Interesting summer course offerings in Lewis College
Communication in Organizations
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 18 - June 26 (Summer Session A)
Prof. Libby Hemphill
Course number: COM 380
Fulfills H credit
Overview
What can movies and TV teach us about organizational communication? Let’s find out! This class provides an opportunity to examine and discuss the ways in which organizing, communicating, and interacting affect our worlds. Some of the things you will learn in this class include the knowledge to explain various theories of communication from different approaches to organizational scholarship, understand the relationships between social trends and organizational communication practices; discuss the roles of collaboration, participation, socialization, etc. in the workplace; and describe developments in organizational scholarship related to leadership, management, and communication technologies.
Politics and Public Policy
1 - 4:10 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, May 18 - June 27 (Summer Session A)
Prof. Matt Shapiro
Course number: PS 306
Fulfills C or S credit
Overview
The Department of Social Sciences provides IIT students with the opportunity to learn policy-related analytical skills and even engage in formal analysis. The summer provides a great opportunity to focus and develop these skills. Enroll Today! Become the policy expert you need to be, as policy studies will play a persistent role in your professional life. If you would like more information, please email Prof. Matt Shapiro at mshapir2@iit.edu.
Sport Psychology
12:10 – 2:50 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, June 1 – July 25 (Summer Session B)
Prof. Kelly Kazukauskas
Course number: PSYC 380
Overview
In this course, students will explore the major psychological theories of sport and exercise behavior. The course is designed to introduce students to the field of sport and exercise psychology through a combination of classroom discussion and exercise application. Major topics to be covered include personality characteristics and attitudes in sports, aggression in sports, social and motivational factors impacting sports performance and behavior, coaching and team dynamics, PEDs, eating disorders, and other common issues in sports, and exercise/fitness psychology.
The Triple Helix
1 - 3:10 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 29 - August 8 (Summer Session C)
Prof. Matt Shapiro
Course Number: SSCI 378-01
Overview
Explore government-led research and development (R&D) collaboration across government research institutes, private firms, and universities. This “triple helix” model originated in the 1980s in Japan under the technocratic model, which was quickly taken up by Germany, the UK, and the U.S. and is responsible for the success of innovations ranging from the integrated circuit to household hydrogen production. But why does it work, and is it always an ideal policy choice? In other words, should private firms be left alone to innovate, or should they be coupled with the public sector? For more information, contact Matt Shapiro at mshapiro2@iit.edu.
