Summer Courses

Course Description: Understanding research and academic writing are foundational skills for all graduate students regardless of degree culmination. This is a graduate-level survey course on research design/methods and analysis, with the goal of all students becoming better consumers of research, and preparing those who choose an empirical research degree culmination and future doctoral pursuits. The course provides a broad overview of the process and practices of research in applied contexts. Content includes principles and techniques of research design, sampling, data collection, and analysis including the nature of evidence, types of research, defining research questions, sampling techniques, data collection, data analysis, issues concerning human subjects and research ethics, and challenges associated with conducting research in real-world contexts. Research strategies using library sources, including academic databases and citation management, are emphasized; as are academic writing skills, including adherence to academic style. The analysis component of the course provides an understanding of statistical methodology used to collect and interpret data found in research as well as how to read and interpret data collection instruments.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This online course will prepare graduate interpreters for working in research settings. Students will learn about the lived experience of Deaf scientists and how to effectively work with them by utilizing a variety of tools and strategies. Students will also become familiar with procedures and protocols for interpreting in research settings including lab-based work, meeting with collaborators, and professional conferences. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to build upon their American Sign Language (ASL) and English skills, specifically working on how to translate and interpret complex research related terminology and jargon. Also, students will investigate a topic related to their interest specifically in context of research and science that extends beyond the course materials covered in class and will summarize their findings in both academic ASL and English. This course involves online video lectures in both English and ASL, video observations and case studies, and online group discussions. Grading in the course will be based on students' participation online and performance on their assignments. Students can receive credit for INTP-510 or HCIA-610, not for both.

Session: 7-Week Graduate Session (5/14-7/7)

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Course Description: This course will begin with an examination of the scope of practice of spoken language interpreters in health care settings and this will then be compared to the models of professional deportment in sign language interpreting. From there, we will review the major paradigms in the field of translation and interpretation, that of formal or functional (dynamic) equivalence, and how the scope of practice expectations impact the interpretation process. Finally, students will explore the concept of \"sense\" or meaning and how to convey that in a medical setting.

Session: 7-Week Graduate Session (5/14-7/7)

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Course Description: This course is for health care interpreting students to learn how to work with the diverse Deaf community. The course begins with a discussion of current perspectives in Deaf Studies including the Deaf Gain paradigm and Social Justice Theory relevant to medical interpreting. Current research on deaf individuals' health knowledge, health literacy, and health outcomes are presented. Class discussions will focus on working with deaf individuals fluent in foreign sign languages, minority Deaf populations, deaf individuals with special needs, deaf-blind individuals, deaf interpreters, deaf students, and deaf professionals. Students will develop skills interpreting for some of these deaf individuals.

Session: 7-Week Graduate Session (5/14-7/7)

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Course Description: In this course, students will apply the theories and methodologies to the investigation of a problem in the HCI domain. Students who have already prepared a proposal for their capstone project,will design and implement a solution to a problem, and communicate the results.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This class examines the U.S.-Japanese relationship from the perspectives of diplomacy, economics, and culture. Fluctuating sharply during its 150 years, this relationship has featured gunboat diplomacy, racial conflict, war, and alliance. The course investigates U.S.-Japanese relations in the contexts of modernization, imperialism, World War II, the cold war, and the 21st century.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: The National Parks are some of America's most treasured and spectacular landscapes, but even these wild places are the product of historical forces. In this class, we will explore the history of America's National Parks, and use these spaces to unpack the relationship between Americans, their land, and their history.

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (6/30-8/12)

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Course Description: This course discusses the delivery system of health care in the US. Specifically, the course will review the current status of American health care including research into population demographics and health and the concept of wellness and prevention. Following this a review of international health care models will occur to consider best practice as alternative care models for consideration for the US. In addition, the students will develop, for their area of interest and expertise, a strategy for incremental or radical innovation in how we provide health care to our constituents.

Session: 7-Week Graduate Session (5/14-7/7)

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Course Description: This course builds on the foundational learning from Health Care Financial Management I: Principles & Practice. Course emphasis will be on for-profit entities within the health care sector. The course goes into greater depth on discounted cash flow analysis, risk, financial performance evaluation, capital investments, capital budgeting, debt, and equity financing. A key objective of this class is to develop the student's ability to engage in long-term financial modeling. Students will complete a comprehensive financial forecast as their final graded assessment for this field of study.

