AC 572. ACCOUNTING AND TAX ISSUES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 3 cr.  Addresses selected accounting and tax issues for nonprofits.  Topics include fundamentals of fund accounting, financial statements, cash management, performance management, organization and donor tax issues, and other topics related to the financial and tax management of a nonprofit organization. (Required Course)

EC 501. ECONOMICS FOR NONPROFIT MANAGERS 3 cr.  Uses the field of economics to study the activities of nonprofit organizations, which often are viewed as working outside economic laws.   It examines the ways in which economics affects every organization, even those that do not set out to earn a profit.  It also asks questions about what nonprofit organizations are attempting to do and examine the nonprofit labor market.

MK 521. PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3 cr.  Study of the various phases of marketing on which sound marketing programs are based.  Product planning, distribution policies, promotional policies, and pricing.  Marketing planning and control.  Related marketing problems of concern to business management.

MN 550. LEADERSHIP & MANAGERIAL SKILLS 3 cr.  Prerequisite: one undergraduate course in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, or social psychology. A comprehensive assessment of the student’s leadership and managerial skills followed by classroom discussion of leadership and managerial skills, exercises, and an individual skills analysis review session.  Develops skills awareness and career management strategy.  (Required Course)

MN 588. STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3 cr.  Prerequisite:  one undergraduate course in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, or social psychology.  Focuses on  how organizations achieve success through human resource management.  Topics may include manpower planning, training, performance appraisals, and compensations systems.  A case methodology will be involved. 

MN 589. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3 cr.  Focus on a select number of human resource issues confronting managers in today’s workplace.  Issues may include topics related to selection, performance appraisal, labor-management relations, compensation, safety, or training.

MN 591. ETHICS AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 3 cr.  (Special section on Nonprofit organizations.)  A consideration of the social, political, legal, and ethical constraints on business policies and managerial decision-making.  (Required Course)

NP 501. OVERVIEW OF NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.  Introduction course to the program. Includes theoretical and case-based discussions of setting organizational direction, increasing productivity, enhancing organizational survivability, and interacting effectively both within and across organizations.  (Required Course)

NP 510. INTERNSHIP IN NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.  Field placement in a mentored administrative-related position in an appropriate nonprofit organization.  Goals include learning about nonprofit management issues and the importance of leadership in administrative action.  This placement is intended for students with limited career experience in nonprofit organizations, and is by prior permission only.

NP 520. ADVOCACY AND NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.  Addresses theories about interest groups and their place in a Democratic society, provides hands-on information about methods of advocacy, and devotes time to ethical concerns regarding advocacy.  Students are introduced to theories of democracy and the relationship of interest groups to the political system.  The practical discussion for nonprofit administrators includes legal constraints on lobbying and best practices from experienced lobbyists.  The focus on ethical issues emphasizes effectiveness within a system driven by influence without becoming corrupted.  (Required Course)

NP 530. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATORS 3 cr.  Familiarizes nonprofit administrators with communication theory, emphasizing persuasion and communication in organizational settings.  The course provides the opportunity to refine talents in writing and presenting speeches, including the effective use of technology in presentations focused on issues pertinent to nonprofit administrators. (Required Course)

NP 540. GRANT WRITING AND FUND RAISING FOR NONPROFITS 3 cr.  Identifying nonprofit program goals and needs for fund-raising.  How to identify and contact appropriate funding sources.  General guidelines for preparing grant applications for private and public funding sources.

NP 550. POLICY ANALYSIS FOR NONPROFITS 3 cr.  Analysis of government action for its impact on nonprofit organizations and society more generally.  Policy analysis is an essential tool in understanding the interaction of government actions and the interests of nonprofit organizations.  Evaluation addresses legislative actions, how those actions are translated into enforceable rules, and then how they are implemented by local service providers.  This course shows how nonprofit administrators participate in that process.

NP 555. CULTURAL DIVERSITY TRAINING 3 cr.  Overview of the complexities of diversity in nonprofit management designed to enhance students’ cultural sensitivity and competence.  Guided by developing cultural self-awareness, students will become more responsive to diverse groups of people in order to create common ground for furthering mutual goals among colleagues and clients.  Guest experts, classroom discussions, case-based simulations, and in-depth readings will help students further their understanding of age, disability, gender, race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

NP 560. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATORS
3 cr.  Basic methodological skills and tools applied to data collection and analysis in nonprofit organizations.  Research procedures used in identifying target population needs and response.  Introduction to tools for assessing program effectiveness.

NP 570. ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING 3 cr.  Prerequisite:  previous coursework in research methodology, including computer applications and statistical data analysis.  Research methodology applied to specific needs in order to assess and evaluate progress regarding the goals of nonprofit organizations.  Setting goals and objectives of organizations.  Using data to design and redesign organizational direction.

NP 580. INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3cr. Individual Project under supervision. Approval of program coordinator and associate dean of graduate studies required.

NP 595. INTEGRATIVE CAPSTONE PROJECT 3 cr.  A one-semester case study in a field setting requiring student participants to identify, analyze and address an issue, problem or objective in a client nonprofit organization.  Students will utilize a team approach and present their findings and recommendations to both the client and a review board of faculty.  (Required Course)

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