COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
IDS101TECHNICAL COMPREHENSION3 Credit HoursTechnical Comprehension helps students develop and apply reading, vocabulary, and study skills. Students identify their individual learning styles and utilize strategies to enhance their success with college level work. This course includes a computerized reading program (PLATO). Successful completion of this plus a passing score on the post-test satisfies the college reading requirement.IDS102CRITICAL ANALYSIS3 Credit HoursCritical Analysis is an applied course emphasizing critical reading and thinking skills. It teaches strategies to enhance the analysis, understanding, synthesis, and application of information from printed material. This course includes vocabulary development and a computerized reading program(PLATO). Placement is based on score achieved on entrance placement test or satisfactory completion of IDS101, Technical Comprehension, without passing the reading post-test. Successful completion of this course satisfies the college reading requirement.Prerequisites: IDS101, CAL101IDS110LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS3 Credit HoursThis is the prerequisite course for any and all other Leadership Experience modules. In this course participants learn the basic skills used to effectively interact with others and exert leadership in these interactions. Practical skills include active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. This is a team taught course emphasizing experiential techniques.IDS112MASTER STUDENT MODULE I1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module I: Planning, memory, and thinking.IDS113MASTER STUDENT MODULE II1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module II: Reading, note taking, and test.IDS114MASTER STUDENT MODULE III1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module III: Communicating, Resources, Health and Diversity.IDS115MASTER STUDENT3 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining success skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for academic, professional and personal use.IDS120COMPUTER CONCEPTS1 Credit HoursThis self-paced course is designed to familiarize the beginner with the personal computer. It addresses computer literacy, the Windows operating environment, program and file management, and introduces the Internet, web browsers, and e-mail. Placement is based on score achieved on entrance assessment tests. Proficiency of 80% constitutes passing.IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS102CRITICAL ANALYSIS3 Credit HoursCritical Analysis is an applied course emphasizing critical reading and thinking skills. It teaches strategies to enhance the analysis, understanding, synthesis, and application of information from printed material. This course includes vocabulary development and a computerized reading program(PLATO). Placement is based on score achieved on entrance placement test or satisfactory completion of IDS101, Technical Comprehension, without passing the reading post-test. Successful completion of this course satisfies the college reading requirement.Prerequisites: IDS101, CAL101
IDS110LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS3 Credit HoursThis is the prerequisite course for any and all other Leadership Experience modules. In this course participants learn the basic skills used to effectively interact with others and exert leadership in these interactions. Practical skills include active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. This is a team taught course emphasizing experiential techniques.IDS112MASTER STUDENT MODULE I1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module I: Planning, memory, and thinking.IDS113MASTER STUDENT MODULE II1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module II: Reading, note taking, and test.IDS114MASTER STUDENT MODULE III1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module III: Communicating, Resources, Health and Diversity.IDS115MASTER STUDENT3 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining success skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for academic, professional and personal use.IDS120COMPUTER CONCEPTS1 Credit HoursThis self-paced course is designed to familiarize the beginner with the personal computer. It addresses computer literacy, the Windows operating environment, program and file management, and introduces the Internet, web browsers, and e-mail. Placement is based on score achieved on entrance assessment tests. Proficiency of 80% constitutes passing.IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS112MASTER STUDENT MODULE I1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module I: Planning, memory, and thinking.IDS113MASTER STUDENT MODULE II1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module II: Reading, note taking, and test.IDS114MASTER STUDENT MODULE III1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module III: Communicating, Resources, Health and Diversity.IDS115MASTER STUDENT3 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining success skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for academic, professional and personal use.IDS120COMPUTER CONCEPTS1 Credit HoursThis self-paced course is designed to familiarize the beginner with the personal computer. It addresses computer literacy, the Windows operating environment, program and file management, and introduces the Internet, web browsers, and e-mail. Placement is based on score achieved on entrance assessment tests. Proficiency of 80% constitutes passing.IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS113MASTER STUDENT MODULE II1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module II: Reading, note taking, and test.IDS114MASTER STUDENT MODULE