HONOR 301H - The Role of Knowledge in Society

I co-teach this upper division, interdisciplinary honors course with Dr. Myra Goldschmidt (English). The course enrolls sophomore and junior Cooper and Schreyer Honors Scholars. For these students, it is their first academic approach to the topic of innovation. The topics covered are in the context of creative thinking and approaches, and how to institute sustained change for local-to-international issues. The scholars develop professional skills: writing abstracts, manuscripts and preparing oral and poster presentations. The scholars learn how to target the presentation of material to specific audiences and learn how to use several mediums of communication effectively, from the written word to multimedia productions. (note the photo above shows scholars during an innovative book binding workshop)  At the end of this course, the scholars have a toolkit of resources to bring with them into their professional life, as well as a deeper appreciation and understanding of the need for innovation.

Syllabus from honors offering in Fall 2008 (PDF file)