OPM603 Quality Systems, Lean Management, and AI
College of Business and Criminal Justice Business Department
Course Description: This course develops lean operations and quality systems for continuous improvement, with applied use of analytics and AI. Students learn to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and design pull and flow. Methods include value stream mapping, 5S, kanban, takt and capacity planning, statistical process control, control charts, process capability, defects per million opportunities, failure mode analysis, and sustainability return on investment. AI labs pilot predictive quality analytics, computer vision checks for 5S, real time anomaly alerts, and AI support for kanban decisions and simulation games. Emphasis is on human-in-the-loop practice, data ethics, and executive communication of cost, service, quality, and risk.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
MET604 Quality Management
College of Technology Engineering Technology Department
Course Description: This course introduces students to the principles, strategies, and systems of quality management. Topics covered include designing quality processes, the key elements of total quality management, the six-sigma process improvement methodology (DMAIC), strategic quality planning, the voice of the customer, and quality systems. Students will apply appropriate analytical and statistical tools to manage and improve quality in processes.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
SDC205L Python for Data Analytics Lab
College of Technology Software Development and Coding Department
Course Description: This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to use Python scripting for creating scripts and programs necessary for automating operating and network system commands to efficiently perform common configuration and security tasks. Students will be aware of and able to use Python libraries that allow access to data for useful analysis.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: SDC100
Corequisites: SDC205
SDC205 Python for Data Analytics
College of Technology Software Development and Coding Department
Course Description: This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to use Python scripting for creating scripts and programs necessary for automating operating and network system commands to efficiently perform common configuration tasks. Students will be aware of and able to use Python libraries that allow access to data for useful analysis.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: SDC100
Corequisites: SDC205L
MET232 Pumps
College of Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Department
Course Description: This course describes the theory and operation of various types of pumps. Students will learn how to apply fluid mechanics principles by analyzing exemplary systems.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
NUR329 Public Health Nursing Clinical
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course provides a basic understanding of pathophysiology as it pertains to human illness within a wellness-illness continuum. Critical thinking processes are emphasized as a basis of analysis of a client's presenting symptoms in reference to his/her state of health and/or illness.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: NUR311, NUR312, NUR313, NUR315, NUR316
Corequisites: None
NUR328 Public Health Nursing
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course provides the theoretical foundation for the study of public health nursing. The client is viewed as the individual, the family and the community within a social framework, with the goal of optimizing his or her functioning. Historical, socioeconomic, environmental, political, and cultural indicators of the health of a community are explored. The application of the nursing process is applied to diverse client scenarios with the emphasis on growth and development, health promotion and the provision of holistic care to the client and their family.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR311, NUR312, NUR313, NUR315, NUR316
Corequisites: None
HCA450 Public Health
College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department
Course Description: This course presents concepts and perspectives of current public health practices and organizations to include aspects of public health policy and ethics with an emphasis on epidemiological procedures and processes. Students will learn the roles and responsibilities that a healthcare administrator takes on at a public health department. Additionally students will apply epidemiologic methods and measures in regards to major public health problems in regards to chronic diseases, injuries, and the environment. population.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
BUS332 Prompt Engineering for Business Use Cases
College of Business and Criminal Justice Business Department
Course Description: This course introduces the use of prompt engineering to improve productivity and innovation in business environments. Students explore how to craft effective prompts for marketing, research, sales, and operations while building reusable prompt libraries for organizational use. Emphasis is placed on understanding generative AI limitations, ethics, and best practices for responsible application in professional contexts.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
MET652 Project II
College of Technology Engineering Technology Department
Course Description: This course is the second phase of the culminating experience in engineering technology through a practical project spanning the conceptual design, planning, and specification to the implementation, testing and evaluation of the system. Students will apply learned principles and tools to the design and implementation of a faculty approved project.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None