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Graduate Catalog (ARCHIVED) 2021-2022 
    
Graduate Catalog (ARCHIVED) 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Mathematics

  
  • MATH 575 - Operations Research

    3 credits
    Philosophy and techniques of operations research, including game theory; linear programming, simplex methods, and duality; transportation and assignment problems; introduction to dynamic programming; and queuing theory.  Applications to business and industrial problems.  Prerequisite(s): MATH 125 or 315
  
  • MATH 622 - Difference Equations

    3 credits
    The development of discrete calculus, solutions of linear difference equations, and initial value problems as well as topics from stability theory, boundary value problems, partial difference equations and numerical techniques to continuous problems. Prerequisite(s): MATH 509  

Physical Education

  
  • PE 592 - Topics

    1-3 credits
    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.
  
  • PE 775 - Fan Experience, Sportainment and Brand Management

    3 credits
    The purpose of this course is to develop knowledge and understanding with fan engagement in today’s sport industry.  Since there are new technological platforms present in today’s industry, it’s becoming more important than ever to better understand fans and their motivation for attending games, interactions, retention rates, and fan loyalty.  Sportainment works to generate a story that connects to the fans and offer them more things to do before and after the event.  The creation and implementation of strategic brand plans with a keen focus on developing and implementing a strategy connected to the digital ecosystem (social, apps, blog, e-commence, membership).
  
  • PE 776 - Cultural Studies of Sport

    3 credits
    The purpose of this course is for students to examine the intersection of sport and cultural issues in the United States.  The course investigates the ways in which institutionalized sport both conflicts with and complements the integration of multi-cultural understanding and development that could include (dis)ability, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality.
  
  • PE 788 - Facility, Risk and Event Management in Sport

    3 credits
    The purpose of this course is to focus on the major components of both facility and event management planning, financing, marketing, implementation, risk management, and evaluation.  It integrates timely theoretical foundation is with real world practicality and application to provide a strong foundation in facility and event management.  The course focuses on a broad range of facilities and events to demonstrate the diversity of the industry.

Secondary Education

  
  • SEED 592 - Topics

    1-5 credits
    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.
  
  • SEED 593 - Workshop

    1-3 credits
    Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.

Special Education

  
  • SPED 531 - Identification & Assessment in Special Education

    3 credits
    The course covers the development, selection, administration and interpretation of assessment instruments and strategies used to determine whether students have a disability and require special education or related services and to evaluate their level of performance to develop and monitor progress on individual edition programs.
  
  • SPED 592 - Topics

    1-3 credits
    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.

Statistics

  
  • STAT 600 - Statistical Programming

    3 credits


    Taught by SDSU

    Fundamentals of statistical programming languages including descriptive and visual analytics in R and SAS, and programming fundamentals of SAS and R including logic, loops, macros, and functions. Prerequisite(s): STAT 410/510 or CSC 150

  
  • STAT 601 - Modern Applied Statistics I

    3 credits


    Taught by SDSU

    This course will build upon STAT 541 and assume students have knowledge of SLR, MLR, ANOVA, and basics of statistical inference. The class will start by covering statistical graphics and the associated modern statistical computing language(s). The next section of the class will focus on non- and semi-parametric methods with a focus on the application and interpretation of the methods. The last section of the class will focus on longitudinal and repeated measure models and conclude with an overview of techniques from meta-analysis and large-scale inference. Prerequisite(s): STAT 541 and STAT 600  

  
  • STAT 602 - Modern Applied Statistics II

    3 credits


    Taught by SDSU

    This course will start with an introduction to data mining techniques from multivariate data such as Principal Component Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, and Cluster Analysis. From there we will move on to an introduction to supervised learning methods and pattern recognition with a focus on algorithmic methods. The course will finish with an overview of statistical prediction analysis relevant to business intelligence and analytics. Prerequisite(s): STAT 601  

 

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