IICC Project Mini-courses for Fall 2011
* short courses on systems thinking and synthesizing expertise
* one weekend or five weeks
* active hands-on learning; no lectures
* lots of fun
* the courses will help you make connections among what you are studying in different courses inside and outside your majors
* this can make learning more lasting and more useful in meeting complex real-world challenges
* courses are one credit and are graded pass/fail
ICIC 10000 Integration: Connecting the Disciplines
How will we meet the complex challenges of the 21st century? We'll need to find ways to combine insights and ideas from many fields of study and use them creatively. Concepts and tools from systems science and design can help us do this. This minicourse introduces them through a series of engaging learning activities. Pass/Fail. 1 credit. Liberal Arts
Section 1 September 16, 6-9PM; September 17 10AM-4PM; September 18 1-5PM Instructors: Jason Hamilton and Paula Turkon
Section 2 September 30 6-9PM, October 1 10AM-4PM, October 2 1-5PM Instructors: Barbara Adams and Nancy Jacobson
Section 3 November 11 6-9PM, November 12 10AM-4PM, November 13 1-5PM Instructors: Elizabeth Simkin and Katherine Beissner
ICIC Insight: Combining Expertise How can we combine insights from disciplinary experts to address complex issues? Guest experts from a variety of disciplines will discuss how researchers and practitioners in each of their disciplines would address a significant current issue, which will vary by course section. Techniques are introduced to combine their insights and lead to deeper understanding and more powerful solutions. Pass/Fail. 1 credit. Liberal Arts
Section 1: Fit to Eat: Our Food Choices – Bananas, Bugs, and BHT This course explores the social, cultural, economic, and biological factors that influence our food choices. Why do we eat certain foods and not others? What’s really edible? How do we decide what’s safe, nutritious, or desirable? September 6 - October 6 TR 4-5:15 Instructors: Barbara Adams and Paula Turkon
Section 2: Beauty and the Beast: Seeing Through the Eyes of Beholders What is beautiful and what is not? By whose standards? What shapes our sense of quality, leading us to appreciate some things as more deeply pleasurable, satisfying, or meaningful? September 7 - October 10 MW 4-5:15 Instructors: Elizabeth Simkin and Gordon Rowland
Section 3: Local vs. Global: Which is Sustainable? Some say that globalization is the way to raise the world's poor out of poverty. Others raise doubts that globalization is sustainable and, instead, promote "going local." Who is right? October 25 - December 1 TR 4-5:15 Instructors: Nancy Jacobson and Katherine Beissner
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