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

ClassInfo Links - Fall 2020 Grand Challenge Curriculum Classes Taught by Megan Voorhees

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