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Week 1: 8/25
Monday, August 25th
- Introductions
- Questionnaire (on Canvas)
- Name Cards
- Short Group Activity
- Info-dump: Course, Syllabus, and Schedule
- Presentation from Course Slides: What Makes Up an IDS Major and Application
- IDS & CoLab Website
Homework due Wednesday:
Next class, we will be unpacking the meaning of the word “interdisciplinary” and work together to build an understanding of how an interdisciplinarian sees the world and tackles problems. In preparation for that, please complete the following assignment on Canvas:
Reading and Discussion: Interdisciplinarity
Additionally
Feel free to work ahead if you have time! (You might want to try the Brainstorm a Major assignments on Canvas).
Wednesday, August 27th
- Group work and class discussion: Exploring and Defining Interdisciplinarity
- Work time: Brainstorm a Major (on Canvas)
Homework due next Wednesday:
Discussion: Finding and Articulating Your “Why” (Due September 3rd)
Brainstorm a Major (Due September 3rd)
Week 2: 9/1
Monday, September 1st – LABOR DAY! NO CLASS
Discussion: Finding and Articulating Your “Why” (Due September 3rd)
Brainstorm a Major (Due September 3rd)
Wednesday, September 3rd
- Please complete the Discipline Code Survey if you haven’t yet! I need this information in order to know who to invite for our Expert Advice Workshop
- Info-dump: How to Read Your Degree Works and All About the IDS Contract
- Questions about Degree Works, course catalog, IDS requirements, etc.
- Work time with one-on-one meetings with Hannah. You will:
- Work on Catalog Shopping and Degree Works Mining
- Get oriented to the forms for the IDS Application
- Work on a draft of an IDS contract (see homework)
Homework due Monday:
Catalog Shopping and Degree Works Mining (Due September 8th)
Additionally,
Draft Your Contract (Due September 10th)
Week 3: 9/8
Monday, September 8th
- Info-Dump: Your IDS Student Folder – Navigation and Instructions
- Preparing for Expert Advice:
- Question Bank
- Faculty experts will be joining us on Wednesday, February 17th. We are in the process of inviting them now. Please review our list of experts and let Hannah know by the end of class today if changes need to be made to the list of experts (if you need additional advice or no longer need certain disciplinary advice, for example).
- Please plan to be present for expert advice. A requirement of the class/ the IDS application is to get expert advice and describe what was said to you. If you aren’t present for expert advice, you will need to set up individual meeting(s) with faculty.
- Individual Work Time: Draft Your Contract
Homework due Wednesday:
Complete Draft Your Contract assignment. Directions are on Canvas.
Complete Questions for Experts assignment. Directions on Canvas.
You will do both of these assignments in your IDS Student Folder (there is no Canvas submission).
Wednesday, September 10th
- Creative Embodiment Activity: Major Introduction (activity in course slides)
- Preparing for Expert Advice NEXT WEEK:
- Please RSVP for Expert Advice by navigating to the Expert Advice schedule, finding the disciplines that you need, and writing your name in the “Student RSVPs” column.
- Contract Review and 1-on-1 meetings with Hannah
Homework due Monday:
Exploration and Discussion: Into the Light Exhibit (on Canvas)
Introduce Your Major assignment (even though it’s not listed as “Required” this is the first draft of your essay introduction and will be really helpful for Expert Advice)
Week 4: 9/15
Monday, September 15th
- Preparing for Expert Advice NEXT CLASS:
- Please RSVP for Expert Advice by navigating to the Expert Advice schedule, finding the disciplines that you need, and writing your name in the “Student RSVPs” column.
- Introduce new module: Interdisciplinary in the Wild
- Course Slides Info-Dump: History of the Academic Disciplines & the Need for Interdisciplinarity
- Due at End of Class: Your Interdisciplinary One-Pager
- Copy the Your Interdisciplinary One-Pager Template and complete your work in this document.
- In YOUR disciplines, use the documents in this folder to find examples of Epistemologies, phenomena, and methodologies
- Discuss final class assignment Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Artifact (due October 8th)
- If we have time: individual work time and check-ins with everyone before expert advice
Homework due Wednesday:
If you missed class, submit Your Interdisciplinary One-Pager (full assignment on Canvas)
Be prepared for Expert Advice.
Start working on Explain Your Courses Assignment (Directions on Canvas)
Wednesday, September 17th: EXPERT ADVICE WORKSHOP
This class will be a very important class to attend! We will meet in the IDS Office (Lamson 003). Faculty experts will be joining us either during class time 8:15-9:55 AM or 5:00-6:00 PM
Session 1: 8:15-9:55 AM in IDS Office (Lamson 003)
Session 2: 5:00-6:00 PM in IDS Office (Lamson 003)
Homework due Monday:
For homework, you are going to be writing a paragraph where you describe the advice you received during Expert Advice and you are going to start explaining the courses that are in your IDS contract.
Complete Expert Advice Explanation (Directions on Canvas)
Additionally, continue working on Explain Your Courses Assignment (Directions on Canvas)
Week 5: 9/22
Monday, September 22nd
- Reminder that anything noted as a required assignment on Canvas must be marked complete to pass this class
- Expert Advice Debrief
- Introducing the Planning Guide
- Work time and 1-on-1 meetings with Hannah
Wednesday, September 24th
- Game Deconstruction Challenge:
- Games for Change
- Padlet
- Program Statement Essay requirements and sample essay review activity
Homework due Wednesday:
Complete Explain Your Courses Assignment (directions on Canvas)
Complete Planning Guide Part 1 Assignment (directions on Canvas)
Homework due Monday:
Planning Guide part 2
Program Statement Essay draft
Week 6: 9/29
Monday, September 29th
- Program Statement and IDS Application peer review
- Work time and 1-on-1 meetings with Hannah
Wednesday, October 1st
- Movie and work time! Finish your IDS application! Get it reviewed by me!
Homework
1. Finish IDS application, including: contract, essay, and planning guide. The final application is due October 8th by the end of class. If you want me to review your materials before they go to council, please submit them on Canvas by October 2nd at 11:59!
2. Finish all assignments on Canvas marked “REQUIRED” (second semester seniors, anything in the Interdisciplinary Theory modules linked on the home page is required for you too!)
3. Complete your Interdisciplinary Analysis Artifact (due October 8th)
Week 7: 10/6
Monday, October 6th
- Group Reflection Activity: what can you do as an IDS major that employers want in their future employees?
- Movie and work time! Finish your IDS application! Finish your Interdisciplinary Artifact! Get both reviewed by me.
Wednesday, October 8th
- Optional class – come ONLY if you need help with your IDS application. We will meet in the IDS Office for this one for some crunch time work and support. Come EVEN if you feel desperately behind, TRUST ME.
Homework
1. Finish IDS application, including: contract, essay, and planning guide. The final application is due October 8th by the end of class.
2. Finish all assignments on Canvas marked “REQUIRED” (second semester seniors, anything in the Interdisciplinary Theory modules linked on the home page is required for you too!)
3. Complete your Interdisciplinary Analysis Artifact (due October 8th
Week 8: 10/13
Monday, October 13th
- Pre-registration advising! Come to class to get your registration advising PIN!
- We will start our artifact showcase
Wednesday, October 15th
- Last class! Finish artifact showcase!
Homework
1. Finish all assignments on Canvas marked “REQUIRED” (second semester seniors, anything in the Interdisciplinary Theory modules linked on the home page is required for you too!)