Wim Ruitenburg's Fall 2019 CORE 1929-103,102,103

Last updated: March 2020
Comments and suggestions: Email wim.ruitenburg@marquette.edu

OBJECTIVES: Compares and contrasts the approach of three different disciplines to a common theme. Asks students to reflect on what disciplinary methods they find most appealing or challenging, and why.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:: In all areas of our lives, creativity is used to unlock new ideas and perspectives. In many ways, creativity is key to solving problems, developing new strategies, creating new paradigms, and becoming change agents in the world. What does it mean to be creative and how can students become the "creative" type? How do the "creative" people learn the rules and structures of our world and have the freedom to see beyond these existing structures in order to create something new? Finally, how is creativity, and creative expression central to our collective humanity? In this class we will investigate creativity seeking to explore big questions (with possibly no answers) with faculty from English, Mathematics, and Theatre Arts.
LECTURE PLACE AND TIME: Olin Engineering 202, MoWe 9-9:50 (this is section 101).
DISCUSSION PLACE AND TIME: Lalumiere Language Hall 262, Th 8-8:50 (this is section 601).
DISCUSSION PLACE AND TIME: Lalumiere Language Hall 192, Th 9-9:50 (this is section 602).
DISCUSSION PLACE AND TIME: Wehr Chemistry 113, Th 12-12:50 (this is section 603).
INSTRUCTOR: Wim Ruitenburg.
OFFICE HOURS: Shortly after class, or by appointment. Office CU 384.
PREREQUISITES: None.
BOOK: We use class notes and Internet derived sources.

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ATTENDANCE POLICY: You are expected to attend all classes for their full periods.
MAKEUP OF MISSED WORK: Makeup of missed work that contributes to your final grade for reasons of absence not automatically recognized by Marquette University: My policy is NO, but then again I tend to give everybody a chance to make up work once
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: See the undergraduate bulletin

SEMESTER lecture outline ( section 101):

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SEMESTER discussion outline with TA Christian Krueger ( sections 601, 602, 603):

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