Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore community problems and develop innovative solutions through a collaborative and human-centered approach. Students will be exposed to the design thinking process to help facilitate understanding, analysis, research, application, and review of the course-specific problem and proposed solutions. The course will be team taught by multiple faculty from different disciplines who will help facilitate an interdisciplinary understanding of the problem explored. In the process, students will be exposed to a range of disciplines and complete a community-based research project that connects to the course topic. Emphasis will be placed on students further developing durable skills through participating in meaningful experiential learning opportunities and engaging with community stakeholders. The emphasis of the course will vary depending on the faculty teaching it.
Credit Hours
3
Offering Cycle
Fall, Spring, and Summer
Yearly Cycle
All Years
Instructional Method
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Contact Hours
3