This course examines the nature and process of teaching and learning in adulthood by reviewing and building on theories and philosophies of adult learning. It focuses on teaching adults in formal, informal, and non-formal settings. Understanding cognition and the learning process provides the foundation to employing instructional strategies that empower the adult learner. Students will explore active learning, collaborative learning, self-directed learning in relationship to learning strategies, motivation and the importance of practice, experience, self-reflection, and assessment.

This course provides an introduction to theory and practice of instructional design and its role in developing interactive learning. It covers all the necessary elements to analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate effective learning, including interactive learning systems, and cultivates the effective combination of technology and instruction. The course addresses the different models used to develop effective instruction and expands the student's understanding of how to facilitate meaningful connections in learning through collaboration, discovery, and engagement.

Examines the basic similarities and differences between the linguistic structure of American Sign Language and spoken English; focuses on each language's communication functions and how they serve these functions. Students engage in a research project related to course content.

This course explores the regulation of marketplace competition by the antitrust laws. Students learn the tools and analytical techniques necessary for assessing the antitrust risks of corporate and individual behavior. Primary focus will be on U.S. Federal antitrust laws, but state laws and the international considerations as will also be briefly covered. Particular attention is paid to competition law and antitrust policy challenges arising in the information age economy. Since the U.S. Supreme Court is the most important interpreter of the antitrust laws, analyzing cases decided by the Court, and how the Court has changed its attitude over the years about certain business practices in response to developments in economic conditions, the political climate, or the Court's understanding of their effects on other businesses and the public, is a key focus. Students learn the tools and analytical techniques necessary to assess the antitrust risks of corporate and individual behavior. Hybrid Juris Doctor students cannot take this course for an S/U grade.