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ASIA198 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES Topic will be listed in the semester class schedule.
ASIA199 PRESENTATIONS ON ASIA Further development of a paper or project completed for an ASIA course or study abroad experience and intended for presentation at John Carroll's Annual Celebration of Scholarship or other appropriate forum. Pass/Fail.
ASIA298 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES Topic will be listed in the semester class schedule.
ASIA299 INDEPENDENT STUDY Directed reading or individual research.
ASIA398 SPECIAL TOPICS: CHINA Typically includes faculty-led, short-term study tour, at additional cost to students. Since topics vary, students may register for more than one semester with the consent of their academic advisor. Depending on course content, students may petition...
ASIA490 CAPSTONE COURSE IN ASIAN STUDIES A project that ties together the student's ASIA coursework and reflects on the student's experience in the ASIA major. Required to complete the major. Senior standing and permission of the ASIA director required.
ER110 CAPA: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING Develops creative ability and its application to problem solving. Uses experiential exercises and the lenses of visual, digital, and musical arts to create and present projects/ideas.
ER112 DREAM BIG All of us have ambitions and long to do more in this life. But we also have all kinds of distractions, misunderstandings, and assumptions blurring what we need to do to bring our dreams to life. In this course, you will explore your hopes, dreams, an...
ER115 QA: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN SCIENCE, BUSINESS, AND HUMANITIES Uses quantitative data sets to identify and recognize problems, analyze options, draw inferences, make decisions, and effectively represent and communicate results. Cases drawn from science, business, humanities, politics, and education. Discussion o...
ER120 ISJ: POVERTY AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Focuses on several major issues rooted in poverty and the difference between service and social entrepreneurship in working with these issues. Study and analysis of national and international social entrepreneurship projects related to poverty and th...
ER140 BIG SOLUTIONS Explores solutions to justice and sustainable development issues in the United States, through lenses of creativity and innovation. This will be accomplished through online discussions, reflections, presentations, and written assignments.Prerequisite...
ER201 CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND DEVELOPMENT Students practice creativity through techniques for improving the flexibility and originality of their thinking, thereby developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Using this mindset, students generate ideas and recognize problems worth solving using dif...
ER202 LINK: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION: SCIENCE AND INNOVATION Students practice creativity through techniques for improving the flexibility and originality of their thinking, thereby developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Using this mindset, students work with a team to study issues and ideas related to the pri...
ER203 LINK: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION: ENERGY Students practice creativity through techniques for improving the flexibility and originality of their thinking, thereby developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Using this mindset, students work with a team to study issues and ideas related to the pri...
ER204 CREATIVITY & INNOVATION: HEALTH Students practice creativity through techniques for improving the flexibility and originality of their thinking, thereby developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Using this mindset, students work with a team to study issues and ideas related to the pri...
ER230 LAUNCHING THE SOCIAL INNOVATION VENTURE Experiential course in developing a new venture. Students work individually to create a manuscript (for a non-fiction book) in an area of interest using the key concepts needed to develop a start-up.Prerequisite: EN125 or equivalent, and instructor p...
ER301 INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP This experiential course continues the process critical to the entrepreneurial mindset. Students will practice human-centered design processes, idea generation and validation, product prototyping, business design and modeling, customer development, a...
ER304 ISJ: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Applies the skills developed in ER 301 to social enterprises. Introduces the meaning and importance of social entrepreneurship in the modern economy and demonstrates how entrepreneurial orientation can assist in the attainment of nonprofit and social...
ER305 ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR ENTREPRENEURS Introduces accounting and finance concepts and fundamentals for an entrepreneurial venture or idea. Focuses on the money needed to start a venture, revenue and expense forecasting, and sources of start-up capital. Also covers business ownership optio...
ER306 ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING & SALES Prerequisite: ER 301. Introduces marketing and sales concepts for entrepreneurial ventures, using real-life experiences and products to develop marketing and sales programs and to present them to entrepreneurs and business owners. Involves working in...
ER330 PROMOTING THE SOCIAL INNNOVATION VENTURE Students take the manuscript created in ER 230 and develop a plan for promoting and marketing their book. Students completing the required activities will publish their books at conclusion.Prerequisite: ER 230 and instructor permission.Offered: Sprin...
ER405 SEMINAR/SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION Topic will be announced in the semester course schedule.Prerequisite: Permission of Program Director.Offered: Fall, Spring and Summer.
ER480 ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIELD EXPERIENCE A capstone course that uses and expands upon the entrepreneurial mindset and skills developed throughout the minor. Students complete a group project that involves the development of a new idea from conception to launch, the presentation of the idea...
