Jun 01, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

History

  
  • HIST 4770 - History of the American West: Comparative American Frontiers

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Comparison and contrast among the Spanish Borderlands, French, Dutch, English, and American frontiers.
  
  • HIST 4780 - History of the American West: Trans-Mississippi West

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: The Trans-Mississippi West, including Native America, exploration, fur trade, hispano-Indian-white relations, western expansion, mining frontier, cattle frontier, military conquest of the Plains, violence, reservation life, women in the West, farming frontier, myth vs. reality and the 20th century west.
  
  • HIST 4790 - The Military Nontraditional Roles

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course addresses non-combat roles performed by the U.S. military. The occupation of Germany and Japan after WWII, state building, and peace-keeping missions around the globe will be evaluated. Democratization and cultural re-orientation through political, educational, cultural, and economic institutions.
  
  • HIST 4800 - Studies in Liberal Arts

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: A writing intensive course based on readings in the Liberal Arts. This is the capstone course for students majoring in Liberal Arts.
  
  • HIST 4810 - Introduction to Museums

    Credit Hours 3 or 6
    Variable Credit Hours 3 or 6
    Prerequisite: HIST 2010  
    Description: This course will introduce students to the different types of museum and historical agencies. It will stress the basic functions of a museum: collections management, conservation, education, and exhibition. Visits to the museums included. Expenses borne by students.
  
  • HIST 4820 - The Vietnam War 1945-1975

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course is a history of the Vietnam conflict highlighting the United States’ political, economic and military involvement.  Special emphasis will be given to the diplomatic history of the war and the period of direct American military participation which occurred from 1965-1973.
  
  • HIST 4830 - Prisoners of War in American History

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course examines prisoner of war handling and treatment in American history from the colonial period to the present.  The changing roles of international law, humanitarian treatment, and reciprocity will be studied.  The course will incorporate U.S. social, diplomatic, and military history to understand the changing norm in prisoner treatment.
  
  • HIST 4840 - The Cold War

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: A history of the origins and evolution of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991.  Emphasizing the major diplomatic and military events, the course also examines the conflict’s impact on American society, culture and politics and how it affected the U. S. and its interactions with other nations around the world.
  
  • HIST 4850 - African Americans in the Military

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course surveys the contributions and roles of African Americans in American military history from the Revolutionary War to the present.
  
  • HIST 4900 - Topics in History

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
    Description: This seminar addresses a specific historical topic, determined by the instructor, involving advanced readings, discussion, and research. The student will complete a thesis, using primary and secondary sources or historiographic paper, engaging two or more historians on the topic. This course may be taken twice for credit for a maximum of six (6) hours.
  
  • HIST 4910 - History Abroad

    Credit Hours 3 to 6
    Variable Credit Hours 3 to 6
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
    Description: This course involves temporary residence outside the US to study an historical topic in its geographic context. Students will complete a research using primary and secondary sources or historiographic paper engaging two or more historians on the same topic.
  
  • HIST 4920 - Oral History

    Credit Hours 3 to 6
    Variable Credit Hours 3 to 6
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
    Description: Theory and practice of oral history as a technique of research. Students will use primary sources and interviews to study a topic determined by the instructor. Students will complete a paper extensively using and interpreting oral history sources.
  
  • HIST 4930 - Historiography Credit

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
    Description: This seminar is a study of the history and problems of historical writing and interpretation. Typical topics might include romantic history, ancient historians, Scientific Historicism, or current models and interpretations. Students will complete at least one paper engaging two or more historians’ styles or arguments on the same topic.
  
  • HIST 4940 - Public History

    Credit Hours 3 to 6
    Variable Credit Hours 3 to 6
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
    Description: This seminar/internship introduces students to theory and methods of public history. Topics could include archives and records management, historical preservation and interpretation of site and artifacts, editing and publishing. Students will complete a public history project satisfactory to the instructor and useful to the institutions to which the students are assigned.
  
  • HIST 4950 - Teaching Social Studies Secondary Schools

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: Transition 2  
    Description: Emphasis on developing skills in unit development; lesson planning and modification for diverse English Language learners; individualized instruction; questioning and formal discussions; teaching critical thinking, reading in Social Studies, and affective strategies; formative and summative assessment; and classroom management.  Fifteen (15) hours field experience is required.
  
  • HIST 4999 - Senior Capstone

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: Senior standing
    Description: Designed to combine all the skills students have learned as a history major.  Students will produce a major research project, ideally a publishable article.

