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George Mason University
   
2016-2017 University Catalog
George Mason University
   
 
 
 
2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

MNPS 702 - The New Professional as Reflective Practitioner

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable for Credit
Offered by Schar School of Policy and Government (formerly SPGIA)  
Identifies central problems in epistemology. Examines how an epistemology appropriate to professional practice may be constructed, what is meant by “ways of knowing” and the “reflective practitioner,” and implications for professional learning. Studies core issues of generalizability; objective knowledge and understanding; and how evidence, truth, and meaning affect nature of organizational reality and professional’s practice. Special attention to developing skills for “double-loop learning,” and reflection in professional lives through journals, narrative, autobiography, and imaginative literature.

Notes: Customized for each track; for detailed course content, contact appropriate program directors.

Schedule Type: LEC
Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0