Insight

Insight: Combining Expertise is the second of the one-credit mini-courses helping students to make connections across fields of study.

In each section of Insight, we choose a significant and current issue to explore. Invited guest experts discuss the issue from the unique perspective of their disciplines. Then we seek to draw connections among these perspectives and determine how the issue might be addressed by their combination.

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.

Fall 2012 Schedule

Section 1: Cycles: What's In and What's Out?

Tuesday/Thursday 4-5:15 , Sept. 4 - Oct. 4

Instructors: Barbara Adams & Mead Loop

Hill 57

CRN 23612

Spring 2012 Schedule

Section 1: Living the Good Life: But what is it?

Monday/Wednesday 4-5:15 , Jan. 23 - Feb. 22

Instructors: Nancy Jacobson & Elizabeth Simkin

CNS 117

CRN 42493

Section 2: Edges and Interfaces: Defining and transcending boundaries.

TR4-5:15, March 20 - April 19

Instructors: Katherine Beissner & Nancy Menning

Business 204

CRN 42531

Fall 2011 Schedule

Section 1: Fit to Eat: Our Food Choices—Bananas, Bugs, and BHT

Description: This course explores the social, cultural, economic, and biological factors that influence our food choices. Why do we eat certain foods and not others? What's really edible? How do we decide what's safe, nutritious, or desirable?

TR4-5:15, September 6 - October 6

Instructors: Barbara Adams, Paula Turkon

Section 2: Beauty and the Beast: Seeing Through the Eyes of Beholders

Description: What is beautiful and what is not? By whose standards? What shapes our sense of quality, leading us to appreciate some things as more deeply pleasurable, satisfying, or meaningful?

MW4-5:15, September 7 - October 10

Instructors: Elizabeth Simkin, Gordon Rowland

Section 3: Local vs. Global: Which is Sustainable?

Description: Some say that globalization is the way to raise the world's poor out of poverty. Others raise doubts that globalization is sustainable and, instead, promote "going local." Who is right?

TR4-5:15, October 25 - December 1 

Instructors: Nancy Jacobson, Katherine Beissner

Spring 2011 Schedule

Section 1: Invasion and Extension: Technology and the Human Body

MW4-5:15, January 31 - March 2

Instructors: Jason Hamilton & Barbara Adams

Section 2. Water Water Everywhere? Floods in Pakistan and droughts in Africa. Climate change experts predict continued maldistribution of this vital natural resource. Even in areas with apparent access to water an important question arises—is it safe to drink?

TR4-5:15, January 25 - February 24

Instructor: Gordon Rowland & Paula Turkon 

Section 4. Feast and Famine: Global Food Issues

TR10:50-12:05 March 29 - April 28 

Instructor: Barbara Adams & Paula Turkon