COUN558: Consultation in Organizational Development

A laboratory based course which focuses on the role of the organizational consultant. Emphasis on planning, providing help and evaluating activities. Diagnostic and behavioral skills to aid individuals and groups within organizations will be developed. Designed for those considering consultation work in business, industry, government, penology, education and community organizations. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 559.

COUN559: Dynamics of Group Process

A laboratory-based course for the development of group skills and understandings. Focus is on experimental learning and personal growth. Readings in human interaction theory will be related to actual group participation. 1 - 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students with majors in the Counseling and Educational Leadership department.

COUN589: Student Services in Higher Education

This course is a study of the student personnel functions in two-year and four-year colleges. The areas to be included are: personal counseling, financial aid, dormitory management, health program, student activities and social programs; course selection, job placement, college admission and academic retention, administration and supervision of the program. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in CNSA concentration in counseling program or department approval.

COUN595: Multicultural Counseling and Development

Exploration and development of the necessary personal awareness, knowledge and skills for culturally competent counseling practice. Emphasis on historical and current issues and trends associated with race/ethnicity, gender, age, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation, and ability and how they affect counseling practice. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Graduate Counseling Program.

ELAD509: Administration of Education and Training Programs

This course prepares the present or prospective administrator to manage an education or training program in a nonschool setting. Administrative theory, organizational functions, personnel and staff requirements as well as program design and development will be examined and studied. The course is designed for the educational administrator in both public and nonpublic agencies as well as in profit-making or nonprofit organizations. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELET or ELAO.

ELAD520: Systems Analysis in Education and Training

Latest techniques in operations research for educational purposes. Systems analysis techniques studied and utilized by student in an instructional, curriculum or administrative mode. Simulation techniques in classroom-oriented activities. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students only.

ELAD531: Program Planning and Development

This course provides education and training personnel with experience in the principles and techniques of designing training programs in the organizational setting. Special attention will be placed on organizational needs analysis and program development in skills areas and staff development. Students will design a total program and individual lessons for education and training efforts in a variety of simulated settings. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELET, ELAO or department approval.

ELAD549: Ethical and Legal Issues for Education and Training Personnel

This course provides the educator/trainer in a business setting with a theoretical and practical base in examining and analyzing ethical problems and legal aspects of training and development. Such topics as Affirmative Action, access to training programs, copyright laws, and employee discipline will be explained and discussed. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELET or ELAO.

ELAD550: Computer Applications for Counselors and Trainers

Course provides instruction in computers and software for both personal and program use in such professional fields as counseling, training, and supervision. Emphasis will be placed on individual skills and knowledge of the computer, data processing, and information analysis. Further study will include record keeping, program applications, and software analysis in such areas as therapeutic learning programs, career awareness and development, computer-based training, and staff evaluation reporting. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELET, ELAO or department approval.

ELAD560: Workshop Seminar in Higher Education

Overview of structure and functioning. History, philosophy, sociology and politics of the college as a unique and dynamic institution in American society: Educational opportunity and the organization of higher education; open admissions; status, trends and implications; minority group youth in higher education; student initiatives for reform; faculty governance; etc. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELAD, CNSA, ADSU, SCCO, ACOU, ELET, ELAO or department approval.

ELAD565: Two Year Junior College

History, purpose, patterns and trends of the two-year college, including the junior college, the community college and university extension centers. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELAD, ELET, ELAO, ACOU, CNSA, SCCO or department approval.

ELAD628: Field Experience in Administration and Supervision for Educators/Trainers

Students are assigned to a particular office, under guidance of a supervisor, to carry out certain functions of the position. A college staff member acts as coordinator and supervisor by visiting site and consulting with student, observing him in action; plans with site supervisor for improvement and evaluation of student's work. This course may be taken for 3 or 6 credits. 3 - 6 sh.

Prerequisites: Department permission only.

ELRS504: Action Research

Principles and techniques of research applicable to classroom situations. Various kinds of classroom research are studied and analyzed. Practice provided in the planning and outlining a research project. The development of experimental designs, and evaluation of the structure and outcomes of classroom research. 3 sh.

ELRS578: Testing and Evaluation

Principles and practices of educational and psychological testing and evaluation relevant to professionals in human services, communication sciences and disorders, education, and related fields. Historical/philosophical orientation; place of testing in instructional and remedial programs; statistical concepts underlying measurement; validity, reliability, response set; construction of tests and measurement instruments; evaluation and interpretation of testing data; use and misuse of testing data; reporting data to students, parents and colleagues; critical analyses of selected standardized intelligence, ability and personality tests; experimental tests and measurement instruments. Course project geared to individual student needs. 3 sh.

MGMT505: Management Process and Organizational Behavior

Review of classical and modern approaches to the managerial process as it relates to the manager's functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. These reviews will be tied to the open-system model and the contingency approach as an overall framework for understanding the management of organizations. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Only M.B.A.and D.Env.M.students, M.A.Fine Arts majors with concentration in Museum Management, M.A.Theatre majors with concentration in Arts Management, or M.A.Theatre majors with concentration in Arts Management.

MGMT510: Human Resource Management

This course examines how managers can utilize modern Human Resource practices in order to improve company performance and efficiencies. Topics include staffing for quality, outsourcing, use of core and contingent workforce, managing workforce commitment and performance, legal issues, managing careers, and reward systems. A case study approach is used. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: MGMT 505.