Justice is integral to social work practice because of the larger structural issues that directly impact clients, thus addressing challenges at the micro, or individual, level has limited implications for change. To truly effect change, social workers must have a systemic perspective, incorporating micro and macro elements grounded in a justice context.
This course is the final exit colloquium designed to prepare students for synthesizing their final capstone projects. This course goes beyond preparing students to critically consume and implement research evidence in practice and transitions students to develop skills for producing knowledge that informs practice. Students will master the requisite techniques related to strategic dissemination of replicable and consumable information to stakeholders at all levels.
HON 386 Internship Experience, 0 credits. Lewis Honors College students are required to complete six credit hours of experiential education as part of the Honors curriculum. HON 386 is offered to allow students to receive a transcript notation for a significant summer internship experience and fulfill 3 credit hours of the Honors experience requirement. Students must submit an HON 386 Proposal before the internship, which must be approved by the Lewis Honors College.
This course is designed to assist students in developing the tools they need to be successful in their student leadership positions in the Lewis Honors College, such as peer mentors and Honors ambassadors. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.
A service learning course focused on critical problem solving, project management skills, shared team collaboration and assessments. Students obtain a clearer understanding of complex organizations like nonprofits, consider the value and role of service to others and putting others before self, and cultivate a greater appreciation for service in their future careers. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits.
The Honors thesis provides a culmination to an Honors student's academic career. The Honors thesis should be an outgrowth of the student's academic work, rooted in their chosen discipline, in most cases in the student's major or minor. In cases where a student has multiple majors, minors, or interdisciplinary interests that are not captured in a major or minor, the student should work with their Honors academic advisor to identify a topic that is supported by their academic work.
This course provides students with an introduction to visual communication elements, principles, theory and ethics. Students will also learn to recognize, evaluate and critique the visual elements of persuasive strategic and branded visual communication.
This course presents a clear overview of the digital media strategies for business and offers opportunities for acquiring analytical skills of performing integrated strategic communication (ISC) functions in digital environments. Topics covered include search engine optimization, pay- per-click advertising, email marketing, digital/social media analytics, in-game advertising/virtual worlds, content strategies, and mobile marketing. Attention will also be given to working knowledge of the digital analytics tools for creating, managing, executing, and evaluating digital strategies.
This course will develop skills in information gathering, news judgment, organization and writing for sports. Students will learn to cover a major sports beat, breaking sports news and feature stories. The class also will teach editing and style, specifically related to sports coverage.
In this course students will learn how to produce, shoot, edit, anchor and write a weekly, 30-minute sports show. Areas of emphasis include producing, writing and reporting. This class will deepen the student's understanding of what is required to work in the sports news industry. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, three hours per week.
