The Evening schedule also includes courses offered in conjunction with academic departments.
Courses with the SCED designation are offered with the approval of the Wittenberg faculty through SCE. They appear in the Evening and Weekend schedule exclusively. Although designed primarily for adult students in the Organizational Leadership and Certificate programs, most of them are also open to other adult and traditional students who meet stated prerequisites. Where appropriate, the Dean of SCE allocates a fixed number of places for traditional students in these and other SCE-sponsored courses, and enrollment in these places is through the regular registration procedure. In cases where the allocation has been filled, traditional students need the Dean’s signature on a Course Change (ADD) form in order to register. Adult students enroll through the regular SCE procedure.
BIOL 131B Woody Plants of the Natural & Urban Environments
4 credits
de Langlade, Ron
Prerequisite: None
Course Goals: This course will focus on the urban and natural environments as related to woody trees and shrubs and vines. The prime goal of the course is to give the student the necessary framework to understand and be acquainted with the woody plant world around them. Course Subject: The course is to acquaint the student of the various native and cultivated forms of woody trees, shrubs, and vines as found in natural and urban environments. Topics to be covered include: basic classification, naming, use of taxonomic keys, life histories, basic growth patterns, culture and care. Field trips to various local sites will be taken. See also BIOL 230.
BIOL 230 Woody Plants
4 credits
de Langlade, Ron
Prerequisite: For majors only
See also BIOL 131B. For activities specific to 230 students, contact the professor.
BUSN 260S Organizational Behavior
4 credits
Bodenmiller, James
Prerequisite: one S-course
We will examine the behavior of people in formal organizations, with work organizations being the principle object. In our examination, we will consider individual behavior and motivation; we will explore the relationships between individuals—communication, team and other group dynamics, leadership, influence, power; and we will study key organizational characteristics—structure, culture, and adaptation to environmental changes (especially the balancing of stability and change). The emphasis will be on using applicable theories to analyze and improve individual, team, and organizational performance. @witt@home
COMM 224 Group Dynamics
4 credits
Martycz, Virginia
Prerequisite: None
This course aims at improving your understanding of and ability to demonstrate effective communication behaviors in group discussions. The course is structured so that students study the principles of effective group communication and have the opportunity to apply these lessons to actual group interactions. Students thus have the chance to improve their communication competency in small group settings through discussions and projects in the practical application of theoretical concepts.
COMM 270S Interpersonal Communication
4 credits
Medford, Kristina
Prerequisite: None
This course offers an introduction to message production and interpretation in face-to-face settings. The focus of the course is to illustrate how choices in interpersonal communication behaviors are basic to our character as human beings and the nature of our interpersonal relationships. Students will complete the course having learned about basic interpersonal communication principles related to, for example, self-presentation, self-disclosure, effective listening, relationship development, relational maintenance, relationship dissolution, compliance gaining, and conflict management.
ENGL 101E Intro to Expository Writing
4 credits
Heaney, Brian
Prerequisite: None
Practice in the basic principles of expository writing. A prerequisite to all other English courses except English 100. To meet the general education writing goal, each student must complete this course with a grade of C- or above. Should be taken in the first year of college. Writing intensive.
ENGL 180A Themes in Children’s Literature
4 credits
Ravenwood, Emily
Prerequisite: ENGL 101E
The stories we tell our children display many of our beliefs about how the world is and how it should be. This class will read a wide variety of children’s and young adult books from the past century, and analyze the themes we find in them. We will look for patterns that repeat over time, and examine what elements change or remain the same. We will read closely to discover what actions, thoughts, and ways of relating are supported or denigrated by these stories.
GEOL 110B Introduction to Geology
4 credits
Miller, David
Prerequisite: Level 22 math placement recommended
Intended for the non-science student. Emphasis on concepts and methodology of the science of geology and its application to problems of human concern about the earth. Note the required Saturday field trip. Dr. David Miller is on the faculty at Clark State Community College and has taught at Wittenberg for the last four years.
