This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for 2001-2002 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the Calendar for updated information.

Effective date of this calendar, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2001 to Aug. 31, 2002.

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Liberal Education

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These courses are restricted to students who have been accepted into the third year of a Kwantlen's degree program

LBED 3110 cr-3
Work, Technology and Society

Students will learn to critically examine technology's impact on work and the relationships of peoples, groups and systems.

LBED 3120 cr-3
Study of Cultures

Students will use inter-disciplinary perspectives and techniques to study various human cultures. They will develop a sense of the cultural elements they will encounter in their careers and communities.

LBED 3130 cr-3
Critical Thinking, Logic and Scientific Reasoning

Students will develop skills in close reading, rational argumentation, rhetoric and analysis and evaluation of scientific, statistical and causal arguments.

LBED 3140 cr-3

Science and Technology -An Historical & Philosophical Overview

This course introduces students to historical and philosophical perspectives on science and technology. Students will examine key debates concerning science and technology from an inter-disciplinary approach.

LBED 3310 cr-3
Power Relationships I

Students will study a variety of perspectives on many forms of power, collective and personal. They will analyze the evolution and transformations of power, the relationships between power and powerlessness, internal and external power, and the rewards and costs of power. Students will learn the causes and effects of power in a variety of contexts, including the workplace.

LBED 3311 cr-3

Power Relationships II

Students will examine collective and personal power in a variety of contexts. They will analyze structures of state power as well as structures of inequality and oppression in the state, the legal system, the workplace and the home.

Prerequisites: LBED 3310 recommended

LBED 4210 cr-3
Ethics and Social Issues

Students will be introduced to a variety of approaches to ethical issues related to business, technology and society. They will examine select philosophical and ethical theories, as well as specific topics such as the conflict between the rights of the individual and the interests of society specific topics such as the conflict between the rights of the individual and the interests of society.

LBED 4810 cr-3
Innovation and Creativity

Students will explore the nature and role of creativity, from an individual and team perspective with particular emphasis on business environment. They will examine principles, theories and models for creativity, with a heavy emphasis on experiential techniques. Students will investigate the role of the creative process within various organizational contexts in an effort to stimulate and develop their personal creative process, with emphasis on creative leadership and the case study approach.

Prerequisites: LBED 3310 or 3311
Corequisites: ENTR 4110 recommended

LBED 4900 cr-3
Community Involvement and Contribution

Students will work with a community oriented agency to complete a mutually agreed upon project that focuses on an issue or problem new to the organization. Through this project, they will demonstrate integration of previous skills and theory developed in earlier courses. Students will also be involved in classroom-based analysis and reflection about the interrelationships between organizations, culture and society.

Corequisites: ENTR 4110