This integrative clinical capstone is the final course in the Master of Science in Nursing Health Care Leadership program. All other required coursework must have been completed prior to receiving approval to register for this course. Students in this course will have the opportunity to apply the principles learned in the entire program of study and will demonstrate competence by integrating and applying those skills to a real-world scenario. The course culminates in a project focused on enhancing nursing practice by improving population health outcomes. Student will be required to verbally present and defend their project and achieved outcomes.

This course provides students with understanding and knowledge of the philosophies and methods used to improve effectiveness and efficiency of organizational processes for businesses. Topics may include statistical methods for quality improvement in manufacturing and service operations. Emphasis is given to both the technical and managerial issues in understanding and implementing quality as a component for success in today's global business environment.

This course introduces concepts of effective leadership for public service programs in the governmental and public sectors. Students will have the opportunity to become acquainted with public administration and policy as fields of study, such as the nature of bureaucracy, public policy, allocation of resources and public budgeting, leadership, supervision, and organization of civil servants.

This is a survey course introducing project management as a profession and an academic field of study. It provides the foundation for more advanced project management courses. It is a prerequisite to other courses in the degree program unless permission is granted. The student is introduced to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK Guide), as well as other international standards. Students will examine key tools and methodologies in use to manage large, complex projects and explore how these tools and techniques can be used to assess the project's overall status, its variance from the project plan and evaluate alternative recovery scenarios. Students will be introduced to the roles of project and program managers in today's enterprise and the tradeoffs they make among triple constraints of scope, time and cost.