MAPP Course Descriptions
GNAT 1053 Art Concepts and Applications (Accelerated Morning)
A “hands on” introduction to drawing and painting for the beginner include some instruction and critiques to the class along with individual guidance and evaluation as work is in process. There will be required work between class sessions; some assignments may be on a individual basis to suit your ability and interest. No experience is required, just a desire to learn and create to the best of your ability.
GNBL 2253 Discovering the New Testament (Accelerated Evening)
This course is an introductory study of the New Testament. It examines the literary character of the New Testament books as well as the history surrounding them, and reflects upon the impact of their messages for contemporary society.
GNBL 2353 Discovering the Old Testament (Accelerated Evening)
A general education course to introduce adult students to the development of religion in ancient Israel, to show the roots of the Christian faith, and to show the relevance of the Bible to contemporary life, and to examine the place of the Bible in American culture.
GNBS 2053: Principles of Supervision (Weekend) Effective supervisors need to know how to plan and organize the workload, define the most important results, and measure effectiveness as well as have a fundamental understanding of worker behavior and the processes of motivation and control. This course is designed for individuals who are or will be in supervisory positions and need to develop skills for effective management in the work environment. Emphasis will be on skill development.
GNBS 2063: Outrageous Customer Service (Accelerated Evening)
This course will motivate students from all backgrounds to discover the difference between good and excellent customer service. Students will learn basic concepts that turn customers into company supporters. The course will equip students with the skills, knowledge, and behaviors necessary to recognize and provide extraordinary service.
GNBS 2073 Introduction to Business Law (Accelerated Evening)
The course is intended to explore and provide an introduction to the law and its relation to business and business transactions. It will explore the various types of business relationships and organizations, with a brief coverage given to factors bearing on the choice of organization, including partnership attributes, process of corporate formation, corporate privileges and powers, corporate capital structure, and limited liability. The course will also give attention to Contracts and Commercial relations, Torts, Employment law, and discuss intellectual property, computer law, and privacy issues.
GNBS 3033: Organizational Stress Management (Accelerated Evening)
This course will provide a broad overview of organizational stress management and will invite students to study the role and management of stress in the workplace. Topics covered include psychological and physical effects of stress, management of distress, methods of stress reduction, and individual and organizational strategies for preventing high levels of stress in the workplace. (Consent of Faculty Advisor Required.)
GNBS 3043: Ethics in Business Management (Accelerated Evening)
This course introduces and provides the student with usable tools for ethical decision-making in business. It provides real life learning examples of ethical decision-making. Topics include the case for business ethics, ethical problems in business, codes of conduct and ethics, ethics as an organizational culture, and methods of resolving ethical dilemmas. (Consent of Faculty Advisor required.)
GNBS 3053: Leadership: Discovering Your Purpose (Weekend)
This activity-enriched course teaches the basics of effective leadership, focusing on personal awareness and growth, working relationships, influence skills, and conflict resolution. A foundation for understanding the challenges facing anew manager and for helping the individual improve leadership skills and behaviors will be created. (Consent of Faculty Advisor required.)
GNBS 3353: Conflict Resolution (Accelerated Evening)
Conflict is a reality of daily life, whether in personal relationships or in the business setting. Learning how to deal with these conflicts can have an impact on the quality of life. This course will provide the student with a foundation of to deal with and resolve conflicts. (Consent of Faculty Advisor required.)
GNBS 3853: Activity Based Cost Management (Accelerated Evening)
This course will assist students in understanding advanced cost management concepts and how to apply them to any business. The primary cost management tool to be explored is activity Based Cost Management (ABCM). Learning will be achieved through reading and real-life case studies. (Consent of Faculty Advisor required.)
GNBS 4053: Managing the Control Process (Accelerated Evening)
Focus of this course will be on the design and implementation of effective control processes. Such processes provide the assurance that the efforts invested in planning, organizing, and leading will achieve the desired results. There will be an emphasis on applying the course concepts to actual situations identified by the students. (Consent of Faculty Advisor required.)
GNCJ 1053: Crime and Community (Accelerated Evening)
Crime is part of the world in which we live. Many people have been or know someone who has been a victim of crime. This course will explore the impact of crime on the community by providing an overview of crime, community policing, the courts, corrections, and juvenile justice. Students will encounter learning through readings, classroom discussions, and actual field experience.
GNCO 1053 Public Speaking: College and Career (Accelerated Evening)
This course focuses on the skills a student must develop to communicate a message to an audience both through informative and persuasive means.
GNCO 1553: Informed to Death: Multi-media’s Effect on American Culture (Weekend)
This course will explore the impact of multimedia on American culture and personal intellect.
GNEC 1553: Personal Finance (Online)
This course is designed to aid students in defining their role in preparing and understanding personal financial information. The topics to be covered are basic financial planning, budgeting procedures, calculating principal and interest, defining different types of consumer credit, and a general knowledge of home buying and various types of insurance.
GNEN 1253: English Composition I (Accelerated Evening)
A study of the principles of the writing process with practical application. Assignments emphasize the purpose of writing and essay organization. A research paper is required.
GNEN 2153: Studies in the Theory of American Humor (Accelerated Evening)
A study of the scholarly theory behind the types of American humor, the history of humor in the United States, its facets that lend themselves to democracy, the characteristics that make it differ from British humor, and an overview of the most important humorists in our history.
GNEN 2353: Heroes in Early British Literature (Online)
What were people’s lives like in early British history? What were their values? These questions will be explored through the reading of early British literature. This course will provide an overview of the elements, background to the works, and perspectives of scholars today.
