Organizational Communication and Problem Solving
EPD 704 teaches problem solving and communication skills within complex organizations using case studies and cross-disciplinary sources.
Summary
Historical reviews of Lyn Van Swol: Reviewers describe the workload as the most they have encountered for a 1.0 credit, 8-week course, characterized by intense reading and writing demands.
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Prerequisites
Course mapGraduate/professional standing or declared in Capstone Certificate in Foundations of Professional Development
- Graduate/professional standing
- declared in Capstone Certificate in Foundations of Professional Development
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- Graduate/professional standing
- declared in Capstone Certificate in Foundations of Professional Development
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Lyn Van Swol: Lyn Van Swol teaches a course that is extremely reading and writing-intensive, described as having the most coursework for a 1.0 credit 8-week course. Reviewers note that students who are good writers and fast readers will learn a significant amount.
LYN VAN SWOL is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Lyn Van Swol: The course is extremely reading and writing-intensive, offering significant learning for students who are good writers and fast readers despite the heavy workload.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.70 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.66 GPA, 92.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Lyn Van Swol: Reviewers describe the workload as the most they have encountered for a 1.0 credit, 8-week course, characterized by intense reading and writing demands.
Historical reviews of Lyn Van Swol: Students who possess strong writing skills and can read quickly report that they learn a substantial amount from the course material.
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