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Fall 2023  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Innovation for Changemakers: Design for a Disrupted World (29437)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
honors or grad student
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Fri 09:00AM - 12:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Virtual Rooms ROOM-TBA
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Do you want to make a difference? We live in a world full of complex challenges, such as COVID-19, racism, economic recession, and environmental collapse, to name a few. Now is the time to use your own skills and passion to make a positive impact in the world. In this project-based course, you will learn how to develop effective and sustainable responses to current social and environmental problems. You'll study a variety of tools, mindsets, and skills that will help you to address any complex grand challenge, as well as engage with case studies of successful grand challenge projects in the past. Your project may address food insecurity, unemployment, housing, environmental impacts, equity, or other issues. Proposed designs for how you might have an impact may take many forms (student group, program intervention with an existing organization, public policy strategy, or for-profit or non-profit venture) but this class will focus on how to make ideas financially sustainable. The primary focus of this (GCC 5005) course is how to develop a pilot project plan that addresses a grand challenge. You will learn business modeling, financial projections, and pitching to potential investors and funders. You will build a model for your idea around input from primary and secondary research, as well as the affected community's culture, needs, and wants. Community members, locally and globally, may serve as mentors and research consultants to teams. External speakers will be brought in to share their stories of how to build and scale innovative efforts to serve the common good. Students enrolled will work either independently, or in small teams, on a project of their own choosing. Ideally, students will apply to take this class with a project in mind. By the end of the class, students will have a well-designed plan to turn their project into an actionable solution if that is of interest. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course. GCC courses are open to all students and ful
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/29437/1239

Fall 2022  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Innovation for Changemakers: Design for a Disrupted World (30166)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
honors or grad student
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Fri 09:00AM - 12:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Walter Library B10
Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Do you want to make a difference? We live in a world full of complex challenges, such as COVID-19, racism, economic recession, and environmental collapse, to name a few. Now is the time to use your own skills and passion to make a positive impact in the world. In this project-based course, you will learn how to develop effective and sustainable responses to current social and environmental problems. You'll study a variety of tools, mindsets, and skills that will help you to address any complex grand challenge, as well as engage with case studies of successful grand challenge projects in the past. Your project may address food insecurity, unemployment, housing, environmental impacts, equity, or other issues. Proposed designs for how you might have an impact may take many forms (student group, program intervention with an existing organization, public policy strategy, or for-profit or non-profit venture) but this class will focus on how to make ideas financially sustainable. The primary focus of this (GCC 5005) course is how to develop a pilot project plan that addresses a grand challenge. You will learn business modeling, financial projections, and pitching to potential investors and funders. You will build a model for your idea around input from primary and secondary research, as well as the affected community's culture, needs, and wants. Community members, locally and globally, may serve as mentors and research consultants to teams. External speakers will be brought in to share their stories of how to build and scale innovative efforts to serve the common good. Students enrolled will work either independently, or in small teams, on a project of their own choosing. Ideally, students will apply to take this class with a project in mind. By the end of the class, students will have a well-designed plan to turn their project into an actionable solution if that is of interest. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course. GCC courses are open to all students and ful
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/30166/1229

Fall 2021  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Innovation for Changemakers: Design for a Disrupted World (31955)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
honors or grad student
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Fri 09:00AM - 12:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 312
Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Do you want to make a difference? We live at the intersection of COVID-19, racism, economic recession, and environmental collapse. Now is the time to make an impact. In this project-based course, you will develop effective and sustainable responses to current social and environmental problems. You'll learn about tools, mindsets, and skills that will help you to address any complex grand challenge. Your project may address food insecurity, unemployment, housing, environmental impacts, equity, or other issues. Proposed designs for how you might have a impact can take many forms (student group, program intervention with an existing organization, public policy strategy, or for-profit or non-profit venture) but must have ideas for how to be financially sustainable. A primary focus of the course is how to identify the "right" problem to solve. You will use a discovery process, design thinking, and input from field research to addressing the challenge you choose. You will build a model around the community's culture, needs, and wants. Community members, locally and globally, will serve as mentors and research consultants to teams. Weekly speakers will share their innovative efforts to serve the common good. The course will be primarily "flipped" so that students will have time to work on their projects in class. Students enrolled in GCC 3005 will work in interdisciplinary teams on problems identified by community mentors, students in GCC 5005 can propose a problem to work on individually or choose to work in teams. After the class, there is an opportunity to compete for funding through the Acara program. By the end of the class, you will have a well-designed plan to turn your project into an actionable solution if that is of interest.
Class Notes:
http://undergrad.umn.edu/curriculum/grand-challenge.html
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/31955/1219

