ICIC 12000-03 Insight: Combining Expertise
Topic – Mindfulness
Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-5:15, Oct. 18 – Nov. 17
Instructors: Hormoz Movassaghi & Jason Hamilton
CRN 24016
Description: Deeply rooted in Eastern philosophy of Buddhism, mindfulness, or total focus on one's mind, actions, and present moment has received widespread attention in recent years for its positive results and potentials across a wide spectrum of fields from neurosciences and psychology, to athletic performance and chronic pain management, to leadership and creativity, among others.
General course description:
ICIC 12000 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 common issue. Techniques are introduced to combine their insights and lead to deeper understanding and more powerful solutions. Pass/Fail. 1 credit. No prerequisites. LA.
Other Insight mini-courses available:
ICIC 12000-01 Insight: Combining Expertise
Topic – Conflict and Cooperation
Mondays & Wednesdays 4-5:15, Aug. 24 – Sept. 28
Instructors: Barbara Adams & Belisa Gonzales
CRN 24014
ICIC 12000-02 Insight: Combining Expertise
Topic – The Secret of Life: Happiness, Success, Well-Being and Beyond
Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-5:15, Aug. 25 – Sept. 27
Instructors: Nancy Jacobson & Veronica Santana-Frösén
CRN 24015
To register, select (IC)2 Integrated Curriculum, the first subject area listed in HomerConnect when you do a search.
This is one of four ICIC mini-courses for Fall 2016
* 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
See www.ithaca.edu/academics/iicc
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20160330103040591