Session 3
Session 3 (7/27-8/7) Course Offerings
Session 3 Offerings
Advanced Business & Leadership Institute: Management
<p><b>In Person/On Campus</b></p>
<p>Prerequisite: Students must have taken either the 羞羞影院E Business & Leadership Institute, Sports Management Institute, an equivalent pre-college business/entrepreneurship program or a high school business course.</p>
<p>This advanced course presents students with basic theoretical material and teaches them to consider issues pertinent to the human elements of management, leadership, and organizing in addition to the financial and operational elements. Through a combination of case studies, lectures and discussion, and group collaboration, students will be exposed to the psychological, sociological, and communication-oriented challenges in business.</p>
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Applied Neuropsychology (Online)
<p><b>(Online)</b><br>
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<p>Neuro-informed psychotherapy and counseling is the cutting edge of the psychology field. Helping clients to recover from a brain injury or nervous system disorder; navigate the neurotypical world as a neurodiverse individual; recover after trauma; or cope with anxiety, depression, or stress, requires a nuanced understanding of the interplay of brain functioning and behavior. This course will teach basic neuropsychological and functional neuroanatomical concepts as they are applied in counseling and rehabilitation for young people and adults. Students will learn techniques for intervention into specific conditions affecting brain functioning that professionals use to guide clients through the process of recovery and living their fullest lives.</p>
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Business & Leadership Institute (BLI)
<p>The Business and Leadership Institute (BLI) is an immersive two-week experience for high school students who want to explore the world of business and leadership. Combining the challenge of a college-level course with the creativity of real-world problem-solving, students dive into topics like design thinking, marketing, finance, international leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal leadership development. Through interactive workshops, guest speakers, and hands-on team projects, they apply what they learn in meaningful, engaging ways.</p>
<p>Working collaboratively, students develop a business plan for a product or service鈥攔esearching, refining, and ultimately presenting their start-up idea on the final day. By the end of the program, you鈥檒l leave with new confidence, stronger leadership skills, and real-world experience that will set you apart in college, career, and beyond.</p>
<p>Faculty: Barbara Mitchell</p>
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Creative Writing Workshop
<p>Through the study of creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, students will explore their own unique voices and the diverse voices of published writers. Students will identify and analyze different styles of writing and collect a "toolbox" of craft techniques that they will put into practice by writing their own original creative pieces. Classes will consist of reading, discussion, writing exercises, and writing workshops in which students will have the opportunity to give and receive constructive feedback on their work. As a seminar capstone, students will have the opportunity to present their work in a class reading.</p>
<p>Faculty: Grace Talusan<br>
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Data Analysis
<p>This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts and data-based tools of statistical analysis commonly employed in Applied Economics. In addition to learning the basics of statistical and data analysis, students will learn to use statistical softwares like Python and R to conduct various empirical analyses including writing their own code for importing, cleaning, and exploring large datasets. Our focus will be on learning to do statistical analysis, not just on learning statistics. The course will prepare students well for Econometrics and provides students with an overview of popular software packages used today for data exploration, analysis and visualization including an overview of the non-programming tools such as Excel and Tableau. </p>
<p>In Excel we will cover basic charts with the emphasis on their use with pivot tables. In Tableau students will be introduced to more advanced data exploration and visualization methods via a variety of charts and dashboards. Students will learn how to conduct hypothesis testing and regression analysis in R/Python, apart from creating charts and summaries for visual, qualitative, and quantitative analysis of the data.</p>
<p><b>This course is a great follow up to Fundamentals of Economics or Fundamentals of Finance.</b></p>
<p>Faculty: Arvind Sharma</p>
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Introduction to Playwriting (canceled)
<p><b>**CANCELED**</b></p>
<p>This course is an introduction to the structure and format of playwriting as well as character and story development. Students will complete the course with the knowledge of industry-standard format and structure of playwriting. Students will complete the course by completing a one-act play or the beginning act of a full-length play. </p>
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Politics & Democracy: The West, the World, and the Emergence of Democracy and Nation States Since 1688
<p><i>Politics & Democracy: The West, the World, and the Emergence of Democracy and Nation States Since 1688</i> traces the historical development of the western world (specifically Europe and the Americas) through the lens of the growth of political liberalism, the rise of nationalism, and the evolution of economic systems. Starting with the Glorious Revolution and the emergence of the English Bill of Rights in 1688, this study explores how the notions of modernity came to be. This investigation explores the impact of changes in the western world, on the greater globe through three different historical stages. First, students will explore the Age of Enlightenment and Colonialism, with special focus on tracing the factors that contributed to political and economic change. Second, the course will scrutinize the revolutions of the nineteenth century, taking the time to identify common themes and trends that define modernity. And last, <i>Politics & Democracy: The West, the World, and the Emergence of Democracy and Nation States Since 1688</i>, will complete a full analysis of politics and economic development during the Age of Progress, including a study of World War I. The culminating study of this massive world conflict will serve as a measure of both the positive and negative impact of massive change, leaving students with a profound and deep understanding of how the political and economic changes that occurred during the early modern and modern historical worlds have shaped the twenty-first century. </p>
<p>Faculty: Chris Brooks</p>
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Psychology of the Arts
<p>Art is a deep, if not intrinsic, part of human nature which connects to our creativity and unique abilities for abstract symbolism and language. Artistic development in human societies stretches from prehistoric cave paintings to Greek tragedies. As civilizations have developed increasingly complex technologies and the psychosocial processes they facilitated, we arrive at contemporary forms of art. We consider questions about the nature of art, as well as the psychological components of art appreciation and creation. This course is an introduction to art psychology meant to prepare high school students for college-level curriculum in the sciences and arts. </p>
<p>While there are many forms and mediums of artistic expression, we focus on visual, music, dance, film, theater, and literature. Students will learn about the psychology of aesthetic appreciation for these art forms, as well as analyzing works of art in this class using various psychological theories. In this course, we will explore the research in psychology on creativity and creative expression, as well as understanding the role of the artist in society. Students will also be introduced to the healing power of artistic expression and appreciation, as well as psychotherapies that incorporate art directly into treatment. Additionally, we will talk about art in the community and the power of art as social activism. Students should be prepared to be active participants in class and to read occasionally challenging scientific literature, and complete an APA-style research presentation focused on an art psychology topic of their choosing as their culminating assessment.<b> Students who have previously taken a psychology or social sciences course (e.g., AP Psychology) will be well-prepared for this course, however this is not required.</b></p>
<p>Faculty: Javier Rizo<br>
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Sports Management Institute
<p>The Sport Management Institute (SMI) is an exciting introduction to the world of sport management. The two-week summer session course is a valuable experience for students who enjoy sports as either a participant or a spectator, who are intrigued by the possibility of studying sport management in college, and who want to explore and learn more about the myriad career options in the sport management field.</p>
<p>SMI students receive a broad overview of the field of sport management. Course content includes athletic administration and leadership, events and facility management, sport business, and sport marketing and promotion. Over their two weeks at 羞羞影院E, SMI students work independently, in pairs, and in small groups on a variety of assignments and projects. Examples of student work include the professional profile presentation, LinkedIn profiles, in-class debate and the sporting marketing project and presentation.</p>
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Boston College reserves the right to change any provision of this program at any time. The college specifically reserves the right to change its tuition rates and any other financial charges at any time. The college also reserves the right to rearrange its courses and class hours, to cancel courses for which registration falls below the minimum enrollment, and to change instructor assignments at any time.