Fall 2020  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Innovation for the Public Good: Design for a Disrupted World (26890)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
honors or grad student
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Tue 03:00PM - 06:00PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Do you want to make a difference? We live at the intersection of COVID-19, racism, economic recession, and environmental collapse. Now is the time to make an impact. In this project-based course, you will work in interdisciplinary teams. You'll develop entrepreneurial responses to current social and environmental problems. You'll develop tools, mindsets, and skills to address any complex grand challenge. Your project may address food insecurity, unemployment, housing, environmental impacts, equity, or other issues. Proposed designs for how you might have a social impact can take many forms (student group, program intervention with an existing organization, public policy strategy, or for-profit or non-profit venture) but must have ideas for how to be financially sustainable. Community members, locally and globally, will serve as mentors and research consultants to teams. Weekly speakers will share their innovative efforts to serve the common good. A primary focus of the course is up-front work to identify the "right" problem to solve. You will use a discovery process, design thinking, and input from field research to addressing the challenge you choose. You will build a model around the community's culture, needs, and wants. After the class, there is an opportunity to compete for funding through the Acara program. By the end of the class, you will have a well-designed plan to turn your project into an actionable solution if that is of interest.
Class Notes:
http://undergrad.umn.edu/curriculum/grand-challenge.html
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/26890/1209

Summer 2020  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Innovation for the Public Good: Post-Pandemic Venture Design (88338)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Online Course
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Summer Session 10 wk
 
06/08/2020 - 08/14/2020
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 5 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Are you seeking ways to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact in meaningful ways? You will work in interdisciplinary teams in this interactive, online project-based course to develop entrepreneurial responses to COVID-19 pandemic related social, economic, and environmental problems while developing the tools, mindsets, and skills that can help you be a leader in addressing complex grand challenges. Projects will focus on the disruptions caused by the pandemic including food insecurity, unemployment, housing, transportation, small business, and workplace closures. Emerging central concerns at this time of equity issues, environmental, and other impacts will be emphasized in the course. Mentors and research consultants including community members and invited speakers will share their entrepreneurial, innovative work and insights. Teams will develop a well-designed venture plan and be prepared to compete for venture funding through Acara (acara.umn.edu) if you are interested in piloting your idea. You will use a discovery process with design thinking, ideation and input from field research in solving the challenge. Starting with up-front work to identify the "right" problem to solve the product or service model will be designed around a community's culture, needs and wants for scalability.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/88338/1205

Fall 2019  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Global Venture Design: What Impact Will You Make? (30066)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Tue 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 420B
Enrollment Status:
Open (5 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Addressing many of the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges requires not only an idea, but a plan to establish a scalable solution. In this project-based course, multidisciplinary teams design venture solutions to global grand challenges related to environment, health and development. For example, teams may address a challenge related to water supply, energy availability, food/agriculture production, waste management, or public health. This fall, teams will identify a specific challenge in Puerto Rico, India and Greater Minnesota; design a product or service; and create a financially viable and impactful business solution. Professionals and experts based here and in their various locations will mentor each team. By the end of the class students will have a well-designed venture plan and will be well-prepared to compete in the Acara Challenge for fellowship funds to pilot their ventures if desired. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course. prereq: sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student
Class Notes:
http://undergrad.umn.edu/curriculum/grand-challenge.html
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/30066/1199