ER481 ENTRPRNRSP FLD EXP: INTERNSHIP A capstone course that involves directed and supervised work experience in organization on entrepreneurial ventures. Students will complete a final project and presentation.Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Director, completion of at least 12 h...
ER498 INDEPENDENT STUDY Supervised independent study in an area of entrepreneurship. Projects must be approved prior to registration.Prerequisite: Permission of the Program Director, declared entrepreneurship minor.Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
ER501 STARTUP EXPERIENCE Students will complete a co-op or internship with a Northeast Ohio startup company or with an innovative unit of a corporation. With assistance of Northeast Ohio partners and our Boler Professional Development staff, students will be guided to an exp...
ER550 3-DAY INTENSIVE BOOTCAMP FOR MSIE The focus of this intensive experience is to expose students to the highs, lows, pressure, and fun of the entrepreneurial process. Over the course of 3 full days, students will network, pitch ideas, build teams, find customers, experiment, build prot...
ER551 CREATIVITY AND DESIGN THINKING The focus of this course is on design thinking, a problem-solving approach that emphasizes customer empathy, prototyping, and iteration. The course is designed around a model of empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing. A series of p...
ER552 FAILURE AS A LEARNING TOOL The focus of this course is failure. Students will analyze the causes of failure, and will be presented a framework that will enable them to learn from failure. Through in-depth reflections of personal and professional failures, students will develop...
ER553 INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS Students will apply design methodologies and innovation tools while working closely with a client company with a real problem to solve. Students will study business model innovation, and will learn how to identify new business opportunities, design a...
ER554 CASE STUDY 1 The Case Study 1 class will focus on creativity, innovative thinking, ethics and social responsibility. The case will present students with a current in-depth problem, challenge or opportunity an entrepreneur in Northeast Ohio is currently facing. Th...
ER555 CASE STUDY 2 The Case Study 2 class will focus on business modeling and financial management. Each case study will present students with a current in-depth problem, challenge or opportunity an entrepreneur in Northeast Ohio is currently facing. The issue presente...
ER556 INNOVATIVE THINKING Explores a variety of customer-centric techniques for identifying opportunities, generating ideas to fit those opportunities, and translating those ideas into value propositions that, in turn, create value for the organization. Also includes a framew...
ER557 INNOVATION,PLANNING&FORECAST'G How to refine innovative ideas to fit customer needs using financial and planning tools. Students will learn how to plan the implementation of their innovation and forecast its impact. The ability to communicate qualitative and quantitative informati...
ER560 SOCIAL INNOVATION RESEARCH This course focuses on conducting research in resource constrained environments, particularly at the margins of society such as in refugee camps, post-conflict areas, and amongst internally displaced persons. Students are introduced to the data colle...
ER595 INDEPENDENT STUDY In-depth reading or research project conducted under the supervision of a member of the graduate faculty. Permission from the Assistant Dean of Graduate Business Programs and GPA of 3.0 or higher are required for this course to count towards the degr...
GEND101 ISJ: INTRODUCTION TO GENDER STUDIES Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of gender and sexuality. Addresses issues such as sexism, homophobia, racism, bodies and sexuality, poverty, families, violence, and resistance. Students will gain the critical tools to analyze many gendere...
GEND299 SPECIAL TOPICS Selected topic in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies announced in advance. May be repeated with a different topic.
GEND400 CRITICAL FEMINIST INQUIRY Explores research techniques commonly used to study issues related to gender and sexuality, and the politics of knowledge production. Topics include historical research, literature reviews, critical analysis, interviewing, using survey data, ethics a...
GEND410 INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR Capstone experience involving an internship in a setting which aligns with the student’s interests, skills, or career goals. This may include internships in non-profit, social justice, legal, health, human service, or research settings. A weekly semi...
GEND498 ADVANCED SUPERVISED STUDY Supervised independent study on advanced topics. Prerequisite: GEND 101, junior or senior standing, and permission of the Program Director.
IB301 EGC: CULTURE AND CHANGE Uses a historical and behavioral lens to analyze how culture can affect economic, social, political, and organizational change, and how these changes can affect different cultures. Major historical changes and their consequences in shaping culture ar...
IB304 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS I One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university, but will transfer back as this course. Covers fundamental issues in international economics....
IB305 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS I One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers fundamental issues in international business. Prereq...
IB306 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE I One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers fundamental issues in international finance. Prerequ...
IB307 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT I One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers fundamental issues in international management. Prer...
