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Applied Studies Class Schedule

The selection of courses depends upon the availability of instructors. The broadcast schedule will be updated as faculty make commitments and we can identify the courses which will be taught during each trimester.

Spring 2010 Courses

  • MGT312 CN 22375
    Organizational Behavior (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: G. Girardin
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Course begins January 12, 2010
    Registration closes January 18, 2010
    Course ends April 20, 2010
    Textbooks: Steven McShane, Mary Ann Von Glinow, Organizational Behavior, McGraw-Hill, 5th Edition, ISBN-13: 9780073381237

  • SOC 315 CN 22419
    Sociology of Work (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: S. Squires
    Saturdays 12:00 - 1:40PM
    Course begins January 9, 2010
    Registration closes January 15, 2010
    Course ends April 18, 2010
    Textbook: Balancing Work and Family: The Role of the Workplace
    by Jacqueline Wallen,, ISBN 0-205-33602-7
    Second Book TBD
  • MKT 350 CN 22376
    Principles of Marketing (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: S. Broyles
    Saturdays 1:50 - 3:30PM
    Course begins January 9, 2010
    Registration closes January 15, 2010
    Course ends April 18, 2010
    Textbook:
  • COM 300 CN 22395
    Organizational Communications (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: V. Green
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Course begins January 10, 2010
    Registration closes January 16, 2010
    Course ends April 18, 2010
    Textbooks: O'Hair, Friedrich and Dixon, Strategic Communication in Business and the Professions, 6th Edition, Allyn & Bacon, Pub. March 3, 2007
    ISBN-10: 0205561209 / ISBN-13: 9780205561209
    May, Steve, Case Studies in Organizational Communication, The University of North Caroloina at Chapel Hill, 2006, ISBN: 9780761929833
  • APS 300 CN 22379
    Ethos of the Liberal Arts in the Role of Work (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: G. Polk
    Course begins January 19, 2010
    Registration closes January 25, 2010
    Course ends April 6, 2010
    Textbooks: Pink, Daniel H. A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books, New York, 2006 (ISBN 978-1-59448-171-0)
    Weston, Anthony. A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox. Oxford University Press,
    New York, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-19-530967-6)
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast
  • APS 490 CRN 22377
    Seminar of Occupational Leadership (3)
    Requires permission of instructor
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: J. Dulla
    Course begins January 21, 2010
    Registration closes January 27, 2010
    Course ends April 8, 2010
    Textbooks: Good to Great, by Jim Collins ISBN: 9780066620992
    World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman ISBN: 9780312425074
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast

Fall 2009 Courses

  • ANT 336 CN 42876
    Comparative Sociopolitical Systems (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: F. Krissman
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Course begins September 1, 2009
    Registration closes September 7, 2009
    Course ends December 15, 2009
    Textbooks: S. Talbott. 2008. The Great Experiment: …empires, states, and a global nation, Simon & Schuster.
    G. Peck. 2000. Reinventing Free Labor: padrones and immigrant workers [from Italy , Greece, and Mexico ] in the American west, Cambridge University Press.
  • LBR 412
    Labor Law (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: J. David Sackman
    Saturdays 12:00 - 1:40PM
    Course begins September 12, 2009
    Registration closes September 18, 2009
    Course ends December 18, 2009
    Textbook: No textbook to purchase, all materials on Bb
  • COM 365 CN 42893
    Introduction to Public Relations (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: C. Burnett
    Saturdays 1:50 - 3:30PM
    Course begins August 29, 2009
    Registration closes September11, 2009
    Course ends December 18, 2009
    Textbook: Lattimore, Dan; Otis Baskin, Suzette T. Heiman, Elizabeth L. Toth, Public Relations: The Profession and the Practice, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009
  • HUM 310 Key Concepts CN 42882
    Theatre of Revolt (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $765
    Instructor: B. DeLuca
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Course begins August 30, 2009
    Registration closes September 11, 2009
    Course ends December 18, 2009
    Textbooks: Cleage, Pearl. Flyin' West. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1995 ISBN: 0822214652
    Moliere (Jean Babtiste Poquelin) The Misanthrope. The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, by Moliere. Trans. Richard Wilbur. Philadelphia: Harvest Books, 1965 ISBN: 0156605171
    Moraga, Cherrie. Heroes and Saints. Heroes and Saints and Other Plays. London: West End Press, 1964, ISBN-13: 9780931122743.
  • APS 300 CN 42877
    Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Jeff Badrtalei
    Course begins September 8, 2009
    Registration closes September 14, 2009
    Course ends December 18, 2009
    Textbooks: Pink, Daniel H. A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books, New York, 2006
    (ISBN 978-1-59448-171-0)
    Weston, Anthony. A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox. Oxford University Press,
    New York, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-19-530967-6)
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast

  • APS 490 CRN 42878
    Seminar of Occupational Leadership (3)
    Requires permission of instructor
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Jeff Badrtalei
    Course begins September 10, 2009
    Registration closes September 16, 2009
    Course ends December 18, 2009
    Textbooks: Good to Great, by Jim Collins ISBN: 9780066620992
    World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman ISBN: 9780312425074
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast

Summer 2009 Courses

  • POL 310 CN 30676
    Current Issues in American Politics (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Brenda Riddick
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Course begins May 5, 2009
    Registration closes May 11, 2009
    Course ends July 28, 2009
    Textbooks: Points of View Eleventh Ed. McGraw-Hill ISBN # 978-0-07-340390-8
    • McKenna and Feingold. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Political Issues. 15th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2008

  • SBS 318 CN 30683
    Cultural Pluralism (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Sharon Squires
    Saturdays 12:00 - 1:40PM
    Course begins May 2, 2009
    Registration closes May 8, 2009
    Course ends August 8, 2009
    Textbook: William Kornblum Sociology in a Changing World. 8th edition, 2007

  • MGT310 CN 30759
    Management Theory (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Geri Girardin
    Saturdays 1:50 - 3:30PM
    Course begins May 2, 2009
    Registration closes May 8, 2009
    Ends August 8, 2009
    Textbooks: Richard L. Daft. 2005. Management. 8th Ed. Ohio: Thomson-South-Western

  • SMT 312 CN 30682
    Natural Disasters (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: John Keyantash
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Course begins May 3, 2009
    Registration closes May 10, 2009
    Course ends August 9, 2009
    Textbook: Merritts , De Wet, and Menking , 1998, Environmental Geology: An Earth Systems Science Approach , 1 st ed. ISBN 0-7167-2834-6.

  • APS 300 CN 42877
    Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $645
    Instructor: Jeff Badrtalei
    Course begins April 22, 2009
    Registration closes April 28, 2009
    Course ends July 8, 2009
    Textbooks: Pink, Daniel H. A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books, New York, 2006
    (ISBN 978-1-59448-171-0)
    Weston, Anthony. A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox. Oxford University Press,
    New York, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-19-530967-6)
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast

  • ENG 350 CN 30681
    Advanced Composition (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $654
    Instructor: Josh Pryor
    Begins June 15, 2009
    Ends July 22, 2009
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast

Spring 2009 Courses

  • PUB 304 CRN 22481
    Administration of Public Policy (3)
    This course can be substituted for any of the Applied Component courses
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Brenda Riddick
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Course begins January 6, 2009
    Registration closes January 12, 2009
    Course ends March 31, 2009
    Textbooks: American Public Policy: An Introduction
    by Clarke E. Cochran, Lawrence C. Meyer, T.R. Carr, N. Joseph Cayer
    Paperback, 542 Pages, Published 2008, 9th Edition
    ISBN-10: 0-495-50189-1        (0495501891)
    ISBN-13: 978-0-495-50189-3 (9780495501893)
  • HIS 348 CRN 22490
    Labor in American Society (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: John Anderson
    Saturdays 12:00 - 1:40PM
    Course begins January 10, 2009
    Registration closes January 16, 2009
    Course ends April 4, 2009
    Textbook: Boris, Lichtenstein, Major Problems in the History of American Workers
    from Houghton Mifflin, 3rd edition, 2003, 0-618-04254-7, and Mae Ngai,
    Impossible Subjects, Princeton, 2005, 0-691-12420-9
  • PSY 372 CRN 22480
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Donna El-Armale
    Saturdays 1:50 - 3:30PM
    Course begins January 10, 2009
    Registration closes January 16, 2009
    Ends April 4, 2009
    Textbooks: Shultz, D., and Shultz, S.E. (2006) Psychology and Work Today,
    (9 th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River , NJ
  • MGT 312 CRN 22439
    Organizational Behavior (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Geri Girardin
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Course begins January 11, 2009
    Registration closes January 17, 2009
    Course ends April 5, 2009
    Textbook: Organizational Behavior 4 th Edition by McShane and Von Glinow. 
    NY: McGraw-Hill ISBN: 978-0-07-304977-9
  • APS 490 CRN 22402
    Seminar of Occupational Leadership (3)
    Open to students who have completed APS 300 and have senior standing (90+ units)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $645
    Instructor: Jeff Badrtalei
    Course begins January 21, 2009
    Registration closes January 27, 2009
    Course ends April 8, 2009
    Textbooks: Good to Great, by Jim Collins ISBN: 9780066620992
    World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman ISBN: 9780312425074
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast

Fall 2008 Courses

  • COM 300
    Organizational Communications (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Virginia Green
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Begins Sept. 9, 2008
    Ends Dec. 2, 2008
    Textbooks: Strategic Communications in Business and the Professions by Dan O'Hair, Gustav Friedrich and Lynda Dixon
    Managerial Communication Strategies - An Applied Casebook by Annette Veech

  • SOC 315
    Sociology of Work (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: Sharon Squires
    Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins Sept 6, 2008
    Ends Dec. 6, 2008
    Textbooks: The Sociology of Work 3rd edition, Keith Grint, 2005. ISBN: 0-7456-32505
    The Mcdonalization of Society by George Ritzer (any edition)
    America What Went Wrong? Donald L. Barlett and James Steele. 1992 ISBN: 0-8362-7001-01

  • LBR 412
    Labor Law (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $735
    Instructor: David Sackman
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins Sept. 7, 2008
    Ends Dec. 7, 2008
    Textbook: Students are not required to purchase any textbooks
    All required readings will be available online at no cost

  • APS 300 Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $645
    Instructor: Jeff Badrtalei
    Begins Sept. 2, 2008
    Ends Nov. 25, 2008
    Textbooks: Pink, Daniel H. A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books, New York , 2006 (ISBN 978-1-59448-171-0)
    Weston, Anthony. A 21 st Century Ethical Toolbox . Oxford University Press,
    New York , 2008 (ISBN 978-0-19-530967-6)
    This class is online only and will not be broadcast

Summer 2008 Courses.

  • COM 365 Introduction to Public Relations
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Mike Bower
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Begins May 20, 2008
    Ends August 12, 2008
  • ANT 338 (substitutes for ANT 336)
    Comparative Cultures: Mainland Southeast Asia (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Susan Needham
    Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins May 10, 2008
    Ends August 9, 2008
  • MGT 310
    Management Theory (3)
    Syllabus coming
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Geri Girardin
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins May 11, 2008
    Ends August 10, 2008
  • COM 250
    Writing for the Media (3)
    Online Only No Broadcast Classes
    Syllabus
    Cost: $600
    Instructor: Nancy Cheever
    Begins May 27, 2008
    Ends July 11, 2008
  • ENG 350
    Advanced Composition (3)
    Online Only No Broadcast Classes
    Syllabus
    Cost: $600
    Instructor: TBA
    Begins May 31, 2008
    Ends July 11, 2008

 

Spring 2008 Courses.

