COURSES AND ADVISING

Master of Arts Graduate Program in Communication and Leadership

Program Director, Dr. J. M. Noe

 

Dr. Aitken's Advisees: Capstone of Reflection or Project or Thesis - Comprehensive Exams - Defense of Thesis or Project

 

General Information: Books & Course Materials - Communication with Faculty & Peers - Courses to Take Next - Ethics - Expectations of Students - Facebook Group - Graduation - Faculty and Staff - Financial Info - Homepage for MA in Communication and Leadership - Online Learning Help - Park U's Graduate School - Program Requirements - Registration - Success for Grad Students

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Terms 

Faculty are not usually available over holidays and between terms.

Below are the recommended courses because they are all required courses.  In general, students are encouraged to take elective courses in the summer.

 

CA500

Intro to Graduate Comm Study

F1P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership - Online

N/A

DL

1

Cohn, Lora

 

TBA

TBA

10/15/ 0

View

CA500

Intro to Graduate Comm Study

F2P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership - Online

N/A

DL

1

Cohn, Lora

 

TBA

TBA

0/15/ 0

CA501

Human Communication Perspectives

F1P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership

CO202

MC

3

Cohn, Lora

 

5:30 - 9:50 PM

--T----

10/15/ 0

View

CA505

Organizational Leadership

F2P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership

N/A

MC

3

Cohn, Lora

 

5:30 - 9:50 PM

--T----

1/15/ 0

CA505

Organizational Leadership

F2P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership - Online

N/A

DL

3

Cohn, Lora

 

TBA

TBA

11/15/ 0

CA517

Quantitative Methods ofCommunication Research

F1P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership - Online

N/A

DL

3

Aitken, Joan Evelyn

 

TBA

TBA

20/20/ 0

View

CA517

Quantitative Methods ofCommunication Research

F2P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership

N/A

MC

3

Aitken, Joan Evelyn

 

5:30 - 9:50 PM

---W---

3/15/ 0

View

CA520

Leading Organizational Change

F2P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership - Online

N/A

DL

3

McDonald, Michael

 

TBA

TBA

13/15/ 0

View

CA520

Leading Organizational Change

F1P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership

N/A

MCX

3

McDonald, Michael

 

TBA

TBA

4/ 1/ 0

View

CA529

Cross-Cultural Communication

F2P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership

N/A

MC

3

Noe, J. Mark

 

5:30 - 9:50 PM

-M-----

4/ 8/ 0

CA670

Measuring Leadership

F1P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership

CO311

MCB

3

Aitken, Joan Evelyn

 

5:30 - 9:50 PM

---W---

7/15/ 0

View

CA699

The Epistemology of Comm

F1P2010

Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership - Online

N/A

DL

3

Noe, J. Mark

 

TBA

TBA

15/15/ 0

 

 

 

General Advising Information

 

If this is your first term, register for CA 500, which is an introduction to the program and academics in communication studies.  Although only one hour, this course has weekly assignments and takes considerable time.

 

If this is your first year, we recommend that you also take one additional course the first term for a total of 4 credit hours.  If you are just beginning the program, focus on required courses. The first year, we recommend these foundation courses.  CA 501—Communication Theory, CA 516—Qualitative Research, CA 517—Quantitative Research, and CA 505—Organizational Leadership, and an elective during the summer. 

 

If this is your second year, we recommend you take these courses: CA 529--Cross Cultural, CA670 Measuring Leadership, CA 699 Epistemology, and CA 520 Organizational Change.

 

One 3-credit hour course per term is considered a full-time load for a graduate student.  Remember, these courses are offered on an accelerated 8-week basis.  Students can take a maximum of 6 hours per term, which is considered an overload.  You will want to make sure that you do not combine two particularly demanding courses at the same time.

 

Probation

Submit GRE scores, letters of references, and other requirements prior to full enrollment.

 

Program Completion Schedule

You need take one course per term, including one elective course each summer.   Then add in one extra hour your first term (CA 500) and an extra hour each term during your last year for the thesis or project, in order to complete the program in two years.

 

Syllabi

You can see the course syllabus here: http://www.park.edu/syllabus/list.aspx

They will not appear until the Program Director approves them.  Meanwhile, you can get an idea of the nature of the course by checking an old syllabus created by your professor.

 

Program Requirements

The overall program requirements are here: http://www.park.edu/grad/masters-cl-graduation.aspx

 

Based on student advice from those who have taken the courses:

Best Choices for Year One

Term one:  CA 500 Introduction to Graduate Communication Study (1 credit)

CA 501  Human Communication Perspectives

CA 505 Organizational Leadership

CA 529 Cross-Cultural Communication CA 670 Measuring Leadership
CA 699 The Epistemology of Communication

 

Better to Take after Some Experience in the Program.

CA 516 Qualitative Methods

CA 520 Seminar in Organizational Change

CA 517 Quantitative (Experimental) Methods of Communication Research

 

Pass Comprehensive Examination prior to enrolling the last semester.

