2014-2015 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Courses
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KEY TO COURSE NUMBERS
Courses numbered 001 - 099 represent remedial work and carry no credit toward a degree or credential. Generally these courses are developmental, remedial, or pre-college in content.
Courses numbered 100 to 299 are designed for freshmen and sophomores but are available to other students.
Coursed numbered exactly 300EX designate experimental courses. Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times. The subject area will indicate the discipline to whih this experimantal course pertains.
Courses numbered exactly 400EX designate experimental courses. Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times. The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains (ACCT, BMGT, MGMT, etc).
Courses numbered 301 to 499 are designed primarily for juniors and seniors but are available to qualified sophomores and freshmen if all prerequisites have been met.
Courses numbered exactly 600EX designate graduate experimental courses. Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times. The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains (ACCT, BSAD, MIS, etc.).
Courses numbered 500 to 699 are designate graduate-level offerings. Such courses are open to undergraduates by special arrangements only.
The number following the course title indicates the semester hours of credit and in most cases the number of class meetings per week.
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GRFX 461 - Graphic Design Studio 4
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: GRFX 361
This technology-based course focuses on logo design and identity systems. In this course students will create design solutions to communicate client and product image through logos, brochures, folders, package design, signage as well as magazine and newspaper ads using computer technology. Students will develop an understanding of research and marketing. Students will produce a portfolio of their work.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
Offered fall only.
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GRFX 480 - Web Design 2
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: GRFX 370
This is an advanced-level elective in web design, user experience (UX), usability and website development for the communications and computer graphics programs. Students will use the computer to design and code attractive and useful web sites.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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GRFX 491 - Advanced Studies
3 credit hours
This course gives the student the opportunity to explore a specific problem(s) in the student’s area of concentration, carried out independently with a faculty advisor. A schedule of conferences is established at the beginning of the semester.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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GRFX 493 - Internship I
1-3 credit hours
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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GRFX 495 - Advanced Studies: Within Emphasis
3 credit hours
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GRFX 496 - Advanced Studies within Emphasis
1 - 6 credit hours
Course Delivery Method: TRA
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GRFX 497 - Advanced Studies within Emphasis
1-6 credit hours
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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GRFX 498 - Advanced Studies within Emphasis
1 - 6 credit hours
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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GRFX 499 - Advanced Studies within Emphasis
1 - 6 credit hours
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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HIST 140 - U.S. History 1: Through 1865
3 credit hours
A survey of the European, African and Native American cultures that met in North America in the 16th century and the subsequent shaping of an independent nation with distinct political institutions, values, contested visions, and internal and external conflicts through the Civil War. Students utilize autobiography, literature, the Constitution, and primary and secondary sources to identify people, ideas and events that shaped the new nation.Meets the Foundations of American Character General Education Requirement.
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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HIST 150 - U.S. History 2: Since 1865
3 credit hours
A survey of the development of U.S. institutions and culture since the Civil War, exploring the expansion of business and industry, westward expansion, immigration, developments in both intellectual and popular culture, and the insertion of the United States into the international scene in the 20th century.(Meets the Foundations of American Character General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 210 - World Civilization I
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: if taking HIST 210, students must take ENGL 220 for General Education- Perspectives credit. Meets the Foundations of World Civilization General Education Requirement.
A study of world civilization from the earliest beginning to 1600 concentrating on the development of political, social, cultural, religious, economic and military life in a global and comparative context.
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HIST 215 - World Civilization II
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: if taking HIST 215, students must take ENGL 210 for General Education- Perspectives credit. Meets the Foundations of World Civilization General Education Requirement.
A survey of world civilization from 1600 to the present concentrating on the development of political, social, cultural, religious, economic and military life in a global and comparative context.
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HIST 219 - Themes & Issues in Early U.S. History
3 credit hours
This course is a survey of the political, economic, social and intellectual influences that shaped the early United States from the Colonial period through Reconstruction. Special emphasis will be given to social history and the building of a cohesive American society.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD, ONL
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HIST 220 - Themes & Issues in Modern U.S. History
3 credit hours
This course is a survey of the political, economic, social and intellectual influences that shaped the United States since the end of the Reconstruction. Special emphasis will be given to social history and the building of a cohesive American society.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD, ONL
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HIST 240 - Issues in Ancient/Medieval Western Civilization
3 credit hours
This course covers a broad survey of key cultural moments and issues in major periods of Western Civilization, including the Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance eras of European history. The course will also examine changing cultural notions of self and society.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD, ONL
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HIST 261 - Twentieth Century World
3 credit hours
An examination of the events that had global impact shaping the twentieth century. Follows four trends that pointed toward global interdependence and cultural convergence by the end of the century: global interrelatedness, identity and difference, the rise of mass society and technology versus nature.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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HIST 262 - U.S. Since 1945
3 credit hours
A study of the political, military, social and cultural impact of the Cold War on the U.S. And of the post- old War decade. Course begins with 1945, VE and VJ, nuclear weapons, strategies of the allies-turned-enemies (U.S. & U.S.S.R.), movements for civil rights that gained momentum and breadth during this period.