III1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module III: Communicating, Resources, Health and Diversity.IDS115MASTER STUDENT3 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining success skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for academic, professional and personal use.IDS120COMPUTER CONCEPTS1 Credit HoursThis self-paced course is designed to familiarize the beginner with the personal computer. It addresses computer literacy, the Windows operating environment, program and file management, and introduces the Internet, web browsers, and e-mail. Placement is based on score achieved on entrance assessment tests. Proficiency of 80% constitutes passing.IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS114MASTER STUDENT MODULE III1 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication and relationship-building skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for personal use. Module III: Communicating, Resources, Health and Diversity.IDS115MASTER STUDENT3 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining success skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for academic, professional and personal use.IDS120COMPUTER CONCEPTS1 Credit HoursThis self-paced course is designed to familiarize the beginner with the personal computer. It addresses computer literacy, the Windows operating environment, program and file management, and introduces the Internet, web browsers, and e-mail. Placement is based on score achieved on entrance assessment tests. Proficiency of 80% constitutes passing.IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS115MASTER STUDENT3 Credit HoursDesigned to aid students in gaining success skills needed for constructive and efficient learning both in college and other life settings. Topics include time management, study and test-taking skills, library use, and a variety of techniques for academic, professional and personal use.IDS120COMPUTER CONCEPTS1 Credit HoursThis self-paced course is designed to familiarize the beginner with the personal computer. It addresses computer literacy, the Windows operating environment, program and file management, and introduces the Internet, web browsers, and e-mail. Placement is based on score achieved on entrance assessment tests. Proficiency of 80% constitutes passing.IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS120COMPUTER CONCEPTS1 Credit HoursThis self-paced course is designed to familiarize the beginner with the personal computer. It addresses computer literacy, the Windows operating environment, program and file management, and introduces the Internet, web browsers, and e-mail. Placement is based on score achieved on entrance assessment tests. Proficiency of 80% constitutes passing.IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS200LEADERSHIP SEMINAR3 Credit HoursThis is a highly participative, experiential course that explores trust and team building, goal setting, change management, conflict resolution and transformational leadership. This seminar encourages self-exploration and growth as a major process of influence in leadership.IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
IDS201TRUST & TEAM BUILDING1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course promotes understanding of the importance of trust and team-building to effective leadership, and provides experience with techniques used in both. This highly participative experience involves lectures, analysis of films and works of literature and group discussion. Its design increases awareness of self and others while teaching how to develop trust and build teams.Prerequisites: IDS110
IDS202GOAL SET/MANAGING SUCCES1 Credit HoursThe objectives of this team-taught course are to understand the importance of setting goals to effective leadership and to practice various techniques for goal-setting. Experiential learning exercises instruct participants in both individual and group goal-setting. The course focuses on aspects of confronting failure and managing the success of any group endeavor.Prerequisites: IDS110
IDS203CHANGE,CONFLICT & TRANSF1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides an understanding of the skills necessary for promoting change management. Participation deals with the inevitability of change in dynamic individuals and organizations and focuses on the transformation processes used to evolve and improve. Conflict resolution is highlighted as a key process.Prerequisites: IDS110
IDS204LEADERSHIP VISION1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course emphasizes the critical leadership role of vision. Experientially-based methods train participants to integrate knowledge and skills in the process of creating both individual and organizational vision. This model involves participants in the dynamic, creative act of visioning.Prerequisites: IDS110
IDS205SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP1 Credit HoursThis team-taught course provides tools for adapting leadership behavior to the dynamics of situations. Applications of contingency skills and styles are considered. This experiential course exposes the participants to the challenges facing leaders and addresses the skills needed to succeed in a variety of situations.Prerequisites: IDS110
IDS206LDSHP DYNAMICS:IND DEV & INFLU3 Credit HoursThis course provides opportunities for the student's development of leadership abilities through personal and interpersonal inquiry and practice. Students will identify skills central to group influence and analyze, interpret and apply those behaviors, including active listening, effective processing, problem solving, negotiating and empowering. Collaborative learning, experiential techniques and workshop formats are main features of this course.Prerequisites: ENG124
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