Category: Programs and Courses

Register now for the spring 2024 semester of the WSU Badge Program. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your professional skills and knowledge.

What are badges? Badges are academic short courses designed to meet the needs of working professionals like you. With the flexible online format, you can conveniently balance your workload alongside your full-time job and family commitments. Choose from a wide range of courses in business, healthcare, behavioral science or engineering that directly align with your job duties and career goals.

Why choose WSU Badge Program? Earning a badge not only showcases your expertise to employers but also demonstrates your commitment to continuous learning. In today’s rapidly evolving world, staying up-to-date with new skills and technologies is crucial for professional growth. Upon successful completion, you will receive a digital credential that can be shared on social media and shown on your resume, providing concrete evidence of your achievements.

Register now. Visit the WSU Badge Program webpage (badges.wichita.edu) to explore the comprehensive badge catalog and choose the courses that align with your professional goals. Register now and embark on a journey of lifelong learning to enhance your competency. Don’t wait, take the next step today!

Today’s information overload world can be less stressful with a plan. In LASI 170, students will tackle information overload by developing practical search strategies and critical thinking skills. It’s the key to academic success and informed decision-making in today’s digital landscape.

The eight-week, one-credit class (CRN 21387) is designed to help students succeed in conducting research for their projects, presentations and papers. Enroll in LASI 170: Introduction to Library Research, and develop research skills.

The INSPYRE research lab, directed by Dr. Samantha Slade, is recruiting undergraduate mentors for a three-hour course in the spring 2023 semester.

Mentors spend lunch and recess with an elementary school student twice each week. In return, mentors receive three hours of course credit. Recruitment is open to students of any college or major.

Mentor requirements:

• Pass a background check
• Have reliable transportation to and from the elementary school
• Have lunch availability from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at least twice a week
• Be available for training at the beginning of the semester

The class, PSY 608 – Special Investigations, does not meet regularly like a traditional class. The student’s time spent mentoring takes the place of class time.

Mentors will receive training at the beginning of the course and a grade at the end based on attendance and completion of assignments.

For more information, contact the INSPYRE research lab at inspyre@wichita.edu.

The Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College will offer general education seminar courses during the spring 2024 semester in areas of math and natural sciences, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. Courses are available to view in the spring 2024 schedule of courses in myWSU.

Check out the list of Honors general education seminars:

• “The Dynamic Universe,” HNRS 153B (math & natural science gen ed)
• “History Beyond the Headlines,” HNRS 305N (humanities gen ed)
• “History of Genocide Past and Present,” HNRS 305O (humanities gen ed)
• “Black Lives Matter and Other Marginalized Perspectives,” HNRS 306K (social & behavioral sciences gen ed)
• “Survey of Leadership,” HNRS 351 (humanities gen ed)

Email honors@wichita.edu for more information on Honors courses and the other benefits of joining the Cohen Honors College.

Wichita State’s badge program makes workforce training and continuing education accessible and affordable. Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind so coursework can be completed online and at your own pace.

The Successful Grantwriting 101: Narrative Writing and Budgets badge program is a comprehensive introduction to grantwriting. Topics include developing grant opportunities based on your organization’s strategic plan, researching grantmakers (funders), using the Request for Proposals (RFP) for successful project and proposal planning, understanding persuasive narrative writing, preparing the project budget, and optimizing the proposal for re-submission if it is rejected.

Additionally, the Successful Grantwriting 101: Theory and Practice badge program will offer a big-picture approach, more theoretical than the first, hands-on introductory course. Students will engage in discovery learning, focusing on online and library research. The assignments are designed to assist students as grant writers in developing a supportive theoretical structure for their project development and proposal writing processes.

Employees may apply for tuition assistance through Aug. 25 to cover the cost of the badge program.

To register for a badge program, follow the admission/enrollment instructions. For additional assistance, fill out the badge form and a representative from WSU will contact you to assist you with the admission and enrollment process.

Wichita State’s badge program makes workforce training and continuing education accessible and affordable. Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind so coursework can be completed online and at your own pace.

The Gender at Work badge program will provide students with essential information about gender issues in the workplace. Students will also learn differences between men and women, issues of masculinity and femininity, challenges for women in the workplace, legal and ethical issues related to gender identity, organizational responses to gender issues. Activities in the course will allow students to experience the cultural differences stemming from gender and gender identity.

Employees may apply for tuition assistance through Aug. 25 to cover the cost of the badge program.

To register for a badge program, follow the admission/enrollment instructions. For additional assistance, fill out the badge form and a representative from WSU will contact you to assist you with the admission and enrollment process.

Wichita State’s badge program makes workforce training and continuing education accessible and affordable. Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind so coursework can be completed online and at your own pace.

The Care of Populations: Leadership and Systems Thinking badge program consistent with collaborative approaches are essential and need to be part of organizations that interest with the larger public health system. This badge will introduce six key practices of collaborative leadership: Assessing the Environment, Creating Clarity, Sharing Power and Influence, Building Trust, Self Reflection, and Developing People. Course activities will build collaborative and team-oriented leadership capacity among public health professionals as well as diverse state and local community partners.

Employees may apply for tuition assistance through Aug. 25 to cover the cost of the badge program.

To register for a badge program, follow the admission/enrollment instructions. For additional assistance, fill out the badge form and a representative from WSU will contact you to assist you with the admission and enrollment process.

Wichita State’s badge program makes workforce training and continuing education accessible and affordable. Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind so coursework can be completed online and at your own pace.

The Professional Writing Series: Professional Correspondence, Emails and Memos badge program emphasizes how to successfully compose professional correspondence including emails and memos. Using open educational learning materials, students will learn the basics of audience-specific professional written communication for paper and paperless correspondence. In addition to understanding best-practices for a variety of approaches, students will learn how to avoid common errors and misunderstandings.

Employees may apply for tuition assistance through Aug. 25 to cover the cost of the badge program.

To register for a badge program, follow the admission/enrollment instructions. For additional assistance, fill out the badge form and a representative from WSU will contact you to assist you with the admission and enrollment process.

Wichita State’s badge program makes workforce training and continuing education accessible and affordable. Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind so coursework can be completed online and at your own pace.

The ASL in Healthcare Settings: Introduction to Healthcare Interpreting and ASL in Healthcare Settings: Medical Terminology badge programs are designed to promote an infusion of resources related to interpreting in healthcare. It will serve as an introduction to the benefits and challenges of interpreting in healthcare settings in an effort to prepare interpreters in making well- informed decisions about their readiness and qualifications for interpreting in these settings.

Employees may apply for tuition assistance through Aug. 25 to cover the cost of the badge program.

To register for a badge program, follow the admission/enrollment instructions. For additional assistance, fill out the badge form and a representative from WSU will contact you to assist you with the admission and enrollment process.

Wichita State’s badge program makes workforce training and continuing education accessible and affordable. Each badge is designed with the practicing professional in mind so coursework can be completed online and at your own pace.

The Composite Structural Engineering Technology badge program provides the students with the background knowledge related to composite material applications, materials, processes, manufacturing, structural design, proof of structures, maintenance, Aeroelastic issues, crashworthiness, fire safety and lightning protection. This course serves as a foundation course for the follow-on courses which elaborate on the aforementioned topics.

Employees may apply for tuition assistance through Aug. 25 to cover the cost of the badge program.

To register for a badge program, follow the admission/enrollment instructions. For additional assistance, fill out the badge form and a representative from WSU will contact you to assist you with the admission and enrollment process.