Honors

  
  • HON 300A - Readings in Art and Culture

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: No description
  
  • HON 300X - Colloquium

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of a special topic, an issue of current concern, or a major non-Western culture. Specific topics and course titles to be announced.
  
  • HON 1000 - Introduction to University Life

    Credit Hours 1
    Cross Listed: APSU 1000
    Description: An introduction to university life in its many facets, including but not confined to, critical reading skills, deep familiarity with library resources, a broad familiarity with the various departments (academic and administrative) of the university, expectations and responsibilities of university life, the history of Austin Peay State University.
  
  • HON 1010 - Language and Problems of Modern Culture

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: An exploration of language as it operates within society including the science and across academic disciplines, with special attention to semantics and usage. Communication skills developed through constant composition and discussion.
  
  • HON 1045 - Foundations of Interdisciplinary Thinking

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course provides incoming freshmen in the Honors Program an introduction to college level reading and writing. Topics will vary according to the department and instructor, but all will be interdisciplinary and closely focused on a theme. Each incoming Honors freshman is required to take an Honors seminar during the fall term.
  
  • HON 2010 - Roots of Western Culture

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: An exploration of the ancient worlds of the Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, and others who have influenced the way we think about politics, philosophy, art, and education.
  
  • HON 2220 - Dialogues on Diversity

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Exploration of the idea and reality of the other in various cultures and modes of discourse. Examples include addressing differences through science fiction, or confronting racism through media reports and/or film, music, and art. Students will consider issues involving confrontation, and respond to them rationally rather than emotionally.
  
  • HON 2510 - The Ethnography of Work

    Credit Hours 3
    Cross Listed: N/A
    Dual Listed: N/A
    Prerequisite: N/A
    Corequisite: N/A
    Pre/Corequisite N/A
    Description: This course explores the history, contemporary meanings and transformations of work and employment through an interdisciplinary social science lens.  Relying on ethnographic accounts of work, students will examine working conditions and jobs in the United Stated and beyond, with a critical focus on how globalization shapes labor markets. Major course themes include cultural meanings of work, theories of work and employment and how social attributes like race, class and gender shape our experience of work and opportunity.  Comprehension of current trends, pathways to employment and the organization of work empowers students to better navigate jobs markets and the role of work in their own lives.
  
  • HON 4000 - Senior Honors Capstone Seminar

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: An interdisciplinary synthesizing seminar.
  
  • HON 4050 - Honors Thesis/Project

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Students in the Honors Program may write a thesis, complete a project, or perform a set of recitals to satisfy requirements for graduating from the Honors Program. Students work with faculty on projects chosen by the student and faculty member in consultation with the Director of the Honors Program.

Hospitality

  
  • HOSP 3800 - Hospitality Administration Strategies

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course surveys the administrative strategies of the hospitality and tourism industry. Students will examine the operations of lodging and dining facilities. The course examines career opportunities, organizational structures, and history of the industry. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of hospitality administration.
  
  • HOSP 3820 - Hospitality Buildings and Facilities

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course prepares students to administer and maintain a building or site. It introduces concepts of site operations and maintenance technology, management of people and the administration of real estate and construction projects.
  
  • HOSP 4830 - Hospitality Revenue Cycles

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course surveys strategies and techniques used to maximize revenues in the hospitality and tourism industry. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of hospitality administration.
  
  • HOSP 4880 - Internship in Hospitality Industry

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This is a work/study course in which students work at a site in the hospitality industry. Students will gain valuable insights into the administrative operations of a restaurant, hotel, tourist attraction, sports facility, convention center, etc., by participating in practical on-the-job experiences in their field of interest. All students in the Hospitality Administration concentration will enroll in this course during their senior year.

International Studies

  
  • INTS 2000 - Introduction International Studies

    Credit Hours
    Description: An emphasis on different disciplines and their global influences. Students will learn how to prepare themselves for understanding challenges and establishing international connections for their future professional and career opportunities.
  
  • INTS 3000 - Study Abroad

    Credit Hours
    Variable Credit Hours 18
    Description: Provide appropriate credit for students studying full-time abroad under the supervision of qualified faculty.