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HIST 264 - Colonialism and Nationalism
3 credit hours
A study of imperialism and colonialism in Africa, Asia and Latin America from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century, and of the rise of nationalism and methods used to achieve independence in these regions.(Also counts as a History Theme and Period course.)
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HIST 310 - World Civilization Since 1650
3 credit hours
This course is a survey of the world community from 1650 to the present. Students will examine the interrelations of societies and cultures from the past through the present, comparing and contrasting the experiences of different people and civilizations. Students will consider how different national, racial, ethnic, religious, social, and political groups have shaped and influenced one another.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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HIST 321 - African American History
3 credit hours
A survey of U.S. history from 1619-1990 exploring African Americans’ contributions and the challenges they experienced due to government policy changes during these 370 years. Includes indentured servitude, slavery, rebellion and resistance, wars, emancipation, reconstruction, Jim Crow, Great Migration and Garveyism, Harlem Renaissance, World War II, the civil rights movement, and post-civil rights years as well as numerous individual leaders.Meets American Character General Education Requirement.
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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HIST 322 - U.S. Women’s History/Literature (Multicultural)
3 credit hours
An inquiry into the experiences of U.S. Women from the mid-19th century to the end of the 20th century. Women and work, reform movements, wars, the West, suffrage, education, health care, professions and racism are topics of study using autobiographies, novels, films and monographs by leading American women such as Rebecca Harding Davis, Frances Harper, Willa Cather, Katherine Porter, Tillie Olson, Zora Neale Hurston, Kate Chopin, Charlotte Gilman, Paule Marshall, Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, Amy Tan and Leslie Silko.Meets American Character General Education Requirement.
This course is cross listed with ENGL 322 & SOCI 322
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HIST 324 - U.S. Constitutional History
3 credit hours
An inquiry into the Supreme Court cases that have established precedents and shaped U.S.history, 1789-2000. Course includes leading justices on the Court, shifting theories of the role of the Court, and the Constitution and its amendments.
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HIST 326 - Kansas History
3 credit hours
A study of Indian Kansas, settlers and Indian wars, Bleeding Kansas, the Populists and Progressives, the KKK, economic development, the Dust Bowl, the civil rights movement, politics, and contemporary issues before the state. Course uses primary sources and field trips and emphasizes the diversity of Kansas.(Required for Education Majors.)
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HIST 327 - Communism in History
3 credit hours
A broad interdisciplinary survey of communism as an ideology and a political/economic system comparing and contrasting communism as it functioned in major communist nations like the Soviet Union, People’s Republic of China, Cuba, etc., 1850 to the end of the 20th century.
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HIST 328 - Diplomatic History and Foreign Policy
3 credit hours
A survey of American diplomacy and foreign policy from the late 19th century until today, addressing America’s acquisition of colonies, the development of international law, and the international situation surrounding World Wars I and II, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era. Contemporary topics which may be focused on include terrorism, humanitarian aid, military interventions, economic globalization, and so forth.
Crosslisted with POLS 328
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HIST 330 - Constitutional History and Politics
3 credit hours
This course will examine the history and politics behind various different (and continuing) interpretations of the U.S. Constitution. This will include studying the origin and development of the Supreme Court and the judicial branch itself, as well as how important decisions by the Supreme Court, made in response to different political and social and legal crises, have profoundly changed our country’s approach to religion, morality, citizenship, crime, free speech, relations between state and national governments, and so forth.
