2018-19 Academic Catalog

Apr 18, 2024

2018-19 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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Organizational Leadership and Supervision
	OLS 36800 - Personnel Law Prerequisite(s): OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Wage contracts and payments, workmen’s compensation and insurance, injunction, strikes and boycotts, and statutes affecting labor.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 37200 - Staffing and Performance Appraisal Prerequisite(s): OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An application-oriented simulation of developing a compensation and benefits program, including the study of staffing and appraising employee performance. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 37400 - Supervisory Management Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to and overview of the fundamental concepts of supervision. Emphasis is placed on the supervisor’s major functions and essential areas of knowledge, his relations with others, and his personal development. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 37500 - Training Methods Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles, practices, and methods of employee training. Introduction to systematic training program design, development, and evaluation. Emphasis is on the supervisor as a trainer. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 37600 - Human Resource Issues Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis and discussion of case problems concerning typical leadership and personnel situations that impact upon the supervisor/manager. Emphasis directed toward development of attitude, philosophy, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills within the working environment. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 37800 - Labor And Management Relations Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to, and overview of, the fundamental concepts of labor relations, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution procedures. An international comparative analysis is used to assess some of the legal, economic, and political structures of labor relations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 37900 - Compensation And Benefits Prerequisite(s): OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Focus on the use of rewards to achieve organizational objectives. Included in the use of rewards to attract, retain, and motivate employee behaviors in a cost effective manner and in support of the organization’s mission. Pay for performance programs, employee benefits, job design, promotion, recognition, and other rewards will be discussed. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 38400 - Leadership Process Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 16300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An in-depth study of a sequence of manager actions that influence employees to achieve desired performance results. How these manager actions are transformed by employees into desired performance is also covered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 38600 - Leadership For Organizational Change And Innovation Prerequisite(s): (OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to and overview of fundamental concepts of leading organizational change and innovation. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 38700 - Emergency Planning And Exercises Prerequisite(s): OLS 33100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 33700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Explore the development of emergency plans and exercises for organizations. Students will learn requirements imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for emergency plans. Students will study the linkage between emergency plans through emergency preparedness exercises. Students will develop an onsite emergency plan for an actual organization, and an emergency exercise to test the plan. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 38800 - Leadership Through Teams Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The group process, team development and exploration of dynamics that impact group and team performance. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 38900 - Emergency Management Programs Prerequisite(s): OLS 38700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Explore hazard analysis and develop a mitigation plan for an actual organization. The class will examine current plans and practices developed for site, community or countrywide use. Last course In the Emergency Management Certificate. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 39900 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 41500 - Introduction To Environmental Management Prerequisite(s): OLS 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This class will provide an introduction to current issues and concepts in environmental management including an overview of environmental policy, necessary measures to control and mitigate environmental impacts, and key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations such as CERCLA, Clean Air Act and its Amendments, Clean Water Act, and RCRA, and typical means to ensure compliance. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 42100 - Psychology And Sociology Of Safety Prerequisite(s): OLS 33100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Explore contemporary approaches used to influence employees safety related behaviors using the principles of psychology and sociology. Case studies of behavior and operations that resulted in both human and material loss will be studied. Permission of Instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 43000 - Environmental Health And Safety Management Prerequisite(s): OLS 33100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 33600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 35500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Designing and developing a management system to ensure safety and health for employees and environment where they work. Survey of designing a management system to ensure safety and health for employees operating processes and equipment, through the use of control measures that include hazard identification, risk assessment, and job safety analysis. The students will design a safety, health and environmental system that include the techniques for management of the designed system. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 43300 - Analysis And Design Of Safety Systems Credit Hours: 3.00. A comprehensive survey of the analysis and design of safety system techniques for processes, equipment and machinery through the use of such control measures as hazard identification, risk assessment, and job safety analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 44000 - Leading With Integrity Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of ethical problems in business practice. Topics include personal morality in profit-oriented enterprise; codes of ethics; obligations to employees and other stakeholders; truth in advertising; whistle-blowing and company loyalty; regulation, self and government; the logic and future of capitalism. Emphasis on business law and legal impacts on ethical decision making. