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Technology and Innovation

Innovation, Sustainability, and Startups

Barbara Cotto Jimenez

Tues., 10:00A - 12:30P

This course focuses on the practices and processes that innovators use to ideate, test, and implement innovation effectively.

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Apocalypse How: Crisis And Optimism in The 21st Century

Garrett Pierman

Fully Online

Living in this century, it is pretty clear that, as a species, we have some pretty big problems. Some of these problems are so big, in fact, that they may threaten the continued survival and success of homo sapiens. Thinking about problems that may doom our species can be a serious downer. Instead, in this course we will take a careful, analytical look at a series of problems that are massive, and think towards their solutions.

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Play, Passion and Purpose

Angela Salmon

Tues., Thurs., 11:00A-12:15P

The course focuses on storytelling, play, passion, and purpose in shaping a sustainable future. It encompasses attributes of problem finders and innovative problem solvers in a world on the move. The course invites students to join the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 through interdisciplinary understanding and design thinking. It promotes global competencies for global citizens.

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Creative Digital Media in the 21st Century

Kiesha Moodie

Online

Learn to leverage data-driven digital media and marketing to be competitive in the space that influences the world today. Students will learn in-demand topics such as programmatic and direct deal campaign setup, including assigning inventory, goals, budgets, targeting, and creatives.

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TikTok, Taiwan and Beyond: How China is Changing the World

Leland Lazarus

Tues., Thurs., 2:00P-3:15P

This interdisciplinary course will explore China's foreign policy from 1949 to today, blending history, international relations theory, business/ economics, and national security. We will hold rigorous debate about the economic and national security implications of China's engagement in various regions, including economic coercion and espionage, cybersecurity, disinformation, supply chain resilience, military expansion, and technological competition. The course will also incorporate Collaborative Online International Learning, as well as guest lectures from U.S., Chinese, and Taiwanese practitioners in the field.

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Quantum Narratology and Other Curiosities: Intersections of Science and Storytelling

Rhona Trauvitch

Tues., 11:00A-12:15P (Hybrid)

This course considers how certain concepts in the fields of quantum mechanics, genetics, and taxonomy manifest in narrative structure and dovetail with notions in narrative theory.

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Power of Play

Maikel Right

Wed., 11:00A-12:15P (HYBRID)

This course analyzes the anthropological, biological, and business implications and significance of play throughout the human experience.

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Creativity and Innovation via Design Thinking

Gustavo Roque

Online

This course will introduce you to the Design Thinking methodology for creating and innovating. However, the only way to learn Design Thinking is by doing Design Thinking. Therefore, this course will be light on theory and heavy in practice.

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Customer Engagement is Digital-First

Dora Cortinas

Every other Sat., 10:00A-12:30P(Hybrid)

Customer experience is now decidedly digital-first. Empowered by choice and increasing control over their personal data, trust is critical, and customers expect flexibility and a thoughtful, personal touch. Therefore, the experience a company provides is as important as its products and services. Every interaction with a brand is an opportunity for a customer-centric experience that builds trust and long-term brand loyalty. To stay competitive, smart businesses are taking note and making changes to provide exceptional customer experience and are shifting to a more “customer centric” strategy, because the ability to effectively deliver a great customer experience trumps almost everything else.

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Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Robert Hacker

Tuesday, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The course begins with a detailed examination of transformative research (and fundamental principles), using the National Science Foundation (NSF) definition of the term.

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Digital Legacies

Maikel Right

Online

Digital Legacies, is a course dedicated to evaluating the disruption the “Smart-phone Era” and the Internet of Things have had on our holistic living experience. Students will regularly look to the value of design and the art of digital manipulation. They will then construct a digital campaign of their own promoting either a Topic, Idea, Movement, Object, or Business of their choosing.

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