UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2000–2001
 Brigham Young University
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Ronald K. Chapman, Chair
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The Discipline

The Student Development Department provides course work designed to help students in the areas of intellectual/learning, career, and personal/social development.

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Student Development (StDev)

Class Schedule

Undergraduate Courses

100. Essential College Skills. (1:1:0) F, W, Sp, Su Independent Study also.

Developing essential college skills. Aims of BYU, values and goals, sound thinking skills. Learning styles and adjustment to college courses. College requirements and planning.

110. Effective Study and Learning. (2:2:0) F, W, Sp Su Independent Study also.

Learning to learn: motivation, time management, reading, listening, notetaking, test preparation, and memorizing; cognitive and ethical development in a learning environment.

115. Life Planning and Decision Making. (2:2:0) F, W, Sp, Su Independent Study also.

Individual development in life planning and decision making, emphasizing personal maturity, goal setting, and decision making abilities in areas of common concern to young adults.

117. Career Exploration. (2:2:0) F, W, Sp, Su Independent Study also.

Applying theories of individual, academic, and career development to the university student. Exploring university opportunities and college majors; graduation planning.

120. Individual Development. (2:2:0) F, W

Applying theories of young adult development in a self-assessment approach to achieving individual development in the life challenges facing college students.

198R. Prelaw Seminar. (1:1:0 ea.) F, W

Choices in majors and prelegal education; the work of lawyers, judges, and others in legal careers; role of law in our communities.

214R. Special Topics in Student Development. (1–3:1:0 ea.) On dem.

317. Managing Career Transitions. (1–2:Arr.:0) F, W

Anticipating, preparing for, and managing critical transition from university to world of work. Theoretical conceptualizations of career development and practical strategies to facilitate job search/advancement process.

358R. Student Leadership Development. (1–3:2:2 ea.) F, W Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Analysis, synthesis, and integration of personal leadership experienced in an academic context. Successful leadership: decision making, communications, planning, team building, motivation, and interpersonal skills.

490. Bachelor of General Studies Capstone. (1:1:0) On dem. Prerequisite: StDev 100; completion of BGS program.

Culminating course required for bachelor of general studies degree; analyze and evaluate "Aims of a BYU Education" in light of student experience in BGS program; synthesize degree experience and write reflective paper.



Student Development Faculty

Professors

Heaps, Richard A. (1970) BS, Brigham Young U., 1966; MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1968, 1970.

Sorenson, David M. (1969) BA, Brigham Young U., 1961; EdM, EdD, Harvard U., 1962, 1970.

Ward, G. Robert (1981) BS, MS, Utah State U., 1959, 1961; PhD, Michigan State U., 1965.

Clinical Professors

Bekker, Demoyne (1990) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1962; PhD, Ohio State U., 1968.

Chapman, Ronald K. (1997) BS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1975, 1983.

Gleave, Robert L. (1989) BS, MEd, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1975, 1976, 1981.

Isakson, Richard L. (1983) BA, Weber State U., 1970; MS, Bucknell U., 1971; PhD, Cornell U., 1975.

MacArthur, James D. (1973) BA, MA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1969, 1973, 1976.

Orme, G. Craig (1983) BS, MS PhD, Utah State U., 1972, 1974, 1980.

Shively, Ann Pye (1991) BMEd, Sam Houston State U., 1958; MEd, PhD, Texas A & M U., 1966, 1971.

Smart, David (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1964; MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1967, 1969.

Associate Clinical Professors

Bell, Douglas J. (1972) BS, Brigham Young U., 1970; MBA, U. of Utah, 1971; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1984.

Bennion, Lynne A. (1993) BS, Brigham Young U., 1981; MS, PhD, Purdue U., 1983, 1986.

Esplin, Patricia B. (1993) BS, Brigham Young U., 1966; MS, PhD, U. of Utah, 1976.

Lawson, Jane M. (1997) BA, Webster U., 1962; PhD, U. of Minnesota, 1980.

Maughan, Michael L. (1972) BS, MS, EdD, Utah State U., 1966, 1968, 1970.

Nielsen, Stevan L. (1988) BS, Brigham Young U., 1976; PhD, U. of Washington, 1984.

Scharman, Janet S. (1992) BA, MS, PhD, U. of Utah, 1970, 1990, 1992.

Williams, Marleen S. (1993) BS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1987, 1993.

Assistant Clinical Professors

Buxton, Michael S. (1999) BS, Brigham Young U., 1985; MS, PhD, U. of Georgia, 1989, 1993.

Clayton, David C. (1999) BS, Brigham Young U., 1992; MA, PhD, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1996, 1999.

Dougher, Kirk M. (1999) BA, Utah State U., 1990; PhD, U. of Nevada, Reno, 1999.

Moody, Richard A. (1997) BS, Brigham Young U., 1984; MS, Kansas State U., 1991; PsyD, Central Michigan U., 1996.

Morrell, Barbara (1997) BS, MEd, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1982, 1985, 1997.

Preece, Julie E. (1999) BS, MEd, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1985, 1988, 1994.

Rice, L. Maureen (1998) BS, MA, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1977, 1980, 1997.

Smith, Steven A. (1992) BS, MEd, Brigham Young U., 1981; PhD, U. of Minnesota, 1988.

Vermeersch, David A. (1998) BS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1993, 1998.

Worthen, Vaughn E. (1991) AA, Ricks College, 1980; BS, MEd, Brigham Young U., 1983, 1985; PhD, U. of Kansas, 1993.

Emeritus

Herlin, Wayne R. (1964) BA, U. of Utah, 1953; MA, Stanford U., 1956; PhD, U. of Utah, 1963.






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