Practical Skills, Instruments, & Processes

Communication 1270: Analysis of Argument (3) The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of some of the foundational theories and practices associated with various types of argumentation. The course is designed to assist students in becoming critical consumers of public, technical, and private argumentation. Students will learn some of the key assumptions of formal and informal processes of argumentation. Students then learn how these arguments are applied in a variety of contexts, fields and disciplines.

Communication 4170: Applied Organizational Communication (3) Prerequisite: COMM 3170 This course develops students’ knowledge of organizational communication by exploring and enacting the application of materials learned in the introductory course (COMM3 3170). We will emphasize how “real-life” organizational communication systems can be improved by the transformation of theory into practice. Specifically, we will highlight issues surrounding the process of organizational communication consulting. We will do much more than read and reflect on such matters. As a class, we will undertake a consulting project that entails conducting and delivering an analysis to an actual client. In this sense, the course is structured as a service learning course: All students are required to volunteer for our nonprofit client, and all are required to participate in generating and presenting our collective analysis.

Communication 5170: Contemporary Issues in Organizational Communication (3) This course is an advanced reading and discussion seminar. The course treats a variety of issues, ranging from gender to quality of work life to environmental sustainability. Also, the course occasionally focuses entirely on issues such as leadership, culture and socialization.

Educational Leadership and Policy 3510: Student Leadership in Higher Education (3) For students interested in leadership in universities and in influencing policy issues that affect students. Focus is on leadership and the nature of universities as well as policy issues.

Management 4860: Managing Organizational Conflict (3) Prerequisite: Mgt 3680 Theory and process of managing conflict. Development of analytical and behavioral skills through reading, cases, and role plays. Representative topics include negotiation, group decision making, inter-organizational disputes and the design of dispute resolution systems.

Management 5810: Managing Diversity through Communication (3) Prerequisite: Mgt 3680 Development of interpersonal competence including effective communication, feedback, interpersonal conflict-resolution and developing effective work and personal relationships.

Management 5830: Leadership, Power, and Supervisory Behavior in Organizations (3) Prerequisite: Mgt 3680 Leadership behaviors and styles and their implications for successful managerial performance. Usefulness of current theories in describing and predicting group and leader performance.

Military Science 1010: Leadership Discovery I (2) Acquaints students with leadership, management, and life skills. Strong focus on assessing an individual's leadership strengths and weakness through classroom instruction and hands-on application via a wide variety of activities including rappelling, land navigation, rifle marksmanship, leadership reaction course and water survival. Introduces students to the Army culture and lifestyle through basic soldier skills including drill and ceremony and the wearing of the army battle dress uniform. Students must participate in a one or two hour lab each week which gives hands-on training for the above.

Military Science 1020: Leadership Discovery II (2) Continued leadership development and confidence building through practical exercises. Activities include helicopter assault and squad and platoon situational exercises. Includes the use of basic military skills as a vehicle for leader development. Introduces students to Army customs and traditions. Capstone events include a military dining-in and a combined military exercise with Weber State and BYU. Students are required to participate in a one or two hour lab each week which gives hands-on training for the above.

Military Science 2010: Leadership Challenge I (3) Development of leadership and management skills through practical exercises, adventure training, and basic military skills. Emphasis on problem-solving and decision-making skills at the team level. Training exercises include land navigation, rappelling, mountaineering, water safety, and rifle marksmanship.

Military Science 2020: Leadership Challenge II (3) Continued progressive development of leadership and management skills. Implementation of decision-making procedures in a classroom and field environment. Practical application in leadership principles. Provides an assessment of skills learned. Leadership development is evaluated through execution of basic military skills. Exercises include practical field training experience.

Philosophy 1250: Reasoning and Rational Decision Making (3) Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning GenEd. Analyzing and evaluating arguments, basic logical framework, Aristotelian logic and beginning logic of sentences, fallacies, fundamentals of probability, decision theory, and game theory.

PRT 3320/4: Programming and Leadership Prerequisites: PRT 3100; PRT 3310 Development and leadership of park, recreation, and tourism programs and services and facilitation of experiences of visitors and recreationists.

PRT 5390: Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management (3) During this course, we will cover principles and practices of planning, organizing, implementing, and monitoring management practices and theories in parks, recreation, and tourism organizations. We will also study legal issues and risk management topics relevant to PRT.

Psychology 2125: Everyday Decision Making (3) Multidisciplinary examination of individual decision making. Focuses on the everyday context in which decisions are made, the basic processes underlying choice, the functions of emotion, and the common errors that individuals make. Special emphasis on decision making in consumer and business contexts.

Psychology 3440: Personality Traits (3) Prerequisite: PSYCH 1010 Work of the major personality theorists with emphasis on supporting research.