MPPA 1343 Managing Student Development

The course focuses on the theoretical bases of the student development/student affairs profession, including roles and models for practice, competencies, and techniques. Current issues are examined in the managing of student affairs programs and activities on school, college and university campuses. The theories learned equipstudents with a common language to discuss how best to address the academic mission of the institution and to explore the rationales behind curricular and co-curricular design and implementation. Finally, these theories provide developmental hallmarks that can be translated into course or program goals and, thus, guide assessment efforts