This course is cross listed with POLS 330
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HIST 335 - Topics in the History of Your Lifetime
3 credit hours
A study of contemporary US history through focusing on critical policy decisions and cultural issues of the past 30 years the history that have profound impact on the world. This course is designed to make students better informed, active citizens. Topics will change each time the course is taught and will include some of the following:
- Going to war (e.g. Bosnia, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Iraq) and how we fight wars
- Trading or not trading (e.g. Iran, Cuba, China, Israel)
- Operating bilaterally or multilaterally (e.g. the Iraq War, the Kyoto Treaty)
- Permitting or restricting cultural/ethnic differences/practices (e.g. wearing of religious clothing, speaking languages other than the officially recognized language, circumcision)
- Funding or denying funds for specific programs (e.g. health care, abortion, family planning, foreign aid)
- Environmental changes
- Changes in how the US economy is organized
- International movements (like Arab Spring) and US foreign policy
- Globalization
- The War on Terror
- The impact of demographic changes in the US
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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HIST 340 - Travel Seminar
3 credit hours
Trip classes are occasionally offered that teach the history of an area through on-site lectures and visits. Examples include: the Washington, D.C., Seminar, a study of the nation’s capital and how public policy is made there; Antebellum New England History/English; and Britain in the Era of the World Wars.(Trip classes are sometimes cross-listed, e.g., the D.C. Seminar, which may be taken as POLS 340.)
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HIST 421 - History of Africa
3 credit hours
A study of the history and culture of the continent of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, including ancient Africa, the Islamic period pre-European contact, the slave trades era, colonization, the impact of World War II and the Cold War, and independence. Of Africa’s 53 countries, this course will examine in depth two or three nations from different regions, e.g., Nigeria, Congo and South Africa.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 422 - History of China
3 credit hours
A broad interdisciplinary study of Chinese history from earliest times to present with emphasis on specific political, economic, artistic, intellectual, literary, religious and social components. Students will be challenged to identify the undercurrents of dissent and rival cultural values.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 423 - Mexican-Mexican American History
3 credit hours
A study of Mexico beginning with Mayans and Aztecs, moving through Spain’s conquest of the region, 300 years of Spanish colonialism, independence and foreign military and economic impact on Mexico, the Porfiriato, the Mexican Revolution, the PRI’s 70+ years in power, and Mexico’s political history into the 21st century. Course includes the experience of Mexicans in what became the U.S. Before and after the Mexican-U.S. War, especially in the period following World War II to the present.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 424 - History of Japan
3 credit hours
A broad interdisciplinary survey of key cultural moments in ancient, medieval and modern Japanese history examining specific political, economic, artistic, intellectual, literary, religious and social components.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 425 - History of India
3 credit hours
A study of traditional India and modern India that examines culture and politics and the impact of colonization, independence and post-colonial globalization on India.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 426 - History of South Eastern Europe
3 credit hours
An examination of the complex and dynamic relationship between the Great Powers and the Balkans over the last two centuries that transformed the peoples of South Eastern Europe from subjects in the Ottoman and Hapsburg Empires to independent countries and active participants in European history. Analyzing conflicting and stereotypical interpretations of the history and cultures of the region, compared to cultural and historical research to better understand the Balkans and how the region has affected European history at large, e.g., the origins of WWI, the saving of the Bulgarian Jew during WWII, and the different models of democracy that each country is pursuing in the post-communist era.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 427 - History of Russia
3 credit hours
A political, cultural, and social survey of Russian history from the czars , the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the anti-communist revolution that ended the USSR in 1992 and the challenges of post-Soviet Russia.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 428 - History of Southeast Asia
3 credit hours
A broad, interdisciplinary survey of key cultural and political moments in ancient, medieval and modern Southeast Asia including the impact of colonialism, nationalism, World War II and the Vietnam War.(Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
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HIST 431 - History of Germany, 1871 - Present
3 credit hours
This course is a broad survey of the German history from the 19th century to the present with a focus on the rise of modern Germany and Hitler. Special attention will be paid to the causes and the lessons of the Holocaust. Students will be challenged to identify the different arguments on the subjects.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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HIST 470 - History Seminar (Capstone)
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing and a minimum of 12 hours of history.
A capstone course for history majors, history minors, and history/political science and history/government education majors that surveys major trends in historiography and varieties of historical methodology and also measures students’ mastery of their major.Students will demonstrate their ability to fill gaps in their content knowledge through research and their understanding of the nature of history.
