NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

394 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS LED 4100 Great World Leaders (3 credits) This course examines the leadership style of six to eight world leaders in order to better understand how they influence the success or failure of their country or organization. Cultural differences are also considered in order to appreciate how they can affect the leaders themselves and, in turn, play an important role in today’s increasingly global environment. Prerequisite: LED 3000. LED 4200 Current Issues in Leadership (3 credits) This course addresses the traditional and the appreciative inquiry models for analyzing leadership impact. A framework for analysis will be presented for use in determining best ways for leaders to attain business results at all levels in the organization. Students will use contemporary business writings as their source for identifying best ways. This will include the following: Fortune, Business Week, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, as well as the business sections of daily newspapers. This course will be highly interactive. Prerequisite: LED 3000. LED 4250 Self Leadership in Organization (3 credits) This course explores a multiplicity of frameworks that focus on leadership tasks. Leadership task behavior will be analyzed using practical models from a variety of readings. Students will build a personal set of actions for successful leadership task performance. All course activity will be based upon the reality of the current leadership situation. The course will address how the appropriate leadership behavior grows the business. The course philosophy will be based upon actions to take, as well as actions to be avoided. Students will learn from not only readings and discussion, but form case-in-point, simulation and leadership storytelling. Prerequisite: LED 3000 or LEAD 3000. LED 4300 Situational Leadership (3 credits) This course presents the concepts of leadership style and follower readiness using the Situational Leadership model developed by Paul Hersey. The importance of matching leadership style with follower readiness through a task-specific diagnosis is also presented. Situational Leadership will aid students in appreciating how their own leadership style affects others whenever they try to influence anyone within their organizations or in other aspects of their lives. Prerequisite: LED 3000. LEGS—Legal Asst/Paralegal LEGS 1150 Introduction to Law and the Legal Profession (3 credits) Topics will include the structure and decisional processes of the American legal system, sources of law, methods of dispute resolution, the roles of the attorney and the legal assistant, legal analysis, interviewing techniques and ethics for legal assistants. This course is not required for those students who have taken LGST 2500. LEGS 2100 Legal Research and Writing I (3 credits) Students will study primary and secondary sources of law, obtain legal research and writing skills, learn how to use a law library, and obtain computer-assisted legal research training. LEGS 2200 Computer Applications for the Legal Profession (3 credits) Theory and application of programs for computers that are used in the legal profession. Hands-on experience with microcomputers and specialized software utilized by the legal profession. LEGS 3050 Criminal Law and Procedure (3 credits) This course covers the study of both substantive criminal law and criminal procedure for the paralegal student. Students will learn the elements of major crimes and defenses. Students also will examine the constitutional aspects of criminal procedure, including searches, seizures and arrests; interrogation; the pretrial process; trial; sentencing; and appeal. Prerequisite: LEGS 1150 or LGST 2500. LEGS 3260 Real Estate Practice I (3 credits) Topics will include interests in real property, contracts, deeds, mortgages and other encumbrances, mortgage foreclosures, title searches, title insurance, and leases. Students will prepare closing documents for a residential real estate transaction. Prerequisite: LEGS 1150 or LGST 2500 or MGT 2150 LEGS 3300 Torts and Civil Litigation (3 credits) This course covers tort law, including such topics as intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, products liability, defamation, and defense to torts. Students also will examine the civil litigation process, including evidence, the rules of civil procedure, discovery, jury selection, and pre-trial work. Students will prepare pleadings and pre-trial discovery. Prerequisite: LEGS 1150 or LGST 2500. LEGS 3360 Wills, Trusts, and Estates I (3 credits) Topics will include intestacy, wills, trusts, living wills, will substitutes, probate, estate administration, and estate and gift taxes. Students will prepare wills and estate administration documents. Prerequisites: LEGS 1150 or LGST 2500. LEGS 3400 Business Relations and Organizations (3 credits) Topics will include contracts (the essential elements, defenses to enforceability, third party beneficiaries, and assignments), the Uniform Commercial Code, sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, and corporations. Prerequisite: LEGS 1150 or LGST 2500.