Portfolio Development

Catalog description

This course is strongly recommended for students planning to submit a portfolio describing and documenting their prior college-level learning experience. Topics include an overview of experiential learning, writing a portfolio paper, and collecting documentation in support of a portfolio paper. MOD 1010 Portfolio Development (3 hours) An overview of experimental learning styles is explored with specific attention to David A. Kolb’s experimental learning theory. Students will explore lifelong learning experiences based on concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. The course will prepare students to submit a portfolio paper for additional credit based on their lifelong learning experiences. MOD 120 Basic Employment Law (3 hours) Challenge Exam Option ONLY This course is an introduction to the basic principles of employment law. The course covers major legislation affecting the employment relationship including civil rights, whistleblower, and wage/hour law. The course also introduces basic theories of tort law as they apply to the employment relationship. MOD 1500 Introduction to Group Dynamics (3 hours) This course focuses on the communication behavior of individuals within group structures. Students explore the stages of group development, decision-making techniques, group problems and problem solving, resolution skills, norms, structures, leadership, authority, membership, ethics, cultural sensitivity, and the intra-and inter-personal dynamics within small groups.