Public Health Management Concentration

1. Concentration Description and Learning Objectives

2. Listing of all Current MPH Core Courses and Management Concentration Courses

3. Course Detail for all CMH, MPA(URS), and MBA Courses Extracted from Wright State University Graduate Course Catalog as of August 16, 2006

Prepared by Management Concentration Director

James R. Ebert, M.D., M.B.A.

Public Health Management Concentration

Learning ObjectivesStudents pursuing the Management Concentration will:

1. Develop and be able to demonstrate advanced skills in leadership

2. Acquire knowledge and skills in population-based management

3. Learn applied strategy and skills in the areas of administration, personnel, ethics, and/or finance related to public health and policy.

Group A - Leadership and Strategic Planning

CMH 754 - Strategic Leadership in Health Care

CMH 764 - Public Health Aspects of Disaster

Group B - Population-Based Health

CMH 744 - Population-Based Management

CMH 772 - Global Health Systems

CMH 771 - Global Health

Group C - Management Electives

FIN 750 - Financial Management of Health Service Organizations

MBA 740 - Legal and Ethical Decision Making

MBA 750 - Leading Teams and Organizations

URS 620 - Public Safety Administration

URS 623 - Issues in Urban Administration

URS 624 - Issues in Urban Planning

URS 625 - Issues in Urban Development

URS 650 - Ethics in Public Service

URS 670 - Urban Leadership

URS 710 - Environment of Public Administration

URS 716 - Public Human Resource Administration

**Students will choose one course from Group A, one course from Group B, plus at least two more courses which can be chosen from Groups A, B, or C. Other pertinent University courses can be included with the review and permission of the concentration director.

Course Detail Group A - Leadership and Strategic Planning

CMH 754 - Strategic Leadership in Health Care

Strategic management as practiced in health care settings. Principles of organizational behavior and culture will be examined and techniques in negotiation, leadership, and strategic analysis will be applied.

CMH 764 - Public Health Aspects of Disaster

Public Health aspects of disaster care and organized emergency medical services systems. Analytical and assessment skills will be emphasized

Group B - Population-Based Health

CMH 744 - Population-Based Management

Apply techniques of epidemiology and biostatistics to evaluate population-based health programs. In addition, students will become familiar with principles of public health, prevention, and health care quality management.

CMH 772 –Global Health Systems

CMH 771 - Global Health

Introduce the students to global health concepts. Social constructs of health will be reviewed, as well as how environmental factors and political decision-making affect global and international health.

Group C - Management Electives

FIN 750 - Financial Management of Health Service Organizations

Overview of the financial management function in health care organizations. Topics include budgeting, control, capital expenditure analysis, and rate settings.

MBA 740 - Legal and Ethical Decision Making

Interdisciplinary study of the legal, ethical, and public policy issues in the global environment. Topics include restraints on competition, environmental regulation, product quality, employment, and technology.

MBA 750 - Leading Teams and Organizations

A hands-on, experience-based course devoted to leading people and teams in today's workplace. Emphasizes communication, conflict resolution, influence strategies, and empowerment principles.

URS 620 - Public Safety Administration

Policing, corrections, fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management systems will be surveyed to provide an understanding of the services offered, technologies used, problems faced, and alternatives available in each of the areas

URS 623 - Issues in Urban Administration

Explore issues and topics related to the administration of urban nonprofit organizations, community development agencies, and local governments. Titles vary

URS 624 - Issues in Urban Planning

Various issues related to planning urban environments. Topics include housing, funding non-profit organizations, strategic planning, vision planning, and economic development action plans. Titles vary.

URS 625 - Issues in Urban Development

Explores issues that impact urban development such as housing, pollution, or privatization. Emphasizes an approach for understanding the issues and formulating effective responses

URS 650 - Ethics in Public Service

Systematic development of ethics in public service, including individual roles and obligations, values, standards, and codes of conduct

URS 670 - Urban Leadership

Study of urban government leadership and community decision making. Major theories and concepts of leadership behavior within organizations and macro studies of urban community power systems.