 

2 Electives (3 credit hours each)

 

Year Two Capstone Options

CA 7XX Reflection (2 credit hours) plus one additional elective

CA  700 Graduate Project 5 hours

CA  797 Thesis - Research Prospectus and Design 5 hours

Pass an Oral Defense of your work.

 

Total Hours: 36 (plus 3 examinations:  GRE to enter, Written Comprehensive Exam over meeting program goals near end, and Oral Exam over capstone near end). 

 

Tentative Course Rotation

We are a relatively small program, which means there is no set rotation of courses. We do seek to make all required courses available once a year in both formats.  In order to "make," a class needs at least 7 students, or it will be cancelled. 

Course

Online

Face-to-face

501—theory

Spring I

Fall I

516—qualitative

^Spring II

^Spring I

517—quantitative

*Fall I

*Spring II

505—org leadership

Fall II

Fall II

529—cross cultural

*Spring II

Fall I

670—measuring leadership

*Spring I

Fall II

699—epistemology

#Fall I

#Summer

520—org change

Fall II

Spring I

Elective

Summer

Varies

 

 

 

*Dr. Aitken often teaches this course.  Elective online Fall 2.

^Dr. Cohn often teaches this course.

#Dr. Noe often teaches this course.

Graduate courses do NOT observe any holidays.  They are required to meet.

Schedule

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

FALL

Fall & Fall I classes begin

8/17/2009

8/16/2010

8/15/2011

8/20/2012

Labor Day holiday (PDCC only)

9/7/2009

9/6/2010

9/5/2011

9/3/2012

Fall 1 classes end

10/10/2009

10/9/2010

10/8/2011

10/13/2012

Fall Recess

10/11/09-10/18/09

10/10/10-10/17/10

10/9/11-10/16/11

10/14/12-10/21/12

Fall II classes begin

10/19/2009

10/18/2010

10/17/2011

10/22/2012

Veteran's Day holiday (PDCC only)

11/11/2009

11/11/2010

11/11/2011

11/11/2012

Thanksgiving Recess
(Fall II classes will be held)

11/26/09-11/29/09

11/25/10-11/28/10

11/24/11-11/27/11

11/22/12-11/25/12

Fall classes end

12/4/2009

12/3/2010

12/2/2011

12/7/2012

Mid-year Commencement

12/12/2009

12/11/2010

12/10/2011

12/15/2012

Fall II classes end

12/12/2009

12/11/2010

12/10/2011

12/15/2012

Fall semester ends

12/11/2009

12/10/2010

12/9/2011

12/14/2012

SPRING

Spring & Spring I classes begin

1/11/2010

1/10/2011

1/16/2012

1/14/2013

Martin L. King Day holiday
(PDCC only)

1/18/2010

1/17/2011

1/16/2012

1/21/2013

President's Day holiday
(PDCC only)

2/15/2010

2/21/2011

2/20/2012

2/18/2013

Spring I classes end

3/6/2010

3/5/2011

3/10/2012

3/9/2013

Spring Recess (Spring only)

3/7/10-3/14/10

3/6/11-3/13/11

3/11/12-3/18/12

3/10/13-3/17/13

Spring II classes begin

3/15/2010

3/14/2011

3/19/2012

3/18/2013

Good Friday holiday (PDCC only)

4/2/2010

4/22/2011

4/6/2012

3/29/2013

Spring classes end

4/30/2010

4/29/2011

5/4/2012

5/3/2013

Spring semester ends

5/7/2010

5/6/2011

5/11/2012

5/10/2013

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

5/7/2010

5/6/2011

5/11/2012

5/10/2013

Commencement

5/8/2010

5/7/2011

5/12/2012

5/11/2013

Spring II classes end

5/8/2010

5/7/2011

5/12/2012

5/11/2013

Memorial Day holiday

5/31/2010

5/30/2011

5/28/2012

5/27/2013

SUMMER

Maymester Starts

5/17/2010

5/16/2011

5/14/2012

5/13/2013

Maymester Ends

5/28/2010

5/27/2011

5/25/2012

5/24/2013

Junemester Starts

6/7/2010

6/6/2011

6/4/2012

6/3/2013

8 Week Summer Session Begins

6/7/2010

6/6/2011

6/4/2012

6/3/2013

Junemester Ends

7/2/2010

7/1/2011

6/29/2012

6/28/2013

Julymester Starts

7/12/2010

7/11/2011

7/9/2012

7/8/2013

Independence Day holiday

7/5/2010

7/4/2011

7/4/2012

7/4/2013

8 Week Summer Sessions End

7/30/2010

7/29/2011

7/27/2012

7/26/2013

Julymester Ends

8/6/2010

8/5/2011

8/3/2012

8/2/2013

PDCC=Parkville Daytime Campus Center

 

These pages are provided by Dr. Joan E. Aitken to supplement official information available through Park University. This page is provided as a free service, without the authority of any institution or organization. OnlineAcademics.Org. Copyright 2005-2010. All Rights Reserved.

Home