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 44100 - Leading Ethically Prerequisite(s): OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of ethical problems in group and organizational settings. Topics include personal morality, character building, strategies for decision making, organizational values and codes of ethics, and cultural differences in ethical values. Emphasis on personal development, values clarification and ethical decision making.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 45400 - Gender And Diversity In Management Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The work force of the future will represent multiple differences including gender, race, culture, ethnicity, physical abilities, and age. Following this broad-based perspective of diversity, this course will focus on using knowledge of diversity to develop the leadership potential of individuals in organizations. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 46700 - Service Learning Prerequisite(s): (OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. Service learning is a reflective experience in which students are actively engaged in the community and integrate that experience into the classroom. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 46800 - Personnel Law Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of employment laws specially affecting employer-employee relationships. The purpose of the course is to provide the supervisor with a summary of current employee relations laws and a practical approach to dealing with daily employer-employee legal concerns. Topics include laws related to discrimination based on sex, race, age, handicap, hiring and discharge of workers, drug and alcohol testing, privacy in the workplace, wages, ERISA, and other issues on employee rights and employer responsibilities. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 47100 - Human Resource Information Systems Prerequisite(s): OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 4.00. A practical introduction and application of Human Resource Systems Platforms of interest to the organizational or business leader. Topics include HRIS platforms, systems design and evaluation, coding structure, data input procedures, decision making, implementation, and human resource operational procedures. Emphasis is on hands-on practical application and development. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 47200 - Seminar In Safety Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of various topics which are relevant to the safety field. Case studies of unique and/or special safety problems, current events relating to safety, and ethics in safety are emphasized. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 47300 - Global Human Resource Issues Prerequisite(s): OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The traditional Human Resource Management System has five components. These function within the internal and external environments of the organization. With the rapid adaptation of technology, the world has become smaller. A study of global human resource issues provides students with the unique opportunity to employ theory learned in fundamental courses and develop in-depth analytical abilities presented when a business opportunity, such as globalization, changes the culture and scope of the firm. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 47400 - Conference Leadership Prerequisite(s): COM 11400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Understanding the role of facilitating group discussion in business and industry conferences. Special emphasis on developing group facilitation skills. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	OLS 47700 - Conflict Management Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the methods for dealing with innerpersonal, interpersonal, and political disputes by means generally outside the traditional court system. Students will investigate the theoretical and practical aspects of conflict assessment, negotiation, problem solving, mediation, and arbitration. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 47900 - Staffing Organizations Prerequisite(s): OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An applications-oriented study of key concepts in staffing organizations, including principles and issues in conducting job analysis; preparing job descriptions/specifications; and screening/selecting employees. Special emphasis on the design, validation, and operation of high-volume staffing systems. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48200 - Labor Arbitration Prerequisite(s): OLS 37800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Student will learn how to analyze discipline and discharge cases in light of the just cause requirements. They will also be able to evaluate contract language against basic standards and legal principles. In addition, they will be able to write an arbitrator’s opinion and award. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48300 - The Common Law Of The Workplace Prerequisite(s): OLS 37800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Statutory and individual rights are expanding significantly, and supervisors must have the expertise to deal with these new workplace issues. The intent of this course will be to present cases reflecting how supervisors deal with current workplace issues. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48400 - Leadership Strategies For Quality And Productivity Prerequisite(s): (OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND STAT 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of how organizational leaders create an environment conducive to high levels of employee self-motivation, quality, and productivity (TQM). Actual case situations are used to illustrate the application of course content. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48500 - Leadership For Team Development Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An in-depth study of self-directed work teams and team processes in the work setting, with a view to understanding team functions under varying task conditions. Especially emphasized will be the leadership of teams for effective performance and maximum member satisfaction. This course deals extensively with maintenance and task behaviors of team members. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48600 - Management Of Change Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the concepts that provide a foundation for the understanding of leadership and its relationship to the management of organizational change, with special emphasis on managing the human side of quality improvement. