Summer Flex Schedule July 26 – August 1, 2009
EVENING SEMINARS
July 26 – August 1, 2009
Sunday, July 26: 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Monday - Friday, July 27–July 31: 6:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday, August 1: 9:00am - 5:00pm
BUS 345 Business, Professional, & Consumer Negotiation –Kerry Fina
(1st meeting Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-6pm)
In seven days you will build skills necessary to end a war, merge a company, or get a good price on your new home. It's all about negotiation - the art, love, and labor of human agreement. In this class, you will practice and hone those skills that will help you lead discussions that ultimately produce progressive outcomes for all parties involved. It's intense, it's engaging, it's fun - it's Business 345 and it's one-week only this July! This course fulfills one requirement for Business majors with a Human Resource Management or General Business emphasis. It is required for ParaLegal Studies majors and fulfills one Liberal Learning requirement for everyone EXCEPT Business majors.
CMS 112 Small Group Communication – Gary Morse
(1st meeting Tuesday, May 26, 5:30-6pm)
The tendency to join with others in groups is perhaps the most important single characteristic of humans, and the groups we join leave a lasting influence on our lives. It is through working with others that we seek to solve the problems of family, work, and society. In this course we will explore such topics as stages of group development, group leadership, communication in groups, team-building, the mysteries of group effectiveness, and, on the flip side, the horrors of dysfunctional groups. The seminar format will allow us to experience everything we are learning as we work toward becoming a fully functional work group. This great course is a requirement for Human Relations and Organizational Communication majors and fulfills the Doane Plan Oral Communication requirement.
CMS 220 Interpersonal Communication – Brenda Kastens
(1st meeting Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-6pm)
Have you ever been misunderstood? Has anyone ever said to you, “You just don’t get it?” Communicating with others is an essential skill in business dealings, friendships, family affairs, and romantic relationships. Whether you are struggling to get along better with your in-laws, influence your co-workers, express your feelings to your partner, or make your point with a friend, this course can help you develop the skills to better understand others and get your message across loud and clear. Come learn the basics of interpersonal communication! How personal? Sign up and find out. This great course fulfills the Doane Plan Oral Communication requirement and is required for majors in Organizational Communication, Human Relations, Information Systems Management, Liberal Arts Studies, and Criminal Justice. It also fulfills one COGNATE requirement for Public Administration majors.
CMS 316 Business & Professional Communication – Gina Larson
(1st meeting Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-6:00pm)
The changing environment and increasing complexity of the 21st century workplace make communication even more important. Good communication matters because business organizations are made up of people. This course will provide hands-on experience in growing your communication skills to meet the demands for the continuously changing world of work. This course fulfills the Doane Plan Oral Communication requirement and is required for majors in Business, Organizational Communication, Public Administration, Information Systems Management, and Liberal Arts Studies.
CMS 321W Intercultural Communication—Don Dickerson
(1st meeting Thursday, May 28, 5:30-6pm)
The What? Want an exciting and challenging adventure to discover better communication skills that affect you, the people you know and work with, and the rest of the world? Come join us for a life-changing experience! Our goal: it’s about opening and expanding our minds to explore cultures, groups, nations and how we can communicate better.
The Why? So we can collaborate to build a better and happier community, not only around us, but globally as well.
The How? Every class we have guest speakers and discussion to open our minds, remove our scotomas, and lead us to improved intercultural communication. Some past topics include: people with disabilities; Spanish speaking cultures; GLBT people; Asian cultures; Muslims; HIV infected people; church/state relations; gender communication, critical listening skills, and others. This course is so good we will let it fulfill a major requirement for Organizational Communication majors and either the International/Multicultural requirement or a Liberal Learning requirement for the Doane Plan.
ECO 371 Economics and the Movies – Suzy Carter
(1st meeting Tuesday, May 26, 5:30-6pm)
Economics goes to the movies. Our goal is to expose students to economic theories not covered in principle courses through discussion of popular films. Students will explore some of the ideas of capitalism, Marxism, environmental economics, international economics, game theory and more. Each class showcases a feature film. Titles such as The Matrix, Reds, Other People’s Money, A Beautiful Mind, Erin Brockovich and Proof of Life will be our text as we explore various aspects of economic theory. Bring your favorite movie food and see these and other great movies in a new light. In addition to a great learning experience, you may apply the 3-credits earned for this course to the Liberal Learning category of the Doane Plan.