  • HUM310
    Death and Dying (3)
    • Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Ken Lee
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Begins January 15, 2008
    Ends April 8, 2008
  • POL310
    Current Issues in American Government (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: TBD
    Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins January 12, 2008
    Ends April 19, 2008
  • MKT 350
    Principles of Marketing (3)
    • Syllabus
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Christopher Anicich
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins January 13, 2008
    Ends April 20, 2008

 

 

Fall 2007 Courses.

  • SMT 312.92 CRN 46094
    Natural Processes and Human Welfare (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Donald Gauthier
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Begins September 4, 2007
    Ends November 27, 2007
  • PSY 372.91 CRN 46134
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Muriel Sazak
    Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins August 25, 2007
    Ends December 1, 2007
  • SBS 318.91 CRN 46093 Cultural Pluralism (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $690
    Instructor: Sharon Squires
    Sundays noon - 2:00PM
    Begins August 26, 2007
    Ends December 2, 2007

 

Summer 2007

  • COM 365 Intro to Public Relations (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Mike Bower
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Begins May 8, 2007
    Ends August 7, 2007
  • COM 300 Organizational Communication (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Bill White
    Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins May 5, 2007
    Ends August 4, 2007
  • MGT 312 Organizational Behavior (3)
    Syllabus (the prerequisite has been waived for this term)
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Geri Geradin
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins May 6, 2007
    Ends August 5, 2007
  • APS 300 Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $585
    Instructor: Jeff Badrtalei
    Begins May 7, 2007
    Ends August 6, 2007
    • This class is online only and will not be broadcast

 

 

Spring 2007

  • HIS 348 :: Labor in American Society (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Myrna Donahoe
    Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
    Begins January 9, 2007
    Ends April 3, 2007
  • IDS 336 :: Civilization and the Environment (3)
    Syllabus coming soon
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Donald Gauthier
    Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins January 6, 2007
    Ends March 31, 2007
  • LBR 412 :: Labor Law (3)
    Syllabus
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Thomas Donahoe
    Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
    Begins January 7, 2007
    Ends April 1, 2007

The following two courses are broadcast every Fall and Spring semester as part of the 18 units required in the Applied Studies Liberal Arts component.

  • IDS336.91 :: Jazz in the Modern Era
    Syllabus
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Chet Hanley
    Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:30PM
    Begins September 12, 2006
    Ends December 12, 2006
  • IDS350.91 :: Gardens of California
    Syllabus
    Cost: $675
    Instructor: Frank McDonough
    Sundays 2:00 - 3:30PM
    Begins September 10, 2006
    Ends December 10, 2006

 

Fall 2006

MGT310.91 :: Management Theory
Syllabus
Cost: $675
Instructor: Jeff Badrtalei
Saturdays 12:00 - 2:00PM
Begins September 9, 2006
Ends December 9, 2006

PSY 372 :: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Syllabus
Cost: $675
Instructor: Muriel Sasaki
Sundays 12:00 - 2:00PM
Begins September 10, 2006
Ends December 10, 2006

SOC315.91 :: Sociology of Work
Syllabus
Cost: $675
Instructor: Vivian Price
Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00PM
Begins September 12, 2006
Ends December 12, 2006

The following two courses are broadcast every semester as part of the 18 units required in the Applied Studies Liberal Arts component.

IDS336.91 :: Jazz in the Modern Era
Syllabus
Cost: $675
Instructor: Chet Hanley
Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:30PM
Begins September 12, 2006
Ends December 12, 2006

IDS350.91 :: Gardens of California
Syllabus
Cost: $675
Instructor: Frank McDonough
Sundays 2:00 - 3:30PM
Begins September 10, 2006
Ends December 10, 2006