Session: 7-Week Graduate Session (5/14-7/7)

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Course Description: The challenges and complexities of the current health care environment require a skilled operations leader that will engage high performing teams, develop highly reliable processes, effectively manage expenses, and succeed in achieving desired outcomes in an increasingly competitive market. The increased focus on population health, payment reform pressure, the emergence of risk and value based payment models will challenge traditional healthcare organizations and require leadership focused on change management and performance improvement. The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to analyze the health care organization using both qualitative and quantitative principles of operations management. It provides an integrated system and a set of contemporary operations improvement tools that can be used to make significant gains in any organization. This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the field, and the ability to use some of the most commonly deployed operations tools and processes.

Session: 7-Week Graduate Session (5/14-7/7)

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Course Description: This is the final of three courses in the MS HSA program that require students to participate in a first-hand analysis of a health system within the United States or outside our borders. The objective of the analysis is to critically examine and assess the structure, function and achievements of care delivery in a domestic or international health system. Students enrolled in this course must select either the domestic, international, independent study option as described by the program.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This is the final of three courses in the MS HSA program that require students to participate in a first-hand analysis of a health system within the United States or outside our borders. The objective of the analysis is to critically examine and assess the structure, function and achievements of care delivery in a domestic or international health system. Students enrolled in this course must select either the domestic, international, independent study option as described by the program.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: Major change initiatives within organizations fail because of lack of understanding of the process of change and the lack of deliberate and focused attention to the change process. This course teaches students the change process and the alterations required in structures, processes, and activities to effectively implement change initiatives within organizations. The components of this course include applied approaches and tools to help analyze barriers for change, leverage power and influence, and provide frameworks to plan and implement change.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: An introduction to Beers: history, the brewing process, distribution systems, production, flavor characteristics, partnering with foods, and handling and serving techniques. Beers produced from the major beer brewing centers of the world will be tasted and compared with similar brews form different countries. The way alcohol is processed in the human body is considered as well as the economic impact of brewing and distributing beer will be explored. This course is not available for audit. **Fee: Lab fee associated with this course**

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: This course is an introduction to global wine history, vineyard methods, production techniques, grape characteristics, sensory evaluation, and marketing and distribution. This course is not available for audit. **Fee: Lab fee associated with this course**

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (6/30-8/12)

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Course Description: This course will provide students with an intensive seminar experience in art, craft, design, photography, film or animation while traveling internationally. Topics will vary depending on the faculty member or members leading the study abroad program associated with the course. A description will be published for each iteration of the course. This course can be taken multiple times, but individual topics must be different. Admission to the course is based on application through RIT Global and instructor permission. Students may not enroll in or withdraw from the course independently. Additional fees are required for this course.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This course will provide students with an intensive seminar experience in art, craft, design, photography, film, or animation while traveling internationally. Topics will vary depending on the faculty member or members leading the study abroad program associated with the course. A description will be published for each iteration of the course. This course can be taken multiple times but individual topics must be different.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This course provides a theoretical framework covering the principles of animation and its use in game design to affect user experience. Emphasis will be placed upon principles that support character development and animations that show cause and effect. Students will apply these principles to create animations that reflect movement and character appropriate for different uses and environments.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This course provides an overview of 3D game asset production. Basic ideas learned within the first asset production course are also revisited within the 3D environs. Topics covered include modeling, texturing, skinning and animation. Emphasis is put on low polygon modeling techniques, best practices in game art production, and effective communication strategies between artists, programmers and designers.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This course examines the core process of game design, from ideation and structured brainstorming in an entertainment technology context through the examination of industry standard processes and techniques for documenting and managing the design process. This course specifically examines techniques for assessing and quantifying the validity of a given design, for managing innovation and creativity in a game development-specific context, and for world and character design. Specific emphasis is placed on both the examination and deconstruction of historical successes and failures, along with presentation of ethical and cultural issues related to the design and development of interactive software and the role of individuals in a team-oriented design methodology. Students in this class are expected to actively participate and engage in the culture of design and critique as it relates to the field.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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