multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure the program meets clients and communities needs as well as advocate for program funding.
Students examine the ethical and leadership responsibilities of human service professionals. Students synthesize ethical principles with leadership roles in public and private settings and evaluate the ways professionals apply ethics and leadership in their work with client and community populations, including considering challenges in service provision during client encounters. Students also distinguish between ethical and legal responsibilities for human services professionals.
HMSV-FPX8214Funding and Grant Writing Skills for Human Services
Students engage in a comprehensive examination of the process of writing proposals for various sources of funding including grants and requests for proposals for programs or projects in for-profit, nonprofit and government organizations. Students research opportunities; align the program or project goals to be funded with the purposes of the funder; develop effective communication with prospective funders; analyze components of successful funding proposals; and develop a viable proposal, including plans for award management and program evaluation.
HMSV-FPX8218Advanced Data Analytics and Program Evaluation in Human Services
Students examine program evaluation as a fundamental tool in nonprofit, for-profit and government organizations. Students determine the appropriate type of program evaluation to address an organization’s question or need. Additionally, students justify the type of data needed to answer the question as well as data analysis strategies while taking ethical considerations into account. Students also present the findings effectively in narrative format as well as visually.
HMSV-FPX8220Scholarly and Professional Writing in Human Services
Students develop their writing skills by examining the differences between scholarly writing and professional writing. Students hone basic writing skills (grammar, spelling, mechanical errors) and apply APA formatting rules. Students also examine ways to organize their thoughts and present them in narrative format for both scholarly and professional audiences as well as scholarly and professional documents. Students develop skills in reviewing research from peer-reviewed journals as well as theoretical writings that may be applicable to their upcoming doctoral projects.
HMSV-FPX8304Strategic Planning and Organizational Effectiveness for Human Services
Students practice increasing organizational effectiveness through strategic planning. Students develop operational plans and assessment strategies to enhance organizational performance by applying strategic frameworks. Additionally, students explain how organizations’ strategic missions advocate for those in need within the community. Taking ethical considerations into account, students utilize strategies to advocate for organizations and communities as well as develop collaboration strategies to support organizations. Students demonstrate their writing skills by creating professional documents.
HMSV-FPX8320Effective Negotiation and Mediation Skills for Human Services Leaders
Students gain an understanding of communication strategies for human service leaders. Students develop and apply a working knowledge of evidence-based best practices and behaviors for relationship-building, advocacy, negotiation and conflict management in a variety of human services settings. Throughout the course, students apply strategies in negotiation, conflict management, and mediation and integrate ethical interpersonal communication skills necessary for positive multidisciplinary working relationships with various populations.
HMSV-FPX8404Leadership Theory and Practice in For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Government Human Services Programs
Students analyze leadership theories and practices and apply them to contemporary and future practices in human services organizations. Students describe collaboration strategies to build effective multidisciplinary collaboration. Additionally, students apply principles that improve organizational performance. Throughout the course, students develop expanded leadership perspectives and practices that enable them to assure the viability of their organizations in for-profit, nonprofit and government human services programs.
HMSV-FPX8408Advanced Financial Management in For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Government Human Services Programs
Students investigate the strategies, techniques and requirements needed to effectively manage finances in human services programs. Throughout the course, students evaluate and apply financial analysis and reporting theories and practices employed by human service leaders. Students also examine the technology used in financial analysis and gain an understanding of how to appropriately communicate an organization’s financial position to boards, stakeholders and the community. Students also examine the differences between financial management strategies for for-profit, nonprofit and government human services organizations.
Students apply their research skills to conduct a needs assessment. Students identify an organization or community’s problem that could benefit from investigation and develop an appropriate design to study the identified problem, conduct data collection, and analyze the data to understand the problem. Students use this as a preliminary investigation that should inform their capstone project. Students present the results visually as well as in narrative format. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.
Students obtain university approval of the topic for their capstone project. Students identify a topic, synthesize current research to support and justify the topic, and explain how the topic will address an organizational or community need. Students also identify an appropriate methodology for the topic. For DHS students only. Special permission is required for registration. Grading for this course is S/NS. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.
Students finalize their proposals for their doctoral project and must secure school approval to pass the course. Students expand the literature identified in HMSV9961 and synthesize it to justify their doctoral project. Additionally, students design a feasible study with appropriate methodology. For DHS students only. Grading for this course is S/NS.
Students analyze the ethical aspects of their doctoral project and begin the literature review for their capstone project. Students secure IRB approval, if needed, and complete an ethics paper that reflects on ethical considerations for their doctoral project. Additionally, students synthesize readings on theory and current research that will be part of the literature review for their doctoral project reports. If time permits, students begin the data collection for their doctoral projects. For DHS students only. Grading for this course is S/NS.
Students complete the data collection and draft their doctoral projects. Students must complete data collection and have it approved by the instructor to successfully complete this course. Students also complete their data analysis. Additionally, students develop initial drafts of their doctoral project report and deliverable. For DHS students only. Grading for this course is S/NS.
Students complete the doctoral project in this course. Students must finalize their report as well as their deliverable and secure instructor and school approval on both to successfully complete the doctoral project, which consists of successfully presenting their findings and recommendations in both visual and narrative formats. Students write the report for a scholarly audience and the deliverable for a professional audience. For DHS students only. Grading for this course is S/NS.
Students gain the resources, structure and faculty support for successful completion of their doctoral project requirements. Students analyze, critique and integrate information into the design and implementation of their project. For DHS students only. Special permission is required for registration. Grading for this course is S/NS. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.