HFS 245H History of Women in Sports
4 credits
Arena, Linda
Prerequisite: None
Historical Perspectives of Women in Sport studies the development of sport from early religious ritual to a modern corporate model in western society. The genesis and development of recreation, sport, and exercise for women has been influenced by religion, medicine, economics, politics, and ideology. The intersection of gender, race, and socioeconomic class for women of color is examined, as is the struggle by women for admission in the Olympics. Sport has served as a historical site for feminist transformation and the development of alternative western sport forms. Women have “dared to compete”. The struggle of women to gain entry into sport is both sad and inspirational. Class structure includes short lectures, videos, small group discussion, and analytical minute papers. Students write a sport autobiography, conduct a short cross generation sport interview, and study a related topic of interest in depth.
MATH 112Q Language of Mathematics
4 credits
Barhorst, Garry
Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 22 or higher
College-level experience with the logic, language and methods of mathematics through the study of topics from a variety of areas of mathematics. Not intended as or suitable for preparation for other mathematics courses.
RELI 100R Religion and Politics in the United States
4 credits
Copeland, Warren
Prerequisite: None
Do religion and politics mix? If so, with what ingredients and recipe? In this course, students will read and discuss three books that provide very different interpretations of the proper relationship between religion and politics in the United States. At the end of the course, students will write a paper using those four alternatives to place themselves in relation to this issue. This will allow students to consider the central religious question of how faith and public life should be related. Assignments will include: a Moodle entry for one chapter of each book, Moodle replies to the entries of other students, and a final paper.
RUSS 105 Russian for Professionals
4 credits
Zaharkov, Lila
Prerequisite: None
First course of a two-course sequence (with RUSS 106F) enabling adults to achieve language competency goals within the context of their professional and personal interests. This sequence introduces Russia’s language and culture. The course meets once a week, using the most up-to-date methodology, including video, multimedia language lab, and web-accessed exercises that allow students to work at their own pace. The textbook is accompanied by an instructor-developed manual that enables students to work on assignments between class meetings. Completion of the follow up RUSS 106F with a grade of C- or higher satisfies the Wittenberg Foreign Language Competency requirement.
SCED 200L Liberal Studies Colloquium: American Democracy—Problems and Prospects
4 credits
Baker, Rob
Prerequisite: ENGL 101E
The foundation of the adult degree program and an intellectual orientation to Wittenberg for adults—but also open to traditional students, particularly transfers seeking to meet the Integrated Learning (L-course) requirement. The Colloquium—Latin for “speaking together”—introduces students to a mature level of critical thinking, research processes, and both written and oral expression. In this semester’s version, we’ll pursue this development through the study of the topic American Democracy: Problems and Prospects.
While the rest of the world looks to America as a model of democracy, we ourselves experience a growing sense of unease about our system and disconnection from its founding ideas and aspirations. Some thinkers even conclude that the pressures and challenges confronting us in recent times threaten the vitality or even the continuation of the system. To gain a clearer understanding of this situation, we will study some essentials of democratic theory. We will use this base to examine key challenges that have presented themselves in our time—shifts in the separation of powers, radical individualism, decreasing citizen participation, and trivialized election campaigns. We will use the criteria of democratic theory to assess these challenges, with the goal of arriving at an intelligent understanding of our evolving system and perhaps some ideas for improving it. The course uses the @witt@home format, combining limited classroom meetings and web-supported interactive work.
SCED 300-01 Issues: Team Leadership
2 credits
Neal, Danal
Prerequisite: Soph. standing or permission
A comprehensive and practice-oriented study of team development concepts and principles, including virtual teams. A team project will form the core of the learning experience. Students will consider the advantages and disadvantages of team-based structures, current thinking concerning team development techniques, and methods for evaluating team effectiveness. This course uses the @witt/@home format, combining limited classroom meetings and web-supported interactive activities.
