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Students learn to construct a persuasive argument by brainstorming multiple ways to structure their final research paper using post-its, large pieces of paper, or whatever other materials students like. They organize and re-arrange primary sources in a...

A novel yearly course introducing observational skills to dermatology residents, using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Goal: To focus on the nuances of observation with no background knowledge required (texture, color, shape, shadow). To allow each...

Students undertake 4 phases of development conducted throughout the term i.e. the executive summary, the business plan, the technical design and finally an implementation plan. Subsequently, they give presentations to the executives (AKA the faculty...

A term project that develops sales professionals through analyzing and evaluating the sales management of a particular company. Goal: To evaluate the professional selling and sales management effectiveness of an organization and provide the company with...

This activity embeds research, problem solving, and presentation skills to expand prior knowledge on big data. Goal : To teach students how to brainstorm, how to creatively think about research and how to communicate fundamental computer science concepts...

This activity exposes first-time graduate researchers to all stages of the research process through sourcing leads from fellow classmates. Goal: To create a collective research environment –otherwise known as "crowd researching". Background: This activity...

This course uses the Harvard case method to work on student's change challenges. Goal: For students to articulate change, and apply learning concepts to their “change projects”. Background: The entire course is designed around an iterative process of...

This activity equips students with communication skills necessary for impromptu public speaking. Goal : To enable students to gain practice applying public speaking skills To provide students with an opportunity to reflect on how to communicate...

This activity in introductory game development is intended to offer concrete initial tools for solving some of the course problems, and provide comfortably small groups in which all student voices might be shared. Activity : Game Design Activity Goal : To...

In "The Blank Syllabus" activity, the instructor leaves assigned readings blank for some of the class sessions. The second writing assignment requires students to choose a reading from the course anthology--a reading that is then assigned to the class...