URS 710 - Environment of Public Administration

Examines the legal and political variables that affect the management and operation of local governments with special emphasis on Ohio.

URS 716 - Public Human Resource Administration

Examines personnel functions such as job evaluation, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, labor relations, and affirmative action.

CMH Courses from WSU Catalog as of August 2006Bolded courses are requirements or electives in MPH program

CMH 601 - Biostatistics I Presents basic statistical measures with emphasis on biomedical problems. Includes sampling techniques, making valid inferences and estimations, and testing hypotheses. Practice in use of calculations and preparation of data for machine analysis. CMH 602 - Biostatistics II Studies advanced statistical methods for analysis of variance, multiple regression, survey methods, design of experimental investigations, vital statistics, bioassays, and sequential analysis. CMH 620 - Biostatistics for Health Professionals Introduction to the basic principles and applications of statistical methods as they are applied to data arising in the health professions. CMH 620 students will have additional requirements compared to the STT 520 students. CMH 621 - Epidemiology I Nature of epidemiological studies; descriptive epidemiology; experimental and observational investigations; cross-sections; prospective and retrospective studies; mortality and morbidity measurements and factors affecting comparison; life tables; and introduction to demographic measurements. CMH 622 - Epidemiology II Advanced techniques of epidemiological investigation. Epidemiology of specific chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and mental disorders. Introduction to environmental and occupational epidemiology. Students prepare research protocol on a given specific problem. CMH 623 - Public Health Epidemiology This course is an introduction to epidemiology including historical foundations, basic concepts, study designs, and practical applications. Emphasis is placed on epidemiological principles, concepts, and methods used within public health settings. Students will use skills acquired in the course to complete an applied project. CMH 640 - Environmental Health This course focuses on the topics of Environmental Health that have the greatest effect on the community. It provides a survey of broad Environmental Public Health issues. CMH 641 - Environmental Medicine I

Interaction of humans with special environments. Section one is an intensive study of respiration, the cardiovascular system, and the physics and physiology of gaseous environments.

CMH 642 - Environmental Medicine II Interaction of humans with special environments. Section two covers mineral, chemical, and drug metabolism; function of sensory systems; and the physics and physiological stresses of heat and cold, sound, and electromagnetic and ionizing radiation.

CMH 643 - Environmental Medicine III Interaction of humans with special environments. Section three studies effects of dynamic forces, biomechanics of the body, physiology of physical exercises, and engineering machines to improve human performance. CMH 651 - Aerospace Medicine I General review, discussions of research projects, guest presentations, and selected advanced topics dealing with aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, and public health. Presentation and discussion of problem clinical cases related to aerospace medicine. CMH 652 - Aerospace Medicine II Covers civil pilot medical case histories including presentation of the medical condition that the pilot experienced, the implications by medical certification, and the proper steps in denying or certifying the pilot. M.D. degree required. May be taken for letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory. CMH 654 - Introduction to Community Medicine Familiarization with activities and services encompassed by community medicine, including public health, preventive medicine, prospective medicine, occupational medicine, geriatric health, handicapped services, and health promotion. May be taken for letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory. CMH 655 - Hyperbaric Medicine Mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, equipment, safety considerations, and limitations. Conditions particularly amenable to this therapy are explored: decompression sickness, air embolism, gas gangrene, CO poisoning, and elective indications. May be taken for letter grade of pass/unsatisfactory. CMH 656 - Clinical Aerospace Medicine Introduction to and familiarization with clinical activities and operational experiences in Aeromedical Services (Flight Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Environmental Health, Bioenvironmental Surveillance, and Physiological Training). Enrollment in Aerospace Medicine Residency program or department approval required.

CMH 671 - Principles of Occupational Health Presents the medical department in industry: its role, functions, administration, physical facilities, personnel, equipment, records, costs, benefits, intramural relationships and extramural relationships with professional societies, official agencies, organized labor, and paramedical occupations. CMH 672 - Clinical Occupational Health Principles of physical examination and diagnosis are applied to selection, placement, and return to work of industrial employees. Surveys of a variety of work environments are conducted with emphasis on potential health hazards. Course includes field experience.