SCED 300-02 Issues: Marketing for Leadership
2 credits
Staff
Prerequisite: Soph. standing or permission
Analyzes the process of planning, implementing, and monitoring marketing efforts in a wide range of organizations--retail, wholesale, manufacturing, finance, service, and not-for-profit. Provides a basic foundation in marketing principles with the goal of enabling leaders to work effectively with marketing professionals in developing effective campaigns. Learners will work in teams to develop marketing plans for their organizations, large and small. This course uses the @witt/@home format, combining limited classroom meetings and web-supported interactive activities.
SCED 300-03 Issues: Pre-MBA Financial Accounting
2 credits
Egloff, Mark
Prerequisite: Soph. standing or permission
An introduction to the concepts and procedures underlying financial accounting and financial statements, and the use of financial accounting information for decision making. This course uses the @witt/@home format, combining limited classroom meetings and web-supported interactive activities.
SCED 300-04 Issues: Pre-MBA Managerial Accounting
2 credits
Egloff, Mark
Prerequisite: Soph. standing or permission
An introduction to the concepts underlying the preparation and use of accounting data by managers as they plan, control, and make decisions within an organization. This course uses the @witt/@home format, combining limited classroom meetings and web-supported interactive activities.
SCED 340 Readings in Leadership
4 credits
Egloff, Mark
Prerequisite: Jr. standing or permission
We will read from a selected “top ten” of classic authors on leadership, including Plato, Machiavelli, Drucker, Deming, and Peters. We will elicit from these some of the principal theories of leadership, particularly those relating to business organizations, and the effects of historical and economic contexts in shaping them. The course objective is a historically grounded understanding of the ways organizations develop and the manner in which leaders operate within them. Course projects are designed to develop a mature set of insights into one’s work organization or other organizations in one’s experience. The course uses the @witt@home format, combining limited classroom meetings and web-supported interactive learning.
SOCI 277C/R Islam and Islamic Societies
4 credits
Pankhurst, Jerry
Prerequisite: None
This course will provide a broad introduction to the religion of Islam, accompanied by an examination of the connections between Islam and the varied life of Muslim societies and of Muslim minority communities in non-Muslim societies. Given the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, the West’s military reprisals and subsequent reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, the ongoing struggle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the devastation of the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean basin, and other problem situations, knowledge of these issues has become of highest priority. We will seek to understand the complex sources of conflict in areas in which Islam is implicated in some way; we will also try to become acquainted with the rich cultural life of Muslims. We will consider Muslim societies all over the world, but, in support of the minor in Africana Studies, we will give a special emphasis to Islam in Africa and to African American Islam. Course format: lecture/seminar, with much group discussion. Graded Requirements: A variety of writing exercises throughout the term, oral presentations, examinations and a term project. This course is Writing Intensive (W) and can be taken for either “C” or “R” credit in General Education.
SOCI 350S Race and Ethnicity
4 credits
Rowell, Katherine
Prerequisite: None
Race and ethnicity continue to be important markers of identity, stratification, and political action in the world. This course will expose you to concepts and theories that can promote an understanding of the roles of race and ethnicity in contemporary society and guide new ways of thinking about these issues. Specifically, the course will introduce you to the sociocultural analysis of race and ethnic group membership in its various historical and geographical contexts around the world. Why has racial/ethnic group membership remained a salient factor in social life? What factors perpetuate racial/ethnic stratification? When does racial/ethnic group membership form the basis of social and political mobilization? Key concepts will be critically evaluated, with attention drawn to their ideological basis, explanatory power, and policy implications. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the social issues under study and their relevance to their own lives as members of a global society.
THDN 213H Dance in the Twentieth Century
4 credits
Pinheiro, Ligia
Prerequisite: None
Study of the significant developments in dance during the 20th century with an emphasis on ballet and modern dance. Writing Intensive.
