Principles of Problem-solving.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: REAL 300 and REAL 301 or by permission of the instructor. Enrollment in some sections is restricted to students in the VCU Transform or other living-learning program. The course is designed to help students in the VCU Transform living-learning program evaluate and synthesize the theoretical, methodological and substantive issues discovered through their participation in the program and related to leadership, community engagement and cultural agility. Through a guided, comprehensive problem-based learning assignment, students will synthesize and apply their knowledge in innovative ways. In-class activities are designed to aid in the application of theory to address complex problems and to deepen the community among Transform students. The course projects aim to clarify each student’s unique leadership potential and how they can become engaged as change-makers in their local communities and/or field of study.