Topics in Combined Studies (385-DL-20)

Instructors

Leslie Fischer
555 Clark St., 240
With 35+ years of experience teaching English, Business Writing and Communication at Northwestern University and SPS, Fischer is an experienced mentor in writing, communication and team work. Experienced as both a student and teacher of online courses, she understands how students learn online and the particular challenges for adult students. Since 1998, Fischer has worked in Northwestern University's Writing Program, in a collaborative program with the McCormick School of Engineering and Segal Design Institute, Design Thinking and Communication. A life-long learner, she recently completed an MS in Information Design and Strategy at SPS. In addition to her work in higher education, she has significant professional experience as a career consultant, as a writer and trainer, and as an editor for publications. When she is not teaching, you'll find her hiking, cooking, going to the theatre or volunteering at the Butterfly House at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Meeting Info

Online: TBA

Overview of class

This course explores a variety of texts in which leaders are pushed to psychological, moral and political limits. Via literature-from ancient Greek texts, to Renaissance drama, to modern fiction-students enter into the community of readers that began more than two-and-a-half millennia ago and take another step along the path toward becoming truly educated leaders. This course meets the literature course requirement for graduation. This course is part of the Business Leadership year two cohort.

This course is conducted completely online. A technology fee will be added to tuition.

Registration Requirements

Note: This course is limited to School of Professional Studies students only. Undergraduate students in other schools at Northwestern are not permitted to enroll in this course.

Class Attributes

Asynchronous:Remote class-no scheduled mtg time