University of Phoenix Online
Phoenix, AZ, United States
http://www.uopxonlinetraining.com

Paradigms of Health

This course provides an overview of the key components of wellness in today’s society. The responsibility of the individual in attaining a personal level of wellness through a holistic preventive model is emphasized. Topics and Objectives The Dimensions of Health: Mind, Body, and Spirit Explain the three major dimensions of health--physical, psychological, and spiritual--and how t......
 

This course examines the traditions and recent developments within the field of alternative medicine, and includes a comparison of Western and Eastern diagnostic systems. Through a highly interactive and experiential format, participants overview a comprehensive range of physical, psychological, and energy therapies resulting in insight, awareness, and appreciation for diverse approaches to med......
 

This course is designed to introduce students to the science of astronomy utilizing current concepts of the Earth, the solar system, and the universe. In addition, historical developments in astronomy from ancient mythology to modern science will be covered. Topics and Objectives History of Astronomy Identify and describe the scientific theories of the creation of the universe. Exam......
 

This course will consider historic, current, and future environmental issues from an interdisciplinary philosophical perspective by applying scientific, philosophical, economic, and ethical principles. Students will analyze the cumulative impact of human activities on global ecosystems, as well as responsibilities to the natural world, in terms of the complex interrelationship humans have with ......
 

This course offers a survey of the major historical developments, structural cosmology, symbolic interpretation, and values of the Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist traditions. Topics and Objectives Ancient Religions and Religion as a Humanities Subject Explain and appreciate the role of ancient religions in the development of contemporary Eastern religious traditions. Demonstra......
 

This course provides a survey of the major historical developments, structural cosmology, symbolic interpretation, and values of the Judaic, Christian, and Islamic religious traditions. Topics and Objectives Ancient Religions and Religion as a Humanities Subject Examine the development of ideas and values that led to the formation of monotheism. Understand and appreciate the role of ......
 

This course provides an overview of basic psychological principles that underlie human behavior and reactions to everyday life. Students are provided an opportunity to apply critical-thinking skills to the psychological problems and issues. The understanding of basic tenets of psychology is presented from a historical perspective, with attention to research-based behavioral science. Topics a......
 

This course is an introduction to the study of personality. The course examines theoretical explanations for understanding personality development and evaluates each theory. The course also investigates how personality theories are assessed. The focus is on approaches that psychology has developed for understanding personality and on applications for organizational processes. Topics and Obje......
 

This course examines the concepts and practical applications of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage one’s own internal emotional environment and one’s ability to participate in relationships with others. Through a highly interactive format, the course will focus on how to assess basic skills in emotional intelligence, how to develop strategies to im......
 

This course examines the major issues and organizing principles that delineate the topic of motivation. Various theories will be assessed to understand motivation and analyze diverse motivation systems in terms of their primary components of biological, learned, and cognitive behavior. The structure of this course is designed to help each student become his/her own learner and theoretician, ......
 

Utilizing an issues-based approach, this course examines drugs of abuse and the impact of abuse on the individual, family, and society with an emphasis on the employer and work environment. Legal and ethical implications of chemical dependency in the workplace are addressed, and the hallmarks of creating drug-free workplace programs are examined. Topics and Objectives Drug Use, Abuse, Dep......
 

This course is concerned with analyzing the external and internal system dynamics that maximize performance excellence of individual and work groups in an organization. Organizational Psychology focuses on the human factor of business. This course applies Organizational Psychology theories and techniques to the features/dimensions of corporate structure that are transforming in order to accommo......
 

This course provides an exploration into how managers and employees work in groups for the completion of organizational objectives. Emphasis is placed on the growing dependency on self-directed work teams in the workplace. This course equips students with the ability to manage work teams, work in teams successfully, and to obtain results via team dynamics. In addition, impacts upon customer sat......
 

This course discusses the issue of wealth, power, and influence in the United States. Who has the wealth in America? Who has power? How is this power wielded to influence public policy? To help students develop perspectives on these issues, two main and contrasting models of American society are presented: the pluralist and elitist model. Each theory will be presented and students should be enc......
 

This five-week course in critical thinking and informal logic helps students develop the ability to reason clearly and critically. It includes an introduction to the disciplines of inductive and deductive logic, fallacious reasoning, and problem-solving techniques. Emphasis is placed on the identification and management of the perception process, use of assumptions, emotional influences, and la......
 

This course provides opportunities for the analysis and synthesis of the role of ethics in the organization. Emphasis is placed on the way ethics affect thinking, relationship development, policy formation, and professional conduct in the workplace. Students develop the skills to understand and integrate constructive ethics into practices that support the success of the employee and the organiz......
 

This course is an upper-division exploration of the philosophy of economics, focusing on the study of the philosophical and historical foundations of the free market system. The theories of Plato, Adam Smith, J. S. Mill, Karl Marx, and the great 20th-century economists are examined. Students explore the influences of these philosophers and economists on the development of the free market econom......
 

This course demonstrates and exams various concepts of differential calculus. It assists in understanding the basic concepts of differential calculus. These concepts are used to apply differential calculus in business, economics, and science coursework. Applications to real-world problems are emphasized throughout the course. Specific applications to disciplines such as statistics, accounting, ......
 

This course begins a demonstration and examination of various concepts of basic algebra. It assists in building skills for performing specific mathematical operations and problem solving. These concepts and skills serve as a foundation for subsequent quantitative business coursework. Applications to real-world problems are emphasized throughout the course. Specific applications to disciplines s......
 

This course continues the demonstration and examination of various basic algebra concepts that was begun in MTH 208: College Mathematics I. It assists in building skills for performing more complex mathematical operations and problem solving than in earlier courses. These concepts and skills should serve as a foundation for subsequent quantitative business coursework. Applications to real-world......
 

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