CS 320B 2K - Soc & Prof Issues in Is/It: Non-Maj

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course is seminar based, community oriented and involves research into the topics of codes of ethics, ethical decision making, and the ways in which our ‘wired world’ present challenges to living an authentic life. Students are expected to develop and refine their own personal mission statements. To explore what it means to live and contribute to a just and compassionate world, students select from a potential list of professional issues, develop strategies to explore the issues in detail, using a semi-structured qualitative research method. Using an iterative approach, students begin by exploring their own values and assumptions about the chosen issue, then select, interview and explore the views and perspectives of members of the Edgewood College community, the greater Madison community and the global community. While developing a greater awareness of the chosen professional issue, students construct a community space to house the results of their work. Near the end of the semester, students provide a series of public presentations to members of the Edgewood College, Madison, and global communities. Cross-listed CS 320A K

Offered Fall

Prerequisite(s): ENG 110 or W cornerstone, COMMS 100 or completion/current enrollment in O cornerstone.