Japanese

  
  • JAPN 1010 - Elementary Japanese I

    Credit Hours 4
    Description: Introduction to Japanese language and culture with emphasis on oral communication. Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
  
  • JAPN 1020 - Elementary Japanese II

    Credit Hours 4
    Prerequisite: JAPN 1010  
    Description: Introduction to Japanese language and culture with emphasis on oral communication. Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
  
  • JAPN 2010 - Intermediate Japanese I

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: JAPN 1020  or equivalent
    Description: A comprehensive review of Japanese along with extensive reading, close textural examination, and discussion of representative works of Japanese literature.
  
  • JAPN 2020 - Intermediate Japanese II

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: JAPN 2010  or equivalent
    Description: A comprehensive review of Japanese along with extensive reading, close textual examination, and discussion of representative works of Japanese literature.
  
  • JAPN 3000 - Study Abroad Japan

    Credit Hours
    Variable Credit Hours 1-12
    Prerequisite: JAPN 1010  or permission of the campus representative.
    Description: A study program designed to provide students with a total Japanese-speaking environment which will allow a broadening of knowledge and appreciation of the Japanese language and culture.  APSU credit may range from three to twelve credit hours as determined by the student’s admission into programs by Japanese host universities.

Korean

  
  • KOR 1010 - Elementary Korean I

    Credit Hours 4
    Description:  Introduction to Korean language and culture with emphasis on oral communication.  Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
  
  • KOR 1020 - Elementary Korean II

    Credit Hours 4
    Prerequisite: KOR 1010  or permission of instructor
    Description: Second semester of introduction to Korean language and culture with emphasis on oral communication. Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
  
  • KOR 2010 - Intermediate Korean I

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: KOR 1020   or equivalent 2 years of Korean in high school.
    Description: A comprehensive review of Korean along with reading, communicative exercises and discussions of texts and other media covering personal topics and topics of current interest. Emphasis is on the development and
    mastery of sentence structures necessary for daily reading and conversation in a Korean environment.
  
  • KOR 2020 - Intermediate Korean II

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: KOR 2010  
    Description: A comprehensive review of Korean along with extensive reading, communicative exercises and discussions of longer passages of texts and other media covering more complex topics of Korean culture.
    Emphasis is on the development and mastery of sentence structures necessary for daily interactions in a Korean-speaking environment.

Latin

  
  • LATN 1010 - Introductory Latin I

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: An introduction, with cultural context, to the sounds and structures of the language with emphasis on the written; in second semester, greater stress on grammar, expanded vocabulary, and translation skills, both oral and written.
  
  • LATN 1020 - Introductory Latin II

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: LATN 1010
    Description: An introduction, with cultural context, to the sounds and structures of the language with emphasis on the written; in second semester, greater stress on grammar, expanded vocabulary, and translation skills, both oral and written.
  
  • LATN 2010 - Intermediate Latin I

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: LATN 1020  
    Description: Study of Latin from any period with emphasis on increasing mastery of grammar and vocabulary and readings of prose and/or poetry texts from authors in any genre.
  
  • LATN 2020 - Intermediate Latin II

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: LATN 2010  
    Description: Further study of Latin authors with emphasis on increasing mastery of grammar and vocabulary. Readings from Vergil’s Aeneid or any other appropriate text from any period or genre.
  
  • LATN 2999 - Selected Readings in Latin Authors

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: LATN 1020  
    Description: Selected readings in Latin prose or poetry, to be determined by the instructor. Students will read substantial selections from authors such as Caesar, Vergil, Livy, Cicero, and Ovid.
  
  • LATN 4900 - Independent Study in Latin

    Credit Hours 3
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
    Description: Students study independently in Latin under instructor’s guidance. Studies are planned to satisfy special individual needs and interests. May be repeated for up to a total of 12 hours.

Leadership Science

  
  • LDSP 2100 - Foundations of Leadership

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course examines basic concepts of leadership and explores current thought in the field of study.  Topics covered include leader emergence, leader behaviors and ethics, leader characteristics and individual differences, cross-cultural leadership, leading diverse teams, substitutes for leadership, followership, decision-making, and measurement/methods for studying leadership.
  
  • LDSP 3100 - Organizational Dynamics, Politics, and Change

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course (open to all APSU students) takes an interdisciplinary look at leadership and change in organizations and groups. Students are exposed to structural, cultural, and political challenges that leaders face. Designed to help one understand sources of power and authority, various theories of organizational development and leadership strategies are explored for uses in dealing with complex situations and setting.
  
  • LDSP 3110 - Innovation and Creativity

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Leadership can facilitate or inhibit change, creativity and innovation.  Circumstances can require balancing competing interests including organizations, people, culture, and technology.  This course explores the role of leadership in advancing and applying innovation.
  