CMH 700 - Aeromedical Aspects of Aerospace Accidents Overview of aerospace accident investigation procedures, concerned regulations, and interdisciplinary management from an aeromedical perspective. Selected advance topics include the analyses of relevant aerospace accident reports, post-crash survivability, and future directions. CMH 701 - Spec Topics: Comm Med Aero Provides the philosophy underlying each major aerospace medicine standard. It also explores the aerospace medical factors that convert safe flight into hazardous flight. M.D. degree and departmental approval required. May be taken for letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory. CMH 705 - Intro to Pub Hlth/Policy Development of a broad knowledge base in public health, a dynamic and multidisciplinary field, by introducing its core components, including environmental science, epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, health services management, economics, and socio-behavioral science. CMH 711 - Special Seminars in Aerospace Medicine Participants discuss the influence and value of aerospace medicine on an international basis in light of new and proposed aeromedical technological developments. CMH 721 - Aeromed Con&Op Flt Envir Builds on the basics of the aeromedical concerns to advance the understanding of the relevant aeromedical aspects related to the operational flight environment. Practical experiences in the hypobaric chamber, acceleration, and life support facilities supplement course work. CMH 723 - Human Factors in Aerospace Medicine Studies the role human factors play in the safety of the aerospace and aerospace medical environments. Topics include resource management, communications, performance, situational awareness and human factors in aerospace related accidents/incidents.

CMH 731 - Health Services Administration (Also listed as MGT 755.) Overview of total health care system including public and private institutions and agencies, federal and state regulations, and methods of financing. Directed study of major contemporary forces affecting the health care delivery system. Class includes seminars and on-site experiences.

CMH 734 - Health Systems Management This course will introduce the student to health systems as an overriding mechanism of health care delivery and explore topics of quality, evidence-based medicine, health economies, ethics, leadership, health care policy, and utilization management.

CMH 744 - Population-Based Management This course will enable students to apply techniques of epidemiology and biostatistics to evaluate population-based health programs. In addition, students will become familiar with principles of public health, prevention, and health care quality management. CMH 754 - Strategic Leadership in Health Care This course will introduce students to strategic management as practiced in health care settings. Principles of organizational behavior and culture will be examined and techniques in negotiation, leadership, and strategic analysis will be applied. CMH 764 - Public Health Aspects of Disaster Management This course is designed to meet the need for a recognized curriculum in the Public Health aspects of disaster care and organized emergency medical services systems. Analytical and assessment skills will be emphasized. CMH 765 - Interagency Disaster This course covers a board range of topics, problems and activities involved in developing a comprehensive plan of response to a major life and property-threatening emergency at the local level. CMH 770 - Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health (no description published) CMH 771 - Global Health This course will introduce the students to global health concepts. Social constructs of health will be reviewed, as well as how environmental factors and political decision-making affect global and international health.

CMH 772 – “Global Health Systems”(neither the final name nor the course description is yet available)

CMH 775 - Application and Dissemination of Research in Health (no description published)

CMH 789 - Continuing Registration (no description published) CMH 791 - Independent Study Independent study of topics in community health.

CMH 810 - Public Health Practice This practice placement is intended to provide an intensive Applied Public Health learning experience. Students must complete 120 hours of supervised practice in an approved public community site. CMH 820 - Public Health Culminating Experience Under supervision of an advisor, students choose research problems, prepare literature searches, design research methodology and conduct applied research. A full report is written and presented before a graduate committee.

CMH 821 - Public Health Culminating Experience Under supervision of an advisor, students choose research problems, prepare literature searches, design research methodology and conduct applied research. A full report is written and presented before a graduate committee. CMH 850 - Aerospace Medicine Projects A major project for class presentation at year's end. CMH 899 - Aerospace Medical Research Under supervision of an advisor, students choose research problems, prepare bibliographical searches, plan experimental protocol, and conduct experimentation. A full report, constituting a thesis, is written and defended before a graduate committee.

