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An analysis of learning experiences contributing to personal and career growth, preparation of a portfolio describing these experiences. Exercises in goal setting and time management. 2-5 quarter hours

This course is an interdisciplinary study of significant relationship in peoples' lives using concepts drawn from the social and behavioral sciences. Relationships studied include acquaintances, kinship ties, coworkers, same-gender friendships, male-female relationships, mentors, and cross- cultural friends. The dynamics of these relationships including the functions they serve, their development, and their importance will be studied. Recommended: Lower division Social Science or Human Services courses. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Behavioral Science or Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

Students will be introduced to the basic concepts, methods and tools employed in the research process. Emphasis is placed on practical applications of these ideas, with the central goal being to provide students the opportunity to learn the methods of social science research by conducting small projects of their own. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences program 4-5 quarter hours

Students will plan and conduct a self-directed inquiry into a research question of interest. This inquiry will be guided by concepts presented and developed in Methods of Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences. Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Applied Behavioral Sciences Program; Successful completion of INT430. 2 quarter hours