170 Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs

170:050. Career Decision Making -- 2 hrs.
Introduction to a structured career decision-making process, including self-awareness, career and educational information, computerized and internet assistance and resources, and related activities/projects. (Offered Fall and Spring)

170:055. Strategies for Academic Success -- 2 hrs.
Provides development and use of effective learning and study strategies/skills necessary for independent learning and academic success. University policies, procedures, and services will also be addressed. (Offered Fall and Spring)

170:218. Organization and Governance of Postsecondary Education -- 3 hrs.
Introduction to the organization and administration of institutions that conduct postsecondary education including two- and four-year colleges and universities. Emphasis on organizational theory and behavior and use of case studies to illuminate the multifaceted mission and operation of these organizations. (Offered Fall)

170:222. Communication and Leadership in Postsecondary Education -- 3 hrs.
Broad overview of communication, counseling and advising theory and their application to leadership in the postsecondary setting. Emphasis is on developing individual communication skills for the various professional roles found in postsecondary education. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (Offered Fall)

170:230. Postsecondary Curriculum and Assessment -- 3 hrs.
A study of relationships between key elements of academic planning and student learning at course, program, and institutional levels. Investigation of issues affecting, perspectives on, and models for curricular and assessment decision making. (Offered Spring)

170:231. Assessment in Postsecondary Education — 3 hrs.
Examination of topics related to assessment in postsecondary education including benchmarking, program evaluation, student learning and developmental outcomes, student needs, student satisfaction, and campus culture. Prerequisite: 250:205. (Offered Spring)

170:250. Teaching in College -- 3 hrs.
Examination of issues and problems in college teaching including roles of the college teacher, factors affecting teaching and learning environment, learning theory, course planning, and teaching strategies. (Offered Fall and Spring)

170:252. Current Issues in Higher Education -- 3 hrs.
Organized around the major issues confronting community colleges, senior colleges, and universities in contemporary society. (Variable)

170:256. The Two-Year College -- 3 hrs.
Provides the learner with an understanding of the mission, governance, operation, and student and faculty issues unique to the two-year college in the United States, with particular attention to Iowa. (Offered Spring and Summer)

170:260. History and Philosophy of Higher Education -- 3 hrs.
Overview of the historical development, issues, philosophies, and cultural backgrounds of higher education in America. (Offered Fall)

170:262. Administration of Continuing and Lifelong Education -- 3 hrs.
Survey of the history, background and impact of continuing and lifelong education in the United States. Exploration of the demographic, economic and social trends influencing continuing and lifelong education, the programs and structures which facilitate lifelong education, and the implications of continuing and lifelong education for administrators and faculty in higher education. Focus on policy, program development, and management and consideration of significant emerging issues in these areas. (Variable)

170:264. Introduction to Student Affairs -- 3 hrs.
Introduction to the field of college/university student services with applications of theory to practice. (Offered Fall)

170:266. Administration of Student Affairs — 3 hrs.
Provides the knowledge and develops the skills essential to effective administration of student affairs staff and services, i.e., professional development, strategic planning, budgeting and finance, human resource management, policy and legal issues and technology and change. Prerequisites: 170:218; 170:264. (Offered Fall)

170:270. College Student Development -- 3 hrs.
Addresses student development theories (moral, ethical, intellectual, and psychosocial), and their application in student affairs settings. (Offered Spring)

170:285. Readings in Postsecondary Education.
(Variable)

170:289. Seminar in Postsecondary Education.
(Variable)

170:290. Practicum in Postsecondary Education -- 3 hrs.
Orientation and experience for Student Affairs students in a professional setting. Offered on credit/no credit basis only. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours. (Variable)

170:291. Internship in Postsecondary Education -- 3-6 hrs.
Supervised substantive experience in a postsecondary setting. (Variable)

170:299. Research.
(Variable)