  • LDSP 3120 - Developing Leaders in Organizations

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course focuses on the process and structure of developing others as leaders.  Topics include learning theory, models of training and development, mentorship, and the structuring experiences for leadership development.
  
  • LDSP 3130 - Judgment and Decision Making

    Credit Hours
    Description: Description:  Course explores decision-making and problem-solving at the individual and group (organizational level).  Contrasting viewpoints and approaches to decision-making and problem-solving are examined via readings and cases.  Topics covered include decision ethics, impact on stakeholders and framing.
  
  • LDSP 3140 - Leadership as Social Influence

    Credit Hours
    Description: Examines leadership as a process in which leaders influence others for the common good through the use of a variety of tactics and strategies.  Topics include impression negotiation, impression management, self-presentation processes, framing, attitude formation, grouplink, self-monitoring, self and collective identity, interpersonal influence, persuasion, followership, power, and organizational politics.
  
  • LDSP 3150 - Leadership and Power

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Examines the basic concepts and uses of leadership power and influence in the organization.  Topics include the use, misuse, creation, and dispersion of power, ethical implications in the use of power and influence, and the interplay of power and related ideas including critical thinking.

     

  
  • LDSP 3160 - Strategic Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Examines strategic nature of leadership: how leaders create form and focus out of chaos to achieve goals.  Drawing from diverse disciplines, topics include the evolution of strategic thinking, application of strategy, game theory, and relationship of strategy to systems, information, and execution.
  
  • LDSP 3200 - Community Leadership, Strategy, and Social Change

    Credit Hours
    Description: This course (open to all APSU students) explores basic concepts of strategic leadership in civic and social organizations. Topics include social and civic entrepreneurship, civil society, community visioning and grass roots strategic planning. Course participants will pursue strategies for building healthy and sustainable communities through asset building, collaboration, social capital development, fundraising, and grant writing.
  
  • LDSP 4000 - Internship in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Appropriate preparation courses and permission of the director.
    Description: Students will complete 100 clock hours of supervised work in an approved setting and will be expected to meet at regular intervals with the Director to discuss work in the field. Application for internship should be made with the Director the semester prior to planned enrollment.
  
  • LDSP 4001 - Great Leaders

    Credit Hours
    Description: Studies of biographies of models of greatness will help students discover the characteristics of individuals which contributed to their outstanding accomplishments. Students will draw implications from these studies about their own abilities and skills.
  
  • LDSP 4200 - Leadership, Technology and Change

    Credit Hours
    Description: This course (open to all APSU students) examines how the leader of any type of organization deals with technology as an agent of change. Students investigate how technology changes organizations and their environments, and they formulate strategies for leading diverse groups through technological change.
  
  • LDSP 4511 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours 1
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4511, 4512, 4513, - 4514, 4515, 4516, 4517, 4518, 4519, 4520 - Vital Topics in Leadership (1 credit hour each)

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4511-4520 - Vital Topics in Leadership (1 hour each)

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4512 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours 1
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4513 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4514 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4515 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4516 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4517 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4518 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4519 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4520 - Vital Topics in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4610 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4610, 4620, 4630, - 4640, 4650, 4660, 4670, 4680, 4690, 4700 - Emerging Issues in Leadership (3 hours each)

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4620 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4630 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4660 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4670 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4680 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4690 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4700 - Emerging Issues in Leadership

    Credit Hours
    Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies.  Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
  
  • LDSP 4810 - Leadership Capstone - Experiential Emphasis

    Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: LDSP 4980  
    Description: Course ties together key ideas from the study of leadership.  A major component of this course will be the application of leadership theories.  Experiential learning will be a primary teaching tool for the course.
  
  • LDSP 4820 - Leadership Capstone - Investigative Emphasis

    Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: LDSP 4980  
    Description: Course ties together key ideas from the study of leadership.  A major component of this course will be the investigation of leadership concepts and practice.  Research-infused learning will be a primary teaching tool for the course.
  
  • LDSP 4980 - Advances in Leadership Science

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course is the capstone learning experience for leadership science concentration students.  The course addresses contemporary and cutting-edge theories of leadership with an emphasis on the derivation of theory, research support for theory, and the application of theory to modern leadership contexts.  It is recommended that students complete LDSP 2100 before enrolling in LDSP 4980.

