| Start Date: | 3/11/2013 | Start Time: | 3:30 PM |
| End Date: | 3/11/2013 | End Time: | 5:00 PM |
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Event Description
Drexel Student Learning Priorities | Research, Scholarship, and Creative Expression
The 21st century will be defined by the complexity and interconnected nature of human endeavors. The world’s nations and politics, its markets and technology, its cultures and ideas are merging together in ways unimaginable even a generation ago. The challenges of this connected world are vast: human rights and health; energy, water, and the environment; risk and disasters; the fluctuations of global markets; artistic and technological ingenuity. These are just a few of the areas that demand fresh inquiry because the complex, real-world problems they represent are not the domain of any one particular discipline or any singular research methodology. Instead, solving these problems demands a mixture of individual ingenuity and creativity, the ability to work within and across fields of knowledge, and novel collaborative research efforts. This session will explore some ways of meeting those demands.
Some questions for discussion during our session:
• How does one translate research/scholarship into applied problem solving?
• What obstacles do students face when trying to develop research and creative problem-solving skills?
• How can students confront such obstacles and develop these skills in an academic setting?
• What does it mean to work across disciplines both academically and professionally?
• How does one create meaningful cross-disciplinary partnerships in solving real world problems?
In addition to taking part in group discussions, you will actively engage in a participatory problem-solving mini-project during the session. You will leave with a better understanding of how to approach real-world problems creatively, collaboratively, and with confidence in the knowledge of your own chosen field of research/scholarship. |
Contact Information:
Name: Iuliana Balascuta
Phone: 215 571-3853
Email: ib53@drexel.edu |
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Location:
MacAlister 2019, Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104 |
Audience:
Current Students |
Special Features:
Free FoodGiveawaysOnline Access |
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