Courses

A study of the principles and practice of public speaking with an emphasis on the organization of material and the vocal and physical aspects of delivery in various public speaking situations.

Introduces the student to the fundamentals of oral communication. Topics include selection and organization of materials, preparation and delivery of individual and group presentations, analysis of ideas presented by others, and professionalism.

This course is focused on introducing students to the world of publishing and professionalizing students as editors, helping students learn or hone the skills they'll need to edit (at all levels-content, sentence, punctuation) their own and others' work, and assisting them to develop documents and credentials to present to a potential employer. (Offered spring semester only)

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Provides a general knowledge of purchasing for today’s Supply Chains. The student will be introduced to Crossfunctional teaming, Purchasing and Supply Performance, Supplier Integration into new Product Development, Supplier Development, Strategic Cost Management and Total Ownership Cost (TOC), and many other topics.

This course is a study of the fundamental aspects of industrial and government purchasing. Emphasis is placed on procedures, techniques, and challenges in the field of purchasing, as well as the basic organization of purchasing departments. Topics include: purchasing role in business, industrial purchasing, purchasing capital equipment, purchasing management and organization, governmental purchasing, electronic data interchange, and ordering decisions.

This course provides an historical and philosophical overview of the foundations of qualitative research methodology as well as the major research strategies and design in qualitative research. This course is intended for undergraduate students planning to conduct qualitative research.

This course is an in-depth study of statistical quality control as it pertains to the measurements arena. Statistical analysis is utilized to determine uncertainties, control charts, and dealing with variables.

This course familiarizes students with the principles and concepts of leadership in quality improvement. Topics include the history of quality improvement, quality improvement leaders, quality tools, quality improvement implementation, team building for quality improvement, and future quality tenders.

This course provides an historical and philosophical overview of the foundations of quantitative research methodology as well as the major research strategies and design in quantitative research.