IB308 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING I One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers fundamental issues in international marketing. Prere...
IB309 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS I One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. Specific course will be titled by study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers basic issues in international business environments. Prerequ...
IB404 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers advanced issues in international economics. Prerequi...
IB405 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS II One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers advanced issues in international business. Prerequis...
IB406 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE II One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers advanced issues in international management. Prerequ...
IB407 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT II One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers advanced issues in international management. Prerequ...
IB408 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING II One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers advanced issues in international marketing. Prerequi...
IB409 ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS II One of three pre-approved electives to be taken during the required study-abroad semester. The specific course will be titled by the study-abroad university but transfer back as this course. Covers advanced issues in international business environmen...
IB494 SEMINAR IN INT'L BUSINESS Study of contemporary issues in international business not covered in depth in other courses. Specific topic, method of presentation, and requirements are designated by the seminar leader. Prerequisite: IB 301 or as announced.
IB495 BUSINESS PROBLEM SOLVING ACROSS CULTURES The capstone course of the IBLC major. Students are confronted with a series of problems that they solve initially for a company in the U.S., and then for a company abroad. Emphasis is on how the solutions need to change as a function of culture. Sho...
IB498 INDEPENDENT STUDY Research project supervised by a faculty member of the Boler College of Business willing to act as advisor. The student selects an aspect of international business, establishes goals, and develops a plan of study. The plan must be approved by the pro...
IB498A INDEPENDENT STUDY Prerequisites: overall G.P.A. of 3.0 average or higher, and permission of program director and faculty member. Research project supervised by a faculty member of the Boler School of Business willing to act as advisor. The student selects an aspect of...
IB498B INDEPENDENT STUDY Prerequisites: overall G.P.A. of 3.0 average or higher, and permission of program director and faculty member. Research project supervised by a faculty member of the Boler School of Business willing to act as advisor. The student selects an aspect of...
LP101 INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP Introduction to the concept of leadership and traits, values, characteristics, and behaviors that create effective leadership. MS 101 may be substituted for LP 101.
LP102 APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP How different traits, values, characteristics, and behaviors are effective in different contexts such as public office, business, community organizations, and religious institutions. MS 102 may be substituted for LP 102. Prerequisite or corequisite:...
LP135 ISJ: LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Establishes a framework for understanding social justice issues and the roles leaders have in either alleviating or furthering injustices. Explores justice-related events and trends throughout history and in more recent years in relation to diverse p...
LP140 LINK: BIG PROBLEMS Explores justice and sustainable development issues in the United States, both from a historical context as well as in our present day, as well as how leaders in governments, businesses, and non-profits have addressed these issues. This will be accom...
LP198 TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Various subjects related to the methods or content of leadership not typically covered in regular course offerings.
LP199 INDEPENDENT STUDY Supervised study on special topics. Must be approved prior to registration. LP Minors only.
LP199A INDEPENDENT STUDY Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Supervised study on special topics. Must be approved prior to registration.
LP199B INDEPENDENT STUDY Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Supervised study on special topics. Must be approved prior to registration.
LP199C INDEPENDENT STUDY Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Supervised study on special topics. Must be approved prior to registration.
LP199D INDEPENDENT STUDY Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Supervised study on special topics. Must be approved prior to registration.
LP199E INDEPENDENT STUDY Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Supervised study on special topics. Must be approved prior to registration.
LP250 EGC: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP Establishes a framework for understanding the various ways that leadership is viewed and expressed in cultures around the world. Explores globalization and justice issues that impact multiple countries as well as how leaders in government and busines...
LP304 STRATEGIC DECISIONS How to clearly define a problem or issue, separate strategy from tactics, and propose a reasonable strategic intent. Prerequisite: LP Minors only.
LP310 CO-OP EXPERIENCE Provides students an opportunity for work experience in their area of concentration. This course is restricted to Leadership and Social Innovation majors only.
LP401 LEADERSHIP PROJECT PLANNING Part of the three-credit capstone experience requiring students to plan, implement, and evaluate a substantive project that will have a lasting impact on John Carroll or the larger community. In LP 401 students plan their project under instructor sup...
LP402 LEADERSHIP PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION Part of the three-credit capstone experience requiring students to plan, implement, and evaluate a substantive project that will have a lasting impact on John Carroll or the larger community. In LP 402 students implement their project under instructo...
LP403 LEADERSHIP EVALUATION Part of the three-credit capstone experience requiring students to plan, implement, and evaluate a substantive project that will have a lasting impact on John Carroll or the larger community. Provides students the opportunity to learn about their lea...
