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MET AR 766 Arts & the Community
An analysis of issues that involve the engagement of cultural institutions with their immediate community. Includes an examination of local arts centers, local arts councils, arts service organizations, agency/government relations, urban issues, multiculturalism, and festivals.
Offered: Summer I
4 credit course Rose Austin
TUESDAY & THURSDAY, 6:00-9:30PM

MET AC 630 Financial and Managerial Accounting
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems of financial and managerial accounting. Includes data accumulation, accounting principles, financial statement analysis, measurement and disclosure issues, cost analysis, budgeting and control, production costs, and standard costs.
Offered: Summer II
4 credit course
WEDNESDAY, 6:00-9:30PM

MET AD 725 Negotiations and Organizational Conflict Resolution
A communications skills course designed to better understand the nature of conflict and its resolution through persuasion, collaboration, and negotiation. Students will learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. Students will assess their own styles, skills, and values, and develop techniques to better resolve disputes, achieve objectives, and exert influence.
Offered: Summer II
4 credit course
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, 6:00-9:30PM

MET AD 733 Leadership in Management
What does it mean to be a good leader? Can key elements of good leadership be identified? This dynamic course will start with an exploration of traditional and contemporary models of leadership, leadership development and management training. From there, participants will assess their own personal skills, preferences, aptitude and readiness to confront the challenges of leadership through a series of exercises, simulations and hands-on activities. Key elements of leadership, such as visiting, communicating, decision-making, team building and motivating will be studied and practiced. This course combines a thorough review of the theoretical aspects of leadership with the opportunity for "real world" applications through experiential learning.
Summer Description: This course provides a comprehensive overview of leadership, skills and abilities through an examination of traditional and contemporary models of leadership. Students examine personal attitudes and perceptions as they relate to their leadership abilities and explore such areas as team building, motivation and reward. This course is offered, at times, in a residential experiential format at the Boston University Sargent Center in New Hampshire.
Offered: Summer II
4 credit course
Class Meets Jun 10-30: Jun 10,17: 5-8PM; Jun 18,19: 9AM-5PM; Jun 24-26 at SAR Ctr: 9AM-7PM; Jun 30: 5-7PM

COM CM 706 Organizational Communications
Develops both theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of internal organizational communication. Topics include motivation, leadership, organizational climate, formal and informal channels, management, and relational communication in an organizational context. Organizational communication assessment and change is emphasized. Prerequisite: Permission of Advisor only
Offered: Summer I
4 credit course
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, 9:30-1:00PM

COM CM 722 Communication Research
Introduction to the methodology of communication research. Includes both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Attention to the nature of scientific logic, computer literature searches, research design, questionnaire construction, sampling, measurement techniques, and data analysis. Explores the use of focus groups, experiments, surveys, and content analysis.
Offered: Summer I
4 credit course
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, 1:00-4:30PM