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HLCL 512 - Leadership Excellence in Health Care
3 credit hours
This course focuses on organizational structures and systems, leading change and innovation, development of values based cultures, the art of successful acquisition approaches, centralized and decentralized management, and leadership styles.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 513 - Research Methods
3 credit hours
This course introduces students to business methods research methodologies. Emphasis is placed on the use of analytical tools, literature review, survey development and the application of APA documentation style. Students will prepare a formal research proposal, which may serve as the basis for each student’s final research project in the Health Care Leadership program.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 514 - Management Information Systems in Health Care
3 credit hours
This course investigates information technology and its managerial applications in health care organizations. The course discusses management of the systems development process, the organizational flow of information, database management concepts, evaluation, governance, selection and strategic uses of information systems. Health care specific assignments will be used to address contemporary issues related to health care reform.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 516 - Health Care Law and Ethics
3 credit hours
Examines the coming wave of ethical issues related to mastery of the human genome and medical technology, which may dramatically extend quality and length of life. Legal focuses will include liability crisis issues (including Medicare fraud), labor relations, contract law, health insurance issues, employment contracts, and current legal issues, including: joint ventures between hospitals and physicians, Stark III, not-for-profit, anti-kick back legislation, and other issues affecting the health care leader.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 518 - Financial Management
3 credit hours
Covers the fundamental tools and concepts of finance in health care. The class will cover insurance reimbursements. Additionally, ratio analysis, financing vehicles, cash management, and controlling costs in a managed care environment are addressed. Contrasting views between profit and nonprofit are discussed.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 520 - Human Resource Management
3 credit hours
This course introduces human resource strategies that will evolve under the Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). The course focuses on strategies that contribute to an organization being recognized as an employer of choice, while managing downward pressure of financial resources, and a diverse work force.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 522 - Quality Management in Health Care Organizations
3 credit hours
This course deals with managing quality from a patient outcome perspective, as well as recognizing the Internet-based quality measures now available to the average consumer when selecting a health care provider. Regulatory oversight for many levels of health care will be covered in this course. Additionally, due to the large number of referrals to providers being based on “word of mouth” advertising, various customer service approaches in health care will be covered. Quality and regulatory environments for aging service will be covered.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 524 - Competitive Marketing Strategies in Health Care
3 credit hours
Understanding the methods of formulation, implementing and controlling marketing management programs for strategies. Develops creative problem-solving and decision-making skills that effectively utilize marketing management analytical tools to bring value to the consumer, or insurance carrier, and attain an enduring competitive advantage for the health care provider.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 530 - Risk Management and Decision Making in Healthcare
3 credit hours
The health care environment requires a significant emphasis by health care leaders on managing risk and ensuring optimal decision making given the level of uncertainty and accelerated change occurring throughout health care. Health care organizations face significant liability and risk from legal, regulatory, biotechnical and quality related issues. Practical decision making frameworks and decision support models will be explored for the health care leader. Models presented will emphasize the legal aspects of relationships between health care organizations, governmental agencies, employees, affiliates and patients. Effective approaches to managing risk will be highlighted in case studies of successful health care leadership decisions.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, WEB, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 550 - Healthcare Finance
3 credit hours
Introduces students to the more advanced concepts of healthcare finance including: strategies for capital investment decisions; financial risk and required returns; equity and securities market financing; project risk analysis; and financial implications of accountable care organizations (ACOs) and medical homes under healthcare reform.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, WEB, HYB, ONL
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HLCL 603 - Strategic Planning in Healthcare
3 credit hours
Within the context of the Affordable Care Act, this course will integrate traditional business strategic planning topics (strategic leadership, organizational development, strength and weakness profiling) with the innovation and technology enhancements emerging within the industry.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 605 - Contemporary Issues in Aging Services
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: HLCL 513
This course is a review of the full continuum of care for seniors. An overview of long term care, assisted living, Alzheimer’s care, Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE), in-home technology, and housing for seniors will be covered. Special focus will be given to the emerging needs of the baby-boomers. Financial management, design concepts, as well as quality and regulatory environments for the aging will be covered.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 609 - Physician Practice and Joint Venture Management
3 credit hours
Provides an understanding of how physician practices are changing into full service health providers and the challenges it creates for administrators. Additionally, recognizing the current trends toward joint ventures between physicians and other health care providers, including health insurance issues, identifying the benefits and potential problems as well.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 616 - Research Project in Health Care
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: HLCL 513
This course challenges students to synthesize knowledge gained through the MHCL program curriculum into a 32-hour capstone project. Capstone project formats will be designed by the course facilitator in conjunction with student and health care providers as needed. Emphasis is placed on the use of analytical tools, MHCL program curriculum and practical applications from learning.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
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HLCL 690 - Managing Complex Healthcare Systems
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: BSAD 528, MIS 510, HLCL 518, 520, 522, 530, 603, 605, and 609
This course is the capstone course for the MBA/HC and MHCL degrees. Students will focus on management of complex health systems rather than singular organizations. Topics include change management, multi-organizational management issues, effective governance structure, and the impact of health care reform on health systems. Students are expected to critically analyze and discuss theories and methods in health care administration. This course is intended to serve as an arena for discussion and inquiry regarding both current and historical issues in strategic decision-making at the policy and the organizational level.Course Delivery Methods: TRA, WEB, BLD, ONL
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HLSC 111 - Fitness for Life
3 credit hours
The study and application of lifestyle choices the affect health, fitness, and overall wellness are explored. Issues including healthy weight, body composition, managing stress, nutrition, strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular improvement are assessed. The student will evaluate their current level of fitness, health and wellness and implement a plan to improve their functioning in these areas. Some physical activity may be required.Course Delivery Method: BLD; ONL
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HLSC 150 - Nutrition
3 credit hours
Study of nutrients and role in life cycle, the basis of nutrition recommendations in scientific research, information as consumers of food and nutrition-related products as related to personal nutrition practices.(Does not fulfill laboratory science requirement.)
