02:090:101Building Community through Leadership and Understanding (3) Examines the nature of community and the function of leadership in building community. Mindful of the importance of individual responsibility, the course also analyzes the lure of individualism, the value of getting involved, and the inherent tension between altruism and selfishness. Through readings, discussions, and class projects, students examine the effect of leadership in communities on personal development and human growth. Also explores efficient use of the library, the learning resource center, and the academic information center. Syllabi and notices available online where students also may engage in discussions. Open only to first-year students; fall term. Students who fail to earn a grade of C or better must complete a course from the designated course list. List can be obtained from the Academic Information Center.

02:090:103Culture, Identity, and Education (3) Examines how personal and cultural identities are constructed, how they change, and the role of education in these processes. Open only to first-year students in the Livingston College Educational Opportunity Fund Program.

02:090:153,154First-Year Honors Writing and Dialogue Seminar (3,3) Readings, discussions, and written assignments designed to develop analytical and expressive skills. Emphasis on the development of research skills. Open only to students in the Livingston College Honors Program. Taken concurrently with 02:090:155,156. Fulfills college writing requirements.

02:090:155,156First-Year Honors (3,3) Interdisciplinary seminars in liberal arts or social sciences; content determined by instructor. Open only to first-year students in the Livingston College Honors Program. Substitutes for 02:090:101.

02:090:189,190,289,290,389,390,489,490Honors Colloquium (1 each) Ongoing series of meetings, lectures, discussions, and cultural events organized on a term basis. Open to all students in the Livingston College Honors Program.

02:090:202Introduction to Organization Leadership (3) Examines the nature of leadership, the processes that underpin group decisions, and the basic features of organizational culture. Provides a basic understanding of the organizational challenges that leaders must meet in order to guide successfully the course of events in a complex group, and analyzes how leaders must prepare themselves to meet those challenges. Familiarizes students with the basic literature and with fundamental issues that are covered in-depth in other courses within the minor. Students develop strategies for integrating and sharing their knowledge through extracurricular projects, including designing a web site that facilitates and enhances dialogue with each other and with students in other universities.

02:090:214Community and Social Involvement (3) Through theory and practice, the course challenges the students to develop a deep understanding of life in diverse local or global communities. Students work with organizations such as the Paul Robeson School in New Brunswick and the United Nations in New York City. Open only to students in the Livingston College Educational Opportunity Fund Program. Primarily designed for sophomores and juniors.

02:090:303Introductory Organizational Applications (1) Students assume positions of leadership or function as active members of a university organization, maintain a log of their activities, and complete an 8- to 10-page essay analyzing each aspect of their participation and assessing their impact in the organization. Work is supervised directly and graded by the organization`s adviser. Open only to students minoring in organizational leadership; to be taken with Leadership Theory II.

02:090:304Intermediate Organizational Applications (1) Students learn to simulate organizations electronically. Through interactive models, they analyze group dynamics and learn to anticipate outcomes, as well as gain a clear sense of the impact that their behavior has on organizational outcomes. They implement their vision and effectively engage in problem-solving scenarios in this electronic environment. Laboratory instruction focuses on strategies for leading within organizations outside the university setting.

02:090:308Diversity in the Workplace (3) Theory, research, and practice in the ways that cultural diversity is managed in organizations and social institutions. Open only to students in the Livingston College Educational Opportunity Fund Program.

02:090:358Junior Honors Thesis Workshop (1) * Preparation for the senior project; development of topics; compilation of bibliographic material. Open only to juniors in the Livingston College Honors Program.

02:090:398Paul Robeson Junior Seminar (1) * Overview of research methodology and development of thesis proposals in preparation for the Paul Robeson Scholars Project in the senior year.

02:090:404Advanced Organizational Applications/ Capstone Seminar (4) Capstone experience for the minor; designed to integrate what students have learned and to utilize fully every facet of their experience. Coordinated by instructors of the introductory course (02:090:202 Introduction to Organizational Leadership). The same instructors also select and organize the faculty that will grade the students' final work. Open only to students minoring in organizational leadership. Prerequisites: 02:090:202, 303, and 304.

02:090:455,456Senior Honors Thesis Workshop (1,1) * Taken in conjunction with senior project. May be combined with departmental honors thesis credit, departmental independent study credit, or 02:090:493,494 Honors Independent Study. Open only to seniors in the Livingston College Honors Program.

02:090:491,492Senior Robeson Thesis Workshop (1,1) * Taken in conjunction with 02:090:495,496. Open only to Livingston College seniors designated Paul Robeson Scholars.

02:090:493,494Senior Honors Independent Study (3,3) Interdisciplinary or cross-curricular senior honors projects; supervised by director of honors program. Open only to seniors in the Livingston College Honors Program.

02:090:495,496Paul Robeson Scholars Project (3,3) * Taken in conjunction with independent research project in the senior student's major department. Open only to Livingston College seniors designated Paul Robeson Scholars.