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
Warber, Kathleen
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.
COMP 121Q Computing in the Arts & Sciences
4 credits
Herzog, John
Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 22 or higher
This introductory course is intended for non-majors, and assumes little computer experience beyond using work processing software. COMP 121 is designed to help students become familiar with microcomputers and their use in problem-solving and their impact on society. Students will create spreadsheets, databases, and will also learn a subset of an object-oriented programming language to create animations.
The final grade will be based on labs, homework, and exams. Mathematical-reasoning intensive.
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. @witt@home
ENGL 180A Early American Novels
4 credits
Ravenwood, Emily
Prerequisite: ENGL 101E
Sensational and sentimental writing is, in any period, one of the marks of popular literature, but such literature does not only entertain. It also reflects the politics and social struggles of its time. In the decades after the American Revolution, popular literature in this country reflected the new nation's attempts to deal with the political and social upheaval that had occurred. We will read a selection of sentimental, gothic and satirical novels from this period and examine how social mores, and distinctions of gender, race, and class are upheld, broken down, or rebuilt. We will research the politics of the time and consider how they are expressed in this popular literature. We will also read and respond to the views of literary critics on these novels. Class work will include weekly reading of 50-100 pages, participating in discussion in class and/or online, five two-page papers, and a term paper. This is a writing-intensive course. Students will be expected to already have experience writing academic essays to Wittenberg's standards. This class will focus on increasing the skills particular to writing and supporting literary analysis.
HIST 201H Topic: Local History Project: Crowell-Collier
4 credits
Taylor, Thomas
Prerequisite: None
Local History Project explores local history, primarily that of Springfield and of Wittenberg. The emphasis is on hands on work, though we also read narrative history and primary sources. The emphasis is on the story of the local community and on how to utilize local resources to discover that story and to tell it to others. We meet one evening per week for 3.25 hours, and the course requires various kinds of work during the rest of the week.
The projects will include oral history interviews related to the Wittenberg Oral History Project and to the Crowell—Collier plant closure of 1956. You also will write up a house history and conduct one research project of your own choosing, related to Springfield or to Wittenberg history.
Our area is rich in history and in resources for studying that history. The Heritage Center of Clark County contains a fine local history museum, an extensive collection of local artifacts, as well as a high quality archive and library. Wittenberg's own history is preserved in its archives in Thomas Library and in its rare book collection. Both Wittenberg and the city possess a rich array of old buildings that, when understood, speak to us powerfully about the people that lived here before us.
Springfield's story parallels that of the rise and fall of Midwestern industrial cities: its position on the nation's transportation grid; its utilization of natural resources and cheap labor; the evolution of its city government to a city manager system; and its relative decline in the modern era with the departure of its manufacturing base. Likewise, Wittenberg's story parallels that of hundreds of small church-related colleges founded in the nineteenth century: in its curricular history, its responses to increasing specialization in the twentieth century; and in its shifting student populations.
MUSI 205A Women in Music
4 credits
McCormack, Jessica
Prerequisite: None
A study of women composers and performers who have contributed significantly to the music of Western civilization. Selected readings will show the shifting attitudes throughout history toward women in music and the struggles of these women for recognition and survival. Emphasis is placed on perceptive listening skills as well as on an understanding of historical periods and musical styles through recordings and readings. @witt@home
PHIL 200A Philosophy and Art of Hip-Hop Culture
4 credits
Bailey, Julius
Prerequisite: None
We will look at the content and forms of Hip Hop Expression as well as the assessment of performance, lyrics and images placed upon, and embodied by, its audience. This course will be taught thematically, focusing particularly to the fundamental human questions such as: The search for God, love and knowledge; the historical concerns of cultural authenticity, race and sexuality; language as artistic expression and meaning; Chiefly we are looking at Hip Hop as a Cultural Socratic Art-Form, namely the historic look at Hip-Hop's ability to question, inform and engage in the search for purpose within a democracy through its drama, music, and cultural forms
POLI 352 Russian Foreign Policy
4 credits
Hudson, George
Prerequisite: 102 or 204H & 251S & Jr. standing
Analysis of the instruments and priorities of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. Attention is given to the historical context of Soviet foreign policy from 1917 to 1991. Writing intensive.
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: In the Shadow of the Organization: Bureaucracy and Individual Autonomy
4 credits
Baker, Rob
Prerequisite: ENGL 101E
Organizations are elaborate plans of cooperation to achieve a goal. As such, inherent tensions between individual autonomy and bureaucratic structure exist that have the potential for undermining the goals of the organization. Taking the existence of these tensions as its initial premise, this course explores several of them in an effort to consider their implications not only for organizations, but also for the individuals who work in them. Questions surrounding this tension to be considered include: What is the nature of bureaucratic organization? What about bureaucratic rules; what are their functions, and why don't we like them? What motivates workers more--extrinsic or intrinsic rewards-- and are private sector workers more productive than public sector workers, or do they at least work harder? Are internal or external controls better at controlling worker behavior? Is simply doing as one is told a good excuse for avoiding responsibility for bad organizational outcomes? How can managers and employees promote ethical behavior? Are basic bureaucratic structures (e.g., hierarchy) and procedures ethically problematic or even evil? The course objective is for the student to develop a critical understanding of the natural tension between the organization and the individual, and how it relates to, and affects our life, work, and sense of community. The course uses the @witt@home format, combining limited classroom meetings and web-supported interactive work.
SCED 300-01 Issues: Data Base Management
2 credits
Mason, Cheryl
Prerequisite: Soph. standing or permission
This course covers data base management topics for leaders. Concepts include data analysis, principal data models with emphasis on the relational model, entity-relationship diagrams, data base design, normalization, and data base management. @witt@home format
SCED 300-02 Issues: Organizational Development
2 credits
Neal, Danal
Prerequisite: Soph. standing or permission
While formally an application of behavioral theory to organizational structures, in common terms, OD is a form of change management. The change in question may be one that has occurred due to the intrusion of events—e.g., a merger or the introduction of a new technology. Or it may be one that ought to happen—e.g., the infusion of a proactive and customer-focused approach in an organization that has become stodgy and turf-ridden. Essentially, OD is the means of organizing and empowering people to meet changed or changing conditions. The tools available for leading an OD effort include assessment, team-building, training/coaching, and leadership development. Through a case-oriented approach, we will consider selected OD theories and will test these by practicing planning and implementation activities. Dr. Danal Neal (Ed.D., University of Tennessee) is Executive Manager of the Electrical Contractors Association, Western Ohio Chapter and brings a lengthy experience in training and development. @witt@home
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 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 350 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 120A Art of the Theatre
4 credits
Reynolds, Steve
Prerequisite: None
An overview of the development of the Theatre, this course is designed to introduce students to dramatic literature and Theatre practice. This survey will explore the role of Theatre in Western culture within a historical context. The lecture/discussion format is designed to provide insights needed to understand and value Theatre as a part of culture. During the term, students will read four plays and attend one production. Four projects, four tests, one critical essay, and one final exam will be required.
