TSD 8125 - Creative Inquiry:Scholarship for the 21st Century

Institution:

California Institute of Integral Studies

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Description:

This course provides an introduction to research as a creative and transformative process. It will address issues such as what the relationship is between the academic and the transformative; what it means to be a scholar in the 21st century; how to get in touch with one's research passion and integrate it into one's coursework; how to think about research in a way that integrates personal reflection and personal growth with solid, grounded scholarship in an academic context; what the role of the literature review is and how to approach it; and how to develop one's academic voice. The knowledge base is drawn from the philosophy of social science, educational and developmental psychology, creativity research, complexity, and inter- and transdisciplinarity theories and research.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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