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48700 - Leadership Philosophy Prerequisite(s): OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A review of current managerial, education, and development theories and practices; discussions of fundamental social, economic, and political changes affecting business and the art of managing; implications of these changes for individual development and continued growth. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 49100 - Internship Program Credit Hours: 3.00 (West Lafayette and Tech Statewide locations) 1.00 to 3.00 (Calumet and North Central campuses). A practicum designed to combine University study with work experience directly related to the student’s plan of study. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	OLS 49300 - Senior Project - Phase I Credit Hours: 1.00. This course focuses on the methodology required to complete a senior project in an organization of the student’s choice. Students will finalize their senior project topic, understand the senior project process, and begin their senior project proposal. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 49700 - Senior Project Prerequisite(s): OLS 49300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 2.00. This course focuses on the implementation and completion of the Senior Project in an organization of the student’s choice. Students will finalize their proposal and methodology, by using the process learned in Senior Projects- Phase I and from previous course material, as well as completing the project. Typically offered Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	OLS 49900 - Special Topics In Organizational Leadership And Supervision Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 54000 - Leading Collaborative Projects And Work Teams Credit Hours: 3.00. Focuses on methods of understanding and improving the performance of collaborations and work teams. A holistic view of teams is obtained by combining psychological theories and current practices in contemporary organizations. Topics include task design, team composition, member role structures, member socialization, influence and power, leadership, decision making, and training. Students are asked to watch and reflect on collaborative work relationships. A heavy emphasis is placed on experiential learning, including case studies and a variety of team-learning exercises. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 55000 - Managing Diversity Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a senior undergraduate and graduate course designed to provide students with the comprehensive study of contemporary diversity issues facing supervisors and human resource professionals. Issues relevant to supervisors and human resource professionals are discussed at a level where students will be able to manage a diverse workforce and develop policies and practices to assist organizations to avoid problems and litigation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 57400 - Managerial Training And Development Credit Hours: 3.00. Review of current managerial education and development theories and practices; discussion of fundamental social, economic, and political changes affecting business and the work of managing; implications of these changes for individual manager development and continued growth. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 57600 - Advanced Topics In Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3.00. Current topics and issues in the legal, behavioral, and technical environment of human-resources management. Topics may include employment practices, labor-management relations, wage and salary administration, treatment of employees on the job, or productivity-improvement programs. Employs seminar format with emphasis on applications research. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58000 - Interpersonal Skills For Leaders Credit Hours: 3.00. Development and improvement of interpersonal and group dynamic skills for effective leadership in organizations. Emphasis on action learning and real-world application of skills. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Open to all graduate students with special consideration given to senior OLS students with 3.0 GPA and School of Technology graduate students. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58100 - Workshop In Organizational Leadership And Supervision Credit Hours: 0.00 to 8.00. Advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new developments relating to technical, operational, and training aspects of industry and technology education. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Course format may vary, depending upon topic of course. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58200 - Leadership And Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores issues in leadership and organizational change. Included are change theories, utilizing resistance to change, contemporary approaches to change, the future workplace, and researching best practices in organizational change. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58300 - Coaching And Mentoring In Organizations Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores issues and practices in technologically-driven organizations pertaining to the roles and functions that coaching and mentoring play in employee development. A “best practices” approach, utilizing the case method, is emphasized. Presented from the point of view of a human resource manager/leader, the focus of the course is on identifying coaching opportunities, enhancing communication skills, developing and implementing coaching and mentoring strategies, and evaluating the outcomes of these strategies. Attention is directed to facilitating personal coaching mentoring skills. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58700 - Developing A Leadership Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. Focuses on affect, motives, attitudes, beliefs, values, ethics, morals, will, commitment, preferences, norms, expectations, responsibilities, and other key concepts as they relate to leadership. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the kind of ethical dilemmas they may face in the workplace. A variety of methods, such as invited speakers, case studies, or readings are used to deepen the understanding of these issues and provide practical examples. Students will develop their personal philosophy, as well as the skills and confidence needed for ethical leadership in their professional careers. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58800 - Strategic Planning And Marketing For Technology Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines concepts, models, and methods useful for developing strategic initiatives in industrial/technical business environments. Focuses on planning concepts, including industry structure, strategic mission, organizational structures, competitor analysis, and related areas. Graduate status or senior standing with consent of instructor. Graduate students without an OLS background may be required to take leveling courses. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58900 - Leadership And Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of ethical, legal and policy issues facing business and technology leaders. Topics include ethical decision making, corporate social responsibility, codes of ethics, public policies and government regulations, international business practices, technology innovation, risk management in a global environment, and specific areas of law- employment, health and safety, environment, contract, warranties and liabilities, intellectual property, technology law, and international laws and regulations. Graduate student standing or senior status with consent of instructor. Graduate students without an OLS background may be required to take some leveling course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 59000 - Individual Research Problems In Supervision And Personnel Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Opportunity to study specific problems in the field of supervision and personnel under the guidance of a qualified faculty member within the department. Does not include thesis work. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Pharmacology and Toxicology
	PCTX 20100 - Introductory Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00. An introduction to the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. This course involves an integration of knowledge of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and chemistry with the biological and selected chemical and physical actions and reactions of drugs. Primairly for students in nursing and other paramedical programs. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
Philosophy
	PHIL 10100 - The History Of Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the problems, methods, and main traditions of philosophy through readings in Greek, medieval, modern, and contemporary philosophy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 10600 - Human Experience In Art Literature, Music, And Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the problems, methods, and main traditions experiences and ideas which lie at the heart of all humanities (e.g.love, death, justice, duty, nature, beauty, and deity) using as material specimens of the visual arts, music, literature, and philosophy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 10700 - Freshman Experience -English & Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. The course is required of all entering freshmen and transfer students with less than 60 credits. This course will include utilization of campus resources, goal setting, values exploration, relationship of academic planning and life goals, discipline specific career exploration and critical thinking. The course also serves well as the departmental Freshman Experience, since it introduces majors to the disciplines of art, literature, music, and philosophy. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. The basic problems and types of philosophy, with special emphasis on the problems of knowledge and the nature of reality. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1050 Introduction To Philosophy General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 11100 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the nature of moral value and obligation. Topics such as the following will be considered: different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; the principles and methods of moral judgment. Readings will be drawn both from contemporary sources and from the works of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Butler, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1051 Ethics General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 12000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to develop reasoning skills and analytic abilities, based on an understanding of the rules or forms as well as the content of good reasoning. This course will cover moral and scientific reasoning, in addition to ordinary problem solving. This course is intended primarily for students with nontechnical backgrounds. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 15000 - Principles Of Logic Credit Hours: 3.00. A first course in formal deductive logic; mechanical and other procedures for distinguishing good arguments from bad. Truth-tables and proofs for sentential (Boolean) connectives, followed by quantificational logic with relations. Although metatheoretic topics are treated, the emphasis is on methods. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 20600 - Philosophy Of Religion Credit Hours: 3.00. The course encourages critical reflection on traditional and contemporary views about God and other religious ideas. Topics include arguments for God’s existence, the problem of evil, understanding the divine attributes, miracles, religious pluralism, and life after death. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1052 Philosophy Of Religion View Class Schedule
	PHIL 21900 - Philosophy And The Meaning Of Life Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of both the philosophical and more literary writings of the existentialist movement. Readings will be chosen from among the following writers: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Marcel, Heidegger, Camus, Sartre, Jaspers, de Beauvoir, Ortega, and Merleau-Ponty. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 22100 - Introduction To Philosophy Of Science Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the scope and methods of science and to theories of its historical development. Topics include scientific revolutions, theories of scientific method, the nature of scientific discovery, explanation, and the role of values in scientific change. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 23000 - Religions Of The East Credit Hours: 3.00. (REL 23000) A study of the history, teachings, and present institutions of the religions of India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. This will include Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, and Zoroastrianism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 23100 - Religions Of The West Credit Hours: 3.00. (REL 23100) A comparative study of the origins, institutions, and theologies of the three major Western religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 24000 - Social And Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of some major social and political philosophers from Plato to contemporary authors. Issues such as justice, rights and freedom, community, and the “globalized” future will be considered. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 27500 - The Philosophy Of Art Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the principal theories concerning the nature, function, and value of the arts from classical times to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 29300 - Selected Topics In Philosophy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A critical examination of some special topic or topics in philosophy. Details concerning topics selected for treatment in a given semester may be obtained in advance from the Department of Philosophy. Sections of this course may sometimes be initiated by students upon petition to the department. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30100 - History Of Ancient Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Greek philosophy from its beginning in the Milesian school through the Presocratics to Plato and Aristotle. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30200 - History Of Medieval Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the main trends and figures of medieval philosophy, with an emphasis on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Readings (in English translation) may include Augustine, Boethius, Avicenna, Anselm, Abelard, Maimonides, Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham and Suarez. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30300 - History Of Modern Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. Concentrates on the major philosophical writers from the Renaissance to the beginning of the nineteenth century: Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, Kant. Some in other areas, e.g., Galileo, Newton, Calvin, are also considered. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30400 - Nineteenth-Century Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the major movements and directions of nineteenth-century philosophy, including such figures as Hegel, Comte, Mach, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Mill, Royce and Peirce. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30600 - Twentieth-Century Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A critical examination of the main currents of contemporary philosophical thought, such as pragmatism, analytic philosophy, phenomenology, and existentialism, and other recent developments. The course will cover selected works of such philosophers as Russell, Wittgenstein, Peirce, Whitehead, Heidegger, and Sartre. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32100 - Engineering Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will gain familiarity with ethical issues that arise in the practice of engineering and learn to use critical thinking skills in making and communicating ethically defensible professional decisions. In particular, students will learn about ethical theory, underlying concepts such as the idea of a profession, models of engineering, codes of ethics, views of the environment, values, principles, and other relevant considerations, as well as how to draw upon these factors when making rational workplace decisions about whistleblowing, product safety, environmental responsibility, appropriate technology, supervising other engineers, respecting trade secrets, reviewing the work of other engineers, and other ethically sensitive aspects of engineering practice. Permission of department required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the ethical problems faced by professionals in engineering, management, and other professional fields. Topics include: ethical theories, moral decision-making, social responsibility, employee rights and responsibilities, the environment, truth telling, affirmative action, privacy and confidentiality, whistle-blowing, and deception. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32500 - Ethics And Public Health Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the ethical issues and problems of public health and health care. Within public health, such topics will be considered as; ethical theories; laws, codes, values, and moral decision making; the health care system; issues of the health care professional; health care professionals and patients; the sanctity of life; biomedical research and human experimentation; health policy; and allocation of resources. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32700 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of traditional ethical theory applied to environmental issues such as population control, conservation, human rights and pollution, nuclear energy, extinction and animal rights, our obligations to future generations, toxic waste, and issues in agriculture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 40100 - Eastern Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism Prerequisite(s): PHIL 23000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. In this course students will study eastern religions with a special focus on two - Hinduism and Buddhism. They will examine these faiths from a philosophical-theological perspective, focusing on topics such as the conceptions of the divine, human nature or the self, salvation, ethics, and the afterlife. Typicall offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 40800 - Philosophy Of Love And Friendship Prerequisite(s): PHIL 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a survey of the main trends and major figures in the philosophy of love and frienship in the western trasition from antiquity to the contemporary period. Using the method of history of philosophy, this course will explore special topics (the ethical basis of love and friendship, the transition from eros to agape, the body-soul dichotomy, philosophy of sexuality and embodiment,etc.), using original writings (in transition) of authors ranging from Sappho, Plato and Aristotle to Foucault. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 49000 - Advanced Topics In Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced study of a significant topic in philosophy. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 59000 - Directed Reading In Philosophy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A reading course directed by the instructor in whose particular field of specialization the content of the reading falls. Approval of each reading project must be secured from the department. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
Physical Education Skills
	PES 11200 - Aquatic Movement Forms Credit Hours: 1.00. Instruction and practice in aquatic movement forms. Students select from the activities listed in the current schedule of classes. Following is a partial list of activities: beginning swimming; intermediate swimming; advanced swimming; synchronized swimming. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Physics