FIN 750 - Financial Management of Health Service Organizations Overview of the financial management function in health care organizations. Topics include budgeting, control, capital expenditure analysis, and rate settings.

MPA Courses from WSU Catalog as of August 2006Bolded courses are requirements or electives in MPH

program

URS 599 - Studies in Selected Subjects Deals with problems, approaches, and topics in the field of urban studies. Topics vary. URS 612 - Cities and Technology Cities and technology deals with the evolving relationship between technology and urban growth, physical form, government, and politics. Explores how technological fixes for complex urban problems have shaped urban development and politics. URS 614 - Urban Fiscal Administration Examines local fiscal institutions and introduces analytical tools for designing and evaluating fiscal policies. Reviews financial reporting and accounting, the municipal bond market, pension systems, state and local taxes, user charges, and intergovernmental relations. URS 615 - Community Development I Focuses on the importance, the profession, and the practice of community development. Introduces theories of community and development and studies current neighborhood programs and policies. URS 616 - Community Development II Examines three fundamental organizing strategies-self-help, technical assistance, and conflict-which are used to improve a community's quality of life. The course combines classroom learning and field observation. URS 617 - Public Sector Labor Relations Examines collective bargaining, the negotiation process, impasse resolution, and contract and grievance administration in local government. URS 618 - Urban Public Works Administration Examines the community's infrastructure with an emphasis on capital improvements programming. Reviews the community's development of the street system, water and sewer systems, solid waste management, and code enforcement. URS 620 - Public Safety Administration Policing, corrections, fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management systems will be surveyed to provide

an understanding of the services offered, technologies used, problems faced, and alternatives available in each of the areas. URS 623 - Issues in Urban Administration Courses taught under this title explore issues and topics related to the administration of urban nonprofit organizations, community development agencies, and local governments. Titles vary.

URS 624 - Issues in Urban Planning Various issues related to planning urban environments. Topics include housing, funding non-profit organizations, strategic planning, vision planning, and economic development action plans. Titles vary. URS 625 - Issues in Urban Development Explores issues that impact urban development such as housing, pollution, or privatization. Emphasizes an approach for understanding the issues and formulating effective responses. URS 627 - Urban Policy Analysis (Also listed as PLS 427/627.) Study of the policy development process and its relationship to past and current urban issues. The course focuses on a current urban issue through discussion, reading, and research.

URS 650 - Ethics in Public Service Systematic development of ethics in public service, including individual roles and obligations, values, standards, and codes of conduct. URS 670 - Urban Leadership Study of urban government leadership and community decision making. Major theories and concepts of leadership behavior within organizations and macro studies of urban community power systems. URS 675 - Management of Urban Nonprofit Agenices Examines the organizational and managerial foundations of nonprofit organizations. Areas such as the nature and mission of nonprofit organizations, strategies for achieving the mission, roles involved, evaluating performance, resource development/fundraising, and managing volunteers are explored.

URS 690 - Special Topics Advanced study in selected topics in urban studies. Topics may include new developments in methodology or the various subfields of the discipline. URS 701 - Statistics for Public Managers and Analysts Analysis and interpretation of statistics required in public management and policy analysis with emphasis on multivariate statistical techniques. URS 710 - Environment of Public Administration Examines the legal and political variables that affect the management and operation of local governments with special emphasis on Ohio. URS 711 - Urban Organizational Theory and Management Behavior Analysis of the fundamental behavior concepts and processes involved in public sector organizations. Evaluation of approaches to major behavioral issues such as motivation, leadership, and management development.

URS 712 - Research Methods in Public Administration Focuses on different aspects of policy evaluation by obtaining facts and analyzing information on impact of public programs. Deals with controversy over the use of objective performance indicators and citizen surveys as program performance measures.

