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CSPA 5005 - College Student Affairs and the Greater University
Comprehensive professional training involves a working knowledge of the total
educational environment. Frequently, practitioners miss opportunities for collaboration
due to a lack of understanding of the mission of other university functions. Included
within this course are the roles of faculty, athletics, development, business, and physical
plant among others. Students will gain greater insight into the inner workings of
institutions. Offered winter.
CSPA 5006 - Student and Adult Development in College
This course will focus on developing an understanding of students’ intellectual, cognitive,
social, moral, and identity development during the college years. Issues related to adult
student development in the college setting will also be explored. Student development
theories, research and current practices related to student development will be
presented. Offered winter.
CSPA 5040 - Human Factors
This course presents communication theories relevant to conflict resolution as well as
theories about understanding, analyzing, and managing conflict. The course focuses on
the human and emotional aspects of conflict, and includes the influence of gender and
culture. This course is pragmatic as well as theoretical, and presents communication and
conflict resolution models in a practice-based approach. Offered all terms.
CSPA 5100 - Mediation Theory and Practice
This course examines theories, methods, and techniques of mediation. Students will have
the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of mediation skills. Prerequisite: CSPA
5040. Offered fall and winter.
CSPA 5200 - Research Design and Program Evaluation
This course focuses on the development of applied research skills appropriate for dispute
resolution practitioners, including basic research tools, assessment, social science
research, current research in the field, and an introduction to program evaluation
through analysis of published work. Offered winter and summer.
CSPA 6000 - Organizational Conflict: Theory and Practice
This course examines organizations, the causes and manifestations of organizational
conflict, and interventions including: organizational theories, organizational development,
systems theories, group dynamics, and dispute systems design. Students will learn to
apply theory to the assessment of conflict and the design of appropriate intervention
models within organizations, and will be introduced to consultation models. Offered
summer.
CSPA 6140 - Facilitation Theory and Practice
This course develops students' skills in working with groups. It incorporates theories and
models of group dynamics, facilitation, and group development, as well as workshop
development and delivery. This course uses a practice-based approach, including role-
plays and workshop presentations. Offered all terms – fall and winter on-line; summer on
campus.
CSPA 6130 - Practicum I
This supervised practicum experience offers students the opportunity to explore a
breadth of student affairs functions thereby gaining exposure, knowledge and experience
in the variety of services and programs that make up a college/university division of
student affairs. Students may select to generally explore all of the functional
