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Michael L. Gillespie
BIS 300
Bothell Campus
Introduction to advanced work in interdisciplinary studies centered on broadly based questions and problems. Stresses the skills necessary to engage in upper-division research and learning in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program.
Class description
This course is designed to introduce students to the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) Program and to concepts of interdisciplinary knowledge more generally. It will be organized around selected themes having to do with the history, cultures and ecology of the Cascadia bioregion [Pacific North West]. Within these themes students will explore different conceptions of knowledge, how it is generated and used. Like many courses in IAS, this course provides students with the opportunity improve their abilities to interpret closely, think and write critically, communicate clearly, investigate questions effectively and work collaboratively. Students should leave this course with an enhanced awareness of their competence as interpreters of knowledge and makers of their own interpretations.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
A combination of critical interpretations of readings, in-class discussions,and work in clusters.
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
Several types of short written assignments--personal response papers, critical interpretations, and formulations of inquiry-questions, and a concluding refelction paper. Working with groups and presenting findings to the larger class.
Class participation. Quality of short papers. Quality of presentations.
