Summer Honors 2008 Courses

MORNING CLASSES (9:00-11:00a.m.)

Taking Sides: Psychological Issues
Instructor: Jeff Sargent, Ph.D.
Designed to introduce students to controversies in psychology, students will investigate and discuss arguments and viewpoints of leading psychologists. The objective is to encourage students to analyze opposing viewpoints and reach considered judgments.

Let’s Get Personal: How Interpersonal Communication Can Make a Difference in Your World
Instructor: Kevin Trowbridge, M.A.
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of human communication and interpersonal relationships through an emphasis on interpersonal theory, self-reflection, skill development and practice. A survey of interpersonal essentials will provide a theoretical framework for students to better understand and manage their interpersonal experiences. Students will evaluate their skills as communicators and think about assumptions and interpersonal practices that are prevalent in today’s self-help resources and popular media. Enhancing interpersonal communication competence is the guiding purpose for this course.

The American Presidency
Instructor: Steve Swindle, Ph.D.
This course provides students with the opportunity to participate directly in the ongoing controversies surrounding the office of the American presidency. Week one will lay the foundations of the American presidency by exploring the evolution of the presidential office and presidential power. Week two will then turn to a set of competitive debates between student teams representing each side of the central controversies surrounding the office. The objective is to encourage students to think critically about opposing viewpoints and to reach reasoned conclusions.

Go…Transforming Communities through Service
Instructor: William Lamb, M.A.
Together we will explore the benevolent practices of Jesus. We then will map out our own communities to identify the hungry, confused, hurting, and lame that live next door. Thirdly, we will put into practice good will through service-learning as we take on the life of Christ in human form. Finally, we will see how one heart, one home, and one community can be transformed by sacrificial living.

AFTERNOON CLASSES (1:00-3:00p.m.)

Can You Mind Your Own Business?
Instructor: Ingrid Hart, M.B.A., C.P.A.
This course will teach the fundamentals of taking care of one’s personal and business financial interests. By teaming up with like-minded persons, students engage in joint ventures to establish and operate a business, research online for competitive tips, use interactive data to make decisions, buy, spend, save, bank and balance. Joint Venture Teams will operate as a community. Each team will manage a different type of business that offers a service, sells merchandise/retail goods, or manufactures products or is a nonprofit entity that serves the community. If you have ever thought about starting your own business or managing one, start here by learning how to mind your own business.

God’s People in the City: Concerns and Opportunities
Instructor: Rolando Cuellar, Ph.D.
Through the study of the dynamics of the inner-city context, students will be able to develop effective strategies that are biblically relevant and culturally y appropriate in response to the needs of urban communities.

Recreation and Leisure in the 21st Century: From Skydiving to Shuffleboard
Instructor: Kevin Hudson, M.A.
This course will introduce students to the importance of recreation, leisure, sport and play in the life cycle, its impact on our global economy and our culture. This class will explore changes in our physical and social world and how our leisure time and the activities that we choose are affected. Whether you prefer big wave surfing or surfing the web, this class will change the way you look at how and why we play.

Let’s Party! Event Management: The Art of Celebration
Instructor: Patty Silverman, Ph.D.
This course offers a comprehensive study of the art and science of celebration known as even management, an important component of the public relations profession. Students will be introduced to the event process which includes research, design, planning, coordination and evaluation. Using the event planning process, students in this class will be responsible for the planning of the Summer Honors final event.