Winter 2010 ADP Classes
Organizational Leadership
(IS Advisor Approved Elective,
Organizational Leadership Certificate Requirement)
This online course will focus on an interdisciplinary study of the definitions, theories, skills, and styles of organizational leadership in contemporary society. Includes strategies for managing human capital and an understanding of the relationship between attributes of good leadership and organizational change. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of leadership in diverse organizations.
Textbook: TBA
Instructor: Zack Hall, Ed. D.
IS S352
01/04/10 - 03/15/10 Register online for Organizational Leadership
Online course, no class meetings
Priority Registration Fee: $1,200
Registration Fee: $1,275 Fee beginning 12/04/09
4.0 Quarter Units
Capstone Project
(IS Major Requirement)
Selection and completion of a summative project or report under the supervision of a faculty member. Topic must be approved by the seminar instructor. Investigation of the topic from an interdisciplinary approach. Students must be senior standing and the prerequisites are: IS S101, IS S302, IS S450.
Textbook: Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory. Sage Publications. Allen F. Repko (2008). (ISBN: 9781412959155)
Instructor Anika Leithner joined Cal Poly's faculty in 2006 after earning her PhD in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her general research interests focus on International Relations, European Politics, Language and Politics, and Political Psychology. In 2009, Dr. Leithner published a book on the role historical memory plays in German foreign policy decision-making. Her current research projects include a study on the rhetoric of the global economic crisis and an experimental study on the effects of George W. Bush's rhetoric during the war on terror on American public opinion.
IS S460
01/04/10 - 03/15/10 Register online for Capstone Project
Mon., 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cal Poly, TBA
10 Meetings
Priority Registration Fee: $1,200
Registration Fee: $1,275 Fee beginning 12/04/09
4.0 Quarter Units
Christianity
(GE C4, Religion Requirement)
The development of the Christian religion from the story of Jesus, the New Testament, Church formation, the role of St. Paul, dissenting ideas, Protestant and Catholic views, and contemporary issues of conscience, such as the Social Gospel and liberation theologies.
Textbooks: "Jesus Before Christianity", Albert Nolan; "Desert Wisdom", Henri Nouwen;"In the School of Love". Edith Scholl, editor; "Modern Spiritual Masters", Robert Ellsberg, editor
Instructor: Frank Nolan
RELS S310
01/05/10 - 03/16/10 Register online for Christianity
Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (no class on 2/16/10)
Cal Poly, TBA
10 Meetings
Priority Registration Fee: $1,200
Registration Fee: $1,275 Fee beginning 12/04/09
4.0 Quarter Units
American Ethnic Minorities
(Social Science or USCP Requirement)
Exploration of the issues and problems facing the four major ethnic minorities in American society: Native Americans, Afro-Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans. Dynamics of inter-group relations focusing on the concepts of ethnocentrisms stereotyping, pluralism and assimilation. Sources and manifestations of economic and social discrimination patterns and how they affect the individual's life course. Fulfills USCP.
Textbook: "Rethinking the Color Line: Readings In Race and Ethnicity"(Fourth Edition) by Charles A. Gallagher
Instructor: Christopher Bickel
SOC S316
01/06/10 - 03/17/10 Register online for American Ethnic Minorities
Wednesday, 6:00 pm -10:00 pm
Cal Poly, TBA
10 Meetings
Priority Registration Fee: $1,200
Registration Fee: $1,275 Fee beginning 12/04/09
4.0 Quarter Units
The Global Environment
(Area F Requirement)
Interdisciplinary investigation of human impact on the Earth's environment. Global climate change, pollution, resource depletion, and loss of biodiversity. Emphasis on change toward a sustainable future.
Textbook: Environmental Science 4th ed. McKinney, Schoch & Yanajak ISBN#
100763742627
Instructor: Dr. Emmit "Bud" Evans
HUM S350
01/07/10 - 03/18/10 Register online for The Global Environment
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cal Poly, TBA
11 Meetings
Priority Registration Fee: $1,200
Registration Fee: $1,275 Fee beginning 12/04/09
4.0 Quarter Units
Introduction to Emergency Management in California
(IS Advisor Approved Elective,
DMHS Certificate Requirement)
Emergency management emphasizing the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operations. Earthquake hazard used as the case to explore potential wide geographic impacts, multiple secondary hazards, and multidisciplinary problem-solving methods in natural disasters faced by local governments and communities. No Prerequisites
Note: Classes meet via the Elluminate Online Classroom System, No class meetings on campus. Students will need access to the internet (dial up is possible, not recommended); and also a microphone (headsets are best).
Instructors: Dr. Emmit “Bud” Evans and Adam Sutkus
DMHS S351
01/05/10 - 03/16/10 Registration link pending, to register NOW call (805) 756-2053
Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Classes meet via the Elluminate online classroom system
No class meetings on campus
Priority Registration Fee: $900
Registration Fee: $975 beginning 12/4/09
3.0 Quarter Units
Prospective 2010 ADP Classes
Crime and Violence
(IS Major Requirement)
Analytic Skills
(IS Major Requirement)
Science Fiction
(GE C4, GWR Requirement)
Technology of Wildland Fire Management
(Area F Requirement)
