PRL 710 Communication for Leadership Addresses communication for the leader within a professional context. The student examines the interpersonal dynamics that operate within an organizational structure, the systemic nature of such structures, and the ethical framework underlying oral, print, and electronic communication.
Students examine their own personal profile in communication and apply it to work in groups.
PRL 711 Adult Learning and Diversity in the Workplace Focus is on the challenges of adult learning, with special emphasis on workplace diversity and workplace learning. Students apply knowledge and theory from the field of adult learning to analyze an actual workplace program for adult learners. Students develop insight into their own learning styles and those of the individuals and groups they work with. PRL 712 Principles of Research Provides students with opportunities to plan research activities that prepare them for internship experience and for problem solving and decision making in their personal and professional lives. Topics include the meaning of research, its relation to critical thinking and reading, types of research, research methods and data analysis.