DeVry Course Description

Nathan B McCartney

BUSN412 Business Policy
This course integrates functional disciplines within the curriculum,
and introduces the nature of strategic management as
well as how business policy is created. Topics include organizational
vision and mission, industry and competitive analysis,
sustainable competitive advantage, strategy formulation and
implementation, and strategic leadership. Through case analyses
and a simulation exercise, students develop strategic plans
and engage in strategic management.
ENGL216 Technical Writing
This course builds on basic composition principles and focuses on
common technical and workplace documents including descriptions;
instructions; procedures; reports; proposals; analyses; and
other types of applied writing, such as memos and letters. Students
apply a writing process strategy and guidelines for audience
analysis, effective technical style, organizational strategies and
visual aids.
MGMT303 Principles of Management
This course examines fundamental management theories and
traditional managerial responsibilities in formal and informal organizational
structures. Planning, organizing, directing, controlling
and staffing are explored.
SOCS335 Workplace Culture and Communication
Students build on prior work in communication and the social
sciences to examine various genres of workplace culture
through which workers communicate, such as writing, dress,
humor, workspace decoration, rituals, technology-based
expressions and others. Analyzing workplaces as complex
systems with subgroups, students identify challenges of
cross-cultural communication as well as strategies for meeting
those challenges, and explore how workers adapt to cultural
change in the workplace.
TC220 Rhetorical Strategies for Technical Communication
Students in this course use audience and context analysis,
determination of purpose and other rhetorical strategies to create
technical documents for persuasive and informative purposes.
Major emphasis is placed on logic, argument, evidence and
various appeals in producing documents containing sound
reasoning and effective language. Studies include logical
fallacies; social, ethical, political and practical influences; and
ways of incorporating quantitative and qualitative information
into documents.
TC420 Marketing and Corporate Communications
Students in this course apply rhetorical strategies and composition
principles to create marketing literature, investor communications,
media releases and executive presentations. The course
includes current communication issues in business, such as
globalization, cross-cultural influences, technological advances,
ethics and regulatory requirements. Students develop and present
oral and written reports in a variety of media and channels.
Client practitioner involvement is used as available.
SOCS350 Cultural Diversity in the Professions
Students explore cross-cultural issues and diversity to help
create a positive foundation for understanding and working
effectively with others. Cultural issues including values,
beliefs and practices that affect individuals, groups and
communities are discussed. Case studies and other
applications are examined, particularly as they relate to the
workplace and to professional practice. Experiential learning
designed to increase understanding and appreciation of differing
cultures is included.
PSYC315 Social Psychology
Students in this course explore ways in which individuals think
about, influence, are influenced by and otherwise relate to people.
Individual behavior in the context of social groups and forces
is emphasized. Coursework provides a basis for scientifically
addressing key issues of this field.