EDUC 840 - College & University Leadership Structures (4 Credit Hours)
This course provides an examination of leadership theories and structures in institutions of higher education. Focusing on major theories of leadership of higher education organizations that inform leadership practices, students will develop skills as practitioners in university leadership. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the structure and function of university leadership structures from multiple theoretical perspectives. Students will gain an understanding of the management, leadership, and administrative roles of academic and student affairs offices in colleges and universities including personnel, program definition, research and teaching issues, and other functions of academic and programming oversight. Additional consideration to the roles, responsibilities, and leadership styles required will be examined for different organizational contexts. Through the linking of theory to practice, the class activities will lead students to develop skills as campus leaders and to empower them to make conscious, deliberate decisions, utilizing multiple, and at times divergent, theoretical frames.
Course Prerequisites - ENG 800
EDUC 845 - History of Higher Education (4 Credit Hours)
The purpose of this course is to explore critical, challenges facing American higher education. The course explores the history of higher education, with an emphasis on the development of higher education in the United States, to present challenges facing institutions. It includes issues of access, accountability, academic freedom, financial aid, state and federal government policy, changing legal structures, teaching and learning in a digital age, student issues, diversity, and the influence of business models and values on institutional strategy and practice. This course also covers different educational systems (community colleges, private colleges, and public colleges) and the critical issues affecting their institutional type. Students will gain an understanding of their responsibilities, critical thinking, and explore current issues that affect managers in institutions of higher education. This course addresses interdisciplinary influences on leadership practice within learning organizations and focuses on recent developments that have broad implications for research and practice in educational leadership.
Course Prerequisites - ENG 800
EGMT 330 - Introduction to the Energy Industry (4 Credit Hours)
This course will provide students with an overview of the current energy industry and its challenges in regards to policies and issues. This course is designed to provide an in-depth look at energy related events happening around the world, and provide an understanding of the impact of events on future energy use for societal and environmental well-being. This course will also discuss areas for energy efficiency improvement.
Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321, COMM 150 or SPCH 100, ENG 120
EGMT 430 - Legal/Ethical Envir of Energy Industry (4 Credit Hours)
This course provides legal and ethical analysis as it relates to the energy industry. Areas of energy law and ethics that relate to the contemporary business environment are examined in this course. Areas of study include: contracts, torts, crime, business organizations, and the legal and ethical responsibilities of energy industry leaders.
Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321, COMM 150 or SPCH 100, ENG 120, EGMT 330
EGMT 450 - Energy Finance (4 Credit Hours)
This course provides students with fundamental energy and financial information that is useful in the energy industry. Topics include the fundamentals of energy finance in the oil and gas industry and managing energy risks. The goal of the course is to provide today's energy and financial managers with the fundamental concepts and the tools necessary to be effective in the energy industry.
Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321, COMM 150 or SPCH 100, ENG 120, EGMT 330, FINA 301
EGMT 460 - Energy Markets & Innovation (4 Credit Hours)
This course explores existing energy sources and the structures to users around the world that are experiencing a period of rapid growth. The emergence of new technologies, limits to growth, and rapidly changing raw material prices contribute to increased risk and opportunity in the energy arena. Upon completion of the course, students should understand the nature of conventional and emerging energy generation and delivery. Students will also possess the tools for determining potential winners and losers and the innovative pathways to drive the development of energy sources.
Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321, COMM 150 or SPCH 100, ENG 120, EGMT 330
EGMT 495 - Energy Management Strategy Capstone (4 Credit Hours)
Energy businesses are increasingly using strategic concepts and tools to incorporate environmental and social considerations into their decisions and operations. This course is designed for those who need to understand the whole dynamic of the energy environment. The course will combine analysis of case studies and interactive activities as well as current readings related to the field of energy.
Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321, COMM 150 or SPCH 100, ENG 120, EGMT 330, EGMT 430, EGMT 450, EGMT 460
ENG 101 - College Preparatory Writing (4 Credit Hours)
Instruction in the basic mechanics of sentence structure, proper punctuation, and correct grammar, with a focus on the writing of simple three-point enumeration essays. Individualized attention is given to whatever writing problems each student may have. May not be used to fulfill core or major requirements.
Course Prerequisites - PF 121
ENG 120 - College Writing (4 Credit Hours)
In this course, students acquire the writing competence necessary for conducting and presenting research. A variety of assignments, beginning with personal reflections, build upon one another, as students develop ideas that respond to, critique, and synthesize the positions of others. Students systematize and organize knowledge in ways that will help them in all of their courses. The course also emphasizes the elements of good writing style, appropriate grammar and mechanics, clarity of language, and logical and cohesive development. It culminates in submission of a documented research paper.
Course Prerequisites - ENG 101 or Placement into ENG 120
ENG 130 - Research Paper (2 Credit Hours)
This is a writing course designed to help students successfully complete college writing projects that require research and documentation skills. Students study methods for using a library, gathering information, summarizing and synthesizing material, and writing and documenting a research paper. The course reviews and emphasizes elements of good writing such as unity, coherence, clarity, and appropriate grammar and mechanics. The course will also cover the appropriate application of APA citation and formatting guidelines.
Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321