Leadership Studies

  
  • LDEV 2000 - Ethics in Leadership

    Credit Hours 1
    Description: From Plato to the present, it has been argued that good leaders are good persons/individuals of good character who are able to apply sound reasoning to issues of private and public morality. Topics included will be ethical issues confronted by great leaders, the principles used in their decision-making, and application of ethical principles to community situations.

     
  
  • LDEV 3001 - Leadership Issues I

    Credit Hours 1
    Description: Students will choose a community mentor and meet with the mentor on a regular basis.  Students will spend at least 20 hours with their mentor addressing practical application of leadership concepts.  Readings related to the topic will be required.
  
  • LDEV 3002 - Leadership Issues II

    Credit Hours 1
    Description: Continuation of LDEV 3001  
  
  • LDEV 3200 - Community, Leadership, Strategy and Social Change

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course (open to all APSU students) explores basic concepts of strategic leadership in civic and social organizations. Topics include social and civic entrepreneurship, civil society, community visioning and grass roots strategic planning. Course participants will pursue strategies for building healthy and sustainable communities through asset building, collaboration, social capital development, fundraising, and grant writing.
  
  • LDEV 4000 - Internship

    Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Appropriate preparation courses and permission of the director.
    Description: Students will complete 100 clock hours of supervised work in an approved setting and will be expected to meet at regular intervals with the Director to discuss work in the field. Application for internship should be made with the Director the semester prior to planned enrollment.
  
  • LDEV 4001 - Great Leaders

    Credit Hours
    Description: Studies of biographies of models of greatness will help students discover the characteristics of individuals which contributed to their outstanding accomplishments. Students will draw implications from these studies about their own abilities and skills.
  
  • LDSP 2010 - Introduction to Organizational Management

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This is an introductory course covering the main elements of organizational business management.  Topics will include basic terms and management concepts, accounting principles, marketing, general business, and production/logistics concepts.  Topical assignments, discussion topics/interaction, case studies, and research projects will be implemented.
  
  • LDSP 2120 - Integrated Software Applications

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course introduces the student to integrated software concepts to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, and communications and experiences with appropriate applications.
  
  • LDSP 3010 - Management in Organizations

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This is a survey course of the field of management and its role within complex organizations. Key elements of management theory and practice to be covered include planning, organizing, controlling and leading in organizations.
  
  • LDSP 3020 - Managing Information Technology

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Provides an awareness of the role of information technology in the work environment and organizations. Major concepts, developments, and managerial implications involved in computer hardware, software, communications, and the computer-based information technology will be explored.
  
  • LDSP 3030 - Organizational Team Building

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Using theoretical principles of adult learning and group dynamics, this course introduces students to the skills required to effective manage team processes. Students learn how to use project teams, select team members, lead effective meetings, and work through team problems.
  
  • LDSP 3040 - Global Logistics

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Case study analyses and exercises recognizing the interrelationship of logistics and supply chain management. Logistical operations using domestic and global logistics channels will be explored. In addition, content will address the discovery and impact of the demands placed on companies due to cultural differences, currencies, governmental, and environmental issues.
  
  • LDSP 3050 - Cultural Diversity in Organizations

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Theoretical and practical approaches to the complexities of issues of diversity will be examined by reviewing typical values, habits, interactions, and concerns of different cultural groups in the workplace. Students will identify and practice strategies to overcome barriers and conflict in the workplace.
  
  • LDSP 3060 - Organizational Ethics

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Discussion of ethical issues, the development of a moral frame of reference and the need for an awareness of social justice in management practices and business activities. Review of ethical responsibilities and relationships between organizational departments, divisions, executive management and the public.
  
  • LDSP 3070 - Professional Development

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Emphasis on career analysis and acquisition, time management, listening skills, oral and nonverbal communication competencies, participative management responsibilities, interpersonal skills, multicultural awareness, and leadership strategies. Participation in professional and community service organizations and professional development opportunities will be encouraged.
  
  • LDSP 3080 - Intercultural Business Communication

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: This course focuses on an understanding of cultural priorities with actual business practices. A combination of intercultural skills as well as culturally diverse workplace environments and communication processes will be explored.
  
  • LDSP 3090 - Survey of the Legal Process

    Credit Hours 3
    Description: Provides a basic background in the United States legal process for students who want only an overview of the process or who plan to take additional courses in the legal field. The course will survey the history of the common law, legal reasoning, basic terminology, legal research, and the legal profession, and provide an introduction to civil and criminal process.
 

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