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HLSC 210 - Medical Terminology
2 credit hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 102 with “C” or better.
Introduces students to medical terminology.Course will focus on mastery of the common prefixes, suffixes, combining forms and root words that make up most medical terms.
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HRMT 310 - Managing Human Resources from a Strategic Perspective
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: HRMT 350 or consent of instructor
In this course, students study the history and evolution of HR and how they shaped the many-faceted role of today’s typical business HR operation. Students will study how forward-thinking companies have learned to leverage their human resources to gain a competitive advantage over their competitors. As students explore the concept of strategic human resource management, they will also review the design of organizational structures that facilitate the application of these essential HR concepts.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, ONL, BLD
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HRMT 350 - Employment Law
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior Standing or consent of instructor
Analyzes employment practices law and its impact on employment decision-making; equal employment opportunity and discriminations; occupational safety and health, pension and benefit regulations and laws that pertain to the employment relationship; emphasis is on the impact of regulations on organization personnel and human resource policy. The course will present a chronological sequence starting with the Bill of Rights in 1791 to the Civil Rights Acts, Executive Orders, ERISA, and the legislation that created the agencies currently monitoring workplace standards such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Department of Labor (DOL).Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL, BLD, TRA
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HRMT 355 - Recruitment Assessment and Selection
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor
This course focuses on the challenges of selection practices; external and internal recruitment as well as human resource planning; job analysis; and selection techniques, including testing and interviewing. Also includes analysis of validation of selection techniques.Course Delivery Method: WEB, TRA, ONL, BLD
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HRMT 360 - Employee Performance, Training and Development
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor
The course will provide a comprehensive analysis of how human resource management facilitates the process of evaluating employees within an organization through the development of appraisal systems, measurement tools, and the roles of training and development. This course will examine how the functions of human resources support an organization in the execution of its mission and vision and how to measure human resources effectiveness.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL, BLD, TRA
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HRMT 366 - Total Rewards: Compensation and Benefits
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor
This course examines a variety of compensation methods and their relationships to organizational strategies, pay structures and employee performance. Topics include total compensation, design of pay levels, benefit options, compensating special groups, cost management, job evaluation techniques, incentive plans and administration. This course also considers the legal constraints on compensation practices.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, BLD, ONL
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HRMT 421 - HRM in the Global Environment
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: HRMT 350 or consent of instructor
This course allows the student to place the role of HRM within a global perspective and demonstrate the borderless and fluid workforce that is emerging today. Aspects of the course will include issues such as outsourcing, worker visas, multi-national companies, cultural differences, immigration patterns and other global issues effecting HRM efforts today.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, ONL, BLD
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HRMT 425 - Health, Safety and Security
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of instructor
This course introduces techniques for organizing and administering practical safety program. Also emphasizes safety as a management function. The course includes an examination of history, occupational safety and health regulations, and a survey of current laws and standards. Teaches development of safety standards; the Occupational Safety and Healthy Act (OSHA), its rules and regulations; penalties for noncompliance; and methods of compliance.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, BLD, ONL
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HRMT 435 - Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
3 credit hours
This course provides students with three important elements of HRM and Information Systems. First, a theoretical foundation of the role of information systems in HRM; second, an application approach to using information systems in solving HRM problems; and last, the course exposes students to software programs that they are most likely to encounter in a business environment.Course Delivery Methods: WEB
DCP Elective Course
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HRMT 440 - Employee and Labor Relations
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of instructor
This course examines the various mechanisms for regulating the workplace relationship. Introduces students to labor relations and collective bargaining; covers the parties (union and management), the legal framework, union structure and administration, the employer role, union organizing, bargaining issues, the negotiation process, grievances and arbitration, and public sector labor relations. The course presents the philosophy underlying labor legislation and the function of collective bargaining in labor-management relationships.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL, BLD, TRA
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HRMT 460 - Measuring the Effectiveness of Human Resources Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing or consent of instructor
A critical function of a business’s HR operation is to objectively determine the capabilities and quality of the company’s workforce at all levels. HR must be able to measure the effectiveness of its own efforts to maintain human resources that consistently meet the company’s needs and standards. In this course, students will explore various methods for maintaining the organization’s intellectual wealth as well as the use of the HR Scorecard to measure the organization’s intangible human assets and HR’s strategic efforts.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL, BLD, TRA
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HRMT 490 - HR Capstone: Current Issues in Human Resources Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Senior standing with substantial progress toward degree, or consent of instructor
