Catalog 73 - National University

Course Descriptionsbusiness practices, personnel and human resourcesissues, organizational behavior, technology, and currentresearch and practices in ecological golf coursemanagement.PGM 216: Mental Prep & Short GameAn overview of basic concepts from sports psychologyas they apply to the game golf and the implementationof these concepts in all aspects of thegame. An extensive exploration of the short game,including drills, mechanics, and the importance ofmental preparation.PGM 220: Adv Sem. Instr. Player DevelopAn advanced seminar into the instruction and developmentof intermediate and advanced players.Player development theory: the application of playerdevelopment principles in teaching, and the mentalaspects of the game of golf will be discussed.PGM 444: Instruction/Player Develop.(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101 and PSY 100)Survey of major concepts on coaching, instruction,and player development. Topics will range fromexploring the philosophy of teaching, on coursemanagement, how fitness relates to the golf performance,applied sport psychology, and the use oftechnology to improve teaching and performance.PGM 445: Player Development II Seminar(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101 and PSY 100)An advanced seminar into the development ofinstruction and player development. Focus of thecourse is on the application of instruction and playerdevelopment principles, including the integration ofapplied sport psychology principles.PGM 447: Prof. Golf Management Seminar(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101 and PSY 100)A seminar in the principles of facility planning,operations, and management. Analysis and discussionof basic accounting theory and the applicationof accounting principles. The use of ethical businessplanning in the creation of a facility mission and thetechniques and methods to develop financial forecastsand budgets will be discussed. Effective businesspractices and their differences in private, semiprivate,and municipal facilities will be explored.PGM 448: Senior Project in PGM(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101, PSY 100 and 10 core classes)A two-month course in applied sport psychologyand professional golf management. Students willuse real-world experiences as a laboratory for understanding,developing, and advancing the principlesof applied sport psychology and professional golfmanagement.PHL – PhilosophyPHL 100: Introduction to Philosophy(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)A study of the various ways in which outstandingthinkers have approached fundamental philosophicalissues, such as knowledge, reality, the self, religion,and values. Skills are developed for thinkingand arguing philosophically, and for setting ideologicaldebates in cultural, literary, and historical contexts.PHL 238: Real-World Critical Thinking(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)An introduction to rational and critical thinkingskills essential for evaluating logical or fallaciousarguments, and for recognizing verbal trickery orlinguistic distortion. Typical real-world situationsare emphasized and illustrated in the contexts ofmarketing, politics, advertising, and business, byapplying deductive and inductive reasoning methods.PHL 320: Comparative Religion +(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)Major world religions, including Hinduism,Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism,Christianity, and Islam, are surveyed in their literaryand historical contexts. The sociology of religion isextensively addressed, and parallels in myths, rituals,conversion, and rites of passage are compared.Recent and contemporary religious trends are alsoaddressed.PHL 326: Chinese Thought(Prerequisites: English 100/101)History of Chinese thought and religion from 5thB.C until 10th century A.D., with an emphasis on thecontinuing relevance of these traditions in Chinatoday. The course will focus on the following schoolsof thought and related religions: Confucianism,Moism, Daoism, Legalism, BuddhismPHL 332: Religion of Islam(Prerequisites: ENG100/101)This course will deal with religion of Islam and itscultural influence in Central and South Asia, Africa,and the Near East. The course will examine the rootsof Islam since Mohammed and its practices, literature,social and political movements of Islam lateron. The issue of gender, treatment of other religions,and current Islam will be of special emphasis.PHL 336: Philosophy of Science(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)A survey of major theories of science. Considers thenature of scientific knowledge, the roots of science inour everyday cognition and behavior, the relation oftheory to experimentation, the social implications ofscience, the relation of physical to social science andthe relation of science to technology.PHL 337: Ethics(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)An examination of value theories from historical,cultural, and ideological perspectives. Personal, professional,and societal moral dilemmas are illustratedand analyzed within the contemporary context ofreal-world challenges to ethical problem-solving.Responsibility, accountability, presuppositions, andconsequences are all debated on a case-study basis.PHL 339: Study of a Major Philosopher(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)In-depth analysis of the writings and ideology of amajor figure in the history of philosophical thought.Particular aspects of that figure’s contribution tophilosophy, or relationships with other philosophersor schools of thought, are to be determined by theinstructor in the context of the specific thinker chosen.PHL 375: Environmental Ethics(Prerequisite: ENG 100/101)An exploration of ethical theories cited and appliedto contemporary environmental issues, such as animalrights and experimentation, habitat loss, speciesextinction, pollution, industrialization, and populationcontrol. Western cultural and ecologicalassumptions are examined through the lenses ofhumanitarian, eco-centric, and utilitarian perspectives.PHS - PhysicsPHS 102: Survey of Physical ScienceAn introduction to the basic principles and generalconcepts of the physical sciences. Develops selectedtopics from chemistry and physics. A general educationcourse for non-technical majors.PHS 104: Introductory Physics(Prerequisite: 2 years of high school algebra and MTH204 or 215 or 216A/B)Non-calculus based general physics course for earthand life science majors. Study of force, laws ofmotion, hear, fluid mechanics, electricity, magnetism,light (optics) and modern physics. This course PHS172, or their equivalents, have been completed.PHS 104A: Introductory Physics Lab(1.5 quarter units)(Prerequisite: PHS 104 or PHS 171)Non-calculus based general physics course for earthand life science majors. Laboratoryexperiments/exercises, including data analysis ontopics, including but not limited to: electricity, magnetism,light (optics) and nuclear physics.PHS 130A: Physics Lab for Engineers(1.5 quarter units)Non-calculus based general physics lab course forMaster of Science in Environmental Engineeringonline program. The course includes interactiveillustrations, explorations, and problems in majorparts of General Physics: Kinematics, Dynamics,Electric current and Optics.PHS 171: General Physics 1(Prerequisite: MTH 215, or MTH 216A & 216B)Non-calculus based general physics. Study of onedimensionaland two-dimensional kinematics,dynamics, statics, work, energy, linear momentum,circular motion and gravitation, fluid statics.Intended for science majors.PHS 172: General Physics 2(Prerequisite: PHS 171)Non-calculus based general physics. Study of temperature,kinetic theory, gas laws, heat, oscillatorymotion and waves, electricity and magnetism, electromagneticwaves, optics, special relativity atomicphysics, radioactivity and nuclear physics. Intendedfor science majors.PLA – Paralegal StudiesPLA 301: Legal Theory and EthicsNote: This is a mandatory first course for all new studentsin all programs.Introduction to the nature of the law and the legalsystem and an overview of areas of legal practice.Focus on legal problem solving, case analysis, factpattern analysis, selected topical surveys of law, andlegal ethics and professional responsibility for thelegal assistant.PLA 302: Computers and the LawThis course will teach computer technology as a toolto assist the legal professional in the practice of law.The class utilizes lecture, group discussion, andhands-on computer usage. Using the latest softwarefor time and billing, case management, docketingcontrol, and litigation support, students will tacklelegal projects with assignments in the computer lab.Students will learn how to effectively evaluate vendorproducts as well as design and manage a litigationdatabase project. Also covered are telecommunicationsand computer-assisted research, such asLexis, Westlaw, and CD-ROM databases. Ethical considerations,such as software piracy, misuse of softwareand databases, security, and the protection ofclient data are reviewed.CourseDescriptions413