ENG 237W Introduction to Fiction – Deb Sharp
(1st meeting Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-6pm)
This course introduces students to the wonderful world of literature and the fascinating lives of fiction writers. Our learning will be experienced through a logical sequence. The actual reading of the work will be the obvious beginning. Then, the purpose and nature of the fiction will be analyzed by questions of craft, the so-called elements of fiction. Finally, each author's life will also be explored to help foster ways of seeing the works within their temporal and cultural contexts. The reading of fiction will ultimately give us insight into the way we understand and experience our own lives.
GRD 271 Introduction to Digital Imaging– Chris Hadfield
(1st meeting Tuesday, May 26, 5:30-6pm)
This course introduces you to the most widely used image editing software in the world – Adobe Photoshop. You will learn such things as: How to add text to any digital image; How to remove any part of any image; How to merge two or more images together for professional-looking composites; How to repair/restore old photos; How to design eye-popping Web pages; and much, much more! Your newfound knowledge will make you the envy of friends, family, co-workers and even people you don’t like. ADDED BONUS: You will earn 3 credits!!! This course also prepares Graphic Design majors for Graphic Design I.
PHS 105 Principles of Physical Science (4) – Jim Hale
(1st meeting Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-6pm)
Join us for this introductory course where you will discover how scientists think and learn about the “workings” of the major physical science phenomena we see in our everyday lives. During the seminar you will learn how to explain the ups and downs of a diving bell; discover the chemistry in your kitchen and medicine cabinet; balance big boys with little girls on a seesaw; investigate the “mojo” of swinging to and fro; discern the “whys and wherefores” of David Letterman’s “Will It Float?” find the color in light, learn a lot about the wide world of water; create your own measurement system; and develop the ability to explain what you have learned clearly to others. This is a discovery-oriented, hands-on science class that also fulfills the Doane Plan Lab Science requirement.
THE 101 Introduction to Theater – Judy Hart
(1st meeting Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-6pm)
Though the title of this course is “Intro to Theater,” it is really an introduction to the creative spirit. Theater has existed since the dawn of man, and throughout the ages, people have expressed their culture and values through the art of storytelling, utilizing speech, gesture, music, dance, and spectacle. Through attending performances and participating in exciting classroom activities, you will become a more informed, critical and frequent theater audience member and possibly, a future theater practitioner. Our goal is to help you understand the theater as a collaborative art form, to encourage you to think creatively, and to have fun. Come play with us while you fulfill one Doane Plan Fine Arts requirement.
MORNING SEMINAR
July 26 – August 1, 2009
Sunday, July 26: 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Mon - Fri, July 27 – 31: 8:00am – 12:30pm
Saturday, August 1: 9:00am - 5:00pm
CMS 220 Interpersonal Communication – Brenda Kastens
(1st meeting Wednesday, May 27, 10-10:30am)
Have you ever been misunderstood? Has anyone ever said to you, “You just don’t get it?” Communicating with others is an essential skill in business dealings, friendships, family affairs, and romantic relationships. Whether you are struggling to get along better with your in-laws, influence your co-workers, express your feelings to your partner, or make your point with a friend, this course can help you develop the skills to better understand others and get your message across loud and clear. Come learn the basics of interpersonal communication! How personal? Sign up and find out. This great course fulfills the Doane Plan Oral Communication requirement and is required for majors in Organizational Communication, Human Relations, Information Systems Management, Liberal Arts Studies, and Criminal Justice. It also fulfills one COGNATE requirement for Public Administration majors.
IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE
ALL seminars have a first class meeting during the first week of the term (May 26 – 29). These are required meetings. At the meeting you will receive any assignments to complete prior to the start of the seminar. If you cannot attend the first meeting, you must make special arrangements with the teacher of the seminar.