The HR Capstone course is designed to serve two main goals. Students integrate previous coursework into a comprehensive framework leading to an understanding of current issues in the profession of human resource management as well as what it means to approach practice in that professional strategically. Emerging issues in human resource management are considered.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, BLD, ONL
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HSVA 210 - Introduction to Human Services
3 credit hours
Exploration of social welfare systems as a social institution. A functional as well as philosophical look at the development and present status of social welfare and how it helps individuals, families and groups enhance or restore capacities for social functioning.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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HSVA 255 - Preventive Strategies in Family Life Education
3 credit hours
Explores the theory and methodology of family life education. Criteria presented for designing specific strategies to promote marital and family relationship functioning.
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HUMA 303 - Drama’s Influence on the Modern Age (1900-present)
3 credit hours
This course will constitute a wide-ranging study of plays by authors often credited with the making of modernist and avant-garde drama. The class will approach these plays from a variety of thematic, historical, and sociological vantages. Students will examine works by a variety of playwrights, including Tennessee Williams, George Bernard Shaw, and Samuel Beckett. These writings reflect various social, political, and cultural leanings of different periods over the last 100 years. Emphasis is placed on the summation of man as he has come to sense himself in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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HUMA 304 - Music’s Influence on the Modern Age (1900-present)
3 credit hours
This course will explore a broad range of styles described as popular music from approximately 1900 to present. The history and cultural influences of jazz, rock, folk, country, and world music will be studied by examining both the elements of musical styles and the features of society that influence music. Listening and writing assignments are major components of the course.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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HUMA 305 - Art’s Influence on the Modern Age (1900-present)
3 credit hours
This course examines popular culture, including the emergence of mass culture, and its complex intersections with the visual arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and cinema) from the nineteenth century onwards. To better understand how and why art in our time takes the forms it does, we will consider new approaches to creating and exhibiting art, relevant social and political issues to which artists respond, and the impact of critical theory upon both the visual arts and art history and criticism.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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HUMA 310 - Critical Thinking and Analysis
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 112
In this course, students will discover the process by which they develop and support their beliefs as well as evaluate the strength of arguments made by others. They will learn to apply critical and creative thinking skills in a wide variety of settings, including courses from various disciplines, and practice those skills when reading, writing, listening, and discussing. They will view issues from multiple perspectives, including quantitative and qualitative methods.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD, ONL
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HUMA 430 - Search for Meaning in a Changing World
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 112
This course is an interdisciplinary humanities overview that highlights the connections between history, art, literature, music, religion, and philosophy in today’s world. Students move through the course by first examining self identity and then branching out to their community, nation, and world. Issues of diversity and conflict are discussed and students are encouraged to examine ideas from multiple perspectives.Course Delivery methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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IDST 101 - Introduction to Communities of Practice
3 credit hours
This online course introduces students to tools and resources available to them that promote proactive engagement in the learning process. One mechanism to support life-long learning, curiosity, and the acquisition and sharing of knowledge is through membership in a community of practice. This idea will be a central tenet to this course, as well as their remaining college experience. Through research, guided discussions, and journaling exercises, students will explore their personal goals and aspirations in order to develop personal mission statements. In addition, students will consider their potential impact through achievement of these goals. This course will utilize a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, video blogging, lectures, research and writing, group discussions, and group activities.Course Delivery Methods: ONL
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IDST 301 - Colloquium II: Cultural Context
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: IDST 101 and ENGL 112 or equivalent
This online colloquium course is designed to provide students a multi-disciplinary research opportunity and a meaningful cultural immersion experience. The learning goals of the colloquium include researched investigation into the historical, social, and cultural contexts of a particular group, sub-culture, community, or culture. Students are also expected to participate in a cultural immersion experience connected to their research. The cultural immersion experience should include a service component in order to engage students in dialogue with the people most affected by the researched issues and develop a sense of social solidarity with people whose lives and perspectives vary from their own. This course will utilize a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, videos, case studies, lectures, research and writing, video blogging, journaling, group discussions, and group activities.Course Delivery Methods: ONL
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IDST 401 - Colloquium III: Open Research
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: IDST 301 and SOSC 320 or MGMT 370