Fall 2018  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Global Venture Design: What Impact Will You Make? (30604)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue 02:30PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 530B
Enrollment Status:
Open (4 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Students will work in teams developing sustainable business and technical solutions to address an environmental or social challenge in India. Teams may address a challenge related to water supply, energy availability, food/agriculture production, waste management, public health or a topic mutually agreed upon by the instructor and student teams. During the semester, a product or service must be designed, and a sustainable business model must be created around it. Technical and business development professionals based in the US and India will act as mentors to provide advice to each team. Each team will have one US-based mentor and one India-based mentor. The teams are expected to use a discovery process, design thinking, ideation and input from field research in solving the challenge. A primary focus of the course is up-front work to identify the "right" problem to solve. The model should be built around the customer's needs and wants, as they will need to pay for the product or service to achieve a scalable model. prereq: sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student
Class Notes:
http://undergrad.umn.edu/curriculum/grand-challenge.html
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/30604/1189

Fall 2017  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Grand Challenge: Global Venture Design - What Impact Will You Make? (28514)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Meets With:
GCC 3005 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 08:15AM - 09:30AM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 312
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Students will work in teams developing sustainable business and technical solutions to address an environmental or social challenge in India. Teams may address a challenge related to water supply, energy availability, food/agriculture production, waste management, public health or a topic mutually agreed upon by the instructor and student teams. During the semester, a product or service must be designed, and a sustainable business model must be created around it. Technical and business development professionals based in the US and India will act as mentors to provide advice to each team. Each team will have one US-based mentor and one India-based mentor. The teams are expected to use a discovery process, design thinking, ideation and input from field research in solving the challenge. A primary focus of the course is up-front work to identify the "right" problem to solve. The model should be built around the customer⿿s needs and wants, as they will need to pay for the product or service to achieve a scalable model. prereq: sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student
Class Notes:
http://undergrad.umn.edu/curriculum/grand-challenge.html
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/28514/1179

Fall 2016  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Grand Challenge: Global Venture Design - What Impact Will You Make? (27723)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Tue, Thu 08:15AM - 09:30AM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 312
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Students will work in teams developing sustainable business and technical solutions to address an environmental or social challenge in India. Teams may address a challenge related to water supply, energy availability, food/agriculture production, waste management, public health or a topic mutually agreed upon by the instructor and student teams. During the semester, a product or service must be designed, and a sustainable business model must be created around it. Technical and business development professionals based in the US and India will act as mentors to provide advice to each team. Each team will have one US-based mentor and one India-based mentor. The teams are expected to use a discovery process, design thinking, ideation and input from field research in solving the challenge. A primary focus of the course is up-front work to identify the "right" problem to solve. The model should be built around the customer⿿s needs and wants, as they will need to pay for the product or service to achieve a scalable model. prereq: sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student
Class Notes:
http://undergrad.umn.edu/curriculum/grand-challenge.html
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/27723/1169

Fall 2015  |  GCC 5005 Section 001: Grand Challenge: Global Venture Design - What Impact Will You Make? (35705)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Fri 09:00AM - 12:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 512A
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Students will work in teams developing sustainable business and technical solutions to address an environmental or social challenge in India. Teams may address a challenge related to water supply, energy availability, food/agriculture production, waste management, public health or a topic mutually agreed upon by the instructor and student teams. During the semester, a product or service must be designed, and a sustainable business model must be created around it. Technical and business development professionals based in the US and India will act as mentors to provide advice to each team. Each team will have one US-based mentor and one India-based mentor. The teams are expected to use a discovery process, design thinking, ideation and input from field research in solving the challenge. A primary focus of the course is up-front work to identify the "right" problem to solve. The model should be built around the customer⿿s needs and wants, as they will need to pay for the product or service to achieve a scalable model. prereq: sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student
Class Notes:
http://undergrad.umn.edu/curriculum/grand-challenge.html
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35705/1159

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