ACADEMICSCourse Descriptions
The two day Peabody Workshop provides students with leadership training and group exercises and enriches the Powers and Values class
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Business, Government, and Public Policy (3 credits) - MGMT 264 -10
This course examines the history and philosophy of government
regulation and focuses on the changes that have occurred
in lobbying and the public policy process during the past
quarter century. Incorporating lectures, readings and
case studies, this course outlines the growth of political
activism in corporate America and the development of a
Washington, DC business-government affairs community.
Please click here for the Summer 2008 syllabus
Power and Values in Organizations
(3 credits)
- IDST 310-60
Identified by some alumni as "the best college
course they ever took,” this course is team-taught
by professionals who specialize in the relationship
between business and personal ethics. The course involves
a hands-on learning process, including group activities,
to demonstrate how power is defined in the professional
world and how individual beliefs apply. Students work
on creative team projects to analyze their moral beliefs
and how they apply in the workplace. The course includes
a two-day workshop designed to help students make the coursework personally
meaningful and discover sources of their own empowerment through games and power
exercises.
Please click here for the Summer 2008 syllabus.
Lobbying Internship Seminar (3 credits -
optional) - GOVT 241
This dynamic course allows students to earn credit for
their internship experience. The seminar consists of
internship reflection, leadership exercises and career
building activities. The seminar is part of the Leadership Scholars Program. Students may opt out of this course.
Please click here for the Summer 2008 syllabus.
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