LP411 JUNIOR YEAR "PRE-CAPSTONE" Develop and present a proposal for creating sustainable economic or social value in & with the Ward 6 community. Students will be partnered with a mentor/subject-matter expert to assist in developing the proposal.This course is restricted to Leadersh...
LP412 SENIOR FALL CAPSTONE Implement the Pre-Capstone project for creating sustainable economic or social value in and with the Ward 6 community. Students will be partnered with a mentor/subject-matter expert to assist in implementing the proposal. This course is restricted to...
LP413 SENIOR SPRING CAPSTONE Continue implementing the Pre-Capstone project for creating sustainable economic or social value in and with the Ward 6 (Buckeye-Larchmere-Shaker-Woodhill) communities. Students will be partnered with a mentor/subject matter expert to assist in imple...
PJHR100 ISJ: POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Explores the nature, impact, and reality of poverty, providing a critical framework for understanding why poverty exists in our society and the impact it has on our communities. Topics include segregation, homelessness, evictions, health disparities,...
PJHR101 ISJ: INTRO TO HUMAN RIGHTS Survey of thinking on human rights from antiquity to the present, with special attention to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other post-1945 developments. Case studies may vary, but will generally include such key human rights concerns a...
PJHR105 CRITICAL SOCIAL JUSTICE An introduction to Arrupe Scholars program and the language and practice of critical social justice. Will enable students to gain the skills necessary to understand social justice issues and to make social change. Service learning course. Orientation...
PJHR150 ISJ: CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND TRANSFORMATION Introduction to positive conflict transformation tools like empathetic and active listening, non-violent communication, assertion, facilitation, negotiation, mediation, interactive conflict resolution, circle processes, and more. Explores the multipl...
PJHR175 NONVIOLENT THEORY AND ACTION An introduction to the history and dynamics of nonviolent theory and nonviolent social movements. Beginning with learning the key theories that inform civil resistance strategies and campaigns, as well as nonviolent practices such as restorative circ...
PJHR250 ISJ: SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE Open only to students in the Arrupe Scholars program. This course will vary annually, depending on the instructor. It will be offered as a core class in either TRS, PL, or SOC. Students will examine a specific topic in social justice through readings...
PJHR275 ISJ: MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS An introduction to social problems faced by global communities today, explored through historical and sociological lenses. Particular emphasis will be placed on how concepts such as gender, race, class, and other common social distinctions often empo...
PJHR299 MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS An introduction to social problems faced by global communities today, explored through historical and sociological lenses. Particular emphasis will be placed on how concepts such as gender, race, class, and other common social distinctions often empo...
PJHR300 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE Covers the ways in which societies emerging from authoritarianism and intractable civil wars and transitioning to a peaceful post-conflict existence address legacies of past crimes, injustices, and human rights violations. How do we deal with past at...
PJHR350 ISJ: ARRUPE SCHOLARS: SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH Open only to students in the Arrupe Scholars program with third-year status. Develop a reading list, demonstrate understanding of a specific social justice issue, and write a substantial research paper on the topic that will be the focus of the senio...
PJHR350A SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH Writing-intensive course for Arrupe scholars designed to provide the opportunity to research a specific social justice issue in depth. Students develop a reading list, demonstrate understanding of the academic literature on a chosen topic, and write...
PJHR399 SHEPHERD SUMMER INTERNSHIP Students participating in an internship with a community organization that addresses poverty complete preparatory readings, weekly journals, and a final presentation that integrates learning from the internship experience, academic readings, and pers...
PJHR400 CRITICAL INQUIRY Explores research techniques commonly used to study issues related to PJHR, and the politics of knowledge production. Topics include historical research, literature reviews, critical analysis, interviewing, using survey data, ethics, and reducing pow...
PJHR410 INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR Capstone experience involving an internship or independent research project which aligns with the student’s interests, skills, or career goals in peace, justice, and/or human rights. This may include internships in non-profit, social justice, legal,...
PJHR450 ADVOCACY AND ACTION Open only students in the Arrupe Scholars program with senior status. Students will plan, research, and analyze what makes an advocacy program successful.
PJHR450B ADVOCACY AND ACTION: ADVOCACY PROJECTS Open only to students in the Arrupe Scholars program. Students will implement their advocacy projects and analyze various elements of said projects.Prerequisite: PJHR 450.Offered: Spring.
PJHR499 INDEPENDENT STUDY Offers students the opportunity to engage in independent study projects when available courses do not cover a student’s research interest. Prerequisite: Permission of program director.