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Click on the name of an online course offered at Aspen University to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the course by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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Accounting (510) |
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Accounting, the language of business, provides crucial decision-making information to business organizations. This introduction to financial and managerial accounting prepares students to construct and interpret financial statements, generate budgets, and to use accounting data for strategic and management purposes with an emphasis on profitability. Legal and ethical issues in accounting are also discussed. |
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Assessment and Trends in School Curriculum (740) |
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This course is designed to investigate issues and trends related to curriculum development. Emphasis is placed on developing a knowledge base related to curriculum theory and design, enhancing skills and abilities to effect implementation of curricular change, and practical application of models to evaluate programs. |
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Becoming an Online Learner (301) |
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This introductory, one-credit course orients learners to learning online. Becoming an Online Learner acquaints learners with the features and functions of Aspen's online learning environment, prepares participants for the valuable and interactive experience of online learning, assists student in creating a personal learning plan, and builds a solid foundation of skills that will assist participants for future Aspen distance learning courses. It includes instruction in the use of a variety of online tools including the online classroom, internet-based multimedia tools, search engines, online library resources, and other related tools. |
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Business Ethics (560) |
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This course examines ethics and values in multiple contexts. It begins with an exploration of individual values and the integration of mind, body and soul. The perspective then broadens to include corporate ethics and the role of moral leadership in business. The course concludes with an examination of ethical dilemmas created by an expanding global economy. |
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Business Information Systems (315) |
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In today's wired economy, the collection and dissemination of information has become increasingly critical to the success of most businesses. While information systems in business perform a wide variety of tasks; ultimately the goal is to increase revenue and/or reduce costs. From financial executives to administrative assistants, people in all capacities use information to improve effectiveness, customer service, and to gain a competitive advantage. This course outlines the current business requirements that drive the need for information systems, the technology available to satisfy those requirements, the procedures and components of system analysis, planning and development, and the ethical issues that define the boundaries of acceptable behavior as they relate to information systems. |
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Business Research and Communications (305) |
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This course provides an understanding of business research and communications. It familiarizes students with the techniques, strategies, and forms of writing used in the professional world in order to achieve their business goals. Through library research and online information gathering, this course will increase students' knowledge of organizational writing and communications including case analysis, data interpretation, problem solving, and report writing. |
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Capstone Project (599) |
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The capstone project allows students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their courses to the work environment. This project is completely individualized; students are encouraged to select work-related projects that are of particular interest to them and that will result in professional growth and benefit the organization. |
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Capstone Project (799) |
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The capstone project/research course allows students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their courses to their school or district environment. This project is completely individualized; students are encouraged to select projects that are of particular interest to them and that will result in professional growth and benefit their school or district. |
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Challenges of Educational Change (720) |
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This course will explore influences on educational change at the classroom, school, community, state and national levels. It investigates the implications of a wide range of factors that influence and affect educational change. Students enrolled in the course will have opportunities to analyze influences on educational change as well as reflect on their own experiences, both past and present. |
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Customers, Markets & Technology (605) |
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The relationship between technology-based products and the consumers of these products comes under investigation in this course. This course also teaches methods for designing, developing, and delivering technology-based products that can solve real-world problems. Students will examine best practices for integrating technology solutions and metrics managers can apply to measure the return on an IT investment. Throughout the course, students will learn skills they can use to increase their own creative skills. |
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Data Communications (665) |
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Data Communications develops students' essential skills and knowledge for designing communication systems. Students examine network protocols and wide and local-area networks in detail. Topics include the seven layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model, client-server technology, and comparison of different network architectures. |
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eBusiness (685) |
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The Internet and related technologies pose enormous opportunities for developing new business models and significant threats to existing models. Information Professionals must be prepared to recognize opportunities and overcome challenges posed by the electronic economy. This course defines the core elements of developing an eBusiness strategy, including branding, competitive analysis, technology assessment, business method models, and preparing for emerging trends. Course assignments involve extensive case studies and online research using the latest e-tools. Students collaborate to create a prototype eBusiness venture. |
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eBusiness (490) |
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The Internet and related technologies pose enormous opportunities for developing new business models and significant threats to existing models. Today's professionals need to be aware of the emerging opportunities as well as the limitations presented in the ever-evolving electronic economy. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of eBusiness and the strategic role information technology plays in gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Topics cover subjects from the foundations of eBusiness, through the hardware, software, networking, ethics, and security of conducting business online. Special attention is given to the tools that enable successful e-businesses to support operations, decision-making and collaboration. Course assignments include multiple real-world case studies and online research. |
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Education in a Global Society (790) |
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This course is designed to explore educational systems throughout the world. Interrelationships between society, culture and education systems will be examined. Various theoretical perspectives on educational systems and social policies will be analyzed and the findings from the major studies of differences in educational systems will be compared with the American system. The emphasis will be on the interactions between schools and social values, and how schools can be used as transformative agents in building a more global society. |
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Education Law (750) |
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In addition to providing a brief historical perspective of public schools; role of the federal government; and governance of issues, this course will provide an overview of issues critical to the educator and administrator including student rights including those of disabled children; liability issues; desegregation concerns; and defamation and student records as well as issues important to the teacher profession: certification, contracts, and tenure; teacher rights and freedom; due process rights of teachers; discrimination in employment; collective bargaining issues and finance concerns. |
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Emerging Technologies (545) |
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Through this course, students explore state-of-the-art and emerging technologies in information processing (software development, hardware, and computer networking strategies). Students will learn techniques and metrics managers can use to evaluate a new technology's benefits and potential pitfalls. Students will also learn best practices for integrating technology without disrupting a company. Students will establish techniques for staying current with new technologies in today's age of dynamic innovations. |
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Entrepreneurship (484) |
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Entrepreneurship is an introductory course intended to provide students with a solid foundation in terms of the vital role played by entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in the 21st century global economy. Students will assess, explore, critique, and celebrate the phenomenon of entrepreneurship. The course will focus on the creation of new ventures, the ways that they come into being, and factors associated with their success. |
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Ethical Decision Making for Business (454) |
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This course examines ethics and values in business. It begins with an introduction to ethics in business. The perspective then broadens to include corporate ethics and the role of moral leadership in business. The course concludes with an examination of ethical dilemmas created by an expanding global economy. |
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Ethics for Educational Leaders (760) |
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This course is designed to provide an introduction to ethical theory and to examine the implications of these theories for ethical leadership in educational institutions. Through the use of case studies and other course assignments immediately applicable to the professional lives of educators, students will be expected to develop an understanding of ethical obligations and considerations within the field of education. |
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Finance (550) |
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This introduction to corporate financial management and investments provides the framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions by applying the fundamental principles of modern financial theory. Major topics include the time value of money and capital budgeting. |
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