This online colloquium is an open research topic course designed to provide students a multi-disciplinary learning experience. There are two primary components to this course that will be completed by this online learning community. First, students will engage in the learning process by viewing multiple presentations on a wide-range of diverse topics. Following each online presentation, students will evaluate and critique each presentation using a rubric developed through a collaborative learning exercise. Students will also engage in self-reflection throughout the course and record emerging insights and questions through a video blog or journaling activity. Thoughtful peer-to-peer exchanges will be an expectation through active participation in online discussion forums that provide a space for critical dialogue and debate related to presentation topics. Secondly, students will conduct their own research over a topic of their choice with the expectation that they will present their research. As part of this exercise, students will be expected to develop a thoughtful research question or thesis statement and conduct necessary research to prepare a final paper and provide a video presentation to be viewed, discussed, and evaluated by their peers. This advanced course should be completed in the last semester of the students anticipated degree completion. This course will utilize a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, video presentations, research and writing, video blogging, journaling, group discussions, and online presenting.Course Delivery Methods: ONL
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INBS 310 - International Environment in Business
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ECON 201 or ECON 202 and BSAD 330 or consent of instructor
Introduces students to the unique opportunities, challenges and problems of international business as well as the special skills and knowledge necessary to compete successfully in the international marketplace. Emphasis given to the importance of doing business in the host culture and not simply following standard American business practices.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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INBS 450 - Foreign Trade Seminar/Trade Practices
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: INBS 310
This course provides practical application of the mechanics and of international trade, focusing on exports and imports by providing knowledge of how to use letters of credit, bills of lading, certificates of origin, INCO Terms, and the UNCISG, among other tools. Students will become familiar with ITAR, UCP 600, and the Department of Homeland border/port security compliance. Students will also examine foreign direct investment paradigms.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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INBS 491 - Special Problems in International Business
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
A reading and analytical course that examines challenges in business international economics and to business in the global setting. Topics could include foreign exchange, corruption, customs, and legal restrictions, logistics.Course Delivery Methods: TRA; HYB
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INBS 493 - International Business Internship I
1 - 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Very basic, faculty-supervised, practical experience in a discipline (or cross-divisional). May be volunteer or paid employment.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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INBS 494 - International Business Internship II
1 - 6 credit hours
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
More advanced, off- or on-campus practical work experience in a discipline. Junior or senior status required or by consent. May be volunteer or paid employment. Unless a course plan specifies otherwise, a maximum of 12 credits in Internship enrollment may be applied to baccalaureate degrees, up to 6 hours to associate degrees and up to 3 hours in minors.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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INBS 510 - Global Business
3 credit hours
Introduces major aspects of international business, such as strategizing around the globe, foreign markets entry modes, dealing with foreign exchange, and others. Emphasis on exporting and importing and their effect on national economies. Focuses on developing major competencies in ethics, leadership and management in a global business environment.Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL
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ITAL 101 - Beginning Italian 1
4 credit hours
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of Italian culture. Course Delivery Methods: TRA
Laboratory sessions required and class offered in alternate years.
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ITAL 102 - Beginning Italian 2
4 credit hours
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of Hispanic culture. Course Delivery Methods: TRA
Laboratory sessions required and class offered in alternate years.
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LEAD 301 - Organization Development Theory, Behavior, and Best Practice
3 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to increase understanding of organizations as complex, adaptive systems. Organizations exist because groups of people can accomplish more collaboratively than individuals working alone. The behavioral complexities involved with collective action give rise to the need for effective leadership and facilitation of group processes. This course will introduce students to proactive ways of meeting the challenges and demands faced by modern organizations. These challenges include creating meaningful learning communities, increasing the use of technology and the virtual workplace, building organizational capacity for sustainable success while facing intense competitive pressures for immediate improvement and results. Students will combine organization theory, organization development, and organizational behavior research to analyze these current issues in organizations. This course incorporates a historical perspective and explores the central theories that have shaped current understanding of how organizations function. Exploring group processes and understanding group dynamics is central to this study of organizational life. The course will integrate the exploration of best practices in organization design and development, in terms of motivation, engagement, performance, problem solving, culture, design, and structure. This course will utilize a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, videos, case studies, lectures, research and writing, group discussions, and group activities.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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LEAD 302 - Navigating, Influencing, and Leading Change Processes
3 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the theories, tools, and approaches available in navigating, influencing, and leading transitional and transformational change. Concepts from complexity theory will be applied to the different levels of change, at the individual, team, organization, community, and global levels. Social change will be an integral aspect to the course. The central role of group dynamics in changing social systems will be covered. Change models, theories, and tools (both historical as well as current best practices) will be applied to the various contexts and levels of change. Overall, the course will address the nature of change from a positive perspective, drawing upon the current scholarship in positive psychology, the notion of sustainable change, and guiding social change at various levels.
