INTG285 Integration of Knowledge

This writing-intensive, team-taught course examines themes from the perspectives of multiple disciplines (scientific, cultural and societal). Students analyze the past, assess the present, and plan for the future with regard to a theme. Through individual and collaborative activities students analyze perspectives and synthesize positions informed by the different disciplines. 3 credits

Prerequisite: Successful completion (C or better) of 30 credits and a College Level II writing course.

These courses share the following characteristics:

  • They are theme based. (A theme is a topic that provides an organizing framework for the course).
  • They include, but are not limited to, cultural, societal, and scientific perspectives.
  • They are writing intensive.
  • They require students to work together and study in groups.
  • They examine the implications of the theme by analyzing the past, assessing the present, and planning for the future.
  • Prerequisites include successful completion of 30 credits and a Writing Level II course (C or better).

Summer I 12-week:

INTG 285. H37   Integration of Knowledge: Food and Society

Students explore the changing role and importance of food in society. Students examine industrialization, health, and culture from scientific, societal and artistic perspectives.

2 Thurs, May 30 & Aug 15  6:30-9:00p.m.           Hybrid                        F239    Fritz, Gross, Luce  

INTG 285. E31             Creativity

Students examine the theme of creativity from a scientific, business and artistic perspective. Whenever a problem is faced for which there is no clear solution, then creativity is mobilized. It is the source of all that is new and valued in human culture, and it allows the person to break free of the constraints of the past.

eLearning                                                                                        Friedman, Greenfield, Bobbie

Summer II 6-week:

INTG 285.N51                       Integration of Knowledge: Creativity

Creativity combines the familiar in unfamiliar ways to produce something novel. Students examine the nature of creativity from a variety of perspectives:  psychology, fine and performing arts and the sciences among others.  Students consider applications of creativity to school and/or work settings, and explore and express their own creativity.

T Th 12:30-3:40 p.m.                      F239                            Dunn, Genovese, King


Fall 2013

INTG 285.N01            Integration of Knowledge: Food and Sustainability

Students explore the fast-changing American and community food systems, with an emphasis on the available choices and the resulting effects on person, producer, and environments. Students identify tactics for establishing and increasing a mutually beneficial symbiotic relation between person and producer.

Tues/Thurs 9:30-10:45                                 F239                                        Afshar, Genovese, Dunn

INTG 285.N82    Integration of Knowledge: Time and Environment

Students examine attitudes toward time favored by past and present societies and how these attitudes influence resource consumption. Students analyze contemporary environmental challenges and demonstrate development of a perspective of time that includes a responsible stewardship ethic capable of guiding future lifestyle choices.

Tuesdays 6:30-9:00 p.m.                                                 F239                            Engle, Knight, McCann

INTG 285.H01            Integration of Knowledge: Food and Society

Students explore the complex relationships among people, culture, society and their food. Students examine food and society from many perspectives including artistic, historical, societal, and scientific.

6 Weds, 4:30– 6:00 p.m. Hybrid                         F239                            Korb, Ostrowski, Sette

Required Meetings: Aug. 28, Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4, Dec. 11        

INTG 285.H03            Integration of Knowledge: Self, Identity & the Human Experience

What is the Self? How is it rooted in the person’s biological makeup? What aspects are socially constructed? How does the self develop and change? Students will explore these questions and be challenged to explore and write about their own evolving sense of self.

Hybrid, 15 Tuesdays 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.                       F239                            Ford, Niehoff, Robb

INTG 285.H02              Integration of Knowledge: Turning Points

Students explore important turning points, transitions, and paradigm shifts that set the stage for the future:

  • Ground-breaking modes of artistic expression, including participatory art
  • Revolutionary methods of discovery and research, including Big Science
  • Reinvention and change within our society, including technology, globalization, demography and longevity, and energy resources

Hybrid, 15 Thursdays 11 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.        F239    Martino, McCarty, Queeney

INTG 285.E59              Integration of Knowledge: Collapse - Why Civilizations Fail or Prevail

Students examine issues that affect societal growth or decline including climate changes, deforestation, impact of social media and the arts. Students study these issues from scientific, societal, and artistic perspectives. Coursework includes participation in discussions, written work, and a creative group project in which individual perspectives are encouraged and developed.

eLearning         Online Orientation Wed Aug. 29, 6-8pm                   Hartwell, Rosentrater, Sakharov

INTG 285.E60             Integration of Knowledge: Food & Society

Students explore the changing role and importance of food in society. Students examine industrialization, health, and culture from scientific, societal and artisitc perspectives.

eLearning            Orientation Sep. 5, 6:30-9 p.m.                                                          Fritz, Gross, Luce

INTG 285.E61             Integration of Knowledge: Creativity

Students examine the theme of creativity from a scientific, business and artistic perspective. Whenever a problem is faced for which there is no clear solution, then creativity is mobilized. It is the source of all that is new and valued in human culture, and it allows the person to break free of the constraints of the past.

eLearning                                                                                               Friedman, Greenfield, Bobbie

INTG 285.HB1             Integration of Knowledge: Earth in Balance

Students learn about our connectedness with the planet and the wonder of our world.  Students understand issues affecting our environment and the value of environmental stewardship.  Individual and group assignments find meaningful ways to understand plants, animals and ecosystems.

2 Weds, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Hybrid                          LBC                          Babaian, Colello, Bolis

Required Meetings: Aug. 28, Dec. 18

INTG 285.HU1           Integration of Knowledge: Utopia & Revolution

Students examine the impact of utopias and social revolutions on human society.  Through various disciplines and a systematic selection of utopias, utopian visions and revolutions, students will gain a deeper understanding of how humankind is changed by the attempt to achieve the perfect society.

Hybrid, 5 Mondays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.                   UBC                Mazurek, Pearl, Schuchman

Required Meetings: Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 16