Course Catalog: Spring 2008

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CAREER! If you're ready to expand your professional opportunities and move up to a position of leadership, this is the bachelor's degree for you. Earn a practical, life-enhancing degree while balancing your family and career obligations. "Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow" with the Penn State Organizational Leadership degree program!

This 123-credit (minimum) degree program provides students with flexibility by offering classes through Continuing Education & Training at the Devorris Downtown Center, as well as through online and distance learning. The program draws on many of the disciplines of the liberal arts to illuminate the work and employment issues that all leaders face in the twenty-first century. All students are expected to develop proficiency in research methodology, critical analysis, communication, and the application of theory. Students can expect to learn and practice skills that focus on understanding how organizations function, formally and informally, and how individuals function within organizations. See the Web site at http://www.altoona.psu.edu/ce/olead for further details on required courses.

Contact Anna Rose Eckenrode at 814-949-5777 for more information on this exciting degree offering!

COURSES OFFERED IN THE SPRING 2008 SEMESTER

CAS 352: Organizational Communication
This course examines the function and structure of communication in both formal and informal situations.

CRIM 113: Introduction to Law
Introduction to law in society with a focus on criminal law, judicial code, laws of sentencing and corrections, ciminal procedure.

CRIMJ 100: Introduction to Criminal Justice
See description under criminal justice courses.

CAS 404: Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
Theories and strategies important for conceptualizing, developing, and managing conflict negotiation, mediation, and third-party intervention. Prerequisite: CAS 100

ECON 002: Intro to Microeconomic Analysis
Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.

ENGL 202A: Writing in the Social Sciences
Instruction in writing persuasive arguments about significant issues in the social sciences. (A student may take only one course for credit from ENGL 202A, 202B, 202C, and 202D.) Prerequisite: ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; fourth-semester standing.

ENGL 202D: Business Writing
Instruction in writing persuasive arguments about significant issues in the social sciences. (A student may take only one course for credit from ENGL 202A, 202B, 202C, and 202D.) Prerequisite: ENGL 015 or ENGL 030 ; fourth-semester standing.

LER 100: Industrial Relations
See description under business certificate courses.

LER 136: Race, Gender, and Employment
Industrial relations and legislative and policy responses to labor force issues of racial and gender inequality.

MIS 103: Microcomputer Applications in Business
See description under business courses.

PL SC 001: Intro to American Nat'l Government
See description under criminal justice certificate courses.

PHIL 103W: Introduction to Ethics
Ethical theory about virtue, duty, autonomy, and life quality applied to moral problems, including character, violence, oppression, abortion, and suicide. Prerequisite: ENGL 015 or ENGL 030.

PSYCH 100: Introductory Psychology
Introduction to general psychology; principles of human behavior and their applications.

PSYCH 485: Leadership in Work Settings
Review of research and application of behavior principles in the areas of management and supervision. Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 ; PSYCH 281 or 3 credits MGMT

SOC 404: Social Influence and Small Groups
The study of social influence, leadership and status, and social cohesion and commitment processes in small groups. Prerequisite: SOC 003 or PSYCH 420

STAT 200 (4cr): Elementary Statistics
See description under criminal justice courses.