This course will utilize a variety of teaching strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, videos, personal reflections and journaling, lectures, group discussions, and case studies.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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LEAD 303 - Leadership Theories, Perspectives, and Best Practices
3 credit hours
This course examines contemporary and traditional models and theories of leadership. A central feature to this course is the examination of how theory may be put into practice. Emphasis will be given to leadership styles and behaviors in a variety of organizational contexts. Students will explore the roles of collaboration, ethics, creativity, and influence during the leadership process. Students will be challenged to critically examine their experiences and observations of leadership behaviors in themselves and others in a variety of situations.
This course will utilize a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, videos, case studies, lectures, research and writing, group discussions, and group activities.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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LEAD 304 - Non-Profit Leadership
3 credit hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the organizational characteristics and accountability structures of non-profit organizations. Students will examine performance expectations of leaders working in the non-profit sector and ethical demands they face. Students will evaluate and critique leader performance using case studies and real-world examples. Topics covered include strategic planning, board governance, volunteer development, budgeting and financial management, human resource management, and capital campaign planning and implementation.
A variety of learning methods will be utilized to support achievement of course objectives and outcomes including lecture, assigned readings, case studies, group discussions, research assignments, and group activities.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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LEAD 305 - Emotional Intelligence and Change Leadership
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 112
This course focuses on developing one’s abilities as a leader. The unique and critical role of the leader in guiding change will be explored. Students will develop an understanding of their own style of managing change along with clarifying their own purpose and personal guiding values. Emotional intelligence, as a core leadership competency, will be covered. The concepts of reflective practice, self-awareness, self-regulation, and mindfulness will be addressed. The concept of personal presence will be covered to enable students to understand how their presence influences and impacts others.Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
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LEAD 400 - Leadership Reflections and Application
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: LEAD 303 Leadership Theories, Perspectives, and Best Practices
The purpose of this online course is for students to detail their personal leadership growth during their college experience. Students will produce a portfolio that summarizes their reflections on and experiences around leadership during their attendance at Friends University, as well as their overall professional and past work experience. Students will use readings, self-reflection, case studies, guided discussions, and journaling, as well as focused coaching and feedback, to optimize their own leadership capabilities and develop a personal model of leadership. Students will produce a leadership development plan that outlines strategies for continued personal and professional goals.
This course will utilize a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, case studies, journaling activities, videos, discussion forum exercises, and instructor coaching.Course Delivery Methods: ONL
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MATH 090 - Basic Mathematics
3 credit hours
A review of fundamental mathematical skills. Includes topics selected from the following: whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, real numbers and their properties, exponents, square roots, the order of operations, polynomials, equations, and inequalities. Credit earned will not meet any general education, major or degree requirements.Course Delivery Methods: WEB; ONL
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MATH 099 - Developmental Mathematics
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor or diagnostic testing.
Provides a review of fundamental computational skills and elementary algebraic manipulations. Topics include integers, rational numbers, decimals, percent and graphing techniques. Closed to any student with college mathematics credit. Credit will not count for Mathematics or Natural Science general education credit or for graduation degree credit or mathematics or natural science credits of any kind.Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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MATH 101 - Math for Liberal Arts
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MATH 099 with “C” or better or one year high school math or equivalent. Meets Competency General Education Requirement.
Includes an introduction to topics selected from the following: sets of numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, statistics, consumer math, sets and number systems.(Credit will not be given if a “C” or better has been received in a higher numbered mathematics course.)
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MATH 102 - Number Concepts for Elementary Teachers
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MATH 099 or one year high school math.
Includes topics of current interest in elementary schools and prepares for the scope of mathematical concepts in classroom teaching. Enrollment restricted to elementary education majors.Meets Competency General Education Requirement.
Course Delivery Methods: TRA
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