1-credit IICC mini-courses for Fall 2017
* 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
* any three of the four mini-courses counts as a Humanities or Social Sciences perspective in any theme
Seats remain available in ICIC 12000, the second of our four mini-courses:
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 Dyani Johns Taff
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
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/2017082210063649