Course Search Results

  • SLSS 1200H: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Provides the foundation for personal leadership by teaching fundamental principles of character and life-changing paradigms. Examines the personal and organizational components of effectiveness. Focuses on high leverage changes such as time management, communication skills, win/win negotiation, and principle-centered life choices. Prepares students for life-long success. Includes highly interactive class discussions, application exercises, videos, and group work. Engages in more complex personal leadership material and applies the concepts with a more comprehensive approach to meet honors requirements.. Course fee of $40 applies.
    ShareSLSS 1200H - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

  • SLSS 1200R: Testing Strategies for Educators

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Provides prospective Elementary Education Majors an opportunity to acquire the study strategies and test taking skills necessary to pass examinations that allow them to be admitted into the education program and to receive state licensure. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits toward graduation.
    ShareSLSS 1200R - Testing Strategies for Educators

  • SLSS 1300: Introduction to Design Thinking

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Explores design thinking as an iterative approach to solving problems that focuses on five principles: empathy, define, ideate, prototype and test. Introduces the design thinking approach and mindset through interactive design challenges. Focuses on student creation of innovative ideas for products and services to serve the wider UVU community.
    ShareSLSS 1300 - Introduction to Design Thinking

  • SLSS 1400: Dimensions of Engaged Learning

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Introduces students to theories and best practices related to engaged learning in higher education. Provides opportuities for students to collaborate, share ideas, and participate in common experiences.
    ShareSLSS 1400 - Dimensions of Engaged Learning

  • SLSS 1410R: University Forum

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Encourages student participation in the academic and intellectual life of UVU through attendance and critical reflection on select academic and scholarly events. Integrates students' classroom learning with topical events through exposure to scholars and practitioners on a wide range of issues and from a variety of perspectives. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation. Graded credit/no credit.
    ShareSLSS 1410R - University Forum

  • SLSS 2000G: You and Your Community

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Examines an iterative theoretical and practical exploration of the self and its intercultural intersections with the community. Invites students to simultaneously explore and identify real-world problems within their community through relevant research strategies, to become familiar with available resources to effectively develop and communicate solutions, to receive and act on feedback, and establish foundational skills for personal, academic and professional success. Addresses all the primary risk factors that prevent persistence to graduation among UVU students.
    ShareSLSS 2000G - You and Your Community

  • SLSS 2100: Major and Career Exploration

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    For students who are undecided about their major or career goals. Provides students with the opportunity to interact with career professionals; understand how to access internship, career preparation, and placement resources at UVU; and integrates understanding of self with knowledge of majors, careers, and the world of work. Utilizes an appropriate decision making model to identify possible major and career choices.. Course lecture fee of $28 for materials applies.
    ShareSLSS 2100 - Major and Career Exploration

  • SLSS 2300: Leadership Mentoring II

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Provides the ongoing and further development of the theoretical base and hands-on training in leadership and mentoring techniques for peer mentors, and also assists them in further exploring and developing their own learning skills and strategies, and methods for mentoring these skills in others. Explores higher cognitive application and analysis of teaching/facilitating learning as a form of leadership.
    ShareSLSS 2300 - Leadership Mentoring II

  • SLSS 2400R: Mentoring Leadership Practicum

    2.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Provides the theoretical base and hands-on training in leadership and mentoring techniques as well as an understanding of and ability to apply the UVU Student Core Leadership Competencies. Assists student leaders in further developing their own self-awareness, learning skills and strategies, and explores methods for facilitating these in others. Provides an avenue for student leadership program administrators to facilitate goal development, fulfillment and performance among student leaders and the individuals they serve. Emphasizes building relationships with students, teaching life skills and learning strategies, and guiding students through the college experience. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits towards graduation.
    ShareSLSS 2400R - Mentoring Leadership Practicum

  • SLSS 2500: Leader--Strengths-Based Leader/Coach

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Advances the study and practice of personal leadership by focusing on research-based character strengths. Uses strengths-based inquiry and assessment, identifies and examines character strengths as they relate to optimal functioning, well-being, and personal leadership (leadership of self and others). Draws upon the theories of positive leadership, positive paradigms and practices to develop a strengths-based core that they can transfer to diverse situations and a wide array of roles.. Course lecture fee of $16 applies.
    ShareSLSS 2500 - Leader--Strengths-Based Leader/Coach