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ICIC 10000 Integration: Connecting the Disciplines
Course Description: How will we meet the complex challenges of the 21st century? We will need to find ways to combine insights and ideas from many fields of study and to use them creatively. Concepts and tools from systems science and design can help us do this. They are introduced through a series of engaging learning activities. Pass/Fail. 1 credit. No prerequisites. LA.
Four sections available in Fall 2017: Section 1 September 8-10 Instructors: Jake Brenner and Amy Frith CRN 23088
Section 2 September 22-24 Instructors: Nancy Jacobson and Jacqueline Winslow CRN 23089
Section 3 October 27-29 Instructors: Howard Kalman and Dara Engler CRN 23090
Section 4 December 1-3 Instructors: Julia Lapp and Rebecca Plante CRN 23811
These and all of the ICIC 1-credit mini-courses:
* 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 * starting in block 2 of Fall 2016 any three of the four mini-courses counts as a Humanities or Social Sciences perspective in any theme (prior to that they counted in the World of Systems or the Inquiry, Imagination and Innovation themes)
Other ICIC mini-courses for Fall 2017 include:
ICIC 12000-01 Insight: Combining Expertise Topic: Climate Changing Description: This course looks at many perspectives on climate change by considering the interaction of the natural and human worlds in the past and present, and by considering where to go from here. Instructors: Nancy Jacobson and Michael Twomey TR4-5:15, October 24 – November 30 CRN 23091
ICIC 12000-02 Insight: Combining Expertise Topic: Dissent Description: Dissent is a word that has a wide range of interpretations. Authorities want little to do with it while those who seek change consider it a mission in life. To what extent is dissent present in our personal lives? And in our professional lives? As the world changes, is there a great need to maintain its place in our existence? Instructors: Ali Erkan and Kathryn Caldwell MW4-5:15, August 30 – October 4 CRN 23092
ICIC 12000-03 Insight: Combining Expertise Topic: Mindfulness 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. Instructors: Hormoz Movassaghi and Jason Hamilton TR 4:30-5:45, October 24 – November 30 CRN 23093
ICIC 12000-04 Insight: Combining Expertise Topic: Shoulders of Giants Description: Taking off from “standing on the shoulders of giants” we will talk about mentors and influences and how they have affected our thoughts and actions. How do we know who our mentors are? How have they influenced our lives? What makes a mentor “giant”? Are the influences always visible? Instructors: Belisa Gonzalez and Sue-Je Gage MW4-5:15, August 30 – October 4 CRN 23813
ICIC 13000-01 Creativity: Transforming Insights into Ideas Instructors: Debbie Rifkin and Patricia Rodriguez R4-6:40, August 31 – September 28 CRN 23094
ICIC 13000-02 Creativity: Transforming Insights into Ideas Instructors: Jason Hamilton and John White MW4-5:15, August 30 – October 4 CRN 23095
ICIC 14000-01 Character: Developing Habits for Good Instructors: Gordon Rowland and Diane Long MW4-5:15, August 30 – October 4 CRN 23096
ICIC 14000-02 Character: Developing Habits for Good Instructors: Karl Paulnack and Jerry Mirskin T4-6:40, September 5 – October 3 CRN 23814
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