Session 2

Session 2 (7/8鈥7/19) Course Offerings

Session 2 Offerings

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Business & Leadership Institute (BLI) - Course is Full
<p><b>In Person/On Campus聽- Course is Full</b></p> <p>The Business and Leadership Institute (BLI) provides a collaborative environment where participants engage with business and leadership fundamentals through various activities, including self-assessment, case study analysis, video analysis, expert guest speakers, and collaborative small group work. The experiential course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to experience college life at 涩里番下载 while expanding their understanding of the business and leadership elements crucial for success in both academic pursuits and early professional endeavors.聽聽</p> <p>Designed to nurture students&#39; leadership and business acumen, this program offers a broad curriculum spanning various subjects, including personal leadership, marketing, finance, international leadership, team dynamics, and emotional intelligence. At the heart of the program is the application of these concepts through the creation of a group business plan for a product or service. Using design thinking principles, students will leverage each day鈥檚 learning as they storyboard their 鈥渂ig idea,鈥 culminating in their presentation of their start-up concept to a panel on the final day of the program.聽This immersive approach ensures that participants grasp theoretical concepts and develop hands-on expertise.</p> <p>Faculty:聽 Barbara Mitchell<br /> </p>
Creative Writing Workshop
<p><b>In Person/On Campus</b></p> <p>Through the study of creative nonfiction and fiction, students will explore their own unique voices and the diverse voices of published writers. Students will identify and analyze different styles of writing and collect a &quot;toolbox&quot; of craft techniques that they will put into practice by writing their own original creative pieces. Classes will consist of reading, discussion, writing exercises, and writing workshops in which students will have the opportunity to give and receive constructive feedback on their work. As a capstone, students will have the opportunity to present their work in a class reading.</p> <p>Faculty: Jenn De Leon<br> </p>
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Fundamentals of Economics - Course is Full
<p><b>In Person/On-Campus聽- Course is Full</b><br /> </p> <p>Economics is a study of human behavior and helps explain many aspects of our everyday life. In this course, students will learn the basics of both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics to better understand both business and the economy. We will look at factors influencing individuals and businesses and how they make decisions. Then we will look at the economy as a whole and address the measures of economic activities, role of the government and its policies, and the effects of those policies.</p> <p>The focus of the course will be on applying the principles learned to the world around us. Students will not only apply the tools to the current events and business issues but will be encouraged to think about how this plays out in their own lives. This course is a good overview for students who may be interested in taking AP Economics.</p> <p>Faculty: Arvind Sharma</p>
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Government, Globalism, and World Affairs - Course is Full
<p><b>In Person/On Campus - Course is Full</b></p> <p>Government, Globalism and World Affairs investigates the phenomenon of globalization and its direct impact on governments and world affairs. This study uncovers the crux of this important occurrence by looking at three distinct components of our global system. One, Government, Globalism and World Affairs, will analyze the political, economic, and socio-cultural historical events and trends that have created and fostered this twenty-first century movement.</p> <p>Second, this course will offer students a rich understanding of the interconnectedness of globalization today, by studying specific economic and political case studies or examples that reveal how the system works. And last, Government, Globalism and World Affairs, will evaluate the impact of the development of this system from local, regional, and global perspectives. All components of this session will foster greater student critical thinking and awareness by identifying strengths and weaknesses found in the global network.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Faculty: Chris Brooks<br> </p>
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Introduction to Concepts in Psychology Seminar - Course is Full
<p><b>In Person/On Campus聽- Course is Full</b><br /> </p> <p>Psychology is the study of mind and behavior, the 鈥渉ow鈥 and 鈥渨hy鈥 of human activities. A social science that exploded into global consciousness throughout the 21st century, psychology continues to shape our experience within society and provide insights into the human potential for growth, healing, and understanding. The five pillars of psychology (biological, cognitive, developmental, social/personality, and clinical/health), along with a scientific-minded approach are integrated throughout the course activities and discussions while incorporating a justice-oriented lens that seeks to understand the ways that privilege and power can inform research and practice.</p> <p>This course is designed to be a survey course that briefly touches, at a macro level, on many facets of the study of psychology as a science and an applied science. Students should be prepared to be active participants in class, to read occasionally challenging scientific literature, and complete an APA research project focused on a psychology topic of their choosing as their culminating assessment.</p> <p>aculty: Javier Rizo and Christina Dimitri<br /> </p>
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Introduction to Design Thinking - Course is Full
<p><b>In Person/On Campus聽- Course is Full</b></p> <p>Design thinking is an action-oriented, creative, and structured activity which involves empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping, and evaluating processes to productively tackle and solve complex real-world challenges. Through an inclusive approach, infused by a global viewpoint and ethical underpinnings, participants learn a design thinking toolkit and develop skills to help enhance our planet, the common good and develop innovative new products and services.聽This course is a good overview for students interested in business, psychology,engineering, and history/political science.<br /> </p>
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Psychiatry & the TikTok Generation
<p><b>Online/Asynchronous</b></p> <p>Generation Z (born between 1997鈥2012) has been described as &#34;an unhappy generation who posts happy pictures online.&#34; They have grown up alongside two mind-altering forces in society that helped shape this puzzling experience: the Internet and psychiatry. This course explores the connections between social media and psychiatry as they have influenced the mental health of today&#39;s youth, while providing a scientific foundation in psychiatric pharmacology for future students of psychology, sociology, or medicine.</p> <p>We learn about the fundamentals of psychopharmacology (i.e., the study of the effect of psychiatric drugs on the organism and its behavior) while exploring the sociological, psychological, and philosophical implications of the role of psychiatry among the first post-Internet generation.<br /> </p>
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Sports Management Institute - Course is Full
<p><b>In Person/On Campus聽- Course is Full</b></p> <p>The Sport Management Institute (SMI) is an exciting introduction to the world of sport management. The two-week summer session course is a valuable experience for students who enjoy sports as either a participant or a spectator, who are intrigued by the possibility of studying sport management in college, and who want to explore and learn more about the myriad of career options in the sport management field.</p> <p>SMI students receive a broad overview of the field of sport management. Course content includes athletic administration and leadership, events and facility management, sport business, and sport marketing and promotion. Over their two weeks at 涩里番下载E, SMI students work independently, in pairs, and in small groups on a variety of assignments and projects. Examples of student work include the professional profile presentation, LinkedIn profiles, in-class debate and the sporting marketing project and presentation.聽<br /> </p>
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