GNEN 2453: Early American Literature: Little Known Gems (Online)
This course will examine the works of best selling authors in the 1800s and why they were not recognized by the critics of the 20th century. The class will examine the meanings of these works, the impact to the society in the 1800s, and how what these authors wrote over 100 years ago is still relatives to live today.
GNHI 1053: 19th Century American History (Accelerated Evening)
A survey of the fundamental historical developments of the United States during the 1800s. Emphasis will be placed on a comprehensive view of the major events during this key historical period, with a view toward how these events helped shape American character, values, policy, and national identity.
GNHI 2253: A House Divided: The American Civil War (Accelerated Evening)
This course will take a unique look into the America Civil War by offering the opportunity to appraise the national war on a local level. Students will briefly explore the history of the South, investigate the practices of the North, and focus on the developments of Kansas and Missouri. The foundation of the war will be studied along with distinguishing guerrilla activity in Missouri from contraband fighting in Kansas. The establishment of the state of Kansas will also be analyzed.
GNHI 2353: American Freedom: The 1960’s (Weekend)
The 1960’s has been increasingly regarded as a surreal decade in American history. This course will engage the biographies, politics, and culture that typified the 1960’s. The learner will encounter JFK, RFK, MLK, the move from liberalism to conservatism, and the Vietnam War. The full continuum of events from the U-2 incident to Woodstock will be addressed.
GNHI 3013 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (Accelerated Evening)
The Ancient Rome course will provide students with an overview of the historical background during which Rome ruled the ancient world. Students will be able to identify the factors that influenced the transition from republic to empire, as well as the events that led to Rome’s eventual decline. In addition, students will be able to draw parallels between ancient Rome and modern America. This course will be enlightening for those who lack an understanding of how events in the ancient Roman Empire have helped to shape the course of human history for the past 2000 years.
GNMA 0123: Introduction to Algebra (Accelerated Evening)
This course is a review of the basic concepts of mathematics to improve computation and application. Introductory Algebra concepts are introduced with an effort to bridge the gap between where students currently are in their math skills and where they need to be to successfully complete an Intermediate Algebra course. This is a developmental course that does not count toward degree requirements.
GNMA 1153: Algebraic Concepts and Applications (Accelerated Evening)
As a mid-level survey of algebra, emphasis will be placed on conceptual understanding, algebraic methods of solving real-world problems, geometric concepts, and a basic understanding of functions.
GNPE 2153: Coaching/Sportsmanship (Weekend)
The focus of this course is on people and the values that make relationships and organizations excel. Designed for those who are sports minded as well as those who are not. We will look at developing good character traits, learn good sportsmanship, what it takes to become a winner, and what makes coaches become great leader.
GNPH 1053: Philosophy of Life and Meaning in the 21st Century (Online)
This course will explore today’s fast-paced, constantly changing society as the learner seeks to grasp important Christian insight into contemporary thought and culture. A comprehensive understanding of the evolution of philosophy as it relates to time, place, life, and meaning will be pursued.
GNPH 2053: World Religions (Weekend)
This course will explore the major religions of the world as they exist today and the universal search for God that is a part of the human perspective. Emphasis will be given to historical background, key tenets of faith, symbols, practice, and impact on the world today. Each religion will be analyzed objectively, but primary emphasis will be given to Christianity and how other world religions relate to it. The key religions of the East, Near East, and West will be examined. As well, primal religions, cults and sects, and religious philosophies will be encountered.
GNPH 2153: Critical Thinking (Weekend)
Understanding critical thinking is a life long strategy. The purpose of this course is not only to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts of critical thinking, but to also provide a systematic approach to its processes and components. Through readings, discussions, and written assignments, emphasis will be placed on application in the context of traditional values, personal non-conformity, and cultural diversity.
GNPY 2703 Foundations of Psychology (Weekend)
The study of psychology provides a greater understanding of ourselves and those around us. Students will develop an understanding of psychology as the science of human thought and behavior and its many applications in our everyday lives.
GNPY 4703 Helping Relationship (Accelerated Evening)
This course will investigate the helping relationship that is established between a helper and helpee. The material and activities will assist the student in understanding the theories, processes, and skills involved in establishing and maintaining a helping relationship in both professional and nonprofessional settings. (Consent of your Faculty Advisor required.)
GNPY 4803 Creativity and Innovation (Accelerated Evening)
This course will cover two of the most important skills for are improving our personal performance and managing change in successful and rewarding ways. Students will learn that creativity can be learned and cultivated. This course will present three types of creativity: 1) Personal creativity, 2) Co-creativity, and 3) Group Creativity. The models and tools for defining and managing the creative process will be taught for each of the three types of creativity.
GNSI 1053: Contemporary Science (Online)
Students will explore contemporary topics in science, utilize technology to discover ideas and theories about those topics and, in turn, use the same technology to build a web page to assimilate knowledge to fellow classmates.
GNSI 1073 CSI—The Science Behind Discovering Truth (Weekend / Accelerated Evening)
CSI will involve the basic science principles involved in crime scene investigation and the analysis of evidence from simulated criminal situations.
GNSO 1053: Intro to Sociology (Weekend)
The course will include socialization, social interpretation in everyday life, deviant behavior, the economy and work, religion, family, education, and social change in traditional, modern, and postmodern societies. Students will discover the diversity of U.S. society through greater understanding of the people of African, Asian, European, and Latino ancestry.
GNSO 2053: Marriage and Family (Weekend)
This course will include an examination of the major aspects of the family as a social institution and include the current trends, changing nature, and possible development of the family in the future.
GNST 1153 Project S.U.R.E. (Accelerated Evening)
Gaining insight, self-discovery, and academic success are the three main goals of this course. Students will be introduced to the history and facilities of MNU. Adult learning theories and development will be studied and applied during the course.
