GRADUATE CATALOG INDEX — Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies (GIDS)

501 Methodology (3)
Individualized Study course in which students plan a learning agreement for their graduate program. Includes identification of graduate advisors, proposal of coursework and Individualized Study to be accomplished, and preliminary determination of the Perspective project to be completed in 680.

545 Cultures and Social Concepts (3)
Individualized Study course that explores examples of socially significant philosophies expressed through the medium of world literature. World views and their depictions are selected for potential interconnectivity to other interdisciplinary subjects.

547 Early Modern Images of Leadership (3)
Examines challenges of leadership through studying Renaissance writings. Provides a strong background for understanding perennial philosophies of leadership that influence current discussion.

549 Format and Focus in Graduate Writing (3)
Focuses on organization and source usage in long graduate papers, content integration of complex material, citation and formatting systems, and expectations in constructing a thesis or major graduate presentation. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

550 Professional Writing (3)
Construction and analysis of graduate-level presentations according to the principles of professional communication. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

551 Grant Writing for Professionals (3)
Individualized Study course that introduces the various approaches to fund raising, with a major emphasis on grant writing for both government agencies and private and corporate foundations. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

555 Electronic Presentation (3)
Use of current Web editing tools to create graduate presentations on the Internet. Also listed under
GCJA and GHSC.

560 Critical Inquiry (3)
Overview of the history, philosophy, protocols, and resources pertaining to sustained critical inquiry at the graduate level. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

565 General Applications of Statistics (3)
Overview of statistical interpretation for evaluation of research. Also listed under GCJA.

566 Statistics Concepts Review (1)
Surveys the major concepts of elementary statistics that are most prominent in research as well as real-world applications: data description, probability, normal distribution, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and statistical testing and analysis. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

567 SPSS (1)
Survey of SPSS statistical software in such applications as counting responses, computing descriptive statistics, comparing groups, plotting data, and testing hypotheses. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

568 Minitab (1)
Survey of Minitab data analysis software and its utility for both descriptive and inferential statistics in such applications as chart making, calculating probabilities, probability distribution, confidence intervals, and statistical testing. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

570 Educational Strategies (3)
Covers teaching styles, learning styles, and educational theory and its application. Includes distinctions between pedagogy and andragogy. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

572 Working Across Disabilities (3)
Discusses society’s common attitudes toward and stereotypes about the disabled, as well as legislation pertaining to disabilities. Focus centers on the Americans with Disabilities Act and the need for “reasonable accommodation.” Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

575 Public Policy (3)
Explores how theory, speculation, and social movements become law. May be taken with a fieldwork segment of 580 studying a legislative or executive process. Also listed under GCJA and GHSC.

580 Content (var, max 25)
Prereq: 501. Individualized Study sequence in which the learning agreement determined in 501 is carried out under the direction of an advisor.

590 Mentored Content (var, max 25)
Section of Content comprising independently designed mentor-instructed courses approved in 501 by the
program administrator.

680 Perspective (8)
Prereq: 25 hrs 580 or other appropriate courses. Development and presentation of Perspective project.