Applied Studies Seminar: Group Dynamics

Catalog description

This professional, hybrid-format seminar provides students an opportunity to connect their technical knowledge to group dynamics issues in their area of expertise. The Professor serves as a facilitator/mentor providing principles regarding groups, their development and dynamics, and students share their perspectives and insights as they relate this material to their areas of professional knowledge. The process is designed to relate academic theory and practical experience around group dynamics issues. Specific issues addressed in the seminar include the formation of groups, group cohesion, social influence, authority and conformity, decision making, and conflict.