URS 713 - Public Planning Reviews concepts, theories, and practices of community development and planning. Evaluation of current developments in the field with special emphasis on implementation strategies. URS 715 - Public and Non-Profit Budgeting Focuses on the budget process at the city level. Structural influences on the budget process are discussed. Different budget techniques are analyzed and critiqued. URS 716 - Public Human Resources Administration Examines personnel functions such as job evaluation, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, labor relations, and affirmative action. URS 720 - Quantitative Analysis for Public Managers

Survey of the methodologies and concepts for analyzing the efficiency and effectiveness of decision-making, information management, and processes of the public organization. URS 722 - Directed Study in Urban Administration If previous knowledge and/or experience in a selected core course is demonstrated, then URS 722 may be substituted for that selected core course. URS 723 - Urban Internship One quarter supervised internship of at least 200 hours in a selected urban government or agency, arranged in consultation with student's advisor or intern director. Graded pass/unsatisfactory. URS 799 - Urban Thesis Under the supervision of a thesis committee and chair, students select an urban administration problem, prepare a proposal detailing the research question, complete the research, write their thesis with full documentation and defend their work before the committee.

MBA Courses from WSU Catalog as of August 2006Bolded courses are requirements or electives in MPH

program

MBA 510 - Survey of Accounting Introduction to accounting concepts, procedures and practices. Includes analysis of the effect of transactions on financial position, preparation and analysis of financial statements, and use of accounting information to support management decisions. MBA 520 - Survey of Economics for MBA's An introduction to economics. Provides students with modes of reasoning regarding individual and business behavior and enhances student's ability to understand the aggregate economy and how it influences business decisions. MBA 523 - Survey of Microeconomics An introduction to microeconomics. Provides students with facts, theories, and modes of reasoning regarding individual and business behavior. The course is sharply focused to prepare students to succeed in the MBA program at Wright State. MBA 524 - Survey of Macroeconomics An introduction to macroeconomics. Enhances the student's ability to understand the aggregate economy and how it influences business decisions. The course is sharply focused to prepare students to succeed in advanced course work in the MBA program. MBA 530 - Survey of Finance Theories, concepts, and techniques of financial management. Designed for student with no previous course work in financial management and for those with a need to review the basic techniques. MBA 580 - Survey of Quantitative Business Analysis Survey of quantitative techniques relevant to private and public sector resource allocation, production, and management decision problems, including linear programming, queuing analysis, and decision theory. Emphasis on mathematical modeling and interpretation of solutions. MBA 680 - Independent Study Schedule Types: Independent Study

MBA 710 - Strategic Cost Management

Application of advanced management accounting concepts to strategic management decisions.

MBA 720 - Analysis of Global Economic Conditions Theories, practices, and patterns of international business and the effect of globalization on the business environment. Interrelationships between interest rates, unemployment, economic growth, inflation, and balance of payments impact on businesses.

MBA 730 - Financial Analysis and Decision Making Application of finance concepts theories, and techniques of financial management. Emphasis on case problems and decision making.

MBA 740 - Legal and Ethical Decision Making Interdisciplinary study of the legal, ethical, and public policy issues in the global environment. Topics include restraints on competition, environmental regulation, product quality, employment, and technology. MBA 750 - Leading Teams and Organizations A hands-on, experience-based course devoted to leading people and teams in today's workplace. Emphasizes communication, conflict resolution, influence strategies, and empowerment principles. MBA 755 - Developing and Implementing Competitive Strategies Competitive strategy as practiced in organizations from an integrated (cross-functional) perspective. Industries, competition, and other environmental forces are analyzed to determine an organization's competitive strategy. Student team work required. MBA 760 - Marketing Strategy Overview of managing the marketing mix variables and discussion of marketing plans, formation of strategies and problem solving. Material will be covered by readings and discussion of cases. Individual and team exercises will be assigned. MBA 770 - Information Technology and Business Transformation Examining the use of IT to improve a firm's operational effectiveness and strategic positioning. Identify and evaluate changes in information and physical flows, cost structures and market forces that IT causes throughout value chain. MBA 780 - Supply Chain Management Explores the fundamentals of supply chain management, including the strategic role of the supply chain, key drivers of supply chain

performance, and analytical tools and techniques for supply chain analysis. Cases and in-class exercises.

FIN 750 - Financial Management of Health Service Organizations Overview of the financial management function in health care organizations. Topics include budgeting, control, capital expenditure analysis, and rate settings.