	PHYS 10700 - Conceptual Physics For Humanities Credit Hours: 3.00. A descriptive, non-mathematical explanation of physical laws and theories, phenomena, and practical applications. Topics: mechanics, properties of matter, heat and waves. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 10800 - Conceptual Physics For Humanities Credit Hours: 3.00. A descriptive, non-mathematical explanation of physical laws and theories, phenomena and practical applications. Topics: electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 15200 - Mechanics Prerequisite(s): MA 16300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 4.00. (West Lafayette, Calumet, North Central, IUPUI) 5.00 (Fort Wayne) Calculus-based. Statics; uniform and accelerated motion; Newton’s laws; circular motion; energy, momentum, and conservation principles; dynamics of rotation; gravitation and planetary motion; hydrostatics and hydrodynamics; simple harmonic motion; wave motion and sound. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	PHYS 19400 - Freshman Physics Orientation Credit Hours: 1.00. Designed to provide incoming physics majors with the academic, survival, and computational skills to make a successful transition from high school to college. Discussion of opportunities within the Department including degree options, co-op program, undergraduate research, careers in physics, use of spreadsheet software, graphing packages, and drawing programs. Attendance and performance on assigned projects are the basis of the Pass/Not Pass requirement. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	PHYS 21300 - Physics For Elementary Education Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR MA 11500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 2.00. Development of basic concepts and theories in physical science. Not available for credit towards graduation in the College of Engineering and Sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 22000 - General Physics Prerequisite(s): (MA 14700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 14800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) OR (MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 4.00. Algebra-based. Mechanics, heat, and sound, for science students not specializing in physics, chemistry, or engineering. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:IPS 1751 Algebra-based Physics I General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	PHYS 22100 - General Physics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 22000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 4.00. Algebra-based. Electricity & magnetism, light, and modern physics, for students not specializing in physics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:IPS 1752 Algebra-based Physics II View Class Schedule
	PHYS 24100 - Electricity And Optics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MA 16900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter. Electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity And Optics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 16400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 5.00. Calculus-based. Continuation of PHYS 15200. Heat, kinetic theory, elementary thermodynamics, heat transfer. Electrostatics, AC/DC circuits, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter; geometrical and physical optics.Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 26100 - Electricity And Optics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (MA 16400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR MA 16900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 4.00. Calculus-based. Continuation of PHYS 15200. Heat, kinetic theory, elementary thermodynamics, heat transfer. Electrostatics, AC/DC circuits, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter; geometrical and physical optics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 27000 - Special Topics In Physics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 5.00. Specialized topics in physics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 29000 - Special Assignments Credit Hours: 0.00 to 3.00. Readings, discussions, written reports, or laboratory work selected for enrichment in special areas of physics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 29400 - Sophomore Physics Seminar Prerequisite(s): PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 1.00. Required of sophomores majoring in any physics curriculum. Discussion of undergraduate research opportunities, upper-division courses, career opportunities, laboratory safety, use of the library including physics journals, and topics of current interest in physics. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30300 - History And Philosophy Of Science Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of the history of science, with an emphasis on the underlying philosophical ideas that have shaped and characterized the development of science. Their relevance to contemporary issues will also be explored. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematical Physics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction and review of the mathematical techniques and procedures used in intermediate and advanced physics courses. Applications involving vector calculus, linear algebra, complex analysis, Fourier series and transforms, and second-order linear differential equations will be discussed. The course provides additional mathematical preparation for upper division physics. Typically offered every other year. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30800 - Scientific Computation Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to scientific problem solving using a computer. Students will be introduced to numerical methods for evaluating integrals and for solving algebraic and differential problems in physics. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30900 - Scientific Computation II Prerequisite(s): PHYS 30800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A second semester course in using modern computational methods to solve physics problems numerically. PHYS 30900 uses the methods developed in PHYS 30800 to address problems in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum physics. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 31000 - Intermediate Mechanics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (MA 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR MA 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 4.00. Elements of vector calculus; statics of particles and rigid bodies; theory of couples; principle of virtual work; kinematics; dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; work, power, and energy. Typically offered every other year. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 31100 - Quantum Physics I Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course discusses the limits of classical physics and the development of quantum physics. Topics will include: Planck’s quantization hypothesis, the photoelectric effect, the wave theory of matter, the Uncertainty Principle, Bohr’s atomic model, the Schroedinger equation, wave functions, the Hydrogen atom, operator methods, and the quantized simple harmoics osciallator. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 32000 - Computational Physics Credit Hours: 1.00. Computational methods will be introduced and used to solve problems associated with electromagnetic phenomenon, mechanics or statistical mechanics and quantum physics. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule

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OLS 36800 - Personnel Law

OLS 37200 - Staffing and Performance Appraisal

OLS 37400 - Supervisory Management

OLS 37500 - Training Methods

OLS 37600 - Human Resource Issues

OLS 37800 - Labor And Management Relations

OLS 37900 - Compensation And Benefits

OLS 38400 - Leadership Process

OLS 38600 - Leadership For Organizational Change And Innovation

OLS 38700 - Emergency Planning And Exercises

OLS 38800 - Leadership Through Teams

OLS 38900 - Emergency Management Programs

OLS 39900 - Special Topics

OLS 41500 - Introduction To Environmental Management

OLS 42100 - Psychology And Sociology Of Safety

OLS 43000 - Environmental Health And Safety Management

OLS 43300 - Analysis And Design Of Safety Systems

OLS 44000 - Leading With Integrity

OLS 44100 - Leading Ethically

OLS 45400 - Gender And Diversity In Management

OLS 46700 - Service Learning

OLS 46800 - Personnel Law

OLS 47100 - Human Resource Information Systems

OLS 47200 - Seminar In Safety

OLS 47300 - Global Human Resource Issues

OLS 47400 - Conference Leadership

OLS 47700 - Conflict Management

OLS 47900 - Staffing Organizations

OLS 48200 - Labor Arbitration

OLS 48300 - The Common Law Of The Workplace

OLS 48400 - Leadership Strategies For Quality And Productivity

OLS 48500 - Leadership For Team Development

OLS 48600 - Management Of Change

OLS 48700 - Leadership Philosophy

OLS 49100 - Internship Program

OLS 49300 - Senior Project - Phase I

OLS 49700 - Senior Project

OLS 49900 - Special Topics In Organizational Leadership And Supervision

OLS 54000 - Leading Collaborative Projects And Work Teams

OLS 55000 - Managing Diversity

OLS 57400 - Managerial Training And Development

OLS 57600 - Advanced Topics In Human Resource Management

OLS 58000 - Interpersonal Skills For Leaders

OLS 58100 - Workshop In Organizational Leadership And Supervision

OLS 58200 - Leadership And Organizational Change

OLS 58300 - Coaching And Mentoring In Organizations

OLS 58700 - Developing A Leadership Philosophy

OLS 58800 - Strategic Planning And Marketing For Technology

OLS 58900 - Leadership And Ethics

OLS 59000 - Individual Research Problems In Supervision And Personnel

PCTX 20100 - Introductory Pharmacology

PHIL 10100 - The History Of Philosophy

PHIL 10600 - Human Experience In Art Literature, Music, And Philosophy

PHIL 10700 - Freshman Experience -English & Philosophy

PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy

PHIL 11100 - Ethics

PHIL 12000 - Critical Thinking

PHIL 15000 - Principles Of Logic

PHIL 20600 - Philosophy Of Religion

PHIL 21900 - Philosophy And The Meaning Of Life

PHIL 22100 - Introduction To Philosophy Of Science

PHIL 23000 - Religions Of The East

PHIL 23100 - Religions Of The West

PHIL 24000 - Social And Political Philosophy

PHIL 27500 - The Philosophy Of Art

PHIL 29300 - Selected Topics In Philosophy

PHIL 30100 - History Of Ancient Philosophy

PHIL 30200 - History Of Medieval Philosophy

PHIL 30300 - History Of Modern Philosophy

PHIL 30400 - Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

PHIL 30600 - Twentieth-Century Philosophy

PHIL 32100 - Engineering Ethics

PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions

PHIL 32500 - Ethics And Public Health

PHIL 32700 - Environmental Ethics

PHIL 40100 - Eastern Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism

PHIL 40800 - Philosophy Of Love And Friendship

PHIL 49000 - Advanced Topics In Philosophy