Current Courses
Leadership and Organizational Studies
The following Leadership and Organizational Studies degree program courses are being offered in the upcoming semesters:
SUMMER 2008
PBIS 189
Problem-Based Inquiry Seminar (3 credits)
Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton
Bordini Center
Instructor: Boudry
Descriptive statistics/elementary probability/basic problems of statistical inference: estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation.
FALL 2008
Liberal Studies 335
Transformative Leadership (3 credits)
First 7 weeks
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton
Bordini Center
Transformative leadership is a creative, passionate and authentic, expression of service inspired by the leadership wisdom of Bennis, Drucker, Greanleaf, Hesselbein, Hooks, and Quinn. In this course learners will have the opportunity to identify and develop individually unique and effective leadership styles and approaches. Through a combination of inventories, reflection and experiential activities learners will explore their passion and what constrains their leadership as well as how they impact and influence others. Learners also will observe and analyze the leadership styles of leaders with whom they associate.
Liberal Studies 337
Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration (3 credits)
Second 7 weeks
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton
Bordini Center
Designed to introduce learners to the study of ADR or Alternative dispute resolution, this course explores the resolution of conflict through negotiation, mediation and arbitration. A variety of approaches for resolving conflict are examined, from the adjudicative (arbitration, private or special judging, neutral fact-finding), to the evaluative (peer, lay, judicial, and expert evaluation) to the meditative. Emphasis is given to the meditative process and its practice in the development of conflict resolution skills.
