* short courses on systems thinking, synthesizing expertise, creativity, and character
* 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
* taking any three of the four mini-courses will count as an ICC elective in the World of Systems or the Inquiry, Imagination and Innovation theme with a Humanities or Social Sciences perspective
ICIC 10000-01 Integration: Connecting the Disciplines
Jan. 29, 6 - 9PM, Jan. 30, 10AM - 4PM, Jan. 31, 1 - 5PM
Jason Hamilton & Michael Smith
CRN 43384
ICIC 10000-02 Integration: Connecting the Disciplines
Feb. 5, 6 - 9PM, Feb. 6, 10AM - 4PM, Feb. 7, 1 - 5PM
Jake Brenner & Jason Hamilton
CRN 43385
ICIC 12000-01 Insight: Combining Expertise
Topic – Known and Unknown
Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-5:15, Jan. 26 – Feb. 25
Gordon Rowland & Tom Shevory
CRN 43386
“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld
ICIC 12000-02 Insight: Combining Expertise
Topic – Sound and Silence
Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-5:15, March 22 – April 21
Julia Lapp & Luke Keller
CRN 43993
Speech, songs, sirens and screams; sound is one avenue through which humans and most other animals communicate. Some think of the absence of sound as being "silence". But what is "silence" when it too can convey meaning? Using the theme “Sound & Silence” as a focal point, we will interview professionals and experts from a wide range of fields and points of view to learn how they gain insight and inspiration to learn and solve problems.
ICIC 13000-01 Creativity: Transforming Insights into Ideas
Wednesdays, 6:50-9:30PM, March 23 – April 20
Instructors: Mary Ann Erickson & Jerry Mirskin
CRN 43994
ICIC 14000-01 Character: Developing Habits for Good
Instructors: Nancy Menning & Deborah Rifkin
Mondays & Wednesdays, 4-5:15PM, Jan. 25 – Feb. 24
CRN 43995
See www.ithaca.edu/academics/iicc
To register, select (IC)2 Integrated Curriculum, the first subject area listed in